Thirty-seven people were arrested in Chandigarh as revellers in cities across Punjab and Haryana violated the Supreme Court order which had limited the bursting of crackers to between 8 pm and 10 pm on Diwali, police said Thursday.
As Opposition parties demanded the sacking Charanjit Singh Channi for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a woman officer, the Punjab minister said Tuesday he was being targeted as he raised issues concerning the Dalits in the state.
Shiromani Akali Dal yesterday demanded immediate withdrawal of two newly-inducted chapters of class 12 history books of the Punjab School Education Board, terming their contents as historically "distorted" and "defamatory" to Sikh gurus and religion.
Following pressure from the Sikh community and organizations, the Chandigarh Administration has amended its notification and allowed Sikh women to be exempt from wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers.
A case has been registered against a Chandigarh Police sub-inspector for allegedly raping a 25-year-model from Mumbai, the police said today. The survivor has alleged that the accused has objectionable photos and videos of her.
Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra said today the state government will hold civil surgeons personally accountable if they fail to crack down on illegal drug de-addiction centres being run in their respective districts.
Wearing of helmet by Sikh women in Chandigarh has been made optional, the Home Ministry said today, a week after it had completely exempted them from wearing the protective head gear.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Punjab government to issue a seven-day advance notice to the former state police chief before taking any action against him.
Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday October 11, 2018, Chandigarh
After Delhi, Sikh women in Chandigarh will soon be exempted from wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers with union Home Ministry green- signaling the Chandigarh administration to make an exception for them.
A pro-Khalistan terrorist group has claimed responsibility behind the low-intensity blasts at a police station in Jalandhar city of Punjab on Friday night.
A woman head constable with Haryana Police has accused a man and his brother, who too is a head constable, of raping and blackmailing her, an official said on Sunday.
