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Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh

Published on Jun 28, 2024 10:21 PM IST

Rattan Kumar, 59, a resident of Sector 27-D, Chandigarh, was defrauded of ₹17.20 lakh by a cyber criminal posing as his uncle DC Jain

Police have lodged separate FIRs in connection with these complaints and launched probes. (Stock image)

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: After sunny skies, brace for rain from June 29

According to officials at the India Meteorological Department, monsoon is expected to reach Chandigarh by Sunday while bringing along heavy rain (over 60 mm)

Visitors taking cover under hats at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on a sunny Friday afternoon. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 09:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Travel agents in Chandigarh told to submit documents in 4 weeks

According to the order issued by Chandigarh district magistrate Vinay Pratap Singh, some travel agents are involved in fraudulent activities by deceiving and cheating citizens on the false pretext of arranging their visa or managing their affairs relating to sending persons abroad and such other activities.

The order will also apply on IELTS coaching institutes, ticketing agents and general agents. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 09:23 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Military strategist launches book on war memorials in Chandigarh

“In ‘Lest We Forget’, I aim to honour the courage and sacrifice of countless men and women who laid down their lives for our tomorrow,” remarked military strategist for the Indian Army and writer Lt Gen Harwant Singh (retd).

(From left) Lt Gen Harwant Singh (retd) with Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (retd) and Admiral Sunil Lanba (retd) during the launch of his book ‘Lest We Forget’ at Chandigarh Press Club on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:53 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC chief reviews preparedness for Swachh Survekshan 2024

During the meeting, the indicators for Swachh Survekshan-2024 were discussed in detail, including parameters, the scheme of marking, and the roles and responsibilities of the departments and wings concerned

This year’s Swachh Survekshan theme is “RRR – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, highlighting the importance of sustainable waste management practices. (HT)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 90 entry-level seats reserved for EWS candidates allotted

Chandigarh school education director Harsuhinderpal Singh Brar said the education department will not hold further rounds of allotment

At the pre-primary level-1, 89 seats had remained vacant, out of which 84 seats were allotted on Friday. At pre-primary level 2, six seats were vacant and all six were allotted. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:04 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Year on, health minister reaffirms same old promises

Punjab Health Minister promises to develop Ludhiana hospital, reopen ICU, recruit more staff. Criticizes Centre's treatment of Kejriwal, Yediyurappa, and NEET cancellation.

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 07:05 PM IST

ByRakshit Sharma, Ludhiana

Police bust two drug cartels backed by Pakistan-based smugglers, 3 held

Punjab DGP says police teams acted on intel inputs and caught two drug smugglers from Rajasansi area and one from Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar

Punjab Police on Friday busted two cross-border drug smuggling cartels being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers, arrested three traffickers, and recovered a total of 9.2kg of heroin from them. (Representational photo)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 04:49 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

V-C file with govt, communication gap: Himachal CM after governor’s objection

Says governor Shiv Pratap Shukla had expressed displeasure over absence of people holding constitutional posts, including the Shimla mayor, at official function on Yoga Day.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu calling on governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Raj Bhavan in Shimla on Friday. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 04:33 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Rain triggers flashfloods in rivulets in Shimla, vehicles stuck in debris

No casualty but water supply to Shimla town affected due the flooding of Churat Nullah and Chamyana rivulet after heavy rain overnight, IMD issues orange alert

People trying to retrieve their vehicles buried in debris on Friday after flashfloods triggered a landslide following heavy overnight rain at Malyana near Shimla. (Deepak Sansta/HT)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 04:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab Police bust inter-state opium smuggling racket, 2 held in Fazilka

Syndicate operating from Jharkhand unearthed after interrogation of two smugglers and seizure of 66kg opium; ₹1.86 crore in 42 bank accounts frozen

Punjab Police on Friday busted a major inter-state opium smuggling racket operating from Jharkhand with the arrest of two smugglers with 66kg of the contraband in Fazilka. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 01:06 PM IST

ByGaurav Sagar Bhaskar

Chandigarh Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 26.54 °C, check weather forecast for June 28, 2024

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 28, 2024 here.

Chandigarh weather update on June 28, 2024

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Tourist washed away in Parvati river near Himachal’s Manikaran

According to eyewitnesses, the woman, a resident of Jhajjar, Haryana, slipped on the slippery stones on the riverbank and fell into the fast-flowing Parvati river

The incident when the deceased and her husband were taking photographs along the Parvati river near Manikaran. (HT File)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:38 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Manali

Former MLA’s son held in Bilaspur court firing incident

Bilaspur said the shooter who targeted the victim outside the Bilaspur court had named former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur ‘s son during questioning

The son of former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur in connection with the Bilaspur firing case. (HT FIle)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dharamshala

Combative Congress, confident BJP battle for Hamirpur seat in Himachal assembly bypolls

The last time that the Congress won the seat, which has also been held by former CM PK Dhumal was in 2003

HImachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu represents Nadaun seat, which also falls under Hamirpur district. (HT File)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:34 AM IST

ByDar Ovais, Dharamshala

Himachal governor, state government spar over delay in appointment of V-Cs

Himachal governor Shiv Pratap Shukla refuted agriculture minsiter Chander Kumar’s statement over V-Cs’ appointments

Himachal governor Shiv Pratap Shukla (HT File)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

Mock drills held, security tightened on eve of Amarnath Yatra

Last year, 4.5 lakh pilgrims visited the holy shrine and the Amarnath shrine board officials are expecting numbers to go up

Security personnel stand guard at an Amarnath base at Baltal, Ganderbal. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:30 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Monsoon arrives in Jammu and Kashmir, rain to intensity from July 2

MeT also issued an advisory cautioning against possible landslides at vulnerable locations in Jammu and Kashmir

Residents using an umbrella to shield themselves from sudden showers in Mandi, Himachal. (Birbal Sharma/HT)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar

Chandigarh: 2 snatchers land in police net

The accused have been identified as Parvinder Singh alias Pinder, 25, and Lucky, 24, both from Nayagaon, which is bordered by Chandigarh

The snatchers had targeted multiple people in Chandigarh. (HT photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

4500 BJP workers to attend meeting chaired by Amit Shah in Panchkula

Shah will start the preparations for upcoming assembly elections by holding an executive meeting in Panchkula

The executive meeting to be held on June 29 will be held in the multipurpose hall of Tau Devi Lal Sports Stadium, Mohali. (HT Photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Mohali: Six teams to vie for top honours in inaugural Punjab Hockey League

Matches are scheduled to take place at prominent venues, including the Balbir Singh Sr International Hockey Stadium in Mohali

The Punjab Hockey League (PHL) will commence its inaugural season on Saturday, starting with the junior age group. (HT Photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

31-yr-old loses ₹56,000 to online fraudsters in Panchkula

The victim, a resident of Sector 12, Panchkula, got a call from an unknown caller who asked her to pay for the vaccination of 75 dogs

The victim from Panchkula has a veterinary clinic in Eco city in New Chandigarh. (HT Photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Three months on, GMADA yet to release developers’ approved layout plans

Notably, the Punjab government in a bid to ease the payment process for builders had allowed them to pay the pending EDC in four instalments over a period of a year and a half in March this year

Buyers are also worried as they are not able to get timely possession of their properties. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Man in Chandigarh booked for abetment to suicide after wife ends life

A 34-year-old IT engineer, who resided in Chandigarh’s Sector 44, was found hanging in her house. She worked for a private company in Gurugram but was working from home at the time of her death

The victim, who resided in Chandigarh’s Sector 44, had a minor altercation with her husband over some matter (HT Photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Panchkula mining firm slapped notice of ₹9.5 crore

The notice was issued after the district mining department identified large-scale illegal gravel mining in Kot and Dabkauri villages of Panchkula

The mining firm in Panchkula violated its contract and exceeded outside its allocated area by over 8 to 10 acres. (HT Photos)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

With focus on ambulances, CM flying squad inspects Panchkula hospital

The inspection team that reached the civil hospital in Panchkula at about 9:30 am checked the biometric attendance of employees and found a doctor absent

The CM flying squad at the civil hospital in Panchkula on Thursday. (SANT ARORA/HT)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

As night economy lights up Chandigarh, RWAs want UT to sleep on it

Residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) flayed the Chandigarh’s administration order, citing law-and-order concerns

FIRST DAY. FIRST SHOW: A view of the Sector 44 market in Chandigarh on Thursday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByAnahadhbir Singh, Chandigarh

Law & order situation ‘deteriorating’, Haryana needs full-time home minister: Dushyant

The BJP had stitched a post-assembly poll alliance with the JJP in October 2019 that ended in March this year after the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister

Dushtant Chautala said Haryana had not seen such heinous crimes in 20 years that it had witnessed over the past week. He said a couple was murdered in a park at Hansi, while criminals dared to open fire at public places in broad daylight. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Fancy plates: Chandigarh RLA to tweak e-auction policy to check defaulting bidders

The Chandigarh Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) had suffered a loss of ₹67 lakh in 2022-23 on account of its failure to recover the bidding amount from buyers of fancy numbers

As per the proposal, if a buyer is unable to complete the payment within a month, the fancy number is to be surrendered so that it can be allotted to some other interest party. (HT File)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Haryana spends ₹195 crore on ration for poor per month: Minister

Food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs minister Mool Chand Sharma directed that new depots should be opened wherever necessary, the minister said it must be ensured that no depot holder has a monopoly in depot allocation

Under the NFS Act, Haryana currently requires 98,000 metric tonnes of grain per month, with Centre allocating 66,250 MT wheat and the remaining 31,000 MT of wheat expenditure is being borne by the state government (HT file photo for representation)

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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Rattan Kumar, 59, a resident of Sector 27-D, Chandigarh, was defrauded of ₹17.20 lakh by a cyber criminal posing as his uncle DC Jain

According to officials at the India Meteorological Department, monsoon is expected to reach Chandigarh by Sunday while bringing along heavy rain (over 60 mm)

“In ‘Lest We Forget’, I aim to honour the courage and sacrifice of countless men and women who laid down their lives for our tomorrow,” remarked military strategist for the Indian Army and writer Lt Gen Harwant Singh (retd).

During the meeting, the indicators for Swachh Survekshan-2024 were discussed in detail, including parameters, the scheme of marking, and the roles and responsibilities of the departments and wings concerned

Chandigarh school education director Harsuhinderpal Singh Brar said the education department will not hold further rounds of allotment

Punjab Health Minister promises to develop Ludhiana hospital, reopen ICU, recruit more staff. Criticizes Centre's treatment of Kejriwal, Yediyurappa, and NEET cancellation.

Punjab DGP says police teams acted on intel inputs and caught two drug smugglers from Rajasansi area and one from Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar

Says governor Shiv Pratap Shukla had expressed displeasure over absence of people holding constitutional posts, including the Shimla mayor, at official function on Yoga Day.

No casualty but water supply to Shimla town affected due the flooding of Churat Nullah and Chamyana rivulet after heavy rain overnight, IMD issues orange alert

Syndicate operating from Jharkhand unearthed after interrogation of two smugglers and seizure of 66kg opium; ₹1.86 crore in 42 bank accounts frozen

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 28, 2024 here.

According to eyewitnesses, the woman, a resident of Jhajjar, Haryana, slipped on the slippery stones on the riverbank and fell into the fast-flowing Parvati river

Bilaspur said the shooter who targeted the victim outside the Bilaspur court had named former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur ‘s son during questioning

The last time that the Congress won the seat, which has also been held by former CM PK Dhumal was in 2003

Himachal governor Shiv Pratap Shukla refuted agriculture minsiter Chander Kumar’s statement over V-Cs’ appointments

Last year, 4.5 lakh pilgrims visited the holy shrine and the Amarnath shrine board officials are expecting numbers to go up

MeT also issued an advisory cautioning against possible landslides at vulnerable locations in Jammu and Kashmir

The accused have been identified as Parvinder Singh alias Pinder, 25, and Lucky, 24, both from Nayagaon, which is bordered by Chandigarh

Shah will start the preparations for upcoming assembly elections by holding an executive meeting in Panchkula

Matches are scheduled to take place at prominent venues, including the Balbir Singh Sr International Hockey Stadium in Mohali

The victim, a resident of Sector 12, Panchkula, got a call from an unknown caller who asked her to pay for the vaccination of 75 dogs

Notably, the Punjab government in a bid to ease the payment process for builders had allowed them to pay the pending EDC in four instalments over a period of a year and a half in March this year

A 34-year-old IT engineer, who resided in Chandigarh’s Sector 44, was found hanging in her house. She worked for a private company in Gurugram but was working from home at the time of her death

The notice was issued after the district mining department identified large-scale illegal gravel mining in Kot and Dabkauri villages of Panchkula

The inspection team that reached the civil hospital in Panchkula at about 9:30 am checked the biometric attendance of employees and found a doctor absent

Residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) flayed the Chandigarh’s administration order, citing law-and-order concerns

The BJP had stitched a post-assembly poll alliance with the JJP in October 2019 that ended in March this year after the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister

The Chandigarh Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) had suffered a loss of ₹67 lakh in 2022-23 on account of its failure to recover the bidding amount from buyers of fancy numbers

Food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs minister Mool Chand Sharma directed that new depots should be opened wherever necessary, the minister said it must be ensured that no depot holder has a monopoly in depot allocation

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