Chandigarh | 10 hours ago
Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal - here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry in June.Rathore, 69, who has been convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, which drove her to commit suicide, has been lodged in the Burail jail here since May 25. In his plea to CAT, Rathore clai ... read more

12 hours ago
Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president
New Delhi Sep 2 - Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.Gandhi, 63, assumed office as party president in 1998. Chairperson of the party's Central Election Authority - Oscar Fernandes said that 56 sets of ... read more

Chandigarh | 13 hours ago
Chautala attacks Congress for acquiring fertile land for projects
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Former chief minister of Haryana Om Parkash Chautala here Thursday criticised the land acquisition policy followed by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in the state.Chautala, who is also the chief of the Indian National Lok Dal -, the main opposition party in Haryana, accused the government of acquiring fertile land for various development projects and Special E ... read more

14 hours ago
Speedy justice! Haryana judge settles 148 cases in one day
Kaithal -, Sep 2 - A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh figuring in the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day.This time it was the turn of Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori, who is known for speedy trials. He set the benchmark Wednesday in a development that comes again ... read more

Chandigarh | 15 hours ago
Haryana power agency collects record revenue
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Power distribution agency Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam - has collected a record revenue of over Rs.800 crore in just two months of July and August.The distributor has set targets for the bill collection staff and held awareness camps in villages. DHBVN Managing Director Sudhir Rajpal said Thursday the revenue collection from bill payment of consumers was much higher than ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Five held for fraud in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Sep 1 - Five people were arrested here Wednesday for attempting to fraudulently sell a house owned by a Britain-based NRI to a property dealer, police said.According to the police, the accused had struck a deal for the house in Sector 15 here for Rs.10 crore with Ramanpreet Singh, the complainant. 'We have arrested five people in this case. They had prepared fake property documents of ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Need hi-tech to check floods: Sidhu
Chandigarh, Sep 1 - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday emphasised the need to use hi-tech mechanisms to check floods.This year, at least a dozen districts of Punjab and Haryana have been lashed by floods, claiming over 50 lives. 'We are sending satellites and shuttles in the space to introduce new technologies in every field. But when it comes to floods, we are still relying ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Defecting Haryana legislators, speaker given 6 weeks to reply
Chandigarh, Sep 1 - The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday granted six weeks of time to Haryana assembly speaker H.S. Chatha and five Haryana Janhit Congress - legislators to file replies on a petition. The legislators had left their party and joined the ruling Congress in November.Justice Permod Kohli of the high court asked them to file their replies within six weeks on a petition filed by ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Rathore's plea against jail for molesting Ruchika dismissed
Chandigarh, Sep 1 - The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore against his conviction and sentence of 18 months' jail by a court here in the 1990 Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.Justice Jitender Chauhan, in a stinging remark, said that Rathore's conduct was 'shameful' and he did not deserve any leniency. The court ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Rathore's appeal dismissed in Ruchika molestation case
Chandigarh, Sep 1 - The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal of disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore against his conviction and sentence of 18 months' jail by a court here in the 1990 Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.The high court, in a stinging remark, said that Rathore's conduct was 'shameful' and he did not deserve any leniency. Rathore has been in Chand ... read more