Ambala

Haryana: Man arrested for raping Class 10 girl

11:19 pm March 22, 2021

Ambala: The police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a student of Class 10 here, officials said on Monday. The girl, who studies at a local school, used to visit the man’s house for tuition, they said, adding that the accused was arrested on Sunday. The accused lived near the girl’s house, officials said. […]

872 new COVID cases, 1 death in Haryana

9:37 pm March 19, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana reported 872 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally to 2.78 lakh, the Health Department said. Another fatality in Kurukshetra district took the toll to 3,090 in the state. There are 4,380 active cases and the recovery rate was 97.31 per cent, according to a bulletin. On Thursday, the state recorded 633 […]

Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferred

11:49 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale fighter squadron based in Ambala air force station in Haryana has been transferred to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command in Shillong, official sources said on Thursday. Group Captain Harkirat Singh is set to be succeeded by Group Captain Rohit Kataria as the commanding officer of the squadron, known as 17 Golden Arrows. The sources said Group Captain […]

Man kills himself in de-addiction centre in Haryana

12:00 am February 7, 2021

Ambala: A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in a drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre in Shahpur village near Ambala Cantt on Saturday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sultan Singh, a resident of Chhapra village, they said. Singh was admitted to the de-addiction centre by his family on Friday. An employee of the centre found Singh hanging from the window […]

‘Chakka jam’ on KMP Expressway: Protest songs, tricolor and polite request to commuters

8:21 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: Loud rustic protest songs blared from speakers, the Tricolour fluttered atop trucks and tractors, and commuters mostly waited patiently as farmers blocked the KMP Expressway Saturday as part of their three-hour ‘chakka jam’ to press their demand of repealing the three new agricultural laws. The call for the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ between 12-3 pm was given by […]