Chandigarh

Rohtak village sarpanch shot dead by armed assailants

2:27 pm July 17, 2020

Chandigarh: Armed assailants shot dead the 75-year-old sarpanch of a village in Haryana’s Rohtak district inside his home, police said on Friday. The unidentified assailants came on a motorcycle to the residence of Balkrishan, the village head of Chidi in Rohtak, and sought to meet him. As they were allowed inside, they shot Balkrishsan at […]

Soldier, deployed in Ladakh, laid to rest in Patiala

10:41 pm June 27, 2020

Chandigarh: The mortal remains of Lance Naik Saleem Khan, who lost his life in the line of duty in Ladakh, were laid to rest at his native village of Mardaheri in Punjab’s Patiala district with full military honours on Saturday. He was 24. Deployed with the Bengal Engineer Group, Khan became a battle casualty on […]

Monsoon arrives in Delhi but rainfall activity to remain weak for next 3 days

9:09 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon in the national capital, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27. However, rainfall activity over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh is likely to remain weak for the next three days, said Sathi Devi, the head of National Weather Forecasting Centre […]

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon to reach Delhi within 2 days: IMD

8:26 pm June 23, 2020

New Delhi: Monsoon is expected to reach the national capital within the next two days, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. It predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in the city on Wednesday and Thursday. “Conditions are favourable for further advancement of monsoon into the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, entire western Himalayan region, […]

18 deaths, 550 fresh cases in Haryana; total count 8,272

10:44 pm June 16, 2020

Chandigarh: Eighteen more people died of coronavirus in Haryana on Tuesday as the state reported another record daily rise in infections, according to a health bulletin. On Monday, the state had reported 514 cases. So far, 118 people have succumbed to the virus in the state while the number of total cases rose to 8,272 […]