Chandigarh

Harbhajan expresses concern over Gurdwara Nankana Sahib attack

7:22 pm January 4, 2020

Chandigarh: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Saturday expressed concern over a mob attack on the revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to intervene. The veteran off-spinner shared on Twitter two videos of Mohammad Hassan, who was leading the mob and threatening to build a mosque in place of the […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

HP: Manali, Kufri, Dalhousie, Solan reel under sub-zero temperatures on New Year’s Eve

8:01 pm December 31, 2019

Shimla: Kufri, Manali, Dalhousie, Solan and Kalpa shivered at sub-zero temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on New Year’s Eve with the state’s lowest temperature recorded in Keylong at minus 8.2 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The MeT office has predicted snowfall and rain in the middle and higher hills of the state from December 31 […]

No let up in freezing cold in Haryana, Punjab

2:53 pm December 29, 2019

Chandigarh: There was no let up in the freezing cold sweeping Haryana and Punjab where Hisar was shivering at 0.2 degrees Celsius and Bathinda at 0.5 degrees. Hisar in Haryana and Bathinda in Punjab were the coldest places as night temperatures dropped seven notches below normal limits. As the cold wave further tightened its grip, […]

Minor raped, gagged to death in Haryana’s Mewat

6:38 pm December 28, 2019

Chandigarh: A minor girl was raped and gagged to death in Ferozepur Jhirka of Haryana’s Mewat district, police said. The eight-year-old victim along with two other girls had gone out to graze goats on Thursday, police said adding that as one of her goats went missing, she went in search for it but did not […]

Intense cold in northern states on Christmas, water supply lines freeze in Srinagar

12:02 am December 26, 2019

New Delhi: It was freezing cold in most parts of the northern states on Christmas day, with Srinagar recording its coldest night of the season at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius that froze water supply lines at several places and Haryana government announcing that schools will remain closed on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) severe […]