Punjab in a spot over Ponty Chadha
byChandigarh: He was an enigma during his lifetime and his sudden death has deepened the mystery around him and those close to him. The life…
Crime
Orphanage rape convict sentenced 10 Yrs rigorous imprisonment
byShimla: Handing out a ten year rigorous jail sentence, a court here convicted one Vinod Kumar by holding him guilty of having raped a…
Tortured Kargil martyr’s parents want justice for war crime
byPalampur: “A soldier wants to die taking the bullet in his chest and not being barbarically tortured for days,” says Vijaya Kalia, mother of…
Zee defends its executives, accuses Jindal of misusing power
byZee News Wednesday vehemently denied all allegations of extortion leveled against its two executives and said police were being forced to act on the…
CBI busts dodgy doctor’s filmmaking dreams
byChandigarh: It could be a script for a movie. A qualified doctor, who allegedly helped candidates cheat in post-graduate courses in medicine and surgery…
Three arrested with over 2 Kgs of contraband Charas
byShimla: Police arrested one person for possessing over 1 Kg of contraband charas in the city here today. “Suresh Thakur, a resident belonging to…
Ponty killing gets murkier
byDehradun : Former chairman of the Uttarakhand Minorities Commission, Sukhdev Singh Namdhari has been sent on five days police remand in his alleged involvement…
Liquor baron Ponty Chadha, brother shot dead
byNew Delhi: Liquor and real estate baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep Chadha were shot dead at a farmhouse in Mehrauli Saturday, police…
Prosecution holds Mankotia partially hostile in Virbhadra CD case
byShimla: Prime witness Maj Vijay Singh Mankotia not being categorical in stating that the voice in a over two decade old recorded telephone conversation…
Wild meat trade continues unabated despite ban
byNew Delhi: The poaching of wild animals, birds and reptiles for meat continues unabated in the country, say wildlife experts, and one way to stop…