New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested two accused, including an alleged associate of the late gangster Tillu Tajpuria, in connection with a sensational attempt-to-murder case linked to a violent property dispute in Alipur, officials said. The accused have been identified as Sandeep alias Daagu Maharaj, 40, and Deepak, 32, both residents of Haryana’s Sonipat. Police said Sandeep is an active associate of the Tillu Tajpuria gang.The arrests were made by the NR-II…
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Auckland, June 18 (IANS) Hockey India has congratulated veteran midfielder Neha on completing 200 international caps for the country on Thursday. The feat came during India’s match against Uruguay in the ongoing FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup.Born in Sonipat, Haryana, Neha took up the sport under the guidance of former India captain Pritam Rani Siwach. She made her senior international debut in 2014 at the FIH Champions Challenge in Glasgow. Since her debut, she has established herself as a core…
Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) Four people lost their lives after a car reportedly went out of control and plunged nearly 500 metres into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive rescue operation involving multiple emergency agencies. The fatal accident took place on the Jharipani-Kolukhet shortcut road at around 9 a.m., officials said. Teams from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police, fire services, and medical…
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Taking a significant step toward ensuring better healthcare and a dignified life, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of nine major healthcare projects with an outlay of Rs 100 crore at a state-level event in Panchkula, near here. The Chief Minister inaugurated 30 health institutions constructed at a cost of Rs 22.29 crore and laid the foundation stones for 16 costing Rs 21.50 crore. In addition, he laid the foun…
Panipat, May 28 (IANS) Giving a new direction to green public transport, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday inaugurated an electric bus depot here and flagged off 80 e-buses.CM Saini said a new era of clean, modern and environment-friendly transport has begun in Haryana from the historic and sacred land of Panipat.He said out of the 80 electric buses, 40 buses have been allocated for Panipat, 15 for Yamunanagar, 10 each for Kurukshetra and Sonipat and five for Panchkula.He said…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Indian archers Olympian Dhiraj Bommedevara and Asian Games gold medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sports schemes and reforms, which led to a seismic shift in the country’s sporting ecosystem, noting that athletes and federations no longer have to beg the system for world-class equipment, foreign exposure, or monetary support.Dhiraj, who will represent India at the Asian Games 2026 in the recurve category, has received overall support …
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) A fast-track special Prevention of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) court has sentenced national archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a sexual harassment case involving a minor woman national-level archer. The court on Wednesday convicted the coach under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000. Additional Sessions Judge Narendra Singh pronounced the sentence after the…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The BJP in Haryana on Wednesday swept the municipal corporation elections by securing victories in Ambala City, Sonipat and Panchkula, strengthening the party’s hold in urban areas. The party also performed remarkably in other civic body polls, including winning the president’s post in former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda’s stronghold, Sampla Municipal Committee, along with Rewari and Dharuhera. In Panchkula, BJP mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal and 17 war…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a straight contest between the ruling BJP and the principal Opposition Congress, counting of ballots for Haryana’s seven urban local bodies, besides 528 panchayats, began on Wednesday that saw a voter turnout of 54.5 per cent. The municipal corporations are of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, besides elections to the Rewari municipal council and municipal committees in Sampla, Dharuhera and Uklana.By-elections for one ward each were also held in Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajo…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) In a case related to cheating and defrauding of homebuyers, a Special PMLA Court in Delhi has issued notices to TDI Infrastructure Ltd., its Directors- Ravinder Taneja, Kamal Taneja and D.N. Taneja and related entities, an ED official said on Saturday. The Special PMLA Judge, Patiala House District Court, issued the notices on April 28 to all the accused in a Prosecution Complaint filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office.The ED initiated a…