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Eerie silence at UIET

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:09 GMT

The generally bustling campus of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University, was unusually quiet, even after the exam ended at 5pm on Thursday.

Tragedy sparks debate on disaster mgmt on campus

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:14:52 GMT

One of the theories doing the rounds in this case is that the delay in extinguishing the fire could have led to Amandeep's death.This has triggered concern over the fire fighting mechanism in place on campus.

Amandeepa s legs were tied with chains

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:13:35 GMT

Amandeep Singh's legs were found tied with two small iron chains, which were locked with two small locks and something like a chemical was also recovered from the hostel room. A piece of cloth was found in his mouth and an electric wire was wound across his body.

UT seeks separate court for cheque bounces

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:12:33 GMT

The Chandigarh administration, on Thursday, informed the high court that it has mooted the proposal of creation of a separate court to handle cheque bounce cases in the city to the Union ministry of law and justice.

Amandeep was good in studies

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:11:12 GMT

An uneasy silence pervades PU campus.News of Amandeep charred body being found in his room hangs heavy in the air, but few can actually register the loss.

Theme park scam: CBI special court defers hearing to Friday

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:16 GMT

The special CBI court deferred hearing in the multi-crore amusement-cum-theme park project scam for Friday.

Govt school students face heat, no change in timings

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:08:52 GMT

With the heat wave sweeping over the city, children are the worst hit.Concentrating in class becomes a problem in such weather.When it is time for them to go home, they do so when the afternoon heat is at its peak.

How the dream came true

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:07:46 GMT

The idea of building Chandigarh was conceived soon after Indiaa??s Independence in 1947, when the tragedy and chaos of Partition, and the loss of its historic capital Lahore had crippled the state of Punjab.

UIET youth found charred to death

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:07:13 GMT

The incident has come barely nine days after a Mizoram youth was found dead at hostel number 6 of the university.

Voltage woes add to summer fury

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:06:09 GMT

As if the heat were not enough, voltage fluctuations have added to the woes of residents.

Police fail to solve abduction of 2 minor girls, residents protest

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:38:24 GMT

The mysterious abduction of two minor girls -- aged seven and five -- in separate incidents from Rewari railway station has led to a stir against the police department for its failure to trace them.

Rising mercury hits cotton crop in Punjab, Haryana

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:09 GMT

Ikhhlaq Singh Aujla & Neel KamalChandigarh/ Extreme hot weather is affecting cotton crop, especially late-sown in both Punjab and Haryana, say farmers and experts.

President arrives in Himachal Pradesh on 3-day visit

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:49 GMT

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived on Thursday evening at Shimla on a three-day visit to Himachal Pradesh.

President arrives in HP on 3-day visit

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:49 GMT

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived on Thursday evening at Shimla on a three-day visit to Himachal Pradesh.

Court slams Haryana cops

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:06 GMT

The Haryana police have drawn the flak of a Kurukshetra court for poor handling of a criminal case related to a property dispute.

Cops grill Chinese spy after intel inputs

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:23:06 GMT

Police summoned suspected Chinese spy Pempa Tsering (34) for interrogation on Wednesday late evening. He had been staying in Norbulingka institute, 6km from here, which is the house of hundreds of exiled Tibetan artisans.

CAT rejects CBI officer's plea against transfer

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:18:04 GMT

The CAT has refrained from touching upon the allegations made by Balbir, who accused Aggarwal of influencing the probe in two cases involving relatives and confidantes of Bansal.

Notice to Punjab DGP, DIG in fake encounter case

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:15:15 GMT

Taking up a petition seeking a CBI probe into the death of a youth in a fake encounter, allegedly stage-managed by senior Punjab IPS officer Param Raj Singh Umrangal in 1994.

PIL seeks insurance cover for infertility treatment

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:29 GMT

A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh issued the notice after hearing a PIL by Monika Dudani Mehtab of Sector 33, Chandigarh.

4 killed as car catches fire

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:16 GMT

Four persons, including three of a family, were charred to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after colliding with a tree near Barara town in Ambala district on Thursday morning.

Engineering student found dead in hostel room

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:11:16 GMT

Barely nine days after the mysterious death of a Mizo student in university, a 23-year old final year student of electronic engineering wing of UIET, Amandeep Singh, was found charred to death in his hostel room in hostel number-2 under mysterious circumstances on Thursday.

Insurance coverage for infertility: HC issues notice to Centre, insurance companies

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:01 GMT

Taking cognizance of a PIL seeking directions to the insurance companies to provide insurance coverage for the treatment cost of infertility, the Punjab and Haryana HC issued notice to Union government as well as the states of Punjab and Haryana asking them to file their replies on the issue.

Police recoveres 10kg opium

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:22:42 GMT

Amritsar (Rural) police recovered 10 kilogram of opium following the arrest of Rajinder Kumar Bagga, resident of Lakhuwal on Thursday.

Three of family among 4 charred to death as car catches fire in Punjab

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:46:42 GMT

Three members of a family were among four persons who were charred to death when a car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a tree on Ambala-Barara road, police said here.

SAD sarpanch among 5 booked for culpable homicide

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:07 GMT

Police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against five persons, including a SAD sarpanch, for threatening the husband of a newly-elected panchayat samiti member, which allegedly resulted in his death due to heart attack.