Everything you need to know about Panchkula: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Panchkula: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Ambala (Haryana), May 23 (IANS) Four people, including a woman, were charred to death when their car caught fire following an accident near this Haryana town, police said Thursday.
Panchkula, March 20 (IANS) Delhi golfer Vani Kapoor grabbed the top spot after the second round of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Panchkula Golf Club here Wednesday.
Panchkula, March 19 (IANS) Smriti Mehra got off to a great start in the sixth leg of the Hero Women's Golf Tour at the Panchkula Golf Club here Tuesday, taking a six-shot lead over Ankita Tiwana, Gursimran Badwal and Vani Kapoor after the first round.
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra here Sunday said it was unfortunate and sad that Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh's name emerged in a drug bust.
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) International boxer and Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh Monday refused to give his blood and hair samples to investigators even as a Punjab Police team questioned him for nearly four hours in the seizure of a huge quantity of heroin in the state last week.
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) International boxer and Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh was Monday questioned by a team of Punjab Police officers in the seizure of a huge quanity of heroin in the state last week.
Haryana HCS (Judicial) Pre exam will be held on March 17, 2013, a notification of this effect has been released by the HPSC- the conducting body of examination.
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) On a day the Delhi High Court refused to give interim relief to Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leaders Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala in a teachers' recruitment scam, the party launched its 'Pol Khol' (expose) campaign against Haryana's ruling Congress.
New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): With the collaboration and guidance of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) a mega mock drill on earthquake preparedness was conducted by the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh in the tri-cities of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula and at Shimla today.
Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) Congress legislator Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who faces murder charges, Thursday took oath in the Himachal Pradesh assembly after being brought from a jail in Haryana.
Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who is facing murder charges in Haryana, Thursday took the oath of office and secrecy in the state assembly here.
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator, who has been booked for murder by Haryana Police, will take oath of office and secrecy here Thursday, officials said Tuesday.
Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday suspended a legislator in Himachal Pradesh who has been booked for murder by the Haryana Police.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 9 (IANS) A newly elected Congress legislator from Himachal Pradesh was interrogated Wednesday by Haryana Police after his arrest in the murder of a 24-year-old Dalit woman in November.
New Delhi/Panchkula, Jan. 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday condemned the delay in initiating action against Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who was absconding for past few weeks in connection with the murder of a girl.
Shimla/Panchkula, Jan 8 (IANS) A newly-elected Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator, who had been evading arrest after being booked for murder, Tuesday finally surrendered in a Panchkula court.
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) The Haryana Police Monday announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh on a newly-elected Himachal Pradesh legislator, wanted in the murder case of a 24-year-old woman.
Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting Saturday to elect Himachal Pradesh's next chief minister, one of the party's newly elected legislators has gone underground after being booked in a murder case.
Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) The Haryana Police Saturday said it has arrested one Umed Singh for threatening senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka earlier this week.
Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday said senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka would be provided security cover.
Panchkula (Haryana), Nov 1 (IANS) Haryana Police Thursday began preliminary investigations following a complaint that senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has received a threat call on his official landline phone.
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) As controversy mounted over a land deal between Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday said his government had not favoured anyone.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Thirteen years ago, the Indian Army found itself drawn into a messy low-intensity conflict with Pakistan in the icy heights of Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir that cost it 527 soldiers. Today, Gen. V.P. Malik, the then army chief, laments that the major victory scored has all been forgotten.
Gurgaon, April 25 (IANS) A 10-day-old baby girl was found abandoned in the old jail complex in the city Wednesday, the third such case in less than a fortnight, police said.
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) In a major drive, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(UHBVN) has disconnected power supply to more than 3.56 lakh consumers for non-payment of dues and recovered Rs.151.94 crore from defaulters during 2011-12, an official said Tuesday.
Panchkula (Haryana), April 13 (IANS) With hundreds of artistes from all parts of the country assembled here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday evening inaugurated the silver jubilee celebrations of the seven zonal cultural centres (ZCCs) of the country at a specially created village arena in this Haryana town, 15 km from Chandigarh.
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Friday attend the inaugural of the silver jubilee celebrations of zonal cultural centres in India at Panchkula town in Haryana.
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) A newly constructed bypass connecting Haryana and Himachal Pradesh was opened for motorists Friday that will help avoid some major bottlenecks, an official said.
A hindu rightwing activist Swami Aseemanand, an accused of Mecca Masjid blast, on Wednesday denied to know RSS worker Kamal Chauhan, one of the prime accused of Samjhauta Express bomb blast......
Panchkula (Haryana), Feb.22 (ANI): Samjhauta blast accused Swami Aseemanand on Wednesday denied in court that he had ever met with Kamal Chauhan, who has accepted that he bombed the train that left 68 dead in February 2007.
Panchkula (Haryana), Feb.22 (ANI): Samjhauta blast accused Swami Aseemanand on Wednesday denied in court that he had ever met with Kamal Chauhan, who has accepted that he bombed the train that left 68 dead in February 2007.
Lucknow, Feb 15 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday rubbished any poll-related angle to the arrest of Kamal Chauhan in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta train blast case, and said that the suspect had himself acknowledged the fact that he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 3 (ANI): Body of Alok Gupta, the Indian student killed in Canada on December 25, arrived at his hometown here on Tuesday.
Panchkula, Jan 2 (ANI): Family of 27-year-old Indian student, Alok Gupta, who was shot dead on Christmas Day in Canadian city of Surrey in Vancouver said on Monday he suspected what he referred to as 'foul play'.
Panchkula (Haryana), May 26 (ANI): A Panchkula court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Samjhauta blast case accused Swami Aseemanand till June 7.
Chandigarh, Mar. 28 (ANI): With the Prime Ministers' of India and Pakistan announcing their intentions to watch the World Cup semi-final match between the teams of the two countries here on Wednesday afternoon, the cities of Mohali and Panchkula have virtually been converted into armed garrisons to counter any form of attack on leaders, players and the general public.
Indore/Panchkula, Jan 17 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Madhya Pradesh of providing financial help and shelter to three Samjhauta Express blast accused.
Panchkula, Jan 13 (ANI): A Panchkula court on Thursday sent Samjhauta blasts key accused Swami Aseemanand to judicial custody till January 27.
Panchkula, Jan 13 (ANI): Samjhauta blasts key accused Swami Aseemanand was on Thursday produced before a court here by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) at end of the period for which they were granted his custody.
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday sought details from the Haryana Government on how former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore was promoted to the rank of DGP, when a complaint of molestation was pending against him.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
Ambala, Nov 10 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it had found no facts to support the allegations made by Ruchika Girhotra's family against former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore, who is presently serving 18-month jail sentence on charges of molesting the 14-year-old teenager in 1990.
Chandigarh, Sep.4 (ANI): A parole application filed by former Haryana Director General of Police and a convict in the Ruchika molestation case, S.P.S Rathore, has been rejected by the Panchkula administration after finding the grounds stated for seeking parole as baseless.
Panchkula (Haryana), July 18 (ANI): In a daring rescue operation, a special squad of divers saved three people from drowning in the raging Ghaggar rivulet in Haryana's Panchkula District.
Yamunanagar (Haryana), June 11(ANI): The complainant in the molestation case registered against former Haryana Inspector General of Police (IGP) M S Ahlawat went missing from her house in Brijpuri colony here on late Thursday evening.
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (ANI): A vintage car rally was hosted in Chandigarh on Thursday as a curtain raiser to 'Relio Quick Auto Mall 2010', the largest multicity automobile exhibition in the country.
Panchkula, Jan 25 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court will on Monday hear two anticipatory bail applications and a petition demanding cancellation of abetment to suicide charges against former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore in connection with the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
Panchkula, Jan 18 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday extended the two anticipatory bail applications and a petition demanding cancellation of abetment to suicide charges against former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore in connection with the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case till January 25.
Panchkula, Jan 18 (ANI): The Punjab and Haryana High Court will on Monday hear two anticipatory bail applications and a petition demanding cancellation of abetment to suicide charges against former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore in connection with the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case.
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has begun its investigation into all fresh cases filed against former Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore relating to the molestation of Ruchika Girhotra, will meet with Ruchika's father Subhash Chander Girhotra along with her friend Aradhana's father Anand Prakash at their Chandigarh camp office on Friday.
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (ANI): Former Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore, who has been charged for allegedly molesting 14-year old teenager Ruchika Girhotra, a promising young tennis star in 1990s, is expected to move the High Court on Monday for his bail.
Pune, Jan 10(ANI): The Haryana Police on Sunday arrested an absconding accused in a 1993 auto theft case in which Ashu, brother of molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra, was falsely implicated.
Chandigarh, Jan 7(ANI): The Chandigarh Golf Association recently organized the fifth Chandigarh Golfing Tour in association with tourism departments of Chandigarh, which saw the participation of over 113 non-residential Indians (NRIs) from 12 countries.
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (ANI): The Panchkula court here on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore.
Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 30 (ANI): A Panchkula court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore.
Panchkula (Haryana) Dec 30 (ANI): Ruchika's friend and the sole eyewitness to her molestation case Aradhana today blamed former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore for manipulating documents.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI) : Ruchika Girhotra's father, Subhash, and the family's advocate Pankaj Bhardwaj met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday to discuss the molestation case.
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 13 (ANI): At least two children died and five others seriously injured when a shell used by the security forces exploded here at a scrap shop around 11.00 o'clock on Sunday.
Panchkula (Haryana) June 7 (ANI): Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula.
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 31 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed and three others injured in a road accident here Sunday, police said.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Girls have yet again outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examination. While the pass percentage for girls was 89.78 percent, that of boys was 88.18.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) - autonomous schools under the human resource development ministry - outshone all other schools across India with a whopping 97.84 pass percentage in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 exams this year.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Compared to last year, the number of students who scored a perfect 100 in maths in the Central Bureau of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 10 exams this year has almost doubled. In other papers too, more students have scored cent percent, a CBSE spokesperson said here Friday.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Disabled students accounted for 38 out of the 47,821 who scored 90 percent and above in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 10 exams this year.
New Delhi, May 29(ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) on Friday announced the results of class X for Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati regions.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Girls have once again outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 board exams, the results of which were declared Friday in the three zones of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Friday announced the results of the Class 10 board examination for the Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad regions.
New Delhi, May 29(ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) will declare the results of class X for Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati regions today.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) will declare the results of class X for Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati regions on Friday.
Panchkula (Haryana), May 26 (IANS) More than 90 percent of Class 10 students in Panchkula region - comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh - have passed the exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), an official said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) will declare the results of Class X for Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions on Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the Class 10 examination results of Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula zones Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) It was girl power in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 as they outperformed boys across the country. Two girls also topped commerce and science streams in the country.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Eleven disabled students were among 15,839 children who secured above 90 percent in class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The pass percentage in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 board exam has gone up, but so has the number of cheating cases - up from 49 to 58 this year with Delhi and Allahabad 'topping' the list.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the results of Class XII examinations for Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad zones on Friday where eighty-one per cent students have successfully cleared the exam.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Girls have once again outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 board exams, the results of which were declared Friday in the three zones of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Putting an end to the anxious wait of over 637,000 Class 12 students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the results of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad zones Friday.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the results of class-XII exam today.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ending the anxious wait of over 637,000 class 12 students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the results of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad zones Friday.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The class 12 results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared May 22, officials said Tuesday.
Mohali (Punjab), May 18 (IANS) The Punjab police have asked banks and big showrooms in the state's Mohali district to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the wake of recent broad daylight heists in the neighbouring Panchkula town in Haryana state.
Panchkula (Haryana), May 15 (IANS) In a broad daylight heist, five armed young men looted over Rs.1.1 million from a nationalised bank in a busy market place here Friday, police said.
Aamby Valley (Maharashtra), May 9 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar recorded his third professional win Saturday when he fired a bogey-free four under 68 on the final day of the PGTI Players Championship presented by the Aamby Valley Golf Club.
Panchkula (Haryana), April 26 (IANS) The Haryana police is conducting raids at various places to nab miscreants who waylaid family members of a district chief of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and kept them hostage for nearly three hours here.
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) As the autorickshaw strike called by various unions in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula continued for the second day Tuesday, putting thousands of commuters to hardships, the union territory administration proposed to create a uniform corridor policy in the tricity to reduce traffic hazards and pollution.
Panchkula (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) A 22-year-old student died and more than 30 passengers were injured when a bus fell off the road near Haryana's Pinjore town, police said.
Panchkula (Haryana), March 28 (IANS) Robbers struck a busy market in this Haryana town and fled with nearly Rs.600,000 Saturday evening, police said.
Kalka (Haryana), Mar 18 (ANI): Kalka, a town on the Panchkula Shimla stretch of the Nationla Highway in Haryana witnessed violent protest by the residents against the district administration's decision to carry out demolitions in the main market.
Panchkula (Haryana), March 17 (IANS) Driving uphill to Shimla or the Kasauli hills and nearby areas is not going to be a pleasure for motorists for the next few days as the district administration Tuesday closed the Panchkula-Shimla stretch of the National Highway (NH) 22 to carry out demolitions in the main market in Kalka town.
Panchkula (Haryana), March 15 (IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar's long wait for his first professional win finally came to an end when he posted a superb seven under 65 on the final day to win the Players Championship golf title at the Panchkula Golf Club here Sunday.
Panchkula (Haryana), March 14 (IANS) Vijay Kumar became the joint leader after round three of the PGTI Players Championship at the Panchkula Golf Club as he shot a whirlwind 64 to break the course record here Saturday.
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) It transports science and its marvels literally to the doorstep. Life-sized models of dinosaurs, rare fossils, ancient manuscripts and models on the evolution of life are being taken to various schools in the city and around through mobile exhibition vans stirring an interest among children not seen so far.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 23 (IANS) Four people drugged two employees of a Punjab-based jeweller here and looted jewellery worth Rs.3 million from them, a police officer said Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Work in courts across north India was affected Monday as lawyers in the region observed a daylong strike to protest amendments in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of the country.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 12 (IANS) In the wake of increasing incidents of robberies in this Haryana district bordering Chandigarh, the local police have decided to launch a campaign to make people aware of a scheme to escort people withdrawing money.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 7 (IANS) Corruption in the government offices of Haryana is 'highly institutionalised and everyone here is shielding one another', a top anti-corruption official said Wednesday.
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) The truck operators' nationwide strike entered its second day Tuesday, leading to an anticipated shortage of vegetables and other essential commodities here and the neighbouring towns of Mohali and Panchkula.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 4 (IANS) Routine checking of vehicles Sunday by state transport officials near this Haryana town led to the seizure of over 14,000 bottles of liquor being illegally smuggled to other states.
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 17 (IANS) Light-machine guns (LMGs), aerial surveillance, gun-toting commandos, road check-points, a safe house and an emergency exit plan in place. The description is not that of a war zone but of the venue of the second cricket Test between India and England to be played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here from Friday.
