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Age fraud: No ranking points for Mohali U-13 badminton meet

MOHALI: In a span of two weeks, two national ranking badminton tournaments have been hit by the menace of age fraud. As the Badminton Association of India (BAI) began its probe into allegations of more than 60 per cent of participants at the All-India Sub-junior U-13 ranking badminton tournament in…

The Times of India · Jun 30, 2022

Punjab: Fully-vaccinated man dies of Covid, 39 positive cases in Mohali

MOHALI: A fully-vaccinated 51-year-old man with comorbidities died of Covid-19 in Mohali on Friday. The death due to the virus was reported after 11 days. The health department officials said, "The patient was a resident of Samgoli in Derabassi and was admitted to Indus International Hospital, Mohali.He was fully vaccinated…

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Two peddlers held with heroin in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Police arrested two peddlers with 40-gram heroin in the city in the past 24 hours. The accused have been identified as Deepak Nain, 32, of Nayagaon, Mohali, and Monu, 19, of Maloya.

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

Punjab: Sippy Sidhu had told his friend in United Kingdom about threat to his life

CHANDIGARH: Slain national-level shooter and advocate Sukhmanpreet Singh alias Sippy Sidhu had told a friend in the United Kingdom about threat to his life 13 days prior to his murder. While talking to his friend, Sippy had said some suspected persons were seen outside his residence in Mohali, revealed the…

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2022

19 test positive in Mohali

MOHALI: Nineteen Covid positive cases were reported in Mohali on Tuesday. Of the 96,409 cases reported so far, 95,054 have recovered. There are 205 active cases. The district’s toll tally is 1,150. Meanwhile, 183 people were vaccinated on the day. First dose was administered to 35 and the second to…

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022

Agencies yet to fix Mohali black spots

MOHALI: Despite instructions from deputy commissioner Amit Talwar, Gmada, MC, NHAI and the BR wing are yet to rectify the black spots on the roads of their jurisdictions. They had clear orders to plug the gaps and fill the potholes for commuters’ safety.

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022

Punjab’s Raghav Arora wins ‘Sword of Honour’

CHANDIGARH: An alumnus of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) at Mohali, Flying Officer Raghav Arora has been awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and trophy for ‘Best in Flying’ during the combined graduation parade at Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, on June 18.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

Punjab IAS officer Popli, his aide sent to 4-day police remand

MOHALI: IAS officer Sanjay Popli, who has been arrested by the Punjab vigilance bureau for allegedly demanding a bribe in exchange for clearing tenders for laying sewerage pipeline in Nawanshahr, was produced in a local court which sent him on four-day police remand on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal discharged from hospital

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali recently due to gastritis, was discharged on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

Fatal flight: How dangerous is paragliding in Manali

On a summer afternoon three years ago, Inderbir Sobti, a Mohali-based businessman, was out for work when his phone rang. It was the worst call of his life, as Sobti would later come to believe in his grief.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022