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Nikhil Sharma is a staff reporter who covers Faridkot district in the Mansa region of Punjab.

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With over 7.9 L registered so far, Mohali sees uptick in voters

The number of voters in 2014 Lok Sabha elections stood at 6.9 lakh; for 2024 polls, the voters include 4,14,379 males, 3,76,298 females and 36 from the transgender community

While 2,74,085 voters in Kharar and 2,28,025 in Mohali city will vote to choose Sri Anandpur Sahib MP, 2,88,603 voters in Dera Bassi will contribute to seal the fate of Patiala MP. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 07:48 AM IST
By, Mohali

Hit by losses, Mohali MC calls advertisement tenders for fifth time

After four failed attempts to draw bidders for the ₹ 31-crore advertisement tender in the past one year, MC in its fifth attempt has now divided the city in four zones and has invited separate tenders for each zone

Mohali MC commissioner Navjot Kaur said MC floated advertisement tender four times, but did not get any bidders. (HT File Photo)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 06:38 AM IST
By, Mohali

Ahead of inaugural IPL match, VIP route to Mullanpur stadium dolled up, but other access roads in tatters

With the state government keeping a close eye on the development in and around the stadium and work still in progress on the crucial PR4 road in the periphery, Mohali administration is racing against time to ready the infrastructure as the high-voltage match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at the newly built stadium is just a week away.

While GMADA has readied the 1,500-metre stretch from Togan village till the cricket stadium in Mullanpur for smooth movement of VVIPs and players, other roads are lying neglected. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:55 AM IST
By, Mohali

Money Laundering Act: Mohali court issues arrest warrants against former minister Dharamsot

A special court in Mohali on Friday issued arrest warrants against former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for March 28

Money Laundering Act: Mohali court issues arrest warrants against former minister Dharamsot
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 09:02 AM IST

Mohali: GMADA largest property tax defaulter

Notably, property tax is one of the key sources of income for MC which is struggling with a major financial crunch at present

According to the officials, GMADA cleared an outstanding tax of over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 crore last year. (HT)
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 08:10 AM IST
By, Mohali

3 behind Dera Bassi woman’s killing held after encounter

The woman had been shot dead on February 12 when she was sitting outside her house; the accused, Naresh Kumar, 46, of Jind, Akshay, 25, of Balmiki Mohalla, Shastri Nagar, Hisar, and Sunil Kumar, 27, of Azad Nagar, Hisar, have been hospitalised.

DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu and Inspector Shiv Kumar at the encounter spot in Majri, Mohali. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:32 AM IST
By, Mohali

SHG weaves its own destiny, one phulkari at a time

It is said when the going gets tough, the tough get going. It was this indomitable will that transformed a struggling Jaswinder Kaur into an inspirational woman, one who has managed not only to haul herself by her own bootstraps, but has also empowered other women around her.

Their business was further bolstered after they got an opportunity to install stalls at Mohali and Amritsar airports for 15 days last year. The group earned around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 lakh by selling Phulkaris ranging from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4,000. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 09:38 AM IST
By, Mohali

Luxury car racket: Kharar SDM’s clerk lands in police net

Handesra police are pursuing a thorough probe into the potential involvement of other government officials, besides banks and insurance companies, for causing loss to government exchequer

Sarabjit Singh is the fifth accused to be arrested in the case, said Handesra police. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 09:08 AM IST
By, Mohali

Jammu gangster gunned down outside Mohali mall stayed in Kharar hotel for two days

Police investigation revealed that gangster Rajesh Dogra had reached the city with one of his associates, Rajiv alias Bunty, on Friday and stayed in a Kharar hotel

Police said Dogra’s murder appears to be the fallout of a gang war. (CCTV grab)
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 08:58 AM IST
By, Mohali

Third shooter involved in Mohali Sector-79 firing arrested

Mohali police are yet to arrest the fourth Sector-79 firing accused, who has been identified as Rana

Mohali police nabbed the third shooter involved in Sector-79 firing. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 10:02 AM IST
By, Mohali

Jammu gangster gunned down outside mall in Mohali

Jammu gangster Rajesh Dogra, 45, was gunned down outside a Mohali mall. Police suspect gang rivalry. Second gang-related shooting in a week in the city.

A CCTV grab showing the assailants fleeing the spot after killing the gangster. (SANJEEV SHARMA/HT)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 09:42 AM IST
By, Mohali

Jammu-based gangster shot dead outside mall in Punjab’s Mohali

Gangster Rajesh Dogra had recently come out of jail and the incident is a fallout of rivalry between two gangs from Jammu

A CCTV grab of the incident in which A gangster from Jammu, Rajesh Dogra, 45, was shot dead outside a mall on the busy Airport Road in Sector 67, Mohali, on Monday afternoon.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 05:24 PM IST

Relative killed Dera Bassi woman to avenge humiliation: Police

Identified as Subash, 55, a resident of Jind, Haryana, the accused is the maternal uncle of the victim’s daughter-in-law and has been arrested, said Dera Bassi police

All three accused are facing charges under Section 302 (murder) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Arms Act. (iStock)
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 08:12 AM IST
By, Mohali

In Mohali, road mishaps snuff out six lives each week

320 lives were lost in 2023, up from 296 in the preceding year; two-wheeler riders, pedestrians formed 85% of total fatalities

A significant 31% road deaths were reported from Dera Bassi and Sohana alone, with 51 fatalities each. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 07:52 AM IST

GMADA seals BJP leader Devinder Babla’s farmhouse in Mohali

The four-acre farmhouse was built without building plan approval and was being used for illegal commercial activity, says GMADA

According to GMADA, BJP leader Devinder Babla raised the structure without getting the building plan approved from the competent authority. (HT FILE)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 09:10 AM IST
By, Mohali

Hitmen were hired to murder Dera Bassi woman: Police

As per investigators, the victim, Saroj, 50, owned multiple properties in her name and had some disputes with her family over them

Dera Bassi Police said the victim’s family did not receive any extortion call and the shooters’ modus operandi mimicked that of professional contract killers. (iStock)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 08:26 AM IST
By, Mohali

Mohali: Mullanpur bank fraud rises to 10 crore as more complaints pour in

While Mohali police had initially received 25 complaints against the bank manager, Gaurav Sharma, 35, for stealing a total of ₹9 crore from customers’ accounts, the number of complaints has gone up to 42, leading to detection of theft of another ₹1 crore

Mohali Police had traced the absconding manager’s last location to Uttarakhand, following which his mobile phone has remained switched off. (HT)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 08:40 AM IST
By, Mohali

Mohali gearing up with CCTVcameras to catch speed demons

Mohali police to issue e-challans after installation of high-tech CCTV cameras by August; tender awarded to firm that installed CCTV cameras near Ram Temple in Ayodhya

After failing five times, the Punjab Police Housing Corporation has finally allotted work tenders for installation of the much-awaited CCTVs to curb road mishaps. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 08:20 AM IST
By, Mohali

Mohali: Cashier suspected of helping bank manager steal clients’ crores arrested

Bank manager on the run with at least ₹9 crore; quantum of money stolen may go up as more complaints pour in, say Mohali police

The affected customers gathered outside Axis Bank in Bansepur, Mullanpur. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 08:42 AM IST
By, Mohali

‘Delhi Chalo’ call: Roads remain traffic-free in Mohali as motorists steer clear of travel

While motorists’ fear eventually proved to be unfounded, their apprehensions were based on the traffic snarls witnessed over the last two days, especially on the Zirakpur-Dera Bassi Road

A Mohali resident, said, “I was supposed to go to Sonepat for an important meeting on Tuesday, but my family insisted that I postpone it due to the protest.” (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 11:32 AM IST
By, Mohali/chandigarh

Farmers march to Delhi today: Chaos at Dera Bassi-Ambala border amid blockade

Those travelling on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway (NH)-152 were forced to take longer routes or diversions via narrow village roads as the Haryana authorities put up three-layers of concrete jersey barriers at Dera Bassi-Ambala border near Jharmari barrier.

Traffic jam at Dera Bassi- Ambala highway due to diversions ahead of farmers’ protest on Monday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 09:42 AM IST

Airport Road extension project: Commute to New Chandigarh from Mohali to get shorter from May

This will also allow air passengers from and to New Chandigarh to skip commute through Chandigarh. Commuters from Ambala and Delhi will also have direct access to Baddi in Himachal Pradesh, further easing traffic congestion in Chandigarh.

Starting from the dividing road of Sector 120/125, Sunny Enclave, Kharar, the stretch will meet the PR4 road in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 08:56 AM IST
By, Mohali

Farmers’ protest: Highway commuters from Chandigarh tricity area stuck in slow lane

Commuters had to take longer alternative routes as Haryana authorities sealed the Dera Bassi-Ambala border near Jharmari barrier. A few commuters took diversions from Bhankharpur to Mubarikpur via Ramgarh road, Yamunanagar, to reach Delhi.

A traffic jam on the Dera Bassi-Ambala border near Jharmari barrier on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 08:54 AM IST
By, Mohali

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal plays down alliance talks with BJP

I heard the Union home minister’s speech but at present our only ally is the Bahujan Samaj Party,” said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 08:22 AM IST
By, Mohali

NIA court clears decks for Arsh Dala’s extradition from Canada

The designated KTF terrorist is required to be extradited to India to face trial for planning and conspiring to kidnap and kill Shakti Singh, a follower of Dera Sacha Sauda, in 2021, through his India-based associates to avenge sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib

NIA alleged that Dala formed a terrorist gang, and recruited Lovepreet Singh, alias Ravi, Ram Singh, alias Sona, and Kamaljeet Sharma, alias Kamal, for conspiring to kidnap, extort money and kill people of other faiths to create a sense of fear and disharmony in the state of Punjab. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 08:24 AM IST
By, Mohali

Terrorist Landa aide caught from Mohali after hot chase

As per police sources, Rajan Bhatti was residing in an MIG flat in Sector 71. When cops got a whiff of his presence in the area, an SSOC team led by sub-inspector Harminder Singh, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Baljit Singh and head constable Yuvraj Singh laid a checkpost there.

Rajan Bhatti, 30, a resident of Gurdaspur’s Mustafabad Jatta village, who was wanted by the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Mohali, in several cases including targeted killings and drug smuggling. (HT File)
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 09:14 AM IST
By, Mohali

Mohali traffic police request admn to buy body cameras, reflectors before FY ends

The road safety committee has already utilised around ₹3 lakh out of the grant with the purchase of 2,800 reflectors, 28 reflecting tapes, stray cattle belts, police reflective cross belts and reflective stickers

Mohali, along with other big cities, including Patiala, Jalandhar and Amritsar, was allocated the road safety budget, which will lapse in March 2024. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 06, 2024 05:53 AM IST
By, Mohali

Mohali: Court directs VB to book two cops in 1.2 lakh graft case

The accused had allegedly recovered drugs from a vehicle rented out as a taxi by the complainant, Sukhmeet Singh

The complainant also accused the investigating officer ASI Karnail Singh, who is posted at the Sadar Kharar police station, of seeking <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,000 – <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 as case expenses and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 for submitting the report to release the car. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 09:52 AM IST
By, Mohali

Pindri gang member arrested with .32 bore pistol, live cartridges in Mohali

Khan, who according to the police was booked under Arms Act in multiple cases in the past, was allegedly planning to eliminate rival gang members in Ropar and Mohali

Pindri is a close associate of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria. (Getty images)
Published on Jan 31, 2024 11:34 AM IST
By, Mohali

Visitors locked inside for 2 hours as farmers gherao GMADA office in Mohali

Amrinder Singh Tiwana, additional chief administrator, GMADA, agreed to the farmers’ demand of holding a meeting with senior officers before February 10

The protest ended after Amrinder Singh Tiwana, additional chief administrator, GMADA, received the farmers’ memorandum. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 31, 2024 07:33 AM IST
By, Mohali
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