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Nikhil Sharma

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

Articles by Nikhil Sharma

Mohali storm drainage system needs urgent overhaul to tackle waterlogging: MC report

Road elevation, desilting, upsizing of stormwater drains will curb flooding, recommends the report readied by a consultant hired by Mohali MC

Though now withdrawn, monsoon posed significant challenges for Mohali residents for the past three months, with overflowing drains, inundated roads and rainwater entering homes in low-lying areas each time it rained. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali MC collects ₹30 cr in six months against ₹38.5-cr annual target

Mohali Walk Mall paid the second highest property tax of ₹55 lakh, followed by ALC District One, Mohali which paid ₹44 lakh

According to officials, the civic body received tax from 20,558 commercial, rental, residential and industrial properties out of over 42,000 taxable properties in Mohali. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 02, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Carjackers strike thrice within 2.5 hours in Zirakpur

Gang of three robs taxi driver of his car; had earlier targeted a commuter who had stopped to relieve himself near Aerocity

The gang first targeted a resident of Block-H, Aerocity, while he had stopped to relieve himself near his house. (Getty Images)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 02, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Dera Bassi firing Two members of Bishnoi-Brar gang held, weapons recovered

Eleven days after two masked men fired five shots at an immigration consultancy-cum-IELTS centre in Dera Bassi, police on Sunday arrested two operatives of Lawrance Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gang involved in the firing incident at an immigration office at Dera Bassi on September 19, 2024.

Accused arrested in firing case were in touch with their foreign-based handler, Goldy Brar. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 01, 2024 09:38 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Booth auctioned for ₹7 crore remains unsold

A Greater Mohali Area Development Authority officer said the bidder was supposed to pay 10% of the total amount in 10 days after allotment but he failed to do so

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority chief administrator Moneesh Kumar said a detailed review meeting would be held with the officials concerned to decide about the auction of the remaining sites. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 01, 2024 09:36 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Shots fired outside Sector-68 cafe amid brawl

Complainant Germanjit Singh, 24, a resident of Sector 70, Mohali, and owner of Urban Chai Cafe, told police that Udit Shaukeen owed him ₹7,000 due to an unsettled food bill, which led to a brawl

A CCTV grab of the brawl outside the cafe in Sector 68’s District One market in Mohali. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 30, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

In Mohali, youth a suicide risk group, shows police data

Mohali district recorded a total of 116 deaths by suicides between 2021 and August 31, 2024; among these, alarmingly, 105 suicides were by people aged 18 to 45 — accounting for 90.5% of all deaths

Family problems, broken relationships and illness were recorded as the main causes of suicides among those below 18 years of age. (Shutterstock)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 29, 2024 06:53 PM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: 23 out of 43 coconut vending sites fetch whopping ₹1.06 crore

Four vendors will be placed in Sector 68 and one vendor each in phases 3A, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8b, YPS Chowk, Sectors 66, 67,77,79,80 and at Sohana village

Mohali municipal corporation will now hold another auction for 20 sites, which did not get any buyers. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 26, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Punjab home dept gives nod to prosecute retd AIG Sidhu

The case was lodged against Sidhu under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act along with Sections 384 (extortion) and 120-b (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC

The retired AIG Malwinder Singh Sidhu (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 26, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma

Mohali: Woman, son killed after SUV hits bike

Mohali roads continue to prove fatal for bikers as four people died and two got injured in three separate accidents in the past 48 hours

A woman and her seven-year-old son died while her husband suffered injuries after being hit by a speeding Renault Duster near Singh Gurdwara on the Landran road, Mohali, on Monday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 24, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Commission issues arrest warrants against Zirakpur builder

Panchkula resident Mamta Jain and her husband Vinod Kumar Jain submitted a complaint with the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mohali, against M/s Citi Centre Developers, VIP Road, Zirakpur, and its partner Pankaj Gupta, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula

After the builder failed to refund the money paid by the complainant as asked by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mohali,in January this year, Pankaj Gupta was asked to appear in person before the commission. When Gupta failed to appear before the commission, it directed the Panchkula CP to arrest him. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 23, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: 43 coconut vending sites to go under hammer on Sept 25

The Mohali municipal corporation assistant commissioner Ranjiv Kumar said the participation fee for the auction is ₹20,000

While there will be three sites each in Mohali’s Phases 1 and 11, two sites each have been earmarked in Phases 2, 3B1, 3B2, 6, 9, 10 and 7, and Sectors 70, 71 and 78. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 22, 2024 08:02 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Punjab: Two arrested for opening fire at IELTS centre in Mohali’s Dera Bassi

Before fleeing on Thursday afternoon, accused had thrown letter at centre’s reception, demanding ₹1 crore for gangster Manjeet Singh.

A grab of the CCTV footage of the two accused before they fled the IELTS centre in Dera Bassi town of Mohali district on Thursday.

Chandigarh

Published on Sep 20, 2024 01:40 PM IST

ByNikhil Sharma

Masked duo fires gunshots at IELTS centre in Dera Bassi

Shooters throw extortion letter at IELTS centre’s reception, demanding ₹1 crore on behalf of gangster Manjeet Singh, alias Guri

A CCTV grab of the accused firing shots at Education Point IELTS centre in Dera Bassi on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 20, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

NIA initiates PO proceedings against Chandigarh grenade blast mastermind Passia

Special NIA court here has initiated proclamation proceedings against fugitive gangsters Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia and Ramandeep Singh alias Raman Judge in the Chandigarh grenade blast case.

Chandigarh

Published on Sep 19, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: 6.64-acre commercial plot rakes in ₹527 crore for GMADA

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority earns a whopping ₹2,505.45 crore from the sale of 35 properties; 15 find no takers

Located opposite the Phase 7 petrol pump in Sector 62 (Phase 8) in Mohali, the site was purchased by Mumbai-based Phoenix Group. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Sep 18, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Now, buying property on Airport Road costlier by up to 50%

From Septemer 16, the Mohali admn has increased collector rates, depending upon the locality, by 26% to 50% for 2024-25

From September 16, the Mohali administration has increased collector rates, depending upon the locality, by 26% to 50% for 2024-25. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 17, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Navjot Sidhu’s former adviser arrested

Patiala MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi in a post on X sought immediate release of Malvinder and said AAP government is curtailing freedom of speech.

Malvinder Singh Mali was arrested by the Mohali CIA team from Patiala. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali:

Punjab: PMLA court denies bail to AAP MLA Gajjanmajra

AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra also approached Punjab and Haryana high court challenging his arrest and remand order but the same were dismissed by the HC following which he approached the apex court.

The accused Gajjanmajra is still in judicial custody. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: FIR against 15 eatery owners for damaging rainwater gullies in Phase 3B2 market

The action came on the complaint of Ramandeep Singh, sub-divisional engineer of the Mohali water and sanitation department, following an inspection of the market

An inspection of the Phase 3B2 market in Mohali in August had revealed that the eateries had damaged rainwater gullies near the booths, blocking flow of rainwater into stormwater drains, thereby causing waterlogging. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 16, 2024 09:06 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Patients suffer as OPDs completely suspended at Mohali civil hospital

After several patients reached the OPD area of Mohali’s civil hospital and insisted on treatment, hospital staff closed the doors, citing the ongoing strike; only patients who required emergency treatment were allowed in

Harjinder Singh, 85, who was accompanied by his octogenarian wife, was attended to only after multiple appeals from other patients at the Mohali civil hospital. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:46 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Deadly Mullanpur stretch claims third life in two months

As per information, victim Bindu Rana of Ambica society was crossing the blind curve when a Mahindra Thar, driven by Mahinder Singh Mavi of Sector 10-D, Chandigarh, rammed into her car

All the victims were rushed to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, where Rana succumbed to her injuries. (iStock)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 12, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

₹10 lakh extortion case: Gippy Grewal appears in Mohali court via video-conferencing

Dahan had allegedly threatened Grewal that he would meet the same fate as Punjabi singer Parmish Verma if he failed to meet his demand, the singer-actor had told police, demanding security cover

Grewal maintained his complaint before the court and stuck to his previous stand that he received an extortion call from gangster Baba. (HT File Photo for representation)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 11, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali MC demands approach road to Dera Bassi biogas plant

The proposed biogas plant will help alleviate Mohali’s trash troubles by converting wet waste from six urban local bodies — Mohali, Banur, Zirakpur, Dera Bassi, Lalru and Nayagaon — into compressed biogas, which can be used as fuel in vehicles

Since June this year, Mohali has been reeling under a waste management crisis as the Phase 8-B dumpsite was closed following a high court rap. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 09, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: 14-yr-old gives birth on train, neighbour booked for rape

After a complaint by the girl’s parents, their 24-year-old neighbour from a Mohali locality was booked for rape

The accused from a Mohali locality no longer resides in the victim’s neighbourhood and remains untraceable. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 06, 2024 09:30 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

No action against encroachment by prominent eateries in Mohali

The eateries and restaurants in Mohali have not only encroached the walking space at the front side but have also constructed tin sheds, iron cages and placed huge generators on the rear side, thus, encroaching public road

Even Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) lies in deep slumber over building violations in these markets. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 06, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Punjab cops caught drinking in public in Mohali’s 3B2 market

As per information, police impounded five cars -- two Mahindra Thars, a Hyundai Creta and two Swift Dzires -- three of which turned out to be occupied by some Punjab cops, and another one which was driven by a man claiming to be an army officer.

The incident comes amid multiple complaints of hooliganism at the market, which is popular among youngsters as it has several 24X7 cafes and eating joints. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Punjab bans sale of pregabalin beyond 75mg

It has been observed that pregabalin containing 150mg and 30mg in capsule/tablet form are highly being misused and people are getting addicted to the formulations, commonly known as signature.

The crackdown mainly targets wholesalers, retailers, chemists/medical store owners and pharmacies within hospitals. (Picture only for representational purpose)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Residents hassled as rain, sewerage water entre houses in Mohali

People residing in 1,200 houses located in the low-lying area of Phase 11, Mohali, were seen pumping out water using buckets, tubs, wipers and making temporary brick walls to combat the rain water getting inside their houses

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road after rain in Mohali on Monday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Job lure: Married woman gangraped at Mohali hotel

The accused, identified as Vipan of Rampur, Himachal Pradesh, and Sanjeev Dawas of Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, remain at large

The woman, who hails from Solan, Himachal Pradesh, said the two men promised to land her a job and asked her to accompany them to Nayagaon, Mohali. (iStock)

Chandigarh

Updated on Sep 02, 2024 08:22 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

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