Nikhil Sharma is a staff reporter who covers Faridkot district in the Mansa region of Punjab.
Articles by Nikhil Sharma
Mohali: Wife of key witness in Beant Singh assassination case held with banned tablets
Cops had initially registered a case against an unidentified accused, but Gaganpreet was later nominated in the FIR registered under the NDPS Act at the Nayagaon police station
Published on Mar 27, 2023 09:49 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Police thwart Sikh protesters’ march from Sohana Chowk to Punjab Raj Bhawan
According to police, around 15 protesters arrived at Sohana Chowk after circulation of a message on social media to gather there on Sunday in support of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh
Published on Mar 27, 2023 03:28 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Chandigarh: Two cops in CBI net for seeking ₹1 lakh as bribe
The cops, who were deployed at the Sector-24 police post, have been booked under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code on the basis of transcripts of conversation between them and complainant Ranjeet Singh
Published on Mar 23, 2023 06:27 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Crackdown on Amritpal: Rain fails to deter Sikh protesters, travel woes mount on manic Monday
Protesters refused to vacate the protest site at Sohana Chowk until they get a report on the whereabouts of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his supporters
Published on Mar 21, 2023 04:37 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Crackdown on Amritpal: 36 hours on, Sikh protesters keep chokehold on Sohana Chowk
Traffic around busy intersection on Airport Road thrown into chaos; pleas from commuters, air passengers fall on deaf ears
Published on Mar 20, 2023 02:24 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Crackdown against Amritpal: Sikh protesters block Sohana chowk in Mohali
Carrying arms, Sikh protesters lay siege to crucial intersection on Mohali’s Airport Road amid rumours of Punjab Police detaining Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh
Published on Mar 19, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
18 temporary roundabouts coming up in Mohali to check road accidents
Mohali DC requests police to set up 18 temporary roundabouts using drums at major intersections; to slow down speedsters, Mohali police had earlier set up three temporary roundabouts on the stretch from District Administrative Complex in Sector 76 to Sector 81
Published on Mar 17, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
1992 disappearance of bank employee: 30 yrs on, 2 cops convicted of illegal detention, kidnapping
A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mohali has convicted two Punjab Police cops 30 years after the alleged disappearance of a bank employee from Amritsar.
Updated on Mar 16, 2023 10:42 PM IST
Nikhil Sharma and Anil Sharma
Mohali: 73 lives snuffed out in Airport Road accidents in five years
An audit report on the accidents and blackspots has factored in data of mishaps that took place on the stretch between the intersection point on NH-5 (elevated section) near Gopal’s sweets in Kharar and the intersection point on NH-152 near McDonald’s, Zirakpur
Published on Mar 15, 2023 11:39 PM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
CCL team owner held for duping Zirakpur realtor of ₹4 crore
Anand Bihari Yadav, a resident of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from a Jodhpur hotel a few hours ahead of his team’s scheduled match at the city’s Barkatullah Khan Stadium on Saturday
Published on Mar 14, 2023 01:31 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
MLA Kulwant raises concern over rising road mishaps in Mohali, demands 16 roundabouts
Punjab minister of housing and urban development Aman Arora assured the MLA that roundabouts will be constructed at all black spots in the city after checking the feasibility. The minister said tenders for construction of three roundabouts --Sectors 67/68/79/80 Chowk, Sectors 68/69/78/79 Chowk and Sectors 69/70/77/78 Chowk have already been processed.
Published on Mar 07, 2023 01:55 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Disproportionate Assets Case: Mohali court rejects ex-minister Dharamsot’s bail plea
A local Mohali court on Saturday denied regular bail to former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in a Prevention of Corruption Act case registered at vigilance bureau police station, Mohali on February 6, 2023.
Published on Mar 04, 2023 10:33 PM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
With tenders to be floated within fortnight, Mohali steps closer to mechanical sweeping
With a shortage of manpower, Mohali MC had been facing a major challenge to keep the roads clean and garbage free with manual sweeping since then
Published on Feb 27, 2023 11:28 PM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Accused who chopped off Mohali youth’s fingers fled to Kala Amb after crime
Both accused who chopped off Mohali youth’s fingers aged less than 26; took shelter in Himachal with help of aides; sent to eight-day police custody by court
Published on Feb 27, 2023 04:24 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Mohali RPG attack: Shooter Ranga sent to 10-day police remand
A Mohali court on Sunday sent Deepak Ranga, alleged shooter in the rocket propelled grenade attack at Punjab Police intelligence headquarters in Mohali on May 9 last year, to 10-day police remand.
Published on Feb 26, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Three booked for chopping off 24-year-old youth’s fingers in Mohali
Three men chopped off four fingers of a 24-year-old youth in Barmajra village, Balongi, on February 8, suspecting his involvement in the murder of one of the assailants’ brother
Published on Feb 25, 2023 03:53 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
PU asst prof held for dowry death case: Victim’s phone call recordings deleted, alleges father
According to Chandigarh Police, the woman’s father alleged that his daughter’s phone recorded calls automatically, but after her death, they didn’t find the recordings of their conversations with her on Thursday, a day before she was found dead
Published on Feb 20, 2023 02:52 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protest: Students take exams amid security cover in Mohali
In the wake of the board exams, the principal of the school had written to the Mohali deputy commissioner and the senior superintendent of police raising concern regarding the ongoing Qaumi Insaaf Morcha protest near their school which is one of the key centres for CBSE exams in Mohali.
Updated on Feb 17, 2023 02:08 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Qaumi Insaaf Morcha stir: With cops handling protesters, policing takes a hit in Mohali
A violent clash had taken place last week in which 33 police personnel were injured after armed protesters under the banner of Qaumi Insaaf Morcha went on a rampage, smashing vehicles and cornering cops, near the Chandigarh-Mohali border on the Sector 52/53 dividing road.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 12:02 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Stray bullet from ITBP firing range hits Derabassi office door
The ITBP base camp is around 3.3km far from treatment storage and disposal facility in Dera Bassi. According to the officials, the guard was barely a few inches away from the door when the bullet hit the door of the office around 6:15 pm.
Published on Feb 15, 2023 01:36 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Derabassi
Protest hotbed Mohali witnesses over 100 stirs in 9 months
Commuters at the receiving end; last year while 10 stirs were held in protest hotbed Mohali in June, 17 were reported in July, 30 in August, 12 in September, 11 in October, eight in November and a total seven protests were recorded in December.
Updated on Feb 13, 2023 09:38 PM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
162 passengers stranded for 20 hours as Air India cancels Chandigarh-Leh flight
After protesting for four hours on Saturday, they were eventually accommodated in hotels near the airport and adjusted on another flight, but only on Sunday morning
Published on Feb 13, 2023 04:51 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Mohali: Road mishaps snuffing out fives lives every week
Road accidents claimed 278 lives in Mohali in 2022, a 17% spike from 237 deaths in 2021; another 19 people killed in January alone in 2023
Published on Feb 12, 2023 03:07 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
4 Mohali factories to ditch coal, use paddy straw boilers
To control farm fires in the district, PPCB along with local administration has motivated four more factories to switch to boilers which use paddy straw as a fuel and not coal. It will not only curb the stubble burning menace but also benefit industrialists. -- senior PPCB official
Published on Feb 10, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Security up as tension prevails at Chandigarh-Mohali border, day after rampage
A day after rampage, Sikh activists stage sit-in, organise ‘paath’ on Sector 52/53 dividing road; as many as 33 cops were injured and dozens of police vehicles damaged after the armed protesters, under the banner of Qaumi Insaaf Morcha, had clashed with the police on Wednesday, after they were stopped from marching towards Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Chandigarh, to press for the release of Sikh prisoners.
Updated on Feb 10, 2023 07:01 PM IST
Shailee Dogra and Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh/mohali
Sikh activist-police clash: BKI chief Hawara’s foster father among 6 booked for murder bid, rioting
The violence reported on Wednesday at the Mohali-Chandigarh border in which 33 cops were injured was part of a “well-thought conspiracy”, claims a first information report registered by the Chandigarh Police.
Published on Feb 09, 2023 10:29 PM IST
Shailee Dogra and Nikhil Sharma
Range Rover case: Accused was headed to in-laws’ house with gun, says uncle
Mowed down cousin, and injured mother and uncle when they tried to stop him from leaving for in-laws’ house with a weapon
Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Terror-funding case: Gangster Bhagwanpuria sent to 4-day police remand
A Mohali court on Tuesday sent gangster Jagdip Singh, alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, to four-day custody of the Punjab Police State Special Operation Cell in a terror-funding case.
Published on Jan 31, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Unpaid property tax: Mohali MC seals 11 booths in Phase 3A
According to Mohali MC officials, an MC team led by superintendent Avtar Singh Kalsi sealed booth numbers 41, 44, 45, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 61, 63 and 64 in Phase 3A
Updated on Jan 31, 2023 01:03 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Mohali
Botched bike robbery in Dera Bassi a revenge plan gone awry, say police
22-year-old Haryana youth wanted to avenge uncle’s murder in Bhiwani, but reached Dera Bassi on wrong train and tried to rob bike to reach back home, say Mohali police
Published on Jan 30, 2023 02:33 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Dera Bassi
