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Mistaken for street fight participant, youth attacked in Chandigarh

The victim alleged that one of the men restrained him while another struck him with a stick; at the same time, another victim was stabbed in the back with a sharp weapon

The victim, Jaspreet Dhiman, is a resident of Ram Darbar and an employee at the Sector 22 Mobile Market in Chandigarh. (HR)

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Published on May 02, 2025 09:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Cash-strapped Chandigarh MC eyes gains from residential project in Manimajra

The project is to come up on a 6.9-acre land parcel in Pocket 6 of Manimajra, which has been earmarked for residential development under the Chandigarh Master Plan; the MC is considering auctioning the vacant land with a reserve price of ₹300 crore — expected to fetch at least ₹500 crore

In 2005, the Chandigarh MC had sold a 5.39-acre plot in Manimajra for a similar housing society on freehold basis. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:36 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Masked thieves flee empty-handed after botched bank heist

According to Chandigarh Police, the accused broke into the premises by damaging a four-inch portion of the rear wall of the bank, located at SCO Number 916, Pocket Number 6, Manimajra; the incident occurred around 2.30 am on the intervening night between Sunday and Monday

Chandigarh Police said they were alerted by the bank’s surveillance team about suspicious activity on the bank premises. (HT)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2025 06:23 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

No loan taken for 24X7 water supply project in Manimajra: MHA to Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari’s question

The Chandigarh MC had taken a loan of ₹412 crore for the next phase of the water supply project and ₹40 crore is to be paid back to the French government annually, starting December 2029, for which water tariff will be almost doubled.

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari had asked a question in Parliament about 24X7 water supply project in Manimajra. (HT File)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 09:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 20-year-old woman’s body found in Sukhna Lake; suicide suspected

Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim left home around 10 pm, telling her family that a friend had met with an accident; she then travelled to the lake from Manimajra and allegedly jumped in around 11.30 pm

A police team rushed to the spot and pulled her out of the lake, but doctors at GMSH-16, declared her dead on arrival. (iStock)

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Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Pedestrian’s phone snatched in Manimajra

Mohd Faisal, a resident of Sector-26, Chandigarh, was travelling from Manimajra to Bapudham Colony when the incident unfolded around 8.35 pm

A case under Section 304 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered at the IT Park police station, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 03, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

CSCL’s seamless water supply claims refuted by Manimajra residents

Officials claimed that the supply had stabilised to 16-18 hours per day, with plans for 24x7 coverage soon; however, this falls short of the project’s original promise of continuous water supply, as per residents, who say seamless supply remains unavailable

Home minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the 24x7 water supply project in Manimajra on August 4. (iStock)

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Updated on Dec 03, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: On way back from wedding, man, sister robbed of phone, gold ring

Braj Mohan, along with his sister Meena and a 60-year-old woman, was heading home on a Honda Activa from a wedding held at the Community Centre in Manimajra, Chandigarh

This is the second daring snatching in Chandigarh within a span of five days. On November 21, a similar crime occurred near the Sector 15/16 light point around 1.45 am, when three college students snatched a Maruti Suzuki Jimny from a car delivery driver. The accused were subsequently arrested. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 26, 2024 09:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 3 months after inauguration, 24x7 water supply still a pipe dream in Manimajra

Union home minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the project three months ago amid much fanfare, but seamless supply has yet to reach residents

The project is aimed at transforming the area’s water supply from an intermittent to a continuous system. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Nov 10, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Manimajra youth attacked with sharp weapon, hospitalised

The incident occurred around 11.20 pm when Rahul went to a public toilet near his residence;according to the victim’s father, Ramesh, the attacker, identified as Madu from Model Town, Manimajra, Chandigarh, assaulted Rahul with a dagger, with the intent to kill him

The injured youth was taken to civil hospital, Manimajra, on a neighbour’s e-rickshaw. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2024 10:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: GMSH-16 to switch to winter OPD timings from October 16

There will also be no change in hours at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh; the hospital will continue to function from 9 am to 5 pm, with OPD registrations from 8 am to 11 am and OPD services available from 9 am to 2 pm

The new OPD timings at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16, Chandigarh, will be from 9 am to 3 pm, with registrations available from 8 am to 2 pm. The winter timings will remain in effect till April 15, 2025. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 16, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth ends life

Two days before the incident, his father had travelled to their native village in Kanpur, leaving his son alone in the house

Chandigarh Police said no suicide note was recovered. The body was transported to the mortuary at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector-16, for a post-mortem examination. (Getty image)

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Published on Sep 28, 2024 09:17 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: One month on, Manimajra residents still await 24-hour water supply

For ensuring a smooth transition from intermittent to full-pressure water supply in Manimajra, the Chandigarh MC had set up a state-of-art smart meter testing lab at Water Works-III, Manimajra; however, residents complain that none of the areas got round-the-clock water supply for even a day

Residents complain none of the areas in Chandigarh’s Manimajra got round-the-clock water supply for even a single day since the project’s launch on August 4. (iStock)

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Updated on Sep 09, 2024 08:26 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

2 days after project launch, MC plans phase-wise trial of 24x7 water supply in Manimajra

The phased trial run of final settings and connections to the new water supply system in Manimajra, before rolling out the facility completely, will commence in phases

The municipal corporation has set up a dedicated complaint counter at Water Works-III, Manimajra, from 9 am to 5 pm. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

A day after project launch, 24x7 water supply fails to reach all parts of Manimajra

The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) will share a detailed plan on water supply across Manimajra on Tuesday.

Union home minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the 24x7 water supply project in Manimajra on Sunday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Aug 06, 2024 09:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UP man gets life term for murdering woman

As per the prosecution’s theory, the decomposed body of the woman, Deepa, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was found on the night of February 5, 2019

The court sentenced Arjun alias Baru to life imprisonment besides imposing a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25,000 on him. (iStock)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 09:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Mystery shrouds death of 33-year-old man

Chandigarh Police were alerted by a passer-by who discovered the body; upon arrival, police took the unidentified body into custody

Investigation revealed that the deceased hailed from Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, and was residing in Manimajra with his wife and children. (iStock)

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Updated on Jul 12, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Out for a walk, 63-year-old Chandigarh woman loses phone to snatchers

At 10.15 pm while Charanjit Kaur, a Manimajra resident, was out for a walk after dinner, two men on a motorcycle approached her from behind, snatched her mobile phone from her hand and sped away

Shaken by the incident, Charanjit Kaur and her son immediately reported the matter to police. (iStock)

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Updated on Jul 07, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Retd govt staffer attacked at home by acquaintance

The victim, Meera, told the police that she was at home with her domestic help Geeta around 1 pm, when she heard a knock on the door, followed by the doorbell ringing

Even when she collapsed on the ground, Rakesh continued to threaten her with the weapon. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 09, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Car leaves pedestrian injured near housing board light point

Following the collision, the driver immediately assisted the injured woman and took her to the Civil Hospital in Manimajra for medical attention; Rani sustained a backbone injury and remains under treatment

The incident occurred on May 11, when Radha Rani of Manimajra was crossing the road while returning home from Mirchia Hospital near Housing Board light point. (iStock)

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Updated on May 20, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Phone snatcher lands in police net

The accused Mohammad Imran, 30, a resident of Manimajra, was arrested near Shitla Mata Temple, Manimajra. After the complainant identified both him and the stolen phone, the device was also recovered on the spot.

The crime branch of UT police arrested a snatcher on Saturday, a month after he snatched a woman’s phone, in Manimajra. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

45-year-old bludgeoned to death in Chandigarh after spat turns violent

Probe officials said two suspects involved in the crime were rounded up, adding that the duo and the victim were in an inebriated state at the time of the incident

Footage recovered from a CCTV camera captured the accused fleeing from the spot after the incident. (HT)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2024 09:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: 2 youths get 5-year jail in 2021 snatching case

Complainant Savitari Devi, a resident of Dadumajra Colony, said that she had gone to her brother’s house in Manimajra on September 20, 2021. In the afternoon, as she was walking to a nearby market, a youth snatched her gold chain and fled. Another youth was waiting for him on a motorcycle at some distance. The duo then sped away on the bike.

Two youths have been sentenced to five years’ jail for snatching a woman’s gold chain in Manimajra in September 2021. They have also been told to pay a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25,000 each. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2024 09:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Taxi driver who claimed biker’s life jailed for 2 yrs

Hailing from Hisar, Haryana, the driver, Vijay Kumar, was convicted under Sections 304-A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Taxi driver who claimed biker’s life in 2017 was sentenced to 2 year jail term. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 03, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s outsourced health workers protest against delayed wages

Marching from GMSH-16 to Matka Chowk, the protesters claimed their wages were disbursed only after 15th every month, and they had not even received their salaries for January. Similar issues were faced in September 2023

Outsourced health department workers taking out a march to protest against delayed wages in Chandigarh on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

2 gangster Lawrence Bishnoi aides, who harboured singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s shooters, held

Accused Chotta Mani was arrested along with his accomplice identified as Jatinder Singh of Gobindpura Mohalla in Manimajra, police officials said

The accused were arrested from Zirakpur with two .32 calibre pistols and ammunition. (Photo: X)

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Updated on Feb 04, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

9 lakh stolen from shop in Chandigarh’s Manimajra

Complainant Suraj Prakash Thakur, who runs Maya Motors in Manimajra, said as he opened the shutters of the shop on Monday morning, he found that the lock was broken and the shop was ransacked

The complainant told Chandigarh Police that <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 lakh kept in a bubble wrap with Maya Motors written on it was stolen, along with some spare parts. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Mayor’s term review: High on promise, low on action

The richest councillor of Chandigarh with assets worth ₹45 crore got down to business with the swag and style of an entrepreneur only to find himself caught in stalemate with the UT administration and municipal commissioner, leaving much to be desired on the ground as his term sputters to an end on January 16

Chandigarh mayor Anup Gupta. (Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jan 10, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Thief caught red-handed during burglary bid in Mohali’s Lalru

Both the accused have been booked under Sections 457 (lurking house-trespass) and 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code at Lalru police station

The arrested accused was identified as Golu, alias Bittu while the absconding accused was identified as Sumit of Ambala. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jan 08, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Phone snatcher caught red-handed in Manimajra

The case was registered at the Manimajra police station on the complaint of Tirlok Singh. He reported that he, along with his 15-year-old daughter, Himani, went to the market on foot and the accused snatched a mobile phone from his daughter’s hand and tried to run away

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Updated on Dec 26, 2023 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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The victim alleged that one of the men restrained him while another struck him with a stick; at the same time, another victim was stabbed in the back with a sharp weapon

The project is to come up on a 6.9-acre land parcel in Pocket 6 of Manimajra, which has been earmarked for residential development under the Chandigarh Master Plan; the MC is considering auctioning the vacant land with a reserve price of ₹300 crore — expected to fetch at least ₹500 crore

According to Chandigarh Police, the accused broke into the premises by damaging a four-inch portion of the rear wall of the bank, located at SCO Number 916, Pocket Number 6, Manimajra; the incident occurred around 2.30 am on the intervening night between Sunday and Monday

The Chandigarh MC had taken a loan of ₹412 crore for the next phase of the water supply project and ₹40 crore is to be paid back to the French government annually, starting December 2029, for which water tariff will be almost doubled.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim left home around 10 pm, telling her family that a friend had met with an accident; she then travelled to the lake from Manimajra and allegedly jumped in around 11.30 pm

Mohd Faisal, a resident of Sector-26, Chandigarh, was travelling from Manimajra to Bapudham Colony when the incident unfolded around 8.35 pm

Officials claimed that the supply had stabilised to 16-18 hours per day, with plans for 24x7 coverage soon; however, this falls short of the project’s original promise of continuous water supply, as per residents, who say seamless supply remains unavailable

Braj Mohan, along with his sister Meena and a 60-year-old woman, was heading home on a Honda Activa from a wedding held at the Community Centre in Manimajra, Chandigarh

Union home minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the project three months ago amid much fanfare, but seamless supply has yet to reach residents

The incident occurred around 11.20 pm when Rahul went to a public toilet near his residence;according to the victim’s father, Ramesh, the attacker, identified as Madu from Model Town, Manimajra, Chandigarh, assaulted Rahul with a dagger, with the intent to kill him

There will also be no change in hours at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh; the hospital will continue to function from 9 am to 5 pm, with OPD registrations from 8 am to 11 am and OPD services available from 9 am to 2 pm

Two days before the incident, his father had travelled to their native village in Kanpur, leaving his son alone in the house

For ensuring a smooth transition from intermittent to full-pressure water supply in Manimajra, the Chandigarh MC had set up a state-of-art smart meter testing lab at Water Works-III, Manimajra; however, residents complain that none of the areas got round-the-clock water supply for even a day

The phased trial run of final settings and connections to the new water supply system in Manimajra, before rolling out the facility completely, will commence in phases

The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) will share a detailed plan on water supply across Manimajra on Tuesday.

As per the prosecution’s theory, the decomposed body of the woman, Deepa, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was found on the night of February 5, 2019

Chandigarh Police were alerted by a passer-by who discovered the body; upon arrival, police took the unidentified body into custody

At 10.15 pm while Charanjit Kaur, a Manimajra resident, was out for a walk after dinner, two men on a motorcycle approached her from behind, snatched her mobile phone from her hand and sped away

The victim, Meera, told the police that she was at home with her domestic help Geeta around 1 pm, when she heard a knock on the door, followed by the doorbell ringing

Following the collision, the driver immediately assisted the injured woman and took her to the Civil Hospital in Manimajra for medical attention; Rani sustained a backbone injury and remains under treatment

The accused Mohammad Imran, 30, a resident of Manimajra, was arrested near Shitla Mata Temple, Manimajra. After the complainant identified both him and the stolen phone, the device was also recovered on the spot.

Probe officials said two suspects involved in the crime were rounded up, adding that the duo and the victim were in an inebriated state at the time of the incident

Hailing from Hisar, Haryana, the driver, Vijay Kumar, was convicted under Sections 304-A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Marching from GMSH-16 to Matka Chowk, the protesters claimed their wages were disbursed only after 15th every month, and they had not even received their salaries for January. Similar issues were faced in September 2023

Accused Chotta Mani was arrested along with his accomplice identified as Jatinder Singh of Gobindpura Mohalla in Manimajra, police officials said

Complainant Suraj Prakash Thakur, who runs Maya Motors in Manimajra, said as he opened the shutters of the shop on Monday morning, he found that the lock was broken and the shop was ransacked

Both the accused have been booked under Sections 457 (lurking house-trespass) and 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code at Lalru police station

The case was registered at the Manimajra police station on the complaint of Tirlok Singh. He reported that he, along with his 15-year-old daughter, Himani, went to the market on foot and the accused snatched a mobile phone from his daughter’s hand and tried to run away

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