A sum of ₹31,000 was presented to the Fair Committee.

November 23, 2025, Dera Bassi: A traditional wrestling event called “Chhinj Mela” honoring Dhan Dhan’s 350th martyrdom day The Dera Bassi constituency’s village of Fatehpur Jattan hosted the inauguration of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Gurdarshan Singh Saini, a social worker and senior BJP leader from Dera Bassi, was the chief guest.

Harpreet Singh Tinku, Pushpinder Mehta, Sannat Bhardwaj, Davinder Dhanauni, Major Paragpur, Hardeep Singh, previous Sarpanch Balkar Singh, Suresh Vyas, and other dignitaries were present at the event with him.

Speaking to the locals at the fair, Gurdarshan Singh Saini stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party is actively promoting the state’s sports culture in order to shield Punjab’s young males from drug addiction. According to him, the BJP government is constantly working to reduce drug use and engage young people with sports culture.

He went on to say that these wrestling fairs provide young people fresh perspectives. In light of the BJP government’s growing efforts to encourage sports, he asked young people to do the same. Today, wrestlers from several akhadas (wrestling arenas) showed up at the arena in the village of Fatehpur Jattan. The wrestlers who took part received recognition.

Gurdarshan Singh, a BJP leader, praised the efforts made to organize sporting events in Punjab’s villages. Additionally, he commended the committee members and other organizers for their efforts. He gave the committee financial support in the amount of ₹31,000.

The wrestlers were also blessed on this occasion by Baba Raj Singh of Yadgar Gurdwara Sahib in the village of Fatehpur Jattan. The ‘Chhinj Mela’ began with the sound of drums and nagaras (traditional Indian drums) in front of the committee members and villagers. The duration of this wrestling fair is three days.

The first prize money (for the main Jhandi tournament) has been fixed at ₹1 lakh, according to the information received. In a similar vein, ₹31,000 is the prize for the second Jhandi competition.

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In order to apprehend Navneet Chaturvedi, who is suspected of submitting a nomination for the Rajya Sabha election in Punjab using the falsified signatures of ten Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, the Rupnagar Police travelled to Chandigarh. In the meantime, Navneet was protected by the Chandigarh Police.

A fight broke out between the Chandigarh Police and the Rupnagar Police near Sukhna Lake during this [event]. From both sides, pistols were pulled on one another. He will approach the High Court. It is reported that a case has been registered against Navneet Chaturvedi at the Rupnagar City Police Station.

The Punjab Assembly has begun a special session in Chandigarh to discuss the state’s flooding problem. Since the Aam Aadmi Party government will have to respond to the opposition on matters of law and order and flood relief, the session is anticipated to be highly controversial.

Kultar Singh Sandhwan, the assembly speaker, has issued directives to guarantee that the house’s operations go smoothly and that MLAs uphold discipline.

Even though the state relies on the Central Meteorological Department’s (IMD) estimates for rainfall, a minister has questioned the IMD’s prediction, saying that more rain has fallen in Punjab than expected. He went on to say that all of the water from Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh had entered the Punjabi rivers.

During the session, the irrigation minister will shortly make a suggestion on the subject.

Prior to this, the house honoured a number of departed persons, such as Punjabi comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, former MP Harpal Tohra, Punjabi music maestro Charanjit Ahuja, and others. September 26 marked the start of the session, which will last through September 29.

According to the article, 2,565 humans and 3.90 lakh livestock perished as a result of the monsoon’s effects on 23 districts in the state. Following the reading of a sympathy motion for the dead, there was a two-minute pause.

“Today, the Indian women’s cricket team will take on Australia in the second game of their three-match ODI series. Australia has a 1-0 series lead and will win the series if they win this game.

“The Indian squad has lost eight straight games and hasn’t defeated Australia since 2021. India also suffered a loss in the opening ODI on Sunday.

“Thus, the pressure to win is clearly visible on the Indian team before the match today at Maharaja Yadavindra International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.”

According to Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, every member of the team is a superb fielder who can make spectacular catches even on a terrible day. The crew also made some challenging catches, she said.

Deepti preferred to concentrate on the team’s success rather than address the controversy surrounding Suryakumar Yadav’s handshake with the Pakistan captain at the India-Pakistan Asia Cup.

She added that four spin bowlers were part of the team’s Sunday meeting. Despite Australia’s strong batting, every bowler was attempting to take wickets. She said she was sure Indian bowlers and batsmen would do well on Wednesday. She added that Amanjot Kaur and Renuka Singh are practicing on the net and are in perfect physical condition.

Panchkula Bureau: In Sector 1, Panchkula, an unidentified man with a sharp weapon viciously attacked a lecturer at BPED College. Following the attack, the accused left the scene. Police from the Sector 5 police station hurried to the scene after learning of the situation, and the lecturer was taken to the hospital. Based on the injured lecturer’s statement, the authorities are currently looking into the situation.

Neeraj, a resident of Sector 4, Panchkula, was confirmed as the lecturer. In Sector 23, he is the head of a BPED college. According to Neeraj, he and a friend were in Sector 1 sitting in their car when two or three individuals with their faces concealed came up to them. Suddenly, they began using sharp weapons to attack Neeraj. Neeraj’s friend was able to flee during the onslaught. The accused attempted to assault his companion as well, but he managed to get away. The attackers left when they heard the ruckus, and people from a nearby cafe came out.

Neeraj was admitted right away to Sector 6’s Civil Hospital. The accused is being sought by the police. According to the preliminary inquiry, the incident may have been carried out as a result of an old conflict or animosity.

DCP meets with college staff.

The college staff banded together after the event and met with the Panchkula DCP to seek more security for both staff and students. They have received assurances from the police that they will be apprehended shortly and that CCTV material will be analysed to identify the perpetrators.

The Panchkula DCP statement.

A special team has been established to look into the attack on lecturer Praveen Dhanda, and the attackers will be taken into custody shortly, according to Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta. There is now more patrolling throughout the campus and its environs.

Drivers will now only be stopped by the Chandigarh Traffic Police for breaking traffic laws. DGP Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda has made it clear that a driver should not be stopped without cause if they are not breaking any laws. There have been explicit instructions not to halt vehicles carrying families.

According to the DGP, the goal is to enhance the Chandigarh Police’s reputation. Several recordings of police officers stopping and intimidating drivers at checkpoints recently went viral on social media.

Because of this, manual challans have also been prohibited, and only CCTV cameras will now be used to issue challans.

Prohibition of stopping without cause.

For security and crime prevention, two to three checkpoints are positioned in the evening at each of the city’s police station areas. However, challans were frequently issued by police officers here.

Police station in-charges have now received severe instructions from the DGP stating that cars should only be stopped at checkpoints when the driver has violated a traffic law.

Significant grievances on social media.

Videos of this arbitrary police behavior have frequently been created by individuals, shared on social media, and forwarded to higher-ranking officials.

Videos of this arbitrary police behavior have frequently been created, shared on social media, and forwarded to higher-ranking officials. According to the drivers, checkpoints still halt them even when they have all the required paperwork and haven’t breached any traffic laws.

More frequently, vehicles from other states are targeted.

The traffic police frequently stopped cars entering the city from other states in order to demand money. This was most noticeable at crossroads, red lights, and entry points. It was even said that in order to be posted for duty, the munshi (clerk) required payment of millions of rupees.

The system has seen adjustments since DGP Sagar Preet assumed leadership. According to him, challans would henceforth only be issued for violating traffic laws, and the procedure will be entirely open and transparent.

“High-ranking authorities had communication with fake Major Ganesh Bhatt. Since the Chandigarh Operation Cell has begun an inquiry, he has been detained by the police for five days. CCTV footage and his call details will disclose secrets.

Fake Major Ganesh Bhatt has been detained by the Chandigarh Operation Cell for five days. He is being questioned by the police constantly to determine which high-ranking authorities he interacted with. The issue hasn’t been completely disclosed yet.

After the Crime Branch took action, Ganesh Bhatt was taken into custody. Everyone is now keeping an eye on the police to see how long it will take them to reveal the identities of the authorities he interacted with.

Several significant secrets can be uncovered via Ganesh Bhatt’s cell phone, according to insiders.

According to sources, Ganesh Bhatt, the accused, was also linked to senior police officers. In addition, there is talk in the police department that he even ate dinner with several of the policemen. The Operation Cell is currently in charge of the investigation, which was moved from the Crime Branch.

The police will now also look at Ganesh’s phone details. This will show which cops he communicated with and where he was at all times when he was with them.

CCTV footage was kept.

According to Nikhil Vashisht, the accused’s attorney, he had requested in court that the CCTV footage from the Sector-16 hospital be kept on file, and this request had been fulfilled. They will greatly benefit from this in the lawsuit.

He used to have lunch and dinner with some people and connect by phone and SMS. During police remand, these officials’ names might be made public.

The Operation Cell has now taken over the case of the phony major, who was taken into custody by the Chandigarh Crime Branch on August 22, 2025. The case was moved from the Crime Branch to the Operation Cell by the court. The court denied both of the Crime Branch’s earlier requests for a seven-day police remand of the defendant. Indeed, the defendant had claimed that he had endured “third-degree torture” throughout his incarceration. As a result, the operation cell is now in charge of the case’s investigation.

Third-Degree Torture Allegations.

Nikhil Vashisht, the accused’s attorney, has claimed that Ganesh Bhatt was tortured by the police in the “third degree.” A medical board was then established in Sector-16 to perform a medical examination and submit the results to the court.

The investigation stated that Ganesh Bhatt suffered minor injuries all over his body in addition to injuries to his head, hand, foot, eye, and ear.

A female constable’s complaint led to the filing of an FIR.

Based on a tip from a female constable, the Chandigarh Crime Branch apprehended Ganesh Bhatt on August 22, 2025, and filed a formal case against him. According to the allegation, he stole a gold ring and Rs 5 lakh from a female constable at the Sector-11 police station. By posing as a major, the accused had won her trust.

 The Chandigarh Education Department has cancelled the second Saturday holiday, which takes place every month in the city’s government schools, for two months. Director School Education H.P.S. Brar has issued instructions in this regard.

In Chandigarh, an electric bus in motion abruptly flipped over in the middle of the road. At the moment, the bus was carrying people. Passengers began yelling as the event occurred. The location was crowded with onlookers. The accident was reported to the police right away.

The cops arrived at the location as soon as they were informed. The sitting passengers were managed to be dragged from the vehicle with the assistance of onlookers. After the tragedy, four injured people were transferred right away to Sector-16 hospital for first aid.

The bus’s other eight occupants, meanwhile, barely made it out alive. To determine the true reason for the accident, the investigative teams who arrived at the scene have begun their inquiry. A report on the incident has also been requested by the transport department.

“Now read in a sequential manner how the accident happened…”

A bus was travelling to Sector 17 from Manimajra:The information indicates that the collision occurred on Friday morning at approximately 10:15 a.m. The bus was travelling to Sector 17 from the Manimajra bus stop. It was intended to continue on to Malloa. The bus carried between 12 and 15 people. The bus was heading in the right direction. Abruptly, it began to malfunction.

Bus overturned while turning: The brakes of the bus abruptly failed. The brakes weren’t functioning correctly. The bus turned at the bus stand and overturned as soon as it got to Sector 17. The bus plunged onto the road from the driver’s side into a ditch.

Explosion sound as the bus overturned: Those on the scene reported hearing a tremendous explosion as soon as the bus overturned. They then noticed the bus overturned when they turned to look in that direction. People rushed to the location. They saw that the bus’s occupants were yelling throughout that period.

People did not hesitate and launched the rescue operation right away in order to free the passengers. The process of removing passengers from the bus began during this period. It took roughly ten minutes to remove every person. Four people were discovered to have suffered significant injuries during this period.

Accident victims were transferred to Sector-16 hospital right away:The accident victims were taken to Sector-16 hospital. The bus driver informed the investigating teams that the accident occurred because of a technical issue with the bus. The bus’s brakes weren’t functioning. After the collision, the driver was terrified.

A holiday caused a serious catastrophe, but experts say the damage could have been more severe because schools and universities weren’t on vacation at the time. This is because a lot of people visit Sector 17 during this time. Investigations are underway to determine the accident’s true causes.