Everything you need to know about Chander Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chander Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Rocket scientist Avinash Chander Saturday took charge as the scientific advisor to Defence Minister A.K. Antony and the head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an official statement said.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Dr. Avinash Chander has been appointed as the new scientific advisor to Defence Minister, Secretary Department of Defence Research and Development and DG DRDO.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Rocket scientist Avinash Chander was Friday appointed the scientific advisor to Defence Minister A.K. Antony and the head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an official statement said.
Ghaziabad, Feb 25 (IANS) A neighbour Monday barged into the house of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader here and shot him dead over a row over a shop, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Two suppliers of illegal arms were arrested and a carbine machine gun, eight pistols and a revolver were recovered from them here, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was Tuesday murdered here in the house of her foster mother, police said.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped here by two unidentified men, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India's fertiliser subsidy burden is likely to overshoot the budgetary estimate by at least Rs.40,000 crore ($7.4 billion) to Rs.1 lakh crore in the financial year ending March 31, top officials of the Fertiliser Association of India said Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Leading disinfectant brand Dettol said Wednesday it had reached out to 14 lakh students in 3,114 schools in 65 cities across India as part of its Healthy Hand Wash Programme along with NGO School Health Annual Report Programme (SHARP).
Ghaziabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The autopsy of a six-year-old who was found murdered here Thursday morning has confirmed that she was raped before being killed, police said Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Two men were stabbed to death and a woman was injured over a property dispute here Friday evening, police said. One of the two accused has been arrested.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Industry body Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Friday called for urgently increasing urea prices as well as for reforms to the government's urea policy.
Karachi, Dec. 6 (ANI): The builder who allegedly demolished a century-old Hindu temple in the city's Soldier Bazaar on Saturday has gone to court against the media for "distorting the news in favour of the community".
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A court in Pakistan has restrained a military estates officer and the administration of the port city of Karachi from demolishing a pre-Partition era temple.
North District has arrested one person namely Sampann Sharma from Moradabad, UP for smuggling of Horns of Cheetal/Spotted Deer and 4 Horns of Cheetal/Spotted Deer have been recovered from his possession
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A 42-year-old man was arrested here for his alleged involvement in supplying illicit liquor and 25 cartoons of illicit liquor were seized from his possession, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In an obvious reference to the alleged nexus between steel manufacturers and iron ore miners, the Supreme Court Friday wondered why steel manufacturers were seeking resumption of mining operations, not mine lease holders.
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a crowd tried to set afire a senior Uttar Pradesh government official, police said.
Shimla, Oct 3 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank has started financing mini hydropower projects to promote power production in the state, a bank's top functionary said here Wednesday.
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) The death of two girls of a British-era convent school in Shimla Friday became murkier when their parents blamed school authorities. The parents said the girls did not die accidentally, but committed suicide after being "mentally harassed" by their teacher.
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) The district office of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the busy Hazratganj area here was gutted in a major fire late Thursday, police said. No one was injured as the office was closed.
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) A further Rs.1 crore in cash and jewellery worth over Rs.30 lakh were recovered from the lockers of Fiza Mohammed alias Anuradha Bali, the dead estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Three Nepalis have been arrested here for killing a compatriot, police said Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) An accused facing trial should not be allowed to take advantage of slipshod investigation by police, the Supreme Court has said, cautioning judges against acquitting an offender if the prosecution case stood unshaken.
Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed when Pakistan resorted to "heavy unprovoked firing" on a border post in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Friday. The firing by Pakistan Rangers took place Thursday night, spreading panic in the area, and continued Friday morning.
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Even after her death in mysterious circumstances, Fiza Mohammed a.k.a. Anuradha Bali continues to court controversy with the Mohali police Thursday recovering huge amount of currency notes from her locked house.
India has successfully test fired the surface to surface 2000 km range Ballistic Missile AGNI-II from Wheeler?s Island in Bay of Bengal off Coast of Odisha.
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed aka Anuradha Bali, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house, was Tuesday cremated as per Hindu rites by her relatives.
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would like people to believe that the law and order situation in his state is good but the activities of his own cabinet and political colleagues seem to belie his claims.
Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who had married and was later divorced by former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, police said here Monday. Her death had initially been termed a suicide...............
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who had married and was later divorced by former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, police said here Monday. Her death had initailly been termed a suicide.
Mohali, Aug 6 (ANI): Punjab Police stated on Monday that they had found the dead body of former Haryana Deputy Attorney General Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan aka Chand Mohammad, at her residence in Mohali.
Abuja, July 28 (IANS) At least two members of Islamist sect Boko Haram were killed and 26 arrested in Nigeria's Borno state for their alleged involvement in the killing of two Indian nationals, Xinhua reported.
Patna/Shimla, July 26 (IANS) Three Bihar school students, named as accused in the alleged gangrape of a teenaged Class 11 colleague, have been detained, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) India Thursday strongly condemned the brutal murder of two Indians in Nigeria and demanded a thorough probe into the gruesome incident.
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Two Indians have been brutally murdered and another seriously wounded by unidentified assailants in Nigeria. Strongly condemned the killings, India Thursday sought an official report from the Nigerian authorities and a probe into the gruesome incident.
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): India successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile on Friday, having a range of 700 km, as part of training exercise to ensure preparedness.
The much awaited festival for odiya community is all set to begin from Thrusday, 21th June. The entire odiya community is busy participating the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath that is scheduled for today at many places nationwide. Celebrated as the major festival of Orissa, the Rath yatra is also a major attraction in the states like Ahmedabad, Gujarat and other parts of the country
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A woman employee and her husband were among six people arrested for looting the home of a lawyer here, police said Saturday.
Lucknow, June 15 (IANS) A couple, in a live-in relationship, were shot dead early Friday when they were asleep in their house in the Para locality on the outskirts of the state capital, police said.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) It is a medical procedure that is fast opening a world of hope for women in India pregnant with identical twins.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Bollywood actor John Abraham's photo published in a daily in June 2009 is not obscene, a Delhi court has ruled and rejected a plea for issuing summons against him.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Eleven Uttarakhand policemen allegedly involved in a staged shootout in Dehradun in 2009 Tuesday surrendered before a CBI court here and were sent to jail.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Small activist groups who were also demonstrating at Jantar Mantar for an unemployment allowance, Sunday blamed the media for not covering them and giving more attention to anti-corruption crusaders Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Two persons were arrested here for cheating people on the pretext of getting them bank loans, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A CBI special court here has decided to frame charges against 10 accused, including ex-officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), for alleged lapses in the allotment of plots as part of the resettlement of slum dwellers.
Shimla, April 21 (IANS) Monica Bharti, daughter-in-law of former MP Chander Kumar, is the newpresident of the Himachal Pradesh Indian Youth Congress (IYC), a party official said here Saturday.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Launching itself into an elite club of nations with the capability of hitting targets 5,000 km away, India Thursday successfully tested a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can reach Beijing and Shanghai in China, and all of Pakistan.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday stormed into an elite club of nations with the capability to hit targets 5,000 km away, with the successful test of the much-anticipated Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, described as 'China killer'.
New Delhi/Chennai/Wheeler Island, Apr 19 (ANI): The Indian scientific community on Thursday basked in the glory of the successful test-firing of the 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V.
India has created history and achieved another milestone in its defence system when it successfully tested the much-awaited Agni-V
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance of 28 countries does not consider India as a missile threat despite the country's advanced missile development programme, as NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said..................
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Prime Minsiter Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulated all the scientific and technical personnel of the DRDO and other related organisations for the successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists for the successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday morning.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday created history with the successful testing of the much awaited Agni-V long-range ballistic nuclear-capable missile, described as 'China killer', that can accurately hit targets more than 5,000 km away.
Udham Singh Nagar, Dec 7 (ANI): Bird lovers flocked to Haripura Water Park in Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand as hundreds of migratory birds from abroad took over the marshland.
New Delhi, Nov. 15 (ANI): India today successfully test fired the most advanced long-range missile system Agni-4 from an island off the Odisha coast.
London, Sept 15 (ANI): The UK Electoral Commission has launched an investigation into the claims that the India Tourism office in London had donated 5,000 pounds for a party to celebrate Labour MP Virendra Sharma's general election victory.
New Delhi, June 27(ANI): Joint Secretary of the External Affairs Ministry, Rajiv Kumar Chander, was on Monday appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine.
Bhaderwah (J-K), May 29 (ANI): Tourists from across the country are thronging Bhaderwah hill resort in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda District to attend the ongoing four-day annual cultural festival to promote tourism in the region.
Srinagar, Apr 9(ANI): A six member delegation of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), led by its former President Rajnath Singh, will visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to assess the overall situation of the state.
Patnitop (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan.3 (ANI): Scores of tourists thronged Patnitop in Jammu and Kashmir to enjoy the snowfall on Monday.
Srinagar, Nov.1 (ANI): R. Chander Shekhar, a General Reserve Engineering Forces (GREF) employee 109 RCC died at unit lines at Tikker in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Organising Committee with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has made robust plans to ensure that Delhi 2010 Games are free from anti-doping rule violations. The programme enacted is a blend of deterrence, detection and education.
Nandan Nagar (Tripura), June 11 (ANI): Tripura has abundant crop of pineapples following two consecutive years of low production.
Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 20 (ANI): As mercury rises in other parts of northern India, the Renuka Lake of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district is attracting lots of tourists.
London, March 29 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the first biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS) that might predict which patients will respond to a standard therapy and which will not.
Balasore (Orissa), Feb.7 (ANI): India on Sunday successfully test-fired and launched the long-range Agni-3 missile from an interim testing rangehere.
Dharamshala, Jan.14 (ANI): The construction of a five-star cricketers' residential complex is spurring concerns of deforestation in Himachal Pradesh, as a large number of trees are being felled for this purpose.
Wagha border, Sep 21 (ANI): In a unique gesture the officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets and greeted each other at the Wagha Border check post on the occasion of Eid- ul- Fitr.
Mumbai, Aug.7 (ANI): For the first time, a Bollywood producer has been forced to pay for plagiarizing a Hollywood hit.
Karachi, Aug.2 (ANI): Former federal minister and the chieftain of the Pakistani Hindu Sodha Thakur Rajput, and founder of the Pakistan Hindu Party, Rana Chander Singh passed away in a hospital here. He was 78.
Chandigarh, June 14 (ANI): Former Haryana deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed on Sunday added another chapter in his soap opera love story with Fiza or Anuradha Bali, when he returned to her after secretly marrying and subsequently divorcing her over telephone.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Ramakant Panda, the private doctor who conducted a cardiac operation on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in January, said Thursday the second bypass surgery 'on beating heart is more complex' on which 'very few surgeons have consistent good results'.
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to reveal how the decision to bring a private doctor, Ramakant Panda, to conduct Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cardiac surgery was arrived at.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Expressing displeasure with two candidates in Himachal Pradesh who violated the poll code, the Election Commission Tuesday asked the authorities to file a case against them.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) An eight-year-old boy was burnt to death after a fire broke out in a slum cluster here, a fire brigade official said Friday.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Poor sewerage, contaminated drinking water and irregular supply, congested bylanes paint a dismal picture of living conditions in West Vinod Nagar, one of the many unauthorised areas of East Delhi constituency.
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Panchkula (Haryana), April 24 (IANS) He made national headlines when he fell in love. Just months after having fallen out of love, no one really is bothered about him - politically or otherwise. Haryana's elusive former Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed is not even being sought by his own party, the Congress, for the Lok Sabha elections.
Mohali (Punjab), April 21 (IANS) Fiza alias Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed Tuesday announced that she would campaign against his father Bhajan Lal in the forthcoming elections.
Ghaziabad, April 21 (IANS) Incensed after catching his wife and his father in a clinch, a man bludgeoned his father to death here Tuesday, police said.
Hamirpur/Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 19 (ANI): Price rise has become a major poll issue in Himachal Pradesh as zooming prices of basic commodities pinch the voters' pockets.
Noida, April 18 (IANS) No posters, banners, rallies or speeches. None of the usual poll humdrum is visible in Nithari village near here. Its residents say they are a forgotten lot but for the macabre killings of 19 children and women that keeps the place in the news.
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General Avinash Chander Soneja, an alumnus of the Sainik School, Kapurthala, has been posted as Director General of Operational Logistics and Strategic Movement at Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army), New Delhi.
Ghaziabad, March 25 (IANS) A 32-year-old father of five allegedly threw two of his minor daughters into a canal here, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday met the poverty stricken seven-member family that Wednesday attempted suicide in the national capital.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Faced with dire financial difficulties, seven members of a family allegedly attempted suicide Wednesday by consuming some poisonous substance in northwest Delhi, the police said.
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) It was a divorce notice from London. Former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed sent a terse 'talaq, talaq, talaq' mobile SMS to estranged second wife Fiza and called her up to repeat the message - adding another twist to their controversial marriage.
Chandigarh, Mar 14 (ANI): Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed has given 'talaq' to his estranged second wife Fiza alias Anuradha Bali on phone.
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) A terse 'talaq, talaq, talaq' phone call seeking divorce is the latest twist in the controversial high profile marriage of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed with his estranged second wife Fiza alias Anuradha Bali.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as she draws at weddings.
Karnal (Haryana), March 9 (IANS) Four members of a family were burnt to death Monday when a fire broke out in their hut here, police said.
Ludhiana, Feb 28 (ANI): Despite global recession, the car owners in Ludhiana who bet on the power of numerology, are digging deep into their pockets for fancy digits to adorn their number plates.
The story of Chand Mohmmad and Fiza that had hit the headlines recently undoubtedly has lent a romantic colour to the otherwise dull Indian political scene.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) D.P. Chattopadhyaya, founding chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour, while management guru C.K. Prahlad, economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia and historian Ramachandra Guha are among the Padma Bhushan recepeints this year.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Unhappy with the Delhi Police's interim report, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked them to come out with a full enquiry report on the Jamia Nagar shoot-out in the capital within six weeks' time.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Delhi Police has announced a reward of Rs.100,000 each for information that may lead to the arrest of 13 absconding terrorists, of the Indian Mujahideen militant outfit, who are wanted in the Sep 13 serial bombings in the national capital.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday sought amendments in the criminal law by which the second wife's rights are protected. It, however, pointed out that the case of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan's second wife Fiza was different.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A fair amount of PDA - public display of affection - and lots of heated exchanges of words. Mediapersons who turned up in big numbers to meet Haryana lovebirds Chander Mohan, or Chand Mohammad as he calls himself now, and Fiza, who came to the capital Tuesday, were not at all disappointed at what seemed like a Bollywood potboiler unfolding before them.
