MP: Lokayukta raids properties of state excise department's Assistant Commissioner

Restaurant owners say they are unable to obtain commercial gas cylinders, resulting in some establishments temporarily shut down, and some food outlets selling tea, poha, and kachori are trying to keep their businesses running by using wood and coal for cooking.

The disruption is also being felt by common citizens, with long queues reported at several gas agencies across the city for domestic LPG cylinders.

According to the police, the raid was conducted after authorities received specific information from an informant regarding gambling activities taking place at the farmhouse. Acting on the tip-off, a police team reached the location and carried out the operation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at 19 premises in Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab in relation to the recent fraud that happened at IDFC First Bank, Chandigarh branch, officials said.

The Cabinet also approved the creation of seven new posts, including one post of Junior Division Civil Judge, for the establishment of a Civil Court in Chitrangi, Singrauli district. The approval further includes six third- and fourth-class posts for the court's administrative staff.