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3 held with 80 bottles of illicit liquor in Chandigarh
ChandigarhPolice arrested three men with illicit liquor from different parts of the city on Friday
ChandigarhPolice arrested three men with illicit liquor from different parts of the city on Friday. Police said Amandeep Singh, 31, of Hallomajra, was caught with 30 bottles of Old Habbit whisky near Power Grid, Hallomajra. Balwant Singh, alias Bakra, 29, of Deep Complex, Hallomajra, was also found carrying 26 bottles of the same brand near a temple in Phase 2, Ram Darbar, while Rakesh Kumar, 28, of Deep Complex, Hallomajra, was carrying 24 bottles of the whisky near Meat Market, Hallomajra. All three were booked under the Excise Act at the Sector-31 police station. They were later released on bail.
92 gm heroin seized, 2 held
Chandigarh The operation cell of Chandigarh Police on Friday arrested two men from near Vigyan Vihar Society, Sector 40, for possessing 92 gm heroin. Police said 35 gm heroin was recovered from Mukesh, 50, of Jujhar Nagar, Mohali, and 57 gm heroin from John, alias Mattu, 23, of Dadumajra Colony, Sector 38 West. A case under the NDPS Act was registered at the Sector-49 police station.
2 teens caught for carrying knives
ChandigarhPolice apprehended two teenagers, aged 19 and 17, after recovering two knives from their possession on Friday. Police said Prince, 19, of Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, and his 17-year-old aide were caught near the CTU workshop in Raipur Kalan. They were booked under the Arms Act. The minor boy was sent to the Juvenile Home in Sector 25.
Mobile phone recovered from jail inmate
Chandigarh A mobile phone was recovered from a 33-year-old jail inmate during an inspection at the Sector-51 Model Jail on the intervening night of September 29 and 30. In his complaint, jail’s additional superintendent Amandeep Singh said they had got a tip-off, following which welfare officer Deep Kumar conducted a search in the jail and recovered a mobile phone from the shorts of an inmate, Sonu, alias Bakri. The phone had a battery and a charger, but no SIM. A case under Section 52A-(1) of the Prisons (Punjab Amendment) Act was registered at the Sector-49 police station against Sonu.
₹1.5 lakh, gold jewellery stolen from Dadumajra Colony house
Chandigarh A thief made off with ₹1.5 lakh and gold jewellery from a house in Dadumajra Colony in the wee hours of September 24, police said on Saturday. Rahul of Dadumajra Colony reported to the police that around 2.50 am on September 24, he saw a man coming out of the ground floor of his house. On checking inside, he found the house ransacked and one gold chain, two gold rings, one wristwatch, along with ₹1.5 lakh, missing. A case under Sections 380 and 457 of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Maloya police station on Friday. Rahul said there was marriage in his house, so he could not file a complaint earlier.
International Day of Older Persons celebrated at PU’s dental college
Chandigarh Panjab University Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital department of prosthodontics gifted implants to elderly people who visited the department to observe International Day of Older Persons on Saturday. A competition was also organised for students.
Special lecture at PEC
Chandigarh The Punjab Engineering College (PEC) centre of management and humanities organised a lecture on ‘Introduction to consulting: A deep dive into customer experience consulting techniques and design thinking’ on Friday. The lecture was delivered by IBM customer experience consultant Surleen Kaur, an alumna of IIM Calcutta and PEC. Focusing primarily on the skill sets required to become a strategy consultant, she discussed the life cycle of a consultant.
BSNL observes 22nd Foundation Day
ChandigarhBSNL celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day on the premises of the BSNL Telephone Exchange Building in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Saturday. A blood donation camp was organised by BSNL in association with PGIMER, Chandigarh. On the occasion, MC Singh, GMTD Chandigarh motivated staff to donate blood by saying that on one hand it saves the life of needy people and on the other hand it saves donors from all kinds of diseases.
120 participate in public forum on organ donation
ChandigarhAs many as 120 people, including doctors participated in a public forum on ‘organ donation’ at the IMA Complex in sector 35 here on Saturday. The programme was organized by Rela Hospital, Chennai, and the Gastroenterology and Liver Forum in Chandigarh, in association with IMA Chandigarh.
Only one stubble burning incident reported in Mohali: DC
MohaliDeputy commissioner Amit Talwar said only one incident of stubble fire had been reported in Dera Bassi subdivision and a challan was issued. “A red entry should be made against farmers engaged in stubble burning in the Khasra Girdawri. The police department was directed to file an IPC against the farmers who are found burning stubble.” The agriculture department was directed to carry out awareness in villages to persuade the farmers not to burn stubble. PPCB said violaters will have to pay compensation of ₹2,500 per incident will be imposed for a site measuring less than 2 acres, ₹5,000 per incident will be imposed for the site measuring 2-5 acres, and ₹15,000 per incident will be imposed for the site measuring more than 5 acres.
Road safety awareness programme at St John’s High School
The traffic police has conducted a road safety awareness programme at St John’s High School, Sector 26. Approximately 38 drivers and attendants were sensitised about the Motor Vehicles Act, along with its amendment and Motor Vehicle Driving Regulation, 2017. They were also made aware about the guidelines of Safe Transportation Policy for students.
