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Chandigarh University youth festival concludes
Chandigarh University’s two-day youth festival, “CU Fest-2022”, concluded on Saturday; a variety of events were held
Chandigarh University’s two-day youth festival, “CU Fest-2022”, concluded at its Gharuan campus on Saturday. The fest was marked by a variety of competitions such as painting, rangoli, clay modelling, mimicry and singing.
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Himachal Pradesh man arrested with 1 kg charas
A resident of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh was arrested for smuggling 1.025 kg charas for supply in Chandigarh on Friday. The accused, Ravi Kant, 30, was caught by a team of the Chandigarh Police crime branch that was on patrol near the Sectors 11/ 15 underbridge. He was found carrying 1.025 kg charas, which police said was a commercial quantity.The accused was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Sector 11 police station. He was presented before a court and sent to judicial custody. Police are probing the source and intended destination of the contraband.
Lecture on forensic toxicology at PU
Panjab University’s Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology organised a special lecture on forensic toxicology’’. Vishal Sharma, chairperson at the institute, spoke about the requirement of new strategies to improve crime solving rates.
Conference on TB awareness concludes
A conference to raise awareness on tuberculosis organised by the department of medical microbiology, PGIMER, concluded on Saturday. Various aspects of epidemiology, diagnostics and management challenges of TB were discussed and important talks were delivered by experts.
PGI prof honoured for work on medical virology
R K Ratho, head at the department of virology, PGIMER, has been honoured with the Kameshwar Sahai Bhargva oration award, the most prestigious award of the Indian Virological Society, for his meritorious contributions in the field of medical virology in India for over two decade. The award was conferred to him on Saturday at the National Conference of Virology being organised by AIIMS, Hyderabad.
2 held for riding stolen bike
The crime branch of Chandigarh Police arrested two youths while riding a stolen bike with a fake number plate on Friday. The accused have been identified as Gagandeep (22) alias Gaggu and Sumit Kumar (19) alias Kancha, both residents of Nayagaon. They were arrested at a naka set up by the police and it was also found that the bike was stolen from Nayagaon on March 2, 2021. Police found that the registration number being used by them belongs to a Swift car.
Chandigarh man held with illicit liquor
Police arrested a 24-year-old with 96 quarters of countrymade liquor on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ajay Kumar of Nayagaon. He was arrested near EWS Colony Maloya. A case under Excise Act has been registered at the Maloya police station. An investigation in the case is underway.
