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Ambala, October 11
Snatching incidents are on the rise in Ambala City. The incidents of chain snatching have created panic among the women. The two motorcycle borne youths targeted a woman today and snatched a gold chain from her.

According to information Rama Devi, a resident of Sector 7, was about to enter her house when two youths on motorcycle appeared and one of them asked her about the address of a property dealer.

All of a sudden the youths snatched hergold chain.

The woman attempted to catch him but they managed to flee. The matter was reported to the police immediately. Pawan Sharma, SHO, Baldev Nagar Police Station, rushed to the spot and the entire area was cordoned off but the police failed to get any clue of the snatchers.

Earlier, on Wednesday two motorcyclists had snatched the purse of a woman at Ambala City. Several chain snatching incidents have taken place at Ambala Cantonment during the last two months.

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 11
The week-long indefinite strike by the rice millers of the district in protest against the new custom milling policy of the Government was called off after a meeting between the representatives of the rice millers with Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Minister for Food and Civil Supply, in Chandigarh today.

The minister accepted most of their demands and the rice millers have started procuring paddy and storing paddy procured by various Government agencies.

Surjit Singh Sahi, spokesman of Rice Millers Association, said they had withdrawn their strike as Adesh Partap Singh Kairon had accepted their major demand to waive bank guarantee worth Rs 30 lakh, which was to be furnished by the millers having capacity of one tonne.

He said the minister had also accepted that no interest would be recovered from the millers if they failed to supply rice till March 31 and the date had been pushed to June 30 . The Government had also agreed to pay rent on the crates to be used for storing paddy of various government agencies, he added. 

Kalka, October 11
The Pinjore police has arrested two persons in connection of a murder case today. According sources, out of three accused Kishori and Baldev have been arrested while the third accused Sohan Lal is still at large. Notably, on October 6, Gian Chand, a relative of Raj Kumar of Dakhrokh Mauli village was on his way to meet his relatives when the three accused Kishori, Baldev and Sohan met him as they were hunting in the nearby forest.

During the hunting one of the bullet fired by them hit Gian Chand , who died on the spot. The three accused had hidden the dead body in the forest. The police had recovered the decomposed body of the deceased from the forest of Mallah. Rajkumar, relative of the decease, had lodged an FIR, following which the police had registered a case

Mohali, October 11
In a major catch, the local police today arrested two drug dealers- one a foreign national and another a resident of Baghrian village, Amritsar - and recovered 2 kg of heroin (worth Rs five crore), USD 19,600, and Rs 20,000 in cash from their possession here today.

The accused have been identified as Michael Chukks (34), a Nigerian, presently staying at Phase 3B2, and Balwinder Singh (42) from Baghrian village. Balwinder Singh is said to be working for two notorious smugglers Swarn Singh and Shivinder Singh, both residents of Amritsar.

Giving details, Mohali SSP GS Bhullar said that Balwinder Singh today came to deliver the consignment to Michael Chukks when the police team nabbed the duo red handed near a park at Phase 3B2.

"During interrogation of the accused, it came to light that the drug has been smuggled from across the border and this was not the first time, the Nigerian was getting the consignment. The US dollars and Rs 20,000, which have been recovered from Chukks, were meant to clear some old payment," said SSP Bhullar.

Chukks, who had stayed in Delhi earlier, is said to have confessed that he used to sell the drug to other foreign nationals, mainly Nigerians. To conceal his nefarious activities, Chukks would tell people that he was dealing in auto spare parts business, said the police.

Today, Balwinder Singh brought the booty in a bag of clothes. The police added that Swarn Singh and Shivinder Singh were notorious smugglers of Amritsar and there were several such cases against them there.

"Investigations are on and we are trying to get the names of others involved with these smugglers," said SSP Bhullar.

The police has registered a case under Sections 21,61,85 of the NDPS Act against the accused.

Chandigarh, October 11
There is a good news for football fans in the Tricity. Ace India footballer Baichung Bhutia is set to start a training centre at the Shivalik Public School in Phase 6, Mohali, from October 15. The players will be trained on alternate days (Mon, Wed, Fri) from 4pm to 6pm at the centre and practice matches will be held on weekends (Saturday or Sunday).

Portuguese coach Jose Tavares, who is also a former Portuguese footballer, will hold workshops throughout the week, along with head coach Surjit Singh of the Chandigarh centre. This is the first such private initiative in the city .

Bhaichung had visited Chandigarh a few months ago. Head coach Surjit Singh said, “We are trying to tap talent at the grass root level. We have very good young footballers who we believe can make it to the national level.” It is still unclear whether the former India captain will be in the city to inaugurate the centre but officials confirmed that he will visit the center soon after it becomes operational.