Hookah ban violated, 3 booked

Chandigarh: Three persons have been booked for serving hookah to customers. The suspects, identified as Ankit Grover, Ankur Babu and Devinder, were found serving hookah to customers at Reef Club in Sector 7. It was in violation of an order of the District Magistrate, UT. A case under Section 188 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against them at the Sector 26 police station. TNS

CAS promotion process begins

Chandigarh: Panjab University started the interviews for promotions under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) for faculty members in various departments on Saturday. The Vice-Chancellor has assured that the process of CAS interviews will be expedited and completed shortly. All other issues of the teachers are also being addressed as per the rules and regulations. He said PUTA should have trust in the university administration. TNS

Int’l folklore festival AT CU

Mohali: Chandigarh University, Gharuan, conducted the 4th Chandigarh University (CU) Rhythm International Folklore Festival 2020. The event was inaugurated by Alimbayev Yerlan, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador, and noted punjabi singer and actor Satinder Sartaj. Yerlan said: “Organise International Folklore Festival virtually is a commendable job. More than 5,000 students of India are studying in Kazakhstan and more than 2,000 students of Kazakhstan are studying in India.” TNS

Illegal travel agency: 1 held

Mohali: The police have arrested a person, Varinder Singh Sekhon, for running an illegal travel agency on the complaint of a Sector 42 resident, Ramandeep Kaur. Fake certificates, stamps and other documents have been recovered from the office. A woman employee working at the firm, who is not directly involved in the case, is on the run and the police are investigating the matter further. “The complainant was working as an employee in the firm, but she was not being paid salary for the past some time. Sekhon, in his mid-30s, was running an illegal travel agency, “Goal Achievers”, for the past two months at Phase 2,” said Shivdeep Brar, SHO of the Phase 1 police station. A case has been registered under Sections 406, 420, 120-B and 506 of the IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals Act – 2014. TNS

8 booked for abetting suicide

Mohali: The police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against eight persons. Bahadur Singh, a resident of Sector 70, consumed some poisonous substance on Thursday night after a discord between the couple. He was rushed to a private hospital in Sohana where he died on Friday. On the complaint of his elder brother, Vikram Singh, the police booked Bahadur’s wife Manmeet Kaur and her seven family members under Sections 306 and 120B of the IPC. TNS