Man held with 20 injections used to treat black fungus
Chandigarh: A man has been arrested by the local police with 20 injections of liposomal amphotericin, which is used to treat black fungus. The police said they received information that he was selling the injections by charging more than the government rate without any licence. The suspect, Arun, a resident of Ludhiana, was nabbed from Sector 18. A case under Section 420 of the IPC, Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and Section 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act has been registered at the Sector 19 police station. TNS
Patiala native hit by train, dies
Lalru: A 36-year-old man died after being hit by a train near a bridge on the Ambala-Kalka railway line in Lalru. The deceased has been identified as Harjinder Singh, a resident of Kheri Gurna village in Patiala. Harjinder, who was employed as a mason, is survived by his wife and two children. The body was handed over to the victim’s family members after conducting a postmortem examination. TNS
Man held with 9-kg poppy husk
Lalru: The police have arrested a suspect with 9-kg poppy husk near the Lalru Sports Stadium here on Sunday. During search, the police recovered the poppy husk from his suitcase. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against him at the Lalru police station. The suspect, who works as a driver, was bringing the narcotic powder from Delhi. He was produced before a court. In another case, the police arrested a fugitive wanted in a drug trafficking case. The accused, Kiranpal, a resident of Mauli Thana village, Raipur Rani, Panchkula, was produced before a court on Sunday. TNS
Online carrom tournament
Chandigarh: The 1st Chandigarh Online Carrom Tournament will start on June 7. Women’s singles matches will be held on the opening day. The tournament will be declared open by Bharti Narayan, General Secretary, All-India Carrom Federation. A total of 16 players (10 men and 6 women) will take part in the tournament. International players Tuba Sehar, Nidhi Gupta, Mohd Talib, Mohd Hassan and Gagandeep will participate. Each player will play one round of eight boards daily from June 7 to 10. TNS
Workshop on Covid support
Chandigarh: The Student Welfare Society of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), organised a workshop on “Psycho Social Support for Covid Pandemic Conditions”. MGNCRE representative Samarth Sharma apprised students about how they could collaborate with the psychosocial support service cell to contribute in alleviating effects of Covid on the population. TNS
DBU celebrates Environment Day
Mohali: Everyone should come forward to conserve and restore ecosystem, said Desh Bhagat University (DBU) Chancellor Dr Zora Singh while inaugurating an event to mark World Environment Day. The event was organised by the AGRIM Club of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life sciences and the NIRMAN Club of the Department of Civil Engineering, Desh Bhagat University. Krunesh Garg, who was the chief guest for the event, emphasised how water was depleting and what remedial steps could be taken to prevent its further depletion. Dr Deen Mohammad, District Horticulture Officer, Haryana Government, talked about organic farming and conservation of the ecosystem. TNS
