Sector 38 youth held with 44-gm heroin
Chandigarh: A 22-year-old youth, Vishal, a resident of Sector 38, was nabbed from Sector 40 with 44-gm heroin. A case under the NDPS Act was registered. TNS
Maid booked on theft charge
Chandigarh: The police have booked a woman of Ram Darbar in a theft case. Complainant Parvinder Singh, a resident of Sector 20, alleged that his maid had stolen jewellery, a laptop and other items from his house. A case was registered. TNS
Varsity allows re-evaluation
Chandigarh: Panjab University has allowed provision of re-evaluation for those candidates who appeared in online examinations held between January and March, said Dr Jagat Bhushan, Controller of Examination. Those candidates whose results have been declared may apply for re-evaluation between July 27 and August 10, while those students, whose results are yet to be declared, can apply for re-evaluation within 15 days from the date of declaration of result, he said. TNS
Tandon couple makes Videos
Chandigarh: Senior BJP leader Sanjay Tandon and his wife Priya Tandon have completed 100 motivational videos shot during the pandemic. “We started it when the first wave hit our city. We wanted to uplift the mood of people as much we could during the lockdown. We started it with a few followers, today the views have reached a big number on the social media,” said Tandon, founder of Balramji Dass Tandon Charitable Foundation. TNS
Refresher course for SHOs in mohali
Mohali: The District Legal Services Authority, Mohali, organised a refresher course for SHOs deployed in various police stations. Officials from the Airport, Phase 1, Phase 8, Phase 11, Sohana and Mataur police stations took part in the refresher course. During the training, Baljinder Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Mohali, told the police officials that directions given by the Supreme Court in the case of “Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar and Others” are to be followed. A pilot project has been started in the town in this regard. TNS
Fire equipment donated to MC
Chandigarh: Omkar Foundation donated 65 fire blankets and 35 fire-extinguishers to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. The items were handed over to Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, along with Sorabh Arora, Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer and Asha Jaswal, Councillor, at the Fire Station, Sector 17, here on Monday. The Mayor also paid tributes to the Kargil martyrs on their martyrdom day. TNS
PU announces MSc results
Chandigarh: Panjab University announced the results of MSc (Chemistry) first semester, Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication, first semester, BSc (Fashion Designing), first semester, and Master of Arts (Economics), first semester, examinations. TNS
Plantation drive at herbal park
Chandigarh: The Department of NSS in association with the horticulture division organised a cleanliness-cum-plantation drive at Prof GP Sharma Herbal Park, Sector 14, under the guidance of Prof Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, and Prof Ashwani Kaul, coordinator, NSS. The organising committee included NSS programme officers Dr Navneet Kaur,
Dr Vivek Kapoor and Dr Naveen Kumar. TNS
Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated
Chandigarh: Residents and staff of Girls’ Hostel No. 4, Kasturba Hall, remembered the efforts and sacrifices of the Indian Armed Forces to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas. Boys’ Hostel No. 3 also celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas to pay tributes to Kargil martyrs. Students present in the hostel along with staff members sang patriotic songs. A patriotic slogan-writing competition was conducted. TNS
PU-MPhil/PhD entrance test
Chandigarh: Panjab University has announced to conduct PU-MPhil/PhD entrance test – 2021 on September 12. The prospectus, including application form, for the entrance test is available online from July 26 onwards. Detailed schedule will also be available on the website. Students can visit website https://phdadmissions.puchd.ac.in to apply for the test. TNS
Virtual symposium held at PGIMER
Chandigarh: A one-day virtual symposium – 3rd BID Workshop: Role of Clinical Validation & Calibration Testing in Bringing Medical Devices to the Markets – was held at the PGI on Tuesday. The seminar was designed to decipher the role of calibration testing and clinical validation of medical equipment for the market use. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar. TNS
