Fake FB profile of another cop

Chandigarh: Miscreants created a fake Facebook profile of Inspector Ranjit Singh and sought financial help from people. The fraudsters sent multiple friend requests and sought money claiming that the cop was in distress. This is the second such incident reported this week. On Thursday, a fake profile of Inspector Ram Ratan was created. On September 7, 2020, fraudsters had created a fake profile of DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel and sought money from his friends and relatives. TNS

Webinar on e-EPIC HELD AT DBU

Chandigarh: To spread awareness among students of various departments, Desh Bhagat University (DBU) organised a webinar on ‘electronic-electoral picture identity card (e-EPIC)’, in association with the Department of Elections, Punjab. Dr Dilver Singh, Assistant Director, Youth Services, Fatehgarh Sahib, presided over the webinar. TNS

PECFest enters second Day

Chandigarh: ‘Expedition with Alum Experts’ event was organised during the second day of PECFest-2021. Alumni shared experiences from their college lives and about career paths chosen and answered students’ questions. The first competition of the day was a case study challenge, followed by ‘Chakravyu’, a quiz hosted by the Hindi editorial board. TNS

Double delight for Jaiveer

Chandigarh: Jaiveer Makkar won a team gold in ‘show jumping’ before clinching an individual silver in the ‘fault and out’ competition in group 1 (U-14) during the ongoing Delhi Horse Show 2021 at Army Polo and Riding Club (APRC) in New Delhi. TNS

6 in yachting c’ship final

Chandigarh: Six participants – Sidarth Kumar Chauhan, Ashish Parmar, Dharambir, Harmandeep Singh, Gaurav and Vikas Thakur – qualified for the final round of the Chandigarh State Open Yachting Championship, here on Saturday. Racing will commence at Sukhna Lake at 9 am on Sunday. TNS

Man ARRESTED with ganja

Panchkula: The crime branch of the police yesterday arrested a Chandigarh resident and seized 1.3 kg of ganja from his possession. The suspect was identified as Sonu, a resident of Mauli Jagran. He was produced in a local court today, which sent him to two-day police remand. The suspect was arrested by a patrolling party near Tipra village on the Kalka-Shimla highway on Friday around 4 pm. Aman Kumar, in-charge of the crime branch, said the police intercepted the suspect coming on foot from the Ghatiwala side with a plastic bag in his hand. On seeing the police, the suspect tried to escape. He, however, was nabbed by the police after a brief chase. The cost of ganja is around Rs15,000. A case was registered. TNS

CME by PGI animal research facility

Chandigarh: An online CME on ‘animal models in health and disease’ will be held on Sunday by the advanced small animal research facility of the PGI to commemorate the completion of 10 years of the facility. The CME will be inaugurated by Prof KK Talwar, Health Adviser to the Government of Punjab. TNS