Girl’s mobile phone snatched
Chandigarh: Two Activa-borne miscreants snatched a mobile phone from a girl in Sector 40 here. According to the police, the miscreants targeted the victim near a Verka booth on August 8. A case has been registered. TNS
Rs 5 lakh, tools stolen from plot
Chandigarh: Tools and Rs 5 lakh were stolen from a plot in the Industrial Area, Phase II, here. Complainant Shiv Kumar said Rs 5 lakh, two grinders, a drill machine, a portable welding machine and some copper items were stolen from plot number 1,043/A on August 7 night. A case has been registered. TNS
20 nabbed for gambling
Chandigarh: Twenty persons have been nabbed while gambling at a farmhouse in Khuda Ali Sher. The police seized Rs2.52 lakh from them. According to the police, Hemant, Mukesh, Gurjeet, Harinder Singh, Parwinder Singh and Vinod, all residents of Kishangarh, Mohamad Sanju, a resident of Nada Sahib, Panchkula, Manoj, a resident of New Indra Colony, Mani Majra, Rattan Lal, a resident of Sector 1, Panchkula, Jitender and Somesh Kumar, residents of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, Lucky and Puneet, residents of Baddi, Jai Bhagwan, a resident of Surajpur, Panchkula, Jasbir, a resident of Nada village, Mohali, Anand, a resident of Sonepat, Haryana, Suresh Kumar, a resident of Nawa Nagar village, Panchkula, Munish Kumar of Khuda Lahora village and Shine and Akash, residents of Panchkula, were found gambling on August 8. A case has been registered. TNS
Official visits Shram Bureau
Chandigarh: Senior Labour and Employment Adviser, DPS Negi, who is holding the additional charge of the Director General, Labour Bureau, Sector 17, Chandigarh, and Sibani Swain, additional secretary and financial adviser, Ministry of Labour and Employment, visited the newly constructed building of the Labour Bureau (Shram Bureau Bhawan) in Sector 38 (West) here on Saturday. They reviewed the work of the bureau and held discussions with officers of the organisation. They planted sapling of Mangifera Indica (Amrapali) on the premises of the newly constructed building. TNS
Councillors slam Mayor
Chandigarh: Congress councillors have slammed BJP Mayor Raj Bala Malik over her work in eight months. “No work is being done by the Municipal Corporation and whatever works were going on, they have also been stopped. Roads are broken and drinking water is being supplied only for four hours, garbage is not being cleared and people have deposited the property tax, but are still getting notices,” said leader of Opposition Devinder Singh Babla. TNS
‘No transmission via breast milk’
Mohali: Covid did not transmit through breast milk, said Dr Sunil Kumar Agrawal, consultant, neonatology, Fortis Hospital. He said: “The WHO and UNICEF recommend breastfeeding within the first hour of the birth even by Covid-19 positive mothers. In case the mother is sick and/or unable to breastfeed directly, a healthy caregiver can feed expressed breast milk to the baby with a clean cup and/or spoon. Options such as donor human milk, relactation (restarting breastfeeding after a gap), wet nursing (another woman breastfeeding or caring for your child), or appropriate breast milk substitute should be explored.” TNS
Workers seek compensation
Chandigarh: The Naujawan Bharat Sabha organised a protest at Hallo Majra to demand compensation for the workers and youths who have suffered due to the Covid-induced lockdown. Manavjot, convenor of Naujawan Bharat Sabha, said the Central Government imposed a draconian lockdown on the citizens. “Now, after four months, people have started realising that lockdown caused more harm than Covid. The government had promised that none of the needy will be deprived of ration items during the lockdown, but the reality is different. In Hallo Majra, ration by the government reached people weeks after the beginning of the lockdown,” said Manavjot. TNS
Power cut in Zirakpur today
Zirakpur: Most parts of the town faced power outages for close to eight hours from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. VIP Road, Baltana, Babhat, Jarnail Enclave Phase II, Swastik Vihar, Dashmesh Nagar, Silver City and Shivalik Vihar are some of the areas which have endured power cuts for last two days. Officials of the PSPCL say there was a problem with the feeder line due to which the supply was disrupted. Residents will have to endure more power cuts on August 10 from 9 am to 5.30 pm as all feeders from the Babhat grid will be switched off. TNS