College to be named after Maj Dahiya

Chandigarh

Government College at Nangal Chaudhary in Mahendergarh district will be named after Rashtriya Rifles officer Major Satish Dahiya, who was killed in an encounter with militants in Kashmir early this year. The college will now be known as Shaheed Major Satish Dahiya Government College, an official spokesman said here on Wednesday. PTI

Ambala

BSNL exchanges get awards

The BSNL telecom exchanges in Panipat and Rewari have won energy conservation awards for adopting various measures to save energy. Minister of State of New and Renewable Energy Dr Banwari Lal gave away the awards at a function held at Government Girls College in Panchkula on April 22. The Haryana circle also won two participation certificates for telecom exchanges at Ambala city and Rohtak.TNS

Three held for betting

The police have arrested three persons for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match here. Abhishek Jorwal, SP, said the CIA-1 team raided a hotel in the city Monday night and arrested Sourabh, Sagar and Ashok Kumar, all residents of Ambala City. The team also seized Rs 1,300 in cash, five mobile phones and a register, he said. TNS

Rewari

61 LPG cylinders seized

A team of the District Food and Supply office seized 61 LPG domestic cylinders from a vehicle in the Dharuhera industrial town here on Tuesday. A case was registered against vehicle driver Sonu, a resident of Ganganagar. TNS

SONEPAT

Truck driver gets life term

Surya Pratap Singh, District and Sessions judge, Sonepat, has sentenced truck driver Mahender of Dolwal village in Ropar district of Punjab to life imprisonment for murdering here truck owner Surat Ram of Massewal village in Ropar district on July 21, 2015. Police investigation established that the truck driver had murdered Surat Ram by attacking him with iron rods. OC