Vajra Corps GOC

Jalandhar: Lieutenant-General Dushyant Singh took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the prestigious Vajra Corps on Thursday. He replaces Lieutenant-General BS Sahrawat, who has moved to New Delhi. Lt-General Dushyant Singh was commissioned in December 1981 in the 9th Battalion of the Maratha Light Regiment and has a career spanning more than 36 

years. TNS

Accused held with 16 mobiles 

Jalandhar: The Rama Mandi police on Thursday nabbed a man who worked as a painter and allegedly used to rob mobile phones from people in the city. Sixteen mobiles were recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Sunny, alias Keeda. The police said four cases of robbery and one under the NDPS Act had been registered against the accused. TNS