Stray cow claims 19-yr-old’s life

Panchkula: A 19-year-old boy riding an Activa was killed while his two friends, who were riding pillion, were injured when he rammed the scooter into the median in a bid to prevent a collision with a stray cow near Nada Sahib village here on Saturday. The incident took place around 5.30 am when the victim, Aveek of Sector 12, was returning home with his friends after attending a birthday party in Barwala. The trio was rushed to the Civil Hospital where Aveek was declared dead. TNS

Golf club annual general meeting

Chandigarh: The newly elected body of the Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) will conduct its annual general meeting on Sunday. The newly elected president, Ravibir Singh Grewal, and managing committee members will attend the meeting. TNS

Customers’ day celebrated

Chandigarh: Customers’ day was celebrated at Sukhna Automobiles, Sector 28. The day is celebrated every year by Indian Oil Corporation Limited to thank and felicitate customers for the trust they have showed in the corporation throughout the years. 100 customers were felicitated on the occasion and customer feedback was received. Bikers group joined the event. TNS

Seminar in support of farmers’ stir

Chandigarh: A seminar is being organised in support of the ongoing farmers’ movement at the Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16 on Sunday. The seminar will start at 11 am. At the meeting, eminent journalist and rural affairs expert P Sainath will be the key speaker. Agriculture expert Devinder Sharma will also address the audience. The seminar will be presided over by former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice MS Liberhan. TNS

Bag snatched

Chandigarh: Three auto-borne miscreants fled after snatching a bag from a Sector 22 resident, Manoj Kumar, near the Sector 18/19/20/21 rotary on Friday. The victim claimed that the bag contained his PAN card, Aadhaar card and Rs 5,000. TNS

Youth held for theft at house

Chandigarh: The police have arrested a Sector 25 resident, Nishant, alias Jalebi, 20, for a burglary at a house in Sector 15 on December 26 and recovered a laptop and a computer tab from his possession. In his complaint to the police, Chander Mohan, who is presently living in Noida, alleged that unknown person stole his laptop and a tab, four silver bowls, a silver glass, some silver ornaments and Rs10,000 by breaking the locks of his house. The suspect was already booked in two cases, including a theft, in the past two years at the Sector 11 police station. A case under Section 454 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 11 police station. TNS

Car, scooter stolen

Chandigarh: A Mani Majra resident, Barjinder Kumar, reported that unknown person stole his car from near his residence on January 7. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. In another incident, a Sector 39 resident, Nitesh, reported that unknown person made off with his scooter near Sector 35 on January 4. A case has been registered. TNS

Two held with opium, charas

Lalru: The police have arrested two Nepalese nationals with two-kg opium, 9.5-kg charas and seized 6,000 tablets of lomotil, 900 tablets of nitrazinpaam and 75 bottles of biorep syrup. The suspects – Pramod Jangshaw (38), and Kamaldev Ghatri (33) – were nabbed from the main highway near Shiv Mandir in Jharmadi village. Lalru SHO Sukhvir Singh said the duo used to bring narcotics from Nepal and used to sell it in Shimla, Solan and the nearby areas. TNS