UT DSP’s fake FB profile created

Chandigarh: A fraudster created a fake Facebook profile of a UT DSP and demanded money from people as financial help. This is the second time a fake profile of DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel has been created. The fraudster created a fake profile of the DSP in the name of Sher Singh Chandel, carrying the cop’s picture, and sent friend requests to people who were already friends with the cop on the social networking site. The DSP was informed after which he posted a screenshot of his fake profile and cautioned people about it. A complaint was also filed with the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell. Earlier, in September, last year, Chandel’s fake Facebook profile was created and money was demanded as financial help. TNS

UT gets appreciation certificate

Chandigarh: For making the best district skill development plan, Chandigarh has been conferred with a certificate of appreciation in the District Skill Development Planning 2018-2019 from the Centre. In a letter to Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar, the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, stated that the Ministry was extremely proud. TNS

2-day Volleyball trials from today

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Volleyball Association will organise trials to select local boys’ sub-junior team on the Panjab University campus on February 3 and 4. Players born on or after January 1, 2005, will be eligible to participate in the trials. The selected players will undergo a mandatory 15-day coaching camp before the final selection of the team. The selected team will participate in the 43rd Sub-Junior National Volleyball Championship to be held in Vallore, Tamil Nadu, from February 24 to 28. TNS

Sister duo bags doubles silver

Chandigarh: Tanisha Giri and Tisha Giri, both sisters, clinched silver in the girls’ doubles U-17 category in the recently concluded Yonex Sunrise Chandigarh State (U-13, U-15 and U-17) Badminton Championships for Boys and Girls at the Sector 38

Sports Complex. The twins put forth a strategic combination of powerful smashes and swift footwork. They were felicitated with trophies and medals. TNS

RWA governing body elected

Chandigarh: The General House of Welfare Association, Modern Housing Complex, Category IV, Sector 13, unanimously elected the governing body. Talvinder Singh, Harish Atreja and Manoj Shrivastav were elected president, general secretary and vice-president, respectively. Inderjit Kaur, SK Jain and Neelam Sharma were elected cashier, organising secretary and joint secretary, respectively. TNS

Sector 41 man held with vials

Lalru: The police have arrested a suspect with 290 injections each of Buprenorphine and Avil near Jharmari barrier in Lalru. The suspect has been identified as Jaskaran Baggan, alias Karan, a resident of Sector 41, Chandigarh. A case has been registered against him under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at the Lalru police station on January 30. He was produced before a Dera Bassi court on January 31, which remanded him in three-day police custody. TNS