New timings for Panchkula shops

Panchkula: District Magistrate Mukesh Kumar Ahuja on Thursday said chemist shops, nursing homes, hospitals and all shops related to essential commodities such as atta, ration, milk/dairy, fruits and vegetables, groceries/kiryana items and meat and poultry would remain operative on all days from 9 am to 8 pm. “All milk dairy and vita booths supplying/delivering essential items to person in the

district will remain open from 6 am to 8 pm daily,” another order said. TNS

Girl ‘molested’ by doctor

Zirakpur: A girl was allegedly molested by a doctor in the guise of physical examination at his private clinic at Baltana. The victim, a resident of Zirakpur, alleged that the doctor molested her when she had gone to his clinic for getting a medicine for fever. The matter came to light on Wednesday when the police received a complaint from the victim and initiated an investigation. OC

Tandon interacts with students

Chandigarh: Sanjay Tandon, National Council member of the BJP, held an online meeting during a “Netritva Sadhana” programme. He was a resource person from the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a non-profit organisation. He talked about his journey starting from the RSS and then joining the BJP. He talked about his college days, attaining Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant degrees. He discussed how PM Narendra Modi inspired him to join the Chandigarh BJP. He remained the Chandigarh BJP president for 10 years. The meeting was attended by students from 11 states, who were mostly graduates from diverse backgrounds. tns

BJP to distribute PM’s letter

Chandigarh: Chandigarh chapter of the BJP will distribute a letter that talks about “Atmanirbhar Bharat” written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi among residents. Revealing its plans for ‘Unlock 1.0’, local party chief Arun Sood told the media that a maximum of two people will undertake the activity of letter distribution and will avoid containment zones, quarantine centres and public places. Large scale distribution of face covers and sanitisers will contiune. All the party workers resolved to prefer Indian products. “About 1,000 virtual conferences will be addressed by the state leadership. Every leader of the party will conduct at least 500 such video conferences,” he added. TNS

Two held with 10-gm smack

Kharar: The police arrested Gurdip Singh from Nandpur and Parvinder Singh from Gapalon and recovered 10 gm of smack from their possession on Wednesday. Bhagwant Singh, Station House Officer at the Kharar City police station, said a case under the NDPS Act was registered. The suspects were remanded in one-day police remand by a local court. OC

Poster on Covid awareness

Chandigarh: DC Mandip Singh Brar on Thursday released an awareness poster on safety measures against Covid-19 for traders and public. Kamaljit Singh Panchhi, president, Chandigarh Traders Association, Sector 17, Chandigarh, said they had requested the members of the association to display posters in their shops to create awareness among the customers. TNS