No evening OPDs at Sec 6 hospital

Panchkula: The evening OPDs at the Civil Hospital in Sector 6 here have been suspended until further notice, Dr Sarita Yadav, Principal Medical Officer, said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the district administration in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases. However, the morning OPDs will continue as per schedule. TNS

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4 thrash Sec 46 resident, booked

Chandigarh: Four persons have been booked for allegedly thrashing a Sector 46 resident. According to the police, complainant Veeru reported that Konda, Kanda, Ajju, Manish and others assaulted him at Tin Colony, Sector 52. He was injured and admitted to the GMSH, Sector 16. The police have registered a case at the Sector 36 police station. TNS

PU VC office shut for two days

Chandigarh: The administrative block and Aruna Ranjit Chandra Hall of Panjab University will remain closed for two days on August 27 and 28 following a suspected case of Covid-19, said Prof Karamjeet Singh, Registrar, PU. All officers, including deputy registrars and assistant registrars posted in these blocks, will seek information from officials under their charge as to whether they had any contact with the employee who has been found positive. The building, which houses the Vice-Chancellor’s office, the DUI and the Dean Research, has been closed and will open on August 31. TNS

Award in disaster management

Mohali: The Government of India has instituted an annual national award called Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar to recognise the excellent work done by individuals and institutions in the field of disaster management. The applications for the award for the year 2021 can be filed online on the website dmawards.ndma.gov.in. The last date for filing the application is August 31. A link of the portal is also being created on the website of the district administration to encourage maximum nominations of deserving individuals and institutes. TNS

Teachers not following norms

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Residents Social Welfare Federation has written to UT Adviser Manoj Parida complaining about “unauthorised functioning of teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic”. DS Chahal, chairman of the federation, said even though no online classes were being taken by some schools, teachers were being called to the schools. They did not wear a mask and observe social distancing. “Some teachers in Sector 39 and 40 schools are working even on Saturdays. May be many more schools are doing it. An inquiry should be initiated and all such schools be identified,” Chahal added. TNS

Phones given to needy students

Panchkula: Philanthropist-actor Sonu Sood and Karan Gilhotra, Chairman, PHDCCI, Punjab, have initiated a drive to facilitate online education of underprivileged students. Recently, they provided smartphones to some students of Government Senior Secondary School, Morni, who had been unable to join online classes in absence of a smartphone. School principal Pawan Jain said of the 190 students in the school, 20 per cent did not have a smartphone. TNS

Rise in cut-off

Patiala: The first cut-off for admission to BA (Honours) Social Sciences at Punjabi University for the upcoming session has gone up to 95.6 per cent from 89.8 per cent last year. Department officials said the merit topper this year had 99.56 per cent in Class XII. They said 1,308 applications had been received. Last year, the number was 684. TNS

Savita Bhatti awarded

Chandigarh: The Parivartan Welfare Association awarded 16 women from across the country with Inspirational Women Award 2020 on Women Equality Day . Awardees from the region include actress Savita Bhatti, singer Dolly Guleria, Panchkula former Mayor Upinder Ahluwalia, BJP leader Paramjit Kaur , etc. TNS

Theft at Mauli Jagran house

Chandigarh: A theft incident was reported at a house in Mauli Jagran. The complainant, Rihan Ansari, reported that unknown persons had stolen jewellery and documents from his sister’s house in Charan Singh Colony, Mauli Jagran, on the intervening night of August 21 and 22. A case has been registered at the Mauli Jagran police station and an investigation has been initiated. The police on Wednesday arrested Sahil, alias Lado, Sagar, Ajmat Ali and Salu, alias Shanu, all residents of Mauli Jagran, for committing the theft at the house in Charan Singh Colony. TNS

UP native nabbed with 1.1-kg opium

Chandigarh: The crime branch of the UT police nabbed a Uttar Pradesh (UP) resident while possessing opium. According to the police, 26-year-old Arif Saefi, alias Mohammad Arif, a resident of Bareli district, UP, was nabbed from near the Sukhna choe bridge, Industrial Area, Phase I, while possessing 1.1 kg of opium. The police have registered a case against the suspect under the NDPS Act at the Industrial Area police station. TNS

Irregular travel: 8 apprehended

Chandigarh: The Ambala Division of the Northern Railway has launched a 15-day intensive ticket checking drive to curb fraudulent travelling and touting activities. It was observed that some passengers were engaged in unauthorised travelling on transfer of tickets (TOT) and also misusing the senior citizen quota. In several cases, younger passengers were found travelling with Xerox of tickets booked on the senior citizen quota. On the first day of the drive, two teams of 12 ticket-checking staff found eight cases of irregular travel. Among those, one case was of transfer of ticket (passenger found travelling on ticket booked for another one) while another case was of misuse of the senior citizen quota. The teams apprehended all eight persons. TNS