Roads closed for recarpeting

Chandigarh: Certain road stretches in the city will remain closed from March 6 to 20 due to recarpeting work. The Municipal Corporation going to recarpet a V-3 road (Sector 18/19, 18/21 towards the Sector 21 side), (Sector 19/20 towards the Sector 20 side, small rotary in Sector 19 and small rotary in Sector 22) and Junction 10 (Sector 9/4/5/8). “Due to the recarpeting work, the roads will remain closed and general public is requested to take alternative routes,” said an MC official. TNS

Man held for stalking

Chandigarh: A Dadu Majra resident has been arrested in a case of stalking and eve-teasing. The victim alleged that Raj Kumar harassed her at Dadu Majra on March 4. The police were informed about the incident, following which a case under Section 354-D (stalking) of the IPC was registered at the Maloya police station and the suspect was arrested. TNS

3 held with 4,800 banned tablets

Kharar: The police have claimed to recover 4,800 tablets of lomotil (habit-forming drugs) from the possession of three persons. The suspects have been identified as Balbir Singh, Barkat Ali and Harash Khan. The police had set up a naka between Bhukri and Jakarmajra village. The cops signalled a car bearing registration number PB-11BK-5353 to stop. During inspection of the vehicle, the police recovered 4,800 tablets of lomotil. The trio failed to produce any document for carrying lomotil. A case has been registered against the suspects under the NDPS Act. OC

Experts dwell on gender equality

Patiala: The Department of English and Centre for Environmental Legal Studies, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, today organised a colloquium on deconstructing gender identities and structures of power. Retired IAS Upma Chawdhry was the resource person at the occasion. She discussed the history of Indian Administrative Services in relation to rules pertaining to women officers. Dr Rumina Sethi, professor, Panjab University, discussed the role played by language in unconsciously projecting gender roles. She said the feminist movement in India began with policies that began to change and re-draft curriculums. TNS