Chandigarh: Two arrested with heroin

Chandigarh: Two drug peddlers have been arrested with heroin. Sanjay Kumar of Kaimbwala was held with 10.8 grams of heroin near the Rock Garden. He used to get heroin from a drug peddler in Ferozepur. Narinder Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Jalandhar, was arrested near the grain market chowk, Sector 39, with 9.47 grams of heroin. Separate cases have been registered. TNS

RBU inks pact with Niagara varsity

Mohali: Rayat Bahra University has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Niagara University. The pact is an academic collaboration which aims to enrich the educational experience students specialising in management and engineering. TNS

One arrested with heroin

Panchkula: The police have arrested an individual — Kamal Atri, a resident of village Manon Masulkhana in Solan — with heroin. Inspector Ajit Singh said their team was present near Chandimandir toll when they apprehended Kamal. The police recovered 7.20 mg of heroin from his possession and registered a case under various sections of the NDPS Act. Kamal was produced in a local court and sent on police remand for one day. TNS

Meeting on LS Elections

Panchkula: District Election Officer Sushil Sarwan presided over a meeting with sector and nodal officers regarding preparations for the forthcoming General Elections. Sarwan said 418 polling stations have been established in two assembly constituencies — Kalka and Panchkula — including 215 stations at Kalka and 203 at Panchkula. He said special arrangements for divyang voters have been made at each polling station, adding that volunteers would be present at the stations to help the handicapped.