Water supply in Chandigarh to be hit for 11 days

Chandigarh: For 11 days, there will be no afternoon water supply in the city due to repair work.According to the MC, water will not be supplied in the afternoon from April 20 to 30. Also, the supply in morning and evening will be reduced by two hours. Water will be supplied from 4 am to 9 am and 6 pm to 9 pm. TNS

Youth held for snatching mobile

Chandigarh: A 21-year-old youth was nabbed by two cops while he was escaping after allegedly snatching a mobile phone. The police said Vicky Ram of Ram Darbar, Phase II, was escaping after snatching a phone from an 18-year-old girl, Monika, near the Poulty Farm chowk, Industrial Area, Phase I. The victim raised the alarm following which the two constables, Sunil and Ravinder, who were present near the spot, nabbed the suspect. TNS

Two borrow phone, escape

Chandigarh: Two fraudsters, including a woman, borrowed a mobile phone from a person and escaped from the spot. The complainant, Sandeep of Kaimbwala village, reported that the suspects, riding a white car, asked for his phone to make a call near the Sector 44/45 light point. However, they escaped with the phone. TNS

Jind man held with 1-kg opium

Lalru: The police arrested a Jind resident with one-kg opium near Ravidas Bhawan in Lalru on April 16. The suspect has been identified as Monu, who worked as a taxi driver. He brought the contraband from Aagar in MP. The police said he was supplying it to someone in Zirakpur for money. A case has been registered against the suspect under the NDPS Act. He was remanded in police custody. TNS