Youth held with banned capsules

Chandigarh: A 26-year-old youth has been arrested by the UT police with banned capsules. The police said the suspect, Ranjit Singh, a resident of Hallo Majra, was nabbed by a team of the Industrial Area police station with 1,000 capsules. The police said the suspect used to supply capsules to drug addicts in colony areas. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the suspect at the Industrial Area police station. TNS

88,000 take PU online exams

Chandigarh: As many as 88,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students appeared for online odd semester examinations of Panjab University on Monday. The Controller of Examination, Dr Jagat Bhushan, said the examinations for 35 undergraduate and 48 postgraduate subjects were conducted smoothly as per the plan and no untoward thing was reported. TNS

Varsity retains top position

Mohali: Chandigarh University, Gharuan, has become the top ranked private university in the country to file the highest number of patents for the third consecutive year. As many as 87 patents were filed by students of the university in 2021, while 68 patents were granted, said Pro-Chancellor RS Bawa. Of 1,273 patents filed to date by students and faculty members, 658 directly cater to 10 of 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. “This is an outcome of our focused emphasis on inculcating the spirit of research and innovation among our faculty and students alike,” said Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu. TNS

Solar plant inaugurated

Chandigarh: GGDSD College, Sector 32, inaugurated a 200 kW solar power plant on Monday. Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. TNS

80 samples taken at camp

Chandigarh: A free Covid 19 testing camp was conducted to spread awareness on the measures to prevent the spread of pandemic at Aryans Group of Colleges. The camp was organised in association with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Punjab. Over 80 samples were collected at the camp.