Two held with 22,300 tablets

Faridkot: The Jaito police arrested two women and recovered 22,300 intoxicating tablets from them on Wednesday. They have been identified as 35-year-old Pardeep Kaur and her 57-year-old mother Jasbir Kaur. The police recovered 12,300 intoxicating tablets from Pardeep and 10,000 from Jasbir, said SSP Varun Sharma. TNS

Brig Mundi is MD of PESCO

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has appointed Brig Tejvir Singh Mundi (retd) as the managing director of the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO). The orders issued on Wednesday said his appointment had been made for a period of two years. TNS

‘Capt’s answer unsatisfactory’

Faridkot: Ex-CM Capt Amarinder Singh responded to the call of ‘parallel’ acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Dhian Singh Mand, who had questioned the former about his failure to ensure justice in sacrilege incidents. Mand said Amarinder had submitted his explanation but it was not satisfactory. TNS