Youth held for posing as PMO official
Chandigarh: A 24-year-old man on Saturday was arrested for allegedly posing as an official from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and calling up on the official telephone of Chandigarh’s adviser to administrator seeking personal favour. Surjit Singh, PA to the adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh, reported that on September 17 he received a call on the official phone in which the caller posing as a PMO official wanted to talk to Adviser Vijay Dev.On being informed that the adviser was not in office, the caller asked Singh for a personal favour. He called again later to ensure the work is done. At this the PA grew suspicious and complained to the police. Acting on the complaint, a case under relevant sections of IPC and IT Act was registered and during the course of investigation, Raj Kesarwani, a resident of Rai Pur Khur village in Chandigarh, was arrested. During interrogation the accused confessed to the crime and disclosed that he had called many other officials in the past.
No security fees for South Africa cricket match
Shimla: After bitter hostility with the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), State CM Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said the Government would not charge any security fee from the BCCI for a T20 international match to be played at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium on October 2. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur, who is also the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) president, had invited the Chief Minister, for the match. Accepting the invitation to attend T-20 between India and South Africa in the state on October 2, Singh said the fees for providing security to the players would be exempted. Earlier, the Government said it would charge for providing security to any cricket match that was commercial. Meanwhile, the HPCA is leaving no stone unturned to make the first match between India and South Africa at its new showpiece venue.