Six arrested under NDPS Act
Chandigarh: The UT Police has arrested Rajinder Singh, a resident of Sector-25 here and recovered 20 injections of Pheniramine & Buprenorphine of drugs from his possession. A case under Section 22 NDPS Act has been registered against him. The Police also arrested Suresh Kumar and Parveen Kumar, both residents of Sector-25 and recovered injections of Pheniramine & Buprenorphine of drugs from their possession. Gurpreet Singh, resident of village Sataur, Hoshiarpur was arrested from District Court & ISBT, Sec-43 turn and 6.60 gram heroin was recovered his possession . In another case, Dhruv Singla of Sector-16, Panchkula was arrested for possessing 50.80 gram heroin while Hitesh Kathuriya of Sector-10, Panchkula (HR) was arrested for possessing 25.65 gram heroin. All cases are under investigation.
CEO meets representatives of political parties
Chandigarh: Punjab chief electoral officer Karuna Raju held a meeting with representatives of various political parties for the special summary revision of photo electoral rolls. Raju informed that final publication of electoral rolls will be done in the first week of January. "During this campaign, the main focus will be on removal of repeat/multiple entries/demographically similar entries and removal of entries of permanently shifted electors and deceased electors from electoral rolls", he said, adding that the political parties were asked to appoint Booth Level Agents (BLAs). The EVP activity will start from August 16 to August 30.
Three arrested for violating DM orders
Chandigarh: Three people were arrested from various parts of the city for violating the orders of Deputy Magistrate regarding giving information of tenant and servants to the local police. A case under Section 188 IPC (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) was registered against them and they were released on bail later.
Cremica joins hands with NABI & PGIMER
Mohali: Cremica Food Industries Limited announced that it will be funding a new study on food products to validate low glycemic index of these products and understand its effects. MoU regarding this was signed at NABI campus, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali. This 6-month study will jointly be undertaken by National Agri food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) & PGIMER. The test program is conceived and monitored by Dr TR Sharma, Executive Director, NABI, Dr Mahendra Bishnoi, NABI and Dr Sanjay Bhadada, Professor of Endocrinology, PGIMER.
Andhra Bank releases MCLR
Chandigarh: Andhra Bank has informed that the marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) effective from August 16 will be reduced by 25 bps across all five tenors (overnight, one month, three months, six months and one year). MCLR for these tenors are 7.95 percent for overnight, 8.00 percent for one month, 8.20 percent for three months, 8.35 percent for six months and 8.45 percent for one year.