citybriefs: Man caught with 1.6 kg charas

CHANDIGARH: Surinder Kumar Setia,HCS and Mandeep Kaur,HCS have been selected for appointment on deputation with Chandigarh Administration. They will be joining the UT Administration soon after being relieved of their duties in Haryana.

DSP records evidence in Hawara case

CHANDIGARH: A local court today recorded the statement of DSP Jagbir Singh in the burail jail break case. The DSP was the then operation cell incharge when the incident was reported in 2004.

St Xavier’s holds ‘Mathemania’

CHANDIGARH: Around 600 students from 25 schools in the tricity participated today in the two-day ‘Mathemania’ organised by St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School Sector 44.

PGI receives body

CHANDIGARH: The Department of Anatomy,PGIMER,today received the body of 90-year-old Agya Pal Singh. He was a resident of Sector 18 and was a retired Development Officer of the LIC. He was a keen photographer and was fond of reading English and Urdu literature.

New SP given charge

CHANDIGARH: Assistant Sub Inspector (ASP) of Police,Des Raj who was recently promoted as Superintendent of Police (SP) was on Monday given charge of SP (headquarters) and city.