Fire at pharma unit in Mohali

Mohali: A fire broke out at a pharmaceutical company in Phase II, Industrial Area, here on Wednesday afternoon. According to Fire Department, two fire tenders were dispatched immediately to Ind-Swift Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, after getting information about the incident. The incident took place on the first floor of the building at 3 pm. “The fire was controlled immediately but the thick smoke, emanating from the spot was cause of concern. We have to use dry chemical powder to control the fire due to the presence of chemicals on the premises,” said fire officials.  According to sources, around 25 employees were present there at the time of incident and all were safe. TNS

Man held for theft of bikes 

Kharar: The Kharar Sadar police arrested a man, identified as Avtar Singh, following the recovery of  three stolen motorcycles from him. SHO Bhagwant Singh said ASI Jaswant Singh had received information that the accused was coming on a motorcycle with a fake number plate. The police acted and he was arrested with the motorcycle, which was allegedly stolen by him on June 12 from JTPL Club. As per information received from him, two other motorcycles were recovered, which were allegedly stolen by him from Chamkaur Sahib. He was produced in a local court on Wednesday, which sent him to one-day police remand. OC