Mohali: Dengue stings 99 more

Mohali: The district on Friday reported 99 fresh cases of dengue, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease to 2,952. No death due to dengue was reported from across the district till Friday evening, said health officials. A total of 215 samples were taken and the reports of 99 came positive. While 344 cases and two deaths were reported in September, the district saw 2,160 cases and 29 deaths in October. The district dengue toll stands at 32. — TNS

BMW gutted due to snag

Zirakpur: A luxury car was gutted in the Urban Estate, Zirakpur, on Thursday. The police said a BMW car caught fire due to a technical fault. However, no one was injured in the incident. Onkar Singh Brar, SHO of the Zirakpur police station, said no untoward incident, including fire and quarrel, was reported from Zirakpur on Diwali night. TNS

3 fire mishaps in Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi: Three incidents of fire were reported from Dera Bassi. In one of the incidents, a cardboard godown in Bhagat Singh Nagar suffered damages. Goods worth lakhs were reduced to ashes in the fire accidents. The police said nobody was injured in any of these incidents. TNS