New Chandigarh DC Vinay Pratap Singh to take charge today

Chandigarh: New Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chandigarh Vinay Pratap Singh, a 2011-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, will join on Wednesday. The Haryana Government on Tuesday issued his relieving order. He has relinquished the charge of Panchkula DC. In an order issued on Monday, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had directed the UT Adviser to intimate the date of joining of Vinay to the ministry. Incumbent city Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar, a 2005-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, may be relieved from the post. His three-year inter-cadre deputation had ended on October 31. TNS

Girl violated in Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi: The police have registered a rape case against an unknown person for violating a 10-year-old girl near a village here on Monday evening. On a complaint of the victim’s mother, a rape case has been registered against an unknown person under Section 376 of the IPC and the POCSO Act at the Dera Bassi police station. According to the statement of the victim’s mother, the couple (girl’s parents) left for work in the morning. The girl was found unconscious in the forest area near the house by some women, who had gone there to pick wood. TNS

12 dengue cases in Mohali district

Mohali: A total of 12 persons tested positive for dengue in the district during the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 3,690. However, no death was reported from the district till Tuesday evening. TNS

Six taken ill in Panchkula

Panchkula: Six fresh cases of dengue were reported from Panchkula district during the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 830. No death due to the disease was reported from the district. TNS

Cooperative Week celebrated

Dera Bassi: 68th Cooperative Week was celebrated at Primary Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADB), Dera Bassi, on Tuesday. Abhitesh Singh Sandhu, Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Mohali, presided over the function. Addressing the gathering of farmers and employees of the Cooperative Department, he highlighted the role of the cooperative sector in the progress of Punjab. Paramjit Singh Khetal, manager, PADB, Dera Bassi, highlighted the glorious past of the cooperative movement in Punjab and the important role played by PADBs in the green, white and blue revolution of Punjab. TNS

‘COPD second largest killer’

Chandigarh: Early screening can identify Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) before it could result in major loss of lung functioning. Most cases of COPD are caused by inhaling pollutants that include smoking (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.) and second-hand smoke, while fumes, chemicals and dust found in many work environments are also some contributing factors. This was stated by a team of doctors from Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, while sharing facts and myths regarding the disease. “COPD is the second largest killer after heart problems and cancer and India has become the ‘COPD capital of world’. COPD can develop for years without noticeable shortness of breath,” said Dr Sunny Virdi, consultant, Pulmonology. TNS