UP man held with 704 gm of opium

Chandigarh: A resident of Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the local police with 704 gm of opium. According to the police, the suspect, Shyam Beer (29), was nabbed from Sector 26. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act at the Sector 26 police station. TNS

City resident duped of Rs1.72L

Chandigarh: A Sector 9 resident has been allegedly duped of Rs1.72 lakh by an unknown fraudster. Complainant Arvinder Singh reported that an unknown person approached him through an email and lured him with a job offer in West Asia “within 90 days”. The complainant transferred the money online and later found that he had been duped. A case of cheating has been registered at the Sector 3 police station. TNS

Woman’s purse stolen from car

Chandigarh: A woman’s purse was stolen from her car at Sector 27. The complainant, a resident of Sector 19, said she had gone to Sector 27 to get the battery of her car changed. In the meantime, someone stole her purse containing Rs55,000, five ATM cards, two credit cards and documents. A case of theft has been registered at the Sector 26 police station. TNS

Atray's fourth literary work

Chandigarh: Motivational Speaker and former IAS officer Vivek Atray's latest book was launched by Gen VP Malik, former Army Chief, and ML Sarin, senior advocate, at the CII in Sector 31 on Friday. Titled "It's Still a Wonderful Life", the book is a collection of 120 write-ups which form a part of Atray's popular column titled "Random Forays". TNS

Work starts on open-air gym

Mohali: Mayor Amarjit Singh Jeeti Sidhu on Friday announced that the Nature Park in Phase 8 of Mohali would be developed as a tourist destination. Sidhu stated this after inaugurating the construction work of a new open-air gym in the Phase 8 park. He the first priority of the MC was the health of people and for this many open air gyms had been set up in various parks. TNS