Dr Adarsh Pal Vig nominated Punjab Pollution Control Board chairman

Amritsar: Dr Adarsh Pal Vig, Director, Dept of Botanical and Environment Sciences, GNDU, has been nominated chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. He has been in the forefront of the university’s sustainable development goals. TNS

Rs 21L heroin seized in Hanumangarh

Abohar/Sriganganagar: The police on Friday arrested four persons in Hanumangarh and seized 760 gm of heroin from their possession. SP Preeti Jain said the cost of the heroin recovered from them was around Rs 21 lakh. OC

Sangrur man duped of Rs 24L, two booked

Sangrur: Two persons, Harinder Singh and Lakhwinder Singh, have been booked for fraud for allegedly duping a local resident of Rs 24 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Australia. TNS