PO lands in police net

Mohali: The police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO), who was on the run for the past two years. A team, led by Sub-Inspector Buta Singh Mann of the Nayagaon police station, arrested the PO, Rajinder Kumar, a resident of Mauli Jagran. A case under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against him at the Nayagaon police station in 2014. He was declared a PO in 2018. TNS

12-year-old boy writes novel

Chandigarh: A 12-year-old student of St John’s School, Sector 26, Jaiveer Singh Katial, has achieved a milestone by writing a 238-page novel. It took him three years to complete the novel, which was released by school Principal Kavita Das in association with Chandigarh Literary Society and St John’s Old Boys’ Association (SJOBA). The novel titled “Double Force and The Fallen Kingdom” illustrated by Supreet Kaur is a story about twin brothers John and Jeremy, who are always looking for an adventure, but just can’t find one. “I started to write the story as innumerable ideas kept on coming in my mind all the time,” said Jaiveer. TNS

GMHS-25 gets online platform

Chandigarh: RootWorkz Learning has implemented its online learning platform at Government Model High School (GMHS), Sector 25. Utkarsh Khandelwal and Shubham Narula, founders of RootWorkz Learning, under the guidance of Prof Naveen Aggarwal, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Design Innovation Centre, University Institute of Engendering and Technology (UIET), developed the online learning management system to help teachers impart education and students continue learning in the difficult times of pandemic. TNS

Doc gets int'l recognition

Chandigarh: Dr Swaranjit Singh has been listed for his work in CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, and CSIR-IMTECH in the top two per cent scientists of the world, ranked by a Stanford University’s study. Earlier, he was in the list of top 70 Citation Index and H index compiled by the DG, CSIR. He received the first prize for an essay: “CSIR in the labs and fields“ from the DG, CSIR, in IITR, Lucknow. TNS