Schools closed till April 5

Chandigarh: In view of the surge in Covid cases, the UT Education Department has decided to keep schools and colleges closed till April 5. The teaching and non-teaching staff will continue to attend workplaces on all working days. Online examinations for Classes III to VIII will continue as per the schedule and the status of the exams for Classes IX and XI will be reviewed and necessary instructions issued later. TNS

PO held for theft at salon

Chandigarh: A burglar, who has 16 cases registered against him in the city, has been arrested for a theft at a salon in Sector 35. He was a proclaimed offender in three cases — two at the Sector 36 police station and one at Mauli Jagran. Pawan Kumar (29), a native of Uttar Pradesh, had stolen around Rs7,000 and a laptop from the salon on March 1. He was arrested from Sector 35. The stolen laptop has been recovered. He disclosed that he had also committed a burglary at a medical store in Sector 22 in 2017. TNS