Chandigarh

Governor VP Singh Badnore on Monday administered the oath of office, allegiance and secrecy to Hardyal Singh Mann as member of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) through a virtual ceremony held from the Punjab Raj Bhavan. CM Capt Amarinder Singh and Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan attended the virtual ceremony. tns

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Opium, poppy husk seized
The police held Gurjant Singh, Varinder Singh, Harshdeep Singh and Prem Singh of Tarn Taran with 3-kg opium. Around 2 kg of opium was seized from Jagdish Chander of Phalodi. Also, 3,000 intoxicating tablets were seized from bikers Lovdeep Mehra and Raj Kumar Meghwal while poppy husk was recovered from Bohar Singh of Ferozepur. oc

Woman thrashed, 3 held

A 45-year-old woman, Anita Rani, was allegedly tharashed by her husband, Ram Kumar, and two sons. All three have been nabbed. A video of the incident that went viral showed Anita’s husband dragged her on a road and beat her mercilessly on Saturday. She was living alone due to alleged harassment by Ram for the past four years. oc

Man killed over land dispute

The Hanumangarh police arrested a man for killing his father over a property dispute. Rameshwer Lal had faked an attack on his father, Ram Pratap Kasnia (58) by unidentified miscreants while reporting the crime to the police. SP Preeti Jain said Rameshwer attacked his parents, while they were asleep, with a sharp weapon. oc