Chandigarh: Three persons have been booked for assaulting Mohammad Adnan and his brother Mohammad Rihan with rods and sharp weapons at Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26. The duo got injured and was admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32. The police said a case against Karan, Rinku, Gautam and others had been registered. TNS
Woman booked for cheating
Chandigarh: A woman has been booked for allegedly cheating a Zirakpur resident of Rs18.39 lakh. Complainant Vijay Kumar Sood alleged that a woman cheated him on the pretext of getting a CHB house allotted to him. A case has been registered. TNS
Free travel for women on rakhi
Chandigarh: The UT Administration has decided to provide free bus travel facility to women on the occasion of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ on Sunday. The facility will be available only in AC and non-AC CTU buses operating in the tricity. TNS
Foetus found in dustbin at GMSH
Chandigarh: A foetus was found in a dustbin at a washroom at the GMSH-16. A case has been registered. TNS
Man arrested with charas
Chandigarh: A 38-year-old man has been arrested with 500 gm of charas. Mandeep Kumar, alias Monu, a resident of Moga district, was nabbed from near the Shivalik garden in Mani Majra. The police have registered a case. TNS
Ambulance donated to PGI
Chandigarh: Dr Raj Kumar Gupta, a philanthropist from Sector 8, Chandigarh, lent a helping hand to the PGI. He donated a life-support ambulance to the institute in the memory of his parents, here on Friday. Expressing gratitude and thanking Dr Gupta for his gesture, Prof Jagat Ram, Director, PGI, said: “The donated ambulance will help the needy patients in the institute. We urge more such donors to come forward and donate medical equipment and kits so that we can serve the people better in the challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic.” TNS
P’kula all-woman club felicitated
Panchkula: The all-woman Innerwheel Club of Panchkula has been awarded a commendation certificate by the Haryana Government for its various humanitarian services, especially during the Covid pandemic. The Haryana Government awards commendation certificates to government employees, non-government organisations and general public on Independence Day and Republic Day every year for the services rendered by them in various fields. This year, the award was presented by Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal. It was received by Kusum Seengal, president of Innerwheel Club, Panchkula. TNS
Endovascular neurosurgery
Mohali: A 50-year-old woman suffering from a large aneurysm arising from a cavernous segment of the left internal carotid artery (ballooning of artery) was treated successfully with endovascular neurosurgery at Ivy Hospital, Mohali recently. Sonia, who hails from Jalandhar, was facing severe headache. On MRI, a large 2cm aneurysm in a cavernous segment of the left internal carotid artery was discovered to be the cause of her problem. Earlier, this kind of problem was treated with an open surgery. Dr Vineet Saggar, Head of Neuro Interventional and Endovascular Neurosurgery, is treating these kind of patient successfully with endovascular neurosurgeon for the past five years at Ivy. TNS