Ambala: Linesman electrocuted
Ambala: A linesman of the Electricity Department was electrocuted to death while repairing a fault near Sadopur in Ambala on Monday. He has been identified as Suryakant Dubey, a native of UP. He was working on a pole when the mishap occurred. His body was shifted to the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, for a postmortem. SDO (West) Joginder Singh said, “Before starting the work, the power supply was snapped, but he got electrocuted. We are investigating the matter.” TNS
Minor girl goes missing
Chandigarh: The UT police have registered a kidnapping case after a three-year-old girl went missing from near the FR light point in Mani Majra. The police said a case under Section 363 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. TNS
Cash, jewellery stolen from hotel
Chandigarh: An unknown person managed to steal jewellery and Rs 1.30 lakh from a room of Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, here. The complainant, Swati, reported that she, along with her family, came to the city to attend a wedding. On May 22, they found that gold jewellery items and Rs 1.30 lakh were stolen from room no 244 of the hotel. The police were informed about the incident. On checking the CCTV footage, it was found that the suspect had asked for room key card from the staff claiming to be their acquaintance and carried out the theft. A case has been registered. TNS
Woman falls from auto, hurt
Chandigarh: A woman riding an auto suffered injuries after she fell from the three-wheeler due to the negligence of its driver. Complainant Sonu, a resident of Sector 56, reported that a woman passenger riding an auto fell from the three-wheeler being driven by Dharampal. The incident was reported on the Palsora road. The victim was admitted to the PGI. The police have registered a case. TNS
PU team win cricket match
Chandigarh: Panjab University Non-Teaching Employees defeated Punjab Agriculture University Cricket Team, Ludhiana, in a friendly cricket match. Rajesh Kumar was adjudged man of the match and Surinder Singh won the best batsman trophy. TNS
Minerva win football meet
Chandigarh: Minerva Academy won the Malerkotla 7-a-side Football Tournament. A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament. Minerva defeated AG Punjab (3-0) in the final. Abhay, Dicka and Jagmeet scored a goal each for the winning side. In the semi-finals, Minerva defeated Naromajra (1-0), courtesy a goal from Abhay. In the quarterfinals, Minerva faced Malerkotla, and made easy work of their opponents. Braces from Dicka, Abhay and Joel sealed a comfortable (6-2) win for Minerva. In Round 16, Minerva defeated BKFC in tiebreaker.
