62 challaned for encroachments in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The enforcement wing of the local Municipal Corporation on Tuesday issued 62 challans during an anti-encroachment drive. A team was formed on the directions of Joint Commissioner Rohit Gupta. The team, under the supervision of Superintendent Sunil Dutt, visited Sector 9, 11, 19, 34 and 40. Trucks were parked there for taking away the seized items. Goods kept in corridors and other unauthorised places were seized and challans issued to the defaulting owners. TNS
Thieves strike at sector 22 house
Chandigarh: Cash and jewellery items were stolen from a house in Sector 22. According to the police, complainant Raj Kumar reported that jewellery and Rs50,000 were stolen from his house between August 20 and 22. The theft took place while the complainant was away to Delhi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. A case has been registered at the Sector 17 police station. The police have begun an investigation into it. TNS
PU-CET date rescheduled
Chandigarh: Panjab University has announced rescheduling of the PU-CET (UG)-2021 and PU-MPhil/PhD Entrance Test-2021 on September 19 and October 3, respectively, instead of September 5 and September 19. The websites will be reopened/extended for the fresh candidates as well as for those who have not completed their form on time. A schedule is available on the websites concerned. TNS
Rakesh Tikait to visit city
Chandigarh: Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, is expected to arrive in Chandigarh on Friday to address a rally being organised by a farm activist group at the Rally Ground in Sector 25 on August 27. The event will begin at 12.30 pm and end by 3 pm. TNS
Fake TTE in 7-day police remand
Ambala: Pankaj Kumar, who was arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for posing as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) and issuing fake receipts to passengers on Monday, was produced before a court on Tuesday. He was sent to seven-day police remand. Vilayati Ram, SHO of the GRP, Ambala Cantonment, said: “The main accused and other accomplices who had boarded the train in the uniform of TTE are yet to be arrested.” TNS
NHM employees hold protest
Chandigarh: National Health Mission employees working under the Health Department, UT, held a mass protest at the Government Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, on the second day of their strike. The employees are demanding “equal pay for equal work”. The strike hampered the Covid vaccination and OPD services of few centres. Daily OPD reporting was also stopped. TNS
Diya, Sidhak in tennis final
Chandigarh: Diya Chaudhary overpowered second seed Akshita Vashisht 9-2 to sail into the girls’ U-14 final in the ongoing Roots-AITA National Ranking CS3 Tennis U-14 Championship. In the second semis, Sidhak Kaur defeated Mehakpreet Kaur 9-1. Earlier in the quarterfinals, top seed Sidhak Kaur defeated Ekam Kaur 8-1, Mehakpreet Kaur ousted Tamanna Walia 8-7(5), Diya Chaudhary outplayed Kritika Sharma 8-3 and Akshita defeated Naisha Garg 8-7(2). In the boys’ U-14 quarterfinal, top seed Anhad Singh blanked Parth Sharma 8-1. Daksh Khokhar also moved ahead by defeating Sukhpreet Singh 8-0, Prabhav Sibbal defeated Prabir Singh 8-6 and second seed Divyam Sharma outclassed Himanish Brinda 8-3. TNS
Mohali Cricket Assn to hold trials
Mohali: The Mohali Cricket Association will start trials for admission to its academy from August 25 to 27 for the new session (2021-22). Preference will be given to boys, who are around 10 to 12 years of age. The trials will start at 4 pm in the C-ground of IS Bindra Stadium, PCA Stadium, Mohali. Players born, residing or studying for at least past one year, prior to the year of the admission, in Mohali district will be eligible for the trials. Players should carry documents, including digital birth certificate (mandatory) and passport or voter ID. TNS
City spiker for U-19 India team
Chandigarh: City spiker Harshit Giri has been selected to represent the country in the FIVB U-19 Boy’s World Volleyball Championship scheduled to be held in Tehran. Other members of the squad include Sandeep (Rajasthan), Sameer Chaudhary (Delhi), Aman Kumar (Haryana), Ajay Kumar (Haryana), Tanish Choudhary (Delhi), Joshnoor Dhindsa (Punjab), Jibin Job (Kerala), Dushyant Singh (Rajasthan), Srinath Selvakumar (Tamil Nadu), Dibyam Shahi (Uttar Pradesh) and Chikkanna Venu (Tamil Nadu). TNS
SGGS blank ITBP in hockey meet
Chandigarh: Sri Guru Gobind Singh (SGGS) Hockey Club, Sector 26, registered a convincing 3-0 win over ITBP on the opening day of the Chandigarh State Senior Men & Women Hockey Championships at the Sector 42 Sports Complex on Tuesday. CISF lads logged a 3-1 win over Audit General, Punjab, and Wanderers Club drubbed Chandigarh Hockey Academy 7-2. 3BRD Air Force team thrashed Rock Rovers Hockey Club 14-2. In the women’s category, SGGS girls blanked Shivalik Public School 5-0. Rock Rovers Club steamrolled Wanders Club 17-0, while Sector 42 Hockey Stadium trounced SGGS Punjab University Club 4-1. MCM DAV College played a goalless draw against Government Model High School, Sector 42. TNS
