Foetus found at GMSH-16
Chandigarh: A foetus was found in a gutter of a toilet at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16. The foetus was spotted by a sanitation worker while cleaning the gutter. A case has been registered at the Sector 17 police station. TNS
Expect more rain today
Chandigarh: The city witnessed showers on Saturday evening even as the Sun played hide and seek throughout the day. The weatherman has predicted more rain for the next two days, but its intensity will be lesser. Till 8:30 am on Saturday, the weather department had recorded 27 mm of rainfall in the city. As per the forecast, dense fog in isolated pockets is very likely in night/morning hours over Punjab and Haryana for the next two days. TNS
Purse stolen from SUV
Chandigarh: A purse was stolen from an SUV after breaking its windscreen. The complainant, a resident of Sector 70, Mohali, reported that unknown person stole her purse containing an iPhone from her vehicle parked near a gurdwara on the road separating Sector 8 and 9. A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station. TNS
Thefts reported from Ind’l Area
Chandigarh: Incidents of theft were reported from three places in the Industrial Area, Phase I. In his complaint to the police, Rajesh Gupta reported that unknown person stole around Rs30,000, a computer and a silver coin from his office on the intervening night of January 6 and 7. He further reported that a theft at Mittal Ispat and Dashmesh Electronics was also reported from where Rs20,000 and copper wires worth Rs40,000 were stolen. A case has been registered. TNS
Four booked for job fraud
Chandigarh: The police have booked four persons for cheating on the pretext of providing government jobs. Complainants Harsh Jasrotia and Arvind Galav, both residents of Panjab University, alleged that Madan, alias Lucky, and Gurpreet, alias Sunny, both residents of Dhanas village, Sunil, a resident of Sector 25, Panchkula, and another person named Varun cheated them of Rs11.72 lakh on the pretext of providing them clerical jobs advertised by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. TNS
Two booked
for cheating
Chandigarh: Two persons, identified as Umesh Basin and Chetan Basin of Shivalik Enclave, Mani Majra, have been booked on a complaint of Harish Chandra, a resident of New Delhi, who alleged that the duo cheated him of Rs9.43 crore in investment made in a business between 2011 and 2017. A case has been registered at the Mauli Jagran police station. TNS
FB friend extorts Rs50K, booked
Chandigarh: An unknown girl has been booked for extorting money from a Sector 34 resident after befriending him on Facebook. The complainant stated that a girl sent him a friend request on Facebook and became friends with him. The complainant gave his phone number to the suspect, who started calling him up on WhatsApp. Later, the suspect started harassing and threatening the complainant. She managed to extort Rs50,000 from him. TNS
aITF world Tennis tour from jan 10
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) will host the AITF World Tennis Tour Juniors (Grade-2) U-18 Championship from January 10 to 15. The qualifying matches for this event will be played on January 8 and 9. Top ranked players from 14 countries, including Indian, France, Iran, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, USA and Uzbekistan, will vie for the top spot. The main draw for each of the two events for boys and girls will feature 32 players, out of which 24 have secured their entry as per their ITF ranking, four from among qualifiers and four will be given wild card entries. TNS
Tejasvi wins title in tennis tourney
Chandigarh: Tejasvi Dabas defeated third seed Vaishnavi Adkar in straight sets to win the girls’ title on the concluding day of the AITF World Tennis Tour Juniors (Grade-3) Tournament. Tejasvi recorded a 6-4 6-4 win over Vaishnavi. Second seed Yuvan Nandal also registered an easy 6-0 6-4 win over Daksh Ashok Agarwal to win the boys’ title. In the boys’ doubles title, the pair of Fadi Bidan and T Boosarawongse overpowered a tough challenge by Manas Dhamne and Aryan Shah 7-5 6-7(3) (12 10). In the girls’ doubles final, the top seed team of Anya Murthy and LanlanaTararudee defeated third seed pair of Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Chaphalkar 7-5 7-5. TVSN Prasad, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning, Government of Haryana, Sudhir Rajpal, IAS, honorary secretary, CLTA, and other awarded winners. TNS
