Ludhiana man held for theft

Mohali: The Kharar police have arrested a Ludhiana resident, Sunil Kumar, on the charge of being involved in thefts in the Kharar and Balongi area here on Sunday. The police also seized a vehicle that was purchased by the suspect by selling off gold and silver jewellery stolen from houses. A case of theft has been registered against the suspect at the Kharar Sadar police station under Sections 454 and 380 of the IPC. The investigation is on. TNS

Women helmet rally held in city

Chandigarh: The UT Traffic Police organised a women two-wheeler helmet rally to promote wearing safety helmet by women riders at Children Traffic Park, Sector 23, here, on Saturday. It was organised in association with HDFC Bank and LEO’s Club as part of 32nd National Road Safety Month being observed from January 18 to February 17 with the theme “Sadak Sureksha Jeevan Rakhsa”. About 250 women two-wheeler riders participated in the rally with banners spreading the messages regarding road safety. A cyclothon was also organised by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at Sukhna Lake on Sunday. The cyclothon, led by the cycling squad of the Chandigarh Police, saw participation of around 125 cycling enthusiasts. TNS

Kalpana, Pooja bag top honours

Chandigarh: Kalpana won 45-50kg gold medal, while Pooja claimed the top honour in the 40-45kg category on the concluding day of the Pencak Silat Senior State Championship on Sunday. Kalpana won the title by defeating Kiran. Earlier in the semi-finals, Kiran defeated Sanjana and Kalpana ousted Dolly. Pooja, meanwhile, won the title by defeating Mantasha. Komal and Simran declared as joint winners. TNS

Two Felicitated

Chandigarh: Priya Jain and Poonam Bhandari, founding members of the Sewa Mission Charitable Committee, were honoured with the Women’s Excellence Awards for Covid-19 Warriors. They received the award from Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma at a function organised by NA Cultural Society at Museum Auditorium, Sector 10. TNS