Biker dies in hit-and-run in Dera Bassi

Dera Bassi: A speeding car ran over a 37-year-old motorcyclist near Janetpur village in Dera Bassi around 3:30 pm on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Harpreet Singh of Tiwana village. The car driver dragged the bike for close to 50 metres before fleeing the spot, eyewitnesses said. The victim was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he died. On a complaint of the deceased’s brother Atinderpal Singh, a case under Sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC has been registered against the car driver at the Dera Bassi police station. The police are looking for the driver on the basis of the car’s registration number. TNS

Man arrested with heroin

Chandigarh: The police arrested a Sector 29 resident, Ranjit Singh, Kalsi, 35, after 7.5 gm of heroin was recovered from his possession on September 10. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. TNS

Snatchers flee with bangles

Chandigarh: A Sector 43 resident reported that four unknown women in a white car sped away after snatching her gold bangles on September 10 while she, along with her sister, was on morning walk. A case under Sections 379-A and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 36 police station. TNS

Youth held for stealing bike

Chandigarh: Constable Jile Singh, posted in the Traffic Wing, arrested Sunit (20), a resident of Jagatpura, while stealing his motorcycle near the PWD store in Sector 49 here on September 10. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC has been registered at Sector 49 police station. TNS

Biker injured in road mishap

Chandigarh: Sushil Kumar, a resident of Sector 38, reported that his brother Gurparsad, working as a security guard in Hotel Mountview, was injured after his bike hit a ‘negligently’ parked SUV on the road dividing Sector 10 and 11 on September 7. “The car was parked in a negligent manner without any parking lights,” he alleged. The injured person was admitted to the PGI. A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station. TNS

Labourer falls off building, dies

Dera Bassi: A construction labourer died after he fell from an under-construction building of Silver City Themes Apartment in Ward No. 19 here on Friday evening. The worker, identified as Salman, was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi, from where he was referred to the PGI. He died on his way to the PGI. The Mubarikpur police took the body into their possession and sent it for post-mortem examination. No police complaint has been lodged. TNS

Blood donation camp held

Chandigarh: A blood donation camp was held in Sector 22 here on Saturday. The camp was organised by the All-India Mobile Retailers’ Association and the Chandigarh Mobile Traders’ Association. The camp was conducted by staff of Ivy Hospital, Mohali. TNS

522 get jobs in 2nd mega fair

Mohali: As many as 522 youngsters got jobs during the second Mega Job Fair, which was organised at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran, on Saturday. More than 700 candidates attended the job fair held under the Ghar Ghar Rozgar Mission of the Punjab Government, said SDM Mohali Harbans Singh. TNS

PUTA members protest

Chandigarh: PUTA president Prof Nishan Singh Deol, along with Dr Avneet Pal Singh and Dr Rakesh Kumar, participated in the ongoing chain hunger strike by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations here on Saturday. Dr Gurmeet Singh and Dr Dharminder Singh from Punjab Agricultural University Teachers Association (PAUTA) also participated in the strike. The protesters are demanding implementation of revised UGC pay scales. TNS

Mayin, Jasmine emerge winners

Mohali: Third seed Mayin Dingankar upset second seed Aarav Dhekial 6-2 7-6(3) to win the boys’ U-12 title on the concluding day of the Roots-AITA CS (7) U-12 National Ranking Championship here on Saturday. In the girls’ U-12 final, Jasmine Kaur registered a 6-4 2-6 6-1 win over fourth seed Miraya Aggarwal. TNS

Cricket trials from today

Chandigarh: Chandigarh Cricket Association (affiliated to Haryana Cricket Association) will conduct trials to select U-14 and U-16 teams at SD School, Sector 24, on September 12 and 13. The trials will start at 10 am on September 12 and 3 pm on September 13. The dates for U-19 trials will be announced later, said the sports body. TNS

Harminder, Anjali triumph

Chandigarh: Harminder Singh defeated Mukesh Kumar 21- 17 21-18 to win the gold medal in the men’s singles category on the concluding day of the 1st UT Inter-Departmental Tournament at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here on Saturday. In the women’s category, Anjali from Health Department won gold medal after defeating Poonam from Education Department 21-13 21-16 in the final. TNS

263 traffic slips issued to bus drivers

Chandigarh: The police have issued 263 traffic slips to passenger bus drivers for various violations during a special drive from August 16 to date. Drivers were challaned for wrong stopping, violation of lane driving/zig-zag driving, etc. During the drive, drivers and conductors of roadways' buses were also made aware of the traffic rules. TNS

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