Cricket tourney postponed

Chandigarh: The JP Atray Memorial Cricket Society has announced to postpone the 26th edition of JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament which was to be held in September 2020 to September2021 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The JP Atray tournament has always been the lung opener for the domestic season for the past 25 years and has seen the participation of around 100 international players starting from the legendary Kapil Dev to the latest batting sensation Shubman Gill. TNS

Guru Nanak open varsity gets VC

Chandigarh: Prof Karamjeet Singh, Registrar, Panjab University, was on Wednesday appointed as first Vice-Chancellor of the Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University for a period of three years by the Governor of Punjab. He has two years of experience as Registrar and 36 years of experience in teaching and research. On his new assignment, he said it was a challenging job and it would be his endeavour to live up to the expectations of all. He solicited support from all for the betterment of the university. Singh is a professor in finance and strategic management, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is the former president of Indian Accounting Association. He has been a PU fellow for eight years from 2008 to 2016 and a Syndicate member for three terms. He has been a member of a number of committees of the University Grants Commission and NAAC.TNS

Rlys did well in lockdown: Goyal

Chandigarh: Sanjay Tandon, member of the BJP National Executive Council, deliberated upon national development aspects with Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Trade and Commerce, Government of India, during the virtual edition of programme ‘Ashwamedh – Elara India Dialogue 2020’ on Wednesday, wherein delegates from business domains also participated. Goyal said the Railways had done fairly well in terms of freight during the lockdown. He said freight in August 2020 was far higher than it was in August 2019 and it had increased by 4 per cent, which came out to be 94.33 MMT despite heavy monsoon. He said speed of freight trains had increased by 94 per cent and dedicated freight corridors were being made, of which three had been earmarked for private companies. Meghnath Desai, member, House of Lords, the UK, also attended the programme. TNS

Surgery conducted

Mohali: Dr Sandeep Gupta, senior bone and joint consultant, Fortis Hospital, successfully operated upon Amritpal (20), who was unable to walk after he suffered tibia fracture (leg) around 10 months ago. He used a rail-plate technique that regenerates the patient’s natural bone. — TNS

Stone laid for works in Mohali

Mohali: Health and Family Welfare and Labour Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu laid the foundation stone for various development works in Phase VII and X here at a cost of Rs60.39 lakh and Rs66 lakh, respectively. Sidhu said all markets from Phase I to Phase XI and Sectors 70 and 71 were undergoing a complete rejuvenation, including improvement and renovation of infrastructure at a cost of over Rs6 crore. In the two markets, red stone, lights and grills would be installed and ornamental plants would also be planted. The authorities have been directed to complete the entire renovation work as soon as possible. TNS