CTU employee held for theft in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A CTU employee has been held for allegedly stealing diesel from a bus. Complainant Gurjant Singh, a CTU driver, reported that Babu Ram (24), a resident of Maloya, who works as a gear mechanic at the CTU workshop, was stealing diesel from a bus parked at the CTU workshop, Depot No. 4, ISBT, Sector 43. The complainant apprehended the suspect with two cans, each containing five litres of diesel. The police were informed and the suspect was arrested. A case has been registered at the Sector 36 police station. TNS

Woman’s purse snatched in Sec 35

Chandigarh: A motorcycle-borne miscreant allegedly snatched a woman’s purse in Sector 35. The purse contained Rs3,000 and an ATM card. The police were informed following which a case was registered at the Sector 36 police station. TNS

U-19 team: Cricket trials today

Chandigarh: The Haryana Cricket Association will conduct trials to select the U-19 team at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, on August 12 (3 pm). The players born on or after September 1, 2002, will be eligible for the trials. They can contact Surinder Singh Bhaiji, secretary, Chandigarh Cricket Association (affiliated to Haryana). TNS

Aryan, Diva win tennis titles

Chandigarh: Top seed Aryan Thakur defeated Sarthak Arora in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 to win the boys' final on the concluding day of the Roots-AITA U-18 National Ranking CS Tennis Championship. Diva Bhatia won the girls' U-18 title by registering a comeback win 1-6, 7-5 (10-6) over Harleen Kaur Dhanda. In the semifinals, Harleen defeated Gursimrat Kaur 9-3 and Diva ousted Isheeta Midha 9-3. TNS

Badminton meet

Mohali: The Mohali District Badminton Association will organise the Veterans Badminton Championship 2021-22 from August 13-14 at the Sector 78 Sports Complex. Those interested can submit their entries at the tournament venue, the sports body said here on Wednesday. TNS

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