Gangster’s aides held with heroin

Chandigarh: The UT Crime Branch arrested two persons with heroin from Sector 45 here. The suspects, Pamesh Arora (36) of Sector 45 and Harjinder Singh (33), alias Billa, of Dera Bassi used to buy drugs from gangster Rajan Bhatti, who was arrested in Mohali on Thursday. The police said Arora and Billa were nabbed with 271.65 gm and 20.62 gm of heroin, respectively. A country-made pistol and four cartridges were also recovered from Billa. TNS

Chandigarh score 282/6

Chandigarh: A fine century from skipper Manan Vohra rescued the boys from 34/4 to 282/6 against Assam on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16 on Friday. Shivam Bhambari (5), Arsalan Khan (0), Kunal Mahajan (0) and Karan Kaila (9) departed early. Later, Vohra and Ankit Kaushik paired for a 179-run partnership. TNS

St Stephen’s log victory

Chandigarh: St Stephen’s School Football Club beat GMSSS 21 FC by a score of 1-0 during the U-20 Chandigarh State Men’s Football League at Sports Complex Football Ground today. Akhilesh Atreya scored the winning goal for St Stephens in the 69th minute with a penalty kick. TNS

Fencers shine in School Games

Chandigarh: Fencers from UT secured the top spot at the 67th National School Games at Aurangabad by beating Haryana 15-12 in the foil team event. The Chandigarh team demonstrated exceptional skill throughout the tournament.