Girl’s gold chain snatched in Sector 37, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A motorcycle-borne miscreant reportedly snatched a gold chain from a girl in Sector 37 here. The police were informed about the incident, following which a case was registered at the Sector 39 police station. TNS

Man arrested with heroin

Chandigarh: The Operations Cell of the UT police arrested a man while possessing 50.50 grams of heroin. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Sunil Kumar, alias Sandy (29), a resident of Dhanas, was nabbed from near a community centre in Dhanas while possessing heroin. A case has been registered against the suspect at the Sarangpur police station. TNS

3-day tennis tournament

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association will organise CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-3) Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls (U-14) from November 1 to 3. As many as 51 players have signed in for the main draw events. Players from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana state are taking part in the tournament. The first and second main round matches will be played at the Sector 10 CLTA Complex on November 1. TNS

Cricket meet begins today

Chandigarh: The Union Territory Cricket Association (UTCA), Chandigarh, will organise the U-16 Multi-Day Cricket Tournament for Balramji Das Tandon Trophy from November 1. The championship will be inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. Six teams - Plaza Zone, Terrace Zone, Rose Zone, Leisure Zone, Sukhna Zone and Rock Zone - will participate in the championship. The matches will be held at the Sector 16 cricket stadium and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26. In the opening match, Plaza Zone will face Terrace Zone, followed by Rose Zone taking on Leisure Zone. TNS

City eves face 246-run defeat

Chandigarh: City girls faced a massive 246-run defeat against Mithali Raj-led Railways in their opening encounter at Women’s One-Day Tournament at Pune. Chandigarh collapsed at 110 runs while chasing a mammoth of 256 runs. Earlier, Railways’ opener S Meghna (142) and Captain Mithali (87) helped Railways to pile up 356/4. Parul Saini claimed two wickets while Priyanka Guleria and Rajni Devi shared one wicket each for the bowling side. In reply, Chandigarh was bundled out for 110 in 43 overs. Manisha Badhan (47) was the top scorer for the side. Chandigarh will take on Odisha in their second fixture on November 1. TNS

Sector 48 RWA chief joins AAP

Chandigarh: Sector 48 RWA president JJ Singh and his team joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday. Sandeep Bhardwaj, vice-president, city AAP, organised a rally in Sector 48 where the joining event was held. TNS

Join Whatsapp Channel of The Tribune for latest updates.