Youth held for snatching mobile in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The UT police have nabbed Karan (22), a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, for allegedly snatching a mobile phone and Rs 700 from the complainant, Dalip Kumar, on September 22. A case has been registered. TNS

Youth arrested with heroin

Chandigarh: The local police have arrested a 21-year-old youth with 38 gm of heroin. The police said the suspect, Amit, a resident of Sector 52, was arrested from near the grain market in Sector 39. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. TNS

Man nailed with stolen bike

Chandigarh: A Mohali resident, Sarwan Mahto (31), was nabbed by the UT police while riding a stolen bike with a fake registration number. The suspect was nabbed from Sector 38 (West). A case has been registered. TNS

PU exam on Sept 27 postponed

Chandigarh: Panjab University has postponed all the examinations – golden chance/improvement/additional category (offline mode) – scheduled for September 27 in view of the Bharat bandh call given by the farmers union. The examinations, which were scheduled for September 27, will be now conducted on October 1, the university said here on Thursday. TNS

Photography competition

Chandigarh: Punjab Engineering College is organising a ‘Centenary year photography competition’ to pay an ode to the 100-year-long legacy of the institution and accommodate the best pieces to be used as the background for various souvenirs being released as a part of the occasion. The five-day competition started on September 21 and the results will be announced on September 27. The top three photographers will be awarded cash prizes of Rs50,000 along with certificates of excellence from the institute. TNS

Table Tennis meet from Oct 3

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Table Tennis Association will organise the Gurkul Global 34th Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship – 2021 for Sardar Gurmeet Singh Grewal Memorial Trophy, at Sector 50 Sports Complex, from October 3-8. The championship will be conducted in U-11 (players born on or after January 1, 2011), cadets U-13 (players born or after January 1, 2009), sub-junior U-15 (players born on or after January 1, 2007), junior U-17 (players born on or after January 1, 2005), junior (players born on or after January 1, 2013) and senior men’s and women’s categories. TNS

Hit by train, labourer dies

Mohali: A migrant labourer died after being hit by a train between Swada and Landra villages here on Thursday. The train was coming from Hazur Sahib and was on its way to Una. Jagdeep Singh, Railway Chowki in-charge, Kharar, said the identity of the migrant labourer, who was around 36 years old, was yet to be ascertained. The body had been kept in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital for 72 hours for identification purpose. TNS

Man jumps in front of train, killed

Chandigarh: A 40-year-old man, Harjinder Singh, committed suicide by jumping in front of a goods train near the Peer Sohana area of Gharuan here on Thursday. The driver of the goods train informed the Railway Police about the incident. The police have registered a case and handed over the body to the family after a postmortem examination. During investigation, it was revealed that Harjinder was suffering from depression and undergoing treatment at the PGI. TNS

All set for police constable exam

Fatehgarh Sahib: The Fatehgarh Sahib police have made fool-proof security arrangements for the smooth conduct of the written test for the recruitment of constables. The written test will be held on September 25 and 26 in two shifts. Six centres have been set up for 16,000 candidates in the district, said SSP Sandeep Goel. “Stringent security measures have been taken. No one will be allowed in 300-500m radius of examination centres. The frisking of candidates will be of airport standard,” he said. — OC

U-14, U-16 probable squads announced

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated with the Haryana Cricket Association, has announced boys’ U-14 and U-16 probables’ squad for an upcoming preparation camp.

U-14: Arpit Somal, Digvijay, Kabir Johar, Harjagteshwar, Ashmit, Kartik Rana, Arjun Veer, Shashank Dumka, Apoorve Bansal, Manan Arora, Mahir Singla, Sachit, Samardeep Singh, Atul Sharma, Abhisar, Ranvir Arora, Vansh, Harshit Kumar, Hardikpreet, Arnav Sharma, Rohan Jindal, Tanishq Singh, Aarav Sahu, Manraj and Saksham.

U-16: Ehit Salaria, Piyush, Chirag Makkar, Krishan Rajpal, Himalaya Patel, Lakshay Sood, Jivesh, Chaityanya Sharma, Kartik Sharma, Mahir Singla, Tanmay, Pawan, Harnoor Nanda, Cheta, Gursharan Singh, Sohil Jeet, Aryan Kumar, Ritik Rai, Manish, Tejas, Depanshu, Gautam, Chiranjiv, Samarth, Anand and Suraj Prakash. TNS

PU among top 350 varsities in Asia

Chandigarh: Panjab University has been ranked in the bracket of 1001-1200 in the QS World University Rankings – 2022 issued on Thursday. The institution was ranked 251-300 in the QS Rankings by subject and 301-350 among Asian universities. The universities are assessed on six different metrics. Panjab University has scored 5.2 points on academic reputation, 15.1 on citations per faculty, 3.6 on employer reputation, 4.6 on student-faculty ratio and 1.1 on international student ratio. TNS