Lt Col from Chandigarh Amarjeet Singh Sidhu killed in road mishap in Bhilwara

Chandigarh: An Army officer from Chandigarh, Lt Col Amarjeet Singh Sidhu, died after the jeep he was travelling in fell into a gorge in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. His mortal remains are being brought to the city and he will be cremated here on Thursday. He was serving with 64 Cavalry and was posted at Pathankot. He was travelling to Ahmednagar when the accident occurred. tns

Laptop, purse stolen from car

Chandigarh: A resident of Sector 21, Gurmeet Singh, reported that a laptop and a purse containing a driving licence, a registration certificate and other documents were from his Honda City car parked near his residence. A case was registered. TNS

Biker snatches woman’s purse

Chandigarh: A bike-borne miscreant allegedly snatched a purse from a woman outside her house in Sector 34 on Tuesday evening. Complainant Shalini Goyal (45) reported that the miscreant snatched her purse containing Rs5,000, car keys, a mobile phone, a debit card and other belongings. The police have registered a case. TNS

Court notice to Administration

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday put the Chandigarh Administration on notice on an application seeking directions to a school to accept monthly tuition fee "at the same rate as was paid during the academic year 2020-21". The notice by Justice Sudhir Mittal came on an application filed by Manpreet Kaur and other applicant-petitioners. Taking up the matter, Justice Mittal also fixed August 18 as the next date of hearing in the matter. TNS

Boxing tourney begins tomorrow

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association (CABA) will organise the 41st Junior Men and 17th Junior Women State Boxing Championship at the Sector 42 Sports Complex from July 16 to 17. During this championship, the CABA will also select teams for representing the city in the Junior National Boxing Championships to be held at Sonepat, Haryana, from July 25 to 31. Interested boxers of Chandigarh are advised to report at the venue with original and photocopy of valid photo identity proof (Aadhaar card, original institutional identity card and age proof). The weighing-in time is from 6 am to 9 am. TNS

2 held under NDPS Act

Chandigarh: Two persons have been arrested under the NDPS Act. The crime branch nabbed Ravinder Pal Singh, alias Ghoda (38), of Patiala with 51.15 gram of heroin in Sector 40. In another incident, the police nabbed a resident of Hallo Majra, Amarjeet Singh, alias Happy (52), with 85 banned vials and 68 syringes at Ram Darbar. TNS

Shuttler gets rs 2-lakh reward

Chandigarh: Shuttler Devika Sihag, a student of Bhavan Vidyalaya, has won a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh from the Sports Department, Haryana, in recognition of her achievements in badminton during the past year. She is ranked No. 2 in girls' doubles and No. 6 in girls' singles as per last year's rankings released by the Badminton Federation of India (BFI). She has won gold in sub-junior doubles (U-17), a bronze in U-15 singles and a team bronze in the U-19 category. She is at present training at Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Bengaluru. Senior Principal Vineeta Arora congratulated Devika on this feat. TNS

Two held for duping man

Chandigarh: Two persons have been arrested for duping a resident of Nayagaon of Rs 48.46 lakh. Tarsem Lal had reported that he had received calls from unknown persons who made him deposit money in lieu of LIC bonus and a club's membership. He later found that he had been duped. Two suspects, identified as Atul Abhishek (37) of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh and Hardeep Kumar (32) of Fazilka district in Punjab, have been arrested. TNS

Elderly man hit by train, dies

Dera Bassi: An elderly man died after being hit by a train near here on Wednesday. The deceased is yet to be identified. Rajinder Singh Dhillon, Mubarikpur railway police station in-charge, said a person was reportedly hit by a train heading from Ambala to Chandigarh around 6.30 pm. TNS

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