Minor girl commits suicide

Chandigarh: A 17-year-old girl reportedly committed by hanging herself at her house in Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26. The police were informed and the body was shifted to a mortuary. The police said there was no external injury marks on the victim’s body. No suicide note was found from the house. Inquest proceedings have been initiated by the police at the Sector 26 police station. TNS 

One held for murder bid

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a 23-year-old youth in an attempt-to-murder case. Complainant Chanderbhan, a resident of Ram Darbar, Phase II, alleged that Mohit, Rohit, Kala Ram Lotu and others stabbed his friend Rakesh at Ram Darbar on November 8. The victim, who suffered injuries, was admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32. The police registered a case at the Sector 31 police station. Later, Mohit, alias Tota, was arrested. TNS

Elderly hurt in road accident

Chandigarh: An 89-year-old man suffered injuries after the auto he was riding overturned near the Sector 20/21 light point. Complainant Proshotam Das, a resident of Sector 18, reported that he hired an auto, which overturned leaving him injured. The police have registered a case against an unknown auto driver at Sector 19 police station. TNS

One held for stealing tiles

Zirakpur: The police arrested an employee of a tile shop in a theft case near the UT barrier here on Wednesday. The suspect has been identified as Naveen, a resident of Baltana. He has been remanded in police custody. On a complaint of tile shop owner Ashok Kumar Bansal, a case under Section 381 of the IPC was registered at the Zirakpur police station. The complainant stated that Naveen was seen uploading tiles in a car around 10:30 pm on November 2. TNS

Rowing trials to be held on Nov 14

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Rowing Association will organise trials for selecting junior team on November 14 at the Rowing Centre Lake Sports Complex from 9 am. The selected team will participate in the 41st Junior National Rowing Championship to be held at Pune from December 8 to 12. Those born on or after January 1, 2003, will be eligible to participate in the trials. The participants must adhere to strict Covid norms. TNS

Kho kho trials on November 13

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Kho Kho Association will organise trials to select boys and girls to participate in the 31st Sub-Junior National Kho Kho Championship to be held in Una, Himachal Pradesh, from November 27 to December 1. The trials will be held on November 13 at the Panjab University Grounds, Sector 14, at 3 pm. Players born on or after December 2, 2007, will be eligible to participate in the trials. TNS

Panjab varsity VC visits museums

Chandigarh: Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar visited museums of various departments, including Gandhi Bhawan, Ancient History, Fine Arts, Anthropology, Zoology and Geology. During his visit, he met the chairpersons and the staff. TNS

Panjab university declares results

Chandigarh: Panjab University declared the results of Master of Science (mathematics) second semester, BA LLB (Hons) (five-year integrated course) seventh semester and Bachelor of Arts (second semester) examinations. TNS

Elections of PU Associations held

Chandigarh: A total of 70.07 per cent votes were polled today in the elections of the Panjab University 'C' Class Staff Association. Of the registered 538 votes, 377 votes were polled. Meanwhile, 872 votes were polled in the Panjab University Staff Association (PUSA) elections. As many as 590 votes were cast at Administration Block (ground floor). 239 votes at Administration Block (second floor), 20 votes at Hoshiarpur, 17 votes in Ludhiana and six votes were cast at Muktsar Sahib. TNS

Pencak Silat State C'ship

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Pencak Silat Association will organise the State Sub-junior, Junior, Senior and Masters Pencak Silat Championship at Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, from November 19 to 21. Players born on or after April 1, 2007, and April 1, 2004, will be eligible to participate in the sub-junior and junior categories, respectively. Interested players can confirm their entries with the organisers before November 17. TNS

Sekhri appointed tech director

Chandigarh: Mahesh Sekhri, general secretary, Chandigarh Carrom Association, has been nominated technical director for the Inter-Institutional National Carrom Championship 2021-22. The championship is scheduled to be held at Pudduchery from November 18 to 21. The 26th All-India Federation Cup Carrom Tournament is scheduled to be held at Varanasi from December 25 to 28. Besides technical assignments, Sekhri has the honour of completing several international assignments in various capacities. TNS

State Yoga team selected

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Yogasana Sports Association selected the state team for the National Yogasana Sports Championship 2021-22 to be held from November 11 to 13 at KIIT University, Patia, Bhubaneswar (Odisha). A team of eight members has been selected, including, Tanisha (GGMSSS-18), Payal Verma (GMSSS-Karsan), Simran (GGDSD College-32), Komal (GGMSSS-20) and Kamini (GMSSS-Mani Majra Town). And officials are Paranmjeet Morya (team manager), Minakshi Thakur (team coach) and Rohit Ghawri (national jury panelist from Chandigarh). TNS