Mother-son duo assaulted, 2 held in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested two persons, Manjit Singh and Daljit Singh, both residents of New Indira Colony, Mani Majra, for allegedly attacking complainant Suresh Kumar and his mother, both residents of the same locality, with sticks. Both of them suffered injuries and were admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. A case has been registered. TNS

Man flees from police custody

Chandigarh: The UT police have booked a Sector 8 resident for escaping from the Punjab Police custody. According to the police, Inspector Bhagwant Singh of the Punjab Police reported that Himashu Verma was brought to his house for investigation in a case of cheating registered against him at Navi Baradari police station, Jalandhar. The police said Verma managed to escape from the police custody. A case under Sections 223 and 323 of the IPC has been registered. TNS

Inter-college quiz tomorrow

Mohali: The Department of Telecommunication will celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by organising an inter-college quiz on Wednesday at Chandigarh University, Gharuan. A workshop on myths and facts about effects of electromagnetic radiations will also be held at the same venue at 3 pm. TNS

Anupama wins badminton title

Panchkula: Local shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya bagged laurels by winning the women's singles title of Infosys Foundation India International Challenge Tournament held at Padukone Dravid Centre for Excellence, Bengaluru, from October 19 to 24. On the way to the finals, she caused a major upset by defeating third ranked Malvika Bhansod, who was selected to represent India in the recently concluded Sudiraman and Uber Cup, in straight sets. She had also defeated Riya Mukherjee, the sixth seed, in the pre-quarterfinals of the championship. In the final, Anupama defeated Unanti 21-19 21-6 to win the title. TNS

Simranjit elected

Chandigarh: Simranjit Singh Dhillon has been elected as Senate member of Panjab University from the graduate constituency. He's the second candidate to win by clearing quota taking 2,902 votes. Dhillon started his political career with student politics from Panjab University in 2008 as PUSU president and remained at the post till 2010. Latter, he joined SOI in 2015. TNS

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