Newborn girl's body found at Mataur village in Mohali

Mohali: The body of a newborn baby (girl) was found buried in an open space at Mataur village in Sector 70 on Sunday. Children playing nearby saw dogs mauling the body and informed local residents. The police reached the spot and exhumed the body. It was sent for post-mortem. A case has been registered under Section 318 of the IPC at the Mataur police station. TNS

DAV-10 eves karate champs

Chandigarh: DAV College, Sector 10, won the Panjab University Inter-College Karate (Women) Championship on Sunday. Panjab University Campus and Dasmesh Girls College, Mukerian, bagged second and third positions, respectively. In the ‘kata’ category, Janhavi, Sneha and Divyanshi claimed top three positions, respectively. Mehakdeep won -50kg gold by defeating Bobby. Muskan claimed third position. In the -55kg event, Deepika, Madhu and Shanu claimed top three positions, respectively. Manpreet defeated Himanshi to win the -61kg final. Jassila claimed the third position. In the -68kg final, Etisha Dass defeated Jyotsana, while Rittika Rani claimed third position. Simran Kaur won the 68kg category gold medal by defeating Janhavi. Ishika claimed bronze medal. TNS

Lecture delivered at Panjab varsity

Chandigarh: The Professor Pradeep Kumar Memorial Lecture was delivered by Professor G Gopa Kumar, former Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Central University, at Panjab University. The lecture was chaired by Emeritus Professor BS Brar of Panjab University. The lecture is held annually in memory of Professor Pradeep Kumar, a former faculty member in the Department of Political Science. TNS