Seven dengue cases in Mohali

Mohali: Seven persons tested positive for dengue during the past 24 hours in Mohali district, taking the tally to 3,772. No death was reported from the district. TNS

Resident duped of Rs1.42 lakh

Chandigarh: An unknown person has been booked for allegedly duping a man of Rs1.42 lakh. Complainant Balram Paul, a resident of Raipur Khurd, said the person duped him on the pretext of closing his life insurance policy and providing the maturity amount to him. The money was transferred online. The police have registered a case of cheating at the Mauli Jagran police station. TNS

49-yr-old man ends his life

Chandigarh: A 49-year-old man, who was working at a retired IPS officer’s house, reportedly committed suicide in the servant quarters of the house in Sector 19 here on Friday. The victim has been identified as Rampal, a resident of Rajiv colony, Panchkula. The police were informed about the incident, who shifted the body to a mortuary at the GMSH, Sector 16. The victim’s family stated that he used to return home in the evening. However, he did not visit home for the past two days, following which they also started searching for him. TNS

Nine-wkt victory for city academy

Chandigarh: Chandigarh Cricket Academy defeated Satguru Cricket Academy, Mohali, by nine wickets in the ongoing U-13 Saupins Gold Cup Cricket Tournament. Satguru Cricket Academy lads were bundled out for 150 runs in 28.1 overs. In reply, Chandigarh Cricket Academy posted 151/1 in 18.5 overs. TNS

85-run win for Satluj school

Panchkula: Satluj Public School, Sector 4, defeated Sarthak School, Sector 12, by 85 runs in the Haryana Inter-District Inter-School Tournament. Batting first, Satluj Public lads scored 195/3 in 20 overs. In reply, Sarthak School scored 110 runs before getting all out in 17.4 overs. TNS

Kurukshetra academy win

Chandigarh: Kurukshetra Cricket Academy (KCA) recorded a 100-run win over Panchkula during the Inter-Academy Cricket Tournament for U-16, organised by the Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to Haryana, on Friday. Batting first, KCA scored 318 runs in 40.1 overs. In reply, Panchkula lads fell short of 100 runs and scored 218 runs in 41.3 overs. TNS

Softball trials to be held today

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Softball Association will organise trials to select senior and sub-junior (boys’ and girls’) teams at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, here, on November 20 from 2 pm to 5 pm. The selected teams will participate in the Senior National Championships at RDT Stadium, Annantpur, Andhra Pradesh, from December 24 to 28 and Sub-Junior National Championship at Mahemdavad, Gujarat, from December 14 to 18. TNS

Sleepwell’s new showrooms

Chandigarh: Sleepwell, a brand from Sheela Foam Limited, announced the launch of its two new showrooms in Chandigarh. The all-new revamped ‘Sleepwell World 2.0’ showrooms in Sector 20 and NAC, Mani Majra, will target the contemporary and young Indian audience. TNS

Chitkara varsity inaugurates E-Cell

Chandigarh: Chitkara University inaugurated its Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell), “JAZBA”, under the Chitkara University Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development (CEED). Aryaman Verma, a 16-year old budding scientist and a crypto expert; Dr Puran Singh, Faculty and Head, IIT Mandi, Catalyst Programme; Nupur Mahajan, Director, Learning at Ingenious Faces, New Delhi; and Souniya Khurana, Founder, WYN Studios, New Delhi; interacted with students. Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, said the university had a successful record of creating some brilliant start-ups such as “Chai Nagri”, “ROBO Champs”, “SD Academia” and many more. Next month, “Hackday 2021” will be conducted where teams of students will compete against each other to create problem-solving business ideas using AI-based technologies. TNS

Woman’s cellphone snatched

Chandigarh: Three motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched a mobile phone from a woman. The complainant reported that the suspects snatched her phone on the slip road near Botanical Garden towards Khuda Lahora on November 18. — TNS

Dist Crime Cell gets 24 cops

Chandigarh: The District Crime Cell, constituted by the UT police, got 23 police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector and seven ASIs. The transfer orders were issued by UT SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal on Friday. The Police Department earlier posted Devinder Sharma as the DSP and Narinder Singh as the in-charge of the cell. It will function from the Sector 24 police post building. — TNS

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