Thief arrested with 19 bicycles in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a cycle thief and recovered 19 bicycles worth around Rs 4 lakh. The suspect, Neem Kanta of Kansal village in Mohali district, was caught with a stolen bicycle from a Sector 9 market on September 19. On his revelation, more stolen bicycles were recovered from a forest area in Kharar. TNS

MC to observe Car-Free Day

Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation and Smart City Limited staff have been asked to come to the office on bicycles on September 22 to observe ‘World Car Free Day’. All officers and employees working in the two wings have been directed to use bicycles to come to office on Wednesday to promote use of bicycles in the city. All the departments under the UT Administration have also been told to come to work on cycles. TNS

Swavavlamban Mela held

Chandigarh: In sync with the Centre’s initiative of Atama Nirbhar Bharat, Government Home Science College, Sector 11, on Tuesday organised a one-day Swavavlamban Mela. The students as young entrepreneurs showcased their skills and talents by putting up a plethora of innovative items in a large number of stalls. Dr Palki Arora, Director Higher Education, was the chief guest for the event. TNS

RGPFC partners with SIX5SIX

Chandigarh: RoundGlass Punjab Football Club (RGPFC) has announced sportswear brand SIX5SIX as its official kit and merchandise partner for three years, starting this month. SIX5SIX is also a sponsor for the Indian national football team and Kerala Blasters FC in addition to Estoril in Portugal. The sportswear brand will provide match-wear, training-wear, and travel-wear for the first team. SIX5SIX will also develop, promote and commercialise the exclusive RoundGlass Punjab FC-licensed merchandise range, which will be available for purchase for fans based in India and internationally on the SIX5SIX’s website. TNS

Gurpreet visits alma mater, interacts with students

Chandigarh: India’s first choice goalkeeper and city footballer Gurpreet Singh Sandhu recently visited St Stephen’s School, Sector 45. As a budding footballer, Sandhu learned his initial lessons in the game at the Sector 45 based academy. The 29-year-old interacted with students and motivated them to take up any sport at a young age and pursue their dream with dedication. He also interacted with the players of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22. TNS

9 booked on rape charge

Zirakpur: The police have booked nine persons, including the mother of the victim, on the charge of raping a minor at a hotel here on September 14. The police have booked victim’s mother Kulwinder Kaur, Zirakpur resident Navi, Baltana resident Rahul and six others under Sections 376-A, 376-D and 120-B of the IPC and the POCSO Act at the Zirakpur police station. The 15-year-old girl, a student of Class X, was living with her mother in Bathinda for the past 10 years. On September 14, her mother allegedly sent her to Zirakpur to meet Navi. The suspect took him to a hotel in Zirakpur where six persons raped her. A zero FIR was registered in Bathinda which was forward to the Zirakpur police station, following which a case was registered. TNS

Theft at chemist shop in Sec 24

Chandigarh: A theft incident was reported at a medical store in Sector 24 here. Complainant Rajiv Kumar reported that an unknown person stole Rs30,000, CCTV cameras, a DVR and documents from the shop on September 20. A case has been registered at the Sector 11 police station. TNS

Fake geyser unit busted

Mohali: The police raided a Kandala-based company, Goldmark Private Limited, and seized 150 fake geysers with stickers of various branded companies on Tuesday. Eight employees of the company were rounded up and its manger Madhav Raj Badal was arrested from the spot. The police are searching for its owner Amit Ahuja, who was not present at the spot. The police recovered 150 geysers and their parts, which were to be assembled, in a huge quantity. The Sohana police have registered a case under the Copyright Act. TNS

Dodgeball trials tomorrow

Chandigarh: The Dodgeball Association of Chandigarh (regd) will organise trials to select the Chandigarh teams (boys and girls) at Government Model High School, Sector 43, on September 23 (3.30 pm). Players, who are residing, studying or working in Chandigarh, will be eligible to participate in the trials. The selected team will participate in the 14th Senior National Dodgeball Championship, scheduled to be held at Samrala, Ludhiana, from September 30 to October 3. TNS

Second seed Isheeta in semis

Mohali: Second seed Isheeta Midha blanked Tamanna Walia 6-3, 6-0 to storm into the girls’ U-16 semi-finals in the ongoing Roots-AITA TS(7) National Ranking Championship. Meanwhile, in the boys’ U-16 pre-quarterfinals, Armaan Walia defeated third seed Satvik Singla 6-2, 6-1 and Aryan Jolly ousted Anish Sharma 6-2, 6-0. Keshav Dangi outclassed Aditya Bhatnagar 6-0, 6-1, Arpit Garg defeated Divyam Sharma 6-2, 6-3 and Parmarth Kaushik outplayed Aditya Rathore 6-0, 6-3 in other matches. TNS

Home secy reviews Smart City projects

Chandigarh: Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary-cum-Secretary, Local Government, on Tuesday reviewed the status of projects under the Smart City Mission, Chandigarh. Anindita Mitra, MC Commissioner-cum-CEO, Smart City, briefed the Home Secretary about the ongoing projects such as 24x7 water supply in Mani Majra, public bike sharing, upgrade of seven sewage treatment plants, legacy waste bio-mining at Dadu Majra and e-governance services in the city. The Home Secretary directed for proper scheduling of ongoing works and set milestones to incur expenditure. TNS

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