Thief strikes at Sector 51 house in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Jewellery worth several lakhs was stolen from a house in Sector 51. According to the police, complainant Hardeep Singh reported that an unknown person committed theft at his house on intervening night of August 21 and 22. Jewellery items including three gold rings, a diamond ring, a gold set and one gold bangle has been stolen. Police has registered a case at Sector 49 police station and initiated an investigation. TNS

Man booked for abetting suicide

Chandigarh: The UT police have booked Kharar resident Sanjeev Kumar in an abetment of suicide case following a complaint by Sushil Mittal. The Zirakpur resident told the police that Sanjeev used to harass his father Naresh Mittal (53), who committed suicide at his shop in Burail on August 4. TNS

DLCC log 21-run win over JLWCC

Chandigarh: Dr Luthra’s Cricket Club (DLCC) defeated Junior Livewire Coaching Centre (JLWCC) by 21 runs in a Salute Indian Army Cup match. Batting first, DLCC scored 229/5 in 20 overs. Pankaj (81) and Harvinder (73) made significant contributions to DLCC total. Kamal and Amit claimed two wickets each. In reply, JLWCC could only manage 208/6 in the allotted overs. Kamal (69) was the top scorer for the side. For DLCC, Vicky Joshi claimed three wickets, while Shubham bagged two wickets. TNS

Golf programme for children

Chandigarh: The Forest Hill junior golf training programme and tournament will commence from August 29. The programme will kickoff with the junior golf championship. The tournament will be conducted for children in the age group of 5 to 17 years. The junior golf programme has been divided into four parts — regular coaching camps for children starting from September, providing a high quality golf course for kids to play and practice, a number of junior golf tournaments every year and providing guidance to kids and their parents, said club president Birinder Singh Gill. TNS