Dengue claims one more life in Mohali

Mohali: One more person succumbed to dengue, taking the total number of deaths due to the vector-borne disease to 39 in the district. Meanwhile, a total of 18 cases of suspected dengue were reported from the district and one of these was declared as a confirmed case. A total of 3,945 dengue cases have been reported from the district so far. As many as 1,289 of these were reported last month, while 52 were reported this month. Only four cases were reported in the past five days. TNS

PU eves win tennis meet

Chandigarh: Panjab University won the North Zone Tennis Championship (Women) held at DCRUST University. Panjab University defeated Punjabi University, Patiala, (2-0) in the final. Himaanshika Singh outclassed Samriti (6-2, 6-0), while Simran Pritam defeated Pooja (6-1, 6-2) in the final match. MDU, Rohtak, and JMI, Delhi, claimed the third and fourth position, respectively. TNS

Carrom teams announced

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Carrom Association has selected local men and women teams to participate in the 26th All-India Federation Cup Carrom Tournament, to be organised by the All-India Carrom Federation and hosted by the Uttar Pradesh Carrom Association, at Varanasi from December 25 to 28. The squad: (men) Mohammed Talib, Sanjay Negi, Mohammed Hassan and Himanshu Shekhar; (women) Nidhi Gupta, Maryam Khan and Sanya Chadha. Diwan Singh Aithani and Anup Gupta have been appointed the managers of the teams. TNS