Youth dies in hit-&-run in Zirakpur

Zirakpur: A 21-year-old youth was killed and his friend injured when a car hit them near a bridge at Dhakoli around 4 am on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Amit, a resident of Mamta Enclave, Dhakoli, and his friend as Rahul of Sector 19, Panchkula. The police have registered a case under Sections 304-A, 338, and 427 of the IPC. TNS

SES holds annual award function

Chandigarh: The Sikh Educational Society (SES) held its annual Panth Rattan Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra Memorial award function at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26. Amrik Singh Ahluwalia, Pro Vice Chancellor, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmaur (HP), was the chief guest. Society president Gurdev Singh Brar said the major aim of the award was to honour two/three prominent persons who played a distinguished role in furtherance of the cause of Punjab history, culture and Sikh values. The award was conferred on Dr Tejwant Singh Gill, an eminent cultural historian, translator and critic of art and literature from Punjab, and Prof Gurbhajan Singh Gill, a distinguished Punjabi poet. TNS

Book released

Chandigarh: A book, “Vibrant Colors of Punjab –an embodiment”, authored by Captain Narinder Singh (IAS) was released on Saturday. The book is a compilation of myriad activities that the author undertook to promote the traditional Punjabi culture. The author amply blends the rich traditional cultural achievements of Punjab and several social fibres of society, including marriage, comedy and contours of Punjabi cinema. “My book deals with literature, culture, cinema and music,” said Singh. While discussing about comedy and comedians, he has immensely discussed its master Charlie Chaplin. He enlivens Sufi cult and its evolution commencing from 1318 quoting Baha-ud-Din Nagshbandi, Bulle Shah and many medieval poets. TNS

Woman nabbed with marijuana

Lalru: The police arrested a woman with 2-kg marijuana near Lehli. The suspect has been identified as Rajrani, alias Ranjan, a resident of Bermajra. A case has been registered. TNS

Varsity launches int’l project

Mohali: Chitkara University has launched an international project, “EDUREFORM”, and has been supported with a grant of Rs9 crore in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme financed by the European Commission. The mission of the project is to mitigate the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on Indian society by promoting pedagogical tools instrumental to encourage deep learning among secondary school students. TNS

23 new dengue cases logged in Mohali

Mohali: The district on Saturday reported 23 new cases of dengue fever. Samples of 70 suspected cases were tested for the vector-borne disease. With this, the dengue count of the district has touched 3,902. This month, 1,271 cases have been reported and 130 of these surfaced in the past five days alone. As many as 37 suspected dengue deaths have been registered in the district so far. TNS

Thieves flee with two motorcycles

Chandigarh: Miscreants stole a bike of a Maloya resident, Harish Kumar, from the parking of Kairon Block, PGI, on November 6. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 11 police station. In another theft case, a resident of Sector 12, Panchkula, Rajbir Sharma, reported that unknown person stole his bike parked near Sector 63 on November 12. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 49 police station. TNS

Cyclist hit by car, dies

Chandigarh: A cyclist died after an unidentified car hit him near the ISBT Chowk, Sector 17, on November 22. The deceased has been identified as Krishna Sunar, a Sector 21 resident. He was injured in the incident and was taken to the GMSH-16 where he was declared brought dead. A case under Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 19 police station. Investigation of the case is in progress. TNS

Car glass broken, valuables stolen

Chandigarh: A Panchkula resident, Hari Om, reported that an unknown person stole his laptop, a purse containing credit card, Aadhaar card, driving licence and some documents from his car by breaking its rear windowpane on November 25. The car was parked in Mani Majra. A case under Section 379 and 427 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. TNS