Three arrested for gambling in Mohali

Mohali: The police have arrested three persons on the charge of gambling near old barrier in Phase 1 here. The accused have been identified as Inderjit Singh, a resident of Balongi, Karamjit Singh, a resident of Sante Majra, and Happy, a resident of Mohali village. The police also seized Rs5,400 gambling money from them. TNS

Trains cancelled due to agitation

Chandigarh: Trains plying from and to the Chandigarh railway station have been cancelled till Tuesday because of farmer agitation. The Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi will not operate on Tuesday. Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Mail Express Special and New Delhi-Una Janshatabdi will not go beyond Ambala. The holiday special tri-weekly train plying over Chandigarh via Jaipur and Daulatpur will also halt at Ambala. TNS

Online diwali celebrations

Chandigarh: In an online assembly teachers of Gurukul Global School celebrated Diwali and Children’s Day. Teachers presented the thought of the day, word of the day, along with a poem on the significance of Diwali, speeches, ‘shloka’ recitation and a colourful cultural show online. Principal Nina Pandey blessed students. TNS

Students exhibit culinary skills

Chandigarh: During inter-school Diwali celebrations at the KBDAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7B, students of Class VIII exhibited their culinary skills in the “Edible diya competition” and Class IX students showcased their creativity in “Al hena competition”. An inter-house “Lakshmi footprint- Rangoli competition” was organised for Class X students. TNS

Investiture held at st joseph’s

Chandigarh: The investiture ceremony of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44D, for the 2020-21 academic session was held with simplicity. It commenced with a welcome speech by Principal Monica Chawla, followed by giving badges and sashes to elected leaders. The students’ council took the pledge to hold the school motto in high esteem. TNS

Activities mark children’s day

Mohali: St Xavier’s High School arranged activities for children on the occasion of Diwali and Children’s Day. These included candle and diya decoration, Nehru cap making, fancy dress competition, poetry recitation and making rangoli. TNS

Five booked for assault in Baltana

Zirakpur: One person was severely injured and two suffered minor injuries in a roadside fight near Saini Vihar in Baltana on Monday. The police have booked five persons for rioting and assault. The complainant, Pratham Rawat, suffered serious head injuries as he was attacked with iron rods, sticks and bricks. He has been admitted to the GMCH-32. Taahil and others were arrested for the attack and later released on bail, the police said. Rawat said he was going back home on his bike after closing his shop in Baltana when five persons obstructed his way. They had a heated argument with him and assaulted him. His three friends following him were also assaulted. TNS

101 units of blood donated

Chandigarh: The Society United for Kindling Health (SUKH) Foundation orgainsed a blood donation camp at Sector 22 on Monday. The camp, conducted in collaboration with Blood Bank, PGI, received 101 units of blood. A few persons who recently recovered from Covid signed up to donate plasma at the PGI. The camp was inaugurated by Kuldeep Singh Chahal, SSP, Chandigarh, in the presence of Prof Vipin Koushal, Additional Medical Superintendent, PGI, and Prof Suchet Sachdev. During the lockdown, the foundation conducted three blood donation camps in Chandigarh in collaboration with the PGI blood bank. TNS