Chandigarh: The UT Administration on Thursday appointed Dr Jasbinder Kaur, Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, GMCH-32, as the Director of the institute following the demise of Dr BS Chavan. She has been given the charge in addition to her duties till further orders or regular appointment to the post through the UPSC. TNS

Immigration agent booked

Chandigarh: The UT police have booked an immigration consultant for cheating a Punjab resident. According to the police, complainant Jaswinder Kumar of Jalandhar alleged that Zoya Khan, manager, Fast Immigration Consultant, Sector 34, cheated him of Rs45,000 on the pretext of providing work visa for Singapore. A case under Section 420 of the IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act has been registered. TNS

Youngsters Club register win

Chandigarh: A fine performance by Harnoor Singh Nanda (4/18) helped Youngsters Cricket Club (YCC) defeated TBK Cricket Academy by 77 runs in the ongoing GVCA 40-40 Cricket Cup on Thursday. Batting first, YCC posted 192/9 in 40 overs with the help of Harshit Suri (84) and Harnoor Singh (21). Japjot Singh claimed a five-wicket haul for 43 runs. In reply, TBK lads were bowled out for 115 runs in 35 overs. Harnoor claimed four wickets, while Yuvraj Dhawan took three for the bowling side. Shivam (41) and Daksh (21) were the two main scorers in TBK’s chase. TNS

Apply for PhD till Dec 28

Chandigarh: The last date for the receipt of admission forms for PhD courses at University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, has been extended to December 28, said Prof RK Singla, Dean, University Instruction.The department has again invited the applications for admission to the PhD programme for 2020-2021 academic session. Candidates are advised to download the application form/ instructions from the PU website — www.ubs.puchd.ac.in. TNS

Sidhak wins tennis title

Mohali: Third seed Sidhak Kaur overpowered Shrawasti Kundliya in straight sets 6-4 7-5 to win the girls’ U-14 title on the concluding day of the Roots-AITA (Talent Series) U-14 National Ranking Championship today. Meanwhile, Akshat Dhull won the boys’ U-14 final by ousting Umang Singh. TNS

Results announced

Chandigarh: Panjab University announced the results of MA (Sanskrit) 4th semester, Bachelor of Science 4th Semester, Master of Arts (Philosophy) 4th semester and MSc (Physics) 4th semester. TNS

Int’l Human Rights Day

Chandigarh: The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Regional Centre, Chandigarh, observed International Human Rights Day. As many as 59 participants (22 male and 37 female) participated in the event. TNS

City doc gets fellowship

Chandigarh: City-based Dr Suresh Bansal has been awarded the prestigious fellowship of the Indian Academy of Neurology for 2020. Dr Bansal pioneered the concept of online neurological consultations during the Covid-19 pandemic, which could go a long way in ensuring better communication between doctors and patients. TNS