Chandigarh: Sumit Rajain, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19-C, has secured the first rank in the state-wise merit list of the RIMC Entrance Examination for term commencing July, 2021. A bright student of Class VIII, he secured 299.5 marks in the exam held in December, 2020. The principal, Sanjay Kumar Walia, and teachers congratulated the student and his parents. TNS

Cyclist hit by car, dies

Chandigarh: A cyclist was killed after being hit by a car at Sector 52. Vivek, a resident of Sector 52, reported that the cycle, being ridden by his grandfather Kailash, was hit by a car near the D park in the sector. The victim, a resident of Burail, Sector 45, was injured and rushed to the PGI, where doctors declared him brought dead. The police have booked the driver, Kiranpal Singh. TNS

Women attend health talk

Chandigarh: As many as 50 women from Dhanas attended a health talk on ‘mental health problems in women’ at Faith Hospital here. The talk was organised in collaboration with NGO Naya Sawera Welfare Society. Addressing the talk, Dr Damanjit Kaur, senior psychiatrist, said women’s mental health was multi-factorial, which was determined by both biological and social factors. TNS

100 screened at health camp

Zirakpur: As many as 100 people were screened at a free multi-specialty health camp organised by Amcare Super-Specialty Hospital, Zirakpur, at Baltana to mark its 4th anniversary on Monday. The camp was organised in collaboration with NGO Nayi Kiran. TNS

2 bodies found near rly line

Chandigarh: Two unidentified bodies were found near the railway line in Chandigarh on Monday. While the one body was found lying near the Chandigarh-Mohali railway line about 7:00 am, the other was located on the side of the railway line near Mani Majra in the afternoon, said Raj Kumar, SHO, Chandigarh GRP. “It seems they were hit by a speeding train,” said Raj Kumar. TNS