As per information, six children from Shastri Nagar, Manimajra, had gone to take a dip in the water body around 2.30pm. One of them ventured into the deep waters and started drowning, following which the other rushed to save him but he too drowned.
A large number of contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation today staged a protest in Kharar by blocking the Chandigarh-Ropar highway near the flyover for over three hours from 11 am to 2:30 pm.
Continuous rain for the past 24 hours slowed the pace of normal life with waterlogging, traffic jams and power outages being reported from various parts of the town.