236 gm of gold 'misappropriated'
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Dec 13 — Mr Paramjit Singh of Booth No 25, Sector 22, in a complaint to the police alleged that a worker of SCF 5, Sector 23, Ravi Jana, had "misappropriated" his 236 gm of gold.

According to the poilce, Mr Paramjit Singh had given the gold to Jana for making ornaments.

A case has been registered. The accused has absconded.

Rape alleged: The police has registered a case against Dilbagh Singh, alias Bagga, a resident of Kajheri village, on the complaint of a woman of the same village.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that Bagga forcibly took her to a deserted place and outraged her modesty.

The accused has absconded.

One held: On a complaint by Mr G.K. Sharma, Coordinator of DAV College, Sector 10, a resident of Mahesh Nagar, Ambala, Sanjay Kumar, has been arrested.

Sanjay was reportedly caught red-handed while inserting an answer-sheet of last year into the new answer-sheet while taking his MBA examination.

Liquor seized: A resident of Kumhar Colony, Mangat Ram, has been arrested by the police and 49 pouches of country liquor have been seized from his possession.

A case under the Excise Act has been registered.

PANCHKULA

Chain-snatcher held: The police has nabbed one person allegedly involved in the chain-snatching incident which took place at the Mansa Devi Complex last evening. After a chase, the police managed to track down Chinder Pal, alias Chindo, a resident of Patiala, on the Zirakhpur highway and procured the stolen chains from her possession.

She was produced in the district court here today and was given police remand till December 18.

Meanwhile, miscreants robbed a petrol pump in Sector 16 late last night. They managed to take away Rs 1.53 lakh.

Painters from Pune exhibit art
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Dec 13 — Artistic voyages into the environment around us and the deep inner heart figure as the striking features of works of two painters from Pune exhibited in the city.

Mukund Kelkar, Dean of the Faculty of Arts in SNDT University, Pune, and Shobha Patki have picked about 80 paintings from their works for public display from December 15 to 21 at Government Museum and Art Galley.

Talking to The Tribune, Shobha said that traditional forms were main inspirations for their works. There are visible signs of the traditional Maharashtrian art form warti in a number of works.

Mukund Kelkar says that he personally felt that indefinite forms in art, like several modern experiments which were 'almost formless' were not beautiful. Too much distortion is ugly. A painting is good if it could be placed at home giving comfort to eyes, he added.

For Kelkar, the art journey has been exciting, serious, lighthearted and freewheeling. "Landscape shows the flow of the picture form with a light heart. Themes also have been drawn from ancient Indian culture and mythology.

Music has been a great inspiration for Kelkar. He painted the flow of spirit on canvas, listening to Pt Jasraj performance earlier which was greatly appreciated. He fondles with the endeavour of linking image to music. "Legends and Landscapes' are the works which beautifully show lush green foliage and mushroomed autumn leaves.

Since 1960, Kelkar has featured in exhibitions at Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Canada, Germany and Mauritius besides several other venues.

Shobha, Masters in Art and Painting, has seen several artistic jumps in her works since 1979. She prefers some direction while working on creations. The themes have varied from nature, mythology, music to dance.

Shobha avoids troubling and depressing subject matter. The touch of realism hates 'dark, depressing and gloomy'. In her optimism lurk images of restlessness. Portrayal of treescapes infuses force making trees sway in breeze and stand and talk.

Shobha is a recipient of the gold medal of the Hyderabad Art Society. She has also featured at several exhibitions in Delhi, Hyderabad, Switzerland, Mauritius, Singapore and Canada.

‘Indian skaters not serious’
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 13 — Pradeep Ganeriwal, President of the Roller Skating Federation of India, is here in connection with the 37th National Skating Championship which will begin tomorrow at different venues in the city.

A former national skating champion who is in the tea business, the RSFI President is a straightforward person with a sincere approach towards developing skating. He says, "In our federation, the office-bearers and members have one aim — to work for the betterment of skating, irrespective of the problems.

When asked about the absence of sponsors for the meet, Ganeriwal, said, "Unless we are able to assure returns to investors, we should not ask to be obliged."

He said sponsorships would pour in once Indian skaters met the desired standard. He said the RSFI should think on global terms. Skaters should be sent to at least one international tournament every year.

Foreign coaches should be invited and India should host international tournaments to give a better exposure to its players. Training of coaches by foreign experts should be the top priority.

"Even the Sports Authority of India does not offer any regular diploma course for skating coaches, but soon, we will make a breakthrough," he said.

He said he was happy at the decision of the School Games Federation of India to introduce skating at the recently concluded National School Games at Moga in Punjab.

He said there were plans to open academies in Delhi, Calcutta and Bangalore to train individuals in speed skating, artistic skating and roller hockey.

On the question of government's support to skating, he said Mr Ananth Kumar, the Union Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, had helped in sending the Indian team to the Asian Skating Meet in China. Mr Ananth Kumar will be here tomorrow to inaugurate the meet at the Sector 10 Skating Rink.

Ganeriwal said in the below-six age group, where players were more prone to injuries, only speed and artistic events were allowed. He said if any unit did not follow the rule, strict action would be taken against it. He also said that skaters in the above-10 age group only would be allowed to take part in the inline event.

The RSFI, founded in 1955, now has 22 affiliated units and the process of registration of skaters has begun to streamline the system. He also praised skaters of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh who always sent big contingents at various meets.

He said Indian skaters lacked seriousness and coaches should motivate upcoming skaters. He also said Visakhapatnam would host next year's World 'B' Group Skating Championships where 20 countries, including Japan and China, would take part.

When asked about the regional imbalances with respect to the availability of skating coaches, the RSFI head said as this part of the country had a good number of roller hockey coaches, they would be sent to other states. For speed skating and artistic skating events, coaches from other states would be called here.

At present, the RSFI conducted one national meet and an all-india open event, besides state championships by various units. He said once the units became resourceful and the performance of players improved, more tournaments would be planned. He appreciated the increase in skating facilities in this part of the country with the opening of new rinks.

SGGS College win PU judo
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 13 — SGGS College, Sector 26, won the Panjab University Inter-College Judo Championships for men by securing 23 points, followed by DAV College, Chandigarh, and DAV College, Hoshiarpur, who secured second and third positions with 14 and 12.5 points, respectively.

Dev Nath in the 50 kg class, Arjun Negi in the 65 kg class, Malvinder Singh in the 71 kg class, and Munish Sharma in the 86 kg class, got a gold medal each.

In the women's section, Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, won the Champiosnhip, followed by GGD SD College, Chandigarh; Government College for Girls, Sector 11; and Panjab University campus, who got second, third and fourth positions, respectively.

Results: 50 kg — Dev Nath (SGGS, Chandigarh) 1, Vishal (Government College, Hoshiarpur) 2, Sandeep Narang (GGD SD, Chandigarh) 3, Vishal (GC, Sector 11, Chandigarh) 3.

55 kg — Manoj Kumar (DAVC, Chandigarh) 1, Gagan Aggarwal (GC, Sector 11, Chandigarh) 2; 60 kg — Bhupinder Singh (SDC, Chandigarh) 1, Amit Kothiya (PUC, Chandigarh) 2, Chander Shekhar (DAVC, Chandigarh) 3, Sajid Khan (GGD SD, Chandigarh) 3; 65 kg — Arjun Singh Negi (SGGS, Chandigarh) 1, Akashdeep (DAVC, Chandigarh) 2, Mandeep Kumar (SDC, Hoshiarpur) 3, Vijay Kumar (GC, Hoshiarpur) 3.

71 kg — Malvinder Singh (SGGS, Chandigarh) 1, Parshant Bakshi (DAVC, Chandigarh) 2, Sikandar Kumar (Malwa College, Samrala) 3, Lokinder Singh (SDC, Chandigarh) 3.

78 kg — Harpreet Singh (Arya College, Ludhiana) 1, Munish Sharma (DAVC, Chandigarh) 2, Aseem (GD SD, Chandigarh) 3, Vinay Sharma (DAVC, Chandigarh) 3; 86 kg — Munish Sharma (SGGS, Chandigarh) 1, Jaspreet Singh (ASC, Khanna) 2, Puneet Kumar (GGD SDC, Chandigarh) 3, Munish Saini (DAVC, Chandigarh) 3.

Open weight — Aman Awasthi (DAVC Chandigarh) 1, Munish Sharma (SGGS, Chandigarh) 2, Punet Kumar (GGD SD, Chandigarh) 3, Tanvir Pal Singh (DAVC, Chandigarh).

Women: 44 kg — Promila (GGS College for Women, Chandigarh) 1, Sumita Jallan (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 2, Neeraj Garcha (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 3, Monika (Arya College, Women's Section, Ludhiana) 3.

48 kg — Rajnish Dadwal (DAV College, Hoshiarpur) 1, Sukhjit Kaur (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 2, Reena (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3, Madhu (PU campus, Chandigarh) 3.

52 kg — Sonia Kanwar (PU campus, Chandigarh) 1, Gurpreet Kaur (SD College, Hoshiarpur) 2, Chetna Sharma (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3, Anju Bala (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 3.

56 kg — Manpreet Kaur (Government College, Hoshiarpur) 1, Charanpreet Kaur (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 2, Sangeeta Rani (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3, Ginny Bala (Arya College, Women's Section, Ludhiana) 3.

61 kg — Neelam (GCG, Sector 11, Chandigarh) 1, Reenu Deepak (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 2, Kirandeep (Arya College, Women's Section, Ludhiana) 3, Ekta Dhillon (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3.

65 kg — Rupinder Kaur (Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh) 1, Komal (GCG, Sector 11, Chandigarh) 2, Preeti (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3, Anuradha (SDP College for Women, Ludhiana) 3.

Open weight — Manpreet Kaur (GN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana) 1, Neelam Walia (SDP College for Women, Ludhiana) 2, Parvinder Kaur (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 3.

St John's win: Cricket team of local St John's High School, Sector 26, played a three-match series with St Columbia's School, New Delhi, which the former won, The highlights of the series were fine allround performance by Harneet Singh Arora and Jasraj Bhatti, captain of the team.

In the first match, St Columbia School made 293 runs for nine wickets in 35 overs, while St John's High School were all out for 203 runs in 27.4 overs, giving a 90-run victory to the Delhi school. St John's team won the next match by five wickets and the third by 28 runs.