Proclaimed offender caught
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 17 — The police has arrested a proclaimed offender from Bapu Dham colony.

According to police sources, Chimni was wanted in connection with a case registered against her in 1993 under Section 380\411 of the IPC (stealing and receiving stolen property) and had been evading arrest since then.

Three hurt

Three persons were injured in two separate accidents in the city. In an accident between a scooter and a jeep in Sector 19, two persons — Suresh and Chander Pal — were injured.

In another case, an unidentified auto-rickshaw driver was injured when his vehicle was hit by a truck in Sector 26. The injured have been admitted to the PGI.

15 arrested

The police has, in separate incidents, arrested 15 persons under preventive custody, for roaming under suspicious circumstances and for creating a nuisance in a drunken state at a public place.

Sunil, Harvinder Singh, Abay Pathak, Sunil Kohli and Sanjiv Kumar were arrested under section 41(2)\109, Cr P C. Kalawati, Prabha Verma, Jagtar Singh, Ganga sagar, Joginder Pal and Pushpa were arrested under section 107\151, Cr P C. Surjit and Kanwar Singh were arrested under section 34-5-61, Police Act, for creating nuisance at a public place in an inebriated state.

Five nabbed

Michael, Surjit Pal, Sunil Thapar, Sanjay and Mangu of Sector 29 have been arrested for drinking at a public place. A case under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act has been registered against them at the Sector 19 police station.

Landlord held

The police has arrested and registered a case under section 188 of the IPC against Deep Chand of phase II, Ram Darbar, for not supplying information about his tenant.

Burn injuries

A 17-year-old girl with burn injuries was admitted to the PGI. Rakesh of Madrasi colony in Bhapu Dham received the burn injuries in a stove burst. Her condition is reported to be serious.

Earlier, in separate incidents, two women received burn injuries yesterday following bursting of stoves. According to police sources, Nirmal kaur of Sarangpur and Poonam of Sector 38 were admitted to the PGI with burn injuries.

Suicide bid

Poonam of Sector 40 reportedly tried to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. She has been admitted to the PGI. further investigations are on.

Trafficking

The police arrested Surinder Kaur of Bhainsa Tibba, Shoba of Hallo majra and Kalyani of Darua on Friday under the immoral traffic act.

The trio allegedly used to roam around in rickshaws soliciting customers, before taking them to certain guest houses in the city. They were arrested from the ISBT in Sector 17 after a decoy customer had arranged the deal. A case has been registered.

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Injured

A woman of Sector 8 here was injured after being hit by a Maruti car near Yavanika in Sector 5 on Friday. According to the information available, the victim was strolling with her husband, Mr Tarsem Lal Singal, near Yavanika when the mishap took place.

The police has registered a case under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the IPC against Sona Gupta of Sector 17 here, the driver of the car, on the basis of a statement given by the husband of the victim.

Liquor seized

The local police arrested Ved Parkash of Julamgarh in Chandi mandir on Saturday for carrying 140 pouches of country liquor. He has been booked under the Excise Act.

Paintings on rice grains
By A Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, July 17 — An exhibition of paintings on rice grains at IndusInd Bank Art Grallery was inaugurated by Hargopal Jhamb, renowned sculptor and painter. The paintings have been made by Jagdish Kumar, a 20-year-old of Dhanas village, aspiring to join Chandigrah Fine Arts College.

Each painting has been made on a single rice grain without using a magnifying glass, his only tools being colours and a self-made paint-brush made of a single hair. He started working on these paintings three years ago.

His collection comprises pictures of Gods, English alphabets written up to 8 times, sceneries, humans in various poses, Taj Mahal, world map and the map of India. His paintings are unique, his talent, god's gift.

Mr K.K. Sharma, Assistant Vice-President of IndusInd Bank Limited, said the paintings surprised him since these were made by the naked eye.

Hargopal Jhamb said he found it unique that Jagdish had decided to work on such a small thing as a grain of rice. He also praised Jagdish highly. He hoped that one day, Jagdish would make it to Guinness Book of World Records.

Jagdish will be at the art gallery every evening from 4 to 6 so to meet all who come to see and appreciate his technique of painting.

PUDA told to allot booths
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 17 — While setting aside an order of the District Forum-II, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) to recall cancellation of allotment of booths to two Sikh migrants and allot them the same.

Two Sikh migrants, Mr Gurcharan Singh and Mr Mohinder Singh, had filed an appeal in the Commission against an order of Forum -II. In his complaint, Mr Gurcharan Singh had contended that he had been allotted a booth in Phase-I, Urban Estate, Phagwara, on December 16, 1986, after he had deposited Rs 1,417. The allotment letter had also been issued to him. He further averred that later PUDA observed that the complainant was not entitled to allotment as he had failed to pay 25 per cent of the price within 25 days.

The Commission bench consisting of President, Justice J. B Garg, and members, Col. P.K Vasudeva ( retd) and Mrs Devinderjit Dhatt, observed that PUDA could not leave a policy of the State Government unimplemented. They further held that denial of a booth to a bona fide allottee amounted to deficiency and hence PUDA's stand was not justified.

The bench further directed the migrants to deposit the outstanding part of the price within a period of three months. A similar order was passed in the case of an appeal preferred by Mr Mohinder Singh.

Lost packet

The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has directed a local courier company to pay a compensation of Rs 6,000 to a complainant for having lost a packet containing her admission form.

Ms Usha Devi, a resident of Kangra, had in her complaint stated that she wanted to apply for admission in the diploma course in library science at Punjabi University, Patiala. For doing so she filled the admission form and after completing all the necessary formalities, she handed over the envelope to Blaze Flash Couriers Company

She further stated that the packet contained original matriculation certificate and a demand draft of Rs 3,240 along with the admission form. The complainant also alleged that at the time of accepting the packet, the courier company had assured timely delivery. The packet, however, it was alleged, never reached the destination.

The representative of the courier company in his reply maintained that they had a branch at Patiala and they had delivered the packet there. But the packet got lost there.

After hearing the arguments , the Forum bench comprising its President, Mr H.C Modi, and members, Mr R.K Behl and Ms Shashi Kanta, held the courier company guilty of deficiency in services because the complainant's precious year of educational career was wasted as a result of the packet getting lost at Patiala.

The bench directed the respondents to pay a compensation of Rs 6,000 to the complainant as costs of the damage and the mental agony and tension suffered by her.

Vegetables are cheaper
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 17—The prices of a number of commonly used vegetables have become cheaper in the local market during the past three days.

During a survey of the market today, it was found that if a kg of peas was priced at Rs 40 just three days back, it could be purchased today for Rs 30. The wholesale price of the vegetable has decreased from Rs 125 to Rs 100 per 5 kg. Similarly, beans have also become cheaper during this period. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 30 a kg, could be purchased today after shelling out Rs 20. The wholesale price of the vegetable has dipped from Rs 120 to Rs 80 per 5 kg.

According to traders, the fall in prices of these vegetables was due to brightening up of arrivals in the local market from parts of Himachal Pradesh during this period. The supplies had adversely affected owing to heavy rain in the region, particularly in Himachal Pradesh from where most of vegetables are coming these days.

Lemon was another vegetable which has become cheaper during this period. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 28 just two days back, could be had today for Rs 20, with its wholesale price coming down from Rs 120 to Rs 75 per 5 kg. Same was the case with capsicum as its price decreased from Rs 24 to Rs 20 a kg in retail and from Rs 100 to Rs 80 per 5 kg in wholesale market.

On the other hand, a few vegetables witnessed a hike in their price. A kg of garlic, priced at Rs 40 a kg two days back, could be had today for Rs 50. The wholesale price of the vegetable has increased from Rs 160 to Rs 200 per five kg.

Similarly, the price of a kg of squashgourd has jumped from Rs 16 to Rs 24 a kg in retail market and from Rs 60 to Rs 100 per 5 kg in wholesale market.

There are vegetables, the price of which have remained stable during this period. A kg of tomato was still available at Rs 12, while similar quantity of potato was priced at Rs 5. The price of ginger remained stable at Rs 60 a kg and a kg of cabbage and cauliflower was priced at Rs 15 and Rs 30 respectively. One could purchase a kg of onion at the old price of Rs 10.

Football calendar finalised
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, July 17 — The Chandigarh Football Association (CFA) which was reconstituted a few days ago, today swung into the business of boosting football activities in the city with the Executive Committee deciding to bid for the next National Sub-Junior Football Championship.

Presiding over the meeting here at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Mr Ravinder Talwar, the new President of the CFA, along with other members took the decision to request the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) for allotment of the championship to Chandigarh .

Earlier, the President asked the members to sincerely work for the upliftment of the game of football in the union territory.

The calendar for this year's activities was also finalised. The first week of August will witness the UT State under-12 and under-14 Football Championships. Then the senior league matches , to be played from August 20, will be sponsored by DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8. The winner club will take part in the Federation Cup ( North zone) to be held in October this year.

The Sub -Junior and Junior State Football Championships will be conducted in September while the women's Junior and Senior Championships will be conducted in October.

The association also decided to conduct the 'C' class referees examination

B'ball meet

A basketball tournament by the name of Ishwar Singh Memorial will be oraganised by Ishwar Singh Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21-C, at the premises of the school from August 5 to 8, according to a press release issued by the school.

All the schools of the city have been invited to take part in this competition for the promotion of this game.The entries must reach the school by July 25.

Special meeting

A special meeting of the council of the Chandigarh Football Association has been convened by the President, Mr A.S. Bains on July 23 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training , Plot No 1-A, Sector 36- A, Chandigarh. This was stated in a press release issued by Mr Bains.

Ball badminton

The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association will organise the first Chandigarh Mini Ball Badminton Championship at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, from August 17 to 19, according to a press release of the association.

The association will also hold the third Chandigarh Junior State Ball Badminton Championships at Shri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, from August 26 to 29.

The senior UT State Ball Badminton Championship will be the third event to be organised by the association . It will be conducted in September from 27 to 29 at MDAV School, Sector 22.

The UT probables for the 45th Junior and Senior National Ball Badminton Championship will also be chosen on the basis of the performances in these meets.

ICC XI win

ICC XI defeated Domino XI by 113 runs in the 11th Bathany Cup Cricket Tournament held at the CRPF grounds here today.

The star of the ICC team was Parveen Sharma who claimed five wickets for 21 runs and a fine batting performance , from Jatinder who scored 44 runs.

Brief scores: ICC XI 192 for six wickets in 25 overs.( Jatinder 44, Ravi Pal 35, Rajeev Dutta 29, Amrinder 2 for 30, Sher Singh 2 for 36) Domino XI 79 all out in 14.1 overs (Amrinder 16, Sohan 15, Parveen Sharma 5 for 21, Ravi Pal 2 for 26)

In another match , superb batting from Yuvraj, who scored 83 runs. enabled Chandigarh Blues to oust Punjab Secretariat team by 10 runs.

Brief scores: Chandigarh Blues 183 for four in 20 overs (Yuvraj 83, Harpreet 46) Pb. Sectt 173 all out in 20 overs (Harpal 41, Hardeep 35, Baljeet 29, Sanjay 4 for 19, Dinesh Rana 2 for 30).

Inter-school cricket
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 17 — The Sova Inter-School Tennis Ball Cricket Championship will be held at the St Anne's Convent School ground from August 9 to 14.

The 25-over-a-side knock-out tournament will see recognised schools of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali taking part. Sponsored by Sova Food Products the tournament will be limited to 16 schools on a first-come basis.

Giving this information to The Tribune, Mr Arun Luthra, the organiser, said the tournament would be for players up to the age of 15 and up to Class X. Entries close with Mr Arun Luthra, 3517/46-C, Chandigarh, till the number of entries is completed.