Two arrested for cheating
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 20 — The police has arrested two persons for cheating a local youth to the tune of Rs 4 lakh on the pretext of sending him abroad.

According to police sources, Bhanwar Singh, a resident of Gurgaon, and Naresh Kumar Dogra, a resident of Delhi, had taken the money from city resident Karan Singh for sending him abroad. The two had been assuring the complainant that he would be sent abroad soon. This had been going on for the past many months.

Sensing that he had been duped and that they had no intention of honouring their commitment or returning the money, he lodged a compliant.

Offender caught
The police has arrested Naresh Kumar, a former city-based lawyer, who had reportedly been declared a proclaimed offender by a court. He was reportedly wanted in a case registered at the Sector 36 police station in 1990 under Section 188 of the IPC.

On receiving information that the accused was residing in Kotkapura town in Punjab, a police party was dispatched and he was arrested. A city court has remanded him to judicial custody for a fortnight.

Driver arrested
Krishan, driver of a truck (HR-046-6941) and a resident of Rohtak, has been arrested by the police for knocking down and injuring Ashwani Kumar, a scooterist (HR-O3-B 2881). The latter has been admitted to the hospital.

14 held
In separate incidents in the city, the police has arrested 14 persons for roaming around under suspicious circumstances and creating a nuisance at a public places under various sections of the CrPC and the Police Act.

Attacker caught
The police has arrested a Hallo Majra resident, Raju, for allegedly assaulting another villager, Surjit Singh. He was arrested on the basis of a complaint filed by the latter.

Four injured
In separate incidents, four persons were injured and admitted to the PGI. An unidentified cyclist was knocked down by a Tata Sumo vehicle the Attawa roundabout. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

Tara Chand, a resident of Pinjore, was hurt after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle near the Housing Board roundabout.

An unidentified person was injured after falling off a moving CTU bus on Madhya Marg near Hotel President. The driver allegedly fled the scene after the accident.

Ram Sarup, a resident of Mauli Jagran, received injuries following a fall from the roof of his house.

KHARAR

Two killed
Two persons were killed and two injured in a truck-car collision at Daun Majra village near here on the Kharar-Kurali road today.

According to police, the accident took place when a truck (PB-12-3864) coming from Chandigarh hit a Maruti car (PCL-8) coming from the Kurali side near Daon Majra bus stand. It resulted in on-the-spot death of Sangat Singh and Mohinder Kaur, who were travelling in the car. Sohan Singh, the owner of the car, hailing from Kurali, and Avtaar Singh were injured. They have been admitted to the hospital in Chandigarh.

A case has been registered against Jagtar Singh, the truck driver and a resident of Patiala, under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC on a complaint lodged by Jaswant Singh, father of Sohan Singh.

PANCHKULA

Cops booked
Three Haryana police personnel, including the in charge of Mandawala police post in Kalka, have been booked for corruption. According to the information available, Ram Lal, a resident of Kokhra village, had died of alleged poisoning on June 26 last.

The victim, who was being taken to the PGI in Chandigarh, died on way to the hospital. The deceased was brought back home without informing the police.

When the policemen — In charge, Ram Murti, Rajbir and Roshan Lal, both constables — got a whiff of the incident, they reached the home of the deceased and threatened his relatives. The policemen were then allegedly paid some money to turn a blind eye to the case. A case under different sections of the IPC has been registered against the policemen on the basis of an inquiry conducted by a senior police officer.

Cyclist killed
A cyclist, Babu Ram, died after being hit by a bus near Bhud village in Morni on Monday. The police has registered a case against the bus driver, Nayab Singh, on the basis of a complaint lodged by Kushi Ram, a resident of Bhoj Tikri in Chandi Mandir.

The Chandi Mandir police has registered a case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC.

Chain snatched
A school teacher, Ms Santosh Sharma, a resident of Sector 2, was robbed of her gold chain by unidentified persons near the Senior Secondary School in Sector 7 here late last evening. The police has registered a case under Section 356 of the IPC and the matter is being investigated.

Bootlegger nabbed
The Pinjore police has arrested Rulda Ram for allegedly carrying 11 bottles of country liquor. He has been booked under the Excise Act.

ZIRAKPUR

Liquor seized
The local police has arrested Balwinder Singh, a truck driver, and has seized 24 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor from his possession last night.

According to the police, when a police party signalled to stop a truck coming from the Chandigarh side, its driver stopped the vehicle and started running away. When the police party searched the vehicle, it found two cases containing 24 bottles of liquor. Later, the driver was arrested and was identified as Balwinder Singh, a resident of Massigan village in the Patiala district.

Urdu aptitude test on July 28
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 20 —The aptitude test for admission to MA I (Urdu) will be held on July 28 at 10 a.m. in Room no. L 8, Admission Cell, of the Department of Urdu, Panjab University. The interview of the qualifying candidates will be held on August 2 at 10 a.m.

For further details and information, candidates may contact Ms Anita Sharma, office in charge of the department on all working days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Meanwhile, the revised schedule of admission and dates of interview and written test for admission to MA I (Hindi) and diploma course in translation are as follows —

MA I (Hindi)-Interview on August 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the department.

Diploma course in translation- written test on July 30 at 9:30 a.m. and interview on the same day at 10:30 am at the department. The candidates are also required to bring their certificates for verification .

"Helpline"

The Director of the Centre of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, has decided to launch a ``Helpline'' for university and college students. Help, guidance and advise will be given to students about admission, hostel accommodation, choice of subject and career, university rules and regulations by the faculty of the centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all weekdays.

Several students organisations, in an effort to help and guide students and the public, have pitched tents near the Administrative Block. The authorities, while appreciating the voluntary step, have said that they will take no responsibility if anyone complains that he has been misinformed. The press note added that the public is advised to seek information and satisfy their queries through the enquiry counter from the official staff.

Exhibition for Kargil troops
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Many artists of the region have come together to put up an exhibition titled 'Homage to Kargil Heroes' at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 here. The exhibition has been put up by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi in collaboration with the Chandigarh Administration to raise funds for Kargil troops.

After various functions in which the three newly-appointed chairpersons of the three Chandigarh akademis were honoured by being presented with blankets, this is the first project organised by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi. The council of the akademi, which has Shiv Singh, a sculptor-artist, as Chairman, is yet to be formed.

The exhibition was inaugurated today by Mr N.K. Jain, Home Secretary, UT. He said the museum would buy some of the works to contribute towards the cause.

The exhibits have been priced between Rs 1,000 and Rs 20,000. the exhibition houses more than 50 works of about 27 artists.

The advantage of such shows is that artists like Jodh Singh, who hardly exhibit, get the opportunity of putting up their paintings.

The two paintings of Bheem Malhotra are the latest works in the exhibition, since they have been painted on the theme of the Kargil operations. The exhibition has some interesting and colourful works of Malkit Singh, which have been produced on the computer, and those of young artists like Harpreet Singh and Gurjind Sandhu.

The photographic works of Diwan Manna and Vijay Ozo are also striking. Others artists who have participated include Shiv Singh, Viren tanwar, Bhrahm Prakash, Aditya Prakash, Madan Lal, Ishwar Dayal, Vinay Wadhera, Surinder Dhami, Dev Inder Singh, Jagdish Ahuja, Satwant Singh, J.S. Garcha, Jaskanwal Kaur and Balvinder.

The exhibition will remain open from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. till July 25.

Onion, cabbage costlier
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Onion and cabbage have become costlier , while the price of beans have come down in the local market during the past 24 hours.

During a survey of the market, it was found that after a long time onion witnessed a fluctuation in its price. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 10 yesterday, could be purchased today for Rs 12. The wholesale price of the vegetable has increased from Rs 40 to Rs 45 per 5 kg. According to traders, the hike was an outcome of lesser arrivals in the market from Delhi owing to heavy rain in the region.

The same was the case with cabbage, as its price increased from Rs 12 a kg to Rs 16 a kg during this period. The wholesale price has increased from Rs 50 to Rs 60 per 5 kg. On the other hand there was no change in the price of cauliflower as it could still be purchased for Rs 30 a kg in retail and for Rs 120 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. The traders attributed the hike of cabbage to a dip in arrivals from Himachal Pradesh during this period.

The price of gourd has also increased from Rs 12 to Rs 14 a kg in retail and from Rs 50 to Rs 60 per 5 kg in the wholesale market as arrivals from Punjab were also hit due to rain. Another vegetable which saw an increase in its price was tomato as its price went up from Rs 12 to Rs 16 a kg in retail and from Rs 50 to Rs 60 in the wholesale market.

On the other hand, the price of beans and brinjal has come down during this period. A kg of beans, priced at Rs 16 yesterday, could be purchased today for Rs 12 a kg in different city markets. The wholesale price of the vegetable has come down from Rs 60 to Rs 50 per 5 kg. Similarly, a kg of brinjal, priced at Rs 16 yesterday, could be purchased today for Rs 14 in retail. The wholesale price of the vegetable has decreased from Rs 60 to Rs 50 per 5 kg. According to traders, the dip in the price of beans was due to swelling of supplies from parts of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.

Meanwhile, there was no fluctuation in the prices of a number of vegetables. A kg of bittergourd could be had at its old price of Rs 16 a kg, while one could get lady's finger for Rs 12 a kg. Similarly, one could purchase cucumber for Rs 16 a kg and lemon for Rs 20 a kg. Potato was priced at Rs 4 a kg.

Soccer, rowing top SAI priority list
By Arvind Katyal
Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Football and rowing have bagged important places in the priority list of various Sports Authority of India schemes being run for grooming potential players. Categorisation of various disciplines under different schemes initiated and being run by the SAI all over the country have been made.

According to sources, earlier the SAI used to have a number of schemes throughout India at various schools and centres. It was later on decided to have limited schemes in order to have better control and effectiveness.

Likewise, the SPDA scheme and the Hostel Scheme were merged to make the Sports Training Centre (STC) scheme. Another popular scheme is the NSTC scheme initiated in some of the adopted schools.

Under the latest move, games have been segregated on the basis of the international character of these, such as, whether the game is an Olympic event or not and the potential of Indians in that discipline.

The SAI, every year, undertakes trials for spotting fresh talent and to continue giving specialised training to already identified players. Some of the schemes saw failures due to improper planning, and various centres had games withdrawn form these.

The present list has all games marked as priority, general or others. Under the first category, two new games have been included in the latest list. Football and rowing, were earlier given less priority and were placed under the general category. Squash, volleyball and yachting have been pushed into the general category from the priority category.

Though cricket is the most popular sport in India, it is not an Olympic game and only a few countries play it. So, this has been omitted from the priority list and included in the 'others' category.

As seen in recent years, some Indian players have shown good results in some games which have now been given the priority status in the present schemes. For example, in badminton, Indians in the past some years have been exhibiting remarkable results. In men's and women's hockey, India fared exceedingly well. In tennis also, the recent victory of Leander and Bhupathi have opened the doors for younger cream of players.

Shooting is yet another game which has been given the top priority by the SAI at Delhi in terms of infrastructure. There, Tughlakabad range has become the favourite and only one for doing practice by internationals and Commonwealth gold medallists like Mansher Singh, Manavjit and many others. Another Indian who is already the world number one in billiards is Geet Sethi. Vishwanathan Anand is also a dominating force in the world of chess.

The 14 games on the priority list under the new schemes, both STC and NSTC, include archery, athletics, badminton, billiards, snooker, boxing, chess, football, hockey (men and women), kabaddi, rowing, shooting, lawn tennis, weightlifting and swimming.

The second list, for the general category, has 15 games: Basketball, canoeing, kayaking, cycling, equestrian, fencing, golf, gymnastics, handball, judo, squash, table tennis, wrestling, volleyball and yachting.

The 'others' category has nearly 20 games like, ball badminton, baseball, body building, carrom, cricket (men and women), cycle polo, karate, kho-kho, netball, polo, powerlifting, roller skating, softball, taekwondo, tennikoit, throwing, triathlon, wrestling (ladies) and wushu.

Boxing show

The recently formed Chandigarh Boxing Players' Welfare Association will organise boxing show fights for the Kargil Relief Fund on July 24 at the Plaza stage in Sector 17 at 6 p.m., according to Mr Harvinder Singh Saini, Secretary of the association.

According to him, the contribution to be made by spectators will be handed over to the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Director of Sports of the UT.

The association has appealed to all sportspersons of the city to witness the event.