Video library man held
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 17 — A man running a video cassette library in Ram Darbar, was arrested by the police for allegedly carrying two pornographic films, a video cassette recorder (VCR) and a television.

The arrested person, Grover Bisal, alias Chottu, runs a shop by the name of Priya Audio Video and lives in Ram Darbar. He was booked under Section 292 of the IPC.

Rapists held: Two married men have been arrested for allegedly raping a woman, who is said to be of unstable mind. The duo raped a woman sleeping in the corridor outside a shop in Sector 18. The woman, hailing from Gurgaon district, lives in a small village on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan.

Balaram , who sleeps in a corridor in the same market, allegedly raped the woman . He was then joined by Dal Bahadur, a chowkidar. The woman, had come to the city a few days ago and did not know much about herself. She has been sent to the Nari Niketan.

Car stolen: A car ( CH-01-D-2151) owned by Ranjeet Kaur, of Khudda Jassu village was stolen from the Sector 22 market. A case has been registered.

PANCHKULA

Suicide committed: A youth of Morni allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree here last evening. The autopsy of the deceased was done at the local General Hospital. The identity of the victim, however, could not be ascertained.

Pedestrian injured: A pedestrian, Ms Raj, of Sector 7 was injured after being hit by an unidentified scooterist near Swastik Vihar here this evening. She has been admitted to the local General Hospital.

Deans’ selection: PU panel fails to meet
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 17 — The issue of the appointment of three Deans of Panjab University, Dean Students Welfare, Dean Alumni Association and Dean Foreign Students, could not be resolved as the meeting scheduled for today could not take place.

Sources said that while three members of the seven-member committee were present in the Vice-Chancellor’s office at the scheduled time of the meeting, the other four who had sought little additional time to reach there due to certain unavoidable circumstances came in when the meeting had been adjourned.

The three members who were present are Prof V.K Bansal, Prof Deepak Manmohan Singh and Dr K.S. Chugh, while the other four are Mr Ashok Goyal, Mr Rajinder Deepa, Dr Ravinder Nath Sharma and Prof Rajinder Bhandari. It is learnt that the Vice-Chancellor was present in his office till the meeting was adjourned.

While the three members who reached in time maintained that they waited for the others till 11.15 a.m., the time sought by them, the others who reached seven minutes late said that nobody was present there. They wondered as to why they could not wait especially when the issue was so pertinent in the interest of the students.

The issue has been hanging fire since March as the three Deans were to be appointed before March 31.

Increased arrivals, fall in prices
From A Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, June 17 — The increase in arrivals has caused a fall in the price of vegetables in the local market.

During a survey of the vegetables market, it was found that a kg of tomato was priced at Rs 7 instead of Rs 14 a couple of days back whereas the price of a kg of lady’s finger fell from Rs 15 to 8. A week ago, a kg of capsicum, which was available for Rs 35, was being sold at Rs 15.

Likewise, a kg of brinjal, was cheaper by Rs 3 and was priced at Rs 12 whereas ‘arbi’ was priced at Rs 20 per kg. Luffa (tori) had a 50 per cent decrease in its price. Last week, a kg of luffa was dold at Rs 15 but was being sold Rs 7.50 today.

Similarly, the price of a kg of green chillies crashed from Rs 30 to Rs 12 whereas green coriander came down from Rs 15 to Rs 10 per 200 gm. Ginger followed the same suit. A couple of days back, a kg of ginger was priced at Rs 80, but was priced at Rs 60 today.

Retailers attributed this fall in prices to the increase in arrivals in the market. Mr Rishi Naveen, a vegetable retailer in Sector 20, said the increase in supply of seasonal vegetables and clear climatic conditions had brought down the rates of most of the vegetables.

On the other hand, some vegetables did not see any rise in their prices. The prices of a kg each of onion, french beans, cabbage, bittergourd, gourd and ‘kamal kakri’ remained stable at Rs 7, Rs 30, Rs 8, Rs 15, Rs 10 and Rs 25, respectively. Mr Pawan Kumar, a vegetable retailer, said, “On perishable items, we charge more from customers”.

Contrary to this, cauliflower and ‘kundru’ saw rise in their prices. A kg of potato, which was sold at Rs 3 last week, was prices at Rs 8 whereas a kg of cauliflower was prices at Rs 15 instead of Rs 10 a few days back. The cost of a kg of ‘kundru’ rose to Rs 20. Retailers attributed this increase in prices to less arrivals of these vegetables in the market.

The retail prices of ‘tinda’, pumpkin, cucumber, lemon and spinach remained untouched. A kg of ‘tinda’ was priced at Rs 15 whereas a kg of pumpkin was priced at Rs 12. Cucumber (deshi) was prices at Rs 4 per kg but a kg of cucumber (pahari) was priced at Rs 10. Due to fresh arrivals of lemon, its price remained stable Rs 40 per kg whereas a kg of spinach was available for Rs 5.

The rates of vegetables varied from one market to another. Retailers were selling vegetables on their own rates. Some retailers demanded uniformity on the retail rates of vegetables and some pricing authority to decide the prices of vegetables.