Constable booked for forgery
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 22 — A Punjab police Constable has been booked for forgery to get a job in the police department. Rishi Pal had submitted a matric certificate to get the job. Upon verification, it was found to be fake. The cop was posted in the Punjab Police Housing Complex, Sector 8.

Additional DGP P.Lal lodged a complaint against the cop who has been booked under Sections 420,467,468 and 471 of the IPC.

Gamblers held: Ahmed Mirza and Mohammed Azim of Burail village have been nabbed gambling at a public place. A case under the Gambling Act has been registered against them.

In a separate incident, Nihal Devi has alleged that she was assaulted by Kamla of the same village. A case under Section 325 of the IPC has been registered.

Cyclist injured: A cyclist, Prabhu Nath of Darua village, was injured when he collided with a scooter ( CH--01--J--4251) near the village. The injured was admitted to GMCH while a case was registered under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC.

Labourer dead: A labourer, who fell from the roof of a house under construction in Sector 20 succumbed to his injuries today. The injured labourer, Joginder Ram, was rushed to the PGI, this morning where he was declared dead upon arrival.

Jeep-truck collision: An employee of a sweetmeat shop owner of Sector 23 died while the owner's son was injured when their jeep collided with a truck near Shahabad on the Chandigarh — Delhi highway. The injured Raju has been admitted to the PGI while the employee, Kala , died on his way to the hospital.

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Killed: An employee of the State Agriculture Department posted at Bhoj Ponta in Morni died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Shamtu village while he was going on his scooter near here on Saturday.

The deceased, Surinder Singh, was going home on his scooter (HR-01-9908) when the accident occurred. He received head injuries.

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

Car recovered: A car (HR-29-H-0092) which was recently stolen from Pallavi hotel has been recovered by the police.

HUDA to compensate consumer
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, May 22 — The local consumer court has penalised the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for allotting a plot of “odd dimensions” to a consumer and then not offering an alternative plot to her in Sector 14 of Hisar.

Holding it responsible for deficiency in services, HUDA has been directed to allot an alternative plot in the same sector within two months. The consumer has been awarded a compensation of Rs 5000 for harassment.

The order was passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum on a complaint filed by Ms Sudarshan Devi. She alleged that she was informed through a letter dated August 20,1986, about the allotment of a plot measuring 292.65 sq metres. The possession of the plot was offered on November 12, 1997.

When the complainant went to the office concerned, she came to know that the plot was not of the standard dimension as had been intimated in the possession letter. All installments towards the costs of the plot had been paid, she said. Repeated requests for allotment of an alternative plot yielded no results, she added.

HUDA, in its reply, said the layout and demarcation plan of the sector was prepared by DTP as per the area available and the dimension of each plot in a block cannot be equal because the land was mostly increased or decreased in the corner plots.

The forum observed that HUDA had admitted offering plot of “odd dimensions” on which proper construction could not be raised. Again the requests of the complainant for an alternative plot in the same sector were futile, amounting to deficiency in services.

The consumer has been allowed Rs 1000 as costs of the proceedings.

Bittergourd, beans costlier
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 22 — The prices of bittergourd and beans have recorded an increase during the past two days. The prices of most of the other vegetables have remained stable.

A kg of bittergourd, priced at Rs 16 two days back, was available for Rs 20 today. The wholesale price of the vegetable also increased from Rs 60 to Rs 75 per five kg. According to traders, the prices had increased as plucking activity remained hampered in parts of Punjab and Haryana, from where the vegetable was coming these days, due to inclement weather.

Similarly, if beans were priced at Rs 20 a kg two days back, they could be purchased for Rs 24 today. The wholesale price of the commodity increased from Rs 80 to Rs 100 per five kg during this period. According to traders, the increase was a result of less supplies from Himachal Pradesh.

The case of brinjal was no different. If a kg of the vegetable was available for Rs 12 a kg two days back, it could be bought for Rs 16 today. The wholesale price of the vegetable increased from Rs 45 to Rs 60 per five kg.

Likewise, garlic became costly during this period. A kg of the vegetable, priced at between Rs 24 and Rs 28 two days back, was available for Rs 32 a kg today. The wholesale price of the vegetable went up from Rs 100 to Rs 130 per five kg.

On the other hand, most of vegetable prices witnessed no fluctuation. Capsicum and peas were priced at Rs 24 and Rs 40, respectively. Cauliflower was available for Rs 16 a kg and gourd for Rs 10. Cabbage and squashgourd could be purchased for Rs 12 and Rs 16, respectively.

Cucumber was priced at Rs 6 and tomato at Rs 8 a kg today. Lady's finger was stable at Rs 20 a kg. Similarly, there was no change in the prices of onion and potato, which were available for Rs 8 and Rs 5 a kg.

Athletic coaching camp on
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CHANDIGARH, May 22 — A 15-day Kendriya Vidyalaya national athletic coaching camp is going on at Kendriya Vidyalaya (OCF), Sector 29, here. Mr S.K. Gupta, Director of the camp, said that 14 under-19 students selected from KV schools, all over India, were taking part in the camp. Mr B.S. Dhillon and Mr S.S. Bajwa were the coaches.

Mr S.M. Bhatnagar, Assistant Commissioner of Kendriya Vidyalaya, said that athletes attending the camp would prove to be assets to the country as some of them had created games records at the national Kendriya Vidyalaya athletic meet.

Jatinder, Gaurav Sharma, Rana Harnam Singh and Parveen Singh are record holders in their respective events, and hope to improve their performances.

Wrestlers selected

Shamsher Singh (97-kg category) and Mukesh Kumar (63-kg category) of the Kartar Singh akhara have been selected by the Wrestling Federation of India to represent India in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held at Tashkent in Uzbekistan from May 27 to 30.

Wrestlers of this akhara are doing well. This is amply proved by the fact that Krishan Kumar (54-kg category), Kuldeep Singh (69-kg category), Ombir Singh (63-kg category) and Surinder Singh (69-kg category) won one gold, two silver and one bronze medals, respectively, in the Junior National Wrestling Championship held at Lucknow from April 27 to 30.