Scooterist assaulted
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 29 — A man travelling on a scooter was stopped by two persons travelling on another scooter. He was assaulted and his bag was snatched on the road dividing Sectors 34 and 44.

Mr Manjit Pal Singh, of Sector 44, reported this to the police.

House burgled: A house in Sector 34 was burgled as the domestic help took away Rs 5,000 and some gold jewellery. Mr Inder Singh Cheema , of Sector 34 reported that his servant, Raju, had taken away the amount.

A case under Section 381 of the IPC has been registered.

Van stolen: A Maruti van ( CH-01-W-7227), owned by Mr Amit Goel of Panchkula, has been stolen from Sector 30 here.

Truck recovered: A resident of Ajmer, Rameshwar, was nabbed by the police and truck (HR-51-GA-0483) stolen by him has been recovered. Rameshwar had driven off with truck after the police had impounded it.

Rash driving: A resident of Moga has been booked for rash and negligent driving. Mr Himmat Singh rammed his car into an electricity pole.

Brinjal, tomato, cabbage cheaper
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 29 — Prices of most vegetables have come down to some extent due to improved weather conditions and increased arrivals from neighbouring states.

Vegetables which registered a fall in prices, were brinjal, lady's finger, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, bittergourd and beans. Brinjal, priced at Rs 15 a kg, a couple of days back, was available at Rs 10 today. Its wholesale price has come down from Rs 60 to Rs 40 per 5 kg. The sudden fall was due to an increase in its arrivals in the market, traders said.

Lady's finger, priced at Rs 16 a kg, has become cheaper by Rs 6 in the city. Its wholesale price came down from Rs 60 to Rs 35 per 5 kg. Tomato price also nosedived from Rs 8 to Rs 5 a kg. Retailers have sold five kg of it for anything between Rs 20 and Rs 22.

Cabbage was priced today at Rs 6 a kg, instead of Rs 10. Cauliflower and bittergourd were available at Rs 10 and Rs 15 per kg, respectively. France beans were available at Rs 25 per kg.

The price of peas decreased from Rs 50 to Rs 30 per kg. Its wholesale price plunged from Rs 225 to Rs 125 per 5 kg. Increased arrivals of vegetables from different parts of northern India due to clear weather propelled its price to fall.

Contrary to this, prices of some vegetables soared. Onion, which costed Rs 6 a kg, became dearer by Rs 2. Capsicum, which sold at Rs 20 per kg, a couple of days back, was available at between Rs 25 and Rs 30 per kg.

Prices of certain vegetables remained unchanged by the fluctuation in rates. Prices of a kg of potato and squashgourd remained stable at Rs 5 and Rs 16, respectively. The prices of carrot (Rs 12 per kg), ginger (Rs 60 a kg) and lemon (Rs 24 a kg) remained unaffected.

The fluctuation in the prices of vegetables was evident in vegetables markets of the city. Prices of vegetables were, naturally, less in 'kisan mandis' organised in different sectors of the city, daily, than in retail outlets.

Yoga trials on June 5
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, May 29 — The Chandigarh Yoga Association will conduct the selection trials on June 5 at 2 p.m. to select the UT yoga team for participation in the National Yoga Championships to be held in Madhya Pradesh from June 18 to 20. The trials will be held at Parshuram Bhavan, Sector 37.

Junior TT

The Chandigarh Junior Table Tennis League Tournament for boys and girls up to 17 years will now be held at the Sector 23 TT hall from June 2 to 4, according to a press note of the Chandigarh TT Association. The meet was earlier scheduled to be held at the same venue from May 27 to 31. Due to the summer vacations the dates have been changed.

The events will be conducted in under-12 (cadet), under-14 and under-17. Only bona fide players of Chandigarh can participate. The entries close on May 31 with Mr Narinder Saini at the TT hall, Sector 23.

Nominated

Mr B.S. Dhillon, Physical Education Trainer at the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 29, has been nominated as member of the KVS Sports Control Board by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, as per information reaching here.

Baseball trials

The Baseball Association of Chandigarh will hold selection trials for the UT team below the age group of fifteen years on May 30 at 8.30 a.m. at Government College for Boys, Sector 11. The coaching camp for the selected players will be held prior to their participation in the ninth Sub-Junior National Baseball Championship to be held at Cuttack (Orissa) from June 9 to 13. The participants must bring with them their original birth certificates at the time of the trials.

Sale of tickets

The sale of tickets for the Siyaram Cup match between India and Sri Lanka to be held at PCA Stadium, on June 26 is picking up fast. The most sought after tickets are in the VIP blocks (Rs 500), general block (Rs 100) and the students block (Rs 50), Mr Sudhir Mittal, Treasurer of the PCA, said that in order to avoid rush, the sale counters at gate Nos 5 and 11 have been opened and it remains open from 10 a.m. onwards, each day.