Woman killed in mishap
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 24 — A resident of Mani Majra was killed by a speeding bus near Dhillon cinema here today.

According to police sources, the complainant, Mr Naresh Kumar, said his wife Mamta was pillion-riding his scooter when a CTU bus (CH-OIG-5535) hit them. She died on the spot while he was injured. The driver of the bus fled. A case under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Five injured: Five labourers — Meena, Gauri, Laxmi, Tilak Raj and Mahender — were injured when the roof of a house under construction in Sector 33 collapsed. The injured have been admitted to the Sector 32 General Hospital.

Liquor seized: The police arrested two persons and recovered 69 pouches and 12 bottles of liquor, respectively, from their possession. Separate cases under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act have been registered against them.

Eve-teaser held: Baljinder Singh of Sector 33 was arrested for eve-teasing from the Sector 17 ISBT. A case under Section 294 of the IPC has been registered at the central police station.

Van stolen: Mr Kamal Garg of Grain Market, Sector 26, reported that his van (CH-OIQ-6082) had been stolen. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at east police station.

PANCHKULA

SP booked: The police registered a case against an SP of the Haryana police for financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 75.75 lakh following an audit report. The audit authorities found that he, while posted as SP (Telecommunication), withdrew money to pay a supplier and caused loss to the state treasury by way of interest.

A scrutiny of records showed that Rs 75,74,984, drawn on March 31, had been shown as disbursed on the same date in the cash book, whereas no amount was paid to the supplier on the same day. Amounts of Rs 33,34,401 and Rs 28,59,480 were disbursed only in October.

It was found that the SP had cheated the government by keeping the amount outside the treasury and caused a loss of Rs 8,26,105 by way of interest at the rate of 20 per cent per annum. Further, it was found that the officer deducted Rs 13,81,103 from the bill for the late supply of material, which could not be recovered from the supplier. As the delivery period was extended as per the agreement, no penalty for supplies made during the period could be recovered from the supplier.

SAS NAGAR

House burgled: Burglars broke into a house in Jadian Sudan village under Sohana police station near here last night and decamped with valuables. The owner of the house, Mr Rulda Singh, was sleeping outside the house when the burglars broke in. The police has registered a case and is investigating the matter.

Loads of colour impress
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 24 — In winter months, bright resplendent colours are more than welcome. And that is what Sonal A. Singh's exhibition of paintings at Art Folio, Sector 9, has to offer.

The exhibition was inaugurated today by Mr Niranjan Singh, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Punjab. The exhibition will remain open till November 29.

The exhibition, which comprises 24 works in oil and acrylic, uses loads of colour. Her paintings titled 'I Love Bananas', 'Celebration of Colour' and 'Accident' are impressive.

Sonal A. Singh, a product of Government College of Fine Arts, Sector 10, says these works have been done over a period of time. "I wanted to paint all that was in my head, as part of the response going on inside my body," she says.

A wooden box, painted with all imaginable colours, forms part of the show. Sonal's paintings on large canvas sometimes seem out of control.

At the other end of Art Folio, an exhibition of 11 pencil sketches by a 13-year old deaf and dumb boy, Saurabh Saini, have been put up. The sketches, drawn out of his textbooks, represent persons from history like Gandhi, Tilak, Sai Baba and Aurangzeb. An interesting representation of Rock Garden, about his impressions of the artifacts made out of waste, deserves special mention.

Though most of the works present confident strokes, he will certainly need direction to come out of the 'laid-out prescriptions' for drawing — something which is taught rigorously at school levels. Saurabh's exhibition has been put up by the art gallery to encourage this 'special' child artist.

Vegetable prices stable
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 24 — The prices of most vegetables have remained stable in the local market during the past four days.

During a survey of the market it was found that if a kg of peas was available for Rs 20 four days ago, it could be purchased today for the same price. The wholesale price of the vegetable was Rs 80 per 5 kg.

There was a minor fall in the price of cauliflower. If a kg of the vegetable was priced at Rs 8 two days back, it was available in the market today for Rs 7. In the wholesale market the vegetable could be purchased today for Rs 30 per 5 kg. Meanwhile, the market is flooded with fresh supplies of the vegetable from Punjab and Haryana.

Lemon was available at its old price of Rs 30 a kg in retail and for Rs 130 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. The vegetable was selling for Rs 40 a kg last week. One could purchase ginger for Rs 40 a kg in retail and for Rs 170 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. Garlic turned costly during this period. If a kg of the vegetable was available for Rs 50 just two days ago, it was priced at Rs 60 today. The wholesale price of the vegetable has increased from Rs 200 to Rs 240 per 5 kg during this period.

Tomato was selling at a higher price of Rs 20 a kg in retail and for Rs 80 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. Last week, the vegetable could be had for Rs 14 a kg in the retail market. The hike was attributed to lesser supplies and a two-day strike by vegetable traders in the local market.

The price of carrot has come down during this period. A kg of the vegetable, which was priced at Rs 15 two days back, was available today for Rs 10. The wholesale price of the same has come down from Rs 60 to Rs 40 per 5 kg during this period. Potato and onion was selling at Rs 7 and Rs 12 a kg, respectively, in the retail market.

GCG-11 win inter-college tennis
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Nov 24 — Government College for Girls, Sector 11, won the Panjab University Inter-College Tennis Championship for Women. MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, secured the second position and AS College for Women, Khanna, got the third place.

In final, GCG-11, defeated MCM DAV-36, 2-0. Simmi Rani, star player of Chandigarh defeated Tripti, 6-0, 6-0, and Tarminder beat Shilpa, 6-1, 6-4.

In the semi-final matches played here today, GCG-11 beat AS College, Khanna, 2-0, with Simmi beating Rajni, 6-0, 6-0, and Tarminder beating Navreet also, 6-0, 6-0.

Women's TT: Government College of Education, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Inter-College, B Division Women's Table Tennis Championship, while Dev Samaj College for Education got the second position.

Results: GCE b Government Medical College, 3-1 (Sunita lost to Rakhi, 17-21, 21-19, 12-21; Barkha KC b Nidhi, 21-2, 21-3; Ramandeep b Tripat, 21-5, 21-3; Barkha KC b Rakhi, 21-14, 21-5).

Dev Samaj College b DAV College of Education, 3-1 (Shagundeep Kaur lost to Gitanjali, 9-21, 13-21; Rajni Gujral b Ruchika, 21-8, 21-19; Nidhi b Meenu Monga, 21-3, 21-2; Shagundeep Kaur b Ruchika, 21-15, 21-16).

GCE b Dev samaj College, 3-0 (Sunita b Shagundeep Kaur, 21-3, 21-4; Barkha KC b Nidhi, 21-0,21-3; Ramandeep b Rajni Gujral, 21-11, 21-12).

Inter-college boxing: GGD SD College, Sector 32, won the Panjab University Inter-College Boxing Championship by scoring 35.5 points, followed by DAV College, Sector 10, with 22.5 points. The third spot was shared by Government College, Hoshiarpur, and DAV College, Hoshiarpur, scoring 22 points each.

The gold medal winners were as follows: Anand Kumar in the light flyweight, Rajvir in flyweight, Love Kumar in bantomweight, Pawan Kumar in featherweight, Surinder in lightweight, Jagdeep Singh in light welterweight, Varinder Singh in welterweight, Parveeen Kumar in light middleweight, Ajitpal Singh in middleweight, Yadvindra Singh in light heavyweight, Ramandeep Singh in heavyweight and Aman Awasthi in super heavyweight categories.

SAI strike: The Sports Authority of India Group B, C and D Employees Association will observe a strike in its offices and training centres tomorrow in support of their long-pending demands. A press note of the association signed by its President, Mr Raj Kumar, and General Secretary, Mr Ramesh Kumar, has condemned the alleged indifferent attitude of the authorities. It said in case the demand of increasing the salaries was not met immediately, the association would go on a indefinite strike from December 6.

Panchkula skaters shine at nationals
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Nov 24 — Skating proved a boon for Haryana when its schools' team won laurels at the recently concluded 45th National School Games at Moga on November 21. Haryana won gold medals in the under-14 and under-19 girls' sections, while its under-19 boys' team got the third place.

The under-14 girls who won gold medal at the National School Games were as follows: Karishma Ahuja (HPS) — captain, Noreen (HPS), Geetika Anand (BLue Bird), Rajni (BBS), Navita Anand (BBS), Anuradha (BBS), Pallavi (BBS), Joshita Grover (St Stephen's-21), Tanvi Mitta (Karnal), Neha Narwal (Karnal).

Under-19 girls' team was as follows: Meenakshi Kohli, Priyanka Sharma, Shreya Sawhney (all HPS), Amrita Singh (St Stephen's), Rayasha (Manav Mangal), Reetika Sharma (HPS), Reema Bhandari (Karnal).

Under-19 boys' team which won the bronze was as follows: Gautam Narang, Daksh Gadi (both HPS), Nakul Juneja (DAV-8), Nishant Dahiya, Shalabh Bhatwal, Pankaj Jain (all HPS), Siddharth Chand (DAV-8), Ashish and Varun of HPS.