Five thieves arrested
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Oct 6 — The police has arrested Shailander, Dinesh Kumar, Surinder, Dhanraj and Madan Pal of Mauli Jagran, solved six cases involving stealing of taps and utensils and recovered items worth Rs 72,500.

The five were produced in the district courts. They were sent to the juvenile home in Sonepat as per directions of the court.

Two injured: Mr Jai Kumar of Old Panchkula registered a complaint of negligent and rash driving against truck driver Ranbir Singh. He stated that he and his mother, Draupadi Devi, were hurt after their scooter (HR-03A-2769) was hit by the truck near Old Panchkula.

Liquor seized: The police arrested Doshi Nath of Chandi Mandir with 80 pouches of country-made liquor from the bus stand.

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Six nabbed: The police arrested six persons from various parts of the city and recovered 1,078 pouches of whisky from them. The arrests were effected by the crime branch of the police. According to police sources, Dayal Dass, Ashok Kumar and Gagan of Karnal were nabbed from the Sector 17 ISBT with 880 pouches of whisky.

Asha of Sector 25 was arrested from near the sectors 24\25\37\38 and 40 pouches of whisky were recovered from her. Bhajan Lal of Kharar was nabbed from Maloya village and 40 pouches were recovered from him.

Vijay Pal Singh of Kumhar Colony was held with 50 pouches of whisky. Bhagwan Singh and Rajnder Singh of Badheri village were arrested with 50 pouches of whisky from near a mandir in Sector 37. Cases under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act were registered against them.

Thief caught: Jai Bahadur of Mani Majra was arrested by the police for stealing Rs 4,000 from a shop in Sector 28, following a complaint by Mr Inderjit Singh. A case under Sections 457, 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered at the police station east.

Scooter stolen: Mr Krishan Pal Singh of Daddu Majra reported that his scooter (CH-O1-N-8891) was stolen from the Sector 37 kisan mandi. A case has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

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Girl hurt: A girl, Harinder Kaur, of Sante Majra village, was injured when her bicycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle. She was admitted to the PGI in Chandigarh.

Students council team takes over
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — The new executive of the Panjab University Campus Students Council took charge following a brief ceremony at Students Centre here today.

The council had assembled at the Centre during early working hours. Dayal Pratap Singh Randhawa has been re-voted to power as the presidential candidate for the second time in succession.

Talking to Tribune News Service, he said the council would chalk out its action plan on students problems concerning academic and residential facilities. There was no need to highlight or claim responsibility for the success on various fronts in previous session.

Randhawa said that the executive would soon be calling department representatives and other office-bearers to chalk out a plan of action. The other office-bearers present on the occasion included Parneet Grewal, member of the newly formed Haryana Students Association and student of the final year of the Law Department as the general secretary of the council.

Davesh Moudgil, a postgraduate in Urdu, is the new joint secretary. Smriti Sharma from the Department of Chemical Engineering, who was chosen as the vice-president, was not seen at the venue.

The elections were held on September 24 which voted the Students Organisation of Panjab University-Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad-Haryana Students Association combine to power.

Executive seats: The Panjab University Non-Teaching Employees Federation in a press note today demanded representation in the senate. This could be possible through the allocation of ex-officio seats of Haryana which had come to Punjab.

Mr Dharam Paul Sharma, president, said that the non-teaching employees numbered more than 3,500, but they were denied representation on the Senate. The non-teaching staff were an important segment on the campus and needed representation for overall improvement in the system

The federation had in July met the Chancellor, Mr Krishan Kant, in connection with the demand for representation of non-employees in the senate.

Re-evaluation results: The results of re-evaluation in bachelor of commerce (part I) of Panjab University were declared here today, an official press note said.

Copies of the gazette will be available at the new enquiry counter of the university on all working days.

Tiny tots steal the show
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — While youngsters made everybody sway and dance to the pulsating tunes along with them, it were tiny tots who stole the show with their performance at ''The Unknown Talent'', a dance show organised by the West-17, a dance institute, at the Sector 18 Tagore Theatre here this evening.

The show, an annual function of the institute, took off with ''shradhanjali'' to the Kargil heroes and gradually took the shape of a lively dance show with the ''dance party'' — the maiden dancing event — with Twinkle, Sankalp, Sonali, Raman and Nishant coming out with the best of their talent. Then there were Khushboo, Tina, Vibhuti and Shivani who put the floor to fire by presenting dance to the tune of ''Kahin karta hoga''.

Then came Mansavi, another student of the institute, with ''Kale kale baal, gaal gore gore, ore ore'' and earned a big applause from the gathering, mostly comprising parents of students. And what simply made them tap their feet was a dance number, a fusion of western and Indian classical, presented to the tune of ''Taal se taal mila'' by the whole team of the institute led by Nandan Singh, the trainer. It were the tiny feet of Divya and Sonali which danced to the tunes of ''Churi jo khanki'' and the old favourite ''Chin chin choo'' and quite naturally the hall echoed with claps.

''Dum maro dum'', which has been swaying young generations for the past two decades, was a big hit here also with Kanchan and Rocky dancing to its tune. Nandan, Rocky, Mohit, Savy and Vicky went on to dance on the tune of ''main Jatt yamla pagla diwana'', a famed Mohammed Rafi number, but the team failed to present expressions to the true sense of the song as what they presented was more of acrobatics than traditional Punjabi dance.

Vegetable prices stable
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — There has been no fluctuation in the prices of vegetables in the market since the past four days.

During a survey of the local market, it was found that a kg of cauliflower was priced at Rs 14 in retail and was available for Rs 60 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. At the same time, cabbage was priced at Rs 10 per kg in retail and for Rs 40 per 5 kg in the wholesale market.

Tomato was a bit cheaper as instead of Rs 12 a kg it could be purchased today for Rs 8 to Rs 10 a kg in retail and for Rs 35 to Rs 40 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. According to traders, the price of the vegetable has witnessed a fall due to the onset of arrivals from parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

One could purchase lady's finger after paying Rs 10 for a kg in retail and for Rs 40 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. A kg of 'tori' was also available at the same price. The price of capsicum was also down today. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 40 just three days ago, could be purchased today for Rs 30 in retail. It was available in the wholesale market for Rs 130 per 5 kg.

There was no change in the price of peas, as it was still priced at Rs 40 a kg in retail and for Rs 170 per 5 kg in the wholesale market in spite of enhanced arrivals from Himachal Pradesh. Ginger and lemon were available at the same price.

One could purchase beans for Rs 12 a kg in the retail market and for Rs 50 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. Meanwhile, brinjal was priced at Rs 10 a kg and for Rs 40 per 5 kg in the retail and wholesale markets, respectively.

Gourd has not witnessed any fluctuation in its price during the past 15 days. A kg of the vegetable could be purchased for Rs 10 in retail and for Rs 40 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. Radish was also available at the same price.

Onion was a bit costlier as compared to its price last week. A kg of the vegetable was priced at Rs 14 a kg in retail and for Rs 60 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. One could purchase the local variety of potato at Rs 4 per kg and the 'pahari' variety at Rs 10 a kg.

Khalsa Club win soccer final
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — Khalsa Sporting Football Club won the Chandigarh Senior Football Tournament which concluded here today. In the final, KSFC team defeated Chandigarh police by two goals to nil.

Sukhvir Singh scored the first goal for KSFC in the first minute of the game. Jagjit Singh Randhawa struck in the 22nd minute of the match, giving a 2-0 lead to KSFC.

Mr H.S. Saini, Regional Manager of the Corporation Bank, which sponsored the meet, was the chief guest and he gave away the prizes as well.

PU badminton: Government College for Girls, Sector 11, and Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12, moved up in the Panjab University Zonal Badminton Championship which began here today at the PU indoor hall. In the men's section, Panjab University campus sailed into the next round.

The results are as follows: Men's section — PU campus b Government College, Sector-11, 3-1, (Rajnikant b Rohit Kumar, 15-4, 15-2; Mehtab lost to Vivek, 15-9, 10-15, 1-15; Rajnikant and Mehtab b Vivek and Kanwaljit, 15-5, 15-8; Suresh b Gaurav Goel, 15-8, 15-7.

Punjab Engineering College got a walkover against Government Medical College, Sector 32.

Women's section — Government Home Science College b Government College, Sector 46, 2-0, (Roohi Chawla b Renu 11-1, 11-2; Arpna and Ridhima Jain b Renu and Kajal, 15-2, 15-0).

Punjab Engineering College b Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, 2-0, (Kavita b Sonika, 15-4, 15-0; Kavita and Pooja b Sonika and Monika, 15-4, 15-0.

Government College for Girls, Sector 11, b Government Home Science College, Sector 10, 2-0, (Nirmaljit Kaur b Roohi Chawla, 11-0, 11-1; Nirmaljit and Amanpreet b Arpna and Ridhima, 11-2, 11-2.

Dev Samaj College for Women got a walk over against Government Medical College, Sector 32.

SPS-44 win: Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, defeated New Public School, Sector 18, 5-0, on the opening day of the CBSE Cluster Football Tournament which began here today at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, today.

In other matches of the day, Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, defeated Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, 4-0, and Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, blanked out St Soldier's School, Sector 28, 5-0.

School cricket: Ajay's superb unbeaten knock of 84 runs off 71 balls helped Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27 beat Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by six wickets today in the UT Inter-School Cricket Tournament for the Shivalik Trophy being played here at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.

GMSSS-27 won the toss and asked GMSSS-23 to bat first who were all out for 152 runs. In reply, GMSSS-27 achieved the target with six wickets in hand. A 99-run partnership for the second wicket between Ajay and Parvinder enabled GMSSS-27 get the total three balls before the stipulated 25th over.

Brief scores: GMSSS-23 — 152 runs all out (Gagan 20, Deepak 17, Kartik 15, Rajiv 3 for 28, Makhan Singh 3 for 29); GMSSS-27 — 153 runs for four wickets in 24.3 overs (Ajay 84 n.o., Parvinder 28).

Junior kabaddi: The 20th Senior and 17th Junior Chandigarh State Kabaddi Championships will begin tomorrow at Sports Complex in Sector 42. The events are being organised by the Chandigarh Kabaddi Association. The three-day meet will end on Friday, according to Mr Baldev Singh, President of the association.

Basketball meet: The first North Zone Inter-School Basketball Championship for boys and girls will be held from October 8 to 10 at Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22. This three-day meet is a venture of the Shishu Niketan Old Students Association (SNOSA). Teams from schools of north India will take part in the tournament.