Two caught for car theft
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Oct 15 — The police has arrested two persons for driving a car with a fake registration number, besides possessing documents for it, here today.

According to police sources, Mr Kamaljit Singh Walia, a resident of Sector 15, reported that he had purchased a Honda car from an agency in Sector 26 in 1996. The car subsequently developed some fault and had been sent to the agency for repairs. As he was not satisfied with the repairs, he had sued the agency.

A couple of days ago, he came to know that the car was being driven by some persons after procuring a fake registration number. Following his complaint, the car was intercepted by Mr Kultar Singh, SHO of Industrial Area, and two motorcycle-borne constables of the PCR, near Plot Number 4 of Industrial Area.

After checking and interrogating the driver and his companion, Hisar resident Hari Singh and Fatehabad resident Satpal, respectively, the number of the car, DL-6-CC-3263, was found to be fake and the documents had also been forged. While the accused were arrested under Sections 420 and 473 of the IPC, the car has been impounded. The accused said they had been allowed to drive the car by Anmol Singh, son of the proprietor of the agency.

The original registration number of the car is CH-01-S-0022.

Scooter stolen
The police has registered a case against an unidentified girl who fled on a Kinetic Honda scooter (CH-01-B-5282) belonging to Pankaj Chaudhry, a resident of Sector 37.

According to the complainant, he had placed an advertisement for the sale of his scooter. Today, a girl approached his wife and asked to take the scooter for a test drive. Unsuspectingly, his wife gave her the keys and that was the last she saw of the scooter.

A case under Section 406 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Tap thief
On the complaint of Mr S.N. Singla, a professor of Government College for Men, Sector 11, the police has arrested Kishan, a resident of Sector 38, for stealing taps from the Sector 15 boys hostel. Four taps were recovered from him. A case under Sections 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered at the police station (west).

Eve-teaser held
The police has arrested Amrinder Partap Singh, a resident of Sector 44, on the charges of eve-teasing from Gate Number 2 of Panjab University. A case under Section 294 of the IPC has been registered at the police station (west).

Gamblers nabbed
The police has arrested Babu Ram, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, and Ram Darbar resident, Raja Singh, on the charges of gambling at a public place. Ram Rattan and Adesh Kumar have also been arrested for the same offence from Sector 17.

Cases under Section 13-A/3/67 of the Gambling Act have been registered against them.

KHARAR

One killed
Mr Padam Mittal of Karnal was killed while his wife and three-year-old son were seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a tractor-trailer near the local bus stand last night.

According to the police, they were returning from Vaishno Devi. The injured have been admitted to the PGI. The Kharar police has registered a case against Baldev Dutt, driver.

SAS NAGAR

One booked
Tejinder Singh, a resident of Sector 43 in Chandigarh, has been booked by the local police for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman near Phase 6 here late past evening.

In a complaint lodged with the police, Ms Surinder Kaur, a resident of Mundi Kharar, said she was standing near Phase 6 when the accused stopped his motorcycle near her and passed obscene remarks at her.

Kishore songs with ‘sur & taal’
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 15, — The second northern region Kishore Kumar award competition was held at Tagore Theater, Chandigarh, on his 12th death anniversary on October 13. It was organised by the Majlis Journalists and Artists' Association (MJAA).

Singers responded overwhelmingly from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. Thirteen singers were shortlisted for the final competition after two preliminary rounds.

From the level of competition it was quite apparent that there is abundant untapped talent which just needs some platform to unfold. Majority of the singers, who competed with youthful exuberance, were already learning Indian classical music. It was a treat to listen to young singers with complete control on "sur" and "taal". The organisation also made it clear that the purpose of holding the competition was not to judge whether a singer's voice resembled that of Kishore. "The basic idea was to provide a platform on which talented singers could prove their calibre", the organisers announced appropriately.

The judges were Brijesh Ahuja, Ranjana, Atul Sharma and Neera Bhatnagar, well-know singers. In fact, both Brijesh and Ranjana, rendered soulful numbers like "Koi Ham-dam Na Raha" and "Rasik — Balma Haie."

Singers were asked to sing difficult compositions selected by the organisers, namely, "Kabhi Bekasi Ne Mara", "Voh sham Kuch Ajeeb Thi". "Koi Lauta De Mere Bite Hue Din". "Yeh Jo Mohabbat hai". "Chala Jata Hun" etc.

The first prize of Rs 5,100, sponsored by CITCO, was won by a 'fauji': Madan Thakur Thapa. The two bracketed second prizes, sponosred by 'Khyber Restaurant' and 'Teji Studio'were bagged by Rajiv Menon and Harpreet Singh. The two bracketed third prizes, sponosred by "Oakland Stationery' and MJAA were given to Ajay Bakshi and Muktesh Dewan. Six singers were given appreciation certificates. The six were Neeraj Bakshi, Rajesh Randhawa, Bijan Nath, Jitendra, Vijay Tikku and Sharvan Kumar.

The programme was compered and directed by Ms Reeta Sharma. Actors and actresses broke the monotony on song after song by presenting crisp thrillers. They succeeded in making the audience laugh their heart out. Sanjay Sharma, Ajay Kaushal, Rupan, Satinder, Jai and Mukesh gave the comic relief.

The chief guest, Mr Chandan Mitra, Editor, The Pioneer and the special guests of the evening, Mr H.S. Mattewal, Advocate-General of Punjab, and Mrs Maninder K. Mattewal, member, Punjab Human Rights Commission, gave away the prizes to the winners.

City dancer for Tashkent
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 15 — Ms Anuradha Arora, well known Kathak dancer of the city, has been appointed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) as Instructor-cum-Performer at the Indian Cultural Centre, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

She is the disciple of Kathak maestro Shobha Koser of Jaipur Gharana who taught the fine aspects of his popular Indian classical dance from after Anuradha Arora completed her schooling and took to Kathak while continuing her college studies.

Anuradha Arora is also conversant with other classical dance forms like Bhart Natyam, Manipuri besides various folk dances. She learnt Manipuri, ballet etc. from M.L. Koser, the doyen of the classical dance world and the moving spirit behind Pracheen Kala Kendra the premier institution engaged in the promotion of art culture, where Anuradha Arora is at present working as a dance instructor.

Ms Anuradha Arora is scheduled to leave India to take up her new assignment at Tashkent on October 24, 1999.

She has had the opportunity to perform in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan besides Chandigarh, Anuradha Arora has also been given the title of “Nrity Shree” by Nav-Dogri Sanstha, Jammu in collaboration with the academy of Arts, Culture & Languages, Jammu & Kashmir. She has also been honoured by Rajya Kalakar Kalyan Parishad, Bilaspur (H.P.) for her achievements in the field of classical dances.

Anuradha Arora is the first dancer from the region to achieve this distinction of serving in Indian Cultural Centre aborad.

Peas costliest at Rs 40 a kg
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, Oct 15 — With the exception of ginger and lemon, the prices of almost all other commonly available vegetables continued to remain stable in different local markets during the past few days. The dearest item in the markets was peas which was being sold at Rs 40 a kg.

Capsicum and lemon, selling at Rs 30 a kg each, were the second dearest vegetables. In the Phase 4 market onion continued to be sold at Rs 10 a kg. Similarly ''pahari'' potato was being sold at Rs 10 a kg and the poor quality of the vegetable was selling at Rs 3 to Rs 4.

Tomato was available at Rs 10 a kg. Last week it was selling at Rs 8. In the phase 5 market beans was being sold at Rs 16 a kg. The price of lady's finger also registered a marginal increase. As compared to last week's price of Rs 12 a kg, the item was available at Rs 16.

On the other hand, the price of cabbage, which was selling at Rs 12 a kg in the Phase 7 market last week, was available today at Rs 8. A superior quality of the vegetable was being sold at Rs 10. ''Ghia'' and brinjal were priced at Rs 10 a kg each.

Bittergourd, selling at Rs 20 a kg, was another vegetable which did not register any increase in its price. While arbi was being sold at Rs 20 a kg, cauliflower was available at Rs 10.

Two handball wins for DAV-8
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 15 — DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won two of three titles in the UT Inter-School Handball Tournament which concluded here today at GMSSS-23.

In the under-19 section, DAVSS-8 beat SGGSSS-35, 28-20. In the under-17 section, DAVSSS-8 defeated GHS-37, 23-06, while in the under-14 section, SGGSSS-35 won the title by beating DAVSSS-8, 8-1.

In the kabaddi semi-finals held at Government High School, Sector 22-C, GHS Kajehri beat GSSS-20, 57-41, while in the other semi-final, SGGSSS-35 defeated GHS-47, 40-12. In the under-14 semi-final, GHS-28 beat GHS, Dadu Majra, 50-17, and GHS-47 beat GHS-40, 69-68.

In the Inter-School Football Tournament played at GMSSS-22, in the under-14 section, GMSSS-22 defeated GMHS-29, 3-0, while SPS-41 blanked out GSSS-15, 2-0.

SPS-41 win
Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, won the titles in all three sections (under-14, under-17 and under-19) of the UT Inter-School Volleyball Tournament which concluded here today at SPS-41.

In the under-14 section, SPS-41 defeated Government High School, Sector 26, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9). In the under-17 section, it beat Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-15). In the under-19 section, it trounced SD Public School, Sector 32, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16).

In the basketball tournament, Government Model High School, Sector 26, won by narrow margin, 35-34, with the halftime-score of 18-18. SPS-41 got the third place by defeating AKSIPS-41, 36 -3.

In the under-19 section, SDP-32 won the final against Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, 30-26, with the halftime score of 17-16.

Hockey matches
In the UT inter-school hockey matches played here today, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, won the title in the under-19 section by beating SGGS Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, 2-0. Rajinder of the winning team scored both goals.

In the under-14 section, GMSSS-35 blanked out GMSSS-32, 2-0, while St Stephen's School, Sector 45, went down fighting to SGGSSS-35, 0-4. Manpreet scored two goals for SGGSSS-45, while Sandeep (Sr) and Sandeep (Jr) scored one goal each.

Meanwhile, St Stephen's School lodged a formal protest with the Secretary of the Sports Committee (boys), Mr Karan Singh, on the issue of a player of SGGSSS-35, Manpreet Singh, being allegedly overage (date of birth October 6, 1985) for this group. As per the directives, a player should be born on or after December 31, 1985, to become eligible to participate in the under-14 section.

Moreover, the identity cards produced by SGGSSS-35, as shown by one of the officials at the venue, had unattested photographs of the team-members. Mr Brahmjit Kalia, District Education Officer and Mr Karan Singh, Secretary of the Sports Committee, were not available for comments.

The under-14 section's hockey finals and third place matches are scheduled to be played tomorrow.

Cricket final
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won the UT Inter-School Cricket Tournament after beating Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, by five wickets in the final here today at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.

Brief scores: SPS-44 — 156 for nine (Gursewak 44, Vikram 31, Sanjeev 30 n.o.); DAVSSS-8 — 159 for five in 32.4 overs (Rajat Bhandari 67 n.o., Anil 21, Akashdeep 14, Ravi 2 for 17).

SD-32 girls win volleyball title
By Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, Oct 15 — The hosts PML SD Public School, Sector 32, won the girls' title and entered the final of the boys' section in the second CBSE ClusterXI Volleyball Tournament.

In the girls' final, SD Public School defeated IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, 25-7, 25-5, 25-8. Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, won the third place by beating Laureate Public School, Shimla, 25-18, 25-18.

In the boys' section, the first semi-final was played between SD School and LPS, Shimla, where the former proved too good for the latter and won, 25-13, 25-7. In second semi-final, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, defeated DAV Public School, 25-18, 25-19.

The boys' final between SDP-32 and SPS-41 will be played tomorrow at 8.30 am.

Wrestling meet

The Chandigarh State Wrestling Championship was held here today at Wrestling Coaching Centre in Sector 30.

Results: Men (freestyle) 54 kg — Sajid Khan 1, Chander Pal 2, Joginder 3; 58 kg — Umesh 1, Balwinder 2, Anil 3; 63 kg — Jitender 1, Dharamvir 2, Suchha 3; 69 kg — Balbir 1, Salwinder 2, Suchha 3; 76 kg — Raj Singh 1, Naresh 2, Surinder 3; 85 kg — Hansraj 1, Pawan 2, Krishan 3; 97 kg — Baljit 1, Karamvir 2, Sumer 3; Above 97 kg — Mukesh 1, Darshan 2, Pritpal 3.

Greko Roman Style (54 kg) — Sanjeev 1, Naresh 2, Parvinder 3; 58 kg — Surinder 1, Rajesh 2, Naresh 3; 63 kg — Ravinder 1, Mukesh 2, Shethi 3; 69 kg — Jaipal 1, Tejinder 2, Ravikant 3; 76 kg — Anil 1, Majar 2, Krishan 3; 85 kg — Jasbir 1, Ajay 2, Ramesh 3; 97 kg — Bahadur 1, Jagminder 2, Dalal 3; above 97 — Ramesh 1, Rajkumar 2, Gamdoor 3.

Women: 46 kg — Dimple 1, Sumita 2, Renuka 3; 51 kg — Kulwinder 1, Sangeeta 2, Poonam 3; 56 kg — Chetna 1, Taruna 2; 62 kg — Sunita 1, Renu 2; 68 kg — Balwinder Kaur 1, Tapasya 2. The overall championship was won by the Chandigarh police and the second position by GGSD College.

Mukesh Kumar of the Chandigarh police in the men's section and Chetna Sharma of SD College in the women's sections were declared the best wrestlers.