Two killed in mishaps
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Sept 15 — Dharamvir, a scooterist and resident of Ram Darbar, was hit and injured by another unidentified scooterist near a road between Sectors 46 and 49. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 31 police station.

In another accident, cyclist Badlu Ram died when he was hit and injured by a car (CH-01-6092) driven by Mrs Arun Kapoor, a resident of Sector 24, near a turn in the same sector.

The accused has been arrested and a case under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at the police station west.

Thief caught : The police had arrested Rajdeep Singh, a resident of Phase II of S A S Nagar, for snatching the handbag of Mrs Romilla. Some documents and a part of Rs 3,300 present in the purse have been recovered from him. A case in this context under Section 382 of the IPC has been registered at the police station west.

Bag snatched : Mrs Chanchal Puri, a resident of PU Complex in Sector 14, reported to the police that her handbag containing Rs 40, documents, and some personal items were snatched by two cleanshaven motor-cycle-borne youths in Sector 16. A case under Sections 356 and 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 17 police station.

79 arrested : As many as 79 persons have been arrested for committing various offences in the city. 64 persons have been arrested for roaming around under suspicious circumstances.

Two persons have been arrested as a preventive measure. 6 persons have been arrested for creating nuisance while under the influence of liquor.

Seven persons were arrested because they were wanted in various cases registered against them in the city.

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Four booked : At least four persons of Bharatpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of the Sohana police station, have been booked by the local police for allegedly obstructing a police personnel from performing his duty.

According to the information available, a constable of the Punjab police, Mr Charan Singh, had gone to Bharatpur village to enquire about a complaint against a family member of Karnail Singh. When he reached the house, he was allegedly obstructed from doing his duty by Karnail Singh, Manjit Kaur (wife of Karnail Singh), Krishna and Bhag Singh.

A police officer said there was a complaint of eve-teasing against a son of Karnail Singh. All four persons have been booked under Sections 186, 353 and 354 of the IPC.

Found dead : A 40-year-old person, Soma Singh, was found dead near Sector 70 here on Wednesday. A police officer said the old man was apparently suffering from some disease.

Students begin campaigning for poll
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Sept 15 — The announcement of elections at Panjab University yesterday has electrified the atmosphere on the campus and in city colleges. PU is the only campus in Punjab where direct elections to the student bodies are held.

While the election scene is yet to fully unfold itself, campaigning is in its early stages. One of the students' organisations has already put up a tent outside the hostel for boys and representatives of various parties have started seeking commitments from students. They are even visiting the colleges to activate the election scene there.

In Government College-11 and SGGS College for Boys, Sector 26, students contesting for various key posts have started campaigning.

However, with the Student Federation of India (SFI) clarifying that it will not align with the ABVP and NSUI, a three-cornered contest is likely in the elections this time. While the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) is likely to align with the National Students Union of India (NSUI), Students Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) will have a possible alignment with the ABVP and the Haryana Students Association (HSA) with the SFI. A clear picture of the alliances and the issues on their agendas will emerge in a day or two.

Meanwhile, the three-member election tribunal constituted by the Vice-Chancellor for the elections will include Prof S.K. Malik of the Mathematics Department, who is presently Dean Foreign Students also; Prof Pradeep Kumar of the Political Science Department and Prof Bal Krishan of the Department of Laws. All election disputes or any objections will be referred to the tribunal. The Dean Students Welfare, Prof V.K Bansal, will hold a meeting with the representatives of various students organisations tomorrow to discuss the code of conduct for the elections.

Cut in aid condemned: The All-India Federation of University Teachers Associations (AIFUTA) has condemned the Government of India's directive regarding reduction of grants to the universities in the garb of austerity measures. Prof P.P. Arya, President of the association, has in a press note pointed out that it is irrational on the part of Central Government to treat the universities, as its other bureaucratic departments and to impose cuts on non-plan, non-salary expenditure as underlined in the office Memorandum of August 5, circulated by the UGC on August 31, 1999.

A blanket ban on filling vacant posts and foreign travel for attending academic conferences would be disastrous for the maintenance of standards of teaching and research. He pointed out that the universities are already starved of funds and are facing acute financial crisis for meeting the minimal expenditure for the proper conduct of teaching and research work.

They have also criticised the reported remark of the Punjab Chief Minister advising the universities to sell their estate for meeting their routine expenses.

Professor Arya has further stated that a meeting of the North-Zone Council of AIFUTA will be held on September 25 to consider action against the irrational policies of the government.

Protest unjust, say doctors: The Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society has condemned the recent demonstrations and protests against Dr Rajan Chugh, part-time ophthalmologist at the Health Centre, who had allegedly removed a dead eye of a Panjab University employee.

Dr B.P.S. Malhotra, President of the society has in a press note stated that the patient, who had a dead (blind), white eye for nearly 20 years and used an artificial (platic) eye over it for cosmetic reasons had sought treatment from Dr Chugh. Since he had complained of bulge and pain and inability to use the artificial eye, he was offered partial removal, the only permanent treatment possible in this case.

Dr R. Kumar, Senior Vice-President of the society opines only when the patient is satisfied, that he agrees to pay the medical fee. The members of the society have condemned the behaviour of the patient and the action of the President of PU Non-Teaching Employees Federation.

Election sought: Students of Arts College, Sector 10, in a press release here today demanded elections to a student body in the campus.

Harvinder Pal Singh and Manmohan Singh, both students , said the students faced a lot of problems in the absence of an elected forum to voice the grievances. Students who raise the demands were often "snubbed" by the authorities, the note added.

Vineet, Ajay help Chandigarh win
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Sept 15 — Fine performances by skipper Vineet Jain (39 and two for 16) and Ajay Sikka (3 for 19) enabled Chandigarh District XI to beat Panchkula District XI by 34 runs in the Haryana Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Pataudi Trophy here today.

Sent into bat first, Chandigarh XI lost the wickets of Gautam, Rajesh Patha, Sanjay and Kamalpreet cheaply. Vineet Jain and Randhir Nain then consolidated the innings. Nain played the sheetanchor role and scored 28 off 45 balls. But, it was Vineet Jain with his swashbuckling knock of 39 off just 18 balls which included four sixes, besides a boundary, who propped up the innings.

For the Panchkula team, Girish Bhanot claimed two wickets for 20 runs. Chandigarh scored 143 runs, thanks to Vineet Jain whose knock enabled the team to score 48 runs in the last five overs.

Panchkula District XI also lost three quick wickets. It was once again Vineet Jain who struck early blows to break the backbone of the Panchkula team. He was ably supported by Ajay Sikka, who claimed 3 important wickets for 19 runs in five overs.

Narinder Walia (34) and Girish Bhanot (24) repaired the early damage with a partnership of 53 runs. However, with their departure, the team fell like a pack of cards. Rajesh Patha gave away 13 runs and claimed three wicket to finish the Panchkula innings at 109 runs.

Scores: Chandigarh — 143 for 9 in 25 overs (Vineet Jain 39, Randhir Nain 28, Charanpreet Singh 18, Girish Bhanot 2 for 20, Vinay 2 for 20); Panchkula XI — 109 all out (Narinder Walia 34, Girish Bhanot 24, Harinder Singh 17, Rajesh Patha 3 for 13, Ajay Sikka 3 for 19, Vineet Jain 2 for 16).

Cricket team: The Chandigarh district cricket team for the Pataudi Trophy match against Karnal to be played on September 17 is as follows: Vineet Jain (captain), Charanpreet Singh, Ravinder Nain, Randhir Nain, Ajay Sikka, Sanjay Rajpal, Kamalpreet Singh, Amardeep, Rajinder Chaudhary, Gautam Sharma, Rajesh Patha, Mandeep Sodhi, Mukesh, Nitin Bhutani, Ruban Verma.

S.K. Walia of the State Bank of India will be the manager of the team, according to a press note issued here today.

Hockey tourney: The Air Force Hockey Championship of this year will be played here at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium from tomorrow. This seven-day championship is being conducted under the aegis of the 12 Wing Air Force. All matches will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis. The first match will be played on Thursday at 3 pm.

Kabaddi meet: The Chandigarh Kabaddi Association will organise the UT State Senior and Junior Kabaddi Championships for boys and girls from October 7 to 9 at the coaching centre grounds of the Sector 42 sports complex, according to Mr Harjinder Singh, Joint Secretary of the association.

Boys who wish to take part in this championship should be born on or after December 31, 1981, and girls should be born on or after December 31, 1983. Index points for boys are 250 and for girls 230. The formula for calculating index points is: age +weight +height.

Entries close with Mr Pawan Rana, kabaddi coach, at the venue, on or before October 6.