Man loses money at ‘serai’
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 12 — A man staying at a “serai” in Sector 15 lost the gold ornaments he was wearing and a sum of Rs 4,200, besides some documents he was carrying. Rupish Arora, who had come from Muktsar, was staying at the “serai” for the night. The police has registered a case.

Seven hurt: Seven persons, including a four- year-old boy and three women, were injured in separate road accidents in the city during the past 24 hours.

Sanjay, a four-year-old boy was injured when a car (CH-01-Q-3579) driven by Ashwani Sharma of Sector 46 hit him. A cyclist, Om Bahadur, of Sector 31 was hit by a car (CH-01-S-2740), driven by Hari Singh in Sector 34. A jawan of the MPSAF informed the police about the incident.

A couple riding a scooter, were injured when the man driving the two-wheeler applied brakes to avoid a stray animal near the traffic lights at Sectors 14 and 15. A woman, Ms Amarjeet Kaur, living in Sector 47 was injured when a truck hit her. A pedestrian, Ms Sumitra, was injured when a scooter collided with her in Sector 10. In another incident, an unidentified person was hit by an unknown vehicle on the road dividing Sectors 20 and 30.

Child falls in tank:A three-year-old boy, Aditya, who was playing on the roof of his house in Dadu Majra Colony (DMC), fell into the overhead tank. He was saved from drowning but has been admitted to the PGI for treatment.

Car stolen: A car (CH-01-P-7052) owned by Ashok Kumar of Sector 35 was stolen from the parking lot in Sector 9. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered.

Arrested: Raju, a local resident, was caught red- handed for allegedly picking the pocket of Mr Ram Chander of Sector 38 in a CTU bus near the roundabout of Sectors 9, 10, 16 and 17. The purse contained a sum of Rs 2,500. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Anil Kumar and Amrit Pal, alias Babbu, were nabbed by the police and 6 amplifiers were seized from them.

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Burn injuries: Rikhi Ram, a resident of Bharat Nagar in Kalka, died on burn injuries near here on Sunday. The police has initiated inquest proceedings under Sections 174 of the Cr. P.C.

An evening of devotional music

CHANDIGARH, April 12 — Pandit Vidhyadhar Vyas once again captivated the music lovers of the city by his sublime rendering of classical and devotional singing at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram this evening.

Son of the legendary maestro Pandit Narayan Rao Vyas Sangeetacharya, Dr Vidyadhar Vyas, who also heads the Music Department of Mumbai University, gave his renderings in the shuddha gayaki of Gwalior Gharana.

Pandit Vyas chose to commence the evening with the rendering of raga Multani, beginning with an elaborate ‘alaap’, he presented the vilambit khayal in Ektaal, ‘Gokul Gaon Ke Chhora’.

The raga was elaborated, first, with beautiful patterns of short combinations of notes, then with elaborate spiral and gamak taans. His use of intricate Sargams added to the beauty of the raga.

The rendering of drut khayal ‘Aaj Bajat Badhai Barsane Ki’ in Teentaal presented delightful melody in rhythm.

Pandit Vyas exemplifies shuddha gayaki in his renderings, whether it is in vilambit or drut laya. His voice has an emotive quality, not commonly found among classical singers.

With renderings of a tarana in Teentaal “Ta Na De Re Na Dir Dim’, Pandit Vyas presented intricate patterns of ‘layakari’ and a remarkable precision of voice culture. His effortless gliding notes in different octaves unfolds a rich musical imagination, almost in a surrealistic form.

Following the tradition of bhajan gayaki initiated by Pandit V. D. Paluskar, Pandit Vyas transformed the evening by his devotional renderings in raga Nand. ‘Ram Nam Dhyana’ and ‘Ajahu Na Aaye More Shyam’ both compositions expressed in a soulful voice, the utter loneliness of a soul, yearning for solace, with the blessings of the divine.

The musical evening was organised to commemorate the birth anniversaries of Shri Ramakrishna, Sri Shrada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.

— Vandana Shukla

CHB told to pay costs and interest
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 12 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, comprising its president, Dr H.C Modi, and members Dr R.K Behl and Mrs Shashi Kanta, has imposed costs and interest on the Chandigarh Housing Board for delaying the refund of an applicant.

The complainant, Mr Sansar Chand Sood of Sector 40, had applied for an HIG flat in Sector 44 and sent a bank draft of Rs 5,000 as earnest money to the board. The complainant was not successful in the draw of lots held on June 6, 1986. He applied for refund of the earnest money vide letter dated February 29, 1988. The original receipt was also sent to the board.

The board did not refund the amount despite several reminders. Mr Sood, therefore, filed a complaint before the consumer court.

The board issued the refund cheque to Mr Sood after the filing of the complaint in May 1995. It pleaded that the relevant file was missing in the records, which had caused delay in pay the refund and that the delay was not intentional.

The forum held that “it was obligatory on the part of the board to remit the amount to the complainant within a reasonable period of his being unsuccessful in the draw. But the said amount remained with the board and it had not been paid upto the date when this complaint was made.”

The forum directed the board to pay interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on Rs 5,000 with effect from July 1,1988 to May 26, 1996. It further imposed costs of Rs 1,000.

Chennai MC men meet Mayor
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 12 — A delegation of the Municipal Corporation of Chennai today held talks with senior functionaries of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC).

The delegation, which was led by Mr K.M. Ayyanathan, Chairman of the standing committee, and Mr V. Adaikkan, City Engineer, is on a tour to gather information on the development of Chandigarh.

The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, Commissioner, Mr Satish Gathwal, and chairmen of various sub-committees of the MCC were present on the occasion.

Meeting: The electricity committee of the civic body, at its meeting here on Monday, recommended that the electricity wing of the corporation should be strengthened with the employment of additional staff.

Various estimates were also passed at the meeting.

Visit: The local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, accompanied by the councillor from ward No. 8, Mrs Kamla Sharma, visited the Sector 52 Rehabilitation Colony in Sector 52 here on Sunday.

Residents of the colony urged the Administration to take action on various demands particularly for opening of a school in the colony.