2 arrested for possessing whisky
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — The police has arrested two city residents on the charge of possessing illicit whisky.

According to police sources, Subhash, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, was nabbed and 96 pints of whisky were seized from him. Similarly, Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Kumhar colony, was arrested for possessing 50 pouches of whisky. Separate cases under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act have been registered against them.

Gambling: The police has arrested Sunil Sharma, a resident of Sector 45, for gambling at a public place in Palsora village. A case under Sections 13-A, 3 and 67, Gambling Act, has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Held for drinking: The police has arrested Mangat Ram and Ganesh, residents of Sector 20, for consuming liquor near a temple in the sector. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act, has been registered at the Sector 19 police station.

Vehicles stolen: Mr Hawa Singh, a resident of Sector 39, reported to the police that his jeep (PB-63-7096) has been stolen from outside his residence. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the Sector 39 police station.

Mr Ashok Garg, a resident of Sector 26, reported that his car (CHOI-Z-7631) has been stolen from his residence. A case has been registered at the Sector 26 police station.

Complaint lodged: Mrs V. Bhargava, principal of Dev Samaj College, Sector 45-B, lodged a complaint that M.S. Giani and his wife, Jwala Devi, who had been staying in a jhuggi on the college premises, had been drawing power illegally from the connection of the college. When she asked them to desist they allegedly threatened her with dire consequences. A case under Sections 379, 451 and 506, IPC, has been registered at the Sector 34 police station.

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Two hurt: Two persons, Gurdev Singh and Puran Singh, were hurt when a scooter driven by Ashwini, a resident of Sector 19, hit them from behind near Dardoli village. A case of negligent and rash driving has been registered against the scooterist.

Case registered: On a complaint by Jagdish, a resident of Kalka, a case has been registered under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC against the driver of a Haryana Roadways bus (HR-03-6254). He stated that two persons in an autorickshaw, HR-37-9059, were hurt after it was hit by the bus. The bus has been impounded and the driver arrested.

Suicide: A labourer of Rajiv colony, Shakti Singh (22), committed suicide by hanging himself in his house. He was drunk at that time. The police said that Shakti Singh was depressed following the death of his wife in a fire incident some months back. A post mortem was conducted and the body handed over to the relatives.

Many moods, many textures
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — The on-going exhibition of Dr S.S. Bhatti, a former Principal, Chandigarh College of Architecture, at the Indus Ind Art Gallery, Sector 8, appears to be an amalgamation of many moods, shades and even textures.

The exhibition, which has about 18 works on display, includes landscapes, abstract works and even works in the mixed media. Some of his works display some intriguing architectural compositions, which certainly reflect the architect in him. But with an array of works on display it does baffle the viewer about the real brilliance of the artist, since it seems that too much is being shown in too little space.

But his five works done in the 22" by 30" size do appear to dominate by their sheer magnitude and proportion.

This exhibition was inaugurated by Dr S.K. Sharma, President of the Environment Society of India. Dr Sharma announced that the painting titled 'Save Me, I'm Tree' will be purchased by the Environment Society and also published as a poster along with a poem on the same subject written by the artist himself.

On the occasion, Dr Bhatti also read out his poems that explained three of his paintings in verse. Terming Dr Bhatti's creativity as being very versatile, Mr Kamleshwar Sinha, Associate Editor, The Tribune, said that the artist was also a poet and a philosopher and called him the William Blake of the city.

This exhibition can be viewed at the Gallery till October 12 daily, from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Big fall in 'rajmah' price
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — ''Rajmah'' has become cheaper, while there has not been any fluctuation in the prices of different pulses in the market during the past two weeks.

During a survey of sector markets, it was found that the price of ''rajmah'' registered a big fall. A kg of the commodity, available at Rs 36 just two weeks ago, could be purchased today at Rs 30. The wholesale price came down from Rs 32 to Rs 26 a kg. According to traders, the fall in the price was an outcome of enhanced arrivals in the market.

On the other hand, the prices of almost all other pulses remained stable. A kg of ''white chana'' could be purchased at Rs 36 in retail and Rs 32 in the wholesale market, while ''kala chana'' could be had at Rs 20 in retail and Rs 17.50 in the wholesale market. ''Dal chana'' was available at Rs 20 in retail and Rs 17 a kg in the wholesale market.

Similarly, one could purchase ''mah dhuli'' at its old price of Rs 30 in retail and Rs 26.50 in the wholesale market and ''mah chilka'' at Rs 28 a kg in retail and Rs 26 in the wholesale market. ''Mah sabat'' was stable at Rs 28 and Rs 25.50 in retail and wholesale markets, respectively.

''Dal masri'' was available at Rs 30 and ''malika masar'' could be had at Rs 30 a kg. One could purchase ''arhar'' at its old price of Rs 34 a kg in retail and Rs 30.50 in the wholesale market. The ''roungi'' price also remained stable at Rs 34 in retail and for Rs 30 a kg in the wholesale market.

Cops meet KSFC in final
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — Chandigarh Police and KSFC will meet in the final of the Chandigarh Senior Football Championship being played here.

In the first semi-final, the Chandigarh police team defeated Panjab University campus by two goals to one. Rajiv and Munish scored one goal each for the winners while Arvind scored the lone goal for the losers.

In the second semi-final, KSFC defeated Government College, Sector 46, 2-1. The first goal of the match was scored by Gurvinder Singh of GC-46 in the first half, while Harpreet and Parveen scored one goal each in the second half for the winners.

Wrestling trials: The Chandigarh UT Wrestling Association will hold trials on October 15 at Wrestling Coaching Centre in Sector 30 to select the UT team which will take part in the Senior National Wrestling Championship to be held at Jaipur in November this year, according to Mr P.L. Paul, Secretary of the association.

The weigh-in will begin at 9 am on the day of the trials, followed by the bouts. The selected wrestlers will attend a coaching camp at WCC in Sector 30, beginning October 17, till the departure of the team for the national meet.

School cricket: The Blessed Edmund Rice Inter-School Cricket Tournament which was held for the first time in the past year, has evoked good response this year also with matches scheduled to begin from October 17. Organised by St John's School, Sector 26, the tournament will have 45 matches.

As organisers have received the maximum entries in the under-16 section, prequalification matches will be conducted for teams which are participating for the first time in this event. These matches will be held on October 9 and 10.

According to Brother C. D'Abreu, Principal of the school, said this year, tournament for under-10 players will also be organised on league basis in November. The player in this tounament will be of upto Class IV and should be born after January 1, 1990.

Patron made: Mr Vivek Joshi, IAS and Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula, was made the Chief Patron of the District Volleyball Association, the elections to which were held recenlty. Mr O.P. Godara will be the President of the body and Om Prakash, a former interrnational volleyball player, its Secretary. Mr Madan Lal Sharma has been elected the treasurer and Ms Kamla Sain the Technical Advisor to the association.

Coach invited: Inderjit Singh, a senior gymnastics coach, has been invited to be one of the judges at the 34th World Senior Gymnastics Championship to be held at Tianjin in China from October 9 to 16. According to a press note of the Chandigarh Gymnastics Association, Inderjit has the distinction of being the only judge of international standards in India.

He was a senior judge in the 1982 Asian Games at New Delhi and 1986 Asian Games at Seoul in South Korea. He was also chief judge in the Commonwealth Games at Edmonton in Canada in 1994 and PreCommonwealth Gymnastics Competitions at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. He was a technical official at the International Gymnastics Competitions held at West Germany in 1994.

Amardeep to lead
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — Amardeep will lead a 15-member under-16 boys' cricket team of Chandigarh for the Haryana Inter-District Cricket Championship for the Rajinder Goel Trophy, according to Mr Surinder Singh, Secretary of the Chandigarh Cricket Association (affiliated to the Haryana Cricket Association. The team will play its first match on October 8 at Karnal.

The team is as follows: Amardeep (captain), Nitin Bhutani, Samdarshi, Manpreet Bhatia, Naresh, Bhanu, Gursimran, Anshuman Sharma, Sunny Behl, Nihit, Gautam Gupta, Hanif, Manpreet Singh, Gaganpreet Singh, Marvin.

Standbys: Sahil Sharma, Gaurav Gambhir, Karam Singh, Bunty and Gursimran Bhullar.

Swimming meet: The Chandigarh Swimming Association will hold the 13th Chandigarh Swimming Champion-ship for sub-juniors, juniors and seniors men and women at the Panjab University swimming pool on October 9 and 10, according to Mr J.P. Sharma, Secretary of the association.

The competitions will be conducted in the following age groups: Under-8, under-10, under-12, under-14, under-17 and above-17. The interested teams and individuals may send their entries to the Secretary of the association at 168, Sector 15-A by October 9.

Cricket tourney: Panchkula defeated Bhiwani by two wickets in the boys' final of the Haryana State Inter-District Cricket Tournament which concluded here today at Panchkula.

Vishwas Bhalla of Panchkula in the boys' section and Yogita in the girls' section were given the 'man of the series' awards.

In this state-level tournament, 15 under-16 boys' teams and seven under-19 girls' teams took part. In girls' section, Bhiwani finished first, Sirsa second and Ambala third. In the boys' section, Panchkula stood first, Bhiwani second and Sirsa secured the third position.

Ms Krishana Gahlawat, Social Welfare Minister of Haryana, who was the chief guest, stressed the need for inculcating sport at grassroots.

Weightlifting trials: The Chandigarh Amateur Weightlifting Association will hold trials in men's and women's sections to select the Chandigarh team on October 9 at Weightlifting Coaching Centre in Sector 30, according to Mr H.S. Bansal, Organising Secretary of the association. The team will take part in the Northern India Weightlifting Championship to be held at Allahabad on October 23 and 24.

City triathlon: The VIth Chandigarh State Triathlon Championship will now be conducted at the Lake Club swimming pool on October 10 instead of October 9 as announced earlier, according to Mr H.C. Sharma, Secretary of the Chandigarh State Triathlon Association. The routes for cycling and running will be shown to participants on October 9.