Three injured in accidents
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 30 — In two separate accidents, three persons were injured when they were hit by vehicles in various parts of the city.

Scooterist Rajinder Singh and pillion-rider Charan Singh of Bhankerpur were hit by a truck (CHW-7716) near the new Mohali barrier. The driver sped away from the scene of the crime. A case under Sections 279\337 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 36 police station.

Cyclist Rakesh Kumar of Hallo Majra was hit by a truck (PB-11-2045) near a petrol pump on the Chandigarh-Kalka highway. The driver, Prem Nath of Mahilpur, Hoshiarpur district, has been arrested. A case under Sections 279\337 of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Assaulted: Mr K.R. Sharma of Sector 21-D reported to the police that he was assaulted and threatened with dire consequences by car (CH-OI-J-9778) and scooter-borne youths near an STD booth in the same sector. A case under Sections 147\149\323\506, IPC, has been registered at the Sector 19 police station.

19 arrested: Nineteen persons were arrested for committing various offences in the city. Nine persons were nabbed for creating nuisance at a public place while under the influence of liquor. Five persons were arrested under preventive action. Five persons were held for roaming under suspicious circumstances.

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Woman held: A woman was arrested from Sector 19 and booked under Sections 3 and 4 of the Immoral Trafficking Act. Her husband, Raj Kumar, and Sat Pal of Mubarkpur were also arrested after a police party led by Mr Godhu Ram raided the premises following a tip off.

Injured: Mr Gulam Rasool of Khorku registered a complaint at the Sector 5 police station that the driver of a car (CH-362) hit him and fled from the scene. A case has been registered under Sections 279 and 377 of the IPC.

‘Need to spread AIDS awareness’
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 30 — AIDS can be controlled by creating awareness on sexually transmitted diseases among people, particularly the youth in colleges and universities.This point was highlighted at a day-long seminar on'Aids-related issues', organised by the Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension,Panjab University,here today.

Dr Ajaib Singh, Director of the department,called upon the youth to spread information on the subject to the people in the community who may be at the risk of being affected by Aids.

Dr Gurdev Singh, former Director, National ServiceScheme(NSS),Panjab University,elaborated that safe-sex, pre-testing of blood for HIV before transfusion and sterilised or disposal syringes used for injections could help in minimising the spread of AIDs.

Earlier, Dr Archana Sud, Associate Professor from the PGI ,traced the history of AIDs in India. She talked about various clinical measures being adopted to control the disease. Though there is no cure available, preventive measures could help in protecting ourselves from the disease,she said.

Seminar:A seminar on "Youth for healthy society'' was organised by the NSS department in collaboration with the College of Nursing, PGI, Sector 12,with special focus on AIDS/HIV here today. NSS volunteers, college students and teachers and social workers from the community participated in the deliberations of the seminar.

In his inaugural address, Dr C.L.Narang, programme co-ordinator, NSS, PU, said that a new theme has been introduced in place of the previous theme " Youth for sustainable development''. During the forthcoming autumn break, special camping programme will be conducted to implement the theme.

Dr ( Mrs) Inderjit Walia, Principal of the Nursing college, stressed the need to create a self-learning society. A survey report reveals that truck drivers, roadside dhaba men and even migratory labourers are more prone to be affected by HIV virus.

Prof ( Mrs) Ramesh Thakur, NSS Programme Officer of the College, emphasised the need to develop informative literature in the local language so that it can be used for people residing in villages and slums. Prof ( Mrs) Rupinder Kaur said people don't want to read propaganda literature so writers should come forward to produce litearure in the form of songs, stories and street plays, which will help people realise the gravity of the situation.

Blood donated:As many as 102 units of blood were donated by students of Panjab University at a blood donation camp organised by the Students Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) to commemorate its second anniversary here on Monday. Lieut-General B.S.Randhawa (retd) was the chief guest and Prof V.K.Bansal,Dean Students Welfare,was the guest of honour. SOPU president DPS Randhawa said that the theme for the blood donation camp was peace and harmony.

Vegetable prices go up
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Aug 30 — Prices of most vegetables have gone up. The rates of some have gone up by over Rs 10 a kg, while potatoes continued to be the cheapest at Rs 2 a kg.most vegetables were cheaper in Chandigarh compared to this place,with the difference ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 6 a kg.

The price of beans increased from Rs 18 a kg last week to Rs 28 in the Sector 7 market,while vendors were selling a kg for Rs 30. Gourd had gone up by Rs 4 and was available at Rs 14 a kg while bittergourd was being sold at Rs 20 in Sector 7 though it was available at Rs 18 in the Sector 6 market.

In the markets of Sector 7, 8 and 9, cabbage was priced at Rs 16 which was slightly higher than its price in Chandigarh and 'arbi' was being sold at Rs 24 a kg in spite of being priced at Rs 16 in Chandigarh. At Rs 16, 'tori' was the only vegetable which was cheaper in comparison to Chandigarh,where it was priced at Rs 20.

Though there is little spinach available in most markets, vendors were selling the vegetable for Rs 16 a kg.Radish has gone up from Rs 12 to Rs 16 a kg, while the price of peas has shown a rise from Rs 32 last week to Rs 40 this week. The price of capsicum has also shot up from Rs 28 to Rs 40.

In Sector 8, ginger was priced at Rs 80 a kg, but it was available for Rs 60 a kg from vendors in the Sector 11 market. Garlic was available at Rs 60 a kg in Sector 7. Cauliflower was priced at Rs 35 and Rs 40 in the market of Sector 8 and Sector 6,respectively. Lemon continued to remain static at Rs 80 a kg.

Rajni, Ravichandran win TT titles
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Aug 30 — Rajni Gupta of Punjab and N. Ravichandran of the Income Tax Department bagged the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, in the Prof R.S. Mehta Memorial Table Tennis Tournament played here at the Sector 23 table tennis hall.

In the exciting women's final played between Rajni and Nitika of Punjab which went to five games and drew applause from spectators, the score was 21-18, 16-21, 21-15, 10-21 and 21-12.

In the men's final, N. Ravichanrdan had little difficulty in beating AG (Haryana) lad Harish Kumar in three straight games, 21-18, 21-12 and 21-15.

Gurinder of Punjab easily defeated another Punjab player Rishu Puri, 21-14, 21-17, 21-11, to bag the junior girls' (under-17) singles title. In the junior boys' section, Neeraj, a local lad, clinched the title by beating Sumit of Punjab, 21-8, 21-18 and 21-12.

Ball badminton: Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, and SD Public School, Sector 32, bagged the girls' and boys' titles, respectively, in the Chandigarh Junior Ball Badminton Championship which concluded here today at SGGS Senior Secondary School, Sector 35.

In the boys' final, SD Public School-32 defeated SGGSSSS-35, 29-12, 29-22. Third place went to Shvalik Public School, Sector 41, who defeated GMSSSS-33, 29-14, 29-19.

In the girls' final, Dev Samaj College for Women-45 beat GCG Club, 29-22, 29-9. Third place in this section was secured by IS Dev Samaj SSS-21 who defeated GMSSS-21, 29-13, 27-29, 29-17.

The following have been adjudged the top five players in each section: Boys — Arun (SPS-41) 1, Mukesh (SDPS-32) 2, Rajbir (SGGSSSS-35) 3, Gurwinder (SPS-41) 4, Sonu (SDPS-32) 5.

Girls — Sonika (DSCW-45) 1, Anisha (DSCW-45) 2, Monika (GCGC-42) 3, Kanchana (GMSSS-21) 4, Jagdeep (GCGC-42) 5.

Shivalik soccer: Government High School and Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, moved ahead on the first day of the Shivalik Football Trophy for players under the age of 14 which began here today at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35.

Eighteen schools are taking part in this tournament which is being sponsored by Shivalik Public school, Sector 41. The winners of this tournament will be given a cash prize of Rs 5,000.

In the first match of the day, GHS-37 blanked out Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, 5-0. In the second match, GSSS-15 crushed Guru Harkrishan Public School, Sector 40, 3-0. Rahul scored two goals while Naginder scored one for the winners.

Tomorrow, following matches will be played at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23: St Kabir School-26 v/s Shishu Niketan-22; St Soldier's School-28 v/s GMSSS-35 (B); GMSSS-22 v/s GNPS-36; St Xavier's School-44 v/s GHS-37. The matches will start at 2.30 pm.

Cricket tourney: Central Office, New Delhi, will take on the Punjab region in the North Zone Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Crickct Tournament being played here at the Sector 16 cricket stadium. Six teams are participating in the tournament. In the first semi-final, the Punjab region defeated the Delhi region while Central Office, New Delhi, beat Uttar Pradesh in the second semi-final.

PCA Colts win: PCA Colts emerged victorious in the inaugural Major Sandeep Sagar Memorial Cricket Tournament organised by the Panchkula District Cricket Association. In the final, they defeated Piccadily XI by nine wickets.

Electing to bat first, Piccadily XI piled up 172 runs in the stipulated 40 overs and were all out. Rakesh Jolly and Arun Tuli, former Ranji players, were the main scorers as they scored 37 and 28 runs, respectively. Navdeep Singh wrecked Piccadily XI by claiming four wickets for 26 runs.

In reply, PCA Colts, comprising senior Ranji players, started on a better run rate as they scored 75 runs in just 10 overs. It had the contributions of Dinesh Mongia and Prabhjot Singh.

Ultimately, PCA Colts reached the target in 38 overs with Dinesh losing his wicket after scoring 50 runs. Prabhjot Singh and Krishan Mohan remained unbeaten on 75 and 36, respectively.

Mr Justice Amarjit Choudhry, chief guest, gave away the prizes.