Man commits suicide
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — A person residing in Hallo Majra village reportedly committed suicide.

According to police sources, Mittar of Saharanpur, used to ply a rickshaw to earn his livelihood and was living in a rented room in the village. He hanged himself by a rope from a girder of the ceiling at about 1.30 p.m. Some neighbours saw the body hanging from a window and informed the police. Since the door had been bolted from the inside, it had to be broken to recover the body.

He leaves behind his wife and two children.

Girl abducted: Mr Jaswant Singh, a resident of Khuda Lahora village, has reported that his daughter has been abducted by Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Delri, Hamirpur, from his residence.

The police has registered a case under Sections 363 and 366, IPC.

Computer stolen: Michael Alex Ruch, a resident of Hostel Number 5, Panjab University, reported that his computer has been stolen from his room by someone.

A case under Section 380, IPC, has been registered.

Liquor seized: The police has arrested Om Parkash of Barh Majra village from near the Dadu Majra village barrier and seized seven bottles of liquor from him.

A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered.

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Theft: Mr Amrit Lal, owner of a flour mill in Matour village, complained that Rs 300 was stolen from his shop on Friday.

Shankar's rhythm sways crowd
    Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Shankar Sahney seems to have received the public's nod for a long music career going by the response to his small shows in the city.The beats to light tapping music and simple lyrics emerge to be the trademark of the singer.

A fun-filled visitors dance show to the beats and the voice of the artist at Aerizonna today came a day after the release of his album 'Yaari- Yaari' yesterday.The crowd was introduced to the artist by putting on 'Maasha-Alah', a recorded number from his new release 'Yaari-Yaari'.

Despite the absence of background musicians for live music, the digit pad disc performance did not lack in beauty. The spirited crowd seemed to be lost in bliss in response. 'Kudi kurmuri' and 'Highway te gaddi' evoked instant response.The first one was repeated on public demand.

Despite a crowded dance floor, the singer was able to maintain a distinctive identity.The performance presented a confident artist backed up by years of public shows. A few in the crowd got the opportunity to dance with him.

Sahney was born in a musical family and is a proponent of 'kirana gharana'.The youngest son of a professor of music, he was initiated into the world of music at the tender age of three. The long journey was marked by music shows and music albums.He spent hours doing 'riyaz'.

After finishing school , Sahney studied to become a Chemical Engineer. Love for music, however, pulled him back. During his college days, he spent considerable time in studios as a guitarist involved in over 500 albums.He also figured as an upcoming singer.

He came across an established music star, Jawahar Wattal, and both spent hours creating original tunes. He maintains that his passion for Punjabi music occupies a special place in his heart. "I will not mind to be a playback singer", he said.

Playfulness in tunes and words dominates his show and the rhythm of dance tracks mingling with love songs remains central."Kudi kurmuri' a light number sparkles with youthfulness and vivacity.The beats leave no choice for the crowd but to dance.

'Highway gaddi' proved to be a fun-filled song with 'bhangra' beats at their best. All lyrics in the album have been written by the singer himself except 'kudi kurmuri' by Dev Kohli, 'Highway te gaddi' by Sanjay Raina, and another one by Dev Rishi. The music has been composed, produced and arranged by Wattal.The video has been choreographed by Shiamak Davar of Dil To Pagal Hai" fame.

When questioned if the traditional Punjabi music was suffering because of a strong western element, he said times had changed and so had the demands of music. "There have been few exponents of classical music who could get name, fame and money .The current trend is popular and this does pose a threat to the classical music world," says he.

School holds athletics meet
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The annual athletics meet of the Blue Bird School, Panchkula, was organised today on the school premises with more than 700 students of the school taking part in various activities. The school also organised a small fete.

Mr Pradeep Chaudhary, Chairman of CONFED in Haryana and Secretary of the INLD, was the chief guest on this ocassion. Students took part in hurdle race, slow cycling and dance floor.

Results: Flag and stick race — Lovish and Mohit 1, Arvinder and Sunil 2, Raman and Sahil 3; spoon and lemon race — Nishant and Priya 1, Pankaj and Shruti 2, Kamaljeet and Mehak 3.

Thread and needle race — Poonam 1, Meenu 2, Sonia 3; three legged race — Poonam and Sonia 1, Karnika and Suruchi 2, Yukta and Naina 3; boys — Nitin and Vikas 1, Sumit and Puneet 2, Ankit and Vipin 3.

Tricycle race (girls) — Shriya and Aanchal 1, Aditi and Akhil 2, Uttejna and Sunanda 3; chatti race — Harmandeep 1, Sangeeta 2, Ramandeep 3; sack race — Saloni and Varun 1, Kalpana and Ishan 2, Tanu and Manu 3.

Badminton — Rajni 1, Heena 2; teacher race — Suman 1, Reema 2, Shiwani 3; Class X defeated Class IX by 11 runs in the cricket match.

City chess: The Chandigarh Chess Association will organise the Chandigarh 'B' Chess Championship at Chess Centre in Sector 42 Sports Complex, from December 23 to 26, according to Mr Vipnesh Bhardwaj, Secretary of the association. The meet will be one of the basis for the selection of the UT team for the National 'B' Chess Championship to be held next year.

Godrej-XI win: A superb performance by Vinod Binta and Vaneet Chawla helped Godrej Cricket Club beat Chelsea-XI by 29 runs today in the second P.R. Munjal Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at the CRPF grounds here. Vinod made 39 runs and also claimed three wickets for 17 runs. Vaneet Chawla scored 51 runs.

Brief scores: GCC — 131 for eight in 20 overs (Vaneet Chawla 51, Vinod Binta 39, Sanjay Sabharwal 18, Vijay Sood 2 for 21, Latif 2 for 24, Parvinder 2 for 27).

Chelsea XI — 102 all out (Kuldeep 36, Parwinder 24, Tilak Raj 27, V. Binta 3 for 17, Rajesh 3 for 11, Naresh Dhingra 2 for 11).

Deepak, Mallika win pool tourney
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — A pool club called Kelmscott was opened at Satluj Public School in Sector 4 of Panchkula, today. Today, an inter-school pool tournament in the under-17 age group was also conducted in which five schools of the city took part. Mr Krit Serai, Principal of the school, the aim was to encourage pool in this part of the country in the spirit of amateurism. Kelmscott is also a famous pool joint in the UK.

"We will throw this club open to anybody interested in playing this game," said Mr Serai. He said the school also had facilities for lawn tennis, skating, basketball and other outdoor games.

Deepak Sethi among boys and Mallika Sethi among girls won the title in today's matches.

Results: Boys' singles — Deepak Sethi (Satluj School) 1, Mandeep Sharma (Satluj School) 2.

Girls' singles — Mallika Sethi (Satluj School) 1; doubles (boys) — Deepak and Mandeep (Satluj) 1, Ashish Vohra and Ishwinder Ghuman 2.

Consolation doubles — Sheriff Arora and Sapandeep Singh (Manav Mangal, Sector11, Panchkula).

Kho-kho tourney: The Chandigarh Senior Kho-Kho Championship began here today at Sports Complex in Sector 42.

The results of today's matches are as follows: Boys — Lions Club b SD Club by two points; Golden Club-35 b Government High School, Sector 35, by one innings; DAV Club-10 b Golden Club-35 by one point; Lions Club-40 b GHS-35 by two points; DAV Club-10 b Sector 35 Club by seven points; SD Club-32 b GHS-35 by five points.

Girls — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, b GHS-35 by one turn and five points; DS Club b GHS-35 by one turn and two points; DS Club b Unified Club by one innings and ten points; GGS Club-26 b GHMS-38 by two points; and GGS club-26 b GHS-35 by one turn and one point.