City resident robbed
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, July 19 — Mr Amar Manchanda of Sector 10, Chandigarh, in a complaint lodged with the Pinjore police, said he was coming to Chandigarh in his car from Baddi when three motorcycle-borne youths waylaid him near Kiratpur village. They snatched Rs 10,000, a gold chain and the other gold items which he was wearing.

A case under Section 392 of the IPC has been registered by the police. The complainant claimed that he had identified two persons — Ramesh Dhawan and Sanjeev Kaushal — allegedly involved in the incident but the Pinjore police was dilly-dallying in arresting the suspects.

CHANDIGARH

One killed
Ram Sarup, a pedestrian, received injuries after being hit by a car on the road dividing sectors 34 and 35.

He was admitted to the Sector 16 General Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries. A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered against the car driver Vinod Kumar.

Two injured
Two persons were injured in two separate incidents on Monday.

Bhupinder Singh of Palsora received injuries after he fell from the rooftop of his house. An unidentified man received injuries after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near the Sector 20 market.

Test, interview schedules
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 19 — Panjab University has announced the following schedules for admission to various courses for the year 1999-2000 :

The entrance examination for admission to M.Phil in public administration shall be held on August 8 at 10 a.m. followed by the interviews at 12 noon.

The entrance test for admission to MA (I) Sanskrit would be held on August 2 at 9.30 a.m. in the Department of Sanskrit, instead of July 23. The Chairman, Department of Sanskrit, said the the original testimonials would be required and no TA/DA paid.

The Department of Gandhian Studies would conduct the Departmental Aptitude Test for admission to MA (I) in Gandhian and Peace Studies on July 27 at 10.30a.m. in the department. The interview would be held the same day at 12 noon.

Muktsar centre schedule

The following schedule has been finalised for interviewing the candidates for admission to Ll.B (I) and post-graduate diploma in computer science and applications for Panjab University Regional Centre, Muktsar:

Interview for admission to Ll.B, first year, would take place on August 4 at 10 a.m. in the Department of Laws, PU.

Interview for the post-graduate diploma in computer science and applications would also take place on August 4 at 3p.m. in the Department of Computer Science and Applications, PU.

Functional English course

On popular demand of parents and teachers, 'Functional English' (vocational course with job potentials) has been introduced in the Department of Evening Studies at the first degree level.

Personal interview schedule for admission to various classes and courses in the Department of Evening Studies would be as follows:

B A (I) — 5p.m. onwards on July 22.

B.Com(I) — 10 a.m. onwards on July 23.

MA part I (all subjects) — 5pm onwards on August 3.

Vegetable prices stable
By A Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, July 19 — Prices of most vegetables today remained stable in markets of the city. Dealers attributed the stability in prices to sufficient arrivals in markets.

After a survey of the market, a kg of onion was available at Rs 10, whereas, its wholesale price remained at Rs 45 per 5 kg. A kg each of 'deshi' and 'pahari' varieties of potato were priced at Rs 4 and Rs 10, respectively. The wholesale prices of these remained at Rs 15 and Rs 40 per 5 kg, respectively.

A kg of lady's finger could be bought at Rs 12, whereas, 5 kg of it could be bought at Rs 40. A kg of bittergourd was being sold at Rs 16, whereas, in the wholesale market it was being sold at Rs 60 per 5 kg.

A kg of capsicum was being sold at Rs 20, while its wholesale price remained at Rs 90 per 5 kg. Gourd was being sold at Rs 12 per kg. Its wholesale price was stable at Rs 50 per 5 kg. A kg each of brinjal and tinda could be purchased at Rs 16 and Rs 20, respectively. The wholesale prices of these vegetables remained at Rs 60 and 80, respectively.

Besides, a kg each of cabbage and cauliflower were available at Rs 12 and 28, respectively. The wholesale prices of these were stable at Rs 50 and Rs 100 per 5 kg, respectively. Also, a kg each of bean and peas were being sold at Rs 16 and 28, respectively. Likewise, in the wholesale market, 5 kg each of bean and peas were priced at Rs 60 and Rs 100, respectively.

Prices of lemon and green chilly stood at Rs 20 and Rs 6 per kg respectively. The wholesale prices of 5 kg each of these vegetables were at Rs 75 and Rs 20, respectively.

Contrary to this, cucumber and tomato saw increase in their prices. A kg of cucumber was sold at Rs 14, whereas, a couple of days back, it was priced at Rs 12. The price of a kg of tomato soared to Rs 16, while last week, it was priced at Rs 10. In the wholesale market 5 kg each of cucumber and tomato could be bought at Rs 60 and 70, respectively.

Traffic rules enforcement
Chief Secys summoned on July 26
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, July 19 — Mr Justice Swatantar Kumar, a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, today directed the Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Haryana, apart from the Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, to be present in his court on July 26 at 3.30 p.m. in connection with the ongoing petitions about the enforcement of traffic regulations.

"Realising the high offices these authorities possess", the Judge ruled, "I would consider it appropriate that on July 26 the matter would be taken up in chamber".

Expressing his concern over the way the public is fleeced, Mr Justice Swatantar Kumar directed the administration to take steps to ensure that helmets were made available to the common man at reasonable price. "The object of the court direction is not to create black-marketing or unlawful gain to any individual at the cost of the rule of law".

Dictating the order in the open court, the Judge observed that it could hardly be disputed that a major part of the directions, stay against which has been vacated by the Supreme Court, was not being implemented in their entirety. The public interest and public good must prevail over the administrative routines and definite steps must be taken by the governments concerned and the administration (to implement the directions of the court).

The Judge noted that the administration had hardly raised any objection to compliance with the directions.

"It is a matter of regret", he held "that nearly one year has passed but no steps have been taken. Violation of the direction is visible on the roads and needs no evidence".

Earlier, counsel for the administration placed on the record of the court certain notifications and letters by the competent authorities that steps were being taken to comply with the directions.

Mr Justice Swatantar Kumar concluded: "It will be in the larger public interest to dispose of all pending applications and that stand of each government as well as implementation programme is brought on record so that the matter may finally come to an end". He considered it in the interest of justice and desirable that the Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Haryana and the Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, apart from the Directors-General of Police of the two states and the Inspector-General of Police of Chandigarh be present in the court on the next date of hearing.

Earlier, the Judge had also expressed his displeasure over the display of boards on the main road at Kalka. He had directed an advocate to visit Kalka and get the boards removed.

When the Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh, Mr Ram Shekhar appeared, the Judge asked him whether he saw traffic hazard on the road in Sector 24. "Shops have been raised on the road", the Judge remarked. The Deputy Commissioner told the court that removal of the water tank was the function of the Municipal Corporation and not the Estate Office.

He directed the Deputy Commissioner to ask the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation to file an affidavit that he had removed the tank.

Memorable experience for city girls
By Arvind Katyal
Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, July 19 — When Mamta Kharab , a trainee at the Sports Authority of india Sports Training Centre, Sector 18, struck the vital goal in the final for the Indian women's hockey team( under 21) playing against the UK, she might not have realised at that moment the boost the goal would give to women's hockey. Actually, with this goal her country became the proud winner of the four-nation hockey tournament which concluded in New Jersey( USA) on June 28.

Inside-left Mamta was joined by her local centre mate, Nishi Chauhan, who pays at the centre-forward position and has also contributed her mite for this coveted victory.

Both of them were reminded at that moment of last year's silver medal bagged by the senior women's hockey players.

"Really it was a good beginning", said Mr Jasvinder Singh, the SAI coach posted at the Sector 18 centre. Till date the centre has produced nearly 15 international players.

The other teams which took part in this four-nation tournament were the UK, Chile and the USA.

Sixteen years old Mamta hails from Rohtak and has just passed her Class X examination from Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 20. She joined the Sports Training Centre (STC) two years back and last year helped Chandigarh to secure a silver medal in the National Schools Games. In every match she scored the maximum number of goals for her team. Her other major achievements include bagging the second position in the last Junior National girls Hockey championship held in 1997.

Nishi Chauhan, aged 17, belongs to SAS Nagar and her father is an engineer while her mother is a teacher. She secured 60 per cent marks in her plus two examination from Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 18 .She too was one of the member of the Chandigarh team which got a silver medal in the last National School Games.

It was a maiden appearance for both of them in the international circuit . When the selection was made for this tournament there were six girls from the Sector 18 STC. In the final selection, Nishi and Mamta were selected. Babita, Neha and Ashrita Toppo were the standbys.

When asked about the feeling of playing in this big tournament , both of them said that it was indeed a magnificent , memorable experience. Nishi who had scored two goals against Chile said : " In Chandigarh we play only at the grassy ground whereas in the New Jersey tournament we played on Astroturf . But that did not deter us from going all out against the European and Americans.

Mamta said that the skills of the Indian girls helped them outplay the rest of the teams.

Unfortunately, the girls, including these promising ones, hardly gets any chance to play on Astroturf. Both are likely to play in the Junior World Cup Hockey to be held next year in Argentina. Surprisingly the ground at the Sector 18 STC where they and a host of others practice is less than half of the normal ground.

Their coach, Mr Jaswinder Singh, said that these girls were technically sound and spirited and it was hoped that one day they might get a berth in the senior Indian team.

The other Indian girls who have trained at this centre include Kamla Dalal, Sunita Dalal, Sandeep Kaur and Sita Gosain. The only drawback forthcoming for these young Indian hopes is the lack of proper infrastructure, exposure in major tournaments, even at the domestic level which are quite less, and the motivation to surge ahead

Billiards camp

The general body meeting of the Haryana Billiards and Snooker Association was held here yesterday . The meeting took a number of decisions to popularise this game in the state.

It was decided to hold training camps at various districts by deputing coaches.The senior players who have the experience will be asked to train the beginners in this game.

The association has decided to hold the district-level tournaments at various towns of Haryana, such as Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Panipat, Ambala, Hisar and Sirsa, during the next year.

The state championship will be conducted at Chandigarh from October 28 this year. The association will bid for the 67th National Billiards and Snooker to be held in 2001.

The association also mourned the untimely death of promising junior player of Haryana, Saurav Khattar of Panchkula, and decided to donate a running trophy in his name in the forthcoming state championship. The message of condolence was also sent on behalf of the association to the bereaved family.