Waiter hangs himself to death
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 9 — A youth, Ramesh, employed as a waiter in a city restaurant, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his one-room house in Khuda Lahora village located on the western boundary of the city, this afternoon.

According to police sources he used his waistbelt to strangulate himself. Ramesh, in his twenties, was a bachelor and hailed from the Garhwal region in Uttar Pradesh.

Harassment alleged: A Sector 15 woman alleged that her in-laws and her husband were harassing her for dowry. Mrs Anisha Mehra, got married to Mr Anil Mehra, a resident of Sector 36, in July 1993. In her complaint, she mentioned that her in-laws were maltreating her to force her to bring more dowry.

The woman's father-in-law, Hari Om Mehra, mother-in-law, Kiran Mehra, and brother-in-law, Ashwani Mehra, have been booked under Sections 498-A and 406 of the IPC. Also booked by the police are Sudershan Mehra, Raman Mehra and Sita Wati, all relatives of the Mehra family. According to the woman's family, the Mehras hid the fact that Mr Anil Mehra was married to a woman ,Shama alias Gauri.

Registration number: It was inadvertently mentioned in these columns yesterday that a car (CH-01-F-4637) owned by Mr Gurinder Singh has been stolen from the Sector 22 market. The stolen car bears the registration number CH-01-F-4647 and the name of the owner is Mr M.S. Bindra, who is the father of Mr Gurinder Singh.

Two cheated: A resident of Sector 31 has been cheated to the tune of Rs 30,000 plus the maturity value of the money he had put in a fixed deposit. Mr Amar Nath Gupta of Sector 31 alleged that Mr Dilbagh Singh Dhillon, Managing Director of Rose Forests India, had cheated him.

A case under Sections 420, 406 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Meanwhile, in another case of cheating, Hari Prakash, a resident of Sector 26, Panchkula, has been arrested for allegedly cheating Mr M.N. Sharma to the tune of Rs 25,000. A case has been registered at the Mani Majra police station.

Group clash: Two groups clashed with each other at Kajeheri village last evening and the police arrested nine persons in this connection. A cross case of rioting, assault, injuries and threatening with dire consequences has been registered.

In the first group were Ram Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Bila, Karnail Singh and Mukesh. They were arrested under Sections 147, 149, 323 and 506 of the IPC, after Sulekh Chand, a resident of the village, lodged a complaint. In another complaint lodged by Ram Singh, he alleged that he was assaulted by Tilak Ram, Jaila, Sumer, Karna and Rachna. A case under Sections 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC has been registered.

PANCHKULA

ASI assaulted: An ASI of the Haryana police was allegedly assaulted by a resident of Dhakoli while the policeman was performing his duty here last evening.

The ASI, Ishwer Singh, of the Anti-Extremist Cell of the district police, was injured after being hit in his face with a utensil by Parveen. The accused runs a tea stall in Dhakoli village in Zirakpur.

He has been booked under Sections 332 and 353 of the IPC.

Dramatic effect of swords, spears
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 9 — As part of the tercentenary celebrations of the Khalsa Panth, yet another production was staged today at Tagore Theatre. 'Subh Karman Te Kabhoon Na Taraun', directed by Rani Balbir Kaur, was not only to be viewed as a religious play that required one to cover one's head in the theatre but also an aesthetic dramatisation of various forms of theatre of Punjab.

The play, organised by the Chandigarh Administration, was a dramatic display of the arts of the Nihangs, the martial hermits, Gatka Singhs, the war dancers, Dhadis, the war-epic singers and the Sufi balladers. Based on war epics of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, 'Subh Karman..', proved to be a visual treat with emphasis on detailed costumes, designed by Komal Gupta, and even the use of masks and props like spears and swords.

The use of the traditional Dhadhi Sufi singers, including Idu Sharif, brought out the traditional form of spontaneous theatre. And the ingenious use of colourful masks, signifying evil and death, proved to be engaging as well as humorous in an otherwise serious subject. The audience roared viewing the 'caricaturish' figure of Aurangzeb, who seemed to have a hard time making the mask stay put on his head.

Choreography by renowned Bharatnatyam dancer Navtej Singh Johar, and Rani Balbir Kaur, captured the heroic spirit of the Khalsa.

The script was taken from the 'Dasam Granth', Inderjit Singh Tulsi's 'Badshah Darvesh', Bhai Nand Lal Goya's writings and Sufi poetry.

The sounds of spears beating the ground, clinking swords and the drums being beaten all had a hair-raising effect. Without going much into raising religious rhetoric the play turned out to be an experience of sorts of the various forms of the Punjabi art and literature. The presence of a huge cast of 25-odd people also had its own dramatic impact. 'Subh Karman.......' was designed by Dr Mahendra.

Stainless steel utensils stable
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 9 — The prices of utensils made of stainless steel have remained stable during the past one year.

During a survey of the local market today, it was found that there was no fluctuation in the prices of stainless steel utensils during this period. They were still available for a price between Rs 80 a kg and Rs 120 a kg.

A full plate was priced at Rs 15 last year and it was still available at the old price. Half and quarter plates were also priced at old the prices of Rs 10 and Rs 7 per piece, respectively.

Similarly, a dozen spoons of different varieties were available between Rs 24 and Rs 50, depending upon their finish and quality. The same prices prevailed last year. Likewise, a standard size glass was still available for a price ranging between Rs 7 and Rs 12, according to quality. There was no change in the price of katoris of different sizes as these were still priced between Rs 5 and Rs 10 per piece.

And if one wanted to purchase a standard sized 1.5-litre jug there was a good news. It was still available at the old price between Rs 40 and Rs 100. The case of patilas and thalis was not different as these were priced at Rs 100 per kg in different parts of the city. The price of buckets was also the same, i.e Rs 90 a kg, while tiffins or dongas of all sizes were priced at Rs 100 per kg.

Garhvis of different sizes from 250 grams to 1.5 kg were priced between Rs 20 and Rs 50.

According to traders, the prices have remained unchanged as the market is flooded with utensils due the to growing number of manufacturing units in Jagadhri, Delhi and Mumbai. "The present situation is such that the supply exceeds the demand, and there is a general slump which has hit the trade and resulted in the stability of prices of stainless steel items," said Mr Sadhu Ram, a Sector 20 trader.

Fine display by Chatvinder Singh
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, June 9 — Chatvinder Singh, the dark horse of Chandigarh tennis, today gave a fine display when he stormed into the last eight of the Total Tennis Tournament by subduing Izreek at 7-0. Chatvinder has just returned from Indonesia after playing in an international tournament in the under-16 section.

The scorching heat on Wednesday did not deter the young players from showing their skills and most of the seeded players advanced into the next round. Tushar Liberhan, the top seed in the under-16 section , ousted Rachit Bansal by 7-2.

The players in the under-10 section who have moved into the semi-final stage include Vijayant Malik, Kinshik Sharma, Mehtab Cheema and Lakshit Sood.

Earlier yesterday, a free eye camp for the players was also organised by the doctors of the Sohana Charitable Eye Hospital, Sohana (near S.A.S. Nagar).

The following are the results:

Boys (under-10): Vijayant Malik b Shikhar Gadd 8-0; Kinshuk Sharma b Awan Chibber 8-0; Mehtab Cheema b Arjun Sehgal 8-4; Lakshit Sood b Inderjot 8-5.

Boys (under -14) First round : Tushar Liberhan b Mukul Kumar 7-0; Sahil Thapa b Kamal 7-3; Sanam K. Singh b Karan Patnaik 7-0; Nitin Mehta b Raj Kanwar 7-2; Bakul Khera b Pritam Singh 7-0; Sanjot Kapoor b Navpreet 7-1; Lovpret b Rohan Gadd 7-2; Aditya Ahuja b Pranav Saboo 7-0; Sahil Sehgal b Divtej 7-0; Maninder Bajwa b Gurshe Rarika 7-2; Rachit Bansal b Kushagra Mahajan 7-3; Gurdit b Rajiv Garg 7-0; Harnam Mahal b Sandeep Kumar 7-2; Ardaman Sidhu b Paras Thakur 7-0; Dilpreet Singh b Kamal 7-3.

Boys (under-18 ) Prequarter final: Chatinder Singh b Izreek 7-0; Sahil Thapa b Jai Brar 7-3; Sikandar Jaitley b Anindya Gupta 7-1; Anup Anand b Arvind Mahajan 7-2; Bapreet b Sahil Manchanda 7-6 (9-7); Ravsharan b Hareet 7-4.

Boys (under 16) Prequarter final: Tushar b Rachit 7-2; Ravsharan b Uday Sandhu 7-0; Sahil Thapa b Karan Patnaik 7-5; Sikander b Aditya Ahuja 7-0; Avral Mahajan b Smerjit Cheema 7-1; Sanam K. Singh b Nitin Mehta 7-3; Manish Chafla b Maninder 7-1; Anup b Lovpreet 7-3.

Boys (under-18) Doubles: Balpreet & Indraj b Anidya & Sahil 7-4; Rajiv & Varun b Aangad & Amarpreet 7-3; Arvind Sharda & Shabraz Gill b Vishwapartap & Harnam 7-2; Bakul & Kushagra b Rohan & Amit 7-1; Sabhya & Nitin b Mukul & Digvijay 7-1; Ravsharan & Simranjit b Harmanjot & Izreek 7-0; Rohan & Aditya b Jai Brar & Aditya 7-3.

Unbeaten 119 by Sanjay

An unbeaten and sparkling knock of 119 runs by Sanjay Mahajan put the Minor District team in a commanding position as they piled up a huge total of 300 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their first innings in a match against Chandigarh played at PCA stadium, S.A.S. Nagar today for the Kotoch Shield. Krishan Mohan and Bhupinder Singh (Sr) were the other batsmen of the Minor District team who contributed 63 and 35 runs, respectively. Amit Uppal and Dinesh Mongia each bagged two wickets each by giving away 32 and 51 runs, respectively.

At the close of the first day's play, Chandigarh were three runs for no loss with Vikram Sodhi and Nagesh at the crease.