1.45 lakh stolen from car
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 25 — A sum of Rs 1.45 lakh was stolen from a car parked in Sector 35 here today.

Mr Narinderjeet Singh of Sector 42 had parked his car and left behind a briefcase containing the cash and some important documents. He returned after a while to find the briefcase missing.

The police has registered a case.

Land dispute: Twelve persons were detained by the police for allegedly being involved in brawl over a land dispute near the Gursagar gurdwara near Sukhna lake.

Action under Section 1078/51 of the IPC has been ordered.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Bipan Kumar, Shankar Dass and Vijay Dass were detained for allegedly quarrelling amongst themselves.

Copper wire stolen: Twenty kilograms of copper wire was stolen from a unit in Industrial Area, Phase II. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a motorcycle owned by Mr A.K. Thakur of Phase III SAS Nagar was stolen from Sector 17.

Three hurt: A scooterist, Ashwani Kumar, was injured when he was hit by a van. The van driver sped off while the injured was admitted to the GMCH.

In a separate accident, two brothers, Ankit and Nitesh, were injured when they were hit by a motorcycle on the road dividing Sectors 14 and 15.

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House burgled: Burglars broke into a house in Sector 7 and decamped with gold and silver ornaments and Rs 3500.

The occupants of the house had gone out of station on Monday.

The police has registered a case under Section 380 of the IPC.

The owner of the house, Mr Satinder Rattan, in his complaint with the police, stated that he had suffered a loss of about Rs 50,000 in the burglary.

Motor-cycle stolen: Mr Raj Kumar of Sector 10 complained to the police that his Hero Honda motor cycle was stolen from in front of his house on Monday.

The police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC.

Insight into history of Sikhism

CHANDIGARH: ‘The Sikh Heritage’ can be called an extension of the tercentenary celebrations of the birth of Khalsa. Though, the actual celebrations were over more than a month back, people still talk about them and many can be seen wearing the engraved ‘kara’ specially designed for the occasion.

‘The Sikh Heritage’, which is on display at Goverment Museum and Art Gallery till June 15, gives the viewers a deep insight into the history of Sikhism. The rare and precious exhibits could be put together due to the combined efforts of Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, Museum and Archives in Punjab, National Museum, New Delhi, Punjab and Sind Bank, New Delhi and four private collectors.

The exhibition can easily be divided into five sections (a) the sacred relics of the Gurus; (b) paintings of the Gurus by medieval and modern artists; (c) manuscripts relating to the Sikh history; (d) artifacts related to Sikh history; and (e) objects depicting life in Punjab through the ages.

What catches the eye in the painting section is the big frame of Guru Nanak Dev by Sobha Singh. The show opens showing Guru Nanak Dev as a child in the cradle and takes one through various stages of his life like his marriage, working as storekeeper, his encounter with Kaljug and Guru Nanak performing miracles.

There are a few miniature paintings of Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Gobind with ‘Panj Piaras’. The Ten Gurus have also been done in miniature style.

Besides these the arms displayed seem to be out of the world. Amongst the whole collection a sword with paintings of Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Sikh Gurus in gold work and Katar with Gurbani inscription in gold stand out.

Two ‘rumalas’ of China silk with Japji Sahib and portraits of Gurus embroidered are also very impressive. These belong to a private collector Mr S.S. Hitkari of New Delhi. Mr Kalyan Singh of Chandigarh has given porcelain jars bearing figures of Guru Nanak Dev and other Gurus to be displayed. Special mention should be made of the invaluable original letters written by Metcalfe to Maharaja Ranjit Singh regarding Faridkot affairs, an illustrated military manual of Maharaja Ranjit Singh regarding Faridkot and the treaty between Ranjit Singh and Raja Fatea Singh Kapurthala.

The entire affairs is very impressive and vast but it seems to be done up in an haphazard manner. It would have been better if the exhibits could have been arranged in a chronological order, giving some indication of the period from which they have been derived particularly so in the paintings section.

Litchi cheaper, grapes dearer
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 25 — Almost all common fruits have witnessed fluctuation in their prices during the past three days.

The most noticeable fall was in the prices of litchi and grapes. A kg of litchi, which was priced at Rs 50 last week, was available today at between Rs 35 and Rs 40 in different parts of the city. The wholesale price of the fruit has come down from Rs 450 to Rs 300-350 per 20 kg. According to traders, the price of the fruit has witnessed a downward trend due to increasing arrivals from Pinjore and the surrounding areas of the city where litchi is grown in abundance to fulfil.

On the other hand, grapes have virtually zoomed out of the reach of common people due to a steep hike in their prices during the past three days. A kg of the fruit, priced at Rs 50-60 last week, could be fetched today by shelling out Rs 80 in most of the markets. The wholesale price of the fruit has gone up from Rs 150 to Rs 250 per 5 kg. The hike was attributed to lesser arrivals of the fruit in the local market from parts of Maharashtra where the crop season is over these days. "We have been getting the fruit from cold storages, but now that is also hardly available these days," said a Sector 27 trader.

Similarly, the price of apricot has increased during this period. A kg of the fruit, priced at Rs 30 just two days ago, was available today at Rs 40. The wholesale price of the fruit has gone up from Rs 400 to Rs 500 per pack of 19-20 kg. According to traders, the hike was temporary due to lesser arrival of the fruit from Solan and other parts of Himachal Pradesh.

The price of papaya has also increased from Rs 15-20 a kg to Rs 24 a kg. Another fruit, which has become costlier during this period is melon as its price has increased from Rs 6-7 a kg to Rs 10. The price has been increased in apprehension that there will be scarcity of the fruit owing to damage to it due to rain in Punjab and parts of Rajasthan.

On the other hand, the pomegranate price has crashed from Rs 40 to Rs 25 a kg. The wholesale price has come down from Rs 120 to Rs 80 per 4 kg pack.

There was no fluctuation in the prices of ''chikoo'', and all varieties of mango. A kg of ''chiko'' was still available at Rs 25, while the ''safeda'', ''sandhuri'' and ''totapari'' varieties of mango were priced at Rs 20, Rs 30 and Rs 15 a kg, respectively. Similarly, there was no change in the price of watermelon as it was still available at Rs 7 to Rs 8 a kg.

Akash Sharma enters pre-quarters
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 25 — Akash Sharma of Chandigarh defeated seventh seeded Anil Goswami of Delhi in a main draw match of the boys' under-16 section at the Adidas Junior Circuit Zonal Tennis Tournament being played at the CLTA courts, here today. With this victory he entered the pre-quarterfinals of the tournament.

The matches in the main draw of the tournament started today morning. Organisers covered up for yesterday's delay due to rain by holding two rounds. Quarterfinals of the tournament will be played tomorrow.

The seeds in all four events are shown as follows: Boys under-14 — D. Rohit Raju, Wirk Ganguly, Tushar Garg, Devanand Jha, Varun Walia, Tushar Liberhan, Gurneet Singh, Rahul Verma.

Boys under-16 — Amanjot Singh, Nipun Gupta, Chatwinder Singh, Dhrubh Kumar, Vivek Bakuni, Nikhil V. Murali, Anil Goswami, Mayank Tyagi.

Girls under-14 — Sania Mirza, Ankita Bhambri, Sanaa Bhambri, Anuja Parikh, Naina Karsolia, Neha Singh, Gitanjali Sharma, Satvika Saboo.

Girls under-16 — Sania Mirza, Ankita Bhambri, Sanaa Bhambri, Rani Smita Jain, Anuja Parikh, Poornima Narayanan, Monika Goel, Neha Singh.

The following are results: Boys Under-14: first round: Rohit K. Raju (Dli) beat Gurdit Singh (Chd) 6-1, 6-2. Tushar Liberhan (Chd) beat Arjun Talwar (Pb) 6-4, 6-2. Varun Walia (Dli) beat Sahil Vasudeva (Dli) 6-0, 6-2. Sidharth Gulati (Dli) beat Vivek Shoukeen (Dli) 6-2, 6-3. Yuvraj (Chd) beat Davanand Jha (Chd) 6-2, 6-0. Ardaman Sidhu (Chd) beat Tarun Kapoor (Hya) 6-1, 6-2. Nikhil Goswami (Dli) beat Raghav Nanda (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Rohan Bhandari (Chd) beat Bharat Srinivasan (Dli) 6-1, 6-4. Rahul Verma (Dli) beat Maninder Bajwa (Chd) 6-2, 6-2. Sanam K. Singh (Chd) beat Ritesh Sabharwal (Dli) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-0. Ankit Raj (Chd) beat Lavpreet Singh Gill (Chd) 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-3. Nakul Vaish (Pb) beat Abhinav Grover (Dli) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Tushar Garg (Dli) beat Harneet Singh (Chd) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Wrik Ganguly (Dli) beat Nilabh Avasthi (Dli) 6-4, 6-1. Gurneet Singh (Chd) beat Drishan Karsolia (U.P.) 6-0, 6-2. Yanick Nelord (Dli) beat G.P. Manish (Dli) 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-4.

Boys Under-16: first round: Tushar Liberhan (Chd) beat Arjun Uppal (Dli) 6-3, 6-0.Amanjot Singh (Chd) beat Rajat Madan (Hya) 6-1, 6-1. D. Rohit K. Raju (Dli) beat Nakul Yadav (Dli) 6-4, 6-3. Nikhil V. Murli (Dli) beat Manish Choffla (Chd) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Arjun Talwar (Pb) beat Vishal Sachdeva (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Dhrub Kumar (W.B.) beat Mahanandan Tyagi (Dli) 6-1, 6-4. Aakash Sharma (Chd) beat Anil Goswami (Dli) (seed-7) 6-3, 6-3. Gurneet Singh (Chd) beat Ankit Raj (Chd) 6-3, 7-5. Mayank Tyagi (Dli) beat Sanam K. Singh (Chd) 6-3, 6-4. Anoop Anand (Chd) beat Varun Giri (Dli) 6-1, 6-3. Chatwinder Singh (Chd) beat Vivek Shoukeen (Dli) 6-3, 6-3. Saurabh Singh (Chd) beat Rahul Verma (Pb) 6-1, 6-0. Wrik Ganguly (Dli) beat Atul Kumar (Pb) 7-5, 7-5. Nipun Gupta (Dli) beat Ritesh Sabharwal (Dli) 6-2, 7-5. Vivek Bhakuni (Dli) beat Sahil Manchanda (Chd) 6-0, 6-1. Sikandar Jaitley (Chd) beat Tushar Garg (Dli) 7-5, 6-2.

Girls Under-14: first round: Parul Goswami (Dli) beat Sanjana Kapoor (Dli) 6-1, 6-0. Kamalpreet (PB) beat Neha Rana (Dli) 6-4, 6-1. Neha Singh (Chd) beat Bahar Paul (Chd) 6-1, 6-1. Simmer (Chd) beat Shaheen Chouhan (Chd) 6-1, 6-2. Saneya Judge (Chd) beat Salonee Khanna (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Anuja Parekh (Mah) beat Amanpreet Shalu (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Sania Mirza (A.P.) beat Anukriti Prasad (Dli) 6-0, 6-0. Harsimran Kaur (Dli) beat Dhanashree C. Giri (Dli) 6-0, 6-0. Satvika Saboo (Chd) beat Shama Parveen (Dli) 6-0, 6-3. Naina Karsolia (U.P. ) beat Shaira Sehgal (Chd) 6-1, 6-0. Sanaa Bhambri (Del) beat Gunjeet Bains (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Gitanjali Sharma (Pb) beat Anuradha Shankar (Dli) 6-1, 6-0. Tara Iyer (Dli) beat Aastha Choudhary (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Gurpreet Virdi (Chd) beat Anjani Kant (Dli) 6-3, 7-6(6). Pallavi Sharma (Dli) beat Mallika Malhotra (Chd) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. Ankita Bhambri (Dli) beat Maninder Kaur (Chd) 6-0, 6-0.

Girls Under-16: first round: Sania Mirza (A.P.) beat Khushleen Kaur (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Sanaa Bhambri (Dli) beat Harleen Uppal (Dli) 6-1, 6-1. Gitanjali Sharma (Pb) beat Anukriti Prasad (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Poornima Narayanan (Dli) beat Harsimran Kaur (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Neha Singh (Chd) beat Sumer Bhullar (Chd) 6-0, 6-1. Sonali Kapoor (Dli) beat Prabhleen Chouhan (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Tara Iyer (Dli) beat Yuvika Sharma (Dli) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Rani Smita Jain (Raj) beat Naina Karsolia (U.P.) 6-1, 6-1. Monika Goel (Dli) beat Shama Parveen (Dli) 6-0, 6-0. Mallika Malhotra (Chd) beat Baha Paul (Chd) 6-0, 6-0. Anuja Parekh (Mah) beat Pallavi Sharma (Dli) 6-3, 6-3. Satvika Saboo (Chd) beat Nehar Rana (Dli) 6-0, 6-1. Sancya Judge (Chd) beat Anjani Kant (Dli) 6-3, 6-3. Parul Goswami (Dli) beat Gurpreet Virdi (Chd) 6-4, 6-3. Ankita Bhambri (Dli) beat Gungeet bains (Chd) 6-0, 6-1. Simmer Singh (Chd) beat Maninder Kaur 6-2, 6-3.

Inter-district cricket from May 31
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, May 25 — The Punjab Inter-district Summer League Tournament in which teams from Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Ludhiana will play, will get under way in different venues of Punjab on May 31, according to Mr M.P. Pandove, Secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association. The tournament will conclude on June 20.

The winners of the tournament for minor districts will also take part in this tournament.

All teams will play each other on league basis in matches spread over two days. The teams will also play one-day matches, also on league format.

Uttarakhand trophy

The Garhwal Cricket Club will organise the third Uttarakhand Trophy Cricket Tournament at the Sector 23 Government Model Senior Secondary School, according to a press note of the club.