Armed robbery in Panchkula
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, Nov 20 — Two unidentified stoutly-built youth barged into the house of a financier in Sector 10 here and robbed the occupants of cash and jewellery at a gun point before escaping on a two-wheeler here late this evening.

The robbers, who had covered their face with monkey caps, took away cash and jewellery valued at around Rs 70,000. A case under Sections 394 and 398 of the IPC has been registered by the police.

An occupant of the house, Mr Shiv Nath, said at the time of the incident the, those present in the house were Mr S.N. Rai, Ms Seeta and Ms Meenu. While escaping, the robbers hit Mr Rai in his face.

CHANDIGARH

Cop booked: Constable Paramjit Singh, posted at police lines, and his companion, Karnail Singh, have been arrested for threatening and picking up a quarrel with Harjinder Singh, a Sector 20 resident. Harjinder Singh had complained that Paramjit and his accomplices had threatened and beaten him up before fleeing from the scene. A case under Sections 147, 149, 323 and 506 of the IPC has been registered against the accused.

Shots fired: Mr Ashwani Anand, a resident of Sector 34, has complained that two unknown persons trespassed his house, assaulted his servant and fired two shots from a revolver, but no one was injured in the incident. A case has been registered under Sections 452, 342 and 336 has been registered.

Eve-teaser held: Sanjay, a resident of Mauli Jagran, has been arrested for indulging in eve-teasing. A case has been registered against him. Kala, another resident of the locality, has been arrested for possessing 100 pouches of country liquor.

Maruti stolen: Pawan Kumar Gupta, a Sector 38 resident has reported that his Maruti car CH-01-D-0051 has been stolen from his resident last night. A case has been registered.

SAS NAGAR

Drivers challaned: The District Transport Officer (DTO) today challaned a number of autorickshaw driver for not following the traffic rules. The autorickshaws bearing the registration numbers of Chandigarh were challaned as these were plying without paying the state tax. The drive is expected to continue in the coming days.

A damp squib performance
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — Aryans' performance at the Jailhouse Rock discotheque here today proved to be a damp squib.

The opening of the bakery, Hot Breads, which is a multinational chain, at the venue seemed more significant event than the performance: The stars took to the stage well over two hours behind schedule.

‘Oh-la-la doll’ Joy Mathhews, MTV anchor, used to big crowd participation in shows was disappointed when all the names she took out from a list of questioners among the crowd were away from the venue or did not show up.

A small stage was put up in a corner where the lights failed to focus on stars. "The show looks more like a dance party and stars have been given more publicity than they deserve. Probably bakery and not the performance was the more important project", a visitor said.

A section of mediapersons had their share of problems when they were denied entrance at the gate. The gatekeepers asked for company of their female counterparts which they said was necessary for the entry.

Other songs on the list of the performers included ‘Shana’, ‘Bin soche’ and ‘Chori’. A section of the crowd demanded repeat performance of the ‘Ankhon mein’ number while another complained that the singers were only rendering voice to recorded tracks which looked less impressive.

Fruit prices fluctuate
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 20—The prices of fruit have witnessed fluctuation in the local market during the past one week.

During a survey of the market it was found that if a dozen oranges was priced between Rs 40 and Rs 50 last week, it could be purchased today for Rs 60. The wholesale price of the fruit has increased from Rs 300 to Rs 400 per eight dozen during this period.

Mausambi has also become costlier during this period. If a dozen of the fruit was available for Rs 40 in the retail market, it could be had today for Rs 50-55. The wholesale price of the fruit has gone up from Rs 110 to Rs 130 per three dozens. According to traders, the hike in the price was an outcome of lesser arrivals of orange and mausambi from Maharashtra during this period.

There was no change in the price of apple varieties. If a kg of delicious variety was priced at Rs 40 last week it could be had at its old price today. The fruit was available in the wholesale market for Rs 300 per 17-kg pack. The Kinnaur variety was priced at Rs 50 a kg in retail and for Rs 800 per 17-kg pack in the wholesale market. The same was the case with guava as it could be had for Rs 20 a kg in retail and for Rs 12 a kg in the wholesale market.

Pomegranate was also available at its old price of Rs 50 a kg in retail and for Rs 160 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. The price of pineapple has come down from Rs 40 to Rs 35 a piece in the retail market during this period. Banana has become cheaper as its price has come down from Rs 20 to Rs 18 a dozen in retail and from Rs 120 to Rs 110 per 100 pieces in the wholesale market. Cheeku was selling at Rs 35 a kg in retail and for Rs 200 per eight kg in the wholesale market.

Opinder, Gagan in next round
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — On the penultimate day of the fifth Tara Chand Memorial North Zone Invitational Badminton Tournament some thrilling matches were played. Long rallies and excellent display of skill were seen in most matches.

Opinder, Gaganratti and Harish moved up in the men's singles rounds. In the masters' section for players above the age of 35, Jatinder Mahajan and Anil Mittal of Haryana reached the final where they will meet Ram Lakhan (Punjab) and Mahesh Garg (Haryana).

In the boys' under-10 section, Gaurav Verma (Punjab), Sanchit Gupta (Haryana), Sahil Pawar (Haryana) and Rahul Khare (Delhi) reached the semi-final.

Other results: Masters' doubles — Ram Lakhan and Mahesh (Haryana) b Dr Jayant and Dr G.S. Sidhu (Haryana); Jatinder Mahajan and Anil (Haryana) b Rajinder and Verma (Haryana); Ram Lakhan and Mahesh (Haryana) b Varinder and Col Raj Parmar (Haryana).

Under-10 boys' singles (quarterfinals) — Gaurav Verma (Haryana) b Dhruv Sharma (Haryana); Sanchit Gupta (Haryana) b Prerak Sharma (Haryana); Sahil Pawar (Haryana) b Oscar Bansal (Chandigarh); Rahul Khare (Delhi) b Akshit Mahajan (Haryana).

Under-10 girls' singles — Cheshtha (Haryana) b Shruti Bansal (Punjab); Komal Preet (Punjab) b Pallavi (Haryana).

Under-13 boys' singles (prequarterfinals) — Saurabh (Haryana) bt Manpreet (Chandigarh); Ankar (Haryana) b Gaurav Matth (Haryana); Navdeep (Punjab) b Nitin Bhagat (Delhi); Pratiek (Haryana) b Pratuk Mittal (Haryana); Gaurav (Haryana) b Jaginder (Punjab); Anshul Aggarwal (Haryana) b J. Singh (Punjab); Praveen (Haryana) b Gurbux Singh (Punjab); Gaurav (Haryana) b Hitesh (Haryana).

Under-16 girls' singles — Arti Verma (Punjab) b Jaspreet (Punjab); Gauri (Haryana) b Chanchal (Haryana); Anita (Haryana) b Mala Gaba (Chandigarh); Rama Pandhey (Haryana) b Kannu Agg (Haryana).

Men's singles (quarterfinals) — Madhur Kalia (Delhi) b Dilpreet (Punjab); Devinder Dhillon (Delhi) b Ram Lakhan (Punjab); Harish (Punjab) b Rohan Kapoor (Punjab); Opinderpal Singh (Punjab) b Gagan Ratti (Punjab).

Women's singles (quarterfinals) — Pratibha (Haryana) b Nidhi (Haryana). Under-16 boys' singles — Akshay Bhanot (Punjab) b Sumit Dahiya (Haryana); Mayank Bahl (Punjab) b Karan Sahv (Haryana); Manish Kawat (Delhi) b Rujush Agg (Haryana); Puneet Bansal (Chandigarh) b Pawan (Haryana); Ashish (Haryana) w.o. Akash Singh (Chandigarh); Vikrant (Haryana) b Rohit (Haryana); Sandeep (Punjab) b Varun Sahu (Haryana); Iqbal Singh (Punjab) b Sachin Garg (Haryana).

Men's singles (second round) — Opinder Singh (Punjab) b Gurmukh Singh (Punjab); Gagan Ratti (Punjab) b Vijay Deep Singh (Punjab); Ram Lakhan (Punjab) b Ranjit Singh (Punjab); Sevinder Dhillon (Delhi) b Mohd Saleem (Punjab); Harish (Punjab) b Jaideep Singh (Punjab); Rohan Kapoor (Punjab) b Anil Sharma (J and K); Dilpreet (Punjab) b Sunil Pandhey (Delhi); Madhur Kalia (Punjab) b Neeraj Bansal (Punjab).

Men's doubles — Gagan and Ranjit (Punjab) b Rahul and Anil (J and K); Gurbachan and Gursem (Punjab) w.o. Sunil Pandhy and D. Dhillon (Delhi); Amit and Mandeep (Haryana) w.o. Harish and Gurumukh (Punjab); Gagan and Ranjit (Punjab) b Rahul and Anil (J and K); Neeraj B. and O.P. Singh (Punjab) b Pawan and Avinsh (J and K).

Sport meet: The 15th annual sport meet of ACC DAV Senior Secondary School, Surajpur, was held recently, where Mr Yog Raj Sachdeva, Regional Officer of the CBSE, was the chief guest.

Mr P.L. Chopra, Principal of the school, welcomed the chief guest and Mr R.C. Jeevan, Manager of the school, was also present.

Children particpated in a variety of programmes like drill, yoga, aerobics and lazium. The finals of chatti race, and tyre race were also held. Satwant and Manpreet were adjudged the best athletes in the meet.

School cricket: Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, defeated Government High School, Sector 43, by 25 runs in the under-16 section of the UT Inter-School Cricket Tournament being played here at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8. GMSSS-35 scored 153 runs for three wickets in 20 overs, while GHS-43 could make 128 runs in 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets.

Cricket semis: Manpreet Singh's Sector 24 team defeated Pankaj Rana's Sector 22-C team by 12 runs in the semi-final of the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Cricket Tournament for players under the age of 15 being played here at the Sector 15 grounds.

Navleen named best athlete
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Navleen was declared the best athlete in the junior girls' section, while Dharminder Singh and Mehtab were named the best athletes in the junior boys' section at the 20th Inter-House Athletic Meet of Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, which concluded today on the school premises.

Dr Ajmer Singh, Director for Sports of Panjab University, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes. Dr H.S. Dhillon, Principal of the school, said since November 12, the school had been organising these events which concluded today.

In the junior section, Ranjit House was declared the best while in the senior section, Patiala House was adjudged the best. In the senior section, Surajdeep in Group A was declared the best athlete. Simran Brar in Group B, Tejinder Singh in Group C and Jasmine in group D were also declared the best athlets.

Other results: 1,000 m — Gurjeet (Patiala House) 1, Paramjeet (Tagore House) 2, Suraj (Ranjit House) 3; 4 x 400 m relay A — Gagandeep, Idruj , Prabhjot, Sumit (PH) 1; 4x400 m relay B — Babbanreet, Simrandeep, Bikramjeet and Jasmer (Aitchison House) 1; 4 x 400 m relay C — Harsimran, Shawack, Sukhmani and Tejinder (Patiala House) 1; 4 x 400 m relay D — Preetinder, Ishtpreet, Mohinder and Avneet (Nalagarh House) 1; 4 x 400 m relay E: Kanwalpreet, Asmeet, Ravneet and Megha (Tagore House) 1.

In the teachers' relay race, Sikirat, Sanjeev, Suneet and Harleen Kaur of Patiala House were the winners. Class IV employees' race — Ashar Khan 1, Amin Khan 2, Indra 3.

Ball badminton: IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, won the UT Inter-School Under-19 Ball Badminton Tournament held at Shivalik Public School in Sector 41. In the final, Dev Samaj girls beat Government Model School, Sector 21, 29-8, 29-8. Shweta scored maximum points for the winners.

In the girls' under-14 section, Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, will meet Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, in the semi-finals. Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, beat Government High School, Sector 41, 29-27, 21-29, 29-27.

Cricket tourney: In the under-10 section of the Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament being played at St John's High School, Sector 26, St Anne's Convent School, Sector 32, beat St Stephen's School, Sector 45, by nine wickets; Saupin's School, Panchkula, defeated St Stephen's School, Panchkula by seven wickets; St John's School beat St Anne's School, Sector 32 by nine wickets; Edmund Rice-26 defeated Stepping Stone-38 by three wickets; and YPS, SAS Nagar, had tied with St Kabir School, Sector 26.