Part of human body found
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — The police recovered a part of the human palm from near a house in the Mauli Jagran colony here today.

According to police sources, the severed body part was found by some residents who informed the police. It belonged to Harpal Singh (16), a resident of Fatehgarh Churian, who was crushed by a passenger train on the evening of October 20.

The police is of the view that the hand might have been taken away by a dog or a vulture.

Held for drinking: The police has arrested Varinder Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar and Baljit Singh for drinking at a public place in Sector 19-C. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act has been registered at the Sector 19 police station.

Fake currency note: Dhanas resident Ravi Dass has been arrested on the charges of possessing a fake currency note for Rs 500. A case under Section 489 - A, IPC, has been registered at the West police station.

Vehicles stolen: In separate incidents two vehicles were stolen from the city.

Mr B.L. Kler, a resident of Sector 32, has reported that his car (CHOI-3340) from his residence.

Mr Ritesh Chadha, a resident of Sector 33, reported that his motor cycle (CHOI-F-9708) has been stolen from the Panjab University campus.

Cases under Section 379, IPC, have been registered.

Anand is PUSU Chairman
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — Munish Anand, a former president of the Panjab University Campus Students Council, was today nominated the Chairman of the Punjab University Students Union (PUSU).

Addressing mediapersons on the campus, the outgoing chairman, Gurwinder Singh Grewal, announced his decision to quit from the post and withdraw from active student politics. He said the executive body of PUSU had been dissolved and a new governing body at campus and college levels would be formed by next month. Paramjit Singh Sahi was appointed the acting President till the formation of the new body.

Grewal hoped that the organisation would continue its fight against violence and would bring peace on the campus. He called upon students organisations to collectively oppose the administration on common issues. He said PUSU would not associate with the Senate or Syndicate on students issues. The elected president of the students council should be nominated on both Senate and Syndicate for effective representation, he added.

Anand said during the current academic session, members of PUSU would strive to find solution to the existing problems on the campus. The main thrust would be to streamline the functioning of the office of Controller of Examinations and the Department of Youth Welfare.

He said they would try to ensure timely declaration of results by making the authorities announce the date of declaration of result along with the datesheet. The results of re-evaluation should be declared within 45 days, he said. They would also take up the demand of students of BSc (Hons) and Law with regard to a chance for improvement.

Anand said they would take up the issue of making the Youth Welfare Department more accountable in terms of activities organised and the amount actually spent. They would also try to revive cultural activities. The new members of PUSU at the college and department levels would be given a chance to give their viewpoint in functioning of the governing body on the campus.

Another issue on the agenda pertained to proper placement of students, particularly pass-outs of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, whose placement should be done along with students of Punjab Engineering College.

Anand said if the authorities concerned did not take up their memoranda and meetings on these issues seriously they wouldl be forced to launch an agitation to get them accepted in the larger interest of the student community.

'Milaap'99' held at Panjab University
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — A colourful cultural function "Milaap'99" was organised by students of the Department of Laws to welcome freshers at the university auditorium here today.

The audience in the jampacked hall was treated to a variety of items but the maximum demand throughout was for Punjabi songs. The highlight of the function was a parody in which students enacted a series of events — from the time they take admission in the department to examinations and finally the degrees they receive on passing out. The songs for various sequences were apt and drew loud applause.

Welcoming the students on the campus in the current session, Dayal Partap Singh Randhawa, President of the Punjab University Campus Students' Council, said a grant of Rs 5,000 would be given to the Department of Laws for the freshers' function. He further said each of the department representatives would be given Rs 1,000 to organise similar functions at their departments.

Mr G.K. Chatrath, Dean Law Faculty, who was the chief guest at the function, gave a grant of Rs 5,100 to the organisers of the function. He called upon students to strive hard to reach their goals. The Chairman of the department, Prof V.K. Bansal, who is also Dean Students Welfare, presided over the function.

Later, a fashion contest was held to choose 'Mr and Ms Fresher' for this session. All teachers of the department were presented gifts by the organisers. Members of the new council were also welcomed by the department.

Baba Sehgal launches new album
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — Rap singer Baba Sehgal says he will not do another Hindi film. His only attempt at movies 'Ms 420' had bombed at the box office in 1998. The singer said he could not devote time to movies as they took a lot of time in production. The making of 'Ms 420' took about 5 years, he said.

Baba Sehgal who made his debut in 1991 with the album 'Thanda Thanda Pani', was in the city today to launch his 12th album 'Abb Main Vengaboy' which has come after a gap of a-year-and-a-half.

Baba said "This album brings to my fans something that they want from me — Rap — but with a difference. The album has more melody than my previous albums and I am sure it will be enjoyed by persons of all ages."

The album claims to be refreshingly international and pleasantly indigenous. Although all tracks have Baba's flavour, he has also tried to cross cultural boundaries. For instance, the song 'Haiya Ho' is inspired from a Bhojpuri folk song and the track "Ai Yai Yai Yo" is set to a traditional African beat. However, it remains to be seen how the album fares on the popularity charts when even well-established artists are finding it hard to retain their reputation in the wake of slump in the entertainment industry, especially in the Indian pop category. The music company which has brought out the album refused to comment on the slump and did not give an expected sale figure of the album.

Later in the night, a scheduled show at Chandigarh Club could not take off till 10.15 pm.

Peas dearest at Rs 30 a kg
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, Oct 22 — The two-day nationwide strike by transporters against the hike in the diesel prices is yet to show its impact on the prices of commonly used vegetables in the local markets. Rather the prices of some of the vegetables have registered a marginal decrease during the past one week.

Vendors in different phase markets said that the prices were expected to remain static till the existing stocks in the market in Chandigarh and neighbouring areas of the township lasted.

A survey of local markets revealed that the prices of most of the vegetables continued to remain static. Onion was selling at Rs 10 a kg in the Phase 5 market. Lemon was being sold at Rs 25 a kg. Last week it was selling at Rs 30.

A vendor in the Phase 4 market was selling gourd at Rs 8 a kg. Last week it was selling at Rs 10. The dearest item in the market was peas which was being sold at Rs 30 a kg.

Brinjal was available at Rs 10 a kg. A vendor in the Phase 7 market was selling cauliflower and cabbage at Rs 8 and Rs 10 a kg, respectively. Last week, however, cabbage was being sold at Rs 8 a kg.

Lady's finger was priced at Rs 10 a kg. Last week it was available at Rs 16. Similarly, cucumber cost Rs 8 a kg. A better quality of the vegetable was available at Rs 10. The price of bean continued to remain static at Rs 10 a kg.

Gymnastics championship opens
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — The 27th Chandigarh gymnastics championship began at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, here today with participation of nearly 150 boys and girls in under-12, under-14, junior and senior categories.

It was inaugurated by Mr D.V. Bhatia, President of the Chandigarh Gymnastics Association. As many as 36 units, including schools and colleges, have sent gymnasts to take part in the three-day championship.

Results — artistic men (final) parallel bars: K.H. Baleshwar 1, Sourav Das and Jasdeep Singh 2, N. Priya Kumar 3; horizontal bar: N. Priya Kumar 1, Sourav Das 2, Rajesh Kumar 3; vaulting horse: Jagvinder Singh 1, Gautam Bharti 2, T.H. Lokhen Singh 3; roman rings: Deepak Uniyal 1, N. Priya Kumar 2, K.H. Baleshwar and Rajesh Kumar 3; pommel horse: Sajal Pal 1, K.H. Baleshwar 2, Sourav Das 3; floor exercise: Gautam Bharti 1, Jagvinder Singh 2, K.H. Baleshwar 3; all round best gymnast: N. Priya Kumar 1, K.H. Baleshwar 2, T.H. Lokhen Singh 3.

GGSSS-8 champs: Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won a pulsating final in the under-17 section of the UT inter-school volleyball tournament at SPS-41. SGGSS-35 were champions in under-19 section when they defeated GGSSS-8 in the final. The third place in under-17 section went to GMHS-26 and in under-14 section to GHS-32.

Results — under-19 final: SGGSSS-8 b GGSSS-8 25-20, 25-11, 25-18; under-17 final: GGSSS-8 b GHS-32 26-24, 25-14, 16-25, 27-25.

SPS-41 triumph: In under-17 section of UT inter-school basketball at SPS-41, IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, and Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, defeated Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, 39-10, and GMSSS-37, 20-0, respectively. In under-14 section, SPS-41 defeated AKSIPS-41 20-0, Sacred Heart beat ISDSSS-21 12-0 and GGSSS-8 downed Dev Samaj Junior Model School, Sector 21, 10-4.

Sub-jr basketball: Thev Chandigarh Basketball Association will hold the UT state sub-junior boys and girls basketball championship from October 24 to 27, according to Mr K.S. Bharti, Secretary of the association. The players born on or after January 1, 1986, will be eligible to take part in this three-day meet.

On the basis of performance in this championship, about 30 players (15 each in boys and girls sections) would be selected for a 10-day coaching camp prior to their participation in the 26th national sub-junior basketball championship, to be held at Anandpur Sahib from November 14. Entries close on October 23.

Khalsa club win women soccer crown
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Oct 22 — Khalsa Shining Star Club defeated Sanjay Football Club, 3-0, in the final of the first Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship which concluded here this eveing at Football Stadium in Sector 17.

Ms Vini Mahajan, IAS and Managing Director of the Punjab Tourism Development Corporation, was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.

The six-day meet organised for the first time after a gap of nearly two decades by the Chandigarh Football Association got a tremendous response from the participating teams, drawn from various schools, colleges and clubs.

In today's match, the first goal was scored by Gurpreet Gill in the 16th minute and till halftime, the score was 1-0. In the second half, in the 34th minute, the KSS team struck again with Gurpreet Gill scoring a goal through penalty kick. The third goal was netted by Sarla in the 36th minute of the match. The four best players selected are Pinki, Gurpreet Gill, Sandhya and Prabhjot.

Cricket tourney: A fine allround performance by Manjeet Singh of St Kabir School, Sector 26, who scored 39 runs and took three wickets for 28 runs, helped St Kabir defeat SD Public School, Sector 32, by seven wickets.

Results: YPS, SAS Nagar, b St Joseph's School-9 by three wickets (St Joseph's-9 — 152 for 9 in 25 overs, Virender 50 n.o., Puneet 33, Sahil 15, Vibhu 3 for 28, Simrandeep 2 for 17, Harmeet 2 for 24; YPS, SAS Nagar — 156 for seven in 22.1 overs, Sangram 38, Sarvagya 18 n.o., Aman 19, Jatin 3 for 35, Sandeep 2 for 33).

St Peter's School-37 b New Public School-8 by three wickets (NPS-18 — 149 all out in 2.2 overs (Sunny 28, Aashish 12, Rahul 20, Gokal 3 for 20, Anoop 3 for 26, Sabir 2 for 33).

St Kabir b SDP-32 by seven wickets (SDP-32 — 137 for six in 20 overs, Madan Lal 63, Amit Chavan 10, Gaurav 10, Manjeet 3 for 28; St Kabir — 139 for three in 17.2 overs, Smanjeet 39, Sachin 29, Anmol 26, Harshdeep 12).

GMS-35 defeated GMS-44 by one run (GMS-35 133 for 6 in 20 overs — Shanawaz 46, Amandeeep 19, Vinay Jain 18, Deepak 11, Munish 2 for 26; GMS-44 — 132 for seven in 20 overs, Amandeep 34 n.o., Ruble 25, Shariq 17, Vinay 3 for 20, Shanawaz 2 for 19).

Judo meet: The Chandigarh State Judo Championship began here today at Sri Guru Harkishan Public School, Sector 38, with Mr S. Chattopadhya, President of the Judo Association of Chandigarh, presiding over the inaugural function.

In the sub-junior girls' section, Pooja Jalan won the first position in the below 27 kg category. Sonia Saini won in the below 32 kg category, Rekha got the first position in the below 36 kg category and Kiran Negi secured first position in the below 40 kg category. Geeta won in the below 44 kg category and Kuljeet won first position in the above 44 kg category.

School handball: In the UT Inter-School Handball Championship held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, SGGSSS, Sector 35, clinched the under-19 title by defeating GGSSS, Sector 23, 12-2. The third place in this section was taken by GGSSS-8 who beat GMSSS-21, 5-4.

In the under-17 section, GGSSS-8 and GMSSS-21 will meet in the final. In the semi-finals, the former defeated GMS, Maloya, 7-0, while the latter beat GGSSS-20, 7-2.