Pedestrian killed in mishap
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 31 — A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by an unknown vehicle near a petrol pump on Madhya Marg. He was shifted to the PGI, where he was declared brought dead. A case under Sections 279\337\304-A of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 26 police station.

Bag stolen
Mr Amrit Lal, a conductor with Himachal Road Transport Corporation, reported to the police that his bag, containing Rs 2,100 and tickets worth Rs 13,577, was stolen from counters 37 and 38 at the ISBT, Sector 17. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 17 police station.

Scooter stolen
Mr Lazak Alfred of Sector 35 reported to the police that his scooter (CH-O1-4862) was stolen from the Sector 22 market. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 17 police station.

Assaulted
Mr Sumesh Kumar of Sector 20 reported to the police that Jaswant Singh alias Kalu, Jaswant Singh alias Mintu, and Nasir Ali assaulted and threatened him near the civil dispensary in Sector 20. The accused have been arrested. A case under Sections 324\506\34 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 19 police station.

Gambling
The police arrested Ashok Kumar alias Khappa of Bapu Dham colony for playing 'satta' in the colony. A case under Section 13-A-3-67 of the Gambling Act has been registered at the Sector 26 police station.

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Fire breaks out
A fire broke out in the premises of the 220 KV sub-station in Phase VII of Industrial Area.

According to the information available, the fire broke out in the wild growth in about three acres adjacent to residential quarters in the sub-station complex.

Four fire tenders — three from local fire station and one from a Chandigarh fire station — were requisitioned to control the fire.

The fire broke out at 12.25 pm. It was brought under control at around 2.20 pm.

PUTA resents poll duty
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 31 — The newly-formed Panjab University teachers Association (PUTA) has expressed resentment over the 'manner in which the UT Administration has asked PU teachers to do election duty for the first time'.

The university teachers are senior in protocol to the persons under whom they have been asked to work.

Dr P.P. Arya, president of the PUTA, said teachers, unlike government servants, were free to have explicit political orientations and had the constitutional right to contest the elections. Therefore, it was not in the interest of the country to employ them for elections.

The association demanded that the Representation of People Act (1951) be amended to remove the 1998 amendment, which had included university teachers as a category that would be summoned by the local authorities.

Additional members
The PUTA coopted four members of the senate as additional members. They are Dr I.M joshi, Prof Pam Rajput, Dr M.L. Sharma and Dr Md Khalid.

Condoled
Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, condoled the death of Pt Mohan Lal, a former Home and Finance Minister of Punjab. "In his death the nation has lost an eminent statesman, able parliamentarian, visionary and philanthropist committed to the cause of education," Prof Puri added.

'Extend dates'
The Haryana Students Association of Panjab University, in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, demanded extension of dates for admissions to first year courses in various departments to post-graduate courses.

In a press release, Mr Bhupinder Singh, president of the association, said admissions to first year courses in various faculties would be completed today. However, more students leave after some days. This left a number of deserving students without a seat. The problem could be solved by extention of dates, Mr Bhupinder Singh added.

Celebrated
The Students Organisation of Punjab University celebrated its second anniversary on the campus here today.

Air Marshal G.S. Punia was the chief guest. Mr Dayal Pratap Randhawa, president of the organisation, urged the students to maintain peace. He demanded the UT administration to exempt students from entertainment tax.

B.Ed (humanities) seats filled
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 31 — All the colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Punjabi University, Patiala, have filled all their seats in the humanities group of the B.Ed courses on the fourth day of admissions at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, today.

While the last candidate who secured admission in Government College of Education, Sector 20 had secured 157.75 marks (312 rank), the last candidate admitted to Dev Samaj College of Education had secured 146.50 marks ( 1083 rank) in the entrance examination to this course.

In the two colleges affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, the last candidate to be admitted in the humanities group to Government College of Education, Patiala had a score of 143.50 marks (1453 rank) and the last one to be admitted to DB Chetan Dev Government College of Education, Faridkot, had a score of 148.50 marks.

The admissions to Government College of Education, Jalandhar, affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, have also been completed. The last candidate to be admitted in this college had a score of 149.50 (771 rank).

Cabbage, cucumber cheaper
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Aug 31— A number of commonly used vegetables have become cheaper in the local market during the past four days.

During a survey of the local markets it was found that even the price of cabbage, which was stable for the past two weeks, has crashed. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 16 two days back, could be purchased for Rs 12 today. There was, however, no change in the price of cauliflower, which could be purchased today for Rs 35 a kg in retail and for Rs 150 per 5 kg in the wholesale market.

A kg of cucumber, priced at Rs 16 a week ago, was available today for Rs 12. The wholesale price of the same has come down from Rs 60 to Rs 45 per 5 kg . Brinjal has also gone the cucumber way as its price has also fallen. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 16 a week back, could be purchased today for Rs 12. In the wholesale price the price of the vegetable has crashed from Rs 60 to Rs 50 per 5 kg. According to traders, the fall in the price of vegetables was due to improved arrivals in the local market from parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab during this period.

Lady's finger has also become cheaper during this period. A kg of the vegetable, which could be had after paying Rs 16 just three days ago, could be purchased today for Rs 10 to Rs 12. The wholesale price of the vegetable has come down from Rs 60 to Rs 45 per 5 kg during this period. Beans have become cheaper as the price of a kg of the vegetable has come down from Rs 24 to Rs 20 in retail and from Rs 100 to Rs 80 per 5 kg in wholesale market.

The price of tomato has come down from Rs 20 to Rs 15 a kg in retail and from Rs 80 to Rs 55 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. The price of gourd has also come down from Rs 16 to Rs 10 a kg.

On the other hand, the prices of certain vegetables have increased during this period. A kg of carrot, priced at Rs 30 just three days back, could be had today for Rs 40. The wholesale price of the vegetable has shot up from Rs 135 to Rs 175 per 5 kg. the same was the case with squash gourd as its price has increased from Rs 28 to Rs 30 in the retail market.

There was no change in the price of peas and ginger as these could be purchased today for Rs 40 and Rs 48 a kg, respectively. Onion and potato were priced at Rs 10 and Rs 4 a kg, respectively.

Football super league begins
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Aug 31 — Chandigarh Senior Football Super League began at the Football stadium, sector 17, here today. Four teams — city cops Football club, youngsters club, Audit Haryana club and chandigarh Football club — have qualified for the league.

In the first match, Chandigarh Football club defeated City cops by a solitary goal. The goal was scored in the 28th minute by Lakhminder Singh from a cross by Sohan Negi. The half time score was 1-0.

In the second half, City cops played valiantly but some players were shown the yellow card and red card. Dharminder missed a sitter in the 40th minute.

Audit Haryana Club takes on youngsters club tomorrow.

GSSS Karsan best
Government senior Secondary School, Karsan, wrested the overall position in the inter-school wrestling competition organised by the Education department, Chandigarh, at Sector 30 wrestling coaching centre. The following positions were bagged by GSSS, Karsan, in various events:

Under-14 years: gold medal- Gurdeep (45 kg), Pawan (49 kg) and Suraj (60 kg); silver medal- sunil (32 kg), Sandeep (42 kg) and Surinder ( 55 kg); bronze medal- Lalit Prashad (25 kg).

Under-17 years: silver medal- Sanju (42 kg), Jasbir (48 kg), Rakesh (52 kg), Joginder (57 kg) and Sonu (69 kg).

Under-19 years: gold medal- Rajiv (42 kg), Monu (45 kg) and Sanjeev (52 kg); silver medal- sunil (49 kg); bronze medal- Arvin (56 kg) and Rakesh (60 kg).

Central Office win
Central office, New Delhi, outclassed Punjab region by ten wickets in the North zone regional provident Commissioner cricket tournament, which concluded at the sector 16 Cricket stadium.

Batting first, Punjab region were bundled out for 75 runs in 23 overs. A Himachal Pradesh Ranji player, Nischal Gaur, and Ravinder bagged three wickets each.

In reply, Nischal Gaur scored 54 runs as Central office reached the target in eight overs without losing any wicket. Mr M.L. Meena, Regional Provident Commisioner, Chandigarh zone, gave away the prizes.