Mrs Madhu Bansal offers a 'laddoo' to her husband, Mr Pawan Bansal, after the latter's victory in the Lok Sabha poll. — A Tribune photograph	Pawan Bansal wins by 5,449 votes CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress party has made it to the Lok Sabha again. In a fierce straight contest, he defeated Mr Krishan Lal Sharma, a BJP stalwart, by 5,449 votes.
Counting a timid affair BJP led in Sector 20 Cong led in Sector 42 Sidelights
What factors tilted the balance Counting amidst tight security 1,485-vote lead for Congress in Kharar
Victory of secularism: Bansal	I accept verdict: Sharma

Villages lack garbage disposal system
RANI MAJRA (Kharar), Oct 6 — The absence of a garbage disposal system in villages on Chandigarh's periphery has become a cause of concern for the residents.

Kalpana Chawla features in PEC festival
CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman to venture into space, features in the video conferencing session of the three-day festival 'Panaoplia '99' at Punjab Engineering College, to be held from October 8.

Held for smuggling whisky
DERA BASSI, Oct 6 — The police has arrested Dalbir Singh of Phagwara in Fatehgarh Sahib district for smuggling 525 cases of whisky.

TA expedition flagged off
CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — A motorcycle expedition of the Territorial Army was flagged off to Delhi by Brigadier Khushwant Singh, Commander, TA Group Headquarters, Western Command, from Chandi Mandir here yesterday.

Students council team takes over

Tiny tots steal the show

Vegetable prices stable

Khalsa Club win soccer final

Books versus television boom
CHANDIGARH, Oct 6 — Have books taken a backseat in this era of satellite invasion? The general feeling is that this has been happening in the hi-tech world of today. Chandigarh Tribune team visited a number of bookshops in the city to find the answer.