C H A N D I G A R H

Vital documents relating to Manpreet's marriage seized
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — If documents recovered by the Ludhiana police are to be believed then Manpreet Oberoi, 30- year-old-wife of UT Home Secretary R. S. Gujral, had previously tied the knot with Ludhiana-based Vishal Aggarwal, who has all along been denying the allegations levelled by the Home Secretary (HS) in this regard.

• Manpreet, Vishal were married: police 
  (Ludhiana page)

UT Admn, Microsoft to sign MoU
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between US-based computer software giant Microsoft and the Chandigarh Administration will be signed before October 15. This will usher in a new era of use of IT application in the city.

No single service can win a war: Oberoi
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Synergy and 'jointmanship' between the three services — the key element in the 21st century battlefield environment and the focus of several recent military exercises in the country — is still lacking.

Coop societies to have land soon
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — The Chandigarh Administration is all set to allot land to Cooperative House Building Societies in Phase III sectors.

COMMUNITY

Sangra to be new GOC-in-C
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Lt Gen Surjit Singh Sangra will assume charge as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, at Chandimandir on September 30. He is presently GOC-in-C of the Central Command based at Lucknow, a post he has held for the past two years.

8 samiti seats reserved for women
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Eight of the 15 seats of Chandigarh Panchayat Samiti have been reserved for women and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes.

INFECTIOUS GIGGLES: Girls caught in a light mood as the Girl Child Day is observed in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

REGIONAL BRIEFS

	Contractors allege discrimination September 23, 2000
	Sector 38 murder case: kin arrested September 22, 2000
	Fee on land sale deeds hiked September 21, 2000
	Lottery agents wooing UT to restart sale of tickets September 20, 2000
	Post of Chief Engineer: three in race September 19, 2000
	Allegations mark last phase of Senate poll September 18, 2000
	Skydiving, mobike stunts at Army Show September 17, 2000
	Encroachment by CM’s aide September 16, 2000
	Rally against caste-based reservation in jobs September 15, 2000
	Coop Bank employees in the dock September 14, 2000

Give equal respect to girls: Jacob
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — The Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen JFR Jacob (retd), today gave a call to launch a campaign to abolish gender-based discrimination in society. Speaking at a function, “Meena, the girl child” organised by the Child Welfare Council, Punjab, at Punjab Raj Bhavan, he said it was sad that nearly half of our population was being neglected due to lack of awareness, education and prejudices.

Youth awarded for bravery
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — The day Sumit Singh Sheoran, a student of Government College for Men, Sector 11, plunged into fire to save the life of a five year old boy at Sonepat, he did so without expecting any returns for his bravery.

Development plan for Ram Darbar sought
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — A women litracy awareness and awards distribution camp was organised by the Ratna Memorial Charitable Trust in collaboration with the Dr Ambedkar Social Justice Forum, India, the Mother Kheevi Women Educational and Training Society, the Naujawan Educational and Training Forum and the Sri Guru Ravi Bhavan Society at Ram Darbar today.

CTU employees’ suspension revoked
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Local bus traffic in the city was partially disrupted for more than an hour today as two suspended employees of the Chandigarh Transport Understanding (CTU) stopped buses at the main ISBT to protest against their suspension.

"Develop refresher course in fisheries"
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — A farmers' meet on "fisheries development" was held at the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, today as part of the last day of the three-day Indian Fisheries Science Congress.

Martyrs’ sacrifices recalled
PANCHKULA, Sept 23 — The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, has appealed to the youth to derive inspiration from the lives of the martyrs to promote unity and bonding among countrymen.

CRIME

Body found at Balongi
SAS NAGAR, Sept 23 — An unidentified body of a youth was found lying amid wild growth at Balongi along the SAS Nagar-Kharar road near here today. The body was noticed by a passer- by, who informed the police.

Milk booth looted; one arrested
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Alertness on the part of the public resulted in arrest of a robber who along with his accomplices robbed a milk booth in Sector 15, late last night.

EDUCATION

Encourage kids to discover maths: Bambah
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — “The child should be encouraged to discover mathematics, not taught,” said Dr R.P. Bambah, former Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, while inaugurating a workshop on “Teaching mathematics at the kindergarten level’ by Ms Sheetal Choudhery organised today at Nehru Bhavan by the Durga Das Foundation.

No clarity in PU student politics
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — An unclear picture prevails in the student politics of Panjab University, with organisations seeming to reach out for helping hands for identity in a vague atmosphere for the forthcoming Senate elections.

Cases of 118 students to figure
 in Syndicate meeting
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — A forthcoming Syndicate meeting of Panjab University, scheduled for September 30, features cases of 118 candidates accused of “submitting fake certificates” particularly those in the Department of Correspondence Studies.

COURTS

Bail granted in forgery case
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Gian Singh Malhotra, a resident of Maloya, was granted anticipatory bail in a forgery case by the UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr R.C Godara, today.

CULTURE

Kishore, Lata award contest
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — The Majlis Journalists’ and Artistes’ Association will hold its eighth Kishore Kumar and Lata award contest for men and women, respectively, at Tagore Theatre here on October 3.

Jacob honours artists
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — Over 100 artists are displaying their works at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10. Interesting to note is the fact that the artists hail not only from the city, but also from various parts of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

An evening of fancy footwork
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — It was an evening full of jazz, colour, lights and a show of electrically charged young talent at the Tagore Theatre today. West -17, a dance training school, along with Lions Club, region I, District 321F, and Piara Lal Rukhmini Devi Foundation organised Rhythm 2000, a talent search-cum-dance show of their students.

Nature at its virgin best
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — The artistic might of West Bengal is finding expression in the works put up in the Punjab Lalit Kala Academi in Sector 16. The collection bears a distinct character, which seems to have come naturally. The characteristic feature of the 65 Drawings of the Millennium on the show by seven Calcutta-based artists is that these are more or less virgin when it comes to the form of expression.

HEALTH

Menopause: men are no exception
CHANDIGARH, Sept 23 — This might be news for most of the men. If you are 40 years of age and above, and some of the symptoms you experience include major reduction in sexual desire, poor libido, skin atrophy and forgetfulness, your menopause might be setting in.