C H A N D I G A R H

Villagers being forced to make way for migrants
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — Farmers who own land in the UT villages here and belong to this region will have to move out. On their lands, the Chandigarh Administration will now rehabilitate slum dwellers who belong to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Fresh acquisition of land has begun in more than 12 villages of the UT.

Children perform qawwali at their annual function in Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary Model School, Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Monday.  — A Tribune photograph

Controversial transfer? 
PANCHKULA, Oct 9 — Controversy surrounds the transfer of Mr Sandeep Garg, Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority, which was effected here today. He is succeeded by Mr Srikant Balgad, Joint Secretary, Local Administration.

Admn directed to seek names for GMCH Director
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The appointment of a new Director Principal at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, has taken a new turn.

PU students’ body poll on Oct 20
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The much-awaited dates of elections to the various students councils of Panjab University and local colleges for the session 2000-2001, was announced here today.

Man claims son was killed, police insists it is suicide
PANCHKULA, Oct 9 — It is a 70-year-old's race against time as he tries to bring the murderers of his 22-year-old son, Vinay Kumar, to book, without much success.

COMMUNITY

No body to deal with sexual harassment
SAS NAGAR, Oct 9 — On September 26, a stenographer-typist in the office of the SAS Nagar Municipal Council complained that she was being sexually harassed by her two colleagues. A case was registered by the police in this regard. The matter is being investigated.

Protest against petro price hike
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — Activists of the Chandigarh Territorial Mahila Congress staged a dharna in Sector 17 here today in protest against the recent hike in the prices of oil products and the LPG.

Decision on Divali mela sites on Oct 14
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — A special meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) will be held on October 14 to take a decision on the auction of stalls in the Sector 17 Plaza for the three-day Divali mela beginning October 24.

IAF rally participants reach Ropar
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The eight participants in the Indian Air Force cycle rally — Sagar se Himalaya — today reached Ropar via Patiala, spreading the goodwill message of national integrity. The rally, which started on September 23 from the Air Force, Naliya (from where Pakistan's aircraft Atlantique was shot down on August 10 last year), reached Ropar via Bhuj, Santhalpur, Gandhav, Barmer, Jodhpur, Churu, Hisar and Patiala.

Sikh women ‘should not wear skirts’
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The Nanavati Commission, set up to probe the 1984 riots in Delhi, will bring out all details before the government within six months, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Avtar Singh Hit said today.

Competing in devotional spirit
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — Mesmerised eyes stared with devotion at dying Shravna clutching an arrow with his quivering hands. The devotion was no less as other Ramlila committees staged scenes from the epic during a two-day competition organised by the Chandigarh Kendriya Ramlila Mahasabha late in the evening at Sector 28 here today.

Postal Week till Oct 14
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The Department of Posts is celebrating National Postal Week from October 9 to October 14. The celebrations start on October 9 which is the World Post Day. The slogan for this year is “one world, one postal network”.

Slight fall in vegetable prices 
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — The prices of the commonly used vegetables have witnessed a slight decrease in the past about fortnight.

A tribute to nature’s most beautiful manifestation
CHANDIGARH, Oct 9 — Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.