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Electronic post likely soon
Chandigarh, February 1
The Sector 17 General Post Office will shortly launch electronic post service here on the pattern of
Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and Punjab circles.
At a press conference here today, Mr S.P. Jain, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, said a proposal in this regard had already been sent to the Union Government and he hoped that it would be approved soon.
 ‘India should strive to become an economic giant’
Chandigarh, February 1
It is for India to decide whether it wants international intervention in the issue being faced with Pakistan. This was stated by Mr Frederic Grare, Director, French Centre for Human Sciences, New Delhi, during a lecture delivered at the Panjab University on ‘The Future of Indo-Pak Relations in the Light of India’s New International Aspirations’ here today.
EATING OUT
Taste that speaks from the oven
Chandigarh
When in need of a particular type of food, there’s nothing like going to a speciality eatery. Giving competition to a couple of multinational Italian restaurants is our very own Chandigarh lad, Mandeep Singh Uppal. About a year-and-a-half back, Mandeep opened Oven Pizzaria in the Sector 9 market opposite Carmel Convent School.
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Ramgarhia
Sabha, contractors back Bir Devinder in Kharar
SAS Nagar, February 1
Facing a tough competition from dissidents within the party and the Akalis for the Kharar seat, the Congress and the CPI candidate, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, today solicited support of the Ramgarhia Sabha and the Contractors association. The association had earlier fielded a rebel congress candidate, Mr Lakhwinder Singh, whose nomination papers was rejected during the scrutiny.
Cong, SAD candidates release manifestoes
SAS Nagar, February 1
A vote bank of over 64,000 urban voters in the town is difficult to be ignored by the candidates in the poll fray for the Kharar Assembly seat. The candidates are sparing no effort to attract this segment of voters, a largely conscious class which cannot be won over by the glare of money and ‘liquor-service’.
MCC team monitors parking lots
Chandigarh, February 1
A 13-member task force led by a Municipal Corporation Executive Engineer here today spent the day in the Sector 17 parking lots for examining problems in the parking system.
Mentally challenged restored to parents
Chandigarh, February 1
A mentally challenged child belonging to Ropar, who was found roaming about in the city over two weeks ago, was restored to his parents by the local police here today. He had reached the city after he mistakenly boarded a truck.
The boy’s grandfather, Teja Singh, arrived here to take him
after his identity was established and his family was contacted.
13-year-old Jaswinder being led away by his grandfather, Teja Singh, from the Child Help Line Centre in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan
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Festival of Gardens from Feb 22 to 24
Chandigarh, February 1
The Festival of Gardens will be held in the city from February 22 to 24. At a meeting held here to chalk out the plan, it was decided to constitute subcommittees to ensure smooth conduct of the festival, which forms part of the national calendar of events of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
YOUNG VOICE
‘No substitute for hard work’
 A senior lecturer in the Statistics Department of Panjab University, Dr Narinder Kumar, deserves to be called a young achiever.
While pursuing MPhil in statistics, he was appointed as an instructor on adhoc basis by the department. Later, he was promoted as a lecturer. Simultaneously, he also worked on his PhD theses and was awarded the doctoral degree in 1994.
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