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2 men,
contrasting styles
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — The two main candidates for the
lone Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh, Mr Pawan
Bansal and Mr K.L. Sharma, not only belong to
political parties that are sworn rivals, but also
the two are very different from each other in
almost all aspects of personal as well as
projected political life.Bansal
for raise in IT limit
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — A former Chief Minister of Punjab,
Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, has said if voted to
power, the Congress will ensure that employees
are not forced to resort to agitation to get
their genuine demands accepted. She was
addressing a rally of employees organised by the
Trade Union Council in Sector 17 here to raise
major demands of the salaried class ahead of Lok
Sabha elections.
Truckload of liquor seized
Chandigarh,
Sept 2 — In a major haul, the police seized
a truckload of illicit liquor from the Industrial
Area Phase II which was reportedly being taken
for distribution among colony voters here this
afternoon.
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Rs
1.85 cr for AIDS control
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — The Union Territory has been allocated a
sum of Rs 1.85 crore as an ad-hoc release till March,
2000, for spreading information about HIV\AIDS and
checking the discrimination against those living with the
HIV virus. This is a part of the mega-package of Rs 1,425
crore granted to the National AIDS Control Organisation
(NACO) for implementing the second phase of the AIDS
Control Project for the next five years.
Ban
on vehicles a 'black law': residents
PANCHKULA,
Sept 2 — The restriction on the movement of vehicles
on September 5 during polling hours imposed by the
District Magistrate has come in for criticism from
residents who feel the order has come as a wet blanket
over the already lack-lustre election campaign.
'Who's
Cong's PM candidate?'
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — Senior Vice-President of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and candidate for the Chandigarh Lok
Sabha seat, Mr Krishan Lal Sharma, today alleged that the
Congress was ''shying'' away from clearly projecting a
specific leader as its prime ministerial candidate.
Martyr
cremated with state honours
KHARAR,
Sept 2 — Lance Naik Ranjodh Singh of 7, Dogra
Regiment, who sacrificed his life while fighting
militants near Jammu, was cremated with state honours in
his native village Tewar in Kharar tehsil today.
Poll
campaign picks up in Kharar
KHARAR,
Sept 2 — Electioneering has picked up in the Kharar
segment of the Ropar Lok Sabha constituency and the
Congress and the BJP-SAD organised padyatras in support
of their respective candidates here yesterday.
'Need
to develop HIV vaccine'
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — Different lectures were held here today to
discuss the HIV/AIDS problem in the country. Prof V.
Ramalingaswami, Foreign Associate, National Academy of
Sciences, USA, spoke on the ''Outlook for an anti-HIV
vaccine'' at the Institute of Microbial Technology
(IMTECH), Sector 39, on the occasion of the third Prof
B.K. Bachhawat memorial lecture.
Chander
Mukhi suspended
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 2 — In a significant move, Mr Brahm Mohindra,
Congress observer for the city, today suspended Mr
Chander Mukhi Sharma from the primary membership of the
party.
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Know your candidates — VIII
