UT all set to go to polls today
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — The Union Territory of Chandigarh is all set to go to polls tomorrow for the lone Lok Sabha seat. Nearly 3,500 employees, who are on election duty, have started reporting at the venues of their duty after collecting the election material, including electronic voting machines, from the distribution centres this morning.

"NDA govt to last full term"
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — Predicting a stable National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for a full term of five years under Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, the BJP candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, Mr Krishan Lal Sharma says that elections to the 13th Lok Sabha will witness positive voting for the first time.

Bansal confident of winning
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — "We are all set to wrest back the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat," says the Congress candidate, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, maintaining that "there has been overwhelming response from all sections of society" to his candidature.

Inadequate poll material provided in Banur
DERA BASSI, Sept 4 — The presiding officers of 159 polling stations in the Banur segment of the Patiala parliamentary constituency are reported to have been provided with only one-third of the election material required by them.

Liquor seizures continue on poll eve
Chandigarh, Sept 4 — In the continuing drive against the illegal sale and distribution of liquor in the labour colonies of the city, the police has seized 1,220 pouches of whisky.

Poll material given to staff
SAS NAGAR, Sept 4 — Amidst proper security arrangements, election materials like ballot boxes, ballot papers and stationery, were handed over to the polling staff at the collection-cum-counting centre in Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, here this morning. It took over four hours for the exercise to complete, which started at 9 a.m.

No poll duty for wildlife staff
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — The Election Commission of India (EC) has exempted wildlife officials and vehicles all over the country from poll duties.

Toothbrush removed from stomach
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — It is quite amazing to know about a normal person swallowing a toothbrush while cleaning his/her teeth.But it does happen.

From the schools
Teachers Day celebrated
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — Various functions were organised by schools in the city to celebrate Teachers' day,the birth anniversary of Dr S.Radhakrishnan, here today.

'Understand workers for best result'
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — The factor of emotional intelligence is ignored in human management in the Indian industries, said Mr Sachit Jain, former chairman of the Haryana unit of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), in a seminar on human management at Panjab University today.

Faculty’s plea to VC
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — For the first time in the history of Panjab University, all faculty members of a department have given a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor against the recommendations made by the selection committees for appointments to the posts of reader and professor.

Fruit prices fluctuate
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 —The prices of a number of fruit have witnessed fluctuation in the local market during the past four days.

Irina Brar lifts Aman Nat golf trophy
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — Fifteen-year-old Irina Brar, a Class X student of Vivek High School clinched The Aman Nat Memorial Trophy at Chandigarh Golf Club, scoring a two under par 70 (gross) round today.

Vicki hero of sport meet

Tackling soil erosion
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4 — Farmers in the Shivalik foothills can easily solve the problem of soil erosion, research conducted by the Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute (CSWCRTI) reveals.

Revolution in home kitchen, cooking
CHANDIGARH, Sept 4— She comes home from office, exhausted and hungry. Not in the mood to cook, she takes out vegetables from the refrigerator and puts these in the microwave. The meal is ready in no time.

Bridges crying for repairs
DAIRI (Sohana), Sept 4 —residents of more than a dozen villages are resentful of the Punjab Public Works Department for its failure to repair the bridges and causeways damaged over the years.