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CHANDIGARH: A land dispute between a farmer and his two sons led to the murder of another farmer who had taken the land on lease in Sonepat on Tuesday.

Sources said Om Prakash of Aterana village had leased out his land to one Dhanraj of Manoli village. When the latter was ploughing the fields, he was attacked by Rajender and Rajbir, sons of Om Prakash.

The accused also injured their father and his second wife. While the accused have been arrested, their accomplices are absconding.

Source: The Times of India News Service

Mohali: The youth found dead in Phase VII here last night has been identified as Yadvinder Singh, a resident of USA. He had come to India some days ago and was living with his cousin, a head constable with the Chandigarh Police in Sector 26.

His cousin, after reading newspapers this morning, contacted the Mohali police. He identified the victim as 24-year-old Yadvinder. He said, Yadvinder left home yesterday morning in his car and there was no word from him the whole day. His car was reportedly found in Sector 5, Chandigarh. It was unlocked.

Yadvinder was supposed to return to the USA on November 4. Matour SHO Joginderpal Singh said the boy did not know anyone in Mohali and had no reason to be here. The post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: The MC has decided to issue prepaid coupons to those who want to set up temporary stalls on Diwali.

The coupons will be issued at the MC office and sub-office, Mani Majra, from tomorrow until November 6.

For Mani Majra and Mauli Jagran, the coupons will be issued at the sub-office, Mani Majra. For Sector 17, the coupons will be issued to original shopkeepers of the sector on November 2 and November 5.

For the convenience of public, eight stalls shall be put up at the MC office and one at the NAC, Mani Majra, for the purpose.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: A delegation of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, headed by its president Charanjiv Singh, today met Pradip Mehra, UT adviser.

The delegation submitted a memorandum of demands of the trading community, a press note said here today.

Mehra sought suggestions, especially for reforms in the obsolete building bylaws and rent legislation. He told the delegation that beautification of markets would be given top priority.

Meanwhile, solution to the demands of marla house owners for need-based changes may be in sight.

The UT adviser, Pradip Mehra, today held a meeting with various organisations of residents to ascertain the demands of the residents.

The meeting was attended by senior officials of the administration.

Representatives of the Federation of Sector Welfare Association and the Chandigarh Marla/Flats Houses Resident Welfare Association told him that while major relaxations in new sectors had been allowed, the old sectors which had the maximum number of marla houses, were denied these.
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Chandigarh: Central government employees organisations observed a one-day strike in support of their demands here today.

Under the banner of the coordination committee of the central government employees and workers, Chandigarh, the associations of the office of the accountant general (A and E), department of posts, central ground water board and department of income tax and central excise observed strike.

Besides, the Punjab state industrial development corporation, survey of India and various defence organisations organised lunch-hour rallies outside their offices.

Their main demands included the grant of interim relief of at least Rs 1,000 to all central government employees, implementation of the recommendations of the sixth pay commission with effect from January 1, 2006, implementation of pending 16 awards of the board of arbitration, removal of quantum ceiling on bonus, lifting of ban on recruitment, scrapping of the PFRDA Bill and setting up of the judicial commission for the gramin dak sewaks.

Source: TNS