In briefs — Chandigarh

2-day strike callPostal employees will go on a two-day strike from December 21 to press for their demands. A notice to this effect has be...

2-day strike call
Postal employees will go on a two-day strike from December 21 to press for their demands. A notice to this effect has been served by the Postal Joint Council of Action (JCA), comprising the National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) and the Federation of National Postal Organisations (FNPO), representing six lakh employees, according a press release issued today.

Syndicate poll
The names of eight candidates who will contest the elections to the Punjab University syndicate were announced today.Stating this, Rajinder Kumar Deepa, leader of one of the groups contesting the elections, stated that

their candidates for the elections were: Arts faculty: Deepak Manmohan Singh, Kehar Singh and Rajinder Bhandari; science faculty: Rabinder Nath Sharma, I.M. Govil and third to be nominated tomorrow; Combined faculty: A.S. Bedi, S.S. Hundal and Randeep Singh Surjewala. The elections will be held tomorrow.

Protest held
As a part of the on-going nation-wide agitation, the employees of the insurance companies held a demonstration in front of the regional office of the National Insurance Company Limited in Sector 35 here. The call was given by the Joint Front of Trade Unions of the GIC and the LIC.The front has given a call to hold daily protest demonstrations until Parliament session gets over.

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Consumer ’98
Lions Club Chandigarh Plaza, a social organisation, is organising a four-day exhibition-cum-sale titled Consumer `98 at Sector 17 Parade Ground here from tomorrow. According to club president, H.S. Malhotra, the exhibition has attracted more than 80 stalls with wide range of products. Another added feature is the free medical check-up, Hepatitis-B vaccination camps and food festival.

Supplement released
`Virasat’, the Punjabi fortnightly, dedicated to the cause of the handicapped in the state, released a supplement today. According to its editor, Ajit Salani, they would soon bring out a daily managed wholly by the handicapped. Bibi Jagir Jaur, Minister for Social Welfare and Cultural Affairs, presided over the function attended by many writers and social workers.