September 13, 2008	Saturday	Ramazan 12, 1429

HYDERABAD, Sept 12: Hundreds of villagers of Goth Sabz Ali Korai, Goth Saeed Khan Mari, Goth Yar Mohammad Mallah, Kolhi Goth, Goth Darimiyan and Goth Naichani Miayan, Latifabad taluka, staged demonstrations outside the DPO office and the press club here on Friday to protest against attempts to force the villagers to leave their houses.

Talking to journalists, they said that they had been given proprietary rights under the Gothabad scheme but they were being harassed by an influential person in connivance with revenue officials and Latifabad police to take over forcible possession of their villages.

They said that they were being threatened with dire consequences if they did not leave their houses. They alleged that false cases had been registered against the villagers and their houses were being raided by police.

They appealed to the authorities to take notice of the matter.

EXAM FORMS: The Mehran University of Engineering and Technology has extended last date for submission of forms for admission to first year, engineering, architecture and city and regional planning, under regular, self-finance and special schemes to Sept 27.

According to a university announcement, the admission forms will be issued from Sept 20 only from the Habib Bank’s MUET booth in Jamshoro and are to be submitted there. Admission test would be held at Public School Latifabad on Oct 26.