Big response to recruitment rally

Ludhiana, October 10 About 1,000 candidates were shorlisted on the first day of the recruitment rally of the Territorial Army here today. Candidates between the age of 20 and 25 years had come here from Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pardesh.
Physical check-up in progress during the recruitment rally of the Territorial Army in Ludhiana on Wednesday.  — Photo Rajesh Bhambhi

Tohra loyalists join SAD (B)
Ludhiana, October 10
More than one dozen activists of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, led by former SGPC president Gurcharan Singh Tohra, have quit their party to join the ruling SAD-(B). 

Bank employees decry amendments
Ludhiana, October 10
Bank employees will oppose the government’s proposed amendments in the Trade Union Act, which have been introduced in Parliament. The amendments aimed to deprive workers of their rights concerning wages, service conditions, superannuations benefits, and job security.

Bhiku makes candy of different shapes to attract children in Ludhiana.

Leads a bitter life, sells sweet candies  
Ludhiana, October 10
“I am running high temperature and still have trudged about 20 km carrying this 8-kg candy machine on my head. The day has been singularly unlucky. 

Over 1,200 phones out of order
Ludhiana, October 10
Over 1,200 telephones under the Dholewal Exchange became non-functional due to theft of cable in Jugiana Sub-Exchange.

Check sought on gas pilferage
Ludhiana, October 10
The Ludhiana Gas Consumers Association has urged the government to direct gas companies to put a foolproof seal on LPG cylinders to keep a check on pilferage of gas by agencies and their employees and to ensure accountability of companies for full weight of the cylinder.

Police official injured
Machhiwara, October 10
In a collision between a Maruti car and a Mahindra Jeep near Neelon bridge on Monday, Mr Kulwinder Singh, an ASI posted at the local police station, was seriously injured.

Two booked for digging pit
Ludhiana, October 10
The Model Town police has booked Hoshiar Singh and Madhru, residents of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, under Section 133 of the IPC for digging a 16-feet deep and 6-feet wide pit near Dhandra Road in Dugri. Traffic on the Dhandra Road was being adversely affected due to the pit.

BUSINESS

‘World economy has been hit’
Ludhiana, October 10
The world economy will be hit hard and there will be a global slowdown of the economy. This impression was given by Mr Gian Chand Dhawan, a leading hosiery exporter and former chairman, Hosiery Exporters Association, after his return from a tour of the USA.

Teachers’ rally on Oct 18
Ludhiana, October 10
The Democratic Teachers’ Front, Punjab, has decided to hold a rally on October 18 in front of the Mini Secretariat to protest against the anti-teacher policies of the Punjab Government.

Board to revise syllabi
Ludhiana, October 10
The Punjab School Education Board has decided to revise the syllabi of Classes V and VI from the next session. This was stated by Mr Jagjit Singh Sidhu, Secretary of the board, at a function organised at Lal Bahadur Shastri School here today.

School holds cultural programme
Ludhiana, October 10                                     
A cultural programme was organised at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, here today. The programme began with recital of the hymn, “Deh Shiva bar mohe ehai......” Two skits titled “Vidya Uttam Dhan Hai” and “Anparhta” were also staged.

Lecture on international studies held
Ludhiana, October 10
A lecture on ‘International Studies and Modern Technologies’ was organised by the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Model Town, here today. As many as 200 students from BBA, BCA and MCA classes attended the lecture.

COURTS

Forum directs Trust to pay interest
Ludhiana, October 10
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Improvement Trust, Ludhiana, to pay interest for deficiency in services at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on Rs 5,000 from September 24, 1987, to May 31, 2001, to Mrs Tejinder Kaur, a resident of Rajouri Garden, New Delhi.

Exhibition at Lakshmi club
Ludhiana, October 10
As the festival season is approaching, it is also time for shopping and the organisers are fast putting up exhibitions and sales at different places in the city to attract the shoppers. One such exhibition is being organised at the Lakshmi Ladies Club here with a wide choice of items ranging from artificial jewellery sets to crockery and handloom items can be bought.

HEALTH

City cardiologist is API member
Ludhiana, October 10
Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander, Chief Cardiologist, Hero DMC Heart Institute, has been made member of the governing body of the North Zone Association of Physicians of India for a period of three years from 2002-2005.

Pranayvir shines in Sacred Heart win
Ludhiana, October 10
A valuable innings of 40 runs by Pranayvir Singh and useful bowling by Danish Bir, Rohit and Ishwarjot enabled Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, to prevail over SAN Jain Senior Secondary School by two wickets in the Parle-G PCA Inter-School Cricket Tournament here today.

National Games panel meeting
Ludhiana, October 10
A meeting of the ‘ceremonies committee’ of the Organising Committee for National Games for the forthcoming mega event slated to be conducted at different cities of the state next month was held here last night. This information was given by Mr S.L. Lottey, District Sports Officer.

ADMINISTRATION

Admn orders closure of Dasehra melas
Ludhiana, October 10
The district administration today ordered the winding up of Dasehra melas at Focal Point with immediate effect. 

Course on human rights for cops
Ludhiana, October 10
A three-day specialised course on international humanitarian laws and prevention of human rights violations for gazetted police officers got under way at the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy at Phillaur near here today.

215 learner’s driving licences issued
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 10
With a view to issue on the spot learner’s driving licences, a series of block-level camps will be organised by the District Transport Office in the district.