L U D H I A N A

Top stories | Community | Crime | Education

Culture | Health | Sports

TOP STORIES

Rs 40 lakh fraud detected in marketing board
Ludhiana, November 29
A number of officials of the state marketing board and co-operative banks, posted presently at Ludhiana district offices, or have worked here sometime between 1990 and November, 2001, are in for a trouble as the local Vigilance Bureau has unearthed an embezzlement of about Rs 40 lakh, allegedly committed by the accused officials through theft of market fee and Rural Development Fund (RDF) fee.

MC bound to face severe resource crunch
Several projects likely to be hit
Ludhiana, November 27
With the expected decision on abolition of octroi taking effect on Dec 1, the Municipal Corporation here, known as one of the richest local bodies in the state, would be facing a severe resource crunch and the development works, both on going and in the pipeline, are bound to become the first casualty.

PAU terminates services of professor
Move stirs up controversy
Ludhiana, November 29
In a controversial decision Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has terminated the services of a professor with effect from today on the grounds that the scheme under which he was working had expired and the university had no other vacancy to adjust him.

Rickshaw-puller gets life imprisonment
Ludhiana, November 29
Mr A.K. Sharma, Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana has convicted a rickshaw-puller, Bhim Razak (29), of Bihar and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life, besides a fine of Rs 5000, on the charges of murdering a six-year-old child, Vijay Kumar of Mohalla Anand Nagar, Luxmi Nagar, Haibowal Kalan, Ludhiana, in March 1998.

20 vets recruited on contract basis
Ludhiana, November 29
The Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department, Government of Punjab, has become the second government wing to introduce the contractual appointment system.

COMMUNITY

They feel proud to be selected for Republic Day camp

Ludhiana, November 29 “We are proud that we will represent Punjab in the Republic Day camp. The selection was not so easy and we are much satisfied that we have made it.’’ This is what the 13 NCC cadets from various colleges of the city said as they narrated their story of being selected for their dream camp.

Tarandeep Singh Gill, Sukhpreet Kaur Grewal, Sukhmani K. Bajwa, Jass Bhullar and Harpreet Singh, all NCC cadets, who have been selected for the Republic Day camp.

Conference on female foeticide
Ludhiana, November 29
A conference on ‘Female-foeticide: update on its causes and prevention’ will be held in the D.D. Jain College of Education on December 1, 2001, in association with the Punjab Chapter of SEARB, Union for Health Promotion and Education, Paris, Ludhiana Citizens’ Health Council and the D.D. Jain College of Education for Women, Ludhiana.

‘Let him see me in office only’
Ludhiana, November 29
It had all the elements of a comedy (of errors), with wit and humour resulting in lots of laughter during an otherwise serious business. The comedy was being enacted at the Bachat Bhavan in the Mini Secretariat complex here today, where Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Mr S.K. Sandhu was presiding over the weekly sangat darshan programme.

Illegal water, sewerage connections to be regularised
Ludhiana, November 29
In pursuance of a resolution adopted at the General House meeting of Municipal Corporation, the civic body has decided to provide a last opportunity for regularisation of illegal water and sewerage connections in the city.

CRIME

Gang of travel agents booked for fraud
Jagraon, November 29
The police here has registered a case under Sections 406,420 of the IPC against Sukhdev Singh, Paramjit Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Balwant Singh, Kuldip Singh, Jaspal Singh of Daudhar village Jagraon, Jalandhar.

One booked for cheating
Ludhiana, November 29
The Koom Kalan police has registered a case under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC on the statement of Mr Mohinder Singh of Malewal village, against Rajinder Singh of Rajour village.

Exhibition at BCM school 
Ludhiana, November 29
Students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, organised its annual exhibition here today. The exhibition was divided into nine sections including craft, mathematics, cookery, textile painting, stamp collection, oil painting, photography, computer and gardening.

Students celebrate Gurpurab
Ludhiana, November 29
Students of Springdale Public School, Sherpur Road, celebrated the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak with religious fervour here today. The students recited the Japuji sahib and sang hymns of Guru Nanak. Munish from Class XI spoke on ‘Guru Nanak - A great teacher of humanity’.

Exhibition of candles, paintings
Ludhiana, November 29
Students and staff of Gupta Model High School, Club road, celebrated its annual day at a function held here today. On the occasion, a declamation contest on the topic ‘Effect of terrorism’ was organised in which Meenakshi and Gaganpreet from Class IX, Ramanpreet from Class X, Shilpi from Class VII and Manpreet from Class IX participated. 

PAU changes festival name
Ludhiana, November 29
In a controversial decision, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to change the name of PAU Youth Festival from Kakkar Memorial PAU Inter College Youth Festival to PAU Inter College Youth Festival only.

CULTURE

Bhangra beats sway West Ludhiana, November 29 An Indian folk-dance (bhangra) team participated in the International Students’ Festival that was held in Norway, Russia, Sweden and Denmark recently. The 12-member team performed in Moscow, where Muscovites fell in love with both the beat and rhythm, and energetic earthy dancers of the troupe.

Ludhiana, November 29 With the threat of jaundice assuming an epidemic form, looming large over the city residents, the Health Department has failed to rise to the occasion as far as spreading awareness about the disease and taking necessary preventive measures are concerned.

The area residents sharing their life with pigs. (1 and 2) Nitin and Vipin suffering from jaundice, getting the treatment from quacks.  —Photo by Rajesh Bhambi

Rare surgery at DMCH
Ludhiana, November 29
A rare patient with inter-sex problem has been operated upon for the first time (as claimed by DMCH) in the Northern India laproscopically by Dr B.S.Aulakh, a urologist and transplant surgeon at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

SPORTS

Doraha college wins 4 gold
Doraha, November 29
Guru Nanak National College Doraha has secured four gold medals and one silver medal in the Panjab University inter-college relay races held on Punjab University campus on November 25 and 27.