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Flesh trade racket busted, six held

Ludhiana, December 26 The local police busted a major flesh-trade racket last night in Sector-32 and then withstood strong pressure of some influential politicians, including some Congress leaders and industrialists, to book the accused under the Immoral Trafficking Act.

Six persons who were arrested in connection with a flesh trade racket in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

2 held for passport fraud
Khanna, December 26
The Khanna police has arrested two persons on the charges of getting a passport made by slowing fake documents. According to information Gurminder Singh, son of Jagjit Singh, a resident of Jatana Neevan village had gone to Cyprus for study by using his original passport in July 2001.

Congress dissidents mellow down
Ludhiana, December 26
Dismayed over the delaying tactics of the Congress High Command to resolve the leadership issue in the state, a number of dissident legislators in Ludhiana, including one or two ministers, have sought to rebuild their bridges with the official camp. The party sources revealed that the dissidents have started sending feelers to the Chief Minister offering their support.

Admn forgets Udham Singh’s birthday Ludhiana, December 26 While no function was organised by the district administration to commemorate the 105th birth anniversary of Shaheed Udham Singh today, the Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Trust, an organisation based at Ludhiana, organised a function here. Office-bearers of the Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Trust pay tributes to the martyr in Ludhiana on Friday. —A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Last date for sehaj path contest entries extended
Ludhiana, December 26
Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle, an NGO, has launched an ambitious plan and elaborate programme to celebrate the fourth centenary of installation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. In this connection, the date of entry for Sehaj Path Competition has been extended to January 31, 2004.

Pensioners resent govt apathy
Ludhiana, December 26
“Strangely, the Union Government has enough funds for the former MPs but it has no funds for former employees. This hurts us,” this was stated by Mr Yash Paul Ghai, Additional General Secretary, Govt Pensioners’ Association in a press note.

Capt Vijayant remembered Ludhiana, December 26 The local Thapar community today remembered Shaheed Capt Vijayant Thapar who had achieved martyrdom during the Kargil war. Members of Thapar community perform a havan in Ludhiana on Friday in the memory of Capt Vijayant Thapar, who achieved martyrdom during Kargil war. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

SSP told to book land deal fraud suspect
Ludhiana, December 26
The district administration has detected a case of fraud committed to grab a piece of land in Poheer village in the district by Kamalpreet Singh, who allegedly forged the signatures of the two ‘dead’ owners of the land.

Police clueless in migrant’s death case
Ludhiana, December 26
Sai Ram, a migrant who died at the Civil Hospital on Wednesday evening after he was taken down at the local railway station in an unconscious state was virtually killed for nothing.

Four booked on abduction charge
Ludhiana, December 26
On the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Focal Point police yesterday registered a case under Sections 365 and 34 of the IPC on the statement of Mr Inderjeet Kapur, a resident of Chaudhary Colony in Moti Nagar, against Jaswant Singh, a resident of Ghal Kalan village near Moga, Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky, another resident of the same village, Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Chakki Wali Gali, Moga, and Arvind Sharma.

BUSINESS

Industry seeks cheaper credit for SSIs
Ludhiana, December 26
The Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India (FTSII), while welcoming the announcement made by Mr C.P. Thakur, Union Minister for SSI sector, to the effect that lending rate for tiny and small scale sector would be brought at par with prime lending rate of bankers from January 2004, has pleaded for a still lower rate of interest to sustain the economic viability of the small industrial units.

From Goa to promote culture Ludhiana, December 26 ‘Benny Bush Band’, a group from Goa, is in city to promote the culture of Goa and to tell the people of Ludhiana that Goa was not only known for its beaches but has beautiful churches, monuments and architecture too. Members of Banny Bush Band perform in Ludhiana on Friday to promote Goa tourism. — A Tribune photograph

10-day NSS camp begins
Ludhiana, December 26
“Students must set their goals high and should learn and practice good deeds for the welfare of society and set a mission for the service of the nation,” said Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, while inaugurating inter-school 10-day NSS camp at Government Senior Secondary School, Thareeke, here today.

Children celebrate Christmas at Moon Light Public School and (right) students of Golden Time Public Pre-Nursery and Nursery School, Janata Enclave, Ludhiana, during Christmas function organised at the schools on Thursday. — Tribune photographs

Students take out rally Ludhiana, December 26 On the sixth day of the National Integration Camp being held at Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women Ludhiana, today students took out a rally against social evils like dowry and drug addiction. The rally was flagged off by city Mayor Nahar Singh Gill. It started two hours behind schedule as Mr Gill could not make it in time. The students went from Domoria Bridge , Kailash cinema, Old DMC Hospital, College Road, Ghumar Mandi, Aarti Chowk, Durga Mata Mandir, Stadium Road, Fountain Chowk, Domoria Bridge and back to the college. NSS volunteers from different states take out a rally against social evils in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Health awareness quiz
Ludhiana, December 26
Cremica is coming up with a health awareness quiz for students in association with doctors and dieticians. First quiz was organised today at Tagore Public School, Agar Nagar, Ludhiana, There were question related to health, food, hygiene and balanced diet.

SPORTS

Keen contests at chess meet

Ludhiana, December 26 Top seed Kanwarjeet of Jalandhar was held by Chetan Bansal of Moga the on the second day of the Punjab State Open Chess Tournament being played at R.S. Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar here today. A match in progress between Mukesh and Jaspreet in the third round of the Punjab State Open Chess Tournament being held  in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Annual sports meet at BVM School begins

Ludhiana, December 26 Mandeep Singh and Rupali came out triumphant in the 100m race in the boys and girls sections (u-19), respectively, to emerge as the fastest runners in the 8th annual sports meet of the Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, which started at the Kitchlu Nagar branch ground here today. Girls take part in the three-legged race during the 8th annual athletics meet of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Khanna school win inaugural match
Ludhiana, December 26
A.S. Senior Secondary School, Khanna, registered 2-0 victory over Government Senior Secondary School, Kamalpura, in the inaugural match of the first Punjab Schools Football Tournament being organised by the Sutlej Football Club at Government Model Senior Secondary School of Punjab Agricultural University here today.

ADMINISTRATION

DC asked to fix criteria for school admission
Ludhiana, December 26
With admission time for Nursery, LKG and UKG classes close at hand, the anxious parents are worried as no one knows what criteria is employed by the various schools for admission. Is it money, influence or whims of the school authorities? The president of the Ludhiana Action Committee, Mr Rakesh Verma and the secretary general, Mr Kimti Rawal, have sent a telegram to Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, requesting him to fix a criteria for admission.