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Dy Mayor alleges discrepancies in tenders, writes to minister
Ludhiana, July 29
There seems to be no let-up in the confrontation between Deputy Mayor Sushil Gupta and Parliamentary Secretary Surinder Dawer.

Officers told to monitor situation in rural areas
8-hour power supply to tubewells
Ludhiana, July 29 
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma, has directed the district officers of the departments concerned to closely monitor the situation in rural areas in view of scanty rain and make sure that the regular 8-hour power supply to tubewells was maintained. 

IT’S FREE FOR ALL: Chaos rules on Rani Jhansi Road outside Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, as people park their vehicles haphazardly to have snacks at rehris. — A Tribune photograph

Ludhiana, July 29 Employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) gheraoed the Chief Engineer here for several hours after a prolonged meeting on the issue of forced retirement of 96 employees on the basis of their service record failed to resolve the deadlock. PSEB employees gherao the office of the Chief Engineer to protest against “forced retirement” in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Admission row
Christian community threatens to intensify stir

Ludhiana, July 29 As the stalemate between the management of Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and the state government continues over the admission to MBBS and BDS courses, the Christian community here appears to be defiant and all set to adopt an aggressive stance if the government failed to take corrective steps towards safeguarding the interests of the minority community.

Staff of the CMC Hospital hold a demonstration against the government’s interference in the admission process of undergraduate courses in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Train passengers drugged, robbed
Ludhiana, July 29
Two passengers were drugged and rendered unconscious while they were travelling by two trains from different destinations yesterday. They were robbed of cash and other valuables. When the trains halted at the city railway station today morning, the GRP took the unconscious passengers to the Civil Hospital here.

COMMUNITY

Punjab must demand more share from Nathpa-Jhakri
Ludhiana, July 28
The Punjab State Electricity Board Engineer's Association has expressed concern over the failure of monsoon in the region and consequential power cuts. Mr M S Bajwa, president of the association, said here yesterday that as the growth in power demand was going up , the state government should take up the issue of increasing its share in the Nathpa- Jhakri Project with a capacity of 1500 MW to increase its share from 12 per cent 50 per cent as the project was situated on the Satluj.

Panel for NGO projects
Jagraon, July 29
A meeting to form a committee for various NGO projects was held here under the patronage of Mr Rajiv Gandhi Ahir, SSP, police district Jagraon. It was attended by 21 representatives of various social welfare organisations. At the meeting, convened by Mr Jarnail Singh Dhaliwal, SP/hqr, police district, the Jagraon unit of the Punjab Police State Apex Committee for NGO projects was formed. 

Safai karamchari schemes reviewed
Ludhiana, July 29
Mr Ganga Ram Teja, member, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Government of India , presided over a meeting of officers to review implementation of schemes of the government for the welfare of families of safai karamcharis and people engaged in unclean professions.

• Naina Devi Yatra on August 14

• Udham Singh anniversary function

CRIME

Relatives booked for teenager's kidnapping
Ludhiana, July 29
An eleven-month-old case of mysterious disappearance of a city teenager took a new turn today when the police booked three of his relatives for allegedly kidnapping him. The boy is still untraceable.

BUSINESS

Plywood industry for hike in sale price
Ludhiana, July 29
The Northern India Plywood Manufacturers Association (NIPMA) has apprehended mass closure of around 250 plywood factories in the region if the sale prices of finished products were not increased in proportion to the hike in prices of raw material and other inputs like power.

AGRICULTURE

ICAR team to open more kendras
Ludhiana, July 29
A committee sent by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) , New Delhi, has visited Shamsher Nagar in Fatehgarh Sahib to open Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The committee under the guidance of Dr R B Lal, Vice-Chancellor, Agricultural Institute, Allahabad ,visited five districts of Punjab-Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Muktsar.

Students debarred from attending classes
Jagraon, July 28
Suba Singh of Patti Multani (Tihara) has accused Surinderpal Singh, Headmaster, Government High School, Patti Multani, of not allowing his four children, Karmjit Kaur, a student of class 10, Mandeep Kaur of class IX, Manpreet Kaur of class VIII and Lakhbir of class VII, to attend classes as the former had had a wordy duel with the headmaster sometime back.

CULTURE

It’s golden period of Punjabi comedy, says Jaspal Bhatti
Ludhiana, July 29
"Although making others laugh is a difficult art, yet I have honed this art by constant practice," said Jaspal Bhatti, adding,"Everyone has something God-gifted, and for me, it is the sense of humour. But I have had to polish it."

HEALTH

Coronary artery disease on the rise
Ludhiana, July 29
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), one of the rapidly spreading diseases worldwide, is assuming grave proportions, particularly in India, cutting across age group, class and strata of society.