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MC demolishes illegal shops

Ludhiana, March 14 The demolition staff of the municipal corporation here had to work overtime. There was a controversy surrounding 16 shops, constructed by former Congress councillor Mr Sat Pal Puri (Ward No 66) on a part of 80-feet-wide road along Budha Nullah in Shivpuri locality in the city.

A Municipal Corporation bulldozer carrying out the demolition of 16 shops constructed by a former councillor in Shivpuri locality in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Inderjit Verma

Govt order on building plan
Recharge pits must to store rainwater
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 14
If you are planning to construct, reconstruct, alter or add a structure to a building on a plot having area more than 200 square yards, you will have to construct percolation pits or recharge pits or any other rainwater harvesting structure as required under the rules contained in new building bye laws being adopted by the civic body of the area.

School Principal denied anticipatory bail
Ludhiana, March 14
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Sukhdarshan Singh Khaira, has dismissed the anticipatory bail application of the Principal of Guru Nanak Public School, Samrala, Gurdip Kaur, in a case of cheating the school students.

Defence delegation visits PAU

Ludhiana, March 14 A high level delegation of 13 senior officers of the Indian Army and some foreign armies from the National Defence College, led by Mr Alok Jain, Joint Secretary and Senior Directing Staff (CS) of the college visited Punjab Agricultural University here today. A scientist of the Punjab Agricultural University showing the specially bred wheat variety to a visiting delegation of senior Army officers from the National Defence College on Monday. — A Tribune photograph.

BSNL stir enters decisive phase
Ludhiana, March 14
The United Forum for BSNL Executives, comprising the All-India BSNL Executives Association and the Sanchar Nigam Executives Association, has decided to launch a decisive phase of agitation against the management from tomorrow. In the wake of the negative attitude adopted by the authorities, the executive unions would resort to non-cooperation on March 15, hold relay hunger strike and work to rule for an indefinite period.

Workers to take part in Chandigarh protest
Privatisation of PSEB
Ludhiana, March 14
Members of the local workers unions would participate in a protest demonstration in Chandigarh tomorrow against the privatisation of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB). Mr Harjinder Singh from the Moulder and Steel Workers’ Union, said workers from the hosiery, steel, cycle and other industries would participate in the protest rally.

French club chief’s assurance on turban issue
Khanna, March 14
A delegation of 50 French agriculturists and businessmen visited Khanna today. The delegates were members of a French club, Geter. The president and the chairman of the club assured the Sikhs to take up the turban issue with the French Government.

Pak guests given warm welcome
Ludhiana, March 14
A delegation of 11 eminent persons, consisting of poets, businessmen, artists and cricket lovers from West Pakistan, came to Ludhiana to meet Mr N S Nanda, President Dhan-Pothohar Brotherhood Punjab.

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COMMUNITY

Plea to CM on freedom fighters’ medical bills
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 14
The All-India Anti-Terrorist Front has urged the Chief Minister to intervene in the matter of non-reimbursement of medical expenses to a freedom fighter by the state government.

A migrant labourer prepares “gur”near Ludhiana. — Photo Sayeed Ahmed.

A woman vendor walks past the earthen pigeons put on sale alongside a road on the Ludhiana outskirts. — Photo Sayeed Ahmed.

Farm scientist couple travels around India
Ludhiana, March 14
Dr Balkrishen Ratnaparkhe, a soil scientist, and his wife, Dr Pushpa Ratnaparkhe, from Indore in Madhya Pradesh have been travelling around India for the past 27 years to interact with farmers everywhere and learn about their problems. Except for some northern states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and UP, they have travelled in most parts of the country on their scooter only.

Army officers visit stock exchange
Ludhiana, March 14
A high-level delegation comprising 13 senior Army officers from the National Defence College led by Mr Alok Jain, IAS, Jt. Secretary and Sr. directing staff, visited the Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE) today. The delegation was received by Mr H.S. Sidhu, Executive Director, LSE.

People turn to astrology in tough times
Ludhiana, March 14
If one notices, one may find people belonging to all classes wearing rings with different stones to influence planets in their favour. Whether it is a TV serial, or in real life, one notices that an increasing number of people are supporting, coral, ruby, sapphire, emerald or topaz rings on different fingers.

Animal welfare camp held
Ludhiana, March 14
Under the ‘adarsh gram yojna’ of the department of animal husbandry, an awareness and animal welfare camp for dairy farmers was organised at Sarabha under the guidance of Dr H.S. Gill, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, yesterday.

Army recruitment rally from March 20
Ludhiana, March 14
A special Army recruitment rally will be organised in Ludhiana from March 20 to 24. The rally will be open to the candidates belonging to Punjab. The recruitment will be made in the technical category and technical (aviation) category.

Badal betrayed Sikh Panth: Khalsa Panchayat
Ludhiana, March 14
The Khalsa Panchayat today maintained that the document released by the RSS, charging former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with opposing Sikh detainees under TADA, had confirmed the belief of the body that Mr Badal had betrayed the Sikh panth on several issues.

CRIME

PSEB employee robbed
Samrala, March 14
A robbery occurred near Papraudi, 3 km from here, today morning when three unidentified persons looted an employee of the PSEB.

BUSINESS

Time to don summer colours
Ludhiana, March 14
The summers have arrived. People, specially the youngsters, are off with their sweaters and jackets. To be in tune with new season, residents have started wearing cool, pastel colours replacing bright, dark ones. Shopkeepers, too, have changed the wardrobe of their mannequins with lighter tones in cottons and chiffon.

Hike in excise duty on steel flayed
Ludhiana, March 14
The Ludhiana Motor Parts Manufacturers Association today said the Union Budget had failed to resolve several crucial issues, those pertaining to the small scale industry.

AGRICULTURE

Disease outbreak in gram likely, warn scientists
Ludhiana, March 14
Scientists in Punjab Agricultural University, here have cautioned the farmers against a possible outbreak of some diseases in the gram crop due to incessant rain during the last month. The scientists said the gram was mainly affected by two serious diseases, the most devastating being Ascochyta Blight, commonly known as Jhulas Rog, or Chanani and Botrytis grey mould (Bhura Sarra).

EDUCATION

Lift ban on urban stations, say teachers
Ludhiana, March 14
Primary/Elementary Sikhya Bachao Front, Punjab, comprising eight different unions of Primary Teachers in a meeting held here at Atam Park urged the Punjab Education Minister, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, to give final approval to the proposal sent by the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Punjab, regarding lifting the ban on the allotment of urban stations at the time of promotion of Primary Teachers as Head Teachers and Centre Head teachers.

Hamara School School that imparts a value system B CM Senior Secondary School, (Sector 32-A, Urban Estate, Ludhiana, came into existence in April 1996 with 297 students and 12 teachers. It was founded by Mr Satyanand Munjal. It has blossomed into a big institution with 4,800 students and 200 teachers. The school’s education system has accepted the multiplicity of our religious tradition. The morning prayer, the morning assembly and chanting of hymns during havan by the students and the teachers daily establishes a link to our ancient philosophical, social and worldly wisdom. A front view of BCM Senior Secondary Public School, Urban Estate, Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

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Students in a fix
Ludhiana, March 14
Students of BA (IInd Year) and BA (Final) are running from pillar to post to find out whether the compartment examination of English for which they have to appear on March 30 will be set from the old syllabus or the new one.

Extension lectures organised Doraha, March 14 The political science association of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, organised two extension, lectures recently. Prof B.S. Brar of the Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, delivers his extension lecture on ‘Emerging issues in the changing world’ at GNN College, Doraha, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

PU move to grant ‘excellence’ status questioned
Ludhiana, March 14
The Punjab University recommendation to grant “potential in excellence” status to six colleges Chandigarh, has invited criticism from those colleges who have National Assessment and Accreditation Council’s (NAAC) grades.

Gursewak Mann enthrals students
Ludhiana, March 14
Nothing could have made a more pleasant surprise for the medical students on the last day of NOZIT-2005 Sports Festival organised by Dayanand Medical College and Hospital than the unexpected coming of the noted Punjabi folk singer Gursewak Maan.

COURTS

Sessions Judge’s appeal to lawyers
Samrala, March 14
District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman of Legal Services Authority Harbans Lal appealed to lawyers here to bring cases for settlement at the state-level lok-adalat to be held on April 10 at Ludhiana.

New dental course to be introduced

Ludhiana, March 14 Effusive Punjabi bonhomie was in evidence at a felicitation function, ‘Abhinandan’, organised by the local branch of the Indian Dental Association (IDA) here last evening. The IDA president, Dr Bhagwant Singh, embraces the DCI president, Dr Anil Kohli, at a felicitation function organised by the local branch of Indian Dental Association at Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Simranjeet, Swati excel
Ludhiana, March 14
Simranjeet Singh of BCA (II) and Swati of BCA (I) were declared the best athletes among the boys and girls, respectively, in the annual athletics meet of the Punjab College of Technical Education, which concluded at the ITBP ground here yesterday. Simranjeet Singh made his presence felt in 100m, 400m and 200m events.