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Notice to 50 polluting units
Industrialists write to CM
Ludhiana, January 19
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has issued notices to around 50 units in the Industrial Area-C for discharging waste in underground soaking pits, thereby polluting ground water.

Concealed income of over Rs 1 crore surrendered
Ludhiana, January 19
Three of the four business houses where the Income Tax officials had undertaken surveys on Tuesday and Wednesday have surrendered concealed income of more than Rs 1 crore.

Murder case evidence goes missing, 16 booked
Ludhiana, January 19
The city police today booked a retired medical record officer and about 15 employees of the CMC Hospital for allegedly conspiring to misplace or steal an evidence document in a 10-year-old murder case of a local woman.

Basketball players in a match between Punjab and Chhattisgarh during the 51st National School Games in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

No to bail plea of building inspector
Ludhiana January 19
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Gurbir Singh, has dismissed the anticipatory bail applications filed by the building inspector of the municipal corporation, Ramesh Kumar, and head draughtsman, Neeraj Bhatti, in a case registered against them by the Vigilance Bureau. Certain politicians had met the IG, Vigilance, Chandigarh, yesterday against local Vigilance officials.

Doctor killed in mishap
Jagraon, January 19
A woman doctor was killed and four occupants of two cars were injured when these collided with each other near Aligarh, 3 km from here, on the Jagraon-Ludhiana G T Road, today.

Akali leaders pay tributes to Pandey; Congress leaders skip function

Ludhiana, January 19 While most senior Congress leaders, including the Deputy Chief Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, and the Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, missed the death anniversary function of former minister and senior party leader Joginder Pal Pandey, two senior Akali leaders Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Ludhiana MP, and senior vice-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Amarjit Singh Bhatia, attended it.

Minister of State for Science and Technology and Industrial Training Rakesh Pandey pays floral tributes to his father and senior Congress leader Joginder Pal Pandey on his death anniversary in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

BJYM protests against rising prices, burns effigy Ludhiana, January 19 Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha led by mandal president Kewal Baveja and general secretary Inder Aggarwal burnt an effigy of the Punjab Government and staged an angry protest at Samrala Chowk here today against rising prices. Addressing party workers, district president Sanjay Kapoor focused on widespread discontentment among the people over the spurt in prices of wheat flour, pulses, rice and other essential commodities as also hike in power, water and sewerage rates in the state. Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha burn an effigy of the Punjab Government in protest against price rise in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by I.V

Ex-servicemen seek one rank, one pension
Jagraon, January 19
The Indian Ex-services League Punjab and Chandigarh, which is the only ex-servicemen’s organisation recognised by the Government of India and is affiliated to the Royal British Commonwealth League, London, held a special meeting at Lopon Ashram, Jagraon, today.

Bank staff stage dharna Ludhiana, January 19 Employees of the State Bank of Patiala today observed a dharna in front of the regional office of the bank at Miller Ganj here in response to a call given by the All-India State Bank of Patiala Employees Federation. In an ultimatum to the management, the protesting employees made it clear that if their demands were not conceded, they would be forced to resort to a countrywide strike from January 23 to 25.

Employees of the State Bank of Patiala stage a dharna in support of their demands in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Death anniversary
Ludhiana, January 19
The Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust yesterday commemorated the 14th death anniversary of its founder president, Sat Paul Mittal. Mr Prem Nath Gupta, president of the trust, all trustees and well-wishers paid floral tributes.

Streetlights pierce into the thick layer of fog that enveloped Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Trust takes possession of plot
Ludhiana, January 19
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust today took over the possession of a plot in BRS Nagar, where a migrant was staying for the past many years.

Probe into tender allotment sought
Ludhiana, January 19
The leader of the opposition in the Municipal Corporation House today demanded a CBI inquiry into the tender allotment system of the civic body, which was allegedly causing a loss in crores to the public exchequer.

MCPI hails CPI stand
Ludhiana, January 19
The Marxist Communist Party of India (U) has welcomed the stand of CPI’s Punjab State Council to have no truck with the Congress or the Akali-BJP alliance in the state.

PNB launches services fund
Ludhiana, January 19
Punjab National Bank Asset Management Company Limited has launched a new scheme, Principal Infrastructure and Services Industries Fund. The new fund is open till January 31.

Bridal wedding show
Ludhiana, January 19
The VLCC organised a Bridal Wedding Show at its centre in Sarabha Nagar here on Tuesday. Young models dressed up in bridal attire with mehndi. Mehndi artists made designs on hands and feet.

AGRICULTURE

Study on women farmers’ woes
Ludhiana, January 19
Rural women working on farms, in grain markets or at home, who clean and pack foodgrains do so at the cost of their health. They suffer from muscular stress and pain in joints. All this is due to the wrong body posture while performing these chores.

EDUCATION

Singapore drawing Indian students

Ludhiana, January 19 Singapore is fast becoming one of the favourite destinations for Indian students because of its low-cost study packages as compared to other countries. A majority of Indians are showing keen interest in streams like information technology, hotel management, tourism and fashion designing, Mr Kenneth Lim, Area Director, Northern India, Singapore Tourism Board, said here today. Mr Kenneth Lim

NSS camp held at Katni
Ludhiana, January 19
A one-day NSS camp was organised at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Katani Kalan. It was organised under the supervision of Mr Kulpreet Singh, programme officer.

City gynaecologist gets fellowship
Ludhiana, January 19
Dr Veena Jain, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Oncology at Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, has been awarded a fellowship of the Indian College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists at the 49th annual conference of the Federation of Obstetrics and the Gynaecology Societies of India held at Kochi on January 8, 2006.                                                    Dr Veena Jain

‘Doctors must follow ethics’
Ludhiana, January 19
At a place like Ludhiana where commission to doctors for referring patients for treatment or investigations has become an accepted norm, some doctors have tried to dissent with grace and dignity.

Dental camp at St Joseph’s
Ludhiana, January 19
Operation Blessing India organised a free dental and eye check-up camp at St Joseph’s School here today.

SPORTS

Sports festival at Samrala from today

Ludhiana, January 19 The 13th annual sports festival being organised by the Malwa Sports Association in association with the Gram Panchayat and prominent residents of the area will be held at Malwa College Stadium, Bondli, in Samrala tehsil, about 30 km from here, from January 20 to 22. Mr Malkeet Singh Dhillon, an NRI (second from right), president of the Malwa Sports Association, Samrala, at a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

PAU school lads register 6-wkt win
Ludhiana, January 19
Thanks to a fine performance by Atul Kohli who remained unbeaten on 54 and also scalped three vickets, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Punjab Agricultural University trounced Spring Dale School, Sherpur, by six wickets in the PCA Parle Inter-School Cricket Tournament being held at the Baba Bachan Singh Academy ground at Balloke village near Haibowal Khurd near here today.

Punjab boys record win in hockey
Ludhiana, January 19
Hosts Punjab began their campaign in style, thrashing Jammu and Kashmir 10-0 while Haryana fought well to hold Madhya Pradesh 2-2 in the boy’s section ( u-14 years) hockey on the opening day of the 51st National School Games being held at different venues here today. In another match, Himachal Pradesh thrashed Andhra Pradesh 9-0.

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