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Three big reasons why Cong lost
Ludhiana, February 28
Incomplete projects, lack of development and non-performing bureaucrats holding key posts in the city during the last regime made Congress candidates, especially in local segments, pay heavily in the Assembly elections.

Setback to Cong in city
Ludhiana, February 28
The Congress party received a severe drubbing in Ludhiana city and all the four urban vidhan sabha seats have gone to the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal candidates respectively. The Congress has suffered this humiliation because of its own doings. It remained a divided house throughout and the local Congress leaders were not ready to reconcile to the gravity of the situation and continued to be at loggerheads. They continued to indulge in leg-pulling and never thought of uniting at any stage. As a matter of fact, the Congress leaders were so sure of their victory that they did not think of sinking their differences. Rather there are reports that attempts were made to sabotage the election campaign of one another.

Gosain, Bikramjit may get cabinet berths
Ludhiana, February 28
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly Satpal Gosain is likely to get a Cabinet berth in the ministerial team of Parkash Singh Badal.

Budget disappoints common man
Ludhiana, February 28
City residents expressed disappointment with the union budget presented by finance minister P.Chidambram today. While increase of Rs 10,000 in the income tax limit, termed as "meagre", received flak from the salaried class and senior citizens, the finance minister was also condemned for not taking sufficient pro-tax payee measures.

Dupattas provide some protection to students during the showers in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Industry calls budget ‘’grossly insufficient’’
Ludhiana, February 28
Local industry rued that the finance minister "completely ignored" them in the union budget that was presented today. Industry representatives termed budget announcements as grossly insufficient. It was only the extension of technological upgradation fund (TUF) scheme for textile segment which was appreciated. Nothing was done to check inflation as well, said industrialists.

105 candidates lose security deposits
Ludhiana, February 28

Even as the much-hyped migrant factor in the assembly polls was exposed as a lot of hot air, most of the Independents, barring three, failed to make any waves among the electorate in the district. Inderjit Singh Pradhan, president, CICU, distributes sweets to celebrate the success of the SAD-BJP combine in the Punjab Assembly elections in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Votes polled
The following are the votes polled by the candidates in the Vidhan Sabha elections, 2007:

COMMUNITY

Role of Red Cross Society in blood donation lauded

Raikot, February 28 Applauding the role of Red Cross Society in saving precious lives by arranging blood in case of need, SDM Mukand Singh Sandhu exhorted office bearers of social organisations of the area to join hands in service of humanity. SDM Raikot Mukand Singh Sandhu applauds blood donors at a camp at Raikot on Monday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Department blamed for delaying bill delivery 
Doraha, February 28
Some of the residents of Doraha have complained that they have till date not received their telephone bills even as the last date to deposit the same was today itself.

Migrant power fails to transform into votes
Ludhiana, February 28
Migrant power failed to transform into votes for migrant candidates who were in fray from various assembly segments n the city as none of them could poll even 10 per cent of total votes and got their security deposits forfeited.

Absconding criminal nabbed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 28
The Dehlon police has succeeded in nabbing one of the two undertrial criminal brothers who had made a daring escape from police custody at Latala village after chopping off a hand of a policeman and stabbing another about two months ago.

One-year jail in cheating case
Ludhiana, Feburary 28
Judicial Magistrate Tarsem Mangla has sentenced Parveen Kumar of New Chander Nagar to one year’s imprisonment in a cheating case. A fine of Rs 2000 has also been imposed upon the convict.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers use phones for queries
Ludhiana February 28
A training course on improving advisory services through Kisan Call Centres was organised at PAU here.

EDUCATION

Florida university don visits PAU
Ludhiana, February 28

Dr Jasmeet Judge, Director, Remote Sensing Centre, University of Florida, USA, visited Punjab Agricultural University today and held a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Dr KS Aulakh, and Director of Research, Dr BS Dhillon.  PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr KS Aulakh talking to Dr Jasmeet Judge, Director, Remote Sensing, University of Florida, during her visit to PAU on Wednesday. —A Tribune photograph

From Schools
Harmony 2007 organised
Ludhiana, February 28
Stage is a testing ground that gives every individual to exhibit talent. Aiming the same, Harmony 2007 was celebrated with full enthusiasm in the campus of BCM School, Basant City. The prizes for academics and extra curricular activities were distributed. A cultural programme was also organised. There was a mass participation of nearly 240 students in a competitive yet congenial environment. Different items like yoga, lazium, haryanvi dance, fusion, bhangra were presented. Action song of KG Block made the audience to remain glued to their seats. air was filled with melodious songs, music, foot tappings and loud applauses. There was an exhibition of Art and craft. The whole programme was very captivating and kept the audience spell bound.

City students score national rank
Ludhiana, February 28
The result of the entrance test for the course of Chartered Accountancy of India, New Delhi, CPT (Common Proficiency Test), held on February 4 have been declared.

From Colleges
MBA, CIT courses to begin
Ludhiana, February 28

MBA (CIT) or MBA in commerce and Information Technology will start in Master Tara Singh College from this year or the next. Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women, Ludhiana, is the only college in Ludhiana to start MBA (CIT) and other courses. DPI Punjab colleges Dr Kanwarjeet Singh presents an award to a student of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women while Principal Manju Chawla looks on. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Excellence awards for two city colleges
Ludhiana, February 28
With an endeavour to recognise outstanding educational institutions, the contributions of two professional colleges of the city in the field of engineering and medical sciences were acknowledged at India’s first Gurukul Jyoti Award Ceremony held at New Delhi on Sunday.

Rare surgery saves sole breadwinner of family
Ludhiana, February 28
Had it not been for the successful endoscopic surgery of the spine and generosity of hospital staff, Leela Singh (42), a labourer working in Malerkotla town in Sangrur district, would have perished or remained incapacitated for the rest of his life.

SPORTS

Sports Day at Kids Zone School
Ludhiana, February 28
Kids Zone Playway School, New Chander Nagar, celebrated annual sports day here today. The school building was decorated tastefully. Kids, dressed in colourful clothes took part in various fun games.

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