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3 killed as car skids into canal
Doraha, March 11
Three of the five occupants of a car were killed when their vehicle fell into the Doraha canal near here last night. The car occupants were going from Anandpur Sahib to their native village, Pone Kothe in Jagraon, when it skidded near the Gurthali Pull of Doraha.

Patients endure potholes to reach Civil Hospital
Ludhiana, March 11
Six months after the recarpeting work on an important road in front of the Civil Hospital started, it is yet to be completed, with the delay inconveniencing the patients who have to reach the hospital in emergency.

TRAIL OR A ROAD? The road in front of Civil Hospital that is yet to be recarpeted. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Ludhiana gets raw deal in Badal ministry
Ludhiana March 11
Probably for the first time, Ludhiana, the biggest district in Punjab, has been so poorly represented in the ministry headed by Parkash Singh Badal. Moreover, the lone minister Hira Singh Gabria has also not been given any important portfolio.

Snatchers strike again
Ludhiana, March 11
After a lull of some months, the gang of robbers riding a motorcycle and specialising in snatching purses, valubales and jewellery from women is again active in the city for the past several days.

LUDHIANA CALLING Male journalists in the city held a special function to mark International Women’s Day. The effort was appreciated by women journalists for organising the function to honour women reporters. The event, which was not sans male bashing, came as a pleasant change for the reporters.

COMMUNITY

‘Women can eliminate social evils‘
Ludhiana, March 11
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and Guru Angad Dev Sewa Society celebrated International Women's Day at a joint function held at Guru Angad Dev School of Nursing at Hiran village. Padam Bhushan Dr Sardara Singh Johl was the chief guest on the occasion.

Razia to rescue of Amarinder, Dullo
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 11
Terming signature campaign reportedly launched against Captain Amarinder Singh, former chief minister as treachery, Ms Razia Sultana, MLA, Malerkotla, has appealed to the Congress legislators and other senior leaders of the party to impress upon national president Sonia Gandhi to put forward his name as leader of opposition in the assembly.

Seminar on Indian economy
Ludhiana March 11
Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) in collaboration with Indian Society for Technical Education (Students Chapter) of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology arranged a seminar on "India- A Rapid Globalising Economy" here at college campus today.

Sumer Gurjar Ludhiana DC
Ludhiana March 11
Sumer Gurjar, a 1998 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana. He replaces Ashok Kumar Gupta, who has been posted special secretary in the Department of Education.

AGRICULTURE

 Seminar on soil productivity management
Ludhiana, March 11
Punjab Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) situated at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Campus, organised a six-day National Training Programme on 'Soil Productivity Management' which concluded yesterday.

EDUCATION

Kangaroo kids present 'Celebrations'

Ludhiana, March 11 Students of Kangaroo kids presented a function titled Celebrations which was held in Nehru Sidhant Kendra here recently. The theme of the show presented was nationhood and culture. Students of Kangaroo Kids present a dance in Nehru Sidhant Kendra.

Annual function held
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 11
Sandhya Sharma and Richa Kaushal were declared the best artist and orator of the year respectively at the annual function of Janta College for Women held here on Saturday.

PAU may introduce incentives to attract talent
Ludhiana,March 11
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) may introduce some incentives to attract good and talented scientists to revamp research and teaching activities in the varsity. The university is facing the pinch of finding good and competent scientists, as a number of senior scientists have retired or are on the verge of retirement.

CULTURE

Nature fascinates Smriti Ludhiana March 11 "Nature has always left me spell-bound. In today's hectic and materialistic world, we are so engrossed in our busy life that we hardly pay any attention towards the beautiful nature around us. Smriti Bedi showing her works to the visitors during an exhibition of her photographs here at Sutlej club on Sunday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

A hilarious satire, dragged a little long

Ludhiana March 11 Shatranj ke Mohre happens to be one of the longest running plays staged by the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). The story has been continuously told and retold adopting different idioms in different times. The underlying satirical theme remains the same. Rajeshwari Sachdeva, Rakesh Bedi, Rashmi Sharma and Raman Kumar during their performance in Shatranj Ke Mohre staged at Guru Nanak Bhawan Ludhiana on Saturday evening. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

600 examined at medical camp
Ludhiana, March 11
Over 600 patients were examined at a free medical camp organised by Shri Nav Durga Mandir Trust at Durga Mata Mandir in Sarabha Nagar here today. The camp coincided with inauguration of new dental department and X-Ray unit in the temple hospital.

Anti-polio drops administered

Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 11 The district health authorities claimed to have administered the anti-polio vaccine to more than 60 per cent of the children in Sangrur district today. The other children will be provided vaccine during a door-to-door campaign over the next two days.

Dr K.C. Goel, district health officer, Sangrur, administers polio vaccine to a child at the Civil Hospital in Mandi Ahmedgarh on Sunday.

Paralysis patient fit in two days
Ludhiana, March 11
Dr Bikram Brar, a neuro-spinal surgeon, successfully performed an innovative procedure on a 65-year old hemiplegic patient with marvellous results.

Children given anti-polio drops

Ludhiana, March 11 In the drive against polio, more than 65 per cent of the 5.39 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 were given polio drops in the district today. A team of health workers and volunteers will make door-to-door rounds of the city as also towns and villages on Monday and Tuesday to immunise the left-out children. SAD-B legislator from Ludhiana West Harish Rai Dhanda inaugurated the pulse polio campaign by giving drops to children at a booth on the canal bridge on the Pakhowal road in the morning. Volunteers give polio drops to a child at a polio booth near the old DMC on the Dandi Swami Road in Ludhiana on Sunday.

SPORTS

Sandeep Kaur declared best athlete
Ludhiana March 11
Sandeep Kaur bagged five gold medals and was named the best athlete in the annual sports meet of Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Civil Lines held here today. She won in the 100 m sprint, 800 m, javelin throw, long jump and high jump events.

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