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MC slaughterhouse waste also thrown into Budda Nullah
Ludhiana, April 13
Charity begins at home, goes an adage. But for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation this does not hold true considering the discharging of its slaughterhouse waste down the sewer that finally empties into the Budda Nullah.

Delimitation panel sends 2 ward maps to govt
Ludhiana, April 13
The Delimitation Committee that met here today sent two maps, demarcating delimitation of various wards, to the state government for notification.

Additional charges galore in PAU
Ludhiana, April 13
Starting from G.S. Sandhu, financial commissioner, development, who is holding the additional charge of the vice-chancellor, there are umpteen number of posts in the university where there are no regular appointments. The people manning these posts are holding them as additional charge(s) only. In several cases additional charges.

City Centre Scam
Hanspal bail plea hearing adjourned
Ludhiana, April 13
The hearing on the anticipatory bail application filed by former president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee H.S. Hanspal in the City Centre scam case was today adjourned for April 16.

Beti Saneh Sanjivni Yatra arrives
Khamano, April 13
The Beti Saneh Sanjivni Yatra, which started from Talwandi Sabo on March 26, reached here under the leadership of Swami Vishvambhar Ji from The Art of Living International.

Sehgal to get Ambedkar award
Ludhiana, April 13

The Dr Ambedkar Mission Employees Federation would observe the 116 birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar at the Shri Guru Ravidass Mandir, Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana, on April 29. The Ambedkar Mission Employees Federation address a press conference in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Car used in robbery recovered
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 13
The Jagraon police has succeeded in identifying the kingpin of the gang that had robbed a commission agent of Rs 1.5 lakh after beating him with crude weapons at Abbupur village, near Sidhwan Bet, near here, yesterday.

AGRICULTURE

Pig farming: powerful medium to diversify agriculture
Ludhiana, April 13
Pig farming in the state appears to be emerging as a potential option for the farmers to diversify, besides the dairy and the poultry.

EDUCATION

Seminar on industrial automation 
Doraha , April 13
A seminar on industrial automation was organised yesterday at the Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology (BCET), Ludhiana. The resource persons were Ranjit Kaur, technical coordinator, and Poonam Pandi, expert in instrumentation and engineering, quick logic controls, Panchkula.

‘Potato King’ motivates PAU students
Ludhiana April 13
Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha, an alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Member, Board of Management, PAU, delivered a lecture on his motivation and rise as "Potato King" which he is popularly called.

Students object to public toilets adjoining college

Ludhiana, April 13 The decision of constructing two public urinals adjoining the Khalsa College for Women has added to the woes of the students here, who are already suffering due to the nuisance of eve-teasing. The public urinals under construction outside the Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana.

Students apprised of Linux system
Ludhiana April 13
The deeper you dive into the knowledge of Linux, the better you can manage your PC, said Gaurav Kwatra, trainer of Linux, while addressing BCA and MCA students at a seminar in the GGN Institute of Management and Technology(GCN IMT) here today.

Schools celebrate Baisakhi with pomp and show
Ludhiana, April 13
The Lily Buds Nursery and Pre-Nursery School celebrated the festival of Baisakhi with great fervour. Arun Atri, a renowned social worker and president of the People for Common Cause, was the chief guest on the occasion.

Students of Lily Buds Pre-Nursery and Nursery School, Ludhiana, celebrate Baisakhi in a traditional manner. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma	Students of Spring Dale School in colourful dresses on Baisakhi in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

KIMT students shine in MCA exam

Ludhiana, April 13 Students of the Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology (KIMT) have shown good results in the MCA and BCA examinations, held by the PTU in December 2006. The students of KIMT who excelled in various semesters of the MCA examination conducted by the PTU. A Tribune photograph

Horizon organised
Ludhiana, April 13
Sethi Study Circle organised ‘Horizon’ here today in a city hotel. Horizon was a perfect amalgamation of cultural items and modern performances.

Medical teachers seek assured career progression
Ludhiana, April 13
The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) has expressed concern over the ‘prevailing crisis’ in the government medical colleges in Punjab, ‘which has created a situation in which the seats for MBBS and PG medical courses might have to be reduced drastically’.

IMA office-bearers
Ludhiana, April 13
The following have been nominated office-bearers of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), local branch: vice-presidents -- Dr Narotam Dewan (who was also entrusted the responsibility of the job of the press secretary), Dr Hardeep Singh (PCMS cell), Dr Manoj Sobti (legal cell), Dr Kulwant Singh (academics cell) and Dr Savita Nauhria (cultural cell); and organising secretaries -- Dr R.K. Sharma (membership cell), Dr Satish Nauhria (discipline cell) and Dr Parminder Kaur (women cell). — OC

SPORTS

 

Sports meet of DMCH, HDHI begins Ludhiana, April 13 A large number of employees of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) took part in the annual sports meet, which began here today. A volleyball match in progress on the opening day of the annual sports meet of the employees of DMCH and DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana, on Friday. A Tribune photograph

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