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Nursery Admissions
Schools violate SC order
‘Interactions’ unhealthy: Psychologists
Ludhiana, December 15
Openly violating the Supreme Court’s direction, city schools are busy interviewing children for admitting them to the nursery and kindergarten classes. Despite the ban, most of the schools, particularly the more sought after ones, are conducting these interviews, which they term as “interactions” with parents of the wards here.

Land-Grab Case
Chahal's kin shown dead by family
Ludhiana, December 15
Kartar Singh, a resident of Daad village here and an elderly relative of BIS Chahal, former media adviser to Capt Amarinder Singh, is on bail in a land-grab case registered against him in June this year. But for all practical purposes, it was a "dead" Kartar Singh who was booked, arrested and put under trial all these months.

Artistes enact a play ‘Charandas Chor’ by Habib Tanvir at Ramgarhia Girls College in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Industry exempted from seeking clearance
Ludhiana, December 15
The state government has exempted industrial units from obtaining clearance from the Site Appraisal Committee. The exemption, applicable on setting up of new units and for the expansion of existing ones, is applicable in designated areas of the Focal Point and the industrial estates.

Soon, instant money transfer at post offices
Ludhiana, December 15
City post offices would soon provide instant transfer of money. Beginning next month one would only have to withdraw the money from a post office that a person had received from some other station. This facility, it is expected would come as handy for the migrant labourers working in the local industrial units.

COMMUNITY

Education trust provides aid to two burn victims Ludhiana, December 15 The Anand Isher Educational Charitable Trust has come to an unusual aid of two minor children as they become the unfortunate victims of the constant quarrel between their mother and father. Injured brothers, Sonu and Golu, at the CMCH in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Official papers aren’t enough for ‘84-riot victim Meeting with CM remains futile Ludhiana, December 15 Official papers aren't proof of being a riot victim for Joginder Singh, a 72-year-old cancer patient living in the city since 1995. He was shot at in the face in Aligarh during the 1984 riots following assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, where he was working in the deputy commissioner’s office.          Joginder Singh

City to be litter-free soon
Ludhiana, December 15
The city is all set to have bins if an individual’s effort bears fruit. Sanjiv Puri,a local businessman, has started a campaign by roping in office-bearers of welfare societies, officials of the municipal corporation, the Improvement Trust and a local legislator to put up bins in different parts of the city to take care of the litter.

Rotary Club provides relief to poor kids
Ludhiana, December 15
Th Rotary Club of Ludhiana North provided sweaters, shoes and socks to children of National Children Labour Project School at EWS Colony, Tajpur Road, to protect them against cold, said Dr Vijay Obed, president of the club.

City IT dept wins Hindi award Dehra Dun, December 15 The Income Tax office at Ludhiana has bagged the second position among eight Hindi-speaking states in the North zone for implementing Hindi in its official day today matters in the category of the Central government offices. Additional commissioner of the Income Tax, Ludhiana, J.R. Kajla, receives an award from state minister of home affairs Manik Rao H. Gavit at a function in Hardwar on Friday.

• Letters

Drug peddler held
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 15
The Anti-Narcotic Cell of the Ludhiana (Rural) district police nabbed a drug peddler from the Rode level crossing in the Jagraon area and seized 1 kg opium from his possession today.

AGRICULTURE

Fish farming more lucrative: expert
Ludhiana, December 15
With more and more farmers opting for fish farming it is slowly becoming a lucrative business for them. Since the state government has decided to grant subsidy for the second time to sustain the aqua culture, the fish farmers have heaved a sigh of relief.

EDUCATION

ICAR short course on food laws at PAU
Ludhiana, December 15
An ICAR-sponsored short course on the “Food Laws and Standards: Changing Scenario and Safety of Consumers” is being conducted by the department of food science and technology of Punjab Agricultural University. The course will continue till December 19.

Sharma: Education being commercialised
Khanna, December 15
Former AICTE director and advisor of the union ministry of defence production and the HRD ministry D.K. Sharma yesterday conducted a faculty development programme at the Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences.

Anmol wins inter-school declamation contest Ludhiana, December 15 Everest Public Senior Secondary School organised its founder’s day on the school premises on Thursday. Students and the staff paid rich tributes to school’s founder late Dina Nath Sharma, whose aim was to educate the poor and backward class students.
Students of Everest Public Senior Secondary School being felicited by Chander Gaind, DTO, in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Cultural fest at Alpine school Ludhiana, December 15 Disneyland Nursery School and Alpine International, Ludhiana, celebrated its cultural function. Principal Rajeshwari Dhir welcomed the guests. The students enthralled the guests with prayers, nursery rhymes, Haryanvi dance and various other dances. Students of Alpine International perform at the school function in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

“Charandas Chor” mesmerises students
Ludhiana, December 15
Charandas Chor, a play scripted by Habib Tanveer, was organised by Spic Macay at Ramgharia Girls College here today. Ranjodh Singh, president of the Ramgharia Educational Council, lit inaugural lamp.

• Personality development

Daljeet Singh is Bar panel chief
Khamano, December 15
Daljeet Singh Shabi was elected president of the Samrala Bar Association by just one vote. About 53 out of 58 advocated had cast their votes. Daljeet Shahi secured 27 votes whereas Anil Gupta got 26 votes and win the election.

Hepatitis C silent epidemic, says doctor
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 15
Terming Hepatitis C to be “a silent epidemic", Dr Harmeet Saluja, a gastroenterologist, has called upon office- bearers of various social, educational and other bodies to educate people about the causes and consequences of the dreaded disease.

SPORTS

Chak De stars outshine real stars Ludhiana, December 15 Though the “Chak De India” actors have earned laurels all over the country and even abroad for their reel life portrayal of legendary hockey players who won Gold medal in the 2002 Commonwealth games held in Manchester but the real icons Manjinder Kaur, Sita Gosain, Suman Bala, Amandeep Kaur, KSH Suraj Lata Davi and Sabba Anjum, who graced the Pirthipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium, PAU went unnoticed.

Hockey players, who took part in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, were here to attend XIth Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Tournament in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Govt will honour NRIs for promoting sports: Badal Ludhiana, December 15 The Punjab Government today announced that it would honour Non-Resident Indians who contributed towards promoting sports in the state. Addressing the audience at the inaugural function of the two-day America-Canada Kabaddi Cup Tournament being held at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
Players grapple during a match for the America-Canada Kabaddi Cup Tournament at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Hockey Tourney Ferozepur lads beat Jarkhar Academy Ludhiana, December 15 After leading by two goals, Mata Sahib Kaur Academy, Jarkhar, squandered away the advantage to go down 2-3 in a u-14 year’s match of the Punjab Hockey League for boys being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at Prithipal Singh Memorial Astroturf Stadium of Punjab Agricultural University campus here yesterday.
Faridkot and Gurukul Mehta Academy in action during the Punjab Hockey League for boys being organised at Prithipal Singh Memorial Astroturf Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Athletic meet: Amanpreet wins 50m race
Ludhiana, December 15
A large number of students took part in the annual sports meet organised today at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Hargobindpur, about 10 km from here. Competition in regular disciplines and fun games were held during the meet.

Grewal: Each block to have well-equipped stadium
Doraha, December 15
Mahesh Inder Grewal, general secretary of the SAD (B) and former minister, today announced that in order to promote rural sports, a technical stadium would be erected in every block here, in the near future.

Cricket
Navdeep to represent Punjab
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 15
The management committee of the GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, felicitated Navdeep Singh, a student of BA I of the college, who had been selected for the Senior Power Twenty Cricket Championship scheduled to commence at Bhuvneshwar (Orissa) on December 26.

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