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Custom spells their doom
Ludhiana, January 19
The custom of marrying a widow to the younger brother of the deceased has landed a family with AIDS. For the family of Lalton Kalan village this custom has proved to be a disaster. Except for a 10-year-old boy and his grandparents, all four family members are infected with HIV.

Power Tariff
Industry threatens stir
Ludhiana, January 19
The local industry has threatened to launch an agitation against the state government if the electricity board continued to send e-bills as per the increased tariff.

REFLECTED GLORY: NCC cadets of SCD Government College rehearse for the Republic Day parade in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

SAD leader ‘misbehaves’ with naib tehsildar
Patwaris, deed writers stage dharna
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 19
A local SAD leader allegedly misbehaved with a naib tehsildar and threatened to kill him on Wednesday. Though the matter was reported to the police on the same day but case has not been registered till now.

Panchayat panel to gherao CM
Ludhiana, January 19
The panchayat association, Punjab, has threatened to gherao Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, acting SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and others if their “genuine” demands are not met with within a month.

COMMUNITY

PAUTA lambasts leaders over pension
Ludhiana, January 19
In a letter written to MP Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and chief parliamentary secretary Harish Rai Dhanda, the Punjab Agricultural University Teachers’ Association (PAUTA) today said the issue of pension could be resolved immediately if leaders showed willingness.

Execute policy drafted for bus operators: Union 
Ludhiana, January 19
Mini bus operators today urged the government to ensure speedy implementation of the new policy for mini buses, which has already been drafted.

Khamano to have biomass power plant 
Khamano, January 19
Lakshmi Energy and Foods would shortly open a 30 MW biomass power plant. This was stated in a meeting of all stakeholders.
Balbir Singh Uppal, chairman, LEAF, Jagjivan Singh Khirnian, MLA, at the meeting of stakeholders in Khamano on Saturday.

Government to recruit safai karamcharis: Kalia
Ludhiana, January 19
The government has decided to launch cleanliness drives in all major cities and towns of the state.For this,the government has decided to shortly recruit sweepers on regular basis. He even assured that all genuine demands of the sanitary inspectors would be fulfilled. A meeting in this regard would shortly be organised.Representatives of association and local bodies would take part in the meeting.

Joginder Panday remembered
Ludhiana, January 19
Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust commemorated the 21st death anniversary of Shaheed Joginder Pal Panday here today. The samaroh was largely attended.

AGRICULTURE

US scientists visit PAU, discuss water issues 
Ludhiana, January 19
For exploring the possibilities of scientific collaboration aimed at enhancing water resource management on a sustainable basis, an 11-member delegation of US scientists participated in a two-day agricultural knowledge initiative project workshop on sustainable water resource management at the PAU, which concluded today.

EDUCATION

From Schools

Gurleen creates best rangoli Ludhiana, January 19 A rangoli competition was held at Guru Nanak Public School here today. Thirty-two pupils of class 5 took part in the competition. The ground was tastefully decorated by students with their rangolis. Students of Guru Nanak Public School make their creations during a rangoli competition in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

From Colleges

Placement drive on RIMT campus Mandi Gobindgarh, January 19 RIMT-Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Mandi Gobindgarh, organised a pool placement drive for Gurgaon-based Wipro Infotech Ltd in which students from over 50 colleges took part. G.C. Sarkar shows a trick at a magic show at Desh Bhagat Institute, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Saturday. Photo: Bhushan Sood

PAU feels the pinch; Centre yet to pay Rs 70 cr 
Ludhiana, January 19
Who will lessen the financial loss suffered by Punjab Agricultural University? This is the most-debated topic on the campus. The university, being the state-funded one, is solely dependent on the financial grants provided by the government. Thus, none other than the state government can only mitigate the loss suffered by it.

Lecturer invited to international conference
Ludhiana, January 19
A lecturer of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan, has been invited to an international conference on radiation shielding in the US. In a press note, principal of the SGPC-managed college Manjinder Kaur said physics lecture Dr Manju Bala Saddi had been invited to present a paper on “A successful experimental observation of double-photon Compton scattering of 0.662 MeV gamma rays using a single gamma detector” at the 11th international conference on radiation shielding (ICRS-11) and 15th topical meeting of the ANS Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (RPSD-2008) to be organised by the American Nuclear Society at Callaway Gardens, Georgia, US, from April 13 to 18. — TNS                                                                         Dr Manju Bala

Federation for promoting Punjabi in private schools
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 19
Terming language to be necessary tool for acquiring knowledge in any stream, Sikh Students Federation president Gurcharan Singh Grewal has impressed upon organisers of private schools to focus their attention on improving standard of languages of instruction in general and Punjabi language in particular.

For Lowen India is second home
Ludhiana, January 19
The diversity of culture that India has to offer is attracting people from abroad for learning classical dance forms, Sharon Lowen, an Odissi dancer from  the USA, said here today.

SPORTS

GND varsity beat PAU 3-0
Ludhiana, January 19
A brace by Lakhwinder Singh fashioned 3-0 win for Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, over hosts Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, in the super league of the North Zone Inter-Varsity Hockey Tournament for Men being played at Prithipal Singh Memorial AstroTurf Stadium at Punjab Agricultural University, here today.
A match in progress during the North Zonal Inter-Varsity Hockey Tournament being played at Prithpal Singh AstroTruf Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Team India’s win echoes in city
Ludhiana, January 19
Ludhianavis celebrated India’s win over Australia in the third Test match at Perth today by coming out on to the streets and distributing sweets.

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