COMMUNITY

PSEB engineers flay Electricity Bill
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — The PSEB Engineers Association has flayed the Electricity Bill, 2000, which the Union Government proposes to introduce in the current session of Parliament.

Police still clueless on blast
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — Three days after a powerful explosion that rocked the city and razed a large part of the District and Sessions Court to the ground, the police is still groping in the dark.

Rain lashes city
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — Never before in living memory had the month of Shravan been so dry.

LUDHIANA CALLING

Brats carry cellphones to classrooms
Ludhianvis are known for exhibiting their wealth in every possible manner at every given opportunities. The trait seems to have been passed on to the younger generation as well. While so far it used to be things like branded cars and jewellery which people flaunted with a flourish, the latest trend appears to be the cell phones.

BUSINESS

Ludhianapages.com launched
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — The team of Net Media Internet Services celebrated Independence Day by launching ludhianapages.com, a site which is totally dedicated to Ludhiana business. The site was formally launched today by Mr Amarjit Bhatia, Vice-President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal).

Rakhi celebrations on the Net
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — This year Priyanka who lives in Sydney sent Rakhi to her brother Nitin through apnimarket.com. All that she did was to select a Rakhi pattern, make the payment through an international credit card and type the postal address of her brother in Ludhiana. Nitin had not received Rakhi till yesterday, and today being a national holiday, he did not expect Priyanka’s Rakhi to reach him in time.

CULTURE

Akbar Sami: from dancer to DJ
The Jalwa fame top notch DJ Akbar Sami was in the city recently to entertain the members of Sutlej Club with his latest remixes. It was his second visit to the city, first time he was invited to perform for a private party. The Ludhianvis were "not unknown" to him.

Chitarkar: poet of amity and sweetness
Running into the 76th year of his life, Ajaib Chitarkar has been radiating youthful exuberance through his verses. His imagery takes one to a worderland of challenging, patriotic, passionate, integrative and revolutionary ideas. The mythological Balram carried his plough through barran and arid deserts.

HEALTH

Six-year-old undergoes open heart surgery
LUDHIANA, Aug 15 — Six year old Navdeep was born with a complex defect in her heart. She was suffering from tetrology of Fallot, one of the most common heart diseases in children.