Fair men continue to be ‘unfair’
Ludhiana, September 29
Undeterred by a move to see that the Dasehra mela in the HIG Colony of Jamalpur be organised at a modest scale, the organisers have started covering more area, installing more swings at the site today.

Where does the money vanish
Ludhiana, September 29
Whenever a big-time criminal or terrorist is nabbed by the police in any part of the country , the agency concerned claims the credit for seizing the arms and ammunition from the arrested.

PCCTU's protest plan
Ludhiana. September 29
A meeting of the office-bearers of the PCCTU (Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union) chaired by Prof S.S. Hundal reviewed with satisfaction the implementation of the call for three university level rallies held at Jalandhar, Patiala 12 and Ludhiana.

Bitter experience at food fest
Ludhiana, September 29
Women guests at the ongoing street food festival in Majestic Park Plaza had a bitter experience when a youth, in an inebriated condition, allegedly misbehaved with them.

LSE directors
Ludhiana, September 29
Mr R.C. Singal and Mr R.K. Bansal have been elected directors of the Ludhiana Stock Exchange, while Mr Jaspal Singh, Mr Harish Chhabra, Mr Manoj Sarna, Mr Rajnish Garg and Mr Dharampal Gandhi have been elected directors of Ludhiana Securities Limited, a subsidiary of the LSE. 

MBA-II students bag overall trophy
Ludhiana, September 29
MBA (final year) students won the overall trophy at Koshish 2002, an eight-day inter-class cultural festival of the Punjab College of Technical Education. Contests in 37 events were held during the festival.

Students perform at Koshish-2002, an eight-day inter-class cultural festival of the Punjab College of Technical Education, in Ludhiana. 
— Photo Pradeep Tewari

Workshop for aspiring models
Ludhiana, September 29
Kaushik Ghosh, a well known mentor and godfather of former Ms Universe Sushmita Sen and many other famous top models like Don Morea, Gul Panag and Pooja Batra, is in the city to conduct a workshop for the aspiring models. 

Rare dance performance enthrals spectators
Ludhiana, September 29
Spectators at Guru Nanak Bhavan were amazed to see Karakattam, a rare dance performed only at Meenakshi Temple, Madurai. But K. Suresh, a great exponent, gave a beautiful presentation of this dance form yesterday. The steps were forceful as it is a martial dance. The accompanying music was equally strong. He danced on the edges of a shallow vessel and revolved it with his feet. Next, he put a heap of grains on a wooden plank. He inserted a long needle into it. Then, bending down, he picked up the needle using his eye-lashes.

K.Suresh performs Karakattam at Guru Nanak Bhavan in the city on Saturday. — photo Inderjit Verma

HEALTH

Dentists apprised of German technique
Ludhiana, September 29
Dentists of the region have been exposed to What is being termed as the “future of dentistry” through a series of workshops and lectures on metal-free ceramics, a new technique, which has reportedly made dental implants successful to an extent of 98 per cent.

GCW eves in semis
Ludhiana, September 29
The Government College for Women, Ludhiana, along with Khalsa College, Sidhwan, and Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Kila Raipur, entered the semi-finals of the Ludhiana District Women Hockey Championship being held at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today.