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Warm welcome for Pak bus passengers
Ludhiana, July 11
The Sada-e-Sarhad, connecting the people of India and Pakistan, was received by a bhangra troupe and a euphoric crowd when it halted at Sirhind Floating Restaurant in Fatehgarh Sahib district this afternoon.

Pakistani travellers perform bhangra during their halt for lunch at Sirhind on Friday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Advani’s remarks: leaders trade charges
Ludhiana, July 11
Following into the footsteps of their leaders, local politicians belonging to the Congress, the Akali Dal and the BJP seem to have got themselves busy with the vituperative rhetoric against each other.

Urban Estate in state of neglect
Ludhiana, July 11
Residents of the Urban Estate locality along the Dugri road here are a neglected lot, with basic amenities like good roads, streetlights, proper sanitation and drainage system and well-maintained parks eluding them.

(Clockwise from top left) Water overflowing from a tubewell has turned a park into a pond; a resident of Urban Estate, Ludhiana, shows a road gully clogged with congress grass and weeds; and a road in the locality which is in bad shape. — Photos Inderjit Verma

Two Pakistani travellers offer namaz during the Lahore-Delhi bus’ halt for lunch at Sirhind on Friday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

	Undertrial’s death: case registered July 11, 2003
	Illegal structures despite ban July 10, 2003
	Jat-Dalit clash: SHO transferred July 9, 2003
	Enteritis claims infant’s life July 8, 2003
	House burgled, 3.5 lakh, jewellery stolen July 7, 2003
	Robbers kill postmaster, decamp with Rs 2,000 July 6, 2003
	Residents force closure of liquor shop July 5, 2003
	Waive interest on tax arrears: MC July 4, 2003
	Villagers live in fear of canal breach July 3, 2003
	Villagers fear flash floods July 2, 2003

WORLD POPULATION DAY
When motivators lack motivation
Ludhiana, July 11
Even as the government professes to dealing with the problem of overpopulation on priority basis, actions suggest otherwise with the government stopping the grant to various family planning programmes in the district. Hundreds of workers of such programmes, who motivate people to limit their families, have not been paid for the past two years.

Expecting seventh, this family has no qualms

Ludhiana, July 11 For Kishore Kumar, a tea vendor from Uttar Pradesh, small is not beautiful. Unmindful of the World Population Day, the father of six children and expecting seventh, feels that it is God who takes care of His (God’s) children. He argues that he does not want to interfere in the natural process. Kishore Kumar, a tea vendor from Uttar Pradesh, with his wife and six children in Ludhiana.  — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Many may lose their right to vote
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 11
Although elaborate arrangements have been made to complete the process of making voters’ cards, a majority of residents might miss the opportunity to get their cards made. Besides losing a chance to get the most relied upon identity card, their names may even be struck off from the list as has been warned by the Electoral Registering Officer through notice slips distributed by staff of the municipal council.

COMMUNITY

Tension brewing in Kitchlu Nagar area
Ludhiana, July 11
Tension is brewing in Kitchlu Nagar area between members of two communities over the possession of about three acres of land. While the Waqf Board claims that the area belongs to it, members of another community maintain that the Waqf Board has already lost control over the land.

Local bus stand cries  for attention

Ludhiana, July 11 The local bus stand, which caters to thousands of commuters daily, is in a dilapidated condition. With damaged roads, filthy waiting rooms, haphazard ticket counters, absence of proper parking facility, it depicts nothing but the callous attitude of the Transport Department. Waterlogging during rainy season causes a lot of inconvenience to commuters at the Ludhiana bus stand. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Historic cannon in centre of controversy
Ludhiana, July 11
An invaluable majestic cannon, left by the British in the historic Lodhi Fort here, is in the centre of a controversy over its ownership between the authorities of the War Museum and the local Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology, Rishi Nagar.

A file photo of the historic cannon, when it was lying in the Lodhi Fort last year.

The cannon lying dismantled in the Technology Institute, Rishi Nagar, Ludhiana. — Photo Inderjit Verma

YC flays Akali-BJP leadership
Ludhiana, July 11
Mr Devinder Singh Babbu president and Mr Pawan Diwan, vice president, Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress today criticised BJP leaders and Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, minister in BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for making baseless "insinuations" against Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, for alleged default in payment of customs.

Employees gear up for Patiala rally
Ludhiana, July 11
The Punjab Subordinate Services Federation and the Punjab, U.T. Employees Action Committee will jointly hold a state-level protest rally at Patiala to voice their concern against the anti-employee policies of the government like privatisation, hike in tuition fee structure and civic charges, diminishing employment opportunities, rising prices and corruption in high places.

READERS WRITE
Corruption spreading its tentacles
In 1947 we attained Independence after great sacrifices by our national leaders. The Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi advised leaders to stay away from power as ‘power breeds corruption’ but it was never heeded to.

Clerks seek promotions
Amloh, July 11
Mr Avtar Azad, Mr Amarjit Singh Chanarthal, Mr Harmesh Singh Tarkhan Majra, Mr Gurcharan Singh Nogawan all office bearers of the district Ministerial Staff Association (Education) have urged the state government to waive the condition of type writing for appointment as clerks on a priority basis in schools.

Small savings lucky draw
Ludhiana, July 11
The Punjab Small Savings Department will hold a state-level function at Guru Nanak Dev Bhavan here on July 15 to draw lots for deciding the winners of the 24th lucky coupon scheme. Winners of the 23rd lucky coupon scheme will also be given prizes on the same day.

Warehousing corpn Director takes charge
Mandi Gobindgarh, July 11
The campaign launched by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh against corruption will prove fruitful in the coming days as unemployed youths with good academic record will get jobs on merit.

Karkra is PPCC organising secretary

CRIME

In-laws booked on dowry charge
Ludhiana, July 11
The Haibowal police yesterday registered a case under Sections 406 and 498-A of the IPC on the complaint of Ms Rajwinder Rani, daughter of Mr Jagir Masih, a resident of Neta Ji Park on the Balloke road, against her husband Victor, father-in-law Yousaf Masih, mother-in-law Charney, Usha, Munna Singh, brother-in-law, Parveen and her husband Sham Dass, residents of Sector 37-C, Chandigarh.

BUSINESS

IFB, dealer directed to remove defects
Ludhiana, July 11
A company manufacturing dishwashers and one of its dealers have been directed to remove all defects of a dishwasher, sold to a resident of Raikot, free of cost and to pay Rs 1,000 as costs to the aggrieved consumer.

AGRICULTURE

BKU: reject proposal for freezing farm prices
Ludhiana, July 11
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has called upon the Union Government to reject the proposal of Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission for freezing the procurement price of farm produce and to immediately announce the minimum support prices for the forthcoming crops on the basis of the price index. 

EDUCATION

Aided schools to remain closed on July 14
Ludhiana, July 11
Protesting against vigilance raids in schools, the Punjab State-Aided School Teachers’ Union has decided to keep the schools closed on July 14. In a press conference at SDP Senior Secondary School here today, Mr Kirpal Singh, secretary of the union, said a massive rally would be held on that day and all members of the union would present a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner seeking respite from such raids.

PAU entrance test results
Ludhiana, July 11
Results of its three entrance tests conducted by Punjab Agricultural University for admission to postgraduate courses in the College of Basic Sciences were declared here today.

COURTS

Coloniser told to refund registration amount
Ludhiana, July 11
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Premier Complexes Limited, to refund the amount deposited by a consumer, along with 18 per cent interest per annum, as they had failed to allot a plot despite making the promise. The forum also directed than to pay Rs 700 as costs to the complainant for causing harassment.

CULTURE

‘Sur milao...’ on July 14
Ludhiana, July 11
“Sur milao kuch kar dikhao”, a talent hunt programme for budding singers, will be organised by Gilbey’s Green Label in association with the ETC channel at Red Cross Bhavan, Mall Road, on July 14. Mr G.A.P. Singh, organiser of the show, said an audition would be held in which participants would be given an opportunity to showcase their talent. 

HEALTH

Guarding against malaria
Malaria is the most common disease during rainy season. It is caused by mosquitoes carrying certain parasites in the blood. Fever may appear every day or every second or third day in the beginning and if untreated it may assume a chronic form called malarial cachexia with a tendency to frequent relapses.

Two-day workshop on homoeopathy
Ludhiana, July 11
“Drug addiction is harming socio-economic, moral and cultural framework of our society,” said Dr Deepinder Singh of Lord Mahavira Homoeopathic Medical College at a two-day seminar-cum-workshop on homoeopathy that began on the college premises here today.

SPORTS

City cagers in North zone team Ludhiana, July 11 Four Ludhiana lads figure in the North Zone basketball team which will play in the South Zone Basketball Championship for senior men slated to be held at Yanam (Pondicherry) from July 18 to 22. Punjab cagers who would represent the North Zone team in the South Zone Basketball Meet for senior men scheduled to be held in Pondicherry with the officials of the Ludhiana District Basketball Association. — A Tribune photo

Athletes dream big Ludhiana, July 11 Not content with their appointment with the Indian Railways, two upcoming girl athletes- Rajni Rani, a distant runner and the sprinter, Rupinder Kaur dream it big. They are working overtime to bring laurels to their department as well as the nation. Rajni and Rupinder budding athletes take tips from their coach Mr Prem Singh at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photograph