4 cholera cases reported
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 18
As many as four cases of cholera have been reported by the District Health Department. Since these are sporadic cases, the authorities say that there is little scope of the spread of an epidemic as of now.

According to Dr S.N.Tiwari, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, all these cases have come from different areas and there was no need to panic.

Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Dr A.S.Chawla, another official with the Health Department, said there four cases had been reported from Bhagwan Ram Charitable Hospital and Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital. One patient came from Bhattian village, another was from Hira Nagar, near Transport Nagar, while the third patient admitted at the hospital was from the Saban Bazaar locality. The residence of the fourth person could not be known as he is a migrant labourer.

SPORTS

Hockey Olympian Harpreet Singh honoured
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, July 18
Former captain of the Indian hockey team Harpreet Singh was honoured at a function held here yesterday. The function was organised by the Ludhiana Sportsmen Welfare Association (LSWA) where Harpreet, who captained the national team in 1997, was felicitated by the association president, Mr Amrik Singh. He was presented a shawl and a memento. On this occasion, Dr Kulwant Singh Sohal, spokesman of the association, read out a citation appreciating Harpreet’s contribution in the field of hockey.

Harpreet had represented the country in a number of international tournaments. He emerged on the national scene in 1991 and was the member of the Indian team during the two Olympics- Barcelona (1992) and Atalanta (1996). Apart from this, Harpreet donned the national colour in the Asian Games at Hiroshima in 1994 and he also played in two Champions Trophy tournaments in 1995 and 1996. He represented India in the 1994 World Cup in Sydney.

Mr Amarjit Singh Tikka, Director, Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation, Mr Jagmohan Sharma, president, District Congress Committee (Urban), and Mr Bhupinder Singh of Basant Resorts were also honoured by the LSWA on the occasion.

Mr Sukhwinder Singh, general secretary, LSWA, and other office-bearers of the association- Mr Ajay Pal Singh Punia, Mr Randeep Singh, Mr Tony Sandhu, Mr Jagroop Singh Jarkhar, Mr Gubhej Singh, Mr Harminder Singh (DSP), Mr Harminder Singh (DSP), Mr Hardeep Singh Grewal Neeta (former Olympian) and Mr Tirlochan Singh were present at the felicitation function.

Unsafe building owners get ultimatum
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 18
The Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana (MCL) has asked the owners of unsafe buildings in the city to demolish these themselves or face action. To prevent any mishap due to the collapse of buildings in the rainy season, the MCL has asked the occupants of unsafe buildings in the city to vacate them immediately or demolish them. Otherwise, the authorities would be forced to act tough against the violators.

In a communique to the press today, the Superintending Engineer of the MC said it had come to the notice of the corporation that in the core areas of the city, a large number of buildings built with nanakshahi bricks and with mud-mortar were in a dilapidated condition and required either immediate repair or demolition.

He maintained that such buildings had already outlived their lives because periodical repairs and renovations had not been carried out. He further stated that some unsafe buildings in the narrow lanes of the city posed a threat to the lives and properties of occupants and their neighbours.

In the interest of the public and to save precious lives, the MC has appealed to the residents of such buildings to vacate these unsafe buildings and demolish the same at their own failing which Municipal Corporation would initiate proceedings under Section 273 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 and the costs so incurred to demolish them would be recovered from the owners of the buildings.