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Admn to fumigate areas to check dengue
Ludhiana, October 30
To keep a check on the spread of dengue, the District Administration has chalked out a schedule for repeated fumigation in around six dozen localities, which would commence on October 31 and continue till November 17.

Portion of marriage palace pulled down
Ludhiana, October 30
A demolition team of the building branch of the Municipal Corporation demolished a wall and part of a structure in a marriage palace on the Ferozepore road here late last evening.

A demolition squad of the Municipal Corporation removes an illegal construction of a marriage palace on the Ferozepore Road in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Johl for radical changes in education, health systems
Ludhiana, October 30
Noted farm economist and vice-chairman of the Punjab State Planning Board, Dr S.S. Johl, today made a strong plea for radical changes in the education system and the health and medical system, which he felt had gone out of the reach of the common people.

Proposal to shift Sarabha’s statue Ludhiana, October 30 The general house of the Municipal Corporation will meet after a gap of nearly four months here tomorrow. It will discuss, among several other proposals, the shifting of the statue of martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha from Clock Tower Chowk for the period the work on elevated road from Jagraon Bridge to Chand Cinema is going on. According to a note put up by the Superintending Engineer (B&R) before the house, the statue, standing in the middle of the intersection, is hindering the construction work and deployment of heavy machinery. The statue of martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha which is proposed to be shifted to some other place due to the ongoing work on the elevated road project. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Raw material scarcity irks industry
Ludhiana, October 30
The Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) has decried the non-availability of raw material at competitive prices which was adversely affecting a sizeable segment of engineering industry in the city and making things more difficult for crisis-ridden units.

PAU walkers a scared lot 
Ludhiana, October 30
The Ludhiana police has remained virtually clueless nearly three weeks after two women walkers were waylaid by goons on the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus in an apparent bid to rob and molest them. The incident that nearly went unreported, except for mere entries in the police records, has remained a serious cause for concern to the daily walkers.

COMMUNITY

Bungling in bank elections feared
Machhiwara, October 30
A member of the SAD working committee, Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, has expressed fear that irregularities might be committed in the elections of the Board of Directors of Ludhiana Central Cooperative Bank, scheduled to be held on November 10.

Rs 250 cr for link roads’ repair Ludhiana, October 30 The state government has released Rs 250 crore for the repair of all link roads in the state that were last repaired between 1994 and 1996. Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, PWD Minister, interacts with mediapersons after laying the foundation stone of Khanna-Bhari-Kheri-Sanghol road at Khanna on Thursday.

India’s roadmap to peace
India’s latest offer to Pakistan to restore air, land and sea links is a product of wisdom and farsight. Pakistan’s response, though late, is by and large positive. One cannot hope for all the wonders in one go. Confidence building measures do work. They work better when people assert their will. Both countries need peace for progress. Both have suffered by wars and war-like situations.

City ready for Halloween party

Ludhiana, October 30 In the chain of series of Indian festivals like Navratras, Dasehra, Divali, now a western festival has become flavour of the season and that is Halloween. It is different from Indian festivals as ‘Halloween’ is fraught with traditions from around the world. Ghoulish-looking pumpkins being readied for Halloween party at a hotel in Ludhiana on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

CRIME

Two robbers held
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 30
The local police yesterday arrested two alleged scooter-borne robbers — Gurpreet Singh Raju and Ranjeet Singh, both residents of Dalip Nagar — according to police sources here today.

BUSINESS

Exotic fruits flood local market
Ludhiana, October 30
Black and wine coloured seedless grapes, almost as big as Indian goose berries, from Australia have captured the fancy of caterers for marriage parties. Guests make a beeline for the special table serving exotic fruits imported from Australia and New Zealand. These fruits are becoming popular among upper-class city residents.

Marginal rise in paddy procurement
Ludhiana, October 30
There has been a marginal increase in the amount of paddy procurement from various mandis of Ludhiana district this year. Stating this in a press note, Ms Simarjot Kaur, District Food Supply Controller, said that nearly 15,48,547 metric tonnes of paddy had been procured by different agencies till yesterday.

Students, teachers receive awards
Ludhiana, October 30
Efforts of the students and teachers, who had been working hard to bring laurels at the district-level science competitions, were rewarded at the prize distribution function that marked the closing of the science fair at Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School for Boys, Millerganj, here today.

38 students receive prizes
Ludhiana, October 30
Thirtyeight students received prizes during the annual day celebrations of the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, here today. Awards of honour in academics, sports and cultural events were given to the students from each of the 11 departments in the college on the occasion. 

GNIMT students shine in BBA results 
Ludhiana, October 30
Nidhi Singla, Ritu Monga and Savneet Kaur, three students of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT), Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, have shown commendable performance in BBA (sixth semester) examinations conducted by Punjab Technical University this year.

Honour for  Prof Kapoor
Ludhiana, October 30
Prof Prithipal Singh Kapoor, former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, has been nominated member of the academic council of Vishav Bharati University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore, for a period of three years.

Seminar on self-motivation
Ludhiana, October 30
A two-day seminar on ‘Motivation of self’ and ‘How to become a professional’ concluded at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana, here today.

Seminar on bureaucracy
Ludhiana, October 30
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, organised a seminar on “Bureaucracy in democratic political system” here today.

COURTS

Judicial remand for Improvement Trust employees
Ludhiana, October 30
Mr Arunvir Vashisht, Chief Judicial Magistrate, today remanded the six employees of the Improvement Trust, Chander Kanta, Balbir Ram, Harjit Singh, Pritam Singh, Malkiat Kaur and Krishan Lal into judicial custody till November 13.

CULTURE

Cultural contests from Nov 17
Ludhiana, October 30
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will hold state-level cultural, fine arts, literary and sports contests at four schools of Ludhiana from November 17 to 19. The board had earlier organised district-level contests in September. Top two winners group events and top three winners of individual events had then competed for various events at the four zonal- level competitions that concluded recently.

SPORTS

Karate grade promotion test
Ludhiana, October 30
As many as 429 aspirants from different schools turned up for karate grade promotion tests conducted by the Indian Ving-Tchun Kung-Fu (W) Association (IVTIKA) at Sacred Heart School, Samrala, yesterday.