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Life term for killing landlord
Ludhiana, August 4
The court of Sessions Judge, Mr Harbans Lal, has sentenced Suraj Bhan of Faizabad district, Utter Pradesh, to rigorous life imprisonment on the charges of killing his landlord Ram Singh, alias Guddu, by inflicting injuries with a knife, in 2003.

Sewage on roads
Ludhiana, August 4
It rained here at 2 p.m, time for many city college and school students to return home. With the choked sewerage rain brought sewage on the roads. Students and pedestrians waded through stench-filled Ferozepur road, Pakhowal Road and G.T. Road.

The road near Domoria Bridge after it poured for one hour on Thursday afternoon. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Poppy husk worth Rs 35 lakh seized

Ludhiana, August 4 The CIA Wing-II of the city police today impounded a truck carrying 210 bags of poppy husk worth Rs 35 to Rs 40 lakh in retail market. The two smugglers were arrested from near Jaspal Bangar village today morning. These are no wheat-filled bags but contain poppy husk worth Rs 35 to 40 lakh. The CIA Wing-II of the Ludhiana police seized these bags on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

Contaminated pump damaged cotton crop: PAU scientist
Ludhiana, August 4
The samples, which were examined in the plant clinic of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), show that the cotton crop was damaged due to the use of the contaminated spray equipment, particularly pumps.

Salary of 48,000 teachers released
Amloh, August 4
Teachers unions in the state have been agitating against the government for non-payment of salaries to 50,668 teachers for the months of June and July. A deputation of the Government Teachers Union Punjab led by Ms Surinder Kaur met the DPI (Secondary) Punjab, Mr Gian Singh, yesterday. Mr Gian Singh then issued the salary release orders for 48,468 teachers.

Worker killed in factory blast
Mandi Gobindgarh, August 4
A worker Maheswar (25) from West Bangal was seriously wounded in a blast in a factory here this evening. He was taken to a private clinic from where he was referred to some Patiala hospital. But he died before being taken to Patiala.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Stalls reopen at railway station Ludhiana, August 4 Following orders issued by the divisional railway authorities, the tea and snack stalls which were closed down on July 19 started functioning this morning much to the relief of the vendors and commuters. Tea and snack stalls started functioning at Ludhiana railway station after a gap of 16 days on Thursday. —  Photo by I.V.

66-KV project completed
Ludhiana, August 4
The Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, Urban Development and Power, Punjab, Mr Surinder Dawar, today vowed to make the Ludhiana East Assembly segment, represented by him, a “model area”.

IT officials assure prompt service
Ludhiana, August 4
Mr M.N.A. Choudhary, Commissioner of Income Tax, reiterated the commitment of the department to provide efficient, prompt, transparent and friendlier services to the taxpayers in a bid to make more and more people pay their taxes honestly.

At the Crossroads
Carrying the heavy burden of knowledge with ease
ON her young shoulders, Kulvinder Minhas is carrying the heavy burden of learning with a smiling face. Someone else in her place would have invited a deep frown on her forehead and a steely glare in her eyes.

No clue of Reema Jain
Ludhiana, August 4
No headway has been made in tracing the whereabouts of Reema Jain, a woman from a business family of the city, even as the police has sounded an LOC (look out call) at all international airports in the country fearing she could have gone abroad.

BKU blames teachers
Ludhiana, August 4
The Bharti Kisan Union has held teachers responsible for the poor education standards in villages in the state by refusing to work on the contract basis. Prof Manjit Singh Kadian, working president of the outfit said the government was neither recruiting teachers nor providing infrastructure in the village schools.

From Colleges
Mock CAT on August 6
Ludhiana, August 4
Top Careers and You will conduct a mock CAT for MBA aspirants in the region on August 6 and 7. The institute will conduct the test on the pattern of CAT. It will be a two-hour test consisting of verbal ability, quantitative aptitude, data analysis and reasoning sections.

COURTS

Mediaperson remanded

Malnutrition kills 19 pc infants
Ludhiana, August 4
Inadequate breastfeeding and delayed or early introduction of complementary feed contribute significantly to the high prevalence of malnutrition in India where 47 per cent (roughly 36 million) of children under the age of 3 are undernourished and underweight.

DMCH nurses donate blood
Ludhiana, August 4
Staff nurses of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) exhibited a fine blend of service by coming forward in good numbers to donate blood for thalassaemic patients at the 4th annual voluntary nursing blood donation camp organised here today.

SPORTS

Gujjarwal school beat Sahnewal

Ludhiana, August 4 Government Senior Secondary School Gujjarwal drubbed Government Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, 3-0 in football (u-19) in the Ludhiana District Schools Inter-Zonal Tournament being played at different venues here today. A football match in pogress during the District School Inter-Zonal Tournament being held in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Rural sports meet from August 8
Ludhiana, August 4
The Punjab Sports Department and the Sports Authority of India in association with gram panchayats, sports clubs and zila parishads will organise a block-level rural sports tournament at different venues in the district from August 8.