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Father of seven brings home abandoned infant
Ludhiana, August 30
Poverty did not deter this man from embracing a few-hour-old girl, who was all set to be devoured by stray dogs. The girl child was abandoned by her biological parents and left on Basti Jodhewal Road here last midnight.

EXTENDED Family: Dilshad and Saira Bano with their seven (now eight) children as they brought home an abandoned girl (in Saira’s lap) in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Two quacks booked in Sudhar
Ludhiana, August 30
The health department got a major success in its ongoing drive against quacks thriving in when two quacks were booked under the relevant provisions of the Medical Council of India Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, in addition to the Section 420 of the IPC at Gurusar Sudhar on Monday.

Netaji’s guard suffers stroke Mullanpur Dakha, August 30 Mr Mehar Singh, a guard of INA chief, Netaji Subhash Chander Bose, is lying in a hospital. He is bitter for the district administration and political leaders, haven’t to inquired about his health. Mehar Singh (84) who was held captive in a Singapore jail before freedom, suffered a stroke at Mandiani village yesterday. He was shifted to Pandori Nursing Home at Mullanpur Dakha. Angry at the ‘attitude’ of the political leaders and civil servants, Mr Mehar Singh, while talking to TNS from his hospital bed said that he had suffered the ire of the British for his countrymen, who did not care to pay a visit to him. INA veteran Mehar Singh in Pandori Nursing Home at Mullanpur Dakha on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

DSP’s car wounded 2 basketball players
Ludhiana, August 30
The police investigation into a two-week-old hit and run case in which the driver of a Mahindra Jeep had crushed and wounded two state-level female basketball players near Krishna Mandir has found that the jeep belonged to the family of a serving Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Rajasthan.

COMMUNITY

Mann to be released today
Ludhiana, August 30
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief and former MP Simranjit Singh Mann will be released from Central Jail here tomorrow after remaining in judicial custody for two-and-half months in a case of sedition.

Admin, police gear up for Beant function
Ludhiana, August 30
Elaborate arrangements have been made for the state level function to be held to observe the tenth death anniversary of Beant Singh, a former Chief Minister of Punjab. The function will be held at Payal tomorrow.

Factionalism to fore
Payal, August 30
While the administration has geared up to observe the martyrdom day of late Chief Minister Beant Singh, Congressmen of the area apprehend that the factionalism in the party would mar the function as they allege that it has become a “Kotli family function” instead of being a state affair.

PCMSA decries Finance Dept orders
Ludhiana August 30
The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) has expressed its resentment against the recent orders of the Punjab Finance Department, denying DA merger pay fixation formula. Seeking immediate intervention of the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, the association has demanded an end to this discrimination otherwise it might resort to an agitation.

Railways to adopt GSM system
Ludhiana, August 30
The Indian Railways is migrating its rail communication to GSM-Railway for which it has awarded additional contracts to the Siemens Communications group. This was stated in a press note today.

CRIME

Two arrested, heroin seized
Ludhiana, August 30
The police seized 900 grams of heroin worth Rs 90 lakh and arrested two persons here today besides arresting two others with 200 grams of smack worth Rs 20,000.

Cops hurt as car hits motor cycle

Ludhiana, August 30 Two policemen of the PCR motor cycle squad were wounded when a car hit their vehicle at the Bhaibala road crossing last night. A car hit the Police Control Room motor cycle near Bhaibala Chowk in Ludhiana on Monday night. — A Tribune photograph

BUSINESS

Trade unions focus on migrant labourers
Ludhiana, August 30
Following a spate of labour unrest incidents in recent past and changing industrial scenario, trade unions here are laying a special emphasis on generating awareness among migrant labourers. Unions feel their responsibility has increased and there is a need to make workers increasingly aware of their rights and also of their duties.

AGRICULTURE

50 farmers attend camp
Samrala, August 30
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Samrala, organised a training camp for farmers in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture at Nulari Kalan village yesterday. In the camp 40 farmers participated.

EDUCATION

RIMT to start Linux system
Mandi Gobindgarh, August 30
A memorandum of understanding was signed on the campus of RIMT Institute of Management and Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh. The chairman of RIMT Group, Mr Hukam Chand Bansal and Mr. Abhijit Roy, Manager, Red Hat India Pvt. Ltd signed the documents.

Teachers to hold protest
Ludhiana, August 30
To protest against the apathetic attitude of the state government towards aided schools, teachers will stage a demonstration in front of the DPI (Secondary) office on September 5.

Amloh girl remains topper in PMET revised result
Amloh, August 30
Karanjot Kaur, a resident of this town, not only maintained her first rank in the state but also improved her secure and got 672 marks out of 772 (87.05 per cent) in the revised pre-medical entrance test (PMET-2005) declared yesterday by Guru Nanak Dev University. Her parents are in medical profession.

From Colleges
Students bring laurels
Ludhiana, August 30
The students of Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj, have bagged three top positions in M.A. II ( Music Vocal) exams. Pawandeep Sohal bagged third position while Harpreet Kaur and Meenu Kalra sixth and seven respectively. All toppers were congratulated by the Principal.

Shiv Kumar praised

Shifting of ESIC dispensaries resented
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 30
The workers and managements of industrial units here have resented the government’s move to shift ESIC dispensaries to Jitwal. Terming the decision to be arbitrary and in violation of the instructions of the Industries Department, they have urged the authorities to withdraw the decision.

SPORTS

BVM spikers win

Ludhiana, August 30 It was an all Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Schools affair. The final match of the Ludhiana PAU Zone Inter-School Volleyball Tournament (u-17) was played here today at Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines ground between Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School, Kitchlu Nagar branch and Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar branch. Members of the BVM Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar team who won the u-17 title in the Ludhiana Schools PAU Zone Volleyball Tournament held on KVM School campus on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

City shuttlers for sub-junior meet
Ludhiana, August 30
The following boys and girls have been selected to represent Ludhiana in the forthcoming Punjab State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship scheduled to be held at Raizada Hans Raj Stadium, Jalandhar, from September 1 to 4, according to Mr R.S. Behal, honorary general secretary, Ludhiana District Badminton Association.