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Man pays price for saving family’s honour
Wife ‘pushes’ daughters into flesh trade
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 13
Standing up against the “intentions of his wife to force his teenage daughters into flesh trade in the garb of working with an orchestra group” cost a man dear when his wife thrashed him and threw him out of his house.

Des Raj Verma, along with his mother, narrates their tale of woe at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Falciparum malaria spreads, claims three lives
Ludhiana, November 13
Now that the intensity of dengue, afflicting the city population for the past over two months seems to be on the wane due to a significant drop in the mercury, the renewed threat of malaria — in its more complicated form, falciparum malaria, is apparently spreading its tentacles in the region.

Empowerment of women must, says Johar
Ludhiana, November 13
There is a need for strengthening women empowerment. Educational institutions spreading women education should be strengthened and vocationalised so that girls, after completing education, can assert and compete in the male-dominated society.

Hearty laugh: Schools across Ludhiana organised functions on the eve of Children’s Day. Students enjoy one such programme at a school on Sunday.  — A Tribune photograph

Little response to info Act
Ludhiana, November 13
Exactly a month after the Right to Information Act was implemented in the state, the masses have not lived up to the expectations of the brains behind the enactment of the Act.

Danga Peerat Welfare Society chief removed
Ludhiana, November 13
Members of the Danga Peerat Welfare Society Punjab today claimed that they had dethroned the president of the society on charges of misappropriation of funds.

LUDHIANA CALLING Non-gazetted ranked city police officers witnessed a refreshing change this week when DIG Parag Jain presented commendation certificates to seven of those who had played an important role in nabbing two alleged bank robbers. It was after a long time that the heroes of police were felicitated.

COMMUNITY

Dullo to issue notice to two party leaders
Ludhiana, November 13
Upset over the vituperative exchange of words between Local Bodies Minister Chaudhary Jagjit Singh and former Deputy Speaker and Kharar MLA Bir Devinder Singh, the Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, has decided to issue show cause notices to both of them asking as why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for violating party discipline.

Amritsar police ‘trying to mislead Rights panel’
Ludhiana, November 13
The Amritsar police, accused of kidnapping a city-based lawyer from his residence in January is allegedly trying to mislead the Punjab State Human Rights commission which had asked it to submit a report following a complaint by the lawyer.

Rally against drugs
Ludhiana, November 13
About 150 volunteers of the National Service Scheme from colleges of agriculture, agricultural engineering and home sciences of Punjab Agricultural University today participated in a rally organised on the campus to create awareness against drug addiction.

701 needy women given ration
Ludhiana, November 13
As many as 701 needy women were given pension and ration for the 99th time by the Lala Jagat Narain Nishkam Sewa Sanghatan at Shri Gyan Sthal Mandir here today. Forty articles of household use were distributed to the beneficiaries.

Contests mark Rotary awards
Ludhiana, November 13
The second day of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards 2005 started with a session on “motivational behaviour” by Rtn K.K. Khullar and Dr R.K. Sud . They delivered a special talk on AIDS awareness among youth.

Nagar kirtan held
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 13
The managing committee of Gurdwara Chenvi Pathshai Mandi Gobindgarh organised a nagar kirtan today to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. It passed through the main bazars of the town.

3 of family injured in mishap
Ludhiana, November 13
Three members of a family were injured when the car in which they were travelling collided with a tractor-trailer in Mullanpur Dakha yesterday. The injured persons, Pawan, Satpal and Babli, belonged to Mullanpur.

CRIME

Retired Inspector shoots self
Ludhiana, November 13
A retired Inspector of Punjab Home Guards, reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his gun in his house at Dugri Urban Estate Phase-II yesterday. The DSP, Mr R.K. Bakshi, said Kuldip Singh had just returned from the US where his children lived. He was under depression ever since his return.

BUSINESS

Chamber discusses VAT with Commissioner
Ludhiana, November 13
A deputation of the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry has apprised the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab, of the problems being faced by industry due to the value added tax (VAT).

Schools celebrate annual day
Ludhiana, November 13
Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar, celebrated its 12th annual cultural and prize distribution function last evening. More than 500 students participated in various cultural items.

Kids showcase talent at exhibition

Ludhiana, November 13 Perna, an exhibition at Tagore Public School, was inaugurated by Mr Kamaldeep Singh Sanghe, Deputy Regitsrar, Co-op Societies, Ludhiana. He was accorded a warm welcome by members of managing committee President Govind Ram Bansal, manager Shiv Kumar Mittal, Jaspal Bawa and Principal Amrita Gakhar. Students of the TPS explain a model prepared by them to visitors on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

GGN institute conducts workshop
Ludhiana, November 13
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is a very old adage that is rarely taken seriously and practiced upon by the institutions imparting professional education. If this is the situation then all it leads to is learning by rote where the student is a passive receiver and not an active participant.

Students pledge to emulate Nehru

Ludhiana, November 13 To celebrate Children’s Day, students of a school came up together and organised a function on the eve of the special day here today. Around 30 children of a local school pooled in resources and organised the function to remember Chacha Nehru. They cut a cake to mark the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. Students cut a cake on the eve of Children’s Day in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by IV

Vedic declamation contest held
Ludhiana, November 13
To provide a platform to students to explore their orational talent, the sixth interschool vedic declamation contest was held yesterday at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana.

Science seminar concludes
Ludhiana, November 13
A science and vocational guidance seminar organised by the SCERT concluded at the Government In-service Training Centre today. The seminar was attended by teachers of government schools of the district.

‘Bal mela’
Ludhiana, November 13
The Lions Club, Ludhiana, held a bal mela here at Lions Bhavan, Udham Singh Nagar, today. ‘On-the-spot painting competition’ for school children was held on the themes of ‘child care’ and ‘sight first.’

Docs dispel myths about epilepsy
Ludhiana, November 13
“Over the past few years, tremendous progress has been made in the field of treatment of epilepsy. More and more people with epilepsy are leading a productive life nowadays. This has helped decrease the social stigma associated with this disease.

Rare surgery on urinary bladder
Ludhiana, November 13
In a rare case of reconstruction of the urinary bladder, doctors at S.A.S. Grewal Multispeciality Hospital at Gurdev Nagar claimed to have cured the chronic illness of a female patient who had the complaint of frequent urination at regular intervals of about 10 to 15 minutes.

Hara Trust donates ambulance Ludhiana, November 13 Family members of Hara Charitable Trust, Capt Sukhjit Singh Hara, Mr Kamaljit Singh Hara and Dr Gurshminder Singh Hara, donated an ambulance to Mr Narinderpal Singh, SSP, Ludhiana, at a function held at Sahnewal near here yesterday.

Members of the Hara Charitable Trust, along with other dignitaries, donate an ambulance van to the SSP, Ludhiana, Mr Narinderpal Singh, at Sahnewal on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Birthday with a difference Ludhiana, November 13 Dr Araya, a consultant anaesthetist at a local hospital on Saturday donated blood for the 50th time to celebrate his birthday. Dr Araya not only donates blood twice a year, once on his own birthday and again on his father’s birthday, but he comes forward for blood donation whenever a critically ill patient or trauma victims needs it to save his life. Dr G.S. Wander, Director, Hero DMC Heart Institute, felicitates Dr Rajesh Araya in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Special Olympics conclude Ludhiana, November 13 After two days of hectic schedule of competitions, ‘special’ children had a fun time today. The mentally challenged boys and girls from Punjab and a contingent from Pakistan taking part in the 8th Punjab Special Olympics which concluded here at Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, were a relaxed lot.

Children from Pakistan during the closing ceremony of the 8th Punjab Special Olympics in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

GNM romp home in hockey
Doraha, November 13
Guru Nanak Model School, Doraha (A), defeated Government Senior Secondary School, Doraha, by a margin of 3-0 on the second day of the 7th Inter-School Divali Hockey Tournament being organised in the memory of the late founder president of the college, Dr Ishwar Singh, at the Guru Nanak Stadium of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha.