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PAU finalises dates for entrance tests
Ludhiana, April 11
PAU will hold entrance test for admissions to 85 seats in BSc agriculture (hons) and 42 seats in BVSc and animal husbandry programmes on June 13.This was decided at a meeting of the Academic Council on April 4.

City residents have no sympathy for Salman

Ludhiana, April 11 City residents are not the ones to get carried away by personal incidents occurring in the lives of film stars. At least that is what one got to witness today at the cinema house where Salman Khan's latest release 'Saawan' is being screened.
A scene outside a cinema house showing “Saawan” in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo  I.V.

Lust for money led NRI to murder 65-yr-old Ludhiana, April 11 Lust for money allegedly led an NRI to kill a 65-year-old relative and later on cook up the murder scene in such a manner that the needle of suspicion fell on some persons with whom the NRI was having a long-standing land dispute and litigation. DSP Ravcharan Singh Brar gives details of the case of murder of a farmer, Harjinder Singh, at a press conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo I.V.

Message of love and harmony spread on Id
Ludhiana, April 11
Thousands of Muslims today celebrated Id Milad-ul-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, with gaiety and fervour. A number of functions were held to mark the occasion. A massive procession was also taken out on the occasion and it passed through different areas in the city and concluded at Basti Jodhewal.

Be alert about symptoms of strokes, say doctors

Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 11 Incidents of cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases have increased manifold in Asian countries as compared to the Western countries. The condition is most alarming in Punjab, this was claimed by a team of doctors examining patients on the concluding day of a three-day free medical camp organised jointly by Ram Sharnam Ashram and the Hind Hospital here today.
Specialists examine patients at a camp organised at Hind Hospital, Mandi Ahmedgarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Workers allege violation of agreement by Oswal
Ludhiana, April 11
Even after an agreement between staff and management of Oswal Woollen Mills to take over 1,500 workers back on duty, the company management did not adhere to the same, alleged company's workers here today.

Award for BBC presenter
Ludhiana, April 11
Gurpreet Kaur, presenter of BBC Asian Punjabi programmes, will be honoured with the Amar Singh Dhiman Memorial Cultural Award by the Punjabi Culture Study Circle International at a function in Punjabi Bhavan here on April 17.

Traffic Bottlenecks-III
Unauthorised bus stops compound the problem

Ludhiana, April 11 Traffic entering the city from Jalandhar side is welcomed by the chaos at the Jalandhar bye-pass chowk. Faulty site of a bus stop, confusing bifurcation of bus stop slip road and the main GT road, menace of auto-rickshaws and liberal traffic cops allowing haphazard parking of buses away from the earmarked stop to board passengers contribute collectively to the mess. Chaos at the Jalandhar bypass due to unauthorised bus stops. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Mahavir Jayanti celebrated
Ludhiana, April 11
Mahavir Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour here. Different functions were held at various Jain temples across the city.

A young Jain devotee pays obeisance to Lord Mahavira on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Untreated sewage water harmful: experts
Ludhiana, April 11
Coinciding with the World Health Day, soil scientists at Punjab Agricultural University have advised vegetable growers not to use untreated sewage water for irrigation.

People unhappy with Cong govt: BJP panel

Ludhiana, April 11 The BJP committee to look into the problems of urban people and employees today observed that the Congress government in the state had miserably failed. Senior BJP leaders Balramji Dass Tandon, Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, Mr Manoranjan Kalia address a press conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by I.V

Minister lays stones in Machhiwara
Machhiwara, April 11
During his first visit in the 52 months of the Congress government, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, Local Bodies Minister, handed over a cheque for Rs 1.85 crore for the development of this town.

Award in memory of Ujjagar Dhaliwal
Ludhiana, April 11
Impressed upon the contribution of Punjab Agricultural University for the promotion of scientific agriculture, family members of the late Ujjagar Singh Dhaliwal have donated Rs 1 lakh to institute an award in his memory.

Improvement Trust gets new trustee
Ludhiana, April 11
Mr Vijay Kumar Parti, a local hosiery industrialist and senior vice -president of the Kitchlu Nagar Residents Association, today joined as the trustee of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust here.

CRIME

Businessman, 2 aides booked in cheating case
Ludhiana, April 11
A leading businessman of the city, along with two associates, including an advocate, has been booked in a case of forgery and cheating aimed at duping a nonagenarian industrialist of the city.

3 docs held
Khamano, April 11
Three doctors were arrested and released on bail for the death of Amarjeet Kaur of Mohan Majra village. She was operated upon at a nursing home in Kheri village, near here, on October 18, 2005. Later, she died at the PGI, Chandigarh.

Man, daughter booked for fraud
Jagraon, April11
The Sudhar police has registered a case under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC against a man and his daughter for committing an offence of preparing false marks sheet.

BUSINESS

Retail investors body formed
Ludhiana, April 11
Lt-Col J.R. Jagga (retd) was unanimously chosen president of the Ludhiana Retail Investors Association, formed by the Ludhiana Stock Exchange, here on Sunday evening.

From Schools
Teachers exhorted to play a constructive role

Ludhiana, April 11 A three-day seminar-cum-workshop for the training of teachers organised at DAV Public School, B R S Nagar, concluded here today. Dr Ashok Saini, Professor and Honorary. Executive Director of the Indian Society of Health Administrators, Bangalore, was the resource person of the seminar. Students of Darpan Institute perform at a function organised on the occasion of the first anniversary of the school in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo: I.V

Streamline internal assessment system: PCMA
Ludhiana, April 11
The Punjab Commerce and Management Association has taken a serious note of the failure of the internal assessment system of the M.Com (semester) classes running in the colleges of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Seminar on drug de-addiction

Ludhiana, April 11 The NSS unit of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College organised a seminar on drug de-addiction here yesterday. The Shaheed Memorial Seva Society honours women from different fields to celebrate Great Women's Day at Ramgarhia College for Women in Ludhiana, on Tuesday. — Photo: I.V

Seminar for BCA students
Ludhiana, April 11
The Doraha Institute of Management and Technology conducted a seminar for BCA students on ‘Concept of programming language’ by Prof Ashish Kumar Gupta and ‘Job prospects in computer’ by Prof Raman Bagga here on Saturday.

Scholarship winners
Ludhiana, April 11
Arshdeep Kaur , Gyan Anjan Public School, Gurdaspur, Kanwaljit Kaur, Government Senior Secondary School, Fatehgarh, Amritsar, and Parminder Kaur stood first in their respective categories in the scholarship examination conducted by the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle for the year 2006.

Computer software developed for fool-proof diagnosis
Ludhiana, April 11
‘‘Since time immemorial the medical professionals and experts have been making vital clinical decisions on the basis of perception, which tend to cause errors and lead to grave concerns in terms of morbidity or mortality, affecting millions of lives, along with the loss of resources worth billions of dollars the world over.’’

UK students laud NGOs role in health services

Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 11 The MBBS students of Warwick Medical University, West Midland, UK, appreciated the role of NGOs in providing free and selfless medical services to people in rural areas of the state and claimed that the government alone would have failed to cater to the needs of the people in the absence of help from NGOs.
Ms Neena Randhawa, Ms Uma Selvarajah and Mr Khaik Kee Peh, MBBS students of Warwick Medical University, West Midland, UK, at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

NSS volunteers administer polio drops
Samrala, April 11
Following directions by Ms Hirdey Pal, Assistant Director, Youth Services, Ludhiana, a big rally was organised by NSS volunteers of Government Secondary School at Ghungrali Sikhan and nearby villages under the guidance and leadership of Principal Gurmeet Kaur Dhaliwal and NSS programme officer Jatinder Kumar.

Nursing students help in polio drive
Sahnewal , April11
As many as 40 students of the Satguru Institute of Nursing participated in the pulse polio drive launched on April 9.