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Body in trunk: police gropes in dark
Autopsy says victim was strangulated
Ludhiana, November 11
An unidentified girl found murdered and dumped in a trunk, in Indore-Jammu Tawi Malwa Express at Ludhiana railway station on November 8, was strangulated.

Nullah pollution: villagers dying of kidney, liver diseases
Ludhiana, November 11
Toxically polluted Budda Nullah is playing havoc with the lives of scores of villagers living downstream the ‘‘Water of Sorrow’’ as they are being admitted to various hospitals with liver and kidney ailments and some have even died.

Snatching bid near police station
Ludhiana, November 11
Two youths tried to snatch a bag containing about Rs 4 lakh from a trader near Model Town police station here today.

Extending date for submitting C forms won’t help: experts
Ludhiana, November 11
Taxation experts today said the government's announcement to extend the last date for submitting C forms would not be of much use unless the last date for filing the annual VAT returns was also extended to March 31, 2007.

IT survey left midway at stores
Ludhiana November 11
The Income Tax officials conducted a survey at some leading commercial establishments, including the Hind Chain of Silk and Sarees. Of the four establishments that the officials went to, the survey was completed only in two while the other two were left pending.

COMMUNITY

Youth in distress needs help
Ludhiana, November 11
Sanjay Bhatia, a 30-year-old resident of the New Sant Nagar locality in Haibowal had dreams in his eyes of getting married, having his own family, besides looking after his widowed mother till a few years ago. However, he had no idea what fate had in store for him.

Clan members give up illicit trade Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 11 Persistent pressure and inspiration from the police encouraged members of a Sainsi scheduled tribe settled at Jhuner village in Sangrur district to shun their illicit business of drug trafficking and take up other professions and join the mainstream.
Mr Darshan Singh, SHO Sadar, talks to members of the Sainsi tribe at Jhuner village near Ahmedgarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mahesh Sharma

‘Virasat Mela’ ends on a festive note Ludhiana, November 11 The Master Tara Singh Memorial College For Women today held the grand finale of ‘Virasat Mela’ on its campus which was celebrated with precedented enthusiasm and exuberance. Punjabi singer Inderjit Nikku entertains students of Master Tara Singh College for Women, Ludhiana, at the ‘Virasat Mela’ on Saturday. —  Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Akali MLA from Koom Kalan questions vikas yatra success
Ludhiana, November 11
Mr Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) MLA from the Koom Kalana Assembly segment, today questioned the claims of the Congress and the government that a huge number of people had turned out to receive the Chief Minister during his Vikas Yatra which passed through his assembly segment on Thursday.

Good Samaritans, help this man in distress
Ludhiana, November 11
Dalip Sinha, a young rickshaw-puller from the city, is admitted at CMC under the care of Dr Rajeev Gupta, Department of Cardio Thoracic Surgery. Sinha is suffering from a life-threatening rheumatic heart disease and his two valves (Mitral and Aortic) are narrowed.                    
                                                                           Dalip Sinha

BJP concerned over, jihadi, left terrorism
Ludhiana, November 11
The Bhartiya Janata Party general secretary, Mr Arun Jaitely, today criticised the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre for soft-paddling on jihadi and Maoist terrorism.

5 booked for bid to murder
Jagraon, November 11
Jatinder Singh of Halwara was seriously injured in a clash on Wednesday at Sudhar Bazar when Mandeep Singh, Harmit Singh, Bahadur Singh, Harpreet Singh of Sahauli and Amrik Singh of Rurka allegedly assaulted him with sharp edged weapons. Sources disclosed that Jatinder Singh has illicit relations with the sister of Harpreet Singh, one of the accused.

AGRICULTURE

Light shed on new farming techniques

Amloh, November 11 Efforts are being made by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Soil Conservation and Agriculture departments to bring down cost of production in agriculture, to improve the yield and save underground level of water by adopting modern techniques. Dr Balwinder Singh Co-ordinator, laser levelling techniques, addresses farmers at Dharamgarh on Friday.

EDUCATION

500 children to take part in Children's Day celebrations
Ludhiana, November 11
More than 500 children will take part in various activities to celebrate Children's Day at Sutlej Club on November 12.The celebrations would be divided in two sessions- morning and evening. The competitions include declamation contest, poem recitation, singing competition, painting competition, rangoli competition, G.K.written test, writing competition, antakshri, healthy baby contest, dance competition, bey blade competition and fancy dress competition.

From Colleges
Seminar hardsells careers in Army
Ludhiana, November 11
The NCC Army Wing of the GGN Khalsa College, in collaboration with the Recruiting Branch of the Indian Army, organised a seminar on 'Career in the Army' on college campus here today.

Substitute teachers’ future hangs in balance
Amloh, November 11
The Punjab Government had recently, under the ICT project, appointed computer teachers on contract basis in government schools.

Goyal gets Shiromani Bal Sahitkar award
Ludhiana, November 11
Prem Bhushan Goyal,a well-known writer of child literature in Punjabi,has been selected as Shiromani Sahitkar for the current year and he would be presented a prize of Rs 1 lakh,a medal and a siropa, besides a citation plaque by the Chief Minister of Punjab,Capt Amarinder Singh, at a function to be held in Patiala.
                                                                Prem Bhushan Goyal

Computer Carnival concludes
Ludhiana, November 11
Computer Carnival-2006 at Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, concluded here today. Dr H.K Grewal, Principal, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana,who was the chief guest  motivated the participants from different schools to work towards excellence.

‘Release confiscated literature on Bhagat Singh’
Ludhiana, November 11
It is ironical that instead of celebrating the birth centenary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, the Indian Government is seizing the progressive literature on Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his comrades.

Govt keen on agro-literature network
Ludhiana, November 11
The Punjab Cooperative Minister, Mr A.S.Samra, today presented a draft of Rs nine lakh to the Punjab Agricultural University representative Editor (Punjabi), Mr Gurbhajan Singh Gill, towards subscription of farm literature published by the university.

PTU plans coaching classes in English for rural youth

Mandi Gobindgarh, November 11 To meet the industry needs, Punjab Technical University(PTU) will launch a capsule programme to improve English language of the rural youth of the state by holding special coaching classes on holidays or after school /college hours, said Dr S.K. Salwan, Vice Chancellor, PTU, Jalandhar, while talking to media persons after the 27th academic council meeting of the university held at the conference hall of DBIMCS on Friday.

PTU Vice-Chancellor S.K. Salwan addresses the 27th Academic Council meeting in Mandi Gobindgarh on Friday.

Want to lose weight? gastric surgery is here
Ludhiana, November 11
The SPS Apollo Hospitals today launched a 'stomach-bypass surgery center', thus becoming the first multi-speciality hospital in the northern region to offer comprehensive weight-loss surgery services.

Workshop on child abuse
Ludhiana, November 11
A multi-specialty sensitisation workshop on” Child Abuse and Neglect” was organized today by the Department of Pediatrics, DMCH. The workshop was organized for the first time in the region.

Lady patient manhandled
Sahnewal, November 11
A married woman of Bhawan Kalan village was abused and manhandled by a man sitting inside a clinic at Kohara village while the former asked him to prescribe her medicine due to stomach ailment on Thursday.

110 examined at camp
Samrala, November 11
A medical check-up camp was organised by a team of doctors headed by Dr N.P.S Virk,In-charge of Government Primary Health Centre, Manupur, near here, yesterday.

SPORTS

8th Hockey Tournament starts at Doraha
Doraha, November 11
The 8th Inter-School Hockey Tournament dedicated to the memory of late Dr Ishwar Singh, founder president of the college, began today at Guru Nanak Hockey Stadium of the Guru Nanak National College, Doraha.

Ranjitgarh Golf Club finish runners-up

Ludhiana, November 11 Ranjitgarh Golf Club team from Phillaur finished runners up in the North Zone final of the McDowell's Signature Club Golf Championship held at Golden Greens Golf Resort, Gurgaon, recently. Ranjitgarh Golf Club, Phillaur, which finished runners-up in the Mcdowell’s Signature Club Golf Championship played at Golden Grees Golf Resort in Gurgaon recently. — Tribune photo by Anil Datt

Pak, Bangladesh teams to vie for hockey honours
Ludhiana, November 11
Teams from Pakistan and Bangladesh will be taking part in the 5th All-India Jagtar Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament for boys (u-19) to be organised jointly by the Jagtar Memorial Hockey Society and the PAU Sports Association here.