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From boom to doom for investors
Ludhiana, April 12
From boom to doom. This is the sorry fate of nearly 1000 investors of the region, mainly Ludhiana, who have suffered huge losses after putting in quite a fortune in real estate in Laddowal and Halwara with hopes of making it big if a proposed international airport comes up there. Today, they look toward Sahnewal, the new site for the airport, with a sigh , where property boom is set to take place now.

Dhandari overbridge hits a block
Ludhiana, April 12
The inauguration of the railway overbridge near Dhandari is in doldrums as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to give the no-objection certificate (NOC) for the bridge, owing to the failure of the Municipal Corporation authorities to take it before the start of work.

The railway overbridge at Dhandari awaits inauguration amidst a controversy in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

The frame of a pizza outlet is carried on a horsecart through the city as the owner seems to have changed his area of operations.— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Tribune Impact
Street cleared of water
Ludhiana, April 12
The Municipal Corporation authorities came to the aid of residents of G Block in Sarabha Nagar and rectified the two-year-old snag in the sewer and discharged water from the flooded street this afternoon.

CPM warning on atta, dal scheme
Ludhiana, April 12
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) yesterday warned the Akali-BJP government in Punjab against backing out from the promise to provide subsidised aata and dal to the poor. The party felt that the government was delaying the issue, which is a matter of concern.

Atwal reviews arrangements for Ambedkar function
Ludhiana, April 12
Lok Sabha deputy speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal has called upon the frontal organisations and other office-bearers of the SAD-BJP regime to mobilise maximum number of people for the state-level function being organised on April 14 at Daresi Ground here to celebrate 116th birth anniversary of Bharat Rattan Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the main architect of the Indian constitution.

COMMUNITY

Parantha outlet in a spot
Ludhiana, April 12

Ludhiana's popular Pandit's round-the-clock parantha outlet is in a spot with the residents in the neighbourhood of Nikka Mal Saarf Chowk alleging that his business was causing nuisance and they could not sleep throughout the night owing to disturbance. Residents of Nikka Mal Saraf Chowk protest against Pandit’s paranthas shop outside Deputy Commissioner’s residence in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

City centre scam: Hearing on 4 bail pleas today
Ludhiana, April 12
The anticipatory bail applications of former president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee H.S.Hanspal and another accused Capt Rajesh Singh, allegedly involved in the city centre scam, will come up for hearing tomorrow.

Generating cool air under hot sun  Ludhiana, April 12 Come summer and makers of straw pads for desert coolers start appearing in the city. Workers for the purpose like brothers Kishore and Rajesh come from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for a period of three months. They buy straw locally and have perfected the art of tying up the straw. Workers make straw sets for coolers in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Rath yatra for polio victims reaches city
Ludhiana, April 12
The Narayan Sewa Sansthan Trust based in Udaipur has decided to travel by ‘rath’ to far-off areas of the country to help polio victims. They would halt at different stations, stay for a few days, and with the help of local members help the polio victims.

PETA launches drive to save captive elephants
Ludhiana, April 12
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched a campaign to save elephants from the captivity of zoos and mahouts.

Doctor booked for fraud
Jagraon, April 12
The Dehlon police on the complaint of a trustee of the Bhagwant Singh Memorial Charitable Trust, Narangwal, has registered a case under section 420 and 406 of the IPC against two persons, including a doctor.

Now unlimited content, video on mobiles
Ludhiana, April 12
In a first of its kind initiative, Oxigen Infovision, an electronic distribution channel, launched Bugzy, an application that would give mobile phone users access to a wide range of services ranging from checking personal mail to instant viewing of audio video and downloading content.

AGRICULTURE

Time to harvest extra money

Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 13 Make hay while the sun shines. This adage applies good on those workmen who have proceeded on leave to earn extra income by harvesting wheat crop manually. Manual harvesters, owing to a steep hike in prices of wheat chaff are more in demand this year. Members of a family, including a girl student, reap wheat near Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer

EDUCATION

PCTE to organise job fair tomorrow
Ludhiana, April 12
The Punjab College of Technical Education (PCTE) will organise a job fair of major telecom companies for graduate and postgraduate students in the field of business management on April 14 on the PCTE campus.

Baisakhi celebrated in schools, club
Ludhiana, April12
Baisakhi Festival-2006 was organised by Everest Play Way and Everest Shishu Vatika here today.

Students of Everest Play Way School celebrate Baisakhi on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph	Students of Saraswati Modern School, Habra Road, Ludhiana, celebrate Baisakhi by wearing yellow clothes and dancing. — A Tribune photograph

Kindergartens are child-friendly Ludhiana, April 12 The approach of kindergarten schools towards the tiny tots has drastically changed in the recent times for good. Tiny tots are told about the importance of vegetables and fruits at a nursery school in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Prize distribution function held
Ludhiana, April 12
Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, organised a prize distribution function in the school auditorium here today.

Sufi singer to interact with students
Ludhiana, April 12
Professor Madan Gopal Singh, a well-known name in the world of cinema, art and cultural history, will interact with postgraduate students of journalism and Young Writers’ Association members of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on April 13. The interaction will be held at the Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture, at 2.30 pm.

PCCTU deputation meets Manpreet
Doraha, April 12
A deputation of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) today met Manpreet Singh Badal, Punjab finance minister, and discussed the long-pending demands of the teachers of all private aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh.

COURTS

SC decision on quota hailed 
Ludhiana, April 12
The Welfare Society for Engineers, Scientists and Managers (WSESM) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to withhold 27 per cent reservation to OBCs for this year.

City doctor to head IACM
Ludhiana, April 12
Dr Gurcharan Avasthi has been unanimously elected president of the Indian Association of Clinical Medicine (IACM) for the year 2007-2008.

Hip surgery performed on 97-yr woman Ludhiana, April 12 In an unusual surgical feat, a complex hip joint surgery has been performed on a 97-year-old woman at SPS Apollo Hospital here. Tara Devi, a resident of Rahon Road here, had broken her upper femur bone near the hip joint when she slipped in the bathroom. She was brought to the hospital where the treatment options were discussed with her family members. Patient Tara Devi on a wheelchair with Dr Harpreet S. Gill (centre), Dr Gaurav (left) and Dr Neeraj (right).  — A Tribune photograph

Anaesthetists back from Pak trip
Ludhiana, April 12
A team of 15 anaesthetists from various medical institutes of India under the leadership of Dr Tej. K. Kaul, professor and head, department of anesthesia at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here, visited Lahore from April 6 to 8 on the invitation of Dr Shahid Khwaja, professor and head of the anaesthesia department at Allama Iqbal Medical College, who also heads the Pakistan Society of Anaesthesiology in Lahore.

‘90 pc rural kids anaemic due to unhygienic food’
Ludhiana, April 12
With a view to extending health awareness to the rural areas, the Directorate of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, in association with the Indian Diabetic Association and Cooperative Societies has celebrated World Health Day in Sherpur Kalan village.

130 patients examined at camp
Ludhiana, April 12
As many as 130 patients were examined and given treatment at the 24th free diabetes and cardiac check-up camp organised by the local branch of the National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) in association with SPS Apollo Hospital at Shivaji Nagar, here, on Wednesday.

121 units of blood donated
Khamano, April 12
Eighth blood donation camp was organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad branch of Khamano at Gurdwara Sahib, Khamano Melewali, today.

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