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Residents allege encroachment by SSP
Ludhiana, April 26
What can be termed case of a law enforcer turning into a violator, the SSP, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana, has encroached upon a part of the road in Rajguru Nagar to erect a shelter for his guards. The residents are protesting the step by the SSP.

A concrete shelter for guards that has come up outside the house of the SSP, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana. — Photo by IV

Power cut
Residents suffer as babus stay away
Ludhiana, April 26
The corridors of power were powerless throughout the day owing to a daylong power cut in the mini secretariat much to the harassment of the as their works could not be taken up and most of the officials remained away from their seats.

Farmers protest faulty compensation records
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 26
Accusing certain revenue officials of harassing farmers whose wheat crop had been damaged due to hailstorm and alleging manipulating records to the benefit of illegitimate claimers.

Bhagat Singh as video game hero raises eyebrows Machhiwara, April 26 Martyr Bhagat Singh is being portrayed as a comic character by some sticker making companies as he is being openly being featured as a character in video games. Bhagat Singh’s face being used as comic characters on stickers and video games. Photo by writer

Labourer succumbs to poisoned curry
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 26
The migrant labourer who had been admitted to a local private hospital in an unconscious condition after reportedly consuming curry prepared from insecticide-sprinkled tomatoes from fields of a farmer at Rachhin village near here a week ago, breathed his last today.

MC Election
YC to corner govt on aata-dal scheme
Ludhiana April 26
With an eye on the elections to five municipal corporations in the state, the Punjab Youth Congress is planning to organise separate rallies in five cities to corner the government on its "failure" to provide subsidised aata and dal to the people.

COMMUNITY

PSSF demands action against attack on member
Amloh, April 26
lnderjit Singh Bhagrana, who succumbed to his injuries at the Sector 32 Hospital, Chandigarh, after being severely injured in an attack by miscreants, was remembered at a meeting of  Punjab Subordinate Services Federation (PSSF). The meeting was held  here today under the  presidentship of PSSF, state vice president,  Balbir Singh Ghuman.  The PSSF has also demanded action against alleged attackers.

Bank officers put forth demands
Ludhiana, April 26
Members of the Punjab National Bank Officers Association demanded one more opportunity for the pension scheme, lifting of ban on employment on compassionate grounds and stopping outsourcing in the banking industry.

MC sangat darshan
Ludhiana, April 26
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has decided to hold sangat darshan programme to redress grievances of city residents every Monday.

City firm signs jv on retinitis pigmentosa centre 
Ludhiana, April 26
Stem Cell Pharma Inc (SCPI), a US corporation, King Multitech Global Private Limited and Ludhiana-based King Exports Group Company, today announced the signing of a joint venture for setting up a Retinitis Pigmentosa Centre in India.

ISTE students’ chapter inaugurated
Doraha, April 26

A seminar on the ‘Role of technical education in globalisation’ was organised at the Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology (BCET), Ludhiana. The resource person was Dr N. P. Singh, dean examination, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. 2Dr N.P Singh, dean examination, PTU, inaugurates the ISTE students’ chapter. — Photo by writer.

Students honoured at RIMT-IET Mandi Gobindgarh, April 26 RIMT-IET, Mandi Gobindgarh, today organised a function to honour the students who had excelled in various fields. The chairman, Hukam Chand Bansal, honours university topper Amandeep at a function at RIMT-IET, Mandi Gobindgarh, held on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Bhushan Sood

An entertaining musical evening

Ludhiana, April 26 "If music be the food of love, play on," said Shakespeare and yesterday at Guru Nanak Bhawan, music of films through ages just sent the audience into raptures. Prajkta Shukre of the Indian Idol fame performs at a musical evening organised by LSS at Gurunanak Dev Bhawan on Wednesday night in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Sarabha ladies hold function
Ludhiana April 26
An inter-club dance competition was held to mark the annual day celebrations of the Sarabha Ladies Club today. The members were draped in colourful saris, which was the dress code. Members from more than six ladies’ clubs participated in several items.

HEALTH

Avian influenza can turn pandemic: Chaudhary

Ludhiana, April 26 The president of the Veterinary Council of India, A.L. Chaudhary today warned that the avian influenza (bird flue) could turn into a pandemic calamity if preventive measures were not taken. He said, although there was no threat as of now, but a long term policy needs to be adopted against this disease in the country. Talking to The Tribune during the twenty fourth annual conference of Indian Poultry Science Association, Chaudhary pointed out that the poultry industry has lost billions of rupees due to the mild infections only.

A.L. Chaudhary

Seminar on ayurveda held
Mandi Gobindgarh, April 26
The Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, organised a seminar on ayurveda vision to provide knowledge pertaining to the ongoing research.

Medical practitioners present memo
Amloh, April 26
A deputation of the Medical Practitioners Union of Fatehgarh Sahib district led by Inder Singh Namsot, vice- president of the All-India Youth Akali Dal, met Sukhvir Singh Badal, acting president of the SAD.

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