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13 employees of DMCH chargesheeted, suspended
Ludhiana, July 12
The disruption in the normal functioning at Dayanand Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and its affiliate Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI), as a result of prolonged agitation by the employees union, has started taking its toll.

Child thrashed by teacher dies

Ludhiana, July 12 “We will not cremate the child till the culprits are arrested. I have lost my only son and the family has the right to ask the government to hold an independent inquiry against the teacher.

Jagroop Singh, with his mother at the bedside, the day he was admitted to the hospital.

Fewer aspirants for BCA, MCA
Ludhiana, July 12
Contrary to the trends in admission last year, the number of aspirants of BCA and MCA have plunged down while those for BBA and MBA have shot up this year.

Drought clouds over; farmers powerless

Ludhiana, July 12 While weather is damaging the crop, farmers are simultaneously combating an erratic power supply, which has forced them to plough paddy fields prematurely. Paddy, sown recently, requires heavy irrigation, but all fields in the district are parched. Farmers of some nearby villages said they were worried about the crop and praying for rain. POWER DROUGHT, TOO: A farmer operates a motor pump by connecting it to a tractor in a village near Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

RITIKA MURDER
Relative rounded up, released
Ludhiana, July 12
The sensational Ritika Malik murder case has taken a new turn with the police zeroing on a close male relative on the suspicion of murdering the girl. The police said it had rounded up the suspected man but due to strong opposition by the deceased girl’s family and other relatives, they had to release him.

COMMUNITY

Panday’s supporters form ‘Captain Brigade’
Ludhiana, July 12
Close supporters of the local legislator and Minister of State for Printing and Stationery, Mr Rakesh Panday, defeated party rebels in the recently held municipal elections among them, have formed a ‘Captain Brigade’.

BJP state unit meeting tomorrow
Ludhiana, July 12
The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a meeting at Tarn Taran on July 14 to do a detailed introspection and review of the reverses suffered by the party in the Assembly elections and the civic polls.

Ludhiana leaders meet Sonia Gandhi 

Ludhiana, July 12 Several Congress leaders from Ludhiana returned from Delhi today after meeting the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, and other senior party leaders there. They were led by the District Congress Committee (DCC) president, Mr K K Bawa, and including the DCC (rural) president, Mr Gurdev Singh Lapran, youth Congress leader, Mr Amarjit Singh Tikka and others. Congress leaders from Ludhiana present a bouquet to the AICC President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, in Delhi at her residence on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Reorientation programme concludes
Ludhiana, July 12
A four-day reorientation programme focussing on personality enrichment of teaching faculty concluded at Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, here today. Dr Rajiv Gupta, a psychiatrist, delivered a lecture on combating stress, Dr Suresh Vatsayayan spoke on ‘Teacher as a source of inspiration’, Ms Jaya Vatsyayan spoke on ‘The art of concentration’. Using various multimedia techniques, Dr Shuchi Aggarwal delivered a lecture on ‘Positive motivation’, Ms Veena Bansal spoke on ‘Disciplining mind and spirit’, Ms Anupama Moudgill talked about ‘Reading habits and optimum use of library’ and Ms Rashmi Kaushal spoke on ‘Importance of counselling at school level’.

CRIME

One held with ganja
Ludhiana, July 12
During a special checking at the Gill canal bridge yesterday, a police party from the Shimla Puri police station arrested Raju Singh and seized 1 kg of ganja from his possession. The accused has been booked under Sections 20,61 and 85 of the NDPS Act.

BUSINESS

Commercial complex to replace Improvement Trust building

Ludhiana, July 12 The Ludhiana Improvement Trust has decided to construct a modern multi-storeyed commercial complex in place of its old building known as Lajpat Rai Market situated along Society Cinema. Building of Lajpat Rai Market near Lakkar Bridge in Ludhiana, which will be converted into a commercial complex by the Improvement Trust. IV

AGRICULTURE

Seminar on diseases among pigs
Ludhiana, July 12
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Science, PAU, today organised a meeting - cum seminar of the Punjab Piggery Farmers Association (PPFA).

EDUCATION

VC releases ‘Gyan Vigyan Chetna’
Ludhiana, July 12
“Development of scientific temperament is the prerequisite for social, mental and materialistic growth of any society,” opines Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU.

Exhibition of creations from nature

Ludhiana, July 12 ‘‘Naturelle’’, a three-day exhibition of creations from nature being organised by the Society for Advancement of Academics, Sports and Cultural Activities (SAASCA) at Students Home, Punjab Agricultural University, was inaugurated here today. Each piece, which was an original creation, was an entity by itself. Students take part in an exhibition organised on the PAU campus in Ludhiana on Friday.— IV

ADMINISTRATION

DTO takes time to reflect
Ludhiana, July 12
The District Transport Office (DTO) has started a special campaign to put reflectors on the front and rear of all the tractor-trailers, bicycles, rickshaws, horsecarts and other slow-moving vehicles with a view to minimising the chances of accidents of these vehicles during late hours.