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God comes between death and passengers
Bus hangs precariously from overbridge
Ludhiana, January 7
Luck saved at least 25 passengers of a Punjab Roadways bus from certain death after the bus rammed into the railings of a railway overbridge and hung precariously from the edge, virtually in midair just over the tracks near Hardy’s World here today.

CLIFFHANGER: Passengers had a narrow escape when this bus rammed into a railing of a railway overbridge and hung precariously from the edge, near Laddowal on Tuesday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

PCR teams ‘ill-equipped’ to check crime
Poppy husk smugglers beat up cops, escape 
Ludhiana, January 7
Are the hundred-odd PCR teams patrolling the city limits round-the-clock ill-equipped to deal with various kinds of criminals with whom they happen to cross their paths now and then?

Devotees play 'gatka' during the nagar kirtan on the occasion of the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, in Ludhiana on Tuesday.  — A Tribune photograph

No sign of missing  CMC intern
Ludhiana, January 7
The police and the management of Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) continue to be unaware of the whereabouts of Dr Kartik Rao, 23, a medical intern who disappeared mysteriously on December 7, 2002, from the college.

Punjab becoming water deficit state
Ludhiana, January 7
The amount of water deficit is so substantial that unless serious view is taken and immediate corrective policy measures are adopted, Punjab is heading towards a critical water famine situation. This warning has been given by Punjab Agricultural University in a study conducted by Dr Joginder Singh, Head, Department of Economics and Sociology.

LUDHIANA CALLING Politicians do not take time to grab issues. Rather, they pounce on them. The controversial allotment of over 8000 square yard of land to a builder is a typical case. The land was allotted to the builder by the previous Akali government. Calendar Remembering cards Fog playing truant Serious about polio Students are victims

COMMUNITY

Cong workers, leaders a disillusioned lot
Ludhiana, January 7
Disillusionment seems to be brewing up among the Congress workers and leaders over the treatment being meted out to them at the hands of officials in the administration and the police. Most of the workers and middle-rung leaders have started feeling that they were better off during the Akali regime as the officials would at least listen to their problems.

Minister promises better infrastructure

Ludhiana, January 7 The Punjab Minister for Local Bodies, Choudhry Jagjit Singh, reiterated the commitment of the state government to accelerate the pace of development and in particular the development of cities and major towns in Punjab. The Minister for Local Bodies, Choudhry Jagjit Singh, along with the City Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, at a function to mark the foundation stone laying ceremony of a development project in the Sunder Nagar locality in Ludhiana on Monday. — IV

Manch condemns removal of commission
Ludhiana, January 7
The International Sikh Dharam Parchar Manch today condemned the state government for removing the three-member commission appointed to look into the Piara Singh Bhaniara case.

Novel scheme for Bet area likely
Ludhiana, January 7
The Divisional Forest Department has written to the state government to allow the residents of the Bet area to work for the department on the land acquired by it. Following an order issued by the Supreme Court, the residents of the area had been forced to vacate the land which had been encroached upon by them.

Threatened with eviction, shopkeepers cry for justice

Ludhiana, January 7 Apprehending eviction from their respective shops at the hands of partisan administration and officials of PUDA, who were out to favour a private builder, the shopkeepers of Lakshmi Cinema Market, led by former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr Sat Pal Gosain, today submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Aggarwal, seeking justice and a fair deal for the shopkeepers.

Mr Sat Pal Gosain, former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, leads a delegation of the Lakshmi Shopkeepers Association to submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — IV

Nine to be honoured at Lohri mela

Ludhiana, January 7 The Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch will honour nine prominent personalities for meritorious work in their respective fields at the Lohri mela to be held here on January 10. These persons, selected by a panel of judges, will be presented with a gold medal and a citation each. Mr K.K. Bawa, president of the Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch, flanked by Mr Malkiat Singh Dhaka, MLA, Mr Jagdev Singh Talwandi and Mr Pawan Diwan in a news conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

CRIME

Man killed in freak accident
Ludhiana, January 7
Kanahya Lal, a migrant labourer employed in a steel factory in Focal Point, yesterday died after falling from the synthetic roof in the factory while cleaning the roof. According to information, the labourer fell to ground after the plastic roof broke apart. Other labourers of the factory rushed him to nearby Oswal Cancer Hospital where the doctors declared him as brought dead.

ASI caught accepting bribe
Ludhiana, January 7
The Ludhiana Vigilance Bureau today claimed to have nabbed an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Punjab police, posted at Mullanpur Dakha, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 in return for a favour.

• Head Constable commits suicide

Telephony service in Jagraon
Chandigarh, January 7
HFCL Infotel Ltd., the licensee for basic telecom services for Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, has now launched its basic telephony service under the brand name CONNECT in Jagraon.

• Ludhiana unit gets ISO certification

IGNOU’s induction meeting through Gyandarshan
Ludhiana, January 7
Technological advancement in the field of communication technology is fast making inroads into higher education. Technology is now being used to make higher education accessible to all IGNOU is known for its innovative strategies to reach out to its students spread all over India. For the past few years IGNOU has made a number of collaborative efforts with organisations like All-India Radio, Doordarshan and ISRO make higher education accessible to all. 

‘Grading system unjust’
Ludhiana, January 7
A lecturer of the D.D. Jain Memorial College for Women has written to the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, expressing resentment against having being awarded ‘B’ grade in the 56th General Orientation Course. About 45 lecturers had taken this course, organised in Ramgarhia Girls College from December 5, 2002, to January 1, 2003.

Mozambique minister visits PAU today
Ludhiana, January 7
Dr Leonardo Santos Simao, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mozambique, will be visiting Punjab Agricultural University on tomorrow around 12 noon. He will be accompanied by Mr Carlos Agostinho de Rosaric, High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique in India.