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District Congress chiefs replaced
Ludhiana, May 25
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief, Mr H.S. Hanspal, today replaced the District Congress Committee (DCC), Ludhiana Urban and Rural unit, presidents. 

UNITED WE CROUCH: Labourers transplant paddy at Pakhowal village on Sunday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Mysterious disease kills hens
Shahpur (Ludhiana), May 25
The mysterious viral disease which has consumed hundreds of hens in Haryana has now spread its tentacles in Punjab also.

Absenteeism ails Pakhowal PHC

Pakhowal, May 25 Despite several raids by the Vigilance Bureau to check absenteeism and action taken against the guilty employees, not much seemed to have changed on ground level at health offices in the rural area. This is what at least was observed by a Tribune team at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Pakhowal, today. Patients wait in vain as the surgical OPD is locked at the Primary Health Centre, Pakhowal, near Ludhiana, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

When fashion show turned solemn

Ludhiana, May 25 A fashion show, “Fashion- Passion-2003”, was organised by Punjabi Kala Sur Manch at Nehru Sidhant Kendra last evening. The first round of the fashion show was dedicated to those people who lost their lives in the fire mishaps at Khud Mohalla and on the Frontier Mail. Models pay homage to fire mishap victims at a fashion show in Ludhiana on Saturday evening. — A Tribune photograph

Parliamentary panel’s visit today
Ludhiana, May 25
A high-level parliamentary standing committee on industry led by its Chairman, Mr P.C. Alexander, will visit Ludhiana tomorrow. The committee members are on a study tour of the state. The members will visit the GS Autos manufacturing unit.

COMMUNITY

After UP, BSP ‘eyeing’ Punjab Ludhiana, May 25 Mr Narinder Kashyap, senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and party’s coordinator for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, today said Punjab was on the priority list of the party. He claimed that the party was in a position to gain power in the state. Mr Narinder Kashyap, coordinator of the Bahujan Samaj Party for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. — IV

SUICIDE BY FARMERS
Centre not informed by states: Minister
Ludhiana, May 25
“No state, including Punjab, has informed the Centre about any suicide by farmers on account of the debt burden and other related issues, We are willing to constitute a team to look into this shocking aspect,” Union Minister of State for Agriculture Hukamdev Narayan Singh said today.

Tributes paid to train fire victims
Ludhiana, May 25
Cutting across party lines political leaders and representatives of people from different sections paid their tributes to the victims of the Golden Express Mail tragedy at a shardhanjali samaroh organised by villagers of 19 villages at Manj Phaguwal here today.

PSEB to take help of lady police
Ludhiana, May 25
Learning from their bad experience during a raid at the CRPF colony to check power theft, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) authorities has decided to take the help of a team of women police in future.

Demonstration against power tariff hike

Ludhiana, May 25 Shiv Sena activists today staged a demonstration against the recent hike in the power tariff and tuition fee of the students. The Sena activists held a procession and after passing through various areas organised a demonstration at Clock Tower. Shiv Sena activists staging a demonstration against hike in power tariff and tuition fee of students in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

‘Govt decisions anti-people’
Amloh, May 25
Mr Dalip Singh Pandhi, a former minister, today flayed the hike in power tariff, hike in fees and funds of students, withdrawal of free power supply to farmers, Scheduled Castes and the withdrawal of old age pension and shagan schemes. He describe these as anti-people policies of the Congress government.

Clinton’s astrologer to visit city
Ludhiana, May 25
Noted astrologer Kidar Sharma will visit the city on May 28 and 29. It will be his second visit to the city. Mr Sharma rose to prominence after he prepared the horoscopes of former US President Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary Clinton, their daughter Chelsea Clinton and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.

CRIME

Gang of robbers active in Amloh
Amloh, May 25
A gang of robbers operating in Amloh and Mandi Gobindgarh areas has created a sense of insecurity and fear in the minds of the residents. According to Mr Nirbhai Singh, Sarpanch of Sounti village and proprietor of a cold storage along the Anian road, a gang of at least 10 robbers with covered faces, armed with rods and a gun, barged into the cold storage at 1.30 a.m. on Saturday and looted Rs 5,350 from Paramjit Choudry, Rs 500 from Desh Raj, an operator, and Rs 275 from Jagtar Singh, a foreman.

Police clueless about burglary
Machhiwara, May 25
The Machhiwara police has not been able to find any clue to the burglary which took place in the town four days ago. Burglars had stolen 400-450 gm of gold and Rs 50,000 from the residence of Mr Ashwani Gupta, who lives in Ward No. 4, the most densely populated area of the walled town.

Girls fare better than boys 
Ludhiana, May 25
Girls, as in other exams, have come out on top even in the result of the B.Com. (second year). Out of 1,274 students who appeared from the city colleges, boys figure nowhere in the list of first 10.

Alumni meet

HAMARA SCHOOL
NEW SR SECONDARY SCHOOL CIVIL LINES

School that has a glorious past  Being run for the past more than 60 years, New Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, has had a glorious past with many of its students now working as painters, academicians and PCS officers. Ms Anita Darshi, PCS officer, who was previously posted as the Additional Commissioner, passed from this school. Likewise, Ms Goldy Malhotra, a painter, who is now employed as the Principal of Modern School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, was also a student of this school.

Students of New Senior Secondary School in front of the school building. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Tuitions should be banned
Tuitions are a menace in our education system and these need to be strictly banned, believes Dr M.R. Bhatia, the newly appointed Principal of the school. He said the teachers should understand the basic needs of their students and give special attention to the weak students. He said students also must resolve to take up self-study and learn their lessons by themselves.

Poems by students

CULTURE

Models take shoppers by surprise Ludhiana, May 25 It was a thrilling experience for the shoppers present at Wills Lifestyle Store on Sunday. They were in for a surprise when they came face to face with super models, Sushma Reddy and Inder Sudan. Both of them have modelled for several products and have been VJs. The excitement mounted as 25 young girls and boys present in the store were asked to enroll themselves for an impromptu modelling show. The boys looked more confident than girls while they catwalked on the ramp. Thereafter, the participants were asked to fill a questionnaire. On the basis of their answers and the confidence they displayed, five participants were shortlisted.  Inder Sudan and Sushma Reddy

An evening of dance and modelling

Ludhiana, May 25 The Indo-British Institute of Arts and Fitness celebrated its third anniversary at Friends Regency yesterday evening. Mr Amit Verma, director of the institute and holistic fitness therapist, said the evening started with rendition of Gayatri Mantra. It was followed by dance items. Students of the Indo-British Institute of Arts and Fitness present a dance item at a show in Ludhiana on Saturday. — IV

Powerful satire on foeticide
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 25
A Punjabi musical play, “Daaire”, written by Dr Satish Kumar and directed by Pran Sabharwal and Sunita Sabharwal, was staged at Kanahya Lal Bardeja Lion Bhavan here last night.

‘Hear Kala Afghana’s views’

SPORTS

Summer sports camp ends  at school

Ludhiana, May 25 The 10-day annual summer sports camp organised by Bharatiya Vidya Mandir School concluded at its Kitchlu Nagar branch here today. Besides being trained in volleyball, athletics, table tennis, kho-kho and football, students were taught about moral and cultural values during the camp. Students demonstrate ‘yoga asans’ at the annual summer sports camp of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir School, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — Photo IV

KVM, MTSC shooters  reign supreme
Ludhiana, May 25
Shooters from the local Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines and Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women, Sabzi Mandi gave excelled performance and bagged four gold medals each in the XIIth Ludhiana District Shooting Championship which concluded at the Grewal Sports Complex, Kila Raipur, near here today.

ADMINISTRATION

Workshop on excise law held
Ludhiana, May 25
The District Taxation Bar Association (Direct Taxes) held a workshop on procedures, formalities and obligations under the Central Excise Law for hosiery, textiles and readymade garments sector.

DC transferred ‘under pressure’