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No irregularities in PAU appointments: Pandey
Ludhiana, June 2
The state Vigilance Bureau has found no proof to substantiate the charges of irregularities in appointments levelled against authorities of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) by 10 MLAs during the SAD-BJP regime in the state.

Kids organise “chhabeel” Tiny tots of Kiddies Paradise hold a “chhabeel” in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Medical education no longer affordable
Ludhiana, June 2
Medical education is no longer cheap. For many, who have been aspiring to become doctors, there is bad news. Some medical colleges in the state have hiked the fee to a level that will force many bright students from middle class families to abandon their pursuit towards a career in medicine.

‘Stop commercialisation of medical education’
Ludhiana, June 2
The medical community, aspiring doctors and the parents have demanded immediate withdrawal of hike in the fee on medical education by some of the private institutions. They have appealed to the Central government to immediately intervene in this matter to stop the commercialisation of medical education for the benefit of meritorious students.

Industry in dire straits
Ludhiana, June 2
A tough tax regime coupled with problems like a high electricity tariff, increase in the prices of raw material and also falling demand and fierce competition seem to have placed the industry in a precarious situation.

Residents fume over tin recycling unit

Ludhiana, June 2 A tin recycling factory in the local Hira Nagar, a residential area, on the Kakowal road has made the life of residents hell by creating noise and air pollution. The constant hammering sound and smell emanated by the unit is taking its toll on the health of the residents, who have reported various diseases. A tin recycling factory that has made life hell for residents of Hira Nagar in Ludhiana. — Photo IV

COMMUNITY

Panchayat poll: LBP to contest 8,000 seats
Ludhiana, June 2
The Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) will contest 8, 000 seats of sarpanches and panches all over the state during the panchayat poll to provide a third front based on ideology, said party chief and MP Balwant Singh Ramoowalia. He was in the city to preside over a workers conclave yesterday.

We’ll check graft: Pandey

Ludhiana, June 2 “Corruption will not be tolerated on any front and we will ensure that the guilty are punished”, said Mr A.P. Pandey, Additional Director-General of Police-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, today.  Mr A.P. Pandey, Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, being briefed about the trauma intensive care unit by Dr Harkanwal and Dr Waheguru Pal Singh in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Labourers protest hike in royalty

Ludhiana, June 2 Members of the Lal Jhanda Mazdoor Union, working with sand miners, today sat on a dharna to protest against the hike in royalty of sand by the contractors outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner. The labourers were accompanied by their families. Families of sand mining workers protest against the hike in royalty outside the DC’s office in Ludhiana on Monday.— A Tribune photograph

Contractual workers’ sack decried
Machhiwara, June 2
The Local Bodies Department has come under criticism for terminating services of six sweepers, two octroi clerks and one plumber, who have been working on a contract basis at Nagar Panchayat here for the past eight years.

Patwaris stage dharna Ludhiana, June 2 Members of Revenue Patwar Union, Ludhiana tehsil, today staged a dharna outside the office of Subdivisional Magistrate in favour of their long pending demands. A patwari gets his ear cleaned during a protest by the Revenue Patwar Union in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

‘No-satchel’ scheme fails
Ludhiana, June 2
The proposal of following ‘‘no-satchel’’ scheme put forth by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for children of kindergarten and primary classes has failed to click in city schools.

COURTS

DBA functioning in thick of controversy
Ludhiana, June 2
The functioning of the District Bar Association has come under a cloud following differences between the president and joint secretary. Mr Kapoor has condemned the role of the president for allegedly raising issues at DBA meetings not concerned with the Bar. He said that Mr Dhanda is president of the DBA and not president of the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir school managing committee.

Eight drug addicts cured Ludhiana, June 2 Eight drug addicts who had been admitted to Aas Kiran, a de-addiction centre, more than two weeks ago for treatment, have left the centre after being cured. They remained under the supervision of the project director of Aas Kiran. A ceremonial sendoff being given by Aas Kiran to cured drug addicts in Ludhiana on Monday. — IV

PCMS for rational transfer policy
Ludhiana, June 2
The Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) Association has demanded a rational transfer policy for doctors, conducive to the needs of the Health Department. It said, undue harassment of specialist doctors should be stopped.

SPORTS

Junior National Basketball Championship  from June 7
Ludhiana, June 2
The stage is set for the 54th Junior National Basketball Championship (boys and girls) which will be organised by the Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) here at the Guru Nanak Sports Complex from June 7 to 14.