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PANCHAYAT POLL
‘Free’ liquor claims one life, four end up in hospital
Ludhiana, June 19
The free flow of liquor in the run-up to the panchayat elections in the state allegedly claimed its first victim here when a resident of Rurke village died and four others were admitted in a serious condition to a private hospital in Ahmedgarh after they consumed liquor at one such panchayat poll ‘party’ in Ghungrana village last night.

2 brothers held for killing aunt, uncle
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 19
The Jagraon Police has arrested two brothers of Saholi village, near here, for allegedly murdering their maternal aunt and her husband at Akalgarh village on Saturday night.

Shiromani Panth Akali (Budda Dal) members on their way to meet police officials in the SSP's office to protest against the sale of drugs, in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Encroachments continue unabated

Ludhiana, June 19 The drive by the civic administration to clear encroachments and to check the violation of building bylaws in the city notwithstanding, encroachments on government land and construction of unlawful buildings, both residential and commercial, continues in the city unabated. Construction work in progress on municipal land along a nullah in the books market in Ludhiana. In the background, a three-storeyed structure, which has also come up on municipal land and has been sold, is visible. — IV

Pace of development works slow, allege councillors
Ludhiana, June 19
The elaborate exercise initiated by the Municipal Corporation to review development works in the city on the completion of one year of the elected representatives, seems to have left an unsavoury taste going by the deliberations of the four review meetings for each of the four zones of the city.

LEAF FROM HISTORY
Historic village on its last legs
HISTORIC places always attract curiosity. They act as a potential magnet for tourists. Sunet, a village now surrounded by Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, a posh colony of the city, is one such place. It had first hogged limelight in the early 1980s when thousands of coins and sealings dating as old as first century AD were found during excavations carried out by the National Department of Archaeology, Punjab.

Bhavan dedicated to city pensioners

Ludhiana, June 19 The first pensioner’s bhavan in the country, constructed at a cost of Rs 16 lakh, was dedicated to the pensioners of the state here today. Out of the total amount, Rs 10 lakh were provided by the district administration and Rs 6 lakh was sanctioned by MP Gurcharan Singh Ghalib out of his local area development fund. MP G.S. Ghalib and DC Anurag Verma at the inaugural ceremony of the pensioners’ bhavan in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Nepalese community organises religious meet

Ludhiana, June 19 The Pravasi Nepali Dharmik Sanstha Samiti organised a religious meet at Krishna Mandir here last night. Hundreds of members of the Nepalese community participated in the congregation. A cultural programme was also organised to mark the occasion. Addressing the function, president of the sanstha Ganshyam Kishan thanked the community members for participating in the meet. He urged them to regularly interact with each other and to work together. Noted singer Tilak Raj being honoured at the Nepalese annual congregation. — IV

Club members hail decision
Ludhiana, June 19
Sutlej Club is once again abuzz with activity. With the declaration of elections to the post of the general secretary, the club has once again become the scene for hectic activities and lobbying.

Teenager drowned

CRIME

Two die in mishaps
Khanna, June 19
Two persons, including one woman, were crushed to death in two different incidents today. An unidentified middle-aged woman was crushed under a train while she was crossing railway track near Chawa village.

AGRICULTURE

Dairy farmer paves way to success

Ludhiana, June 19 It is not fate but sheer hard work that has paved the way to success for Mr Sarabjit Singh, a dairy farmer from Haibowal dairy complex, who was honoured at a dairy farmers’ meet held at Punjab Agricultural University. Mr Sarabjit Singh, a dairy farmer, receives a prize from Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, Minister for Animal Husbandry, in a contest held at Punjab Agricultural University.

EDUCATION

Science seminars in schools
Ludhiana, June 19
The District Education Department will start a series of science seminars on the topic ‘Powered flight — a century of innovations and future of aviation’ from July 14 onwards.

Mayank tops DCE entrance test
Ludhiana, June 19
Mayank Kukreja, a student from BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, has brought laurels to the city by obtaining the first all-India rank (outside Delhi) in the entrance test to the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), the results of which were declared on the Internet late last evening.

NCC cadets visit PAU, industries
Ludhiana, June 19
NCC cadets from all over the country, who are attending a special National Integration Camp at Koom Kalan, visited various places in Ludhiana today. Accompanied by officers, they visited various departments of PAU and evinced a keen interest in research activities of the varsity.

Scholarships for engineering students
Ludhiana, June 19
The working committee of the Mewa Singh Gill Memorial Foundation has decided to start scholarships and gold medal for students of Guru Nanak Engineering College, Gill village, from 2003-2004.

Exam schedule changed
Ludhiana, June 19
The schedule for the monthly examination of Plus Two students of government schools in the district to be held in July has been altered owing to the summer break. Giving this information, Mr Varinder Sharma, District Science Supervisor, said while normally these were held on the first, second and third Tuesdays, examination in July would be held on second, third and fourth Tuesdays. 

COURTS

Sewerage scam: 13 denied bail
Ludhiana, June 19
The anticipatory bail applications filed by seven contractors and six officials of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board, accused of bungling and causing loss to the department to the tune of Rs 4.5 crore, have been dismissed.

CULTURE

From fields to poetry
HAILING from the rural Malwa, Kulwant Singh cultivated a different crop. Mirza Ghalib though an established poet by then, lamented: “For hundred generations, my ancestors held swords as soldiers’ poetry, alas, looks devoid of dignity to me.” Kulwant Singh Gill’s forefathers yoked bulls, ploughed fields and cultivated crops. As person, he watched others to think in a different manner . This feeling led him to seek of new cultivations. Gradually, he understood importance of education.

HEALTH

Helping children cope with stress
Stress is physical, mental and emotional reactions you experience as the result of changes in your life. Stress is part and parcel of common life events, but it can have a powerful effect on your child’s well-being, just as it does for adults.

38 Hero Cycles workers donate blood

Ludhiana, June 19 For the welfare of thalassaemic patients, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital organised today a blood donation camp in association with Hero Cycles Ltd, Ludhiana. About 38 employees of Hero Cycles donated blood. Employees of Hero Cycles, Ludhiana, donate blood at a blood donation camp organised by Dayanand Medical College and Hospital on Thursday. — Photo Inderjit Verma.

‘Re-certification of doctors need of hour’
Ludhiana, June 19
The physicians in the city have hailed the new guidelines of the Association of Physicians of India (API) in pursuance of the directives of the Medical Council of India (MCI), making it mandatory for the doctors to have at least 150 credit hours of academic activity for five consecutive years. This will pave the way for re-certification of doctors from time to time.

SPORTS

Charanjit Ahluwalia XI win by 78 runs
Ludhiana, June 19
Prof F.C. Chopra XI continued with its dismal performance as they lost their fourth match against Charanjit Singh Ahluwalia XI by 78 runs and made an exit from the tournament in the VIIth Chaman Lal Malhotra Cricket Cup Meet (u-15) being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association at the Arya College for Boys ground here today.