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Students on strike lathi-charged,
4 hurt
Phillaur, September 3
Four students of Desh Raj Vedhera DAV College here were injured when the police resorted to lathicharge on the striking students, who had been sitting on a hunger strike in front of the college since yesterday.

Students of DAV College stage a demonstration in Phillaur on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Inderjit Verma

Woman posing as DC arrested
Ludhiana, September 3
Security managers of the President's maiden visit to the city were sent in a tizzy late last evening when a woman tried to get an official car from the local Deputy Commissioner by posing first as the Deputy Commissioner of Shimla and then as Finance Secretary of Assam.

Tight security hits common man
Ludhiana, September 3
The district administration and the Punjab Agricultural University authorities will heave a sigh of relief after the visit of the President tomorrow. Hectic preparations on both sides have marked the run-up to the high-profile maiden visit of the VVIP to the city.

The organisers of the Kisan Mela make preparations for the President’s visit at PAU, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Officials make final seating arrangements at the table where the President will have lunch at Sukhdev Bhavan on PAU campus in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Traffic diverted for President visit
Ludhiana, September 3
The police has made alternative arrangements for the smooth flow of traffic during the President’s visit here tomorrow. The public has been advised to keep off the Ferozepore road from the Bharat Nagar chowk to gate number 1 of the PAU since this road will be closed during the visit of the President to the Guru Nanak Bhavan at about 10. 30 a.m. and the kisan mela at the PAU at noon.

A security drill being conducted on the eve of the visit of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

S. African students to meet Kalam
Ludhiana, September 3
Six students from Limpopo province of South Africa, who are enrolled in various technical and management courses at the Punjab College of Technical Education (PCTE), are likely to meet Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, at Guru Nanak Dev Bhavan at the meeting of the Ludhiana Management Association tomorrow.

Will rain play spoilsport, worry kisan mela organisers
Ludhiana, September 3
Following prediction of moderate showers in the region tomorrow, the organisers of kisan mela at Punjab Agricultural University have been on their toes making preparations to face the rough weather conditions.

Vulgar dances banned at Chhapar Mela
Ludhiana, September 3
The district administration has banned '' zinda dance '' performed by semi-clad girls at the historic chhapar mela, which is to be held from September 7 to 9 at Chhapar village near Mandi Ahmedgarh.

COMMUNITY

Clear stagnant water, orders DC
Amloh, September 3
The Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, has taken a serious note of water stagnation around the ancient Shiv Mandir here. He has directed the council officials to prepare an estimate for getting the water cleared within three days.

Councillor faces removal
Ludhiana, September 3
Mr Sat Pal Puri, Congress councillor from Ward no 66 in the Municipal Corporation here, is facing removal from office as the Department of Local Government, Punjab ,has proposed action against him under section 36(1)(b) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976.

Help mentally challenged: Birmi
Machhiwara, September 3
The Minister of State for Jails, Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, who has taken the initiative of getting freed mentally challenged Kuldeep Singh Keepa of village Chowkiman village (Jagraon) and Avtar Singh of Bagli village (Samrala), has once again come forward for the welfare of three mentally challenged persons of Lall Kalan, Burma and Mushkabad villages after reading about them in newspaper reports.

Residents of New Colony stage dharna

Sahnewal, September 3 Residents of New Colony here today collected in numbers in front of the office of the Nagar Council to express resentment over the allegedly callous attitude of the council towards the 'grave water and sewer problems' being faced by them for the past many years. Residents of New Colony meet an official of the Sahnewal Nagar Council office on Wednesday. — Photo by Lovleen Bains

READERS WRITE
Criminal negligence over human safety
This is in reference to recent incidents of Mumbai bomb blast, Kumbh stampede at Nashik and the collapse of a bridge in Daman. All these accidents led to loss of precious human lives. And we need to fix the responsibility for all these accidents.

Numismatist loses bag

CRIME

2 security guards found murdered
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 3
Two security guards were found murdered yesterday under mysterious circumstances near the Spice tower on the rooftop of the Bank of Punjab building, situated on the GT Road here. The victims were identified as Harjinder Singh and Satish Kumar.

BUSINESS

PNB to launch Internet banking
Ludhiana, September 3
Punjab National Bank has taken several initiatives in the field of information technology with an aim to provide hi-tech services to its clientele. This was stated by Mr U.S. Bhargava, Punjab zone General Manager of the bank, while presiding over a customer relations programme here today.

PSIEC staff hold protest
Ludhiana, September 3
Members of the staff association of the Punjab Small Industries Exports Corporation (PSIEC) held gate meeting in support of their demands here yesterday. They said they had already submitted their demands to the management, but that did not yield any positive results.

CULTURE

Shinda set to make waves
Ludhiana, September 3
From Sangatpur near Phillaur to Coventry in UK, Shinda Sureela has come a long way. From the earlier days when he used to sing at programmes in schools and colleges, today he is much sought after artist in UK after the release of his maiden album ‘Duniya da Experience’.