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Voters face identity card crisis
Ludhiana, October 23
Thanks to the large scale bungling and clumsy work done by the entrusted agency with the job of preparing the voter identity cards by the Election Commission of India, thousands of eligible city residents, who had applied for the voter cards and had got themselves photographed months ago, were yet to receive the important document.

Traders disappointed with Divali sales
Ludhiana, October 23
The atmosphere appears to be less than festive this time despite the fact that the Divali is round the corner. If traders are to be believed, the sales are quite low as compared to previous years.

Earthen replicas of temples which find no buyers this time. These temple replicas are used for Divali puja. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Divali sounds death knell for owls
Ludhiana, October 23
The festival of lights brings joy for humans but sounds the death knell for owls. Some tantriks in the city kill owls to perform black magic and sell them for hefty prices during Divali days.

Cashing in on superstitions
Ludhiana October 23
Divali, the festival of lights, crackers and sweets, has several religious myths associated with it and the so-called fortune-tellers and tantriks of the city are keen on exploiting these to make a fast buck.

Notes of caution for Divali

BJP leader’s son robbed of Rs 2 lakh
Khanna, October 23
Naresh Sood, son of Mr Hans Raj Sood, President, BJP Ludhiana district unit, was allegedly robbed of Rs 2 lakh and beaten up by some employees of a wine contractor of Khanna on the G T Road on Tuesday night. Two of the alleged robbers were nabbed on the spot and were handed over to the police. Hans Raj Sood, father of the victim, alleged that police was trying to shield the accused. Naresh was admitted to Civil Hospital where he is under-going treatment.

COMMUNITY

In the dock for exposing scandal
Ludhiana, October 23
Even as the Congress Government in the state was harping on fighting corruption, an employee of the state Health Department is suffering for his audacity to expose a major scandal.

Marrying for immigration no new thing Ludhiana, October 23 The recent complaint by a Khanna youth against a self-proclaimed NRI girl that she duped him of Rs 3.3 lakh is not a new thing. People desperate to go abroad seek the easy route of marriage with a girl of the country they want to go to. In a region where people are too much desperate to seek immigration to western countries and even Australia and New Zealand, different methods are adopted to get a legal visa to those promised lands. It is learnt that the youth had paid Rs 3.3 lakh to the girl not for the marriage, but for getting a visa, which he would have been entitled to after marrying her. Palwinder Singh with his German wife, Reita Fefe. — A file photograph

Streetlight project inaugurated

Ludhiana, October 23 Congress legislator Surinder Dawar today inaugurated a streetlight project, completed at a cost of Rs 6 lakh, in Issa Nagri and Brown road. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dawar said the state government had chalked out several plans for the development of major towns and cities and adequate funds were being made available to urban local bodies for development projects.

Congress legislator Surinder Dawar inaugurates a streetlight project in Ward No. 51 in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

DGP seeks details on molestation case
Ludhiana, October 23
Taking serious note of an alleged molestation complaint against a serving DSP by a woman constable, the Director-General of Police, Punjab, has sought details of the case from the local police, including the action taken on the victim’s complaint.

Stone for tubewell laid

Mandi Gobindgarh,  October 23 The municipal council will undertake development works in accordance with requirements of residents, irrespective of their political affiliation, said Mr Joginder Pal Singla, council chief, here today. He was addressing a gathering at the foundation stone laying ceremony of a tubewell in Ward No. 10, costing Rs 11.36 lakh. Municipal Council chief Joginder Pal Singla lays the stone of a tubewell in ward No. 10, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Thursday. — Photo by Bhushan Sood

Annuals that bloom longer

CRIME

Four booked for stealing truck
Ludhiana, October 23
On the statement of Surjeet Singh, a resident of Manawala village in Amritsar district, the Koom Kalan police yesterday registered a case under sections 382, 384 and 34 of the IPC against four boys. The complainant had stated that the suspects had stolen his truck carrying 500 bags of rice from Pirthipur village near Mattewara on Wednesday afternoon. The complainant further stated that the suspects had also kidnapped the truck driver , Kaka Singh, who was a resident of his village.

• Singer booked on husband’s  complaint

• Liquor shop in village looted

• Labourers robbed of Rs 20,000

PNB, Punjab zone, records 25 pc growth
Ludhiana, October 23
The net profit of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Punjab zone for the half year ending on September 30 crossed the record level of Rs 272.30 crore (audited) as compared to Rs 217.95 crore in the corresponding period, last year, recording a year-on-year impressive growth of 24.94 per cent. This was stated by Mr U.S. Bhargava, General Manager, in a press note issued here today.

Chamber seeks meeting with RCF
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 23
The Steel Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a letter to the district industry officer has urged him to get a meeting arranged with officials of the Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, and diesel components workshop, Patiala, here.

2,010 posts of elementary teacher to be filled soon
Ludhiana, October 23
As many as 2,010 posts of Elementary Trained Teachers (ETT) in government elementary schools in Punjab will be filled soon. These posts will preferably be given to schools having inadequate staff. Dr Jagtar Singh Khattra, DPI (elementary schools), said this while talking to Ludhiana Tribune at the prize distribution function of the district elementary sports meet held at Government Senior Secondary School for Boys, Jawahar Nagar, here today. He said majority of the posts would go to villages in Machhiwara, Samana and Pathankot.

Dr Jagtar Singh Khattra, DPI (elementary schools), at the prize-distribution function of the district elementary sports meet at Government Senior Secondary School for Boys, Jawahar Nagar, on Thursday. — Photos by Inderjeet Verma

Students impress at Talent Hunt

Ludhiana, October 23 The “Talent Hunt — 2003” was organised by Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana, here today. The chief aim of the talent search programme was to tab the latent potential of the students in the fields of monoacting, choreography, debate, poetry recitation, skits, modelling and dance. Participants of the Mr GGN Khalsa College contest that was held on the campus on Thursday. — Photo by Pardeep Tewari

Students display scientific models
Ludhiana, October 23
More than 120 models on various scientific topics were displayed by students from 37 schools at an exhibition organised by the District Education Department at Guru Nanak Khalsa High School, Model Town, here today.

A student shows a scientific model to other students during a tehsil-level science exhibition organised at Guru Nanak Khalsa High School, Model Town, in Ludhiana on Thursday.

A student shows a scientific model to Mr Varinder Sharma, District Science Supervisor, during a tehsil-level science exhibition organised at Guru Nanak Khalsa High School, Model Town, in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photos by Inderjeet Verma

Kiddies Paradise students join in celebrations

Ludhiana, October 23 Students of Kiddies Paradise, Kochar Market, celebrated Divali with gaiety and fervour last evening. Tastefully illuminated and decorated premises gave a festive look to the school. Students of Kiddies Paradise watch a puppet show during Divali celebrations in their school in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

Party time for tiny tots Ludhiana, October 23 Staff of Swiss International Public School (SIPS), Model Town, organised a party for students of pre-nursery and nursery here today. The school was decorated with colourful balloons and balls. Several educational games were also played. Tiny tots of Swiss International Play School play with balls and balloons during a party held in the school in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Students of  Nirdosh celebrate  Divali
Ludhiana, October 23
Mentally challenged students of Nirdosh, a school run by members of the Inner Wheel, celebrated Divali on the school premises inside the Rotary Bhavan here today.

CULTURE

Remixes repel Amit Kumar
Ludhiana, October 23
“If I am given the powers of a dictator, the first thing I would do is to ban all singers, producers and makers of so-called remixes. These remixes have really robbed the original songs of their beauty”, said Amit Kumar, son of the late Kishore Kumar.

HEALTH

Doctors threaten agitation
Ludhiana, October 23
The local unit of the Indian Medical Association(IMA) at its general body meeting here last evening, which was attended by more than 100 doctors, unanimously resolved to condemn the filing of a case against Dr Baldev Singh Aulakh and arrest of Dr Gagandeep Singh on flimsy grounds.

Stress on revival of ayurveda Ludhiana, October 23 There falls an important festival known as Dhana Tryodashi today (two days before Divali). People all over the country celebrate this day by purchasing new utensils and worshipping the goddess of wealth. Delegates take part in a special lecture on ayurveda in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph