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A day of celebrations, once in four years
Ludhiana, February 29
It was a celebration that had come after four years for 32-year-old Vijay Kumar and his family, who celebrated his eighth birthday today. His spirits were high for it's not every year that he cuts the cake like others.

Mr Vijay Kumar of Ludhiana celebrates his birthday after four years with his family gathered around him. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Guddu orders cancelled
Ludhiana, February 29
A Youth Congress leader and three other alleged victims of the ‘misuse of authority’ by Shamsher Singh Guddu have heaved a sigh of relief today following the cancellation of the orders of the cop’s posting in this district.

9 hurt as bus turns turtle
Ludhiana, February 29
Nine persons were injured when a mini bus turned turtle near Jhabewal village on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road today. The bus was carrying a baraat from Mundian to Samrala.

• Killer gets life sentence

COMMUNITY

Noise pollution bane of city residents
Ludhiana, February 29
The bursting at seams population of vehicles on the city roads, ground shattering noise of different kinds of industrial units, located amidst thickly populated residential areas, coupled with indiscriminate use of loudspeakers for social and political functions and by religious institutions has pushed the level of noise pollution in the mega city to alarming proportions.

Dhami awards presented
Ludhiana, February 29
Under the aegis of Alag Shabad Yug Charitable Trust, Ludhiana, Prof. Puran Singh Dhami awards were presented at Punjabi Bhawan here yesterday. The recipients of the awards include Principal Prem Singh Bajaj, Gurmet Sangeet Scholar, Raagi Bhai Narinder Singh Hazuri Raagi Darbar Sahib and Vajinder, radio dramatist, Ravinder Pal Shamra, Punjabi type and shorthand, Rajinder Singh.

Book on Maharshi Balmiki condemned
Ludhiana, February 29
Dr Ambedkar Ekta Mission, Punjab has supported the Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Congress in demanding action against a book “Janbaz Raakha” for containing derogatory remarks against Maharshi Balmiki.

Industrial expo starts
Ludhiana, February 29
The second exhibition of Paramount Exhibitors, Industrial Expo-2004, was inaugurated by the Principal Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab Government, Mr S.C. Agarwal, here yesterday.

From Colleges
‘Ehsaas’ of cross-border warmth

Ludhiana, February 29 It was a heart-warming experience yesterday at Ehsass-2004, fifth inter-college cultural festival at the PCTE, when the team from SZABIST, Islamabad, came onto the stage waving Indian and Pakistani national flags to deliver a message of brotherhood and unity. Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Minister for Higher Education, presents awards to students at the annual prize distribution function held at SCD College on Sunday.

Johar asks colleges to get NAAC rating
Ludhiana, February 29
Mr Harnam Das Johar, Higher Education Minister, has asked principals of government and private colleges to submit their cases to the National Accreditation Assessment Committee at the earliest so that they could the accreditation, which was essential for their rating.

Meenu Gupta’s tips on English
Ludhiana, February 29
“Undergraduate students repeat common errors in spellings, sentence construction, mixing of tenses, over and under usage of definite articles and in the use of prepositions and infinitives. Undergraduate students are brilliant but they lag behind in the usage of English as they are not well-taught in schools.

Gurnam Singh remembered
Ludhiana, February 29
A commemoration function on the 105th birth anniversary of Justice Gurnam Singh, founder of Guru Nanak Girls College and former Chief Minister of Punjab, was organised on the campus yesterday.

Entrepreneurs highlight problems
Ludhiana, February 29
Limited financial resources and access to markets, lack of technical information and legal expertise and inadequate safeguards from risks are the main impediments before an entrepreneur in the North, said Er S.K. Bijlani at seminar held here on Saturday.

Hero heart centre staff dharna continues
Ludhiana, February 29
The Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Employees Union yesterday terminated the union members of Rajwant Randhawa, joint secretary of the union. Mr Chander Mohan Kalia, president of the union, has said that Ms Randhawa would not be authorized to deal with the management.

SPORTS

Cricket Chandigarh Academy loses to Samrala XI Ludhiana, February 29 A match between Chandigarh Cricket Academy led by Arun Tuli and Samrala XI led by NRI Sukhdev Singh Jessy was played at a newly constructed cricket ground at Samrala, near here Samrala XI recorded three-run victory.
Chandigarh Cricket Academy and Samrala XI players with former Test player Yog Raj Singh and Sushil Kapoor, Manager, Punjab Ranji team, pose before a match at Samrala on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Athletics
Sandeep, Amandeep best in Guru Nanak engg college
Ludhiana, February 29
Amandeep Kaur, a student of first year (information and technology), in the girls’ section, while Sandeep Singh, a student of third year, gave stupendous individual performances to win best athletes titles in the two-day 44th annual athletics meet of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, which concluded here on Friday.

• Manjit, Lakhvir top in Govind college

• Harwinder shines in Gobindgarh Public College

Sports Meet
Saroya, Hans bag titles
Ludhiana, February 29
The spotlight was on J.P. Saroya of Hoshiarpur region and Satya Hans from Kapurthala region during the one-day 21st Punjab National Bank Inter-Region Sports Meet held at the Punjab Agricultural University ground here yesterday.

Local lad attends MRF camp
Ludhiana, February 29
A local lad, Bharat Malhotra, who attended a training camp, run by the MRF Pace Foundation for the upcoming pacers at Chennai, is quite confident that his coaching there will improve his bowling skills.