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Rain brings respite, storm wreaks havoc
Ludhiana, June 7
Heavy rain and thunderstorm brought much-awaited respite from heat last night, but wreaked havoc as well. The strong winds threw life out of gear by sweeping away roofs, uprooting trees and damaging power supply and telephone wires.

A peepul tree that fell on a house near Division 4 police station; and (right) a tree that fell on a road near the house of the SSP in Ludhiana due to a storm on Sunday night. — Tribune photographs Storm disrupts power supply

Infighting blamed for Cong defeat in LS poll
Ludhiana, June 7
Infighting among different factions of the party, several power centres working at cross purposes, coupled with total non-cooperation by party councillors, office-bearers of the district block, ward level units and front organisations led to the debacle of the Congress candidate from Ludhiana, Mr Manish Tiwari.

A model walks on the ramp during a show organised by Yugam Creations and Diamond Card on Sunday. — Photo by Syeed Ahmed

Gas agency manager robbed of Rs 58,000
Ludhiana, June 7
Two armed robbers looted Rs 58,000 from a manager of a LPG agency near Doraha under the Khanna police district this evening. The police remained on alert today as nakkas were erected on various roads.

MC gears up to tackle gastro threat
Ludhiana, June 7
In the wake of reports of outbreak of gastroenteritis in several towns in the state, the Municipal Corporation is putting its act together to take adequate preventive measures against the disease in the city, which, of late, had almost become almost a regular feature at this particular time of the year.

Headless bodies of man, woman found
Laddowal, June 7
The headless bodies of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, were recovered under mysterious circumstances from the Ludhiana-Jalandhar rail line near Laddowal village this morning.

COMMUNITY

SGPC poll: SSF to tie-up with like-minded parties
Ludhiana, June 7
The Sehajdhari Sikh Federation (SSF), even though upset over the denial of voting rights to Sehajdhari Sikhs, has decided to join hands with like-minded parties in the ensuing elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

Sikh bodies to field joint candidates

Badal has politicised Akal Takht: Mann

Amloh, June 7 The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar ) will support candidates with a religious background in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee elections, said Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President SAD (A), during a press conference at Gurdwara Singh Sabha here today. Mr Ravinder Singh Khalsa, SAD (A) candidate for the SGPC election from the Amloh constituency, files his nomination papers at the SDM’s office on Monday. Party chief Simranjit Singh Mann is also seen. — A Tribune photo

Residents upset over non-functional Improvement Trust
Ludhiana, June 7
The resignation by the Chairman of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), which will be effective later this month, and the indifference of the officials in virtually headless body has upset the residents of the colonies, developed and maintained by the trust in the city.

172 delegates take part in Rotary function
Ludhiana, June 7
The Rotaract District Organisation, a youth wing of the Rotary International District 3070, organised its annual award function at Government College for Women, here yesterday under the leadership of DRR (District Rotaract Representative) Rajant Deep Kaur.

4 shortlisted for ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’

CRIME

13-year-old girl ‘abducted’
Ludhiana, June 7
On the statement of Mr Kamlesh Kumar, a migrant from Balram Pur in Bihar and who is living in Mahajan Street along the Dhuri lines, the Model Town police yesterday registered a case under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC against Manoj Kumar, who also hails from the same area in Bihar.

BUSINESS

Exhibition inaugurated
Ludhiana, June 7
The sole selling agents in India for German made STOLL knitting machines, Golf International, organised a three-day exhibition of their products and services, which was inaugurated here today by city Mayor Nahar Singh Gill.

AGRICULTURE

Save sugarcane from top borer, say experts
Ludhiana, June 7
Sugarcane experts of Punjab Agricultural University have advised the farmers to irrigate the crop at 7-10 days interval and apply the second dose of 65 kg urea per acre along the cane rows.

EDUCATION

UK delegation visits PAU
Ludhiana, June 7
Dr Anne Devary, Director of Curriculum, City College (Birmingham ,UK), visited the PAU here today. Dr Devary said plumbers, electricians and other technical workers earn more than doctors and engineers and therefore, they had changed their curriculum according to the local requirements.

Short-term training programme begins

Ludhiana, June 7 A week-long AICTE-ISTE-sponsored short-term training programme began at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology here today. It would focus on ‘Role of human resource management in the new millennium.’ Dr M.A. Zahir delivers the keynote address at a seminar on human resource management in the new millennium at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology in Ludhiana on Monday.

College gets ISO 9001 certification
Ludhiana, June 7
The Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology has achieved ISO 9001 certification by International Certification Limited (ICL). The ICL is a joint accreditation system of Australia and New Zealand with its office at Panchkula.

Students exhibit skills
Ludhiana, June 7
An exhibition-cum-sale of handicraft garments and linen prepared by students of the Ivanna Institute of Fashion Technology and Hotel Management, a PTU learning centre was organised here today. It was inaugurated by Ms Manjit K. Sodhia, retired Principal of the Government College for Women.

• Dal for quota in educational  institutions

• Summer school organised

Two get bail

CMC management’s bid to defuse crisis
Ludhiana, June 7
In response to the brewing resentment among a section of employees of Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) over issues like privatisation of some departments and proposed switching over to single supplier system for its pharmacy, the management of the institution today initiated attempts to reach out to the peeved employees and bridge the communication gap.

SPORTS

Amita, Gurjit win shooting titles
Ludhiana, June 7
Amita Rani and Rajbir Sidhu in the women’s section while Gurjit Singh in the men’s section hogged limelight clinching two gold medals each in the Ludhiana District Rifle Shooting Championship held on June 5 and 6 at the Markfed Shooting Ranges, Mohali.