GNDEC teachers continue dharna

Ludhiana, September 27 Teachers of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) here continued with their peace protest today for the ninth day, wearing black badges against the suspension orders of Dr J.N. Jha. Meanwhile, some senior students of the college were taking some classes. These student teachers also took the roll call. Teachers of the GNDEC stage dharna in Ludhiana on Monday. — I.V

Paddy procurement starts Yield higher this year, says Birmi Ludhiana, September 27 Purchase of paddy by government procurement agencies has started from today in all 100 mandis of the district. Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, inaugurated the purchase at Mandi Salem Tabri by starting the auction in the presence of the officers concerned, arhtias and farmers. Heaps of paddy in a mandi in Ludhiana. Paddy procurement started in Punjab on Monday.

Supplementary exam begins, students feel cheated
Ludhiana, September 27
Hundreds of students whose results were recently revised from the fail to compartment have been suffering on account of the indifferent attitude of the university authorities. The results were declared a few days before the commencement of the supplementary examination which they were supposed to avail.

Defamation case against Tytler
Ludhiana, September 27
Accusing the Union Minister for NRI Affairs, Mr Jagdish Tytler, of levelling false, frivolous and defamatory allegations against him in a programme on NDTV, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, Mr Harvinder Singh Phoolka, here today filed a defamation case against the latter before the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

MC, police blame each other for traffic chaos

Ludhiana, September 27 Traffic chaos no longer makes any news here. It does not even provoke any public anger. Because traffic chaos has become the norm of the day. The problem becomes the worse the moment lights go off and it turns out to be a free for all at all important crossings like Bharat Nagar Chowk and Bhaibala Chowk. A scene of traffic jam on a busy Ludhiana road. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

MCPI against privatisation
Doraha, September 27
A meeting of the state Committee of the MCPI was organised under the presidentship of Comrade Nidhan Singh Gill of Bathinda, yesterday at Doraha.

He could not fit into alien culture and returned
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 27
Two local youths have shown a deep concern about the impact of the western culture on the minds of those Indians who had shifted to the first world countries during the past decade.

36 grievances redressed at khula darbar
Ludhiana, September 27
Under the programme to redress grievances of the people, a khulla darbar was organised in Ludhiana East Constituency at Janakpuri, here yesterday.

Birmi for tightening security in jails
Ludhiana, September 27
With a view to completely plug the chances of inmates escaping from jails and to keep a check on the violation of jail manual, the Department of Jails has decided to take effective steps to enhance the security in the jails and to strictly implement the Patra System of round-the-clock patrolling.

Pensioners flay govt
Ludhiana, September 27
Pensioners at a meeting held here yesterday, flayed the state government for its “anti-employee” policies. During its 30-month rule and after having presented three Budgets, the Congress Government has utterly failed to fulfil its poll promises made in its manifesto on the eve of the Punjab Assembly poll in February, 2002.

Colouring of hair catches on Ludhiana, September 27 “Every person who wants to be in sync with modern style is getting his hair coloured be it a male or female, young and not so young. The crowning glory is turning red or pink, cinnamon coloured and guess what blonde?

3 poor girls married off
Ludhiana, September 27
It was a day of celebrations for the parents of three needy girls who were married off courtesy Maa Bhagwati Club. The Chairman and President Mr Sukhdev Thapar and Mr Ashwani Sikka supervised arrangements of the wedding ceremony which was held in Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Deep Nagar.

Pandit Shrada Ram’s birthday celebrations
Ludhiana, September 27
The Bairagi Mahamandal, Punjab will celebrate Pandit Shrada Ram Phillauri’s 167th birthday here at the community hall, Aggar Nagar on Septmber 30.

Workers-Eveline management deadlock continues
Ludhiana, September 27
The ongoing conflict between the management and workers of Eveline International (Greatway), a major garment exporter, did not get resolved even after more than five days of an alleged lockout of the unit.