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City to have Pandey’s memorial

Ludhiana, January 19 The Deputy Chief Minister Punjab, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, today announced that a memorial will be set up as a mark of respect to late Joginder Pal Panday, who had sacrificed his life while fighting terrorism in the state.

The Minister of State for Science and Technology and Industrial Training, Mr Rakesh Pandey, has a word with the Deputy Chief Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, at a function organised in the memory of his father, the late Joginder Pal Pandey, in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

3 booked for lynching suspected thief
Ludhiana, January 19
The city police today booked three persons for allegedly lynching a suspected thief while seriously injuring another suspect at Miller Gunj here last night.

Girls rehearse for the Republic Day celebrations at the STP College for Women, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Centre for disabled to come up in city
Ludhiana, January 19
Deputy Commissioner Anurag Verma has invited applications from the NGOs/ self-help groups (SHGs), who work for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, along with the details of their human and financial resources and expertise for the setting up of a district disabilities rehabilitation centre here. The applications should reach his office within 15 days.

Residents protest slow pace of work on road project
Sahnewal, January 19
Residents of the town and adjoining villages have demanded the early completion of the Sahnewal-Kohara road, work on which they complain has been going slow inconveniencing commuters.

Panch to be honoured for donating husband’s body
Doraha, January 19
Ms Pardeep Kaur, a panch of Katana Sahib, will be honoured at the Republic Day function to be held at the grain market, Payal. This was stated by Mr Tejinder Singh Dhaliwal, SDM, Payal.

Authorities buckling under political pressure: villagers
Doraha, January 19
Residents of Sultanpur village, where fertiliser is being prepared allegedly from a harmful acidic liquid, have alleged that the authorities concerned are not taking any action against the defaulters even though a month has elapsed since a complaint was made by them in this regard.

Power cuts hit industry
Ludhiana, January 19
The Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) today said that power cuts of five to six hours per day had crippled the working of the industrial sector.

The man who saved 19 lives Ludhiana, January 19 When Balbir Singh, a fireman with the Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE), reported for duty on May 21, 2003, little did he know that by the end of the day he would emerge as a hero for being instrumental in rescuing 19 persons trapped in fire on the fourth floor of a building. The Punjab Governor, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), honours fireman Balbir Singh of Ludhiana with a silver medal at the 13th Red and White Bravery Awards function held in Chandigarh on Monday.

Rs 4 lakh sent for tsunami victims
Khanna, January 19
The SDM Payal, Mr Tejinder Singh Dhaliwal, sent a sum of Rs 4 lakh for tsunami victims to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund today.

COMMUNITY

Bhog ceremonies of couple pass off peacefully

Ludhiana, January 19 The bhog ceremonies of the couple, killed in the sensational case of ‘honour killing’, passed off peacefully yesterday with the parents of the girl and the boy organising separate functions for the purpose. The bhog ceremony, organised by the parents of Harpreet Singh, who was killed along with his wife, Amandeep Kaur, in a case of ‘honour killing’, at Grain Market, Gill Road, Ludhiana, on Tuesday.—  Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Search Within
Islam and spirit of sacrifice
THE Id-ul-Azha or Id-ul-Zuha, which falls on Friday, like all festivals, has a philosophy behind it and the chief value implied in it is that of sacrifice. Self-preservation is the first law of nature; its opposite, self-sacrifice, is the virtue that believers are expected to practice in their lives.

Manish Tewari honoured
Ludhiana, January 19
AICC Secretary Manish Tewari was honoured at a function at New Grain Market here today. The function was organised by local councillor Madan Lal Bagga.

Governor flayed for attending bravery award function
Chandigarh, January 19
A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Burning Brain Society (BBS), has criticised the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), for participating in the Red & White Bravery Award ceremony yesterday.

Teachers stage dharna against state govt

Ludhiana, January 19 The state unit of the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) held a demonstration at the Mini Secretariat here today to protest against the “anti-teacher” policies of the state government. Members of the Democratic Teachers Front stage a dharna against “anti-teacher” policies of the state government at the Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Readers Write
Decision on rent allowance unjust
THE Punjab Government’s decision to withdraw the house rent allowance facility from one of the working spouses is altogether unjust. Both spouses had been enjoying the facility since May, 1990. Its withdrawal will hit more than 30,000 employees.

Protest over erratic power supply
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 19
Activists of various organisations of Pakhowal block staged dharnas at the PSEB office, Pakhowal, and division office at Lalton in protest against irregular power supply yesterday. The protesters urged the Punjab Government to disband the board and hand over power sector to private companies.

No case of female foeticide in dist: DC
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 19
Girls have played an important role in every field of society and we should rejoice at the birth of a girl child,” said the Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib.

CRIME

Man booked for intimidating woman
Jagraon, January 19
Manjit Singh of Abupura village has been booked under Sections 452, 323, 321, 354 and 506 of the IPC at Sidhwanbet police station.

Conman takes bank for a ride
Chandigarh, January 19
The Union Bank of India (UBI), Sector 35, filed a fresh complaint against Bharat Bhushan Aggarwal, a resident of Sector 28-A, against whom the Economic Offence Wing of the Chandigarh police is conducting an inquiry into alleged frauds committed by him with this bank. The earlier complaint was made in October last year.

BUSINESS

Bank staff protest against FDI, mergers

Ludhiana, January 19 Protesting against the government’s decision to bring down equity in public sector banks to 51 per cent, to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 74 per cent and merger of public sector banks, members of the Punjab Bank Employees Federation today held a rally at Punjab Bhavan here. Mr N.K. Gaur, secretary, All-India Bank Employees Association, addresses delegates in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

Tehal re-elected chief of arhtiya association
Machhiwara, January 19
Mr Tehal Singh Aujla has been re-elected president of the Sacha Sauda Arhtiya Association.

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Parents, teachers trade charges on beating incident
Ludhiana, January 19
Ugly scenes took place at Nauria Mal Jain public school at the Bharat Nagar chowk here and later at the bus stand police post when a class VII student of the school was allegedly beaten up by a teacher, who later also is reported to have manhandled the victim’s father and grandfather.

Inter-district workshop on economics concludes Ludhiana, January 19 A-two-day inter-district workshop on economics, organised by the post-graduate Department of Economics, Kamla Lohtia SD College, concluded here today. Students of Kamla Lohtia Sanatan Dharam College look at science models displayed in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Seh school wins first prize in science mela
Khanna, January 19
A state-level science mela was organised from January 14 to 17 at Ludhiana.

500 children examined at dental camp

Ludhiana, January 19 More than 500 schoolchildren were examined at a free dental check up camp organised by Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital at Springdale Public School here today. A team of doctors, headed by Dr V.K. Kapila, Reader, Department of Community Dentistry, provided a comprehensive dental check-up to the students with the help of a mobile dental van. Doctors of Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital examine a child at  Springdale Public School in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Yoga inculcates aptitude for spirituality: German expert SIX feet three inches tall Karoline of Germany knows very little Hindi. Many times it becomes difficult for her to explain her points. But she is more conversant with the ancient Indian curative system of yoga than many yoga practitioners around. Call her yoga freak and she won’t mind it. Karoline came to India seven years ago to learn vastu shastra. After completing her masters in landscape architecture from Germany, she pursued PhD in vastu shastra from Bangalore. During this period she met yoga master Bharat Thakur and learned yoga. Karoline

200 children immunised
Ludhiana, January 19
Under the ongoing vaccination campaign in the district, a special camp was organised by the New Sabzi Mandi government dispensary at Anandpuri Gurdwara on here today. More than 200 children up to the age of 5 were immunised against six infectious diseases.

Blood donation camp to help thalassaemic kids
Ludhiana, January 19
About 135 units of blood were collected at a voluntary blood donation camp, organised by a team of doctors and technicians from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) at Sant Baba Vishakha Singh Sports Club. Kishanpur Kalan in Moga district yesterday.