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Fracture found on Ludhiana-Dhuri line
Rail tragedy averted for 2nd time in month
Ludhiana, January 24
An alert keyman of the Northern Railway today averted a major tragedy by noticing a fracture on the Ludhiana-Dhuri line, 100 m before bridge no 2-A of the Sidhwan canal, early morning today. The keyman Ram Bharose has shown alacrity twice this month. He stopped a train just in time after spotting a similar fracture on the same track on January 10.

Cops and keyman Ram Bharose point towards the fracture on the Ludhiana-Dhuri rail track on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Two convicted for food adulteration
Ludhiana, January 24
Mr S.S. Dhaliwal, Chief Judicial Magistrate, has convicted two persons under the Prevention of food Adulteration Act 1954 for selling adulterated and sub-standard food stuff.

BEATING THE CHILL: Finding it difficult to cope with the cold wave, these kids try their best to keep themselves warm in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Online lotteries boost revenue but ruin poor
Machhiwara, January 24
The sale of online lotteries, launched by the Punjab State Lotteries Department, is picking momentum and is perhaps the most beneficial source of collecting revenue for the state government yesterday. Long queues of lottery lovers can be witnessed all day at various online lottery agencies installed on the Samrala-Machhiwara road. Most of the customers are reported to be migrant labourers.

Habitual offender arrested
Ludhiana, January 24
An alleged habitual offender has been caught snatching valuables from women in the Division No. 8 police station area by the city police. He was out on bail after remaining in jail for two years.

Russian students in PAU

Ludhiana, January 24 A group of five students from Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering (MSUEE), Moscow, arrived at Punjab Agricultural University on a two- week training programme at the College of Agricultural Engineering.The Vice-Chancellor, Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, welcomed the students who are part of the first batch of students from Russia.

Students from the Moscow State  University of Environmental Engineering with the PAU Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

SAD protest against erratic power supply

Ludhiana, January 24 Activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal, its youth wing, Sikh Students Federation and the Istri Akali Dal today blocked traffic for about half-an-hour while staging a massive demonstration outside the district head office of the Punjab State Electricity Board in protest against the dismal power supply situation in the region.

Activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal hold a protest at the PSEB Secretariat against erratic power supply in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

UPA underplaying terrorism issue: Parthasarthy
Ludhiana, January 24
Senior diplomat and former High Commissioner to Pakistan G. Parthasarthy said while the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was overplaying the issue of terrorism, the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was underplaying it, and both approaches were not in the interest of the country.

Put off Ajnala poll, pleads Adhyapak Dal
Ludhiana, January 24
The Adhyapak Dal, Punjab, has made a plea for putting off the byelection in the Ajnala assembly segment in the state, scheduled to be held next month, saying the battle would interfere with the annual examinations of lakhs of students.

Karat for cautious approach on economic reforms

Ludhiana, January 24 Mr Prakash Karat, a CPM Politburo member, said today that India needed to tread a cautious path on economic reforms, liberalisation and foreign investment. He said that the CPM was not opposed to signing various international agreements but there must not be surrender of India’s interests. CPM Politburo member Prakash Karat addresses lawyers at the Judicial Complex in Ludhiana on Monday. - A Tribune photograph

Dena Bank staff observe strike
Ludhiana, January 24
Employees of Dena bank today observed a strike against the bank management’s decision to reduce government capital from 71 per cent to 51 per cent and entering into the capital market.

A police officer checks the belt of a colleague during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Sabha scraps women's wing president’s post
Ludhiana, January 24
Dr Krishan Rai Sharma, president of the Bhagwan Parshuram Brahmin Sabha, Ludhiana district, announced the abolition of the post of women’s wing president at the executive committee meeting, which was held at Lajwanti Public High School at Haibowal yesterday.

Cultural mela on January 26
Sahnewal, January 24
A cultural mela will be organised by the Dharmendra Cultural and Sports Club at Sahnewal on January 26.

Programme on dairy products
Ludhiana, January 24
The Department of Food Science and Technology, PAU, Ludhiana will organise a training programme on “Value -added Dairy products” from February 10 under the EDP for entrepreneurs, educated unemployed youths, housewives, and girls.

Biz Clips

Seminar on modern English literature
Ludhiana, January 24
The 20th century English literature was mostly torn by strife and trauma of the events that took place. Making these observations, speakers at the inaugural session of a national seminar on “Modern English Literature (1901-1970)” remarked: “English literature of these seven decades should be seen against the background of large and many sided non-literary thought currents and epochal events”.

Lajpat Rai raps Bhattal over Law College issue
Ludhiana, January 24
Senior BJP leader and a former Member of Parliament Lala Lajpat Rai today criticised Deputy Chief Minister, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal for announcing to name the Law College Ludhiana after late Joginder Pal Pandey.

From Schools 
City students win medals in international painting contest
Ludhiana, January 24
Two students of BCM Senior Secondary School, situated on the Chandigarh Road, won silver medals in the Second International Children Painting Exhibition organised by the Kshitij Art Institution recently. More than 5,000 children from India, Egypt, Nigeria, the USA, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar participated in the contest. Two students of BCM Senior Secondary School, Love Garg and Komal Bishnoi, got silver medals while other students got merit and participation certificates.

From Colleges 
PTU organises campus interviews
Ludhiana, January 24
Quest Infosys, a regional learning and facilitation centre of Punjab Technical University, today held campus interviews for all Distant Education Learning Centres of the PTU.

Primary teachers hold meeting
Ludhiana, January 24
Eight organisations of primary teachers under a united front, the Primary Elementary Sikhya Bachao Front, Punjab, organised a meeting here today under its convener, Mr Piara Singh Dhillon.

3,000 students take part in painting contest

Ludhiana, January 24 More than 3000 students from 45 schools participated in a painting competition organised by Pidilite Industries Limited in the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. The participants were divided into seven groups on the basis of their classes. Students take part in a painting contest organised in the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Training programme for teachers
Ludhiana, January 24
About 1,000 government school teachers got exclusive in-service training at block level and at the GITC in the past two months on the directions of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). This wad disclosed by Ms Usha Sidhu , Principal of the GITC, here today.

Over 1,100 patients examined at medical camps
Ludhiana, January 24
More than 750 patients were examined at a free medical camp organised by the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Sabha in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar (C-Block) here in association with Shree Rama Charitable Hospital, Dholewal, and Shree Sham Lal Charitable Hospital, Basti Jodhewal, yesterday.

Lecture on ‘Science of breathing’ today
Ludhiana, January 24
The health education cell of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) will organise the 40th public health lecture on “Science of breathing” at the Dumra auditorium in the hospital here on January 25.

SPORTS

Athletics meet at SVM School

Ludhiana, January 24 The annual athletics meet was held at the local Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, here today. Students from primary section and middle section exhibited talent during the fun games and other regular events. Students take part in the sack race during the annual athletic meet of Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Sports festival from Feb 5
Ludhiana, January 24
The preparations for the annual sports festival at Jarkhar village, 15 km from here, are on in full swing. The 19th edition of the Mata Sahib Kaur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament is scheduled to be held from February 5 to 7.