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Egg on MC face, 10 fresh cases of jaundice reported
Ludhiana, April 4
Close on the heels of five cases of jaundice relapse in some colonies of Ward No 10 in the city on Saturday, 10 fresh cases of jaundice were reported from CRPF Colony, Dugri, here last evening and all of them have been shifted to the Civil Hospital. The SMO, Dr Manjit Kaur, said the patients had moderate symptoms of jaundice with some of them suffering from diarrhoea.

Jaundice victims from the Dugri area being treated at the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Armed robbery at octroi post, Rs 49,000 looted
Ludhiana, April 4
Just a day after armed dacoits struck at a factory in the Industrial Area, a gang of robbers looted Rs 49,000 at gunpoint from an octroi post of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation at Gill road today early morning.

MC anti-encroachment drive suffers jolt

Ludhiana, April 4 The much-hyped anti encroachment drive of the local Municipal Corporation suffered a jolt today following a massive protest by the shopkeepers of Jawahar Nagar market, where the demolition squad had gone to remove encroachments. STP Balkar Singh Brar talks to protesting shopkeepers in Jawahar Nagar market in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Journalists manhandled by railway staff
Ludhiana, April 4
Three journalists working for Siti Home were today mercilessly beaten up by some Railways officials and their unauthorised ticketing agents at the railway reservation booking counter at the Ludhiana railway station.

Police nabs absconding bus driver, conductor
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 4
The Sudhar police has arrested the staff of a private bus involved in a serious accident, at Ludhiana-Raekote road near Sudhar village on Sunday, leaving at least 20 passengers injured, three of them seriously.

Errors in BSc III physics paper
Ludhiana, April 4
Mr Birinder Singh Birdi, Head of the Department of Physics, GGN Khalsa College, has asked that grace marks should be given to students of BSc III as there were errors in physics paper held today.

COMMUNITY

CBI probe sought into use of fake ST numbers
Ludhiana, April 4
The Beopar cell of the BJP today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged transportation of goods from Punjab through Shambu border on fake sales tax numbers. The BJP alleged that the personal assistant of a minister in the Punjab Government was involved in the racket which has cost the state exchequer crores of rupees.

Chain fast by Khanna councillors
Khanna, April 4
Some councillors of the Khanna Municipal Council started a chain fast in protest against the poor sewerage system in the city, at the council complex here today.

Auction for market fee contract postponed
Khanna, April 4
The proposed auction for the market fee contract for the Khanna vegetable market scheduled for April 4 was today postponed due to protests by commission agents and rehriwalas of the vegetable market.

CRIME

Youth elopes with minor girl, abduction alleged
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 4
A local-youth has allegedly allured a minor girl on the pretext of marriage and abducted her in connivance with his parents when she was on way to meet her maternal grandparents.

68 bags of poppy husk seized
Khanna, April 4
The police claims to have seized 68 bags of poppy husk and arrested a man in this connection. Mr Rajeshwar Singh Sidhu DSP, said in a press conference organised at Sadar Police station Khanna, that the one accused was arrested in the Sadar police station area yesterday while another accused escaped.

Shortage of lectures: colleges act tough
Ludhiana, April 4
With the principals of several colleges taking a tough stand against students running short of lectures, hundreds of cases of lecture-shortage have piled up at various colleges.

Young nursing graduates take the oath

Ludhiana, April 4 It was a moment of rejoicing and dedication as the general nursing and midwifery graduates of the College of Nursing at the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) handed over the light to the new students. The nursing graduates of the college of nursing at CMCH take the oath at the lamp lighting ceremony in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

GNIMT holds seminar on VAT
Ludhiana, April 4
The Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, organised a seminar on value added tax here today. The resource person was Prof Arvind Malhotra, who is a senior faculty member in the Postgraduate Deptt of Commerce, Arya College, Ludhiana.

From Schools Jashn-e-Bachpan at DPS Ludhiana, April 4 Delhi Public School (DPS), Ludhiana, organised a function named “Jashn-e-Bachpan” on its premises here last evening. The function was a riot of colors and a kaleidoscopic representation of Indian songs and dances. Students perform during the Jashn-e-Bachpan function at Delhi Public School, Ludhiana, on Monday.

Hamara School
Helping children develop all-round personality

Education helps in developing balanced personality of a child who is a building block of society. It is a process of training mind and character of a child by giving him formal schooling. A good school is a place that provides a forum for healthy interaction between children. A view of Saraswati Modern School, Hambaran road, Ludhiana.

Principalspeak
We, at Saraswati Modern School, are equipped with various teaching facilities and media technologies. Computers and audio-visual aids are used as students learn better when they hear and see things.

248 PAU students qualify NET
Ludhiana, April 4
Postgraduates of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, achieved another milestone in academic excellence by clearing the national eligibility test conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, for 2003.

COURTS

Night harvesting banned
Ludhiana April 4
To ensure the smooth and quick procurement of wheat, District Magistrate Mr Anurag Verma, has imposed a ban on the operation of combines to harvest wheat from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.