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SPO nabbed in rape case
Ludhiana, May 6
An SPO of Punjab Police booked for raping an eight-year-old minor girl in his house at a police colony behind women police station here had literally raised the girl in his own hands before allegedly committing the heinous crime yesterday.

The house of the SPO in police colony, where he allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

MC contractors’ cartel hampering development
Ludhiana, May 6
Contractors of the local Municipal Corporation have allegedly formed a cartel in the city to protest against the alleged non-payment of dues by the civic body. Work on as many as 50 major development projects in the city is getting delayed as the contractors have refused to submit the tender forms.

CM lays stone of lawyers’ chambers Announces Rs 50 lakh grant Ludhiana, May 6 The Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, today laid the foundation stone of “Yadavindra Lawyers Chamber Complex” at the district courts complex here. Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh shares sweets with members of the District Bar Association after laying the foundation stone for the lawyers chambers in new district courts in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Innovative surgery saves life of newborn
Ludhiana, May 6
It was another feather in the cap for Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here when ENT doctors successfully saved the life of a one-and-a-half-month old baby by performing an innovative endoscopic surgery through his mouth.

Future imperfect: An impoverished child munches his lunch as his parents work nearby in Ludhiana on Friday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

SHO suspended as detainee consumes celphos
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
The DSP of Mullanpur, has suspended the SHO of Latala police chowki under the Dehlon police station. The DSP has also ordered a departmental inquiry against him and his immediate transfer to the Police Lines for the negligence leading to the alleged consumption of celphos by a detainee lodged in the lock-up last night. The detainee had been booked under Sections 107 and 151 of the Cr PC.

No headway in Rs 19 lakh heist
Ludhiana, May 6
The police continues to grope in the dark in search of four persons accused of looting Rs 19 lakh from a money-lender and injuring three persons in Muradpura colony yesterday.

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COMMUNITY

Councillors’ resignation sought
Amloh, May 6
Residents of Ward No 4 and Ward No 5 presented a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, a copy of which was also circulated among the mediapersons today.

Dharna held against police inaction
Jagraon, May 6
Hundreds of members of various political parties, including the Akali Dal, BSP and CPM, today organised a dharna in front of the office of the SDM, Mr Sukhminder Singh Gill, here in connection with the setting ablaze of a shop, Rawal Pesticides, at Bassian on April 27 and assaulting Raj Kamal allegedly with an intention to kill him.

IDPD criticises govt bid to bridle MCI
Ludhiana, May 6
The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has expressed strong reservations on the government proposal to bring out a new Bill for the working of the Medical Council of India (MCI) while demanding that no attempt should be made to disturb the autonomy of the premier body, responsible for medical education in the country.

CAT for budding managers today
Ludhiana, May 6
To find and identify future budding managers, Top Careers & You (TCY) is conducting CAT examination —”A Date TCY”, on May 7 at 10 a.m. at TCY centre in Ludhiana. A similar seminar and scholarship test would also be conducted in other TCY centres in Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Amritsar on May 7, 8 and 9, respectively.

Russian prof praises India’s spiritual heritage
Ludhiana, May 6
Dr Kim Shilin, a senior professor from Moscow State University, yesterday said India had a great spiritual heritage which the whole world lacked. He said, notwithstanding the material progress around the world, the ultimate emancipation of the humans lay in spirituality.

Training camp for delinquent
Ludhiana, May 6
Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Ludhiana, in association with Lions Club, Ludhiana, launched a vocational training programme for boys lodged at Borstel jail, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana today. Lion K.S. Sohal, district governor 321-F, and Mr Kuldeep Singh, PPS, inaugurated the training programme

CRIME

Man assaulted over land dispute
Jagraon, May 6
Inderjit Singh, Sarbjit Singh, Tarlochan Singh, Pal Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Jagir Singh, all of Agwar Lopo village in Jagraon Tehsil are alleged to have entered the house of Gurmeet Singh of the same area, and assaulted him with weapons.

Poppy husk seized
Jagraon, May 6
The Dakha police has seized 7 kg of poppy husk during the search of a Truck (PB-05-9761) in the area of Gahor and arrested Mukhtiar Singh of Khanzarwal and Mohinder Singh of Dakha.

120 kg of poppy husk seized
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
The Malaudh police has seized 120 kg of poppy husk from a person who had been supplying it to the youth of this area for more than four years. A police party nabbed Harnek Singh of Bharewal village from a kacha road near drain bridge near Chomon village.

BUSINESS

Club formed to boost Rs 300 cr sewing machine cluster
Ludhiana, May 6
Aiming to give a boost to the development of the Rs 300 crore sewing machine and components cluster in Ludhiana, the Ludhiana Sewing Machine Industries Association, the Sewing Machine Dealers and Assemblers Association and the Garments Machinery Manufacturers and Suppliers Association have joined hands.

Demand to scrap CET
Ludhiana, May 6
Public Cause, a forum for voicing common problems of people, today submitted a memorandum to Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Technical Education, for scrapping common entrance test (CET) 2005, which will be held on June 3.

PAU staff get salaries at last
Ludhiana, May 6
The employees of Punjab Agricultural University yesterday got their salaries after the grant was received from the state government. The Registrar, Dr V.K. Sharma, confirmed that the university had already received the monthly grant from the state and the salaries had been disbursed among the entire staff of the university.

Arya College students bag top positions
Ludhiana, May 6
Students of M.Com. (Ist semester) of Arya College got three positions out of five positions in Ludhiana district and three positions out of top 10 in the Panjab University M.Com. (Ist semester) examinations held in December, 2004.

Campaign against drugs, tobacco

Ludhiana, May 6 The Generation Saviour Association today organised an inter-school on-the-spot painting/poster-making competition at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana. Nearly 300 students of different schools participated in the competition. Students show their skills at an on-the-spot painting competition held in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Tiny tots celebrate Mother’s Day
Ludhiana, May 6
Cherry Lane Play School celebrated Mother’s Day on the school premises here today. The school was decorated with colourful, balloons, streamers, posters depicting various slogans like ‘mom you are the best’, ‘you are the best”.

Students of Cherry Lane Play School celebrate Mother’s Day with their mothers on the school premises on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School perform at Mehfil-e-Bachpan at the school on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Students to hold dharna
Jagraon, May 6
The Students Action Committee formed by eight different students’ organisations will hold a dharna on May 11. Committee members visited ITI, Nanaksar, ITI, Manuke, Jassowal, Senior Secondary School, Manuke, and High School, Bhamipura.

PMC to regulate practice by foreign doctors
Ludhiana, May 6
The Punjab Medical Council (PMC) has taken exception to examination of patients and performance of surgical procedures by foreign doctors at medical camps being organised by institutions and individuals in different parts of the state.

Admn gears up for pulse polio drive
Ludhiana, May 6
The district health administration is gearing up for the second phase of the national level pulse polio campaign on May 15. Presiding over a meeting of senior medical officers and heads of different sectors in the district here today, the Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajinder Kaur, asked them to ensure that each and every child in the age group of 0-5 years was administered polio drops.

Lecture on breast cancer at DMCH
Ludhiana, May 6
To create awareness among the masses about the prevention of breast cancer, the Health Education Cell of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), along with the Krishna Breast Care Charitable Trust, will organise the 42nd public health lecture on ‘breast cancer—detection and prevention’ in the Dumra Auditorium on May 8.

2 ultrasound machines sealed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
The Punjab Health Department has sealed two ultrasound machines here for allegedly violating norms of the department. Dr Inderjit Kaur Walia, Civil Surgeon, Sangrur, said here yesterday that three cases of violation of the Act had been noticed while some diagnostic centres evaded verification on the pretext of closure of their respective centres.

Workshop on hernia tomorrow 
Ludhiana, May 6
A continuing medical education (CME)-cum-live workshop on laparoscopic repair of hernia and free camp for hernia patients will be organised by Dewan Hospital and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Centre here on May 8.

Psychiatrist for Paris congress
Ludhiana, May 6
Dr A.K. Kala, an eminent city psychiatrist, has been invited by the International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH), based in Montreal (Canada), to participate in its annual congress to be held at Rene Descarte University in Paris from July 2 to 8.