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MC fails to desilt Budha Nullah
Threat of floods gives residents
sleepless nights
Ludhiana, July 10
Even as the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, claims to have cleaned the Budha Nullah of water hyacinth, a thick layer of silt on its bed is giving residents, living alongside the nullah, sleepless nights. They claim that the silt in the tributary was enough to cause flood in their area and inundate their houses once again but the civic body had failed to do anything in this regard.

Budha Nullah on Jail Road filled with silt and water hyacinth, even as the civic body claims to have cleaned it. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Alarming rise in allergies in city
Ludhiana, July 10
“An estimated 10 to 20 per cent people in India are suffering from one or the other allergic diseases whereas the incidence of these diseases in the world is 4 to 40 per cent. Two major diseases, asthma and allergic, rhinitis, caused by allergy, accounted for nearly 1.8 lakh deaths in the world, according to a survey conducted by the World Allergy Organisation.”

Jagraon, Zira sugar mills to be disinvested
Ludhiana, July 10
The Minister for Cooperatives and Horticulture, Mr Jasjit Singh Randhawa said here today that the government was studying the plight of sugar mills in the state and was seriously considering disinvestment in these.

Help mishap victim, get award Ludhiana, July 10 In order to save precious lives that are lost for delay in providing medical aid to the injured in accidents, the city police has launched a public participation scheme in which those persons who help such victims would be suitably honoured. A notice board put up by the Ludhiana police to encourage people to help accident victims. — A Tribune photograph

Follow-up
Post-mortem rules out foul play
Ludhiana, July 10
A Board of three doctors at the Civil Hospital here today stated that the woman and her two teenaged daughters found dead inside a car fished out from Sidhwan canal last morning had died of drowning.

LUDHIANA CALLING THE city police goes gaga over a minor success, but there is no scheme to tackle petty crimes like chain or purse-snatching. The cops discourage people seeking registration of such complaints. The argument is that this entails unnecessary hassle for all. There chances of the accused being caught are remote.

COMMUNITY

Cops ‘acting’ against Mann on CM’s behest
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 10
The SAD (A) has branded the action of the Majitha police to add new sections of the IPC in the FIR registered against Mr Simranjit Singh Mann as undemocratic.

Woman panch seeks probe
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 10
A woman panch of Bhaini Arora village in Ludhiana district has urged the Senior Superintendent of Police at Jagraon to probe an incident in which a man of the village had assaulted his sons but some political leaders had misled the police and got the victims booked.

Applications for awards invited
Ludhiana, July 10
The district administration has invited applications for Prime Minister’s Shram Awards Scheme under which awards are given to workers in recognition of their contribution towards production and for showing exemplary zeal and enthusiasm in discharge of their duties.

Centre urged to help Muslims in Saudi jails
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 10
A local Muslim youth has urged the Union Government to rescue hundreds of Indians who are languishing in jails in Saudi Arabia after being duped by travel agents and exploited by labour contractors. The youth himself has suffered due to greed of his brother.

Cops told to be people-friendly
Raikot, July 10
The Circle Officer of the Punjab Police has directed his staff to be people-friendly and cooperative, besides being vigilant on duty.

New club teams installed
Ludhiana, July 10
At a well-attended function, teams of both Mid-Town Rotary Club and Inner Wheel Club were installed at a function held last night in Kohinoor Hall of Park Plaza.

MC waiting for outbreak of disease?
Ludhiana, July10
Officials of the local Municipal Corporation are waiting for the outbreak of a disease, if sanitary conditions in some areas of the city are any indication.

Gurdev Singh on grievances committee
Samrala, July 9
A senior Akali leader of the area, Mr Gurdev Singh Mushkabad, has been appointed as a member of the Subdivisional Grievances Committee, Samrala, according to Mr Baldev Singh, SDM, Samrala.

3 buffaloes killed as shed collapses
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 10
Three buffaloes and a cow were killed and 15 more animals injured when a cattleshed collapsed at Brahamanmajra village, near here, this afternoon.

CRIME

Minor girl abducted

AGRICULTURE

Punjab chalks out 10-year crop diversification plan

Ludhiana, July 10 Mr Jasjit Singh Randhawa, Cooperative Minister, Punjab, today said under the diversification of agricultural programme, the state government had chalked out a 10-year plan, under which, the Union Government has sanctioned funds amounting to Rs 260 crore. The Minister for Cooperatives and Horticulture, Mr Jasjit Singh Randhawa, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Prize distribution function at Param Institute

Ludhiana, July 10 Param Institute organised annual prize distribution function here yesterday on its premises in Ranjit Nagar. In the one-year fashion designing programme, first prize was won by Pritam Kaur. Students of two-year diploma course in tailoring were also honoured. Students of Param Institute perform a cultural item on the occasion of prize distribution function in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

42 NTT get degrees
Ludhiana, July 10
At a convocation function held here today at Sacred Heart Convent Nursery Teachers Training School at which 42 students having completed nursery teachers training course were awarded degrees by Ch. Jagjit Singh, Local Body Minister, Punjab.

Farewell party organised
Amloh, July 9
Staff members of Government Girls Secondary School, Parents Teachers Association and staff of Sounti and Bhambrian schools gave farewell party to Ms Achhra Devi, principal of the school, on her superannuation yesterday.

Teeth-whitening technology from USA

Ludhiana, July 10 Relax - most of the Hollywood or Bollywood stars are not born with beautiful white teeth - they have undergone a ‘teeth-whitening’ process to achieve those million dollar smiles. A technique of tooth-whitening being explained at a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. —  A Tribune photograph

300 patients examined at camp Ludhiana, July 10 More than 300 patients were examined and free medicines were provided to them at a free medical check-up camp, held at Jindal Hospital on the Pakhowal road, here today. Doctors examine patients at a free medical camp organised in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by I.V.

SPORTS

Sunrise Club, Jai Bhawani XI enter final
Ludhiana, July 10
Sunrise Club and Jai Bhawani XI routed their respective opponents to settle for the title clash in the second Bholan Devi Memorial Cricket Tournament being held at Government Model Senior Secondary School ground of Punjab Agricultural University, here today.

Lotey joins as Assistant Director, Sports
Ludhiana, July 10
Mr Sohan Lal Lotey has joined as Assistant Director, Sports, Punjab. He took over the charge from Mr Gursharan Singh, District Sports Officer, Sangrur, who had the additional charge for the past about six months. Mr Lotey joined his duties at the headquarters of the Directorate, Punjab Sports, Chandigarh.