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Kin of burns victim stage dharna 
Ludhiana, July25
Parents and relatives of Sukhwinder Kaur, a 31-year-old woman of Sayian village near Dehlon who had succumbed to her burns at the local DMC hospital yesterday, staged a demonstration outside the residence of the SSP here today.

Residents of Sayian village, who held a protest over Sukhwinder Kaur’s death, being whisked away by the police near the SSP’s house on Monday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

City police shows scant concern
Abduction of minor girl
Ludhiana, July 25
Does the city police act promptly only on the complaints of the rich and the influential and ignore the poor? Going by what a poor couple is experiencing these days, the answer to the question seems to be in affirmative.

Now an ‘ATM’ to pay power bills
Ludhiana, July 25
Paying your electricity bill would not be a hectic task any more. With a view to making bill payment easier for its consumers, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is planning to start ‘Sewak Machines’, similar to an ATM machine of banks, through which consumers would be able to pay their bills. The machines would likely to be put to operation within 10 to 15 days.

Farmers to hold statewide protest in August
Ludhiana, July 25
Five farmers’ organisations, at a meeting held here today, decided to hold district-level protests at district headquarters in August. The meeting was attended by Mr Pishora Singh Sidhupur of the BKU (Ekta), Mr Kuldip Singh and Mr Sukhdev Singh of the Kulhind Kirti Kisan Sabha, Mr Kulwant Singh Sidhu and Raghubir Singh of the Jamoori Kisan Sabha, Mr Kulwant Singh and Mr Avtar Singh Gill of the People Kisan Sabha and Mr Gurdarshan Singh Khatra and Mr Sukhdev Singh Bhopal of the Khetiwasi Kisan Vikas Front.

Passing Thru

Poised to kill: A dragon fly, perched on a plant, looks for its prey on a pleasant morning. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

COMMUNITY

Amendment to labour laws sought
Ludhiana, July 25
Ms Santosh Chaudhary, Chairperson, National Commission of Safai Karamcharis, said here today that the commission had recommended to the Central Government to amend labour laws so that safai karamcharis were not exploited. She regretted that some of the municipal corporations in the country were hiring services of these karamcharis on contract basis that ultimately led to their exploitation.

Senior Citizens Conclave launches projects
Ludhiana, July 25
The Senior Citizens’ Conclave here formed barely four months ago by senior retired civil, military officers and prominent businessmen of the city with the objective of serving society launched its social welfare activities with a bang during its general body meeting last evening.

INTUC pleads for open darbars
Ludhiana, July 25
The Indian National Trade Union Congress(INTUC) has urged Capt Amarinder Singh and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Shamsher Singh Dullo to restart open darbars at the district headquarters for redressal of public grievances.

Faith makes them perform daring feats
Ludhiana, July 25
Many a South Indian has settled in the walled city of Ludhiana. Though a new generation of South Indians have sprung up, they have not forgotten their rites and rituals. They take out religious processions dedicated to Mariamma regularly.

When faith begins, pain ends: Devotees of Mariamma with their cheeks pierced and lemons stitched on the abdomen in Ludhiana. — Photos by Inderjit Verma

Insane woman finds home in ashram

Ludhiana, July 25 Bhoori, an insane girl, apparently from Uttar Pradesh, is about six months pregnant. She was spotted outside the Nishkam Sewa Ashram by the gateman. He said he noticed her loitering around carelessly without anything covering her body. She did not even fear him when he went near her. Later, he found that she was insane. Bhoori in the Nishkam Sewa Ashram in Ludhiana. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Engineers condemn attack on JE
Ludhiana, July 25
The Council of Junior Engineers of Punjab State Electricity Board (Central Zone) has condemned the acid attack on a junior engineer at Kot Kapura on Saturday by an infuriated consumer whose ‘kundi’ connection was removed by the PSEB official during an enforcement drive.

“Suvidha Camp” today
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 25
The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Raikot, has called upon residents of the Sudhar Kanungo area to avail of the facilities available at “Suvidha Camp” being organised at Guru Hargobind Khalsa College Sudhar tomorrow.

Tributes to Udham Singh
Ludhiana, July 25
The 65th martyrdom of Shaheed-e-Azam Udham Singh will be commemorated by the Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Trust here on July 31 at the Pensioners’ Bhavan. The secretary-general of the trust, Dr Jaswant Singh Chamak, said chairman, G.R.D. Group of Academics as well as the Nirwana Club, Mr Raja Singh, would be the chief guest

Coop Bank chief election today
Khanna, July 25
Hectic activities have been started by both the SAD and the Congress to get their man for the post of Chairman, Primary Cooperative Agricultural Land Development Bank, Khanna, elected. The election for the post of Chairman and three other posts is scheduled for tomorrow.

Jobless teachers flay Johar’s statement
Ludhiana, July 25
Mr Jaswinder Singh Sidhu, district president, Unemployed Elementary Teachers Union, who is in jail, in a press note stated that the teachers were shocked at the statement made by Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Education Minister, yesterday in which he disassociated himself and his department with the unemployed teachers.

BJP backs striking ETT teachers
Ludhiana, July 25
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, led by a former Deputy Speaker, Mr Satpal Gosain, and the district president, Dr Subash Verma, today met the agitating and hospitalised unemployed elementary trained “teachers”. They criticised the government for being “too cruel and harsh” towards the ETT teachers, who have been demanding their rightful due.

Tanvi wins on-the-spot painting contest 
Ludhiana, July 25
New Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, held an on-the-spot painting competition’ here today. The function was presided over by the school principal, Mr H C Gupta. The function started with the lighting of lamp followed by singing of “Vande Maatram.”

Workshop for principals
Ludhiana, July 25
A workshop on computer-aided learning for principals and administrators of CBSE schools of Punjab was conducted by BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, here in collaboration with Designmate.

Pensioners flay move on aided schools

DMCH doctor attends workshop in Singapore

Ludhiana, July 25 Dr Suman Puri, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), visited Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore where she spent three weeks in infertility and laparoscopic hysteroscopy unit. Dr Suman Puri, Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the DMCH with faculty members of Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.

100 donate blood at camp Ludhiana, July 25 Around 100 volunteers, including distributors of Amway products, donated blood at a camp organised by the Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) in collaboration with the District Red Cross Society in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar here today. A volunteer donates blood at a camp organised jointly by the Amway Opportunity Foundation and the District Red Cross Society in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

SPORTS

BVM boys win football matches
Ludhiana, July 25
The Bharatiya Vidya Mandir (BVM) Senior Secondary School lads registered comfortable wins in football in the Ludhiana Zonal (PAU) Tournament being organised by the District Schools Tournament Committee that began at different venues here today.

Badminton panel chief quits
Ludhiana, July 25
Mr Chand Kapoor, president of the Ludhiana District Badminton Association (LDBA), has resigned from the post. He quit the post citing ill health. According to a press note issued here today by Mr B S Behal, general secretary, LDBA, Mr Chand Kapoor’s resignation was accepted during an emergency meeting of the association held here on July 23