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Acute LPG shortage in city
Ludhiana, October 10
Even as the one-day state-wide strike by the state unit of the All- India Federation of LPG Distributors tomorrow has been called off at the eleventh hour to avoid further inconvenience to the LPG consumers but the acute scarcity of cooking gas here continues with no relief in sight for next couple of days.

Manhole death: police writes to MC
Ludhiana, October 10
After waiting for a month for the Municipal Corporation to take some action against alleged negligent officials or employees regarding the alleged death of a 7-year-old boy, who had fallen in a open manhole left uncovered by the MC, the city police today began the process of identifying the persons and taking action against them.

Non-teaching staff observe strike
Ludhiana, October 10
In response to a call given by the Private College Non-teaching Employees Union, the non-teaching employees, went on a day strike in Arya College here today to press their pending demands. The strike was led by Mr D.K. Menro, president of the union. The union leaders claimed that all private colleges in the state observed a two-hour strike, while, agitating employees would hold a district-level rally at Fatehgarh Sahib on Oct 21, and a day's fast at DAV College, Jalandhar, on Oct 24.

58-year-long wait for ‘promised’ land
Ludhiana, October 10
Despite moving from pillar to post for the past 58 years, 84-year-old Satnam Singh’s struggle to get the possession of his land seems to have come to a naught once again.

Passing Thru
Mr Justice D.K. Jain, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

COMMUNITY

Punjab offers aid to J&K, Pak
Amarinder gives directions for coordinating relief work

Ludhiana, October 10 The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, said the state would provide generous aid to the quake- hit Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Anurag Verma. Deputy Commissioner (fourth from left) and district administration officials with relief material which was sent for the earthquake victims in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. —  A Tribune photograph

Relief for earthquake victims
Ludhiana October 10
Three trucks of 10,000 blankets were sent by the district administration and by the Food and Civil Supply Department today from here for the recent earthquake-affected families in Jammu and Kashmi.

Protest against ‘corruption’ in LIT
Ludhiana, October 10
Activists of the SC and ST cell of the District Congress Committee today protested against the ‘‘prevalent corruption’’ in the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) here. Led by Mr Harmit Singh, vice- president of the cell, the activists burnt an effigy of corruption and claimed that it had touched an all- time high in the office of the trust.

CRIME

Labourer assaulted
Khanna, October 10
A farm labourer was injured in an attack by some residents of Ikolaha village, 6 kilometres from here, today. The accident victim, Kuldeep Singh, was admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

BUSINESS

Techfest attracts industry
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 10
Entrepreneurs and industrialists of the area have shown keen interest in the All-India Inter-Engineering Festival, Techfest, scheduled to be organised at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, on November 12.

RBI told to frame rational credit policy
Ludhiana, October 10
Alleging inadequate financing by banks to small and tiny industry and agricultural sectors, the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Reserve bank of India (RBI) to announce a "rational credit policy of pricing credit to small scale sector.

Girls of Khalsa College for Women perform dandia on the college campus in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Navratra celebrations in city schools
Ludhiana, October 10
In order to make the children aware of India's rich cultural heritage Navratras were celebrated with great religious fervour at the local BCM School, Dugri, today. Children wore colourful traditional dresses to mark the occasion and Garba was the main attraction. Girls, dressed up in traditional Gujarati mirror work ‘‘chaniya cholis’’ and boys in dhoti-kurta with colourful dandiya sticks in their hands got into the festive spirit. Even classrooms wore a new look today as these were decorated with streamers and glitter tapes.

Training camp for teachers
Samrala , October 10
A 10-day upper primary teacher training camp is going on at Local Government Senior Secondary School (Boys). Group leader of the camp Mr Niranjan Kumar told the mediapersons that teachers from different schools were being trained to work with different teaching aids. Group discussions on improvements in teaching methods were being held.

Freshers welcomed at RIMT campus
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 10
A welcome party was jointly organised at RIMT-IMCT campus by students of senior classes of the institute and from the Gobindgarh Institute of Management and Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh. Students of BBA, BCA, MBA, MCA, MSc, PGDCA took part in the programme. Noted industrialist Mr Hukam Chand Bansal, Chairman of RIMT Group of educational institutes, was the chief guest.

COURTS

Improvement trust inefficient, says forum
Ludhiana, October 10
The Peoples' Awareness Forum has assailed the functioning of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust. It has alleged that the trust has failed to take steps for the betterment of the residential colonies maintained by it.

Help mentally challenged, NGOs urged
Ludhiana, October 10
The District and Sessions Judge, Mr Harbans Lal, today stressed the need to provide proper medical care, educational facilities to the mentally challenged and handicapped persons. He said it was the moral duty of the society to ensure that such persons were taken care of.

Take action against quacks: samiti

Ludhiana, October 10 Activists of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti, led by district president, Mr Rajeev Tandon, held a demonstration and a road show at Mata Rani Chowk here today. Activists of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti hold a demonstration demanding action against quacks at Mata Rani Chowk in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

350 examined at medical camp
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 10
A free medical camp for cardiac problems and diabetes was organised by the Senior Citizen and Pensioners Welfare Society, Mandi Gobindgarh, at Ram Bhavan, here yesterday.

Vasectomy camps

SPORTS

Municipal club beat Raman XI Ludhiana, October 10 Sunny Bhalla (47 n.o.) and Harmit Batra (33) helped Municipal Corporation Club to beat Raman XI by eight wickets in a cricket match played here yesterday. Batting first after winning the toss, Raman XI scored 127 runs in 24.3 overs. A cricket match between Municipal Corporation Club and Raman XI in progress in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Vidya Mandir excel in athletics championship
Ludhiana, October 10
Athletes of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School stole limelight in the recently held Punjab State Athletics Championship for boys and girls (under-11, under-14, under-17 and under-19 years) organised by the Sarvhitkari Educational Society at Talwara.