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Road recarpeted overnight
Bhog of MLA’s father speeds up move

Ludhiana, October 23 Does the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, prefer to cater to the needs of VIPs alone? The answer seems to be in the affirmative if the overnight recarpeting of road connecting Damoria bridge to Daresi,

Freshly recarpeted road near the Damoria bridge leading to Daresi in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Teachers oppose electoral rolls duties
Ludhiana, October 23
The spokespersons for the Government Primary Teachers Association, Punjab, the Government Senior Secondary Teachers Union and Government Teachers Union have stated in a press note that teachers have been assigned duties to prepare new electorol rolls.

Rift in badminton body intensifies
Faction to lodge complaint against sports officer
Ludhiana, October 23
The scuffle between two factions of the Ludhiana District Badminton Association (LDBA) took a new twist today when one group deciding to lodge a written complaint against the association joint secretary and District Sports Officer (DSO), Mr Gianinder Singh.

City doc treats rare case of urinary incontinence
Ludhiana, October 23
A rare case of urinary incontinence has been successfully treated by Dr Nitin Agarwal, a renowned urologist of the city here.

Domestic help booked for raping minor
Ludhiana, October 23
The Shimla Puri police today booked a domestic help on the charges of raping a minor girl in a shop in Janta Nagar last evening.

Ludhiana Calling
After trying in vain for several days to contact a Punjab Police officer, a city journalist finally manage to track him. The officer had a witty explanation for his non-availability. “Actually, we public servants remain busy in meeting, eating and cheating’’ he said.

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COMMUNITY

Mass marriages solemnised
Ludhiana, October 23
Arranging a single marriage is a tough task involving a lot of preparation and planning, and one can well imagine the effort that would go into arranging 101 marriages.

Tributes paid to Charan Das Dawer
Ludhiana, October 23
Tributes were paid to the late Charan Das Dawer, father of Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, Surinder Dawer, here today.

Brand, features, not female models drive men to buy products
Ludhiana, October 23
A study, “Effectiveness of TV advertisements with female models in men’s personal care product”, conducted by an MBA student of Punjab College of Technical Education shows that men in the city liked the portrayal of attractive female models on the products of their use, but when comes to buying, they go for the features, benefits and brand of the products.

Pahwa group sweeps cycle association poll
Ludhiana, October 23
The G.L. Pahwa group swept the elections to the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association held here yesterday. The group won seven of the eight seats in the association. While Mr Pahwa defeated Mr Joginder Kumar by a margin of 76 votes, Mr Varinder Kapoor of his group defeated Mr D.S. Chawla by a slim margin of two votes for the post of general secretary.

NSS camp at SCD college
Ludhiana, October 23
A one-day camp was organised by the NSS unit of SCD Government College to beautify the campus here today.

CULTURE

‘Legend from Scotland’ presented Ludhiana, October 23 The Seagram’s 100 Pipers presented ‘The Legend from Scotland’ here last night. It was the first of the seven live concerts presented by Sunny Jain Collective. The string of concerts will travel from Ludhiana to Chandigarh and subsequently to Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Sunny Jain, Ben Stivers and Stever Welch perform during a presentation by the Seagram’s 100 Pipers, ‘The Legend from Scotland’ in Ludhiana on Saturday night. — A Tribune photograph

Workshops, lectures mark IMA conference
Ludhiana, October 23
As the three-day annual conference of the Indian Medical Association — ACADIMA 2005 — came to a close, a number of workshops in different disciplines were conducted by visiting doctors at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here today.

SPORTS

Rural sports council to set up five academies in state
Ludhiana, October 23
The Punjab Rural Sports Promotion Council (PRSPC) will set up five academies in the state next year.

Patiala reign supreme in fencing meet

Ludhiana October 23 Players from Patiala gave an impressive performance to bag maximum titles in the two-day Punjab State Joginder Pal Pandey Memorial Fencing Tournament for junior boys and girls which concluded at the Prithipal Singh indoor hall of Punjab Agricultural University here today. Players in action during the Punjab Junior Fencing Championship in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Ludhiana lad set to shine in badminton
Ludhiana, October 23
Pranav Chopra, an upcoming shuttler of Ludhiana, has been shaping well. He is striving to carve a niche at the national-level tournaments. Pranav, nicknamed Jerry, has performed extremely well during the last year in the under-13 years category. This year, his father, Mr Mohinder Kumar Chopra, who is also a great lover of the game, decided to send Pranav to Mumbai for further improving his game.