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Traffic chaos all the way

Ludhiana, December 2 The increase in number of vehicles with every passing day, coupled with lack of planning and enforcement, is leading to traffic chaos on almost all major roads in the city.

Traffic jams are a routine at the Mata Rani Chowk in Ludhiana.

Cong on look out for urban Sikh dist chief?
Ludhiana, December 2
After the appointment of Mr Avtar Singh Makkar, an urban Sikh, as the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the Congress is believed to have started thinking in terms of appointing some leader from the community to the post of the district president, Ludhiana (urban).

Harvesting golden crop in a field in Ludhiana suburb on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Raikote family scion sees better future for Indo-Pak ties
Ludhiana, December 2
Rai Aziz Ullah Khan, a scion of the erstwhile family of the Nawab of Raikote and a member of the Pakistan National Assembly, expects a bright future for the Indo-Pak ties. He said the people of the two Punjabs deserve credit for the same.

Akali leader booked
Ludhiana, December 2
The police today booked an Akali leader, Sukwant Singh “Tillu” and his accomplice Malkiat Singh on the charge of assaulting a person, trespassing into a plot near Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, with the intention to take forcible possession of the plot.

COMMUNITY

Councillors greet MLA for getting grant
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 2
Local Municipal councillors greeted and thanked Ms Razia Sultana, Parliamentary Secretary and MLA Malerkotla, for impressing upon the Chief Minister to get grants worth more than Rs 5 crore for the development of the local town that had remained ignored for decades after the independence.

Setting up of military academy in Punjab hailed
Ludhiana, December 2
Vijay Sathi an ex-MLA and a senior Congress leader has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to set up a military academy in Punjab. Mr Sathi observed, it showed the Prime Minister’s far sightedness and his deep regard for the unmatched sacrifices made by the people of the state.

Martyr cremated 
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 2
Leaders of various political and social organisations paid homage to Gurpreet Singh of 20 Sikh Regiment whose mortal remains were consigned to the flames with full military and state honours at his native village Kalsian near here yesterday.

AGRICULTURE

PAU shifts focus to organic farming
Ludhiana, December 2
Keeping in tune with the modern day needs, Punjab Agricultural University has shifted focus on two emerging concepts in farming. Growing foods organically and calibrating variable inputs through precision process. For these two projects, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has given a grant of Rs 43.32 lakh to the Department of Agronomy and Agro-meteorology.

EDUCATION

Internal assessment marks to be reduced
Ludhiana, December 2
To curb “gross misuse” of internal assessment provision for MCom students in Panjab University, the Faculty of Business Management and Commerce, one of the decision making bodies, has recommended to reduce the percentage of internal assessment to 20 per cent.

Spirited performance by dental college students

Ludhiana, December 2 Students of Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital presented a colourful cultural programme during the annual day celebrations of the institution here last evening. The show negated the common belief that the doctors were just bookworms with no artistic skills. Baba Jaswant Singh, Chairman of BJS Dental College, felicitates Mr S.K. Sharma, MC Commissioner, at the annual function of the college in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

World AIDS Day at Khalsa college
Ludhiana, December 2
The Red Cross Society of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, organised an AIDS awareness quiz and poster-making contest to mark World AIDS Day here yesterday. The quiz tested the five participating teams on knowledge regarding the fatal disease AIDs. The participants were from the commerce, humanities, science, computer science and business management streams. The BBA team emerged winner while BCA stood second and B.Sc was third.

Scholarship

COURTS

Bar body poll schedule
Ludhiana, December 2
The annual elections of the District Bar Association will be held on December 20. The Returning Officer, Mr S.K. Pathak and Assistant Returning Officer, Mr P.S. Batra, today announced the schedule for holding the elections.

CULTURE

Kids’ channel comes to Punjab
Ludhiana, December 2
Two cities of Punjab, Ludhiana and Amritsar have been chosen by children’s channel Nicklodean, to launch massive school programmes. According to a press note, kids of prominent schools of the cities will be familiarised with Nicktoons in an interactive fun loving format.

Nutrition programme concludes
Ludhiana, December 2
The Government of India ‘s Food and Nutrition Board, Ludhiana unit, organised a five-day Nutrition Education Training Programme in Hoshiarpur last week, The programme was attended by supervisors, ICDS Department, CPDOs, ACPDOs of Nawanshahar, Gurdaspur and was inaugurated by the SDM, Mr Pritam Singh, Hoshiarpur.

SPORTS

Raekot school students lead in athletics meet

Ludhiana, December 2 Athletes from the Raekot Public School garnered 170 points to establish lead over others on the second day of the XIV Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex Athletics Meet being held at the GGN Public School, Rose Garden, here today. Nirmal Singh of GHPS, Sidhwan Khurd, who won gold medal in discus throw in the boys’ under-19 category on the second day of the XIVth Ludhiana Sahodya Schools Complex Athletics Meet on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

KVM honours shooters Ludhiana, December 2 Shooters from Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School who represented Ludhiana and Punjab at different inter-district and national rifle shooting championships and earned fame for the city and their school were honoured by the school management committee during the closing ceremony of the 61st Annual Athletics Meet of the school yesterday.

Shooters of Kundan Vidya Mandir School who were honoured for winning laurels in the state and national shooting meets, in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph