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Misled by agents, 24 youths
enslaved in Kuwait
Ludhiana, December 11
Claiming to be treated as slaves of the medieval ages, 24 youths, mainly from Punjab and Tamil Nadu and few from other states are stranded in Kuwait for the past two weeks after being allegedly sold repeatedly by one agent to another.

Police clueless in Reema murder case
Ludhiana, December 11
The city cops have been left scratching their heads on the future strategy in the sensational Reema Jain murder case.

Mop-up pulse polio drive launched
Ludhiana, December 11
The three-day mop up pulse polio campaign was launched by the district health administration as the health staff and other volunteers administered polio drops to children up to five years at Civil Hospital here today.

68 LPG cylinders seized
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 11
Having seized a large number of domestic LPG cylinders being misused for commercial purposes in the town and its surrounding areas, including Malerkotla, the Civil Administration has warned the respective agencies against violation of rules. The agency owners, however refuted the charges leveled against them by the consumers.

Yarn worth lakhs gutted
Ludhiana, December 11
Yarn worth lakhs of rupees was reduced to ashes in Sri Ram Traders in Sunder Nagar after it caught fire this afternoon. Being a Sunday, the unit, which manufactures woollen bedsheets, was closed.

LUDHIANA CALLING Tiger scare All notice boards, government as well as private, including those informing the location of a certain department are regularly facing the problem of defacement. To cap it all, Sentinel witnessed that a roadside shopkeeper selling towels near the office of the Registrar- Birth and Death was using the department board as a perfect place to hung his towels. Punjabi without abuses In service of VIPs Clay parrots Bane of traffic

COMMUNITY

Cyclists from Pakistan have called for the simplification of the visa process in India and Pakistan if the governments really intend to improve the sports ties between the two countries. Cyclists and officials from Pakistan who have come to take part in the 25th BSA Asian Cycling Championship pose for a frame during the road race held at the stretch between Doraha and Khanna on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Kanwaljit lashes out at Cong
Amloh, December 11
Sensing failure on his challenge to a discussion on development issues in the state during the four years of Capt Amarinder Singh as Chief Minister of Punjab, he seems to have abandoned this idea on the basis of unfavourable ground realities, asserted Capt Kanwaljit Singh at a press conference today at Khumna village.

Dera Sant Amir Singh (Amritsar) arranges mass marriages of 550 couples at Dana Mandi, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

International Human Rights Day celebrated
Ludhiana, December 11
International Human Rights Day was celebrated at the Partap College of Education here yesterday. The staff and students of the college participated in the interactive session, in which discussion on human rights was organised.

Seminar on ‘Art of Parenting’
Ludhiana, December 11
Keeping in view the social requirements of today’s society a seminar on ‘Art of Parenting’ was organised by HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co, at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, here yesterday for the parents of primary and high classes. Dr B.P. Mishra, a renowned clinical psychologist at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, was the resource person.

5 couples tie nuptial knot Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 11 A function was organised under the aegis of Ram Sharnam Ashram and the Subhash Chander Bose Society at the local Ram dharamshala where five couples from various sections of society tied the nuptial knot. Dr Indu, SDM of Malerkotla, was the chief guest. Dr Indu, SDM of Malerkotla, was the chief guest. Leaders and volunteers bless newly wedded couples at Ahmedgarh. — Photo by writer

BJP flays proposed hike in power tariff
Ludhiana, December 11
The BJP has flayed the proposed increase in electricity tariff which is the fourth consecutive one during the Congress regime.

Pensioners’ day to be celebrated
Ludhiana, December 11
‘Pensioners day’ falls on December 17 and the pensioners will celebrate the day with gaiety at Pensioners Bhavan, Mini Secretariat, here under the aegis of Pensioners Information Centre Management Committee, Mr B.R. Kaushal, chairman, said in a press note here yesterday.

Beauticians make quick buck during wedding season
Ludhiana, December 11
The city beauticians witnessed brisk business as hundreds of brides made a beeline at various beauty parlours for their bridal make-up, this season. According to sources, the leading beauticians made several lakhs of rupees in the past two months. Seeing the rush of brides during wedding days, several beauty parlour owners even politely declined to provide services to their clients.

Biz Clips
New Sunflame showroom
Ludhiana, December 11
Faridabad-based Sunflame Industries Limited, premier gas stove manufacturers in the country, is all set to be double its market share in Punjab during the current fiscal year.

Amritsar students top in science exhibition
Ludhiana, December 11
The 34th state level science exhibition has gone through its 4th day and today the students who had prepared outstanding models received prizes. The exhibition is on at Atam Public Senior Secondary School, Atam Nagar, Ludhiana. The theme of this year is ‘Science and Technology’ for the Rural Development . Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Education Minister urged students to opt for technical courses.

Sutlej school annual function held
Ludhiana, December 11
Sutlej Senior Secondary School, Hawas village, Ludhiana, held its annual prize distribution function yesterday. It marked the culmination of year-long activities and achievements of the students in and outside the school.

Sacred Heart students present show Ludhiana, December 11 Sacred Heart Convent School, Urban Estate, Sector 39, Chandigarh Road, celebrated its annual function today on the school premises. Dr John Pramod, Acting Director of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, was the chief guest. Students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Urban Estate, present a qawwali at the annual function held on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

PU to destroy record of old degrees
Chandigarh, December 11
Panjab University has decided to destroy records of all unclaimed university degrees pertaining to students who appeared in the university examination before April\May 1990.

COURTS

Bar Association chief elected
Samrala, December 11
The senior Advocate Samrala, Mr Anil Kumar Gupta, has been elected as president of the local Bar Association as no other candidate filed his nomination papers, according to Mr Uttam Chand, returning officer of the Bar Association elections, here yesterday.

CULTURE

Sonal Mansingh to perform in city
Ludhiana, December 11
Art and music lovers of Ludhiana will have the rare opportunity of watching famous dancer Sonal Mansingh on December 24 at Guru Nanak Bhawan here. She will be performing with 14 other members of the troupe.

HEALTH

60 pc kids given polio vaccine Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 11 The district health authorities and the civil administration coordinated to supervise the mopped up immunisation programme to provided supplementary protection to the children against polio. The authorities claimed to have administered vaccine to more than 60 per cent of targeted children in the town and the surrounding areas. Dr Indu, SDM of Malerkotla, administers polio drops to a child at Ahmedgarh. — Photo by writer

• School NSS kids help in polio drive

SPORTS

Villagers amused to see hi-tech bicycles
Doraha (Ludhiana), December 1

Residents of villages along the National Highway No1 and others living in the outskirts of the city came in droves to view the spectacle zooming past of the ‘hi-tech’ cycles driven at breath taking speed by colourfully dressed cyclists who pedalled from Doraha to Khanna in the road races held today on the opening day of the week-long 25th BSA Asian Cycling Championship and the 12th Asian Junior Cycling Meet.

Jaspinder Narula, renowned playback singer, performs at Guru Nanak Dev Bhavan on Saturday night in Ludhiana. —  Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed