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One dead, 8 hurt in wall collapse

Ludhiana, July 12 One migrant labourer was killed and eight others were injured when a 12-feet high wall of the Division No 3 police station collapsed today early morning crushing the victims under the debri.
A labourer injured in the wall collapse being taken to hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Feeling of indignation at INA veteran’s widow’s bhog
Bhaini Rora, July 12
A feeling of indignation and disgust marked the bhog ceremony of INA veteran’s widow, Sarjit Kaur, who died waiting for pension for almost six decades after the country’s Independence. at this village today.

Dr Khush award for PAU scientist
Ludhiana, July 12
Dr Yadvinder Singh, PAU’s senior soil scientist, has been awarded the “Dr G.S. Khush Distinguished Professor Award” for his contribution towards developing integrated nutrition management technologies based on inorganic fertilisers and organic sources for rice-wheat system. He is the ninth recipient of the award.

Goods, buildings worth lakhs gutted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 12
Goods worth lakhs were gutted in a fire that broke out in a rice sheller situated at Maherna-Maholi road near here today. However a joint operation by residents and the Dehlon police doused the fire well in time from spreading to tons of rice husk lying in the open.

“Sikh priests’ verdict one-sided”
Ludhiana, July 12
In a petition to the Jathedar of Akal Takht, as many as 17 Sikh organisations have termed the verdict of the five Sikh high priests as ‘one sided and biased’ against Mr Simranjit Singh Mann and his associates who went to participate in the function at Manji Sahib in connection with the 400th year of establishment of Akal Takht.

COMMUNITY

NGOs, political bodies condemn serial blasts
Ludhiana, July 12
“Killing of more than 200 persons and injuring over 800 persons in Mumbai blasts is inhuman act and it should be condemned in strongest terms,” said the Punjab Government Pensioners Association. To provide financial assistance to the bomb victims, the association, has decided to collect funds from its members and send the money to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

Heavy rain throws life out of gear Mandi Ahmedgarh, July12 Heavy rainfall experienced in the town today threw normal life out of gear besides exposing the inadequacy of infrastructure to check flooding especially in low-lying areas. However, the civic authorities claimed to have strengthened the sewerage system to cope with the future situation.
The flooded office of the Muncipal Council at Mandi Ahmedgarh after heavy rain on Wednesday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

NGO speaks for senior citizens
Ludhiana, July 12
Members of the Citizens for Public Cause, an NGO, held a meeting yesterday under the presidentship of Mr Jiwan Dhawan to discuss the status of senior citizens and facilities being given to them in India as compared to other countries.

Tribune Impact
Probe against ‘troublesome’ cop begins
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 12
Stern action would be taken against Jagraon Police cop who, along with a woman and her son, had been booked under Sections 160, 294 and 34 of IPC for allegedly creating nuisance at a local private hospital after the staff and attendants of other patients caught them in a compromising position on Sunday.

March for Panthic ‘penance’ from August 5 Ludhiana, July 12 The All India Shiromani Akali Dal (AISAD) will organise a ‘Panthic pachhatap’ march along the Guru Gobind Singh route from August 5. AISAD president Jaswant Singh Mann along with the district president, Mr Bhupinder Singh Grewal, at a press conference in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Birth anniversary of Guru celebrated Ludhiana, July 12 The 400th birth anniversary of Guru Hargobind was celebrated at Gurdwara Chhevi Pathshahi near CMC chowk here today. The function was sponsored by Sikh Family Club in which dastar bandhi, Gurbani kanth and kavita recital competitions were conducted category-wise.
Students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary Public School happily pose with the awards they won in different competitions on the occasion of Guru Hargobind's birth anniversary in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

Farmer electrocuted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 12
A farmer of Rachhin village was electrocuted to death while trying to start a tubewell motor in his fields this morning.

Secular Muslims an anathema to votaries of two-nation theory: Javed Akhtar
Ludhiana, July 12
Noted writer and lyricist, Javed Akhtar has no regrets over being denied the visa by the Government of Pakistan. He said, it was quite expected of them, as they did not tolerate any secular Muslim anywhere in the subcontinent. “People (Muslims) like me are an anathema to the votaries of two nation theory, because we shake its foundations,” he remarked.

Punjab leads in honey production
Ludhiana, July 12
The quinquennial review team (QRT) constituted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) reviewed the progress of an all-India coordinated research on honey bee research and training at PAU between 1999 to 2004.

Scare among business community
Ludhiana, July 12
The repeated incidents of scuffle among supporters of the Akali Dal (Badal ) and Akali Dal (Amritsar ) in the past two weeks have created a scare among traders and industrialists. They fear that events taking place in the state do not speak of “all is well’’ in the state.

AGRICULTURE

Now biogas, compost from paddy, wheat stubble

Ludhiana, July 12 A technology for conversion of paddy and wheat stubble into useful biogas and compost was presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Director of Research and other senior scientists of Pubjab Agricultural University here today. Author of the presentation, Prof B.S. Pathak, Director, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute (SPRERI), Vidya Nagar, Gujrat, said the disposal of paddy and wheat stubble was a major problem in many states.

PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr KS Aulakh discusses technology for converting paddy straw and wheat straw into biogas with Dr BS Pathak and Austrian delegates at PAU in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Bhattal gives 1-cr grant for Urdu akademi
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 12
Keeping her promise to provide help to the Punjab Urdu Akademi, Malerkotla, to preserve the cultural heritage of Muslims, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, gave a grant of Rs 1 crore to the management of the akademi.

Govt college students to get BPO training
Ludhiana, July 12
The Punjab Government has made elaborative arrangements to impart Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) training to students studying in government colleges of the state to make them competent to be adjusted in professional job market and make them fit according to requirements of the corporate sector. This was stated by the Deputy DPI (Colleges), Mr Dinesh Gupta, while addressing the assembly of the first year students at SCD Government College here yesterday.

ABVP activists protest against terrorist incidents

Ludhiana, July 12 Activists of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, staged a demonstration here today to protest against the bomb blasts in Mumbai and the attack on pilgrims in Srinagar on Tuesday. They also burnt an effigy of terrorism. Activists of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad burn an effigy of terrorism in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Sarabjit dist topper
Ludhiana, July 12
Students of Arya College for Women excelled in the BA I exam of Panjab University held in April 2006. The pass percentage of college is 98.7. Sarabjit secured 658/800 marks and got the first position in Ludhiana district as well as in the college. Monika stood second in college by getting 614 marks. Twenty two students passed in first division.

Change in PAU timings
Ludhiana, July 12
Offices and departments of PAU located on the main campus here and outstation will work from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from July 13. There will be no lunch break.

Post-surgery deaths: SDM completes probe
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 12
A special committee, constituted by DC, Sangrur, to probe the cause of death of two women whose kin had accused a private doctor of Malerkotla for showing negligence in performing an operation on them has completed the inquiry.