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Health Department cracks whip on quacks
Ludhiana, October 22
In view of thousands of quacks thriving in the mega city, as also practitioners of other systems prescribing allopathic medicines in an unlawful manner, the Health Department has decided to come down heavily upon those playing with the lives of unsuspecting people.

Ban on crackers flouted with impunity 

Ludhiana, October 22 The Supreme Court orders on bursting of fire crackers went up in the air as the city witnessed a Divali festival din throughout the night yesterday. The residents continued to burst noisy crackers in violation of the apex court's direction. The sky burst with thousands of fireworks that turned the skyline into magic land notwithstanding the pollution it caused in Ludhiana on Saturday.— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Police martyrs’ memorial gets new lease of life
Ludhiana, October 22
A memorial of police martyrs in the historical Police Lines here has got a new lease of life with the police department renovating the structure and roping in a landscaper to beautify the place with designer plantation.

Police martyrs remembered Ludhiana, October 22 The surviving relatives of police martyrs, who achieved martyrdom while performing duty in various operations, have in one voice desired the building of their individual memorials in their native villages or colonies. The son of a martyr pays tributes to another martyr at the Police Martyr Memorial function in the Police Lines in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

5 killed in car-truck mishap
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 22
Five persons of two related families from Mimsa and Muhamadgarh villages were killed and two hurt when their car collided with a speeding truck at Jagera village near here yesterday.

A scene of the accident in which five memebrs of two related families of Mimsa and Muhamdgarh villages of Sangrur district were killed at Jagera village near Ahmedgarh on Saturday.

Doctors examine Arshpreet Kaur in a hospital at Ahmedgarh on Sunday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Migrant murdered
Khamano, October 22
A migrant was murdered by a youth last night at a samadhi of a pir at Kotla Badla village. According to information the deceased Ram Abad was a resident of Sampurna in Uttar Pradesh and had been residing at the samdhi for the past many years.

LUDHIANA CALLING It is for about six years that people of Ludhiana have romanced with the idea of an "elevated road" between Jagraon Bridge and Chand Cinema. Originally, the idea was to ease the traffic on the congested roads passing in front of Ludhiana Railway Station and Clock Tower and bypass.

COMMUNITY

SC verdict on quota hailed
Ludhiana, October 22
The Indian National Bank Employees Congress (INBEC) and the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) have welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court that the creamy layer among the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes must not be allowed the benefits of reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.

Bairagi Mandal flays Venod Khanna
Ludhiana, October 22
The All-India Bairagi Mahan Mandal has condemned the removal of a memorial stone from a park named after Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in Gurdaspur by BJP MP Vinod Khanna, terming it as an act of disrespect against the saint warrior.

Elevated road to be opened on Oct 25
Ludhiana, October 22
At long last, the much- awaited elevated road between the Jagraon Bridge and Chand Cinema will be opened to traffic on October 25 by the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. The Local Bodies Minister, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, who presided over a high-level meeting of officials, announced it here today.

Seminar on foeticide
Doraha, October 22
The Social Security and Women and Child Development Department, Punjab, organised a seminar on 'Female foeticide and sex ratio' at the subdivision level at Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Hall of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, today.

City girl becomes brand ambassador for Infosys
Ludhiana, October 22
Ramneek Kukreja,a BBA (III) student of Khalsa College for Women here, has been selected as the brand ambassador for Infosys. She is one of the only two candidates selected to represent Punjab.

Dullo for Vishkarma chair in PTU
Ludhiana, October 22
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, today demanded setting up of a Vishkarma chair in Punjab Technical University to encourage research about the pioneer architect of the world.

PAU seeks increase in grant-in-aid
Ludhiana, October 22
While seeking enhancement in grant-in-aid for Punjab Agricultural University (PAU),Vice- Chancellor K. S Aulakh has also complained to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, against the alleged insulting and humiliating attitude of the state bureaucracy.

College of Agriculture bags overall trophy

PAU Inter-College Youth Festival Ludhiana, October 22 The College of Agriculture (COA) bagged the overall trophy in the PAU Inter-College Youth Festival which concluded here yesterday. The running trophy for literary events was also won by the College of Agriculture, fine arts by the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities and theater events by the College of Agricultural Engineering (COAE).

PAU students present a play during the Youth Festival which concluded in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Teachers welcome Divali bonanza 
Ludhiana, October 22
The Punjab Government College Teachers Association (PGCTA) and the Punjab Commerce and Management Association (PCMA) have welcomed the decision of the government to give relief to government employees in terms of 5 per cent interim relief, enhancement of the medical allowance, restoration of the old formula of commutation of pension and benefit of career advancement scheme.

No teaching at PU on Oct 23, 24
Chandigarh October 22
Teaching work at Panjab University shall remain suspended on October 23 and 24 to give extended holidays to the students on the occasion of Divali. However, the university administrative offices, including departments, shall remain open on both these days and examinations, interviews and meetings etc. shall take place as per schedule.

From Colleges
Sidhwan colleges celebrate founders’ day
Ludhiana, October 22
Sidhwan Educational Institutions celebrated their founders’ day here recently in memory of Bhai Narain Singh, Mata Ram Kaur and Bibi Harparkash Kaur, who devoted their lives for the cause of women education in the rural areas.

COURTS

PCCTU executive members to court arrest
Doraha, October 22
Members of the executive committee of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union shall court arrest on October 31 in order to press upon the government for the implementation of their demand of the pension-cum-gratuity scheme following which the working of private-aided colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh shall come to halt from November 1.

Blood donation camp at engg college
Ludhiana, October 22
As many as 78 persons donated blood at a voluntary camp organised by the Department of Transfusion Medicine of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in association with Rotary Club, Ludhiana,at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College here yesterday. The blood donors were from amongst the faculty members and students of the college,besides people from other sections of society.

SPORTS

Sports meet at Akal Academy
Samrala, October 22
The Akal Academy, Dhindsa, 10 km from here, celebrated its IV Inter-House Sports Meet. Samrala SHO Inderjit Singh inaugurated the sports meet. Among others who attended the meet were Jathedar Kirpal Singh Kheernian, member, SGPC, and Jathedar Darshan Singh Lopon.

Lokmanya Tilak House adjudged best team

Ludhiana, October 22 Students of VIIth to XIIth classes competed in the tug-of war game organised at the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School, Kitchlu Nagar branch, here yesterday. The competition was held on the occasion of Divali. Boys in action during a tug-of-war match held at the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School, Kitchlu Nagar, on Saturday.  — A Tribune photograph