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Amarinder opens elevated road

Says PM, Sonia will address poll rallies Ludhiana, October 25 The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today inaugurated the much-awaited elevated road between the Jagraon bridge and Chand Cinema.
The Punjab Chief Minister’s convoy takes a round of the elevated road which was inaugurated by him in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by I.V.

Tehsildar, 4 others charged with forgery
Ludhiana, October 25
The Division No. 5 police station has booked a Tehsildar and four others for their alleged involvement in selling off prime land at Thrike village on the basis of duplicate documents.

MC employees shift the statue of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha in Ludhiana. — Photo: I.V.

Birmi may be reinducted into govt
Ludhiana, October 25
Ludhiana Rural MLA and former Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) Milkiat Singh Birmi may be reinducted into the government following the reinstatement of suspended Congress leaders loyal to Mr Jagmeet Singh Brar.

Doraha police clueless about recent murders
Doraha, October 25
Panic has gripped the town and the surrounding areas in the wake of the incidents of murder, snatching and kidnapping during the past one and a half months.

Charges against college lecturer ‘false’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 25
Terming the charges levelled by Gurdip Singh and Rajbir Singh, a driver and conductor of a PRTC bus (PB 11 F 9777), who had been beaten up by some persons at the local Pohir road on Monday, against a lecturer of Shanti Tara College, Akbarpur Chhanna, as false and frivolous, the management of the institute has urged the police authorities to exclude the name of the teacher from the case.

COMMUNITY

At the Crossroads
Sahir—a poet of all times
In the 1940s, Sahir Ludhianvi left Government College, Ludhiana, and joined Dyal Singh College, Lahore. His poetry depicted the changing social and political life around him. He reacted against the atrocities of foreign rulers.

Yoga camp to stress on sun’s healing power

Ludhiana, October 25 The Shabad Surat Sangam Ashram, Malke, will organise a free camp on a special practice named ‘Siddhamri Surya Kriyayog (SSKY)’ from October 27 to October 29. The camp will be held at the PUDA ground, Dugri. Swami Suryendru Puri and Sadhwi Yoganjali Chaitanya share their views on Sidhamrit Surya Kriyayog in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — hoto Inderjeet Verma

No friction in Congress, says Dharamsot
Amloh, October 25
Denying that that there was any friction within Congress, Mr Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Parliamentary Secretary, Home, Justice and Sainik Welfare, has launched a campaign in Amloh constituency.

MLA hails extension of scheme

Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 25 Expressing gratitude to the Chief Minister, Punjab, for extending the Ashirbad Scheme for daughters of the economically weaker section of Muslims and announcement to set up a medical college, Ms Razia Sultana, MLA, of the constituency and Parliamentary Secretary, claimed that the present government had sanctioned more than Rs 100 crore for the development of the area which had been ignored by successive governments.

Ms Razia Sultana, Parliamentary Secretary, presents a cheque to office-bearers of Bhagat Ravidas Dharamsala at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Wednesday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

10 booked for assault
Jagraon, October 25
The Raikot police has registered a case under Sections 451, 323, 380, 427, 149 of the IPC against Dinesh Kumar, Kamma, Rahua, Raju and five others on the charges of assaulting Rajinderpal Verma of Raikot.

Bank officer found dead
Samrala, October 25
A retired assistant bank manager of the State Bank of Patiala was found hanging from a fan in his house at the local Kamal Colony on Tuesday.

Oswal Retail to open outlets
Ludhiana, October 25
Oswal Retail is planning to open 160 outlets of Straps, its intimate women’s wear business, shortly. Mr Adish Oswal, MD, Oswal Retail, said the company would invest Rs 60 crore by 2009 and would focus on the location of the stores.

Bulgarian artistes to perform at local college
Ludhiana, October 25
21 International folk artistes from Bulgaria would perform in the city tomorrow during Punjab International Folklore Festival (PIFF-2006). The event has been organised by Punjab Cultural Promotion Council (PCPC) at Partap College of Education.

Where disability is no deterrent
Ludhiana, October 25
They may be labelled as “deaf and dumb” by the society but students of the Deaf and Dumb School, Tagore Nagar, are now able to earn their livelihood independently.

PAUTA delegation meets CM
Ludhiana October 25
A delegation of the Punjab Agricultural University Teachers Association today met the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and brought to his notice the undue harassment and interference in the day-to- day affairs of the university by the bureaucracy.

COURTS

Complaint against PSEB dismissed
Ludhiana, October 25
Justifying the demand raised by the PSEB after overhauling the account of a consumer on the charge of power theft, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has dismissed the complaint filed by the consumer concerned.

Tradition on display at crafts mela

Ludhiana, October 25 The North-East Crafts Fair 2006 has been organised by the Purbashree Emporium, a branch of the North -Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation, here for 12 days. The items displayed here are: art of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It started here yesterday. Visitors at an exhibition by the North- Eastern Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation in Ludhiana on Wednesday.  — Photo I.V.

HEALTH

Seminar on organ donation today
Ludhiana, October 25
A seminar on organ donation will be organised by the Department of Urology and Transplant Surgery, DMCH, on October 26 at Dumra Auditorium. Mr Surinder Singla, Minister for Health and Finance, Punjab, will inaugurate it and discuss the health issues related to organ transplant.

Lobbying on for medical council poll
Ludhiana October 25
Battle lines have been drawn for the election to three seats of the Punjab Medical Council to be held in November-end.

315 examined at medical camp
Samrala, October 25
A free medical check-up camp was organised by a team of doctors headed by Dr Suresh Mittal, Senior Medical Officer of the Government Primary Health Centre, Manupur, near here, at Government Senior Secondary School, Ghungrali Sikhan.

SPORTS

Chief consultant nominated to hockey body
Ludhiana, October 25
Dr Harpreet Singh Gill, Consultant in the Department of Orthopedics at Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospital here, has been nominated as the chief consultant, sports injuries to the Punjab Hockey Federation.