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After Budda Nullah, it’s Sidhwan canal

Ludhiana, November 17 While the state government is in the dock for failing to contain pollution in the Budda Nullah, Sidhwan canal is becoming a garbage dumping ground with every passing day as the authorities concerned prefer to look the other way.

The Sidhwan canal, Ludhiana, has been turned into a garbage dump site. — A Tribune photograph

Cong spectacle remembers Lala Lajpat Rai
Ludhiana, November 17
Glowing tributes were paid to Lala Lajpat Rai on his 78th martyrdom day at Jagraon today. Close on the heels of a recent Congress rally at Ludhiana, the party rank and file ensured to make it an impressive show.

Vajpayee, Gujral, Jayalalithaa to attend Akali rally
Ludhiana, November 17
Two former Prime Ministers and a few former Chief Ministers of various states are likely to participate in the Shiromani Akali Dal rally at Moga on December 8 to mark the 80th birthday celebrations of the party chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal.

Police exhumes body of Delhi trader
Ludhiana, November 17
A team from the Delhi police today exhumed the body of a tyre-tube trader belonging to the national Capital who was allegedly murdered by four other traders and dumped in specially dug up pit in a house in Jeewan Nagar, Focal Point, here. Business rivalry is being termed as the main motive of the crime.

No breakthrough in mystery of naked bodies
Ludhiana, November 17
The soul-stirring recovery of the body of a brutally murdered young girl from a trunk in the Malwa Express recently has refreshed painful memories of an even worse rape and murder of two young sisters whose naked bodies were recovered from two gunny bags while unloading rice husk at Khanna railway station in April, 1996.

Capt heads corrupt govt: Badal
Samrala, November 17
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister, Punjab, said yesterday that the government of Captain Amarinder Singh was the most corrupt. It had been misutilising government funds in “useless yatras’’.

COMMUNITY

Freedom fighters — a neglected lot
Ludhiana, November 17
Freedom fighters are sore over the callous and apathetic attitude of the state government towards them. They feel that despite doing so much for the country, they are being harassed at the hands of the district administration and the state government.
                                          Dharam Singh Kanech — A Tribune photograph

Urban lure irresistible for migrants: study
Ludhiana, November 17
Healthy savings, better lifestyle, good income and availability of resources are some of the major factors influencing migrant population to migrate from rural to urban areas.

Auditions from today
Ludhiana, November 17
Hungama TV has received a phenomenal response from kids across the country for ‘Parle-G Hungama Captains Hunt’. The 10-city hunt in India kick started three weeks ago. This week it will tour Ludhiana Bangalore and Baroda. The two-day audition will be held at Shantiniketan Adarsh School, CMC Road, here on November 18 and 19.

Journalist trapped in hotel lift
Ludhiana, November 17
Pramod Batish, a senior journalist, was trapped in the lift of Hotel Nagpal Regency on Ferozepur Road this afternoon.

BUSINESS

Fruit vendors shift to New Subzi Mandi Ludhiana, November 17 Fruit dealers today shifted from Old Subzi Mandi to New Subzi Mandi near the Jalandhar bypass following the inauguration of the second fruit shed in here. Fruit dealers who shifted from Old Subzi Mandi to New Subzi Mandi near the Jalandhar bypass, Ludhiana, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

City student wins National Child Award
Ludhiana, November 16
"Love gives the pleasures of the world, In heart lies the heaven in both young and old" says Neharika Saxsena, quoting her self-composed lines. She says: "I found my heaven when I received National Child Award from Dr Manmohan Singh in Delhi on November 14. I was overwhelmed when I got the Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2005, for my outstanding achievement in English poetry along with 28 children from all over the country."

Rural girls college building inaugurated
Amloh, November 17
Drug addiction and alcoholism have emerged as major social problems. Educational institutions should check increasing drug abuse among students with the help of religious education, said SGPC member of the Amloh constituency Ravinder Singh Khalsa at the inaugural function of the new building of Bibi Bhani Girls College today.

Commerce body of GNNC holds seminar
Doraha, November 17
The Commerce and Economics Association of Guru Nanak National College (GNNC), Doraha, organised a seminar in which students from different classes expressed their views on various topics. In all, four papers presented by students, which included "Stock Exchange" by Gurdeep Kaur (M. Com-III), "NSDL Depository System" by Pardeep Kaur (M. Com-III), "Importance of Life Insurance" by Deepak Sood (M. Com-I), “Importance of Human Resource Management" by Hardeep Singh (B.Com-III).

From Schools and Colleges
Inter-college competitions at GNIMT today

Ludhiana, November 17 The National Council for Cooperative Training, apex body entrusted with the task of formulating policies as well as organising and directing arrangements of cooperative training in the country, has asked all universities to hold debate and essay competitions on “Cooperation”. Tiny-tots of Hollyhock Nursery School celebrate their annual sports day in Ludhiana on Friday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

COURTS

DBA meeting witnesses rowdy scenes
Ludhiana, November 17
Allegations, counter-allegations, scuffles and rowdy scenes marred the meeting of the general house of the District Bar Association(DBA).

Doc honoured for restoring boy’s eyesight
Amloh, November 17
The family of a student, who had lost vision in one eye following an accident, honoured a social worker, Dr Raghubir Shukla, for reviving the vision, here today.

Jagdeep Singh (seated) at Dr Raghubir Shukla’s clinic after the latter was honoured for restoring his eyesight at Amloh on Friday. — Photo by Bhushan Sood

SPORTS

Namdhari Academy lift Jagtar trophy

Ludhiana, November 17 Namdhari Academy, Bhaini Sahib, overcame stiff challenge from BKSP Club of Bangladesh, 2-0, to win the title in the 5th All-India Jagtar Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament which concluded at Prithipal Singh Astroturf Stadium of Punjab Agricultural University here today. Both goals were scored in the first half.

The Namdhari Academy of Bhaini Sahib with the 5th All-India Jagtar Singh Memorial Hockey trophy at PAU, Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

BCM girls advance into semis
Ludhiana, November 17
BCM Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh road, piped GNP School 17-10 to advance into the semi finals of the girls (u-19) on the second day of the XVth Ludhiana Sahodya Schools Complex Basketball Championship being played at BCM School, Chandigarh road ground here today.