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Internal assessment on notice boards
Ludhiana, March 8
There’s good news for college students. From now onward, they will come to know about their internal assessment and practical marks of respective subjects before the declaration of results.

A salute to women’s spirit
Ludhiana, March 8
Various colleges, social organisations and NGOs celebrated International Women’s Day here today. People from different walks of life laid stress on giving equal rights and status to women in society.

Auto fares zoom
Ludhiana, March 8
It is no longer possible for a city resident to pay a fare of Rs 2 or Rs 3 to commute even a very short distance on a three-wheeler, which was possible till a few days ago.

Delimitation process complete, says Justice Kuldip
Ludhiana, March 8
Chairman, Delimitation Commission, Government of India, and former Supreme Court Judge Kuldip Singh said today that the delimitation process was almost complete. Justice Kuldip Singh also added that both delimitation and elections were important in democracy.

Green Move
228 parks handed over to committees
Ludhiana, March 8
After a gap of six years, the municipal corporation has decided to hand over the charge of maintaining 228 parks in the city to the Park Management Committees (PMCs). As many as 161 committees will handle the parks in all the four zones of the city.

COMMUNITY

‘LET HER LIVE...’: Artistes stage a play on foeticide on International Women’s Day at Guru Nanak Bhawan in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Include agriculture in school curriculum, says expert
Ludhiana, March 8
A two-day brainstorming session on agricultural education policy began today at PAMETI Conference Hall in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Vice chancellors from different states are attending the session.

Park panels object to ‘political intervention’
Ludhiana, March 8
Members of the Park Management Committees (PMCs) have shown their resentment over “political participation” in the allotment of PMCs.

Chief Justice inspects traffic lok adalat
Day 2: Rs 25 lakh recovered from violators
Ludhiana, March 8
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Jain inspected the working of the mega traffic lok adalat benches in which 15,000 traffic challans were cleared and Rs 25 lakh was recovered from the traffic violators.

Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Jain addresses mediapersons at the district courts complex after inspecting the traffic lok adalat in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by writer

Women’s Day
Female infants to get ‘shagun’
Ludhiana, March 8
Director of SPS Apollo Hospital Jugdiep Singh said today that each female infant born at the hospital would receive a gift cheque worth Rs 1,100 as “shagun”. He said this while addressing a function to mark International Women Day on the hospital premises.

Industrial Expo-2008 kicks off
Ludhiana, March 8
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, SAD MP, inaugurated the Industrial Expo-2008, organised by Paramount Exhibitors, here yesterday.

Now, local producers blame big steel houses
Ludhiana, March 8
Local steel manufacturers have blamed big steel producers for the rise in steel prices.This comes in response to the steel consuming industry’s allegations that owners of the local induction furnaces and rolling mills are indulging in unfair practices by forming a cartel and jacking up the rates.

1,005 awarded degrees
Ludhiana, March 8
More than 800 graduates were awarded their degrees during the annual convocation of Khalsa College for Women here today. Two hundred five postgraduates also received degrees at the function attended by Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor of Panjab University, as the chief guest.
SHE’S MY GIRL: Students of First Step Pre-Nursery School present a dance during their annual function organised at Nehru Sidhant Kendra in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Navtej Johar mesmerises audience

Ludhiana, March 8 Bharatnatyam exponent Navtej Johar mesmerised the audience with his dance-theatre performance, “Fana’a: Ranjha Revisited” organised at Guru Nanak Bhawan here yesterday evening. The event was organised by Media Artists and Sangeet Natak Academy. Bharatnatyam exponent Navtej Johar performs at Guru Nanak Bhawan in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

SPORTS

SAI centre eves register win
Ludhiana, March 8
An exhibition volleyball match was organised by the Sports Training Centre, Ludhiana, at Guru Sports Complex here today to celebrate International Women’s Day. The match was played between the teams of SAI centre and Government Senior Secondary School, Kundan Puri, Civil Lines, in which the former came out triumphant in straight sets 25-21 and 25-15.
A volleyball match in progress between SAI Centre, Ludhiana, and Government Senior Secondary School, Kundan Puri, at Guru Nanak Sports Complex, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — Tribune photograph by Sayeed Ahmed

Punjab eves win b’ball title
Ludhiana, March 8
Hosts Punjab overpowered Haryana to the win the basketball title in the 2nd National Workers’ Games being held at the Punjab Agricultural University, here today.

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