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Mere assurances, nothing else
Jagraon, January 10
Nitin’s family was well-off and arranged the transportation of his body to India on its own.It is not just the attacks on Indians which has disturbed people, but also the attitude of the police and the government of Australia.
Blood-smeared car baffles cops
Ludhiana, January 10
A blood-stained car, found abandoned at Nehru Sidhant Kendra near Feroze Gandhi market, which sent the police in a tizzy here this morning turned out to be the handiwork of a man suffering from depression.
A fingerprint expert examines the blood-smeared car found abandoned at Feroze Gandhi
market in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Luxury AC buses for Katra
The fare from Delhi to Ludhiana will be Rs 435, Ludhiana to Katra Rs 375 and Delhi to Katra Rs 810 per person
Ludhiana, January 10
Facilitating the journey of pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine, the Punjab Roadways has commenced a super luxury AC bus service from Delhi to Katra with Ludhiana as the main stopover.
Going uphill for sun!
Ludhiana, January 10
With the temperature dipping in the city, people are flocking to the hills to bask in the sun.Earlier, snow at hill stations would beckon residents, but now it is the sun. “The temperature in the city has been dipping and the chill is getting harder to bear as we are not use to it. Weather reports are talking of sunny days in the hills. Rather than going to the hills in summer, I think going there during winter is a good idea now. Our family is planning a short holiday at Dharamshala,” Pramveer Singh, a businessman, said.
PU
Ad hoc lecturer's appointment cancelled
Ludhiana, January 10
In a major development in the case of the appointment of an ad hoc lecturer through alleged manipulation, Panjab University, Chandigarh, has passed an order cancelling the selection.
Pay Scale
PAU pensioners threaten to move HC
Ludhiana, January 10
The Damocles’ sword keeps hanging on the head of authorities in Punjab Agricultural University. While, non-teaching employees of the university have suspended their agitation last week to demand revised pay scales following assurances from the Punjab government that a partial demand for funds would be met, now the retirees of the university are threatening to move the High Court for contempt of proceedings against the university authorities for non-payment of their pension for the past three months.
2 ETT candidates held for agitation
Amloh, January 10
The police conducted raid on residence of ETT candidates here last night and arrested Lachhman Singh from his house at Ward No 11 and Ishwar Chander, resident of Ward No 7, in connection with the agitation by the Panjab Unemployed ETT Teachers Union. Karanveer Singh, chief, Panjab ETT teachers, Fatehgarh Sahib, general secretary Mohider Pal Singh, state committee member Barinder Singh, vice-president Shiv Preet Sharma and executive member Avtar Singh, Jagjot Singh, Vijay Kumar, Gurpreet Singh and Baljit Singh have criticised the harassment of unemployed teachers at the hands of the police.
Youth Cong activists celebrate Lohri
Ludhiana, January 10
Activists of the District Youth Congress (DYC) today celebrated Lohri at a function organised by New Friends Club at New Azad Nagar here. Sweets and exercise books were distributed to more than 150 girls. The DYC president Dimple Rana was the chief guest. Rana said the party had taken up the task of motivating people against female foeticide.
From Schools & Colleges
Interactive session at Sat Paul School
Ludhiana, January 10
Sat Paul Mittal School organised an interactive session with Dr Harish Dhillon, director-principal, YPS School, Mohali, here.
Weather plays spoilsport
 Ludhiana, January 10
The overcast sky and chill in the air confined a large number of people indoors today, with the result that the pulse polio drive carried out in the city and elsewhere in the district evoked a lukewarm response.The health authorities claimed that between 45 per cent and 50 per cent of the 5.77 lakh eligible children under five years of age group were vaccinated.
A child is given polio drops in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
815 children get polio drops
Amloh, January 10
In response to the puls-polio drive launched by the state government, as many as 815 children between the age group of 0 to 5 were given polio drops at nine booths today under the supervision of SMO Dr Jagdish Kaur. The chief guest Sadhu Singh Dharamsot MLA inaugurated the camp.
Social bodies urged to help admn
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
Claiming that welfare schemes launched by  the government would yield better results with active involvement of social organisations, health and family welfare department’s principal secretary Satish Chandra called upon office-bearers of social and philanthropist organisations to join hands with the administration in eradicating dreaded diseases, including polio.
Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary, health and family welfare, administers polio drops to a child at a civil dispensary at Malerkotla, near Ahmedgarh, on Sunday.Photo: Mahesh Sharma
 Obituary
City’s glorious chapter
Ludhiana, January 10
With the passing away of Dewan Jagdish Chandra, a freedom fighter during the Quit India Movement, another chapter of Ludhiana’s glorious connection with the freedom movement passed into history.
Dewan Jagdish Chandra
Villagers seek scheme extension
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
Acknowledging the gesture of the subdivision (west) authorities in facilitating the issuance of domicile and special category certificates for wards of residents of the area at their respective schools, residents of villages falling under other subdivisions of the district have urged the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner to extend the scheme to them.
Trying to cash in on others’ tragedy
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
The desire for posting at a school situated near their residence is so strong among government school teachers that they do not hesitate in applying for adjustment on a post vacated due to the death of the incumbent at the posting of their choice.
Lavish parties causing complex in kids
Ludhiana, January 10
Birthday celebrations are no longer as simple as they have been in the past. A majority of birthday parties of kids and youngsters of the elite class in city today depict nothing but oneupmanship and show-off culture, giving a complex to those whose parents fail to organise lavish parties due to limited salaries.
SKS girls excel in university examination
Raikot, January 10
Students of BSc Nursing (I) of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarbha (SKS) College of Nursing, Sarabha village, brought laurel by securing six top positions, including all top three positions in the annual exam held recently by Baba Farid University of Medical Science.
Tewari bats for passport office in city
Ludhiana, January 10
MP and national spokesperson for the All-India Congress Committee Manish Tewari has sought the setting up of a regional passport office (RPO) in the city.
Level crossing a bane of motorists, residents
Sahnewal, January 10
The level crossing at Sahnewal remains a headache not only for motorists but also for residents, shopkeepers and pedestrians who suffer frequent traffic congestions on the single main market road.“The level crossing sometimes remains closed for long periods for multiple train passage, thus testing the patience of commuters waiting on both sides of the crossing,” rues a commuter.
Two-wheeler riders risk their lives by crossing a level crossing closed for the passage of a train at Sahnewal. The persistent closure of the crossing has become a source of nuisance for motorists and residents. Photo by writer
Plywood
Raw material price hike hits manufacturers hard
Ludhiana, January 10
The sudden 8 per cent hike in the prices of plywood and plyboards has left manufacturers in the region high and dry.
Chitra enthralls audience
Ludhiana, January 10
Residents braved chill to attend the “Ruhani Shaam” at Guru Nanak Dev Bhavan here yesterday. Audiences were in sync with Roy’s Sufism. The lull of the hall was broken when Chitra sang “Bolo Govind, bolo Gopala”. And then came string of bhajans.
Fluctuating steel prices worry bicycle industry
Ludhiana, January 10
The ever-increasing prices of steel have become a cause for concern for the bicycle industry here.
Workshop on fashion marketing
Ludhiana, January 10
Ivanna Institute of Fashion Technology yesterday conducted a workshop on fashion marketing for students pursuing graduation and post-graduation under the PTU Distance Learning.
Finance firm, transporter booked for fraud
Jagraon, January 10
The Sidhwan Bet police has booked a finance company and a transporter for getting a truck financed that was found to be stolen.
Jail inmates caught sneaking in drugs
Ludhiana, January 10
A central jail official caught three prisoners last evening who had received drugs filled in a soft drink bottle and were planning to distribute it among prisoners.
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Anti-Australia sentiment prevailed at Jagraon today as the body of Nitin Garg, the first hate crime victim, was brought
home.
It was a feeling that could not be expressed in words for Avtar Singh, a neighbour of Nitin Garg, who saw him off on December 17 in New Delhi and brought him back in a coffin.
