L U D H I A N A

‘Kidnapped’ woman admits running away with lover
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — After keeping the police on tenterhooks for four days, Ms Piya Grewal, who was alleged to have been kidnapped on August 5, has made a dramatic appearance and confessed that she had voluntarily gone with her beau.

Rs 13.12 cr for development works in Ludhiana
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The state government has sanctioned funds amounting to Rs 13.12 crore to the District Planning and Development Board for different development projects and welfare schemes in the district during the current financial year. Out of the sanctioned funds, grants worth Rs 3.02 crore have already been released to the respective departments.

Youth attacked outside court
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The gang war between the two groups operating in Chowni Mohalla today took serious turn with a youth being seriously injured upon being assaulted by a group of people outside the district and sessions court here. The incident occurred around 12 noon.

A private adalat giving justice
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Mr Jagdish Tangri, Punjab Shiv Sena supremo, is trying to be to Ludhiana what Bal Thackeray is to Mumbai. This is evident from the lok adalat being run by him for the past two years.

COMMUNITY

Training course on soil management
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has sanctioned a project on, “sustainability of rice-wheat production system” under the NATP project to Punjab Agricultural University, with an outlay of over Rs 127 lakh for a period of four years.

• Workshop at PAU

• PAU Kisan Mela on Sept 21, 22
  

ASHI unites estranged couples
The Association for Social Health India (ASHI) met yesterday to sort out marital problems of couples under the chairmanship of Mrs Bubble Sandhu, wife of the Deputy Commissioner.

Women’s club inaugurated
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Oorja Ladies Club, Lishkara, was inaugurated here today in traditional Punjabi style. Members of the club include wives of Punjab State Electricity Board staff.

MC men seek bonus, arrears
LUDHIANA,Aug 9 — The Municipal Karamchari Dal today organised a massive rally to highlight their demands. Members of the organisation also presented a memorandum to the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Dr S.S. Sandhu, in which, they had urged the state government and the civic authorities to accept their demands.

Quit India movement’s anniversary
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Functions in various parts of the city today marked celebrations on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the Quit India movement launched against the British by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942.

Sikhs flay Badal over US Nagar
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO), its political wing, the Sikh League, and the Punjab Sikh Lawyers Council (PSLC) today condemned the inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar district in the proposed Uttaranchal hill state and blamed the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (B), led by the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, of playing a dubious role in the matter.

‘J&K situation mishandled’
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Atma Raksha Sangh (ARS) has expressed deep concern and anguish over the utter mishandling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir by the Union Government. 

Breathing right for a better life
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The Art of Living teaches you to breathe life into your life that has become sluggish, stressed, diseased and fatigued.

CRIME

Resentment over child’s killing
KHANNA, Aug 9 — Resentment prevails among residents of Khanna even as the police has failed to make a breakthrough in the alleged case of kidnapping and murder of six-year-old student Aman Sood who was kidnapped on August 1 and strangled on August 6.

Boy missing for a month
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The disappearance of a 12-year-old boy almost a month ago is giving sleepless nights to his parents. He remains untraced and no one has heard anything about him.

Theft in gurdwara 
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — A case of blasphemy, criminal trespass and theft in a local gurdwara has come to light.

BUSINESS

Seminar on import export
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The Ludhiana Management Association organised a seminar in collaboration with the ICICI Bank Limited on ‘Risk management in Export and Import’.

EDUCATION

Students protest against Principal's remarks
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Students of Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology today staged a dharna in front of the institute to protest against the alleged defamatory remarks of the Principal.

Handwriting contest for deaf children
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — The Asian Club organised an inter-class handwriting contest among deaf children. About 25 children took part in this contest in three groups in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages.

Vet students call off strike
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Students of the College of Veterinary Sciences in the Punjab Agricultural University today called off their strike and resumed classes. The strike was called off following a meeting between the student representatives and the Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala.

CULTURE

Dolly to liven up Teej programme
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Wives of the members of the Sutlej Club will celebrate Teej on August 11 at the club lawns at 4 p.m.

HEALTH

Doctor with compassion
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — She is a woman of substance, with a combination of beauty, brains and a compassionate heart. Dr Gursharan Sidhu, a specialist in internal medicine and director of Sidhu Hospital, Doraha, has made a mark in her profession and in social health services.

APCRI representative appointed
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Dr Charan Kamal Singh, in charge, rabies laboratory, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, has been appointed as the representative of North Zone for the Association of Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI).

DMC drive against hepatitis-B
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — In order to intensify the fight against hepatitis-B the Health Education Cell of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital organised a hepatitis-B vaccination camp in Dumra Auditorium.

Honour for CMC doctors
LUDHIANA, Aug 9 — Dr G.S. Rikhy and Dr S.G. Jaison of the Ophthalmology Department of Christian Medical College and Brown Memorial Hospital have been invited to attend the 12th Afro-Asian congress of ophthalmology to be held in Guangzhou, China.