L U D H I A N A

No clue to Nandpur robbery
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — Even as the police remains clueless about the series of armed robberies in the region, the robbers continue to strike.

Re-registration of doctors in the offing
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — Doctors across the country will soon need to get themselves re-registered after every five years. 

All medical colleges must have blood banks: MCI
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — The Medical Council of India (MCI) has made it mandatory for all medical colleges in the country to establish a blood bank with all required facilities.

• Nod to Agroha college after govt assurance

Auction of centre stayed
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — The auction of commercial sites on the land reserved for a community centre in the posh Model Town Extension locality in the city, conducted by Ludhiana improvement trust here today, has run into trouble, following a stay order granted by the court of Mr A.K.Mehta, additional civil judge (senior division), on the application filed by Mr J.S.Chugh, advocate.

Record proves costly for Telecom Department
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — The fortnightly telephone-meter-reading record proved to be costly for the local division of the Telecom Circle. On the basis of this record, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum figured out that the claims of the department regarding a complaint filed by an advocate were wrong.

College students go on strike
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — To protest against the fee hike introduced by Panjab University, students of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College went on strike today.

Youth programmes extended
LUDHIANA, Nov 3 — In addition to accomplishing its avowed mandate of serving the farmers of Punjab, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is also harnessing the energies of the rural youth to achieve the cherished goals of socio-economic development and national reconstruction through its Rural Youth Development Programme. 

• 1,954 Pulse Polio posts to be set up
• Head constable booked for fraud
  

FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK One has not seen a blue sky in Ludhiana for a long time now. Early morning, one can see a misty sky of nondescript colour. It saddens one to see rampant pollution. Chill in the air in the morning foretells the arrival of winter, but the afternoon heat suggests that it will be mild.