L U D H I A N A

Two cops booked in wrongful confinement case
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Two policemen have been booked on charges of wrongfully confining a Dalit youth in the CIA staff and harassing him while in custody for almost two days.

Ban on bullock-cart races revoked
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Bullock-cart races that are main events of any rural sport meet in the state, especially the Kila Raipur annual Rural Olympics, will not be discontinued now.

Telecom Department told to pay compensation
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the General Manager, Telephone, Ludhiana Circle, to pay a compensation of Rs 1,000 along with the costs of Rs 500 to a resident of Sector 39, Urban Estate, here for not repairing his dead phone for about 28 days.

Cop accused of shielding thieves
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — A businessman has accused a local police official of shielding a gang of thieves.

ISDN arrives in city
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Today, Mr Pritpal Singh, Director (Operations) of the BSNL, inaugurated the Integrated Subscribers Digital Network (ISDN) service in the city. He also announced the introduction of the weekend telephone-bill-collection centres from the next week.

‘Expedite work on Sutlej Action Plan’
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, Mr A.K. Mahajan, has emphasised the need for expediting the work on Sutlej Action Plan in order to check and control pollution.

Bovine milk bad for infants: study
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Newborn Week is being observed across the country by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics and National Neonatology Forum. The stress is on creating awareness regarding the importance of mother’s milk for infants.

Woman alleges torture
DORAHA, Nov 17 — The Payal police has registered a case of dowry harassment against the in-laws of a woman. Ms Jasvir Kaur alleged that her husband and in-laws tortured her for bringing insufficient dowry and turned her out of the house.

Ancient coin found at Jamalpur
LUDHIANA, Nov 17— In what may prove to be a significant development for archaeologists, labourers working for a tubewell boring company have found an ancient coin in the Jamalpur area in the suburbs of the city.

COMMUNITY

Mill a health hazard
SAHNEWAL, Nov 17 — Raj Agro Mill, near Pawa Khagat village, nearly 2 km from here, has become a major health hazard not only for the villagers of Pawa but also for the surrounding villages.

Family pensions to be revised
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Punjab Government has decided to revise family pensions of pensioners, who retired before January 1, 1996, and in whose case family pension had not yet been released.

Shop till you drop The shopping scenario for women’s wear at Ludhiana has a distinct flavour. Big showrooms conveniently rub shoulders with tiny shack-shops. For every genuine designer label, there exist a dozen fake designer ones.

Memorandum submitted to DC
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Bhagwan Parshuram Brahman Sabha, Ludhiana, has submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, seeking a ban on the cassette ‘Brahimini Glass Vargi’, which it said, was derogatory for Brahimin women.

FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK
In the early part of the last week, Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary was celebrated. Guru ka langar was partaken by lakhs of people. It was beautiful to watch the spirit of communal harmony.

AT THE CROSS  ROADS
The secular Punjabi ethos
Sufi poets of Punjab strengthened humanistic tradition and helped in bringing about emotional integration. Sheikh Farid, Shah Hussain, Bulhe Shah and Sultan Bahu decried caste, colour and creed and glorified the spirit of man.

BUSINESS

Chinese TVs invade market
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — After bicycles and toys it now seems to be the turn of television market to be invaded by price competitive Chinese brands. While earlier Chinese goods were smuggled, now they are available in the open market.

EDUCATION

Management bodies to meet today
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — To discuss the course of action after a recent notification issued by Panjab University, members of the Non-Government Colleges Management Federation of Punjab and Chandigarh will meet in GGN Khalsa College, here tomorrow.

College students withdraw strike
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Following a meeting with the Principal, Mr V.K. Mehta, students of the local Arya College for Boys decided to withdraw their strike today.

KVM library attracts readers
The Kundan Vidya Mandir School’s library has a beautiful exterior as well as interior. It has many firsts to its credit. It was the first school library here to be totally computerised. The computerisation helps in accessing all registers maintained by teachers and in operations like adding a new book or writing off an old one. It also helps in maintaining students and staff library cards.

PAU’s course for farm women
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural university, will start the next one-year correspondence course for farm women from January, 2001.

In-service training course
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — The Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, organised a two-day in service training course on entrepreneurship in agriculture for Agriculture Sub Inspectors of the Department of Agriculture, Punjab Government.

COURTS

64 cases settled in Lok Adalat
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Sixty four cases were settled in the labour court today, according to the information available, Mr Sattish Aggarwal, Presiding Officer of the court, presided over the Bench. Mr O.P. Mehta and Mr M.S. Bindra, advocates, were also on the Bench.

CULTURE

Cultural show by students
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Whiz Kids Wonderland — an annual cultural nite of Guru Nanak International Public School — was organised on the school campus here yesterday.

SPORT

Jalandhar win district meet
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — Jalandhar won the Punjab School Inter-District Cricket Tournament here today. In the final, Jalandhar defeated Patiala in a one-sided match by 77 runs.

ADMINISTRATION

Course begins at police academy
LUDHIANA, Nov 17 — A three-day course for GOs on inspection and supervision got underway at Punjab Police Academy here yesterday. The focus of the course is on the various issues relating to inspection and to acquaint the officers with various elements of supervision and other duties of GOs at the supervisory level.