L U D H I A N A

Robbers strike in village; kill one, injure 4
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 29
A gang of robbers last night struck at the residence of a farmer, Mr Sardul Singh (62), at Nabipur village, 5 km from here, and shot dead his younger son Varinder Singh (25) and seriously injured four members of his family. They took away cash and jewellery from the place.

Sardul Singh of Nabipur village lies in Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, on Sunday, after he was injured by robbers and (right) Sardul’s daughter, also in the hospital.

TRIBUNE IMPACT
Cases against 6 for land scam
Ludhiana, April 29
The city police registered cases against six persons, including four women, here today, for a land scam in Kuliawal village. Private colonisers have allegedly sold 10 acres belonging to a city resident several times over.

PAU to hold interviews under CAS
Ludhiana, April 29
Finally ending the controversy surrounding the implementation of the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to hold interviews of faculty members, who had applied for promotions under the CAS, in the second week May.

All-party panel to review elevated road project
Ludhiana, April 29
As the controversy on the ambitious elevated road project of the Municipal Corporation refuses to die down, the city Mayor, Mr Apinder Singh Grewal, has set up an all-party review committee for the project, which would discuss the pros and cons of the Rs 40-crore project in the light of the suggestions and objections received from the public and a large number of local trade and commercial organisations, before the proposal was brought before the general house as directed by the Punjab Local Bodies Minister, Mr Balramji Das Tandon.

DMCH circular on inhouse tests
Ludhiana, April 29
Some doctors of Dayananad Medical College and Hospital expressed their resentment over what they term as “commissions and kickbacks” received by doctors as their share from the revenue generated through diagnostic tests conducted at the hospital.

12 licences suspended
Ludhiana, April 29
Dr G. Vajralingam, Director of Food and Supplies Punjab, has suspended the licences of 12 traders for various reasons. He issued a strict warning to others: the norms of procurement should be observed and there should be no harassment to the farmers.

COMMUNITY

Union leaders call for self-analysis
Ludhiana, April 29
Trade unions have failed to develop new strategies with the emergence of globalisation and information technology. Their leadership is still living under the influence of old ideologies, narrow provincialism and caste politics. They have failed to understand the implications of globalisation, resulting in failure of their struggle. There is a great need to analyse the causes of failure of trade unionism so that they could help workers in the organised and unorganised sector.

No leniency to Zaffarwal: Rai
Ludhiana, April 29
Obviously prompted by the resentment among the party workers on his reported soft stand about the dreaded militant, Wassan Singh Zaffarwal, senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Lala Lajpat Rai today said that law should take its own course and nobody should be allowed to go scot free.

Protest against delayed pensions
Amloh, April 29
Activists of the Akali Dal led by Mr Balwant Singh Shahpur, MLA, picketed the local branch of the State Bank of Patiala and raised slogans against the branch manager on Saturday to protest against a delay in the payment of old-age pensions. The activists did not let any customer enter the bank.

AGRICULTURE

Wheat destroyed in 20 acres
Ludhiana, April 29
Farmers may have taken a sigh of relief after the clearance of weather in the past few days but they are fighting a losing battle against fire, thanks to the negligence on the part of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB).

Farmers extinguish the fire in Khanpur Jassana, 8 km from Ludhiana, on Sunday.

COURTS

Intern moves HC
Ludhiana, April 29
Dr Yadvinder Singh, an intern at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, has filed a writ before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking action in an FIR at the local Haibowal police officials regarding an attack on him on February 12.

CULTURE

Shovana, Sunit Tandon’s performances impress audience
Ludhiana, April 29
Graceful movements, intricate footwork, nimble movements of arms and delicate flexing of wrists and fingers by Shovana Narayan during her Kathak performance last evening at Guru Nanak Bhavan overawed the audience. Padmashri Shovana was in the city along with co-star theatre personality Sunit Tandon, courtesy the Ludhiana Sanskritik Samagam.

Shovana Narain and Sunit Tandon during the enactment of Udihtra and Draupadhi at Guru Nanak Bhavan Ludhiana, on Saturday evening. — Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Uttaranchalis organise cultural programme
Ludhiana, April 29
Most of the people belonging to the Kumaon region but residing in Ludhiana organised a lucky draw and cultural programme of their region at the Arya College for Boys here today. Mr V.K. Mehta, Principal of the college, lit the diya and said: "About 20,000 people from the Kumaon region live in Ludhiana. Some of them are successful businessmen and are contributing towards the development of the city."

HEALTH

450 examined at eye camp
Ludhiana, April 29
Around 450 patients were examined at a free eye camp, which was organised at Guru Har Rai Charitable Hospital in Chhawni Mohalla locality here today, with free medicines and spectacles provided to the needy patients by the organisers. As far as 30 patients, identified for surgical procedures, will be operated upon on Tuesday free of cost.