L U D H I A N A

Free power for PAU farms
First university to get this facility
Ludhiana, May 14
Punjab Agricultural University has probably become the first university in the country to be provided with free power for its farms by the government. Giving its nod to a request made in this regard by PAU, the Punjab State Electricity Board has in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, informed him that the PSEB has decided to provide free power to the farms of PAU.

Physically challenged bear heat, harsher officials
Ludhiana, May 14
Day: Monday; time: 9:55 am; place: office of the Civil Surgeon. Hundreds of physically and mentally challenged persons are here to obtain certificates of disability for jobs and some other concessions. They are made to stand for hours in long queues in the scorching heat.

Avtar Singh, a visually and physically challenged boy, cries for water and relief from heat, outside the office of the Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, on Monday.

Armed men raze two shops in Sarabha Nagar
Ludhiana, May 14
In an act of lawlessness arising out of a property dispute, two shops were razed by about 10 armed men near Hotel Baron on the Main Sarabha road at about 3 in the morning.

A view of the shops that were razed at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday. IV

Students threaten to boycott exams
Ludhiana, May 14
Agitating students of the College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, today said that they would boycott the examinations which were scheduled to start in the last week of May if the government failed to meet their demands.

Record purchase of wheat in Ludhiana
Ludhiana May 14
The district has created a new record of wheat procurement with the total purchase touching 8,55,085 metric tonnes till May 13 during this procurement season. Giving this information, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sandhu, said today that last year up to this date 7,04,445 tonnes wheat had been procured by government agencies out of the total procurement of 7.4 lakh metric tonnes of wheat.

‘Man dies of pollution’
Ludhiana, May 14
The state vice-president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Dr D.P. Khosla, today alleged that due to the dust rising out of a pulse factory in Chhowni Mohala area one person lost his life and the district administration was not taking any note of it.

COMMUNITY

Protect bee colonies from heat: experts
Ludhiana, May 14
The experts at Punjab Agricultural University, have advised the bee keepers and poultry farmers to protect honey bee colonies and poultry from the harsh summer.

Dharna by industrialists
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 14
Indefinite strike and dharna in steel re-rolling mills, induction furnaces and weigh bridges continued for the third day here today in the main Loha Bazar. The main road of the bazar leading to the railway station, hospital and schools was completely blocked and the traffic had to be diverted.

AGRICULTURE

Seminar on WTO’s impact on agriculture
Ludhiana, May 14
The World Trade Organisation WTO’s coming had become a reality and there was no alternative before Indian farmers and industrialists, except to accept the challenge and benefit from the opportunities that have been provided to them in the global market. The key factor to success in the global market was continued emphasis on quality improvement and cutting down of operation costs.

EDUCATION

Rs 50 cr for repair, construction of school buildings
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 14
“It is unfortunate that in spite of the fact that one fourth of the total salary paid to the government employees is spent on teaching community alone, even then the results are not satisfactory.

COURTS

PSEB demand rejected
Ludhiana, May 14
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has rejected the demand of the Punjab State Electricity Board for the recovery of Rs 63,755 from Mr Gurdip Singh, a resident of Anandpur village.

HEALTH

HERBS AND HEALTH
Sweet in taste, pacifier of vata
Dr. R. VATSYAYAN
WATERMELON is a staple and refreshing diet in Egypt and Palestine. It is a native of tropical Africa and East Indies. It grows to a great size, even attaining 20 kg in weight. It has a smooth rind and though generally it is round it is also sometimes oblong. Watermelon varies much in form and colour. The flesh of the fruit is either red or pale whereas the seeds are black or reddish.

SPORT

49 probables for cricket training camp
Ludhiana, May 14
As many as 49 players have been selected as probables for a training camp being held to prepare the under-16 and senior teams of the district for the Inter-District Summer League Cricket Tournament being organised by the Punjab Cricket Association.