The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Friday, June 22, 2001, Chandigarh, India

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PAU fires employee for embezzlement
Report indicts two others
Ludhiana, June 21
Close on the heels of the chargesheeting of seven employees in a case of irregularity of funds, Punjab Agricultural University today terminated an employee of the Estate Office and ordered recovery of the alleged embezzled money from two others for forging documents and making bogus entries to the tune of Rs 7 lakh.

Couple held for murder, theft
Ludhiana, June 21
The Jagraon police today arrested a couple on the charge of murdering the caretaker of an NRI’s house before committing a robbery at the house on Sunday last.

Jagraon police officials with a couple accused of murder and robbery along with a number of valuable items recovered from the accused.

Panic grips villagers after dacoity
Ludhiana, June 21
Panic has gripped a number of villages around Raikot township following the sensational dacoity at nine make-shift houses of labourers, both migrant and local, in Rajnarain village yesterday.

EARLIER STORIES

	Summit generates hope among city traders June 21, 2001
	Spate of robberies force ‘thikri pehras’ June 20, 2001
	Robbers injure sadhus, decamp with Rs 2,000 June 19, 2001
	Marriage palace owner deposes before Chief Secretary June 18, 2001
	Cong eyes Mayor’s post June 17, 2001
	A broker who could ‘overrule’ Chief Minister June 16, 2001
	Bimla was murdered, admits police June 15, 2001
	3 more marriage palaces get time till July 19 June 14, 2001
	SC stays demolition of 2 marriage palaces June 13, 2001
	With PSEB firm on meters, cops struggle for power June 12, 2001
	Two die as well caves in June 11, 2001
	6 migrant labourers’ houses looted, 1 injured June 10, 2001

Criminals back in business at railway station
Ludhiana, June 21
Criminals continue to stalk the local railway station in search of unsuspecting and gullible victims. They drug people and deprive them of all valuables and belongings.

72 MIG flats given to allottees

Mr M.M. Vyas and his wife hand over the keys of an MIG flat to a allottee in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Ludhiana, June 21
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust has completed the construction of 75 MIG flats in Prem Vihar area in F block of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar six months ahead of schedule.

Mr M.M. Vyas and his wife hand over the keys of an MIG flat to a allottee in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday.

SDM to probe non-registration of assault case
Ludhiana, June 21
The Deputy Commissioner today took strong exception to the selective way of registering of FIRs by the police. He was presiding over the weekly sangat darshan programme here.

Tohra hits out at Badal, Sukhbir
Khanna, June 21
There is no black list of Punjab Sikh youths lodged in various jails of the country. This was stated by Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, President of the SHSAD, here today after inaugurating the office of SHSAD.

COMMUNITY

Deserted father approaches DC
Ludhiana, June 21
Arjun Singh, a 76-year-old man, is a distraught father, who has been deserted by his sons. The best they can do for the old man is to provide him with two times meal. He is not even provided the medicines he needs for his diabetes and heart ailment.

Bardhan flays Centre’s economic policies
Ludhiana, June 21
A state-level conference jointly organised by the All-India Trade Union Congress, Punjab Kisan Sabha, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Sabha, Punjab Istri Sabha, All-India Youth Federation, All-India Students Federation and Bank Employees Federation at Grain Market here today lashed out at the economic policies of the government, being pursued at the diktat of WTO, IMF and World Bank.

‘Formation of third front near completion’
Samrala, June 21
The formation of the third front in Punjab, which will include various factions of the Akali Dal, except the SAD, was near completion, said Mr Ravi Inder Singh, a former Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, here yesterday.

Cong exploited Punjab: Talwandi
Sahnewal, June 21
“The Congress, in its long rule, not only exploited Punjab but also made an end to the peace and prosperity of the state by its nefarious activities.” This was stated by the SGPC president, Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi, in his address to Akali workers at Gurdwara Reru Sahib in Nandpur village.

Delegation meets DIG
Ludhiana, June 21
A delegation of the District Congress Committee (Urban), led by its president, Mr Surinder Dawer, today met the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Ludhiana range, Mr S.K. Arora, who recently assumed office here, and held discussion regarding various issues related to law and order in the city.

PSIEC draws flak for incomplete project
Ludhiana, June 21
Mr Joginder Kumar and Mr Manmohan Singh Ubhi, president and secretary, respectively, of the Ludhiana Electroplaters Association, have decried the non-completion of development of Phase VIII.

PSEB to release temporary tubewell connections
Samrala, June 21
The Punjab State Electricity Board has decided to release temporary tubewell connections for paddy season, keeping in view the demand of farmers. According to the XEN Mr R.P.S. Randhawa, of Samrala division as per the policy of the board, connections would be valid up to October 15 and these would be given to those consumers who have already availed this facility during the last year.

EDUCATION

Literacy drive fails to live up to expectations
Ludhiana, June 21
The literacy campaign which took off with a great deal of enthusiasm — thanks to the district authorities and the elected body of volunteers — has a massive budget of Rs 1.71 crore. It was funded by the Human Resource Ministry and the first instalment of Rs 85.6 lakh was given to the Ludhiana Sakharta Samiti through the aegis of the National Literacy Mission in 1995.

Artists of Kala Jathas motivating people to adopt family planning as a norm.

Scientists misinterpreted my direction: VC
Ludhiana, June 21
The Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University said today that he had not stopped the scientists of the university to speak on the matters related to the academics but he had asked them not to criticise the functioning of the university, which was a seat of education.

Not many takers for home science course
Ludhiana, June 21
There is heavy rush of candidates seeking admission in bachelors course in veterinary science and B.Sc. (agriculture) offered by Punjab Agricultural University. The university has received 1962 applications for both these courses against 70 seats. The entrance test for these courses will be conducted on June 26.

PAU’s CET on June 26
Ludhiana, June 21
The Combined Entrance Test for admission to bachelors course in veterinary science and bachelors course in science at Punjab Agricultural University will be conducted on June 26.

B.Sc III toppers

HEALTH

Fall in occupancy rate at ESI Hospital
Ludhiana, June 21
According to rough estimates, there are over seven lakh industrial workers in the city. In stark contrast to this, the occupancy rate at the local ESI Hospital, meant for industrial workers, is not more than 55 per cent.

Hospital awaits completion certificate
Ludhiana, June 21
The 270-bedded new hospital building of ESI, which was completed in 1997, is still waiting to be ‘formally’ handed over to the ESI Corporation. The building, which cost more than Rs 15 crore, is to be handed over by the Punjab State Industrial Export Corporation to the ESI Corporation.