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Papa’s money spoiling
honey
Ludhiana, June 30
The financial success of Ludhianvis has resulted in the youth here becoming “liberated”. But at the same time this has created a kink in the city’s cultural and social fabric. Hooked on to a luxurious life, youth are in a rat race for ultra-modern cars, mobile phones, branded clothes and accessories, parties and club culture. The social sanctity to the so called “liberalisation” by the parents has not only turned the youth into “spoilt brats” but also left them confused.
War museum to be ready by year-end
Ludhiana, June 30
The Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Memorial Museum will hopefully be completed by the end of this year. It would be completed and ‘officially’ inaugurated in this year and would be dedicated to the Maharaja as a part of the celebrations of bicentenary year of his coronation.
Youth — biggest asset of nation
Ludhiana, June 30
‘‘Youth, if led on the right path, are the biggest asset of our nation and the Directorate of Youth Services is channelising the energies of youth in the right direction,’’ said Mrs Hirdai Pal Director, Youth Services. The main aim of the youth clubs is to give right direction to youth as they can be easily misled at this age, she added.
 New light in lighting techniques
Ludhiana, June 30
Until recently, when people considered lighting, their thoughts turned to the usual items — a ceiling fixture mounted in the center of the room, and if they were daring perhaps track lighting. These fixtures often tended to call attention to themselves and cast shadows in unflattering ways. However, this is changing and the lighting design industry is undergoing a revolution in fixtures and design methods,’’ says Saravdeep Singh
Basoor. Basoor, an electric engineer, is one of the few professional electrical consultants.
‘Congress betrayed interests of Punjab’
Ludhiana, June 30
In a run up to the district conference of Shiromani Akali Dal at Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir, here on July 2, Mr Jagdish Singh Garcha, Minister for Technical Education, Punjab, Mr Avtar Singh Makkar, senior vice-president of the District Akali Jatha (Urban), and Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Director, Markfed and Incharge of Ludhiana (Rural) constituency, made a fervent appeal to the party workers to mobilse more and more people for the rally and make it a historic event.
Front condemns Chohan’s
return
Ludhiana, June 30
The state chief of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, Mr Jagmeet Singh Bawa, and the General Secretary of the body, Mr Yogesh Dewan, have reacted strongly to the return of Khalistan ideologue Jagjit Singh Chohan to India.
Shiv Sena, Youth Congress flay Badal
Ludhiana, June 30
The Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) has criticised Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for his statement that the state of poor maintenance and disrepair of gurdwaras in Pakistan would be brought to the notice of Pakistan President Gen Parvez Musharraf during his forthcoming visit to India.
Rural urban Sikh divide
within SAD (B) ?
Ludhiana, June 30
New controversy has cropped up within the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal with a group of urban Sikhs demanding their share in power within the party. This is being done obviously with an eye on the forthcoming assembly elections in the state. A meeting of the “representatives” of urban Sikhs was held in local Circuit House here recently. The meeting was reportedly attended by several members of the SGPC, including its secretary general Bibi Kranjot Kaur and senior vice- president of the SAD Amarjit Singh Bhatia. The meeting reportedly formed an action committee of the urban Sikhs headed by Mr Bhatia.
Victimisation by bank alleged
Ludhiana, June 30
A youth here has been allegedly mentally and physically tortured and forced to abandon his working floor mill by a bank manager.
Mr Satish Kumar, a resident of Mulanpur Dhakhan village near here, in a signed affidavit, has alleged that he has been harassed by the bank manager of the local branch of the Oriental Bank of Commerce in connivance with the Naib Tehsildar of the area.
Women empowerment can improve quality of life
Ludhiana, June 30
In spite of great advancements in the field of science, the quality of life has remained quite poor in South-East Asia. According to a survey conducted by the United Nation Development Programme, three parameters are required to determine the quality of life.
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Ludhiana, June 30