Infighting in NCP intensifies
Ludhiana, August 9
The ongoing fierce faction fighting in the Nationalist Congress Party intensified as the state party president, Mr Swarn Singh, today announced the removal of the district chief, Mr Rashpal Singh Gill, and replaced him with Mr Rajesh Chadha.

AT THE CROSSROADS
The liberation of the mind
THE equilibrium at the heart of things is all that matters in the universe. Likewise, it has always been the endeavour of human beings to lead a well-balanced life. The change that has come in the way of life, mostly under the influence of the western culture, has created grooves in our minds.

Council’s charter of demands to MLA
Ludhiana, August 9
The Common man Welfare Council, a newly constituted body to look after the welfare of residential areas of wards 11 to 19, here presented a charter of demands to Mr Hira Singh Gabria, Akali MLA representing the area.

Janmashtami — one day they long for Ludhiana, August 9 At least one day in the year, residents of Kusht Ashram Leprosy Colony do not feel isolated from society. Inmates here long for Janmashtami when normal and healthy people spend nearly a full day with the leprosy-afflicted residents, share their joys and sorrows, offer prayers with them, eat the prasad prepared by them — all out of a religious belief that blessings from such people on Janmashtami will bring good fortune. Preparations for Janmashtami

Leprosy patients make arrangements for the Janmashtami celebrations.  — Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Vote for candidates, not parties: morcha
Ludhiana, August 9
Shri Hemkunt Sikh Morcha has appealed to the people of Punjab to vote for candidates on the basis of their personal character rather than going in for the parties in the next elections to the Vidhan sabha.

Crackdown on eve-teasers
Ludhiana, August 9
In a crackdown on eve-teasers, the police has increased vigil around the girls schools, colleges and other vulnerable places in the city. A number of boys indulging in eve-teasing have been caught by the police. 

Animal Welfare Day organised
Ludhiana, August 9
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Sciences, PAU, Ludhiana, organised an Animal Welfare Day at Satyana village yesterday. 

Kidnapped man untraced
Jagraon, August 9
Ms Manjit Kaur has alleged that her husband, Mohan Singh, employed in a liquor shop at Chhajjawal, was allegedly kidnapped by Bhupinder Singh and Pappi, the vend contractors, on August 3, and his whereabouts are still not known. The police has registered a case under Sections 364 and 34 of the IPC.

Man rapes daughter-in-law
Ludhiana, August 9
The city police has booked a man on the charges of raping, threatening and sexually exploiting his daughter-in-law. According to a case registered at the Division No. 6 police station, the accused, Harish Kumar, first raped his youngest daughter-in-law, a resident of Kundan Puri, in early July and then threatened her not to tell about it to anyone. The victim was raped at the house of the elder son of the accused.

Agriculturists acquainted with latest manufacturing technologies
Ludhiana, August 9
A special 20-day programme for acquainting agriculturists with new technology organised by the Department of Farm Power and Machinery concluded here on Tuesday. The concluding programme on ‘manufacturing technologies for agricultural machinery’ under NATP-ICAR was presided over by the chief guest, Dr I.K. Garg, Head, Department of Farm Power and Machinery.

Durum wheat variety
Ludhiana, August 9
The Research Evaluation Committee of Punjab Agricultural University at its meeting held under the chiarmanship of Dr M.S. Bajwa, Director of Research, approved new durum wheat variety PDW-274 and chickpea variety BG-1053 for putting before the estate seed variety approval committee for consideration for release in Punjab. The PDW-274 variety has been developed by Dr G.S. Mahal and his team. 

EDUCATION

Inter-school vedic lecture contest
Ludhiana, August 9
Jagdip Singh, who spoke on the utility of the message of Bhagwad Gita in modern times, was adjudged the winner of the inter-school vedic lecture contest organised at Guru Nanak Khalsa High School (Gujjarkhan) here.

COURTS

Forum fines courier company
Ludhiana, August 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Akash Ganga Courier Services to pay Rs 2,500 as compensation on account of deficiency in services to Mr Ashok Kumar, a resident of Dal Bazar. The forum further directed the courier company to pay Rs 500 as cost of litigation to the consumer.

The shining stars of fashion designing
Ludhiana, August 9
Ludhiana has become a happening city because talented young people have made their mark in the fashion scene, event management and entreprenuership of different kinds. The two bright stars in the field of creative designing are Raman Vij and Shelly Baryah. The only thing common between the two is that both got training in the National Institute of Fashion Designing.

HEALTH

A miracle bean called soyabean
Ludhiana, August 9
According to Prof Faqir Chand Shukla of the Food Nutrition Department , Punjab Agricultural University, most of our diet is deficient in proteins and calories, and this protein-calorie malnutrition spawns several disorders. Cereals constitute the major part of our diet, but they are deficient in essential amino-acid lysine. 

How to prevent and stop allergies
ALLERGY is a common problem in world today. Allergy can occur in all age groups. Allergy comes in many forms. Hay fever, with its symptoms of itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, runny, stuffy or itchy nose, temporary loss of smell, headache and feeling tired, is the most common form of allergy.