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Farmers cultivating IAF land
No official comment so far
Sodhiwal (Ludhiana), September 15
The controversy surrounding the ownership and tilling of thousands of acres of land belonging to the S.K. Firing Range of Indian Air Force, Halwara, which was being tilled for several years by a number of farmers here and surrounding villages is back at centre-stage as a large number of farmers have forcibly started cultivating the land.

Docs block traffic on GT Road
Phillaur, September 15
Tension prevailed in the town this morning when hundreds of doctors blocked traffic on the GT Road for about 45 minutes in protest against the registration of a case against a local doctor. The doctor was booked on charge of negligence resulting in the death of a local youth.

Doctors block traffic on the GT Road in Phillaur on Saturday in protest against the registration of a case against a doctor.

Managers told to switch from traditional practices to modern concepts Ludhiana, September 15 Management concepts like total productivity maintenance, business process re-engineering, value engineering, total quality management, human resource management, change and risk management and all these concepts emerged in the later part of the 20th century with an objective to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of organisation at large. Mr Mahesh Munjal, vice-president, Mr V.K. Goyal, general secretary of the LMA, along with faculty members, Mr S. Mukarjee and Mr K. Jayaraman, at the inaugural session of a development programme on “Smart CEO/Executive Agenda” organised by the LMA in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Traders demand erring cops booked
	Ludhiana, September 15 A large number of traders blocked traffic for about half an hour at the busy Samrala chowk on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar bypass this evening in protest against the alleged forcible extortion bid by two cops, who were under the influence of liquor. Traders block traffic on the Samrala chowk in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Kidnappers of boy identified
Ahmedgarh, September 15
The mystery behind the kidnapping of Abdesh Kumar, son of a local industrialist, on September 7 seems to have been solved with the arrest of main accused. The police, however, has denied the arrest but maintained that kidnappers had been identified.

CITY SCAN
Garewals — a distinguished clan
LODHIS ruled over some part of this region for some years. Their surname is associated with Ludhiana. Many tribes in their own ways contributed to the making of the countryside besides building towns and developing cities. Some communities played historical roles and became associates in progress, some contributed to develop it . Some added to the image of the land. Garewals have contributed to the image of Ludhiana.

PET TALK
Ear care: Disease and prevention
ALLERGIES, infections, as well as injuries can affect the ears of your pet. Signs of these ear problems include: Odour, scratching or rubbing of ears and head, discharge in the ears, redness or swelling of the ear, shaking of the head or tilting it to one side, pain around the ears, changes in behaviour such as depression or irritability.

COMMUNITY

Festival of South Indian food

Ludhiana, September 15 Food holds an important place in the culture of a people. And that is what people at Park Plaza are trying to prove at the ten-day-long food festival of South Indian dishes. And it is not the dishes alone, but it is the entire south Indian ambience that has been created in the plaza. FISHNET: Images of fish and the net set up at the South Indian Food Festival being organised at Park Plaza in Ludhiana.

MP distributes grants
Machhiwara, September 15
At a cheque distribution function organised by Mr Isher Singh Meharban, a former minister, at the office of the Block Congress Committee, here yesterday, Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, MP, Ludhiana, presented a cheque for Rs 14.35 lakh to the panchayat of Koom Kalan village and a cheque for Rs 1.5 lakh to the councillors of Ward Nos 7 and 2 for development purposes.

Checking adulteration through corruption?
Machhiwara, September 15
As soon as a vehicle entered an ice factory situated in the main bazaar in Machhiwara last evening, the shopkeepers started putting their shutters down. There was fear all around. Every one was keen to know the identity of the occupants of the vehicle.

CRIME

Shots fired over property dispute
Jagraon, September 15
Gurcharan Singh and his son Kulwinder Singh of Kothe Sherjung have been booked under Sections 323, 148, 149 and 307 and IPC of the 25, 57, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act in a property dispute case between Gurcharan Singh and his son on the statement of Raghbir Singh of Ajit Nagar.

Bank staff involved in Rs 68 lakh fraud
Ludhiana, September 15
A fraud worth lakhs of rupees has been detected in Co-operative Bank, Salem Tabri branch here. As many as 13 employees of the same bank have been accused of being involved in the fraud. More heads are likely to roll in the near future, police sources claimed.

BUSINESS

City firm to sell herbal products
Ludhiana, September 15
A complete range of Malaysian herbal products, including food supplements, will soon be available in the country with a city-based cycle parts manufacturing firm and Gano Excel Enterprise SDN BHd of Malaysia formally launching the products soon.

AITUC opens school for working kids
Ludhiana, September 15
In its endeavour to impart education to the working children with an ultimate aim to eliminate the menace of child labour, the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) opened a school for the working children under an International Labour Organisation (ILO) project at Focal Point here today.

Talent hunt contest held
	Ludhiana, September 15 Students of Ramgarhia Girls’ College, Millerganj, were adjudged winners for their co-curricular activities at a talent hunt contest here today. Contests for various skits, dances and music items were held in which over 100 students participated. Girls performed classical and folk dances, including Rajasthani, Haryanavi and gidha dances.
TALENT HUNT: Students perform at a contest held at Ramgarhia Girls College in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

COURTS

Jerath granted bail
Chandigarh, September 15
Chandigarh’s former Chief Engineer K.K. Jerath was yesterday granted bail by Mr Justice K.S. Garewal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) way back in January 1998.

CULTURE

Bhangra sensation Mika in the city
Ludhiana, September 15
The singer who took the nation by storm by his first song Sawan mein lag gai aag... is in the city to perform. Mika, gentle and boyish looking, was very forthright in his talks with Ludhiana Tribune. He said he was in the field of music since 1991 as a guitarist and music arranger, but it was only in 1998 when he, inspired by the phenomenal success of his elder brother Daler Mehndi, decided to record his first album, “Sawan Mein Lag Gayee Aag”, that captulated him to the top.

HEALTH

Advanced eye surgery facility at DMCH
Ludhiana, September 15
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital claims to have acquired expertise in Advanced Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, the most advanced form of eye surgery, after its faculty members received training at the Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow in the UK. Dr S.C. Ahuja, Principal, DMCH, in a press statement today said some faculty members had learnt phacoemulsification (stitchless cataract surgery through a corneal tunnel incision), which was not adequately available in India.

SPORTS

Club to hold national-level meet
Ludhiana, September 15
A new team of office-bearers of the Mata Sahib Sports Club, Jarkhar village, was constituted at a meeting of the club held at hotel Mehfil here yesterday. The term of this body will be two years, said Mr Jagroop Singh Jarkhar, chief organiser of the club. It was decided in the meeting that the club would organise a hockey tournament of national level at Jarkhar village in the month of October.