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Houses for the poor: project report revised
Ludhiana, October 16
The Municipal Corporation has prepared a revised project report for the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) to seek finance for a housing scheme for the urban poor under the Valmiki Ambedkar Malin Basti Awaas Yojna (VAMBAY).

MSP: Farmers feeling betrayed 
Ludhiana, October 16
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has expressed despair over the inconclusive session of the Punjab Assembly, convened to discuss the issue of the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy. The BKU president, Mr Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, said that while the farmers were feeling betrayed over the failure of the ruling Congress and the Opposition the SAD, to arrive at a consensus on the crucial issue of the MSP of paddy, the two parties also stood exposed as being anti-farmer to the core.

With magnet in hand, they pull on Ludhiana, October 16 For some, making both ends meet is a backbreaking job. There are hundreds of men and women who earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brow, literally. Paro is one such person. She moves out early in the morning with an iron rod fitted with a magnet at one end. With the help of this magnet she collects pieces of iron scrap, nails and other iron object lying on the road. She carries a bag on her shoulders in which she keeps putting the collected objects. Many women earn their livelihood by collecting iron scrap from roadside with the help of  magnets attached to rods.

Ludhiana, October 16 “If the present lifestyles in Punjab are any indication, there is a good opportunity for upcoming designers in the state, as the people here are fashion conscious,” said Ritu Kumar, one of the top designers of India, at the inauguration of her first boutique, ‘Ritu Kumar’, here on College Road. Leading designer Ritu Kumar with her creations in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Hired security for Jagannath rath yatra
Ludhiana, October 16
Keeping in view participation of about 12 lakh people in the Bhagwan Jagannath rath yatra in the city on October 26, ISKCON has roped in the services of a Delhi-based private security agency to ensure a smooth passage for the yatra.

Prof Mohan Singh memorial Mela
Ludhiana, October 16
Literary figures, folk dancers, dhadi singers, folk singers and drama troupes are getting ready to participate in Prof Mohan Singh Mela on October 19 and 20. On the first day, his admirers and artists will gather at his house ‘Basant Kutiya’ and after garlanding his bust will proceed to Punjabi Bhavan where the mela will start.

PCTE students bag top positions 
Ludhiana, October 16
Arshpreet Khattra, Deepika Narang and Prabhjot Singh have bagged the first, second and third positions, respectively, in the BBA (second semester) examination conducted by Punjab Technical University in June, 2002.

COMMUNITY

Bonanza for tipplers
Ludhiana, October 16
Once again it is bonanza for the tipplers. The rates of Scotch and Indian-made liquor have been reduced in the city, thanks to the competition between two liquor kings. The rates of the whisky have been reduced for the third time in a period of three months. The competition is between Mann Singh Garcha, brother of Mr Jagdish Singh Garcha, a former minister in the Badal government, and Ponty Chadha, a liquor baron of Uttar Pradesh, who has managed to have control over a sizeable liquor trade of Ludhiana and neighbouring districts.

Idols of Durga immersed

Ludhiana, October 16 After Durga Puja was over on Dasehra, idols of Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi, along with those of Ganesh and Kartikey a were taken by members of Bengali community in a procession and immersed in Sutlej, near Phillaur, today. A large number of women, children and men took part in the festivities which mark the end of Durga Puja, an important festival of Bengalis. A Dura idol being immersed in the Sutlej after Durga Puja. — IV

• Locality to have sewerage soon

CRIME

Police arrests seven tricksters 
Ludhiana, October 16
The Railway Police yesterday arrested seven youths who allegedly specialised in befriending unsuspecting migrants travelling by trains and robbing them of their belongings after administering them drug-laced tea and biscuits.

AGRICULTURE

Training programme in PAU
Ludhiana, October 16
A training programme on post-harvest value addition got underway in the Department of Food Science and Technology on the PAU campus here today. According to Dr A.K. Bakshi, head of the department, it has been felt since long that to move out of the wheat-rice cycle, the farmers must not be able to market his produce at competitive prices, but also be able to convert his produce into products with a longer shelf life. This will ensure that the farmer gets more profits through post-harvest value addition.

EDUCATION

Baba Gurmukh Singh Hall inaugurated

Ludhiana, October 16 Baba Gurmukh Singh Hall was inaugurated at the Ramgarhia College for girls today. Bhai Harjinder Singh from Srinagar and Baldeep Singh from Delhi were present on the occasion to perform kirtan. The chief guest was Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, SHSAD chief. He highlighted Baba Gurmukh Singh’s contribution in social work and field of education. SHSAD chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra at the inaugural ceremony of the Baba Gurmukh Singh Hall in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — IV

PAU college convocation
Ludhiana, October 16
The 12th convocation of the College of Veterinary Science, PAU, is scheduled to be held on October 19 in Pal Auditorium, PAU. Dr V.K. Taneja, Deputy Director-General (Animal Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, while Dr K.S. Aulakh, VC, PAU, will preside over the function.

DMCH observes World Anaesthesia Day
Ludhiana, October 16
The World Anaesthesia Day was celebrated by anaesthesiologists of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and the Hero DMC Heart Institute at a function organised by the Anaesthesia Department, DMCH, here today. The day was celebrated in the memory of Dr William T.G. Morton, who used ether for pain relief in surgery on October 16, 1846, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

SPORTS

TT meet from today
Ludhiana, October 16
The stage is set for the CBSE Cluster XII Table Tennis Championship which begins at the Alpine International Senior Secondary School, Ferozepore Road branch, Ludhiana, tomorrow. More than 50 teams consisting of around 200 paddlers from Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir are expected to take part in this four-day meet.