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LPG shortage ‘not real’
Local distributors ‘keeping large reserves’
Ludhiana, January 11
Recurring losses suffered by some of the local distributors of the LPG on account of free supply are to blame for the current “artificial shortage” that has resulted in panic stocking of gas cylinders by subscribers registered with three top suppliers in Ludhiana.

Lohri celebrated Members of the Gayatri Ladies Club gather around a bonfire to celebrate Lohri in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

10-yr-old pitted against odds
Ludhiana, January 11
Ten-year-old Chaman Kumar may be too young to carry that weight. Yet he keeps carrying it on his fragile shoulders. For the circumstances have left him with no other option. His mother is dead while his father has lost both his legs in an accident.

And now child pimps?
Ludhiana, January 11
An acquittance of mine, who happened to visit a newly inhabited colony on the Rahon road last week, was astounded when a young lad, not into the teens even, came running to him and made an indecent proposal.

CMC celebrates golden jubilee
Ludhiana, January 11
Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) celebrated its golden jubilee of starting the MBBS course in the institute here today. Before 1953, the students used to pass out bearing LSMF degree. The year-long jubilee celebrations began today.

COMMUNITY

Punjab has sugar for neighbours ... if Centre allows it
Ludhiana, January 11
“The Punjab cooperative sugar mills have accumulated huge stocks of sugar and urged the Centre to release this to the neighbouring states. The Punjab Government has also offered to manufacture alcohol for the Centre, provided marketing and minimum support price is ensured,” said Dr B.C. Gupta, Financial Commissioner (Cooperatives) Punjab, here today.

Punjabi food festival at Park Plaza
Ludhiana, January 11
Majestic Park Plaza organised a Punjabi food festival which started yesterday and will continue till January 24. The venue is hotel’s Indian speciality restaurant, Lodi Ruwaiyat. For the festival, Lodi Ruwaiyat will be open for Lunch and Dinner.

• YC seeks vigilance probe

• Youth Congress rally today

CRIME

Financier held on charge of fraud
Ludhiana, January 11
The Division Number 6 police has arrested a city-based financier for allegedly duping people of their money by way of bogus lucky schemes. The accused had been eluding the police after a case was registered against him on October 30 last year in which the complainant had alleged that Bhupinder Rocky had lured him into a lucky scheme on a promise that he would give him a new scooter after the payment of three monthly instalments of Rs 1,000 each.

BUSINESS

Scope for hosiery goods in US
Ludhiana, January 11
Against the cynicism prevailing in the industrial circles over the Chinese ‘invasion’ of various goods in various international markets, there is still some hope for the hosiery manufacturers of the city, particularly in the US markets. Some Ludhiana manufacturers are already there and are doing a good business.

Arya College teachers hold dharna
Ludhiana, January 11
The Arya College Teachers Union today boycotted the house examination and staged a dharna in front of the Principal’s office in protest against the Arya College Managing Committee’s indifferent attitude towards its genuine demands. 

Competitions for visually challenged

Ludhiana, January 11 The Maa Sarawaati Cultural Society has organised the second inter-state annual competition for the blind at Nauhria Mal Jain Senior Secondary School for Boys. Many teams are participating in the competition. Visually challenged students wait for the competitions to begin at the second inter-state annual competition for the blind, in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

One-day seminar on IT

Ludhiana, January 11 A day-long seminar on information technology was organised today in Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, Ludhiana. The seminar was organised by the Computer Science Department of the college. Speakers at a seminar on information technology in Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, Ludhiana, on Saturday.—  IV

Meritorious teacher of the year
Ludhiana, January 11
Dr H.N. Khajuria, Professor of Forestry, has been selected for the meritorious teacher award for the year 2002. He enrolled in the university as a postgraduate student in 1967 and joined service in 1973. He has been involved in the development of teaching programmes at the departmental and college levels.

Inter-school quiz
Ludhiana, January 11
New Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, organised an inter-school quiz competition on Bharat ko jaano” in collaboration with the Bharat Vikas Parishad (Sukhdev Shakha) with a view to enlightening the students on different fields of India. Four teams participated in the contest.

• Appointment hailed

Fine slapped on BSNL
Ludhiana, January 11
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has told the BSNL to pay Rs 3,000 as compensation to an aggrieved consumer and give rent rebate for three months, the period for which the telephone remained out of order.

Bar and Bench come close for early Lohri

Ludhiana, January 11 Lohri atmosphere prevailed on the Old Courts premises here. Members of the judiciary and the Bar shared jokes and recited couplets on the occasion. Judicial Officer Anshul Berri presents a song during early Lohri celebrations by the Bench and the Bar, in Ludhiana. — IV

Patients throng DMCH camp
Ludhiana, January 11
Hundreds of patients braved extreme cold weather conditions to attend the multi-speciality health camp organised by Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) at its Rural Healthcare Centre at Pohir village today.

Control diabetes to avoid blindness
Ludhiana, January 11
Sham was losing his vision. Though concerned, he could not able to keep his blood sugar under control. Since he had a family history of diabetes, uncontrolled sugar leads to retinopathy and as a result, he lost vision and became totally blind.

SPORTS

Ludhiana lose in basketball
Ludhiana, January 11
Ludhiana lost its all the three matches in basketball on the second day of the annual sports festival being organised by the Amarjit Sports Club at Sri Hargobind Sahib Stadium in Gujjarwal, near here, today. In the first match, Ludhiana lost to Jalandhar 8-17 and then went down fighting 22-26 to Hoshiarpur.