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Youth murdered brutally
Kot Mandiala Kalan (Ludhiana), March 28
The Khanna police is suspecting a tumultuous love affair behind the barbaric murder of an unidentified youth, whose badly mutilated body was found hanging from a goal-post in a football ground of this village, near Gurdwara Manji Sahib, in Khanna police district last morning.

MC adopts Rs 298.95-cr budget
Ludhiana, March 28
In a break from the past when unrealistic annual budgets were approved and later revised estimates prepared time and again in the wake of poor performance, the municipal corporation approved a predominantly development-oriented Rs 298.95-crore budget for the next financial year amid a unanimous applause for the MC Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sharma, under whose stewardship, the civic body had turned the corner. 

A woman councillor raises a query at the MC budget meeting in Ludhiana on Friday; and (left) a Congress councillor, Mr Sat Pal Puri, wears a black band on his mouth in protest against alleged throttling of the voice of dissent. — A Tribune photograph

Budget dubbed as anti-people
Doraha, March 28
The All India Federation of Democratic Youth (AIFDY) and the MCPI have jointly criticised the first Budget presented by the Congress government in Punjab recently. In a joint statement by Mr Jandeep Kaushal, vice-president, AIFDY, Punjab, Mr Lakhwinder Singh Buani, district secretary, MCPI, and Mr K.K. Kaushal, member of the state secretariat, MCPI, said the Budget presented by the Finance Minister, Mr Lal Singh, was far from the aspirations of the people of Punjab and it would dealt a severe blow to the middle class and the poor.

Seminar on Union Budget held
Ludhiana, March 28
A seminar on the Union Finance Bill 2003 was organised by the Taxation Bar Association, which was largely attended by most of the members of the Bar. The guest speaker, Mr P.C. Jain, a reputed senior tax consultant from Chandigarh, highlighted the budgetary provisions. No confessional statement shall be obtained during the search and seizure operation and assessee would not be coerced or forced to surrender income.

Fortis opens heart centre in city

Ludhiana, March 28 Fortis Healthcare announced the opening of the Fortis Heart Emergency Centre at Gurdev Hospital here today. The intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) at the centre will provide super speciality cardiac care for tackling heart emergencies like heart attack, heart palpitation and arrhythmia. Mr Harpal Singh, chairman of Fortis Healthcare Limited, talks to mediapersons in Ludhiana on Friday. — IV

Bharat bandh against VAT
Ludhiana, March 28
Seven states — Delhi, UP, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab are not implementing the value added tax (VAT) from April 1 following representation from the trade and industry.

CICU supports bandh call

Shiv Sena fast against VAT 

Ludhiana, March 28 The local unit of the Shiv Sena today observed a fast in protest against the imposition of VAT in the state. Addressing protesters at the Ghas Mandi here, Mr Sandeep Thapar, president of the unit, said they were against the imposition of VAT and would protest by organising strikes and mobilising the business community in the state. Shiv Sena activists observe a fast in protest against the imposition of VAT in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

COMMUNITY

Munjal group sweeps DMCH poll
Ludhiana, March 28
The group led by Mr B.M.Munjal of Hero Cycles made a clean sweep in the elections of the Managing Society of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) held here today.

‘Hindi needs to be promoted in Punjab’
Ludhiana, March 28
A poet, a scholar, an educationist, Dr Suresh Vatsyayan, was all set to join the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan going to be held in Amritsar starting March 28. But the septuagenarian Hindi scholar due to his indifferent health would not be attending it. Nonetheless, talking to the Ludhiana Tribune, he said he had a paper written in which he wanted people to know the status of Hindi in Punjab.

Bill centres

Students take test in park Ludhiana, March 28 In the absence of a playground, students of Government Senior Secondary School, Model Town, and the Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Model Town, had to take their physical education test in the municipal park. In the absence of a playground on the school premises, class X students of a school take physical education test at a municipal park in the Model Town area in Ludhiana on Friday.— Photo Pradeep Tewari

NIFD workshop
Ludhiana, March 28
The National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD) has started an initiative of giving an opportunity to the young designers who have undergone design courses in the past.

350 students get prizes

COURTS

More lok adalats to be set up
Ludhiana, March 28
With a view to expediting a large number of pending court cases in the judicial courts here, more lok adalats will be conducted in the coming days to dispose of cases relating to traffic, labour, civil, matrimonial, rental, etc.

Doctor throws light on rectal cancer
Ludhiana, March 28
“There may be more number of patients with colorectal (intestinal) cancer in India than in any Western country. Though our incidence may be six to seven cases per lakh as compared to 30 and above per lakh in the west, we should remember that our population is more than one billion.” 

SPORTS

Katani Kalan rural sports meet
Doraha, March 28
The Mangat Sports Club, Katani Kalan, is organising a three-day rural sports meet at the village stadium here. The meet was inaugurated by Baba Jaspal Singh yesterday. Volleyball matches were inaugurated by Mr Dharmpal Mangat of the USA, who also donated Rs 5,100 to the club.

ADMINISTRATION

Harvesting at night banned
Ludhiana, March 28
The district administration has banned the harvesting of wheat by combines during night . According to an order from the DCs office, it has been noticed that during night time operations, unripe and green crops are often harvested which not only result in losses to the farmers, but also to the nation indirectly.