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Cong councillors threaten to quit
Ludhiana, July 24
Upset over the beating up of the husband of Congress councillor Santosh Mehra as well another councillor, Mr Sat Pal Puri, the Congress councillors in the city have joined hands and demanded justice.

Councillor Sat Pal Puri (left) at a press conference convened by Congress councillors in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

SP’s daughter, youth produced in court
Ludhiana, July 24
The Ludhiana police achieved a major breakthrough yesterday when it apprehended Gurjinder Singh, alias Romy, and Rupinder Kaur who had reportedly eloped and got married against the wishes of their parents.

Gurjinder Singh accused of kidnapping the daughter of Superintendent of Police S.S Bhatti comes out after a court hearing in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Colleges await rollback orders
Ludhiana, July 24
Ten organisations of students that had come under the umbrella of Students Union are elated at their ‘victory’. They feel it was due to the pressure exerted by them that government bowed down and withdrew the fee hike.

Encroachments wreak havoc on traffic management
Ludhiana, July 24
The ever increasing vehicle population, coupled with rampant encroachments, poor traffic management and enforcement in the mega city have created a situation in which the vehicular traffic has virtually become a casualty. The condition is still worse in old city localities where internal roads are narrow, slow moving vehicles abound and there is no traffic regulation, worth the name.

Health staff sans wages hold dharna

Ludhiana, July 24 Para-medical employees of the District Health Department held a dharna against the state government’s “apathetic” attitude towards their demands at Civil Surgeon’s office here today. Agitated health employees who have not been paid salaries for the past six months stage a dharna at the Civil Surgeon’s office in Ludhiana on Thursday.

COMMUNITY

Safeguard women’s interests, panel tells DC
Ludhiana, July 24
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed the district administration to ensure that women get equal treatment and laws on women rights are strictly complied with. The NCW member in charge of Punjab, Dr Sudha Malaiya, has asked the administration to provide vocational training and counselling to women, especially those lodged in jails, so that they can be gainfully employed.

March against militant attacks

Ludhiana, July 24 Activists of the Panthers Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Mr Gurinder Sood, state president, and Mr Shiv Soni, vice-president, respectively, of the two parties, took out a protest march in the city against militant attacks on Vaishno Devi pilgrims and an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir. Activists of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front burn an effigy of terrorism in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo Inderjit Verma

A ray of hope for the oppressed 
Ludhiana, July 24
ASHI stands for the Association of Social Health in India. It is run by the Red Cross Society. Members of the association hold meetings with the wife of the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana at Red Cross Bhavan on alternate Tuesday at 11 am. Mr S.P. Malik, secretary of the Red Cross Society, also attends there meetings.

Khud Mohalla heroes honoured

Ludhiana, July 24 The police today honoured 24 civilians for their heroism during the devastating Khud Mohalla fire which claimed several lives in May. As many as 10 persons were feared killed and 85 injured, 15 of them seriously, in the fire that broke out in a hosiery factory located in Khud Mohalla, near the Civil Hospital. Heroes of Khud Mohalla fire who were honoured by Mr JP Virdi, IG, Jalandhar Range, at a function in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Attack on police officer baseless, say YC leaders
Ludhiana, July 24
The Punjab Youth Congress has criticised leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal for making insinuations against a senior police officer of Punjab.

Guru Harkrishan’s birth anniversary celebrated
Ludhiana, July 24
Members of Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle celebrated the birth anniversary of Guru Harkrishan as “Sewa Divas”. Mr Harpreet Singh, the zonal president of the circle said the members of the circle visited various hospitals and nursing homes in the city and prayed for the good health of patients.

Probe Jaghera misdeeds, says council
Ludhiana, July 24
The International Dharam Prachar Council has urged the state government to investigate the wrongdoings of Shamsher Singh Jaghera, arrested in a rape case from his dera near Dugri.

CRIME

Contractor charged with killing two teenagers
Ludhiana, July 24
After initial dilly-dallying, the police has finally registered a case of murder regarding the death of two teenaged brothers, Deepak Kumar and Amar Nath, whose bodies were recovered from a canal near here a few days ago.

BUSINESS

Traders want to be consulted on tax issues
Ludhiana, July 24
The Pradesh Beopar Mandal, Punjab, has urged the state government to take entrepreneurs into confidence before taking important decisions regarding any increase in sales tax on diesel and petrol, introducing Exim forms and implementing VAT.

Award for local industrialist
Ludhiana, July 24
A city-based industrialist, Mr Komal Jain has been bestowed with the prestigious Udyog Patra award. The award was presented to Mr Jain by the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Sharad Yadav, on the occasion of the 17th Economic Development Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday.

AGRICULTURE

Guard against monsoon pests, farmers told
Ludhiana, July 24
Experts from Punjab Agricultural University have cautioned farmers against pests like snails and slugs which are damaging crops. These pests could cause extensive damage to vegetable fields and greenhouse ornamental plants, they have said.

EDUCATION

Entrepreneurial skills to be taught in schools
Ludhiana, July 24
A general foundation course (GFC) in ‘entrepreneurship development’ and ‘environmental education and rural development’ will be introduced as a compulsory course in the current session for class XII students in government senior secondary schools of the state offering vocational education. According to Dr Harjit Kaur of the Department of Zoology and Fisheries, snails and slugs may transmit diseases or serve as intermediate hosts for parasites for man and animals.

Finding favour through gifts Ludhiana, July 24 The socio-economic background of a student seems an important factor in the teachers’ attitude towards the former. While wards of rich parents often turn out to be favourite students of teachers and are let go with a mild reprimand, those from economically lower and middle class families are rebuked for trifles.

Eco club students plant saplings

Ludhiana, July 24 Over 100 students who are members of 14 eco clubs set up in various schools of the district participated in a workshop held under the aegis of Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha at Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School at Bharat Nagar here today. Members of eco clubs from 14 schools plant saplings at Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, Ludhiana, on Thursday.

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Cancer patients be wary of quacks
Ludhiana, July 24
Ms Manjit Kaur, a local resident, felt an almond-sized nodule in her left breast and consulted two surgeons who advised her surgery. Her relatives, however, took her to a practitioner of “electropathy”, who advised massage. She was given tablets each day. For this, he charged her Rs 7,500.

SPORTS

Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana lads enter semis

Ludhiana, July 24 Holders Hoshiarpur and hosts Ludhiana scripted authentic victories over their opponents Patiala and Gurdaspur, respectively, to book berths in the semi-finals on the second day of the 16th Punjab State Sub-Junior (u-16) Football Championship being held at the Punjab Agricultural University grounds here today. Nawanshahr and Jalandhar lads try to hold the ball during a match for the 16th Punjab State Sub-Junior (u-16) Football Championship in Ludhiana on Thursday. Nawanshahr won 2-0. — Photo Inderjit Verma.