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Courses scrapped for want of teacher 
Ludhiana, July 30
Inadequate staff coupled with paucity of funds is forcing many senior secondary schools of the district to scrap the vocational courses being offered to the Plus One and Two students.

Rain leaves a trail of woes 
Ludhiana, July 30
Sharp showers that lashed the city late last evening left several areas inundated, exposing the inadequate readiness of the civic authorities to deal with the situation.

Canal or road? This was how Malhar Road in Ludhiana looked after sharp showers on Tuesday night. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Pace of work in LIT painfully slow

Ludhiana, July 30 Mr Devinder Singh, a 36-year-old man, was 15 when a plot was purchased in his name by his father in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar under an Improvement Trust’s scheme. While all these years have passed, he is yet to get a registry in his name, thanks to the slow pace of work in the trust. From left: Mr Jagraj Singh Gill and Mr Devinder Singh, both ‘clients’ of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust, wait for the chairman in his office on Wednesday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Adamant Oppn forces House adjournment
Ludhiana, July 30
Opposition members of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party today forced the adjournment of the general house of the municipal corporation after the Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, refused to concede to their demand of calling the zero hour before any activity of the House.

Gastroenteritis tightens grip in city

Ludhiana, July 30 The gastroenteritis threat continues to haunt city residents as more and more affected people have been pouring into the various hospitals and private nursing homes in the city. As many as 43 fresh cases of gastroenteritis were reported yesterday by the health department. Heaps of garbage and rotten vegetables at New Sabzi Mandi, near Nanak Nagar area, from where several gastroenteritis cases have been reported in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Board ‘directors’  a disillusioned lot
Ludhiana, July 30
The recently appointed directors and members of various boards and corporations seem to be a disillusioned lot as most of them are yet to receive appointment letters.

Servant loots house
Samrala, July 30
The servant of Mr Ram Murti Aggarwal, resident of Civil Lines, here, looted the house by making Mr Aggarwal’s family unconscious by mixing some poison in the dinner last night.

COMMUNITY

Mandi board to spend 210 cr on road repair
Ludhiana, July 30
The Punjab Mandi Board will spend Rs 210 crore on the repair and maintenance of roads in the state and a sum of Rs 80 crore has been earmarked for repairing link roads during the current financial year.

Cable operators ‘cheating’ PSEB
Ludhiana, July 30
Cable operators in the city are “cheating” the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) by furnishing false details about the use of electricity poles of the board for laying out cables. Cable operators use the poles and are supposed to pay a fixed amount to the PSEB for the same.

Missing boy found in Hazoor Sahib
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 30
Tanjot Singh, a class XI student of Sant Ishar Singh Public School, Rara Sahib near here, who had been missing since July 13, was found at Gurdwara Hazoor Sahib, Maharashtra, yesterday. Police parties sent in search of the boy are yet to return.

ISKCON Temple opens on  Aug 12
Ludhiana, July 30
The inauguration ceremony of Bhagwan Jagannath Temple, which is being built by the International Krishan Bhavnamrit Sangh ISKCON at Sterling Tower, Brindawan Road, will be held on August 12, according to a press release by the temple management here today.

Tenant not involved in  burglary: police
Ludhiana, July 30
Police investigations into the burglary incident in Urban Estate here two days ago has ruled out the involvement of a tenant in the incident. The tenant, a mechanical engineer, was reported as missing by the family members for the past over a month.

CRIME

One held with 7 kg of poppy husk
Ludhiana, July 30
The Civil Lines police arrested Ram Singh, a resident of a village falling under Adampur police station of Jalandhar district, from near the bus stand yesterday and seized 7 kg of poppy husk from his possession.

PTU flayed for not conducting exams
Ludhiana, July 30
The United Nations Youth Organisation has flayed Punjab Technical University (PTU) for failing to conduct examinations of management, engineering, computer science and information technology and arts programmes even after one year of their start.

Kids celebrate arrival of ‘Sawan’

Ludhiana, July 30 Kids of Small Wonders Nursery School, Sangat Road, participated in a function held here today to celebrate the arrival of the ‘Sawan’. A colourful Punjabi ambience was created in the school’s lawn. Kids celebrate the arrival of ‘Sawan’ at Small Wonders Nursery School, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Neha tops science contest

Ludhiana, July 30 Two students each from seven sub-divisions who had won the tehsil level science seminars organised by the District Education Department today participated in the district level competition. Participants at a district-level science contest appear for a written test at Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU, in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Life-term for killing wife
Ludhiana, July 30
Mr Inderjit Kaushik, Additional Sessions Judge, has sentenced a person to rigorous life imprisonment for strangulating his wife with a ‘dupatta’ on January 2002. A fine of Rs 2000 has also been imposed on him.

Jaghera’s remand extended
Ludhiana, July 30
Mr Jasbir Singh, Judicial Magistrate Fist Class, today extended the judicial remand of Shamsher Singh Jaghera, president of the International Sant Samaj, till August 13. He is facing charge in a rape case.

CULTURE

Media Artists stage play for students

Ludhiana, July 30 The Media Artists staged a play, “Eh lahoo kisda hai” for the students of Ramgarhia Girls College and Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women here today. The play was based on Guru Nanak’s sakhi of “Sacha sauda”. Play “Eh Lahoo Kisda Hai” being staged for the students of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Kids enact Adam and Eve

Ludhiana, July 30 It was all fun for the kids of Strawberry Club who played “Adam and Eve” in an Eden Garden set-up at a resort here last evening. The fruits of knowledge were enjoyed through one-minute games like “pick the apple”, “charm a snake”, and “candy juggling”. Tiny tots of Strawberry Club at a theme party, “Adam and Eve”, at a resort in Ludhiana on Tuesday evening. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Acupuncture and deaddiction camp
Ludhiana, July 30
A week-long free acupuncture and drug de-addiction camp was organised by Dr D.N. Kotnis, Acupuncture Hospital, Salem Tabri, at Social Welfare Complex, Gill Road, Shimla Puri, Ludhiana. The camp was inaugurated by Mr Kuldip Singh Brar, District Social Security Officer, Ludhiana.

Paramedical staff burn Amarinder’s effigy

Ludhiana, July 30 More than 200 paramedical employees of the District Health Department burnt the effigy of the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, at the Mini-Secretariat here today. Agitated employees criticised the government for not releasing their salaries for the past six months. Paramedical staff demonstrate at the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

DMC institute offer for heart patients
Ludhiana, July 30
Angioplasties with drug-coated stents, a latest advancement in angioplasty technique, is now no longer a dream for people of the region. The latest drug-coated stent angioplasty, which normally costs upto Rs 2.25 lakh is being heavily subsidised by Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana for the month of August 2003.

SPORTS

A player of Government High School, Talwandi Khurd, tries to catch a KVM player during the kho-kho final match of u-17 in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

BVM school lads win soccer title
Ludhiana, July 30
Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, quelled a strong challenge from their opponents, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Punjab Agricultural University, to win the soccer title (u-14) in the Punjab School Education Board Zonal (PAU) Schools Tournament which concluded today.

Khalsa College powerlifters shine
Ludhiana, July 30
Students of the local Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, bagged as many as 11 medals, including seven gold in different powerlifting championships held recently.