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Pall of gloom descends on Sherpur area
Three friends, boy killed in accident on way back from Chintpurni shrine

Ludhiana, July 31 A pall of gloom descended on the local Sherpur area today when the bodies of four victims of a road accident were brought home.

Vidyawati, wife of Jagdish Jindal and mother of Bablu, who died in an accident while returning from Chintpurni in Himachal Pradesh, being consoled by her relatives, in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

DMCH plans to start chamber practice
Private practice by doctors may go
Ludhiana, July 31
The management of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is contemplating to ban the private practice and introduce chamber practice in the hospital. The doctors of the DMCH are at present allowed to practice at their houses and are earning a huge amount of money from the same.

EXCLUSIVE
‘Buying’ vehicle pollution check certificates
Malerkotla/Ludhiana, July 31
Making a mockery of vehicular pollution control measures in the state, the pollution control certificate issued by authorised centres are being given without any physical verification or examination of the vehicle, thus, defeating the very purpose of the entire exercise.

Harassed husband moves rights panel
Ludhiana, July 31
A physically challenged and estranged husband has filed a petition in the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, requesting it to direct his wife and two children to allow him to enter his house.

SEWAGE LEAK
Aman Nagar residents fear epidemic

Ludhiana, July 31 Residents of the Aman Nagar area, near Jalandhar bypass, are up in arms against the civic authorities for a faulty sewerage connection that leaks and water gets collected in open plots, causing insanitary conditions. A manhole that leaks and water gets collected in open plots in Aman Nagar, Ludhiana, on Thursday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Employee seeks case against director
Ludhiana, July 31
The Sudhar police has not registered a case against Mr Manjit Singh Khattra, honorary director , GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sudhar, even though a complaint was made against him by Mr Balwant Singh, a junior assistant working in the college, on July 19.

COMMUNITY

BKU to continue flag marches till August 10
Ludhiana, July 31
The Bharati Kisan Union would launch its programme of “jhanda” or the flag marches throughout Punjab tomorrow which would continue till August 10, according to a press release by the union here today.

Restore land, urges Udham Singh Memorial Trust

Ludhiana, July 31 While rich tributes are being paid and promises being made to preserve the memory of Shaheed-e-Azam, Udham Singh on his 63rd martyrdom day today, the city-based Shaheed Udham Singh Trust is moving from pillar to post to get the land, earmarked to it in principle for setting up a memorial and a library. The land that is being demanded by the Shaheed Udham Singh Trust currently in the possession of the Lions Club in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Punjabiat comes alive on Teej Doraha, July 31 In the month of “Saawan” when we heave a sigh of relief from the sweltering heat, “Teej” festival arrives unravelling the tender feelings of damsels. Lasting for 15 days, this time from August 1, the festival adds all the more joy to the already colourful month. Students of a local college perform giddha on the eve of Teej celebrations in Doraha on Thursday. — Tribune photograph

Mazdoor Sangh burns WTO’s effigy 
Ludhiana, July 31
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, as part of its nationwide programme to oppose the WTO, organised a torch procession from the Municipal Corporation office and burnt an effigy of the WTO at chowk Ghanta Ghar yesterday.

2 Nepalese cyclists on world tour for noble cause Ludhiana, July 31 He was separated from his parents at the tender age of eight, when he went to see a fun-fare in Nepal. A farmer saw the child crying. After failing to locate his parents, he took the child home.

‘Review’ move on sales tax on CSD items
Ludhiana, July 31
The Indian Ex-Services League (Punjab and Chandigarh), Ludhiana, has condemned the Punjab Government’s decision to impose sales tax on CSD items. The league has demanded immediate rollback of the hiked rates.

READERS WRITE
Inaction unfortunate
IT is sad to note that the administration takes little notice of reports published in newspapers. It was shocking to read in these columns that a helpless bride was compelled to undergo an abortion as she had not brought an Ikon car in dowry from her aged and widowed mother.

CRIME

Two sisters abducted
Ludhiana, July 31
On the complaint of Mr Kailash Chand, a resident of Kucha Beli Ram, near Sanglan Wala Shivala, the Division No 3 police yesterday registered a case under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC against Lucky, son of Mr. Jograj Singh, a resident of Giddarbaha. The complainant had alleged that the accused kidnapped his daughters, Renu Bala and Rajni Bala on July 27.

City students shine in PU results
Ludhiana, July 31
Students of different local colleges have fared well in the Panjab University examinations’ results declared this year. In the M.Com., final year, examination results declared today, Leena Jain, a student in Kamla Lohtia Sanatan Dharam College, stood first in the district with 1768 marks out of the total 2200.

Doraha girl brings laurels to school
Ludhiana, July 31
Long hours of search on the Internet and various science journals she had gathered from the school library as well as from her friends helped Neha Gupta, a Class X student of Sri Guru Harkishan Public School, Doraha, bring laurels for her school.

Harry Vig wins calligraphy contest
Ludhiana, July 31
As many as 176 students participated in a calligraphy competition organised at Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Model Town Extension, here yesterday. About 80 students participated in English handwriting contest conducted by Ms Sarabjit Kaur. Thirtyseven students participated in Hindi writing competition which was conducted by Ms Gurinderjit Kaur.

Computer programme concludes
Ludhiana, July 31
A one-month-long development computer programme being organised for the students concluded at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT) here yesterday.

Udham Singh remembered Ludhiana, July 31 To commemorate the 63rd martyrdom day of Shaheed-e-Azam Udham Singh, a function was organised at Bharatiya Vidya Mandir here today. Remembering the Martyr: Tiny tots of Shishu Vatika School sing a patriotic song to commemorate the 63rd martyrdom day of Shaheed Udham Singh at BVM School, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Prizes instituted to encourage students
Ludhiana, July 31
The management of Everest Public Senior Secondary School, Motinagar, has instituted a prize of Rs 5000 for its students participating at international level, be it sports or cultural activities. Also all those students who secure more than 90 per cent marks in their annual examination would be imparted education free of cost.

Tiny tots celebrate Teej Ludhiana, July 31 In an attempt to revive the traditional Punjabi culture, tiny tots of Kiddies Paradise, Kochhar Market, celebrated Teej here today. Dressed in colourful Punjabi attire, the children enjoyed participating in kikli, giddha, jago and bhangra. Swings decorated with flowers presented an enchanting look. A child from Kiddies Paradise churns milk on the occasion of the Teej celebrations on Thursday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

SPORTS

Dream start by R.S. Model School players
Ludhiana, July 31
Players of R S Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar started their title hunt on a sound note, registering emphatic victories in the boys as well as girls’ sections of the seventh Ludhiana District Softball Championship which began at Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj, here today.