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Poor made to buy dear drugs

Sahnewal, August 28 Poor patients getting treatment at the local Civil Hospital find it difficult to continue with their treatment as they are reportedly prescribed expensive medicines by various doctors.

Patients at the Civil Hospital, Sahnewal, on their way to get medicines not available at the hospital drug store.— Photo Pradeep Tewari

Oppose move on education at WTO summit: ABVP
Ludhiana, August 28
The local unit of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Deputy Commissioner here today. ABVP activists gathered at Bharat Nagar Chowk and raised slogans against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).

Business firms prefer NCC cadets 
Corps to raise 2 more girl battalions

Ludhiana, August 28 The National Cadet Corps (NCC) movement is all set to become a major employment agency not only in Defence but also in other spheres. Besides this major policy shift, the NCC Directorate, Northern Region, has also decided to add two more battalions of girl cadets. Dy. Director General (NCC-North) Brigadier D.S. Dhillon inspects a battalion of NCC cadets at the Sarabha Nagar NCC office on Thursday afternoon. — IV

Ludhianvis safe at Nashik Kumbh

Ludhiana, August 28 As the dust settles over the Kumbh stampede, more and more families of pilgrims from Ludhiana are receiving news of well-being of their next of kin. As per information gathered from various sources, hundreds of small groups of pilgrims were in close vicinity of Ramkund in Nashik when the catastrophe struck on Wednesday afternoon. Family members of pilgrims from Ludhiana at Kumbh Mela, Nashik, wait for the news of their relatives on Wednesday night in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Financier restrained from taking vehicle
Ludhiana, August 28
The District Consumer Forum has restrained the Associates India Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. from taking the possession of a woman’s Maruti car. The forum has directed the finance company to file the objection, if any, on or before September 3, 2003.

COMMUNITY

Elevated road project on despite snags

Ludhiana, August 28 The project for the construction of the 2.3-km long elevated road, first of its kind in the region, is progressing well despite certain hiccups from time to time. More than 40 per cent of the work has already been completed. Fabrication work being undertaken for pre-cast beams, which will be used to support the elevated road. — A Tribune photograph

Book Mann, says Shiv Sena
Ludhiana, August 28
Taking strong exception to the demand made by the chief of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, for putting up the picture of Beant Singh, assassin of Indira Gandhi in Parliament House, the Shiv Sena (Hindustan) has called upon the Union Government to book Mr Mann on charges of sedition.

Tej Prakash supervises Beantsinghwala function
Ludhiana, August 28
The eighth death anniversary of former Punjab Chief Minister, Beant Singh, is going to be high profile political affair with senior Congress leaders including Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, AICC general secretary and in charge of Punjab affairs, Mohsina Kidwai, another general secretary Ambika Soni, Moti Lal Vohra treasurer AICC and H.S. Hanspal president PPCC likely to attend the function.

Shankar for school of magic
Ludhiana, August 28
“Magic is pure and simple sleight of hand and is coupled with hypnotism by a magician to make his audience believe what he wants them to believe. It is simply years of practising tricks and gaining a mastery over them. It also involves mastering the art of meditation. One has also to understand the psyche of people,” said Jadugar Samrat Shankar.

Magician Shankar tells tricks of the trade to mediapersons at Nagpal Regency on Thursday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Recovery from Punjab staff flayed
Ludhiana, August 28
Members of the local unit of the Punjab Mulazam Sangarsh Committee have flayed the decision of the government for recovering the benefits drawn by the employees since 1996.

SDM holds meeting
Amloh, August 28
Mr Sandeep Hans, Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM), here today held a meeting with his staff after assuming charge. Mr Kulwant Singh Uppal, Tehsildar, and Mr Parbodh Kumar Sood, Naib Tehsildar, were among those present at the meeting.

• Dist scouts unit office-bearers

• Vanmahotsav celebrated

• Sahitya Akademi plans block

• Certificates lost

CRIME

Superviser murdered
Doraha, August 28
A superviser of the Irrigation Department was found murdered with sharp-edged weapons near Ghudani village late last night. Bhan Singh, a resident of Chapra village, was at present posted at Khanpur village.

BUSINESS

BIS specifications on steel to continue
Ludhiana, August 28
The Director-General of Foreign Trade, Mr L. Mansingh, today clarified that the specifications of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on the import of steel were unlikely to go. 

Industry pins hopes on steel minister’s visit
Ludhiana, August 28
Engineering industry in Ludhiana is quite optimistic over the visit of Union Steel Minister, Mr BK Tripathy, to the city tomorrow. Mr Tripathy will be here to preside over the 17th meeting of the National Steel Consumers Council being held tomorrow. He will be accompanied by senior officials of the ministry including the Secretary Steel Mr VK Duggal.

Scope for export to USA Ludhiana, August 28 India has a good scope for export of readymade garments to the USA. America is a consumer market and shopping is a hobby there. (From left) Mr G. Balachandran, Mr Mansingh, Mr Subhash Mittal and Mr S.S. Bedi at a seminar on export promotion from Punjab organised by FIEO at Ludhiana. — A Tribune photo

Bank launches scheme for farmers

Core committee plans competition
Ludhiana, August 28
A consortium of sorts, involving various principals of affiliated schools in the state, has decided to form zonal councils and organise inter school competitions among students of their schools.

IGNOU programmes from Sept 13
Ludhiana, August 28
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is going to conduct a massive, nationwide video teleconferencing programme for its fresh batch of students. The programme will be organised on September 13 and 14 at the IGNOU study centres at Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, Doaba College, Jalandhar, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjabi University, Patiala, and the IGNOU Regional Centre, Khanna.

Virtues of selfless service extolled
Ludhiana, August 28
A seminar on teachings and philosophy of Guru Granth Sahib was organised at Guru Nanak College for Women, Gujar Khan Campus, here today. Sant Daljit Singh, Chicago Wale, Prof Sushil Kaur presided over the seminar. The function started with the singing of the shabad, “De Shiva var mohe, shubh karman te kabho na taron”.

SPORTS

Sports workshop organised
Ludhiana, August 28
A sports workshop for the trainees of the Centre of Excellence was organised at the Guru Nanak Sports complex here on Wednesday. For the current session, a record number of 47 boys have been enrolled to provide modern infrastructure and equipment to train upcoming players for international level tournaments.

Jagraon zone win
Ludhiana, August 28
Jagraon zone registered a 10-run victory over Gill Zone to clinch the title (u-16 years) in the Inter Zonal School Cricket Tournament on the Government Model Senior Secondary School ground of the Punjab Agricultural University here today.