Sunday, October 5, 2003, Chandigarh, India






National Capital Region--Delhi

L U D H I A N A
Top stories | Community | Crime | Business | Agriculture
Education | Sports


TOP STORIES

Woman poisoned to death; in-laws booked
Ludhiana, October 4
A woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her in-laws for not bearing a child after nearly eight years of marriage in Kalas Kalan village here last night. Balwinder Kaur, around 32 years old, was given some eatable mixed with poison last evening, Koom Kalan police said here today afternoon.

Effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran which will be consigned to flames at Jamalpur on Sunday. Effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran which will be consigned to flames at Jamalpur on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma



EARLIER STORIES

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Demand to rationalise tax structure
Ludhiana, October 4
The Knitwear Club organised an interaction with Mr Sardul Singh, Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister. The interaction was aimed at a demand to rationalise the tax structure, with VAT implementation on the cards and the anomalies in the present tax structure.

Encroachments spring up again at mini secretariat
Ludhiana, October 4
Once again the encroachment mafia of the city has scored an outright victory over the civic and the district administrations, which have been boasting of removing roadside encroachments.

CM urged to call traders’ meeting
Ludhiana, October 4
Mr Tulsidas Jaitwani, President of the Punjab Beopar Mandal, today appealed to the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to convene a meeting of the traders and sort out their problems. In a statement here Mr Jaitwani said it was not the time to have confrontation with the traders because such an attitude would hamper the development.

Battlelines drawn for cycle body poll
Ludhiana, October 4
The biggest representative body of manufacturers and traders of bicycles and parts, the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association, is all set to elect its new office-bearers for the next term of one year on October 8, with the picking up of the election campaign of the two opponent groups.

 
COMMUNITY

Day care centre for senior citizens soon
Ludhiana, October 4
A day care centre for senior citizens — Madhok Senior Citizen Day Care Centre — is going to start here on October 10. It has come up in Gurdev Nagar and those above 65 years can avail the facilities provided in the centre free of cost.

Mann’s call to minorities
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
The SAD (A) president and Member of Parliament, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, has said that Sikhs should have the courage to recognise Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale as a martyr and Panthic hero.

READERS WRITE
A ‘tall’ order for MC demolition squad
T
HE municipal authorities demolished illegal structures, including those under construction, in different parts of Ludhiana city on September 22.

  • Remove kiosks

  • Role of media

  • Dearness relief

  • Handling children

 
CRIME

Minor raped by migrant labourer
Ludhiana, October 4
A five-year-old girl was abducted and raped by a 28-year-old migrant labourer in Hambran village last night. A police party caught the man, Shiv Kumar, a resident of Sarsaram district in Bihar.

LPG vendor arrested
Ludhiana, October 4
The Division No 2 police on Friday arrested Kansi Ram, a migrant from UP, working as a cooking gas vendor, on the charges of pilfering gas from filled cylinders and selling underweight cylinders.
  • One killed

  • Fraud alleged

  • Assaulted

  • Thefts

BUSINESS


Focal point cries for basic amenities
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 4
The Punjab State Industrial and Export Corporation had established the industrial focal point at Mandi Gobindgarh around eight years ago on the Sirhind side of the GT Road. It is out of the municipal limits of Mandi Gobindgarh. During this span, the development of the focal point has been poor.

Entrepreneurs of the Mandi Gobindgarh focal point discuss a problem with government officials.
Entrepreneurs of the Mandi Gobindgarh focal point discuss a problem with government officials.

 
AGRICULTURE

PAU wheat varieties get top rank
Ludhiana, October 4
The varieties developed by Punjab Agricultural University have dominated the wheat scene during the past eight years not only in the Punjab but the national level.

Compensation sought for farmers’ families
Ludhiana, October 4
The Democratic Employees Front, Punjab while condemning the lathicharge on farmers at Bhai Bakhtaur in Bathinda district has called upon the government to take immediate steps for the payment of adequate compensation to the families of the deceased farmers and those injured in the police firing.

EDUCATION


NSUI for students’ insurance
Ludhiana, October 4
The all-India secretary of the NSUI, Mr Raghwendre Naryana, presided over a meeting of the National Student Union of India at the Congress Bhavan here today.


Members of the NSUI welcome Mr Raghwendre Naryana, all-India secretary of the NSUI, at a function in Ludhiana on Saturday. — I.V.
Members of the NSUI welcome Mr Raghwendre Naryana, all-India secretary of the NSUI, at a function in Ludhiana on Saturday

Counselling session for teachers held
Ludhiana, October 4
An intensive counselling session for school and college teachers was organised by the Kala Sewa Society at Dhodha House here yesterday. The session was aimed at devising new means of improving the quality of education, making classroom teaching more interesting and developing effective learning tools. As many as 60 school and college teachers as well as principals participated.

 
SPORTS


5 Everest School cagers for state meet
Ludhiana, October 4
Five students of the local Everest Public Senior Secondary School, who had won the District Inter-Zone Basketball Championship (under-17,) figure in the Ludhiana squad for the Punjab State Schools Championship scheduled to be held at Bathinda from October 6 to 8.


Mr Bachhitter Singh, District Education Officer (Secondary), with the Ludhiana boys’ (under-17) team for the Punjab Schools Basketball Championship, in Ludhiana on Saturday. — I.V.
Mr Bachhitter Singh, District Education Officer (Secondary), with the Ludhiana boys’ (under-17) team for the Punjab Schools Basketball Championship, in Ludhiana on Saturday

Top

Home | Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Editorial |
|
Business | Sport | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh Tribune | Ludhiana Tribune
50 years of Independence | Tercentenary Celebrations |
|
123 Years of Trust | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail |