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Traffic congestion hits business
Ludhiana, November 12

Shopkeepers and traders in the prime commercial area of Chaura Bazar and surrounding Clock Tower, Railway Station Road (old GT Road) and Girja Ghar markets are harassed lot due to traffic congestion and encroachments. Chaura Bazar, which used to attract shoppers not only from the city and its suburbs, but also from far off places in the state during past several years, has fallen victim to unregulated traffic movement and slack enforcement as far as the removal of encroachments are concerned.

The traffic chaos at Clock Tower Chowk in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Government colony in pathetic condition
Ludhiana, November 12
The government colony (CRPF colony) in Urban Estate (Phase I) on Dugri road is in a pathetic condition with most of the houses in a state of utter disrepair and general lack of other amenities and infrastructural facilities like good roads, streetlights, safe drinking water and parks.

CHACHA NEHRU ZINDABAD: Tiny tots of St Xavier’s Playway School, dressed up like Jawaharlal Nehru, in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Nehru's birth anniversary, observed as Children’s Day, falls on November 14. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Voter roll revision from Nov 17
Ludhiana, November 12
The special revision of voter rolls in the district will be carried out from November 17 to December 8, according to Mr Anurag Verma, District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner.

Electoral rolls to be revised
Amloh, November 12
The first revision of electoral rolls in the Amloh assembly constituency will be held from November 17 to December 12, according to a press note by Mr Sandeep Hans, SDM-Cum-Electoral Registration Officer, Amloh, here today.

Man alleges daughter’s abduction
Ludhiana, November 12
Mr Chand Kumar of Bhola Colony, Tajpur Road, has alleged that his minor daughter, missing since October 13 had been actually lured by one of his neighbours and had been sent to Uttar Pradesh with a migrant labourer, who lived in the same street. Even after lodging a complaint with the police, the whereabouts of the girl were still not known.

Relief in the offing for steel consumers
Ludhiana, November 12
At last there is some relief in the offing for the steel consumers, particularly in the small-scale industrial sector. It is learnt that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has taken serious note of the sharp rise in the steel prices because of the alleged cartelisation by the five big manufacturers in the country.

COMMUNITY

Workers’ union stages demonstration

Ludhiana, November 12 The Punjab Wool Combers Employees and Workers Union today staged a demonstration against the management for its failure to fulfil its demands in front of the Assistant Labour Commissioner’s office. Members of the Punjab Wool Combers Employees and Workers Union protest in front of the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Plea to remove corrupt officials
Ludhiana, November 12
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee secretary, Mr Parminder Mehta, has supported the plea by Mr Ashok Singh Garcha, Chairman of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), to remove the corrupt elements from the body so that the developmental works can be carried out in the city smoothly.

Hectic electioneering at PAU
Ludhiana, November 12
Hectic electioneering is underway for the election to the Punjab Agricultural University Employees’ Union to be held on November 14.

READERS WRITE
Austerity measures at what cost?
WHO is the Municipal Commissioner trying to impress with his austerity measures, highlighted in Ludhiana Tribune on Nov 8, wherein he has claimed to have saved Rs 9 crore during the last financial year? Refuting the allegations made by the councillors, about the tendering process in the corporation, the same Commissioner had, however, claimed a saving of Rs. 28 crore during the last one-and-a-half years in the execution of civic works, sinking of tube wells and other major project.

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Schoolchildren have a gala time

Ludhiana, November 12 Tiny tots of St Xavier Playway School, Civil Lines, and Cherryfields Nursery School, Atam Nagar, had a gala time during Children’s Day celebrations here today. Students of Cherryfields Nursery School take part in a fancy- dress contest during the Children’s Day celebrations in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

PU youth festival concludes

Ludhiana, November 12 On the concluding day of the three-day Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival, Zone A (Colleges of Education), the soon-to-be teachers proved their mettle in Punjabi folk dances. Teams presented colourful and vigorous giddhas. Students of Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana, before their performance in a group-dance competition at the Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival at BCM College of Education in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Nine-day science seminar ends
Ludhiana, November 12
Teachers from government schools in the district participated in a nine-day science seminar which concluded at Government Inservice Training Centre here yesterday.

Deployment of teachers for govt work draws flak
Machhiwara, November 11
After completing the campaign of issuing birth certificates, the district administration may be forced to start a campaign of giving school leaving certificates to the poor studying in government schools where teachers have been deployed to do this duty.

CULTURE

Plays evoke strong emotions

Ludhiana, November 12 “Religious fundamentalism is the root of communalism and is tearing apart the social fabric. Demolition of Babri Masjid and riots in Gujarat are proof of it . The youth has to fight fundamentalism that is worse than poison,” said Habib Tanveer, Padma Bhushan, and theatre artiste. A scene from the play 'Ponga Pandit' staged by Habib Tanveer’s New Theatre Group at the Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

HEALTH

Rare operation
Ludhiana, November 12
Weighing 157 kg, Asha from Kapurthala was living with a water-melon-shaped big hernia and stones in the gall bladder. She had to postpone her treatment because her husband was suffering from cancer. She was refused surgery by many doctors at Kapurthala and Jalandhar because of her excessive weight.

SPORTS

DAV, GGS colleges win relay races championship
Chandigarh, November 12
DAV College here won the Panjab University inter-college relay races (men) championship for the year 2003-04 with 50 points. The local SGGS College, SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, and Government College, Ludhiana, finished second, third and fourth, respectively.