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Chopra couple had agents all over region: police
Influential persons in prostitution racket
Ludhiana, December 27
The prostitution racket busted by the Division No. 7 (Vardhman) police yesterday was not just a local gang but an inter-state one having its branches active in north India.

Gurdwara priest comes to poor child’s rescue

Ludhiana, December 27 Never in his wildest dreams, five-year old Shivam would have imagined that his desire for picking up a 2-rupee coin from near a bridegroom's car would land him in serious trouble. Five-year-old Shivam in the arms of priest Sapinder Singh. — A Tribune photograph

Dhindsa for dissolution of Assembly
Ludhiana, December 27
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers and the Secretary General of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, today sought the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly. Mr Dhindsa, who was here to enquire about the health of Ms Sukhdev Kaur, the mother of SAD General Secretary, Mr Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, at the Hero DMC Heart Centre, said the political crisis within the Congress had led to anarchy, as there was no “functional” government in the state.

NSS volunteers display handicraft Ludhiana, December 27 Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Minister for Chemical and Fertiliser was the chief guest on the concluding day of a National Integration Camp. Mr Swaran Singh, President, College Management Committee, welcomed the chief guest, Principal Madanjit Kaur Sahota, apprised the audience of the main activities held during the camp that included a rally, visit to Golden Temple and the Wagah Border.

Girls from Gujarat display the handicraft of their state at an exhibition held on the concluding day of a national integration camp on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

I dream of style, says Valaya
Ludhiana, December 27
“I dream of style,” says J.J. Valaya , leading fashion designer. “While conceiving a design my emphasis is on individuality and glamour. Very male, a definite sense of adventure with a touch of panache is how I like to see the men dressed up in the clothes designed by me,” he says.

Hit by train engine and still alive
Ludhiana, December 27
A middle-aged man had a providential escape when he was hit by an engine of a train while crossing the railway track near the railway station here today. Even though he remained unconscious for more than an hour on the track, he survived the accident and did not receive any bruise on any body part.

‘Register migrant labourers’
Ludhiana, December 27
The state unit BJP president, Mr Avinash Rai Khurana, has favoured the registration of migrant labourers in Punjab to solve the problem of their “illegal registration as voters in Punjab in addition to their parent states”.

COMMUNITY

Ludhiana, December 27 Throwing normal life out of gear, a dense fog engulfed the entire region last evening and continued throughout the day leaving the visibility to a minimum. Traffic moved at a snail’s pace causing inconvenience to hundreds of commuters travelling on the roads. KEEPING THE COLD AT BAY: Workers sit near a bonfire during the day to keep the cold away in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photographs

Shifting of taxi stand sought
Samrala, December 27
Many unauthorised encroachments have come up on the GT Road at Samrala including the main bazar. Several shopkeepers and rehriwalas have encroached the public place. Many accidents have occurred in the city and some of them have proved fatal. No wonder many pedestrians fear to move around.

Flashback ’03 Politics
Ludhiana remains hub of Congress dissidence
Ludhiana, December 27
Ludhiana is said to be the financial and industrial capital of Punjab and also the deemed political capital. Given the economic and financial prosperity and the locational proximity with the state capital, Chandigarh, Ludhiana has always remain vibrant and eventful.

LEAFLESS AND LIFELESS: Birds fly off as bare branches offer no shelter to them. Extreme cold in the region has rendered several trees leafless like the one in the picture. — Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

Flashback ’03
An eventful year for Improvement Trust
Ludhiana, December 27
The year 2003 proved to be an eventful year for Ludhiana Improvement Trust as the autonomous body witnessed a change of guard for almost half a dozen times. The issue of corruption at all levels continued to hog the limelight to the extent that the then Administrator, Mr Raminder Singh, an IAS officer, wrote an official note to the Local Government Department for shifting of several employees and officers at different levels, who had stayed put for a decade or even more at their posts.

Residents experience Goan culture
Ludhiana, December 27
The Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, in order to promote its culture, organised a function at Park Plaza yesterday. The traditional Goan ambience was created by the organisers to give the residents a feel of Goa.

Safir Rammah honoured
Ludhiana, December 27

The Punjabi Culture Study Circle International and the Punjabi Majlis International (PMI) organised a literary programme at the Punjabi Bhavan to felicitate Safir Rammah, coordinator of an America-based company in North America. Dr Surjit Pattar honours Safi Rammah at a function organised by the Punjabi Cultural Study Circle and the Punjabi Mazlis International at the Punjabi Bhavan.

New customer centre opened
Ludhiana, December 27
The General Manager (Telecom), here, Mr G.S. Julka, opened a customer service centre at Sunder Nagar Exchange, 48th in Ludhiana SSA, under the jurisdiction of Deputy GM (North) Mohan Lal.

• 10-day NSS begins

• PSU plans campaign against obscene posters

• Bar chief honoured

SPORTS

A.S. Senior Secondary School, Khanna, along with Government High School, Chabbewal (Hoshiarpur), and Government High School, Khasi Kalan, won their respective quarterfinal matches to advance into the last four stage on the second day of the first Punjab Schools Football Tournament being organised by the Sutlej Club at the Government Model Senior Secondary School ground of Punjab Agricultural University here today. Hosts, PAU school have got bye and are already through to the semi-finals.

Players of Chabbewal Academy, Hoshiarpur, and Rurkan Kalan, Jalandhar, try to take control of the ball in the first Punjab School Football Tournament at PAU, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari Kirti, Amandeep declared best athletes

Ludhiana, December 27 Kirti Sharma and Amandeep were declared best athletes among girls and boys (u-14 years), respectively, in the 8th annual athletics meet of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, which concluded at its Kitchlu Nagar branch grounds here today. A competitor loses her balance during the sack race in the 8th annual sports meet of BVM School, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph.

Neeraj Khera leads in chess
Ludhiana, December 27
Neeraj Khera of Jalandhar garnered 6.5 out of seven points to emerge as the sole leader at the end of the seventh round on the penultimate day of the Punjab Open Chess Tournament being held at R.S. Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, here today.

Hockey tournament begins
Doraha, December 27
The first All India Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, organised by the Doraha Hawks Club (regd), was inaugurated by Mr Chander Shekhar, IG, PAP, Jalandhar, yesterday.