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Tension over demolitions
Ludhiana, January 15
Tension prevails in the Kitchlu Nagar market complex area over the demolition of toilets, constructed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust, some days ago. Shopkeepers of the area alleged that the toilets were demolished at the behest of an influential shopkeeper, who owned a plot in the vicinity of the toilets.

The demolished toilets in the Kitchlu Nagar area of Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

No clue to missing businessman
Ludhiana January 15
Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Urban Estate, Jamalpur, who left his house on January 5, 2004, has been missing for the past 10 days. Neither the family members nor the police, has been able to trace him.

Mander sees govt hand in Gujarat riots
Ludhiana, January 15
Mr Harsh Mander, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service in the aftermath of the Gujarat riots, believes that the “idea of India” needed to be redefined as the concept of those who fought for the country’s independence seemed to have been long forgotten.

PAU gets Rs 5 crore arrears
Ludhiana, January 15
The Punjab Government has ordered the release of arrears amounting to Rs 5 crore of Punjab Agricultural University. The amount will be paid with interest. The order has been issued by the Chief Secretary, Mr J.S. Gill, who presided over a meeting on the request of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, who had sought the release of arrears from the Department of Medical Research and Education.

Man found dead 
Doraha, January 15
Jeet Singh (44) of Rampur village was found murdered under mysterious circumstances, early in the morning today. The deceased was a bachelor and resided in a single room outside the village.

COMMUNITY

MC Commissioner on World Bank panel
Ludhiana, January 15
The Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Mr S.K. Sharma, has been nominated as one of the panelists on round table on slum improvement in Indian cities and workshop on strategic options for sustainable private financing of community infrastructure projects to be organised jointly by the World Bank and British Department for International Development (DFID) in New Delhi on January 16 and January 17, 2004.

Resumption of Samjhauta Express to help ease tension
Ahmedgarh, January 15
The resumption of the Samjhauta Express has received mixed response from different sections of the society. While politicians have termed the resumption as an attempt to boost the recent India-Pakistan peace moves, the common people visualise the train as the only means to keep social ties alive.

Narrow escape for trader Ludhiana, January 15 Mr Mohinder Kumar Chadha, who runs a cycle parts manufacturing unit at Doraha, had a narrow escape yesterday after his Mercedes car was allegedly hit deliberately from the rear by a tempo. A Mercedes car lies partially submerged in the Sidhwan canal after it was hit by a tempo near South City in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

‘Crorepati’ remains down to earth
Ludhiana, January 15
Mr Vijay Kumar, a hosiery worker living in Sherpur, a suburban area near here, is the lucky winner of the Rs 1.5 crore Lohri Bumper-2004, for which draw was taken out here yesterday.

Regularisation of colonies sought
Ludhiana, January 15
The Punjab Colonisers and Property Dealers Association has urged the state government to formulate a comprehensive policy for the regularisation of more than 2000 unauthorised colonies in the state.

Blankets distributed among lepers

Ludhiana, January 15 Officials of the Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd Ludhiana, today distributed blankets among lepers at the Lepers Colony in the Field Ganj area. A team of officials led by the branch manager, Mr K.N. Singh went to the colony and handed over the blankets to the lepers. Officials of Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd, Ludhiana branch, distribute blankets at a Lepers Colony in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph.

Railway men stage dharna against VRS

Ludhiana, January 15 Employees of the Railways yesterday staged a demonstration against the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) of the government. The demonstration was organised by the Northern Railway Men’s Union (NRMU). Members of the Northern Railway Men’s Union (NRMU) hold a dharna at the Ludhiana railway station on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Factory worker killed
Ludhiana, January 15
The Sadar police yesterday registered a case under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC on the statement of Mr Mohinder Singh, originally hailing from Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and now living in New Kailash Nagar in Basti Jodhewal, against an unknown person who murdered Onkar Singh with the help of a sharp-edged weapon and dumped his body by the road near Gill village.

BUSINESS

Pact with Thailand may hit Punjab units
Ludhiana, January 15
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand is likely to hit the auto part industry of Punjab, as. among the items included in the agreement, auto parts figure prominently. According to FTA, the import duties on the goods included in the agreement is to be reduced to zero per cent from March, 2006.

Birla MF launches asset allocation fund

Ludhiana, January 15 Birla Mutual Fund launched the Birla Asset Allocation Fund here today. The subscription for the fund was opened on January 6, 2004, and will close on January 20, 2004. Giving details of the fund, the assistant vice president and head north India, Mr Waqar Naqvi said the fund would allocate assets at multiple levels. Mr Waqar Naqvi, assistant vice president and head north India, Birla Asset Allocation Fund, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Malwa Industries celebrates founder’s day

Students attend lecture on science

Ludhiana, January 15 With a view to developing scientific approach among students, the Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha organised a lecture-cum-demonstration on ‘How I generate interest in science’ at Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School for Boys, Miller Ganj, here today. Schoolchildren attend a seminar organised by the Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha at Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School for Boys in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Seminar focuses on globalisation
Ludhiana, January 15
A seminar on ‘Punjabi Mainstream and Globalisation’ - was organised at Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj here today. The guests of honour - Mr Nahar Singh, Dr Jagjit Singh from PU, Chandigarh, and Dr Surjit Singh from Muktsar were presented with bouquets of flowers by the students.

Workshop on ‘education to all’
Ludhiana, January 15
Under the ‘Education to all’ campaign, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administrative Research, Mussourrie, held a workshop recently. The workshop was attended by delegates from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Andeman and Nicobar Islands.

Training workshop on AIDS at DMCH
Ludhiana, January 15
A two-day state-level workshop for training the faculty members of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and Christian Medical College and Hospital for successful execution of AIDS/HIV Control Programme concluded at the old DMCH campus here today.

Free OPD at Dewan Hospital
Ludhiana, January 15
Dewan Hospital will start a free ward and free OPD from January 18, 2004. Patients will be examined free of cost from 8 am to 11 am everyday except on Sundays. No admission charges, bed charges, nursing charges and doctor's visit charges will be taken from patients, admitted in the 10- bedded charitable ward.

Surgeon’s book makes global impact
Ludhiana, January 15
“To me this is a sign of recognition that India has arrived on the world medical scene. It is a recognition of the maturity of Indian expertise of cardiac surgery in the global arena”, said cardiac surgeon, Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, Executive Director and Chairman of the Cardiac Sciences Sigma NewLife Heart Institute and the author of “Mycocardial Protection”.

SPORTS

Sanatan Vidya Mandir qualifies for Parle-PCA meet
Ludhiana, January 15
Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, today defeated Nauhria Mal Jain Senior Secondary School, Ferozepore road, by nine wickets in the last league fixture of the Parle-PCA inter-school cricket tournament (under 17).

St Thomas, KVM schools in final
Ludhiana, January 15
Hosts St Thomas Senior Secondary School will play against Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines in the boy’s section final while in the girl’s section, it will be between BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar and the USPC Jain School in the third Sahodaya Schools Chess Championship being held at the St Thomas School campus here today.

ADMINISTRATION

Five police officials transferred
Khanna, January 15
Five police officials of Khanna police district have been transferred from their posts. According to official orders, Mr Balbir Singh Tiwana, traffic in charge, Khanna, has been transferred to Ropar.