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Experts give clean chit to poultry products
Ludhiana, February 1
People who enjoy chicken delicacies need not panic as officials of Poultry Disease Diagnostic Centre, (PDDC), Pune, and the National Egg Coordination Committee, (NECC) have given a clean chit to the poultry sector in the country.

• Poultry farmers lose supply orders

75-year-old hosiery owner found murdered
Ludhiana February 1
A 75-year-old person was found murdered in his house in Tilak Nagar's Gandhi Chappri area this evening. The person, Sita Ram Saluja, was a hosiery owner who also ran a guest house near his house.

COMMUNITY

LS poll: Bhatia foresees thumping victory for SAD-BJP combine
Ludhiana, February 1
The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party combine will give the ruling Congress a run for its money and will score a thumping victory on all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in the coming General Election.

Ludhiana ministers may face axe
Ludhiana, February 1
Some of the ministers from Ludhiana are likely to face the axe when the state government will prune its ministry to conform to the latest parliamentary legislation that restricts the number of ministers in a state to 15 per cent of the total strength of the House.

Dharna successful, claims Ramoowalia
Ludhiana, February 1
Lok Bhalai Party president and former Union minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said today that the dharna staged by hundreds of deserted married girls at Chandigarh yesterday against their fraudulent NRI or PIO husbands had sent a wave of ''lok jagriti'' throughout Punjab. He thanked all such NGOs, charitable institutions, eminent social personalities and girl students from various colleges who voluntarily attended the event.

Cong minority cell demands two seats
Khanna, February 1
Mr Dilbar Mohammad Khan, Chairman, Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee Minority Cell, demanded the party ticket for two Muslims in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Mr Khan was addressing a press conference organised at the local Golden Grain Club in view of the Chandigarh visit of Mr C.K. Jafar Sharif, Chairman, All-India Congress Committee Minority Wing.

Pensioners charge govt with betrayal
Ludhiana, February 1
The Government Pensioners Association (GPA) has criticised the Congress Government in Punjab for its failure to fulfil even a single promise made in the election manifesto at the time of assembly elections in February, 2003.

Improvement in Talwandi's condition

Ludhiana, February 1 The condition of former SGPC chief and senior Akali leader Jagdev Singh Talwandi is stable and he is on the road to recovery. He was cheerful and listened to kirtan in the morning and also met a stream of visitors. Lok Bhalai Party chief Balwant Singh Ramoowalia and former minister S.S. Chottepur enquires about the health of former SGPC chief Jagdev Singh Talwandi while his son (left) looks on in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Engine breaks down, traffic blocked
Ludhiana, February 1
Vehicular traffic was blocked on the Sidhwan canal road near Sarabha Nagar for about an hour after an engine of a goods train broke down right at the Sarabha Nagar level crossing.

The engine of a goods train breaks down on the Ferozepore-Ludhiana line, blocking (right) the traffic on the Sidhwan canal road in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Five gamblers in police net
Ludhiana, February 1
The police arrested five persons under the Gambling Act from a vacant plot near Ayali Chowk on the outskirts of the city last evening. A pack of cards and Rs 12,200 were seized from the spot.

BUSINESS

INTUC demands social security for workers
Ludhiana, February 1
The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has urged the Punjab Government to ensure implementation of labour laws in the state and to take effective measures to provide social security and check exploitation of workers in private factories.

Fly ash pollution great threat
Ludhiana, February 1
The United Cycle and Parts Manufactures Association has expressed serious concern over the problem of pollution. It said that the pollution was causing a lot of difficulties not only for the industries but also all the citizens.

AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Engineer awarded fellowship
Ludhiana, February 1
The Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, at its 38th annual convention held at Dapoli in Maharashtra recently, awarded ISAE Fellowship to Dr S.S. Ahuja, Senior Agricultural Engineer of Punjab Agricultural University here, in recognition of his services to the profession.

Rs 2 lakh for school
Amloh, February 1
The development of relations with Pakistan will be very beneficial for Punjab and the credit for this must go to the statesmanship of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra, MP, said while addressing the annual function of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School, Mandi Gobindgarh, yesterday.

Make quality education affordable: Commissioner
Ludhiana, February 1
Private educational institutions all over the state have been playing a pivotal role in promoting education and preparing the children to effectively face the emerging challenges in the fast- changing global scenario. However, there is a pressing need to make the quality school education affordable and bring it within the reach of common people.

IGNOU holds teleconferencing session
Doraha, February 1
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on Friday organised a special video teleconferencing session between the university headquarters and field-level functionaries of the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan.

Scouts lauded for saving 4 lives
Amloh, February 1
Scouts undergoing training at a camp at S.G.S. Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Anandpur Sahib, recently rescued four persons who had received serious injuries in an accident. Mr Shamsher Maradu, joint organising commissioner (scouts) said here today that a Tata Sumo and Maruti car collided on the Mata Naina Devi route near the camp.

Contests mark Basant festival
Ludhiana, February 1
A two-day ‘literary and cultural bonanza’ was held at MTSM College here yesterday. A number of colleges and schools, including Ramgarhia College, SCD Government College, the GN Khalsa College for Women, GGN Khalsa College for Boys, MTSM College, A.S. College (Khanna), the Government College for Women, Kamla Lohtiya, S.D. College, the Khalsa College for Women, BVM School, Sargodha National Public School and Sargodha Khalsa School, participated in various competitions like web development, cartooning, tabla, folk dance, quiz and histrionics.

Cultural extravaganza on annual day

Ludhiana, February 1 A colourful function was organised by students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Urban Estate, here on the occasion of annual day today. Dressed in colourful attires, the students presented various items including bhangra, bharatnatyam, giddha and other cultural dances. Students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Urban Estate, Ludhiana, who participated in the fancy-dress competition on the school's annual-day celebrations on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Surgery conference from February 19
Ludhiana, February 1
The city will host the sixth national conference of endoscopic surgery from February 19 to 21. The conference is being organised by the Indian Association of Gastro-intestinal Endosurgeons. Renowned surgeons will participate in the conference and give practical demonstrations.