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PSHRC orders probe in police torture case 

Ludhiana, April 17 The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has come to the rescue of a Mohali resident, who was allegedly tortured by the Khanna police over a land dispute on March 31. The man suffered burn injuries after a policeman threw acid on him while in police custody. Balbir Singh an alleged victim of torture by the Khanna Police. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Dust clouds over city
Ludhiana, April 17
Dust clouds have engulfed the city for the past 24 hours. In this city which has suspended particulate matter 600 mg on a normal day dust clouds are causing breathing problems and eye allergies and poor visibility.

Two Satluj Club office-bearers suspended
Ludhiana, April 17
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Aggarwal, who is also the president of the prestigious Satluj Club, has placed the recently elected general secretary, Mr Gurinderjit Singh Laddi and bar secretary, Mr Rocky Malhotra under suspension. This follows the detection of discrepancies in the accounts of the club bar. The disparities were reportedly found during a raid conducted by the Excise Department on the club late last night.

Galib yet to join campaign for Tiwari
Ludhiana, April 17
Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib, former Congress MP from Ludhiana, is yet to join the campaign of the party candidate, Mr Manish Tiwari. He was supposed to participate in the party’s campaign in the Kila Raipur Assembly segment, but he said he was busy in some family function. He said he was with the party and all his supporters had been campaigning for Mr Tiwari.

COMMUNITY

The Managing Director of State Bank of India, Mr Ashok Kumar Kini, inaugurates a fully computerised SBI branch at Phulanwal on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Local issues to dominate
Ludhiana, April 17
The BJP-SAD alliance has claimed that the fight for the Ludhiana parliamentary seat was between them and the Congress, and not a triangular contest as being claimed by Lok Bhalai Party chief Balwant Singh Ramoowalia.

Ramoowalia to file papers on April 23
Ludhiana, April 17
The Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) chief and former Union Minister, Mr B.S. Ramoowalia, who is contesting from the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency, will file his nomination papers on April 23.

• Dhillon seeks traders’ support

• Arrest of BKU leaders condemned

• Discourse at Dukhniwaran

CRIME

• Minor kidnapped

• Ex-councillor’s house robbed

Workshop for pharmacy students
Ludhiana, April 17
The GGN Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Civil Lines, organised its annual interactive workshop ‘Impetus-2004’ here today. The aim of the workshop was to acquaint the students with the latest trends in pharmaceutical industry, marketing principles, biotechnology-based drug therapies and insight into current legal fundamentals in drug laws. The chief guest was Mr Dinesh Gupta, Drug Inspector, Ludhiana. Mr Kuldip Singh, the Director of the college, presided over the function.

Quiz contest for students
Ludhiana, April 17
Students from five city schools participated in a zonal-level quiz competition organised at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, by Cremica Foods here today.

Engineering college fest Ludhiana, April 17 Contests for play, face painting, model display, creative writing and many other techno-cultural items were held on the second day of the three-day festival, Genesis-2004, organised at Guru Nanak Engineering College (GNEC) here today. Students of various engineering colleges take part in mehndi contest during the techno-cultural festival at Guru Nanak Engineering College in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pardeep Tewari

Jaagriti gets best speaker award
Ludhiana, April 17
The atmosphere was charged with excitement as authorities of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, declared their best artistes during the second day of the prize distribution function here today.

Paper-reading contest on IT
Ludhiana, April 17
A paper-reading contest on information technology was organised at Punjab Institute of Management and Technology (PIMT), Mandi Gobindgarh, today in which students of MBA, MCA and BCA presented their papers.

Primary students ready for the fashion show which was held to mark the school annual function on Saturday.

Prize-winners of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, with their trophies and certificates. Tribune photographs

Inter-school art exhibition opens
Ludhiana, April 17
In order to promote art and culture in Ludhiana, Camlin in association with TAC Art Gallery today opened a week-long inter-school art exhibition here today. The purpose was to encourage the schoolchildren to develop and inculcate artistic ability in them. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr M.S. Seekree, Director, Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology, Civil Lines.

SPORTS

City boys record second win
Ludhiana, April 17
Varun Chitkara, Gagandeep Dhand and Jashanpreet Sidhu shared the spoils as Ludhiana won by a huge margin of 183 runs over Jalandhar in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-15) for the Sushil Bali Trophy at the Burlton Park, Jalandhar, today. They captured three wickets each.