Govt schools feel the heat
Ludhiana, May 5
Proliferation of private schools, dismal performance of government schools in the past few years and few primary government schools have affected the admissions to Class VI in most government high schools during the coming academic session.

Class VIII undeclared results available on Internet
Khanna, May 5
Confusion prevailed among students of Class VIII (Punjab School Education Board) over their result, which is expected to be released officially after May 20. It was available on Internet at a cyber cafe in the city here today.

PAU field day on kharif crop today
Ludhiana, May 5
The Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, will organise a field day on the latest machinery for the cultivation of kharif crop tomorrow at its farm.

Campaigning intensifies
Ludhiana, May 5
With the countdown for the day of polling having started, electioneering has entered the final phase. With the first three phases of polling over, focus will remain on the North, particularly Punjab, where the Congress and its allies are locked in a fight with the SAD-BJP alliance.

• Tiwari blames NDA for hike in steel prices
• Cong leader accused of shielding assaulters
• 280 EVMs sealed
• BJP attacks Cong through poster
• NDA giving raw deal to defence personnel: BSP
• Cong MLA’s brother announces support for SAD
• Cong doing no development work: Sukhbir
• Ban on sale of liquor from May 8

COMMUNITY

‘Assembly of Sankalp’ by Rotary Club
Ludhiana, May 5
The Rotary Club, Ludhiana Midtown, hosted the ‘Assembly of Sankalp’. An annual assembly of Rotary District 3070, it was held at Park Plaza here recently. About 500 Rotarians from the northern region attended the assembly.

Rotarians buy caps and other material to offer financial aid to the poor. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Tributes paid to judge’s son
Ludhiana, May 5
A large number of people paid their last respects to Sanjeev Kaushik, son of Additional Sessions Judge Ludhiana, Mr Inderjit Kaushik, who died in a road accident on April 23, near Chowki Maan village under Jagraon police district.

Mango festival on
Ludhiana, May 5
The king of fruits, mango, is back. chef Siddanshu Rajhans has prepared exotic dishes using mango as the main ingredient in a food festival, ‘Aam ka Darbar’, organised at Hotel Majestic Park Plaza here today. The chef said this year, he had prepared new salty recipes with mangoes like Travancore fish curry with mango, which consisted of semi-ripe mangoes, Kochi bay shrimps and Thai lamb curry.

‘Aam ka Darbar’ presents its varieties in savoury salads and desserts prepared by chef Siddanshu Rajhans at a local hotel to celebrate the arrival of the king of fruits, mango.
 — A Tribune photograph

Spice services hit
Ludhiana, May 5
Spice services remained suspended for four hours from 10 am to 2 pm today. Although the company officials refused to give any reason, it was learnt that there was some serious technical problem which left Spice subscribers high and dry.

READERS WRITE
Is free and fair poll possible ?
Though there is no provision to impose President’s rule during election. Fair elections under a caretaker government are not possible. The care taker government enjoys several privileges which normally do not draw the attention of the CEC. Doordarshan which is government controlled medium, is giving more time to the NDA campaign as compared to the other parties.

CRIME

Youth stabbed to death
Ludhiana, May 5
Illicit relations led to the murder of a migrant youth from Bihar living in Jamalpur Awana village on the Chandigarh road last night . According to the FIR lodged by Nizamuddin, his brother Saddam Hussain, 22, had illicit relations with a girl living in the same area.

• Teacher takes away money

• Unidentified old man killed

• Man duped by girl

• Man injured in mishap

• Woman beaten up

• Cases of assault

• Property defacement case

• Cong workers booked

• ‘Satta’ bookies held

• Knife seized

Kotak Mahindra Bank branch opens
Ludhiana, May 5
Kotak Mahindra Bank, which offers financial solutions, today opened its first retail banking branch in Ludhiana at Feroze Gandhi Market. The branch was inaugurated by Mr Suman Kant Munjal of the Hero Group, and Mr Uday Kotak, executive vice-chairman and managing director of the bank.