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Election material damages stadia
Ludhiana, May 14
The worst fears of the sports fraternity regarding damage to the various indoor stadiums used for election purposes came true today when the district administration handed over the sports centres to the Sports Department here this afternoon.

The dug-up floors of the Shastri Badminton Hall after it was used for election purpose in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Result reflects people’s anger with Cong, says Dhillon
Ludhiana, May 14
The newly elected Member of Parliament from Ludhiana, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon has thanked the people of this constituency for reposing faith in him and has reiterated his commitment to achieve the goals mentioned in his “vision document” for the development of the area.

Victory brings cheer to Akalis
Sahnewal, May 14
Workers of the SAD-BJP alliance came out on streets in Sahnewal, Doraha, Payal and Maloud to celebrated the victory of their candidate, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, from the Ludhiana Parliamentary seat last evening.

Those who couldn’t vote — 3rd list

Mini Secretariat staff, visitors drink contaminated water

Ludhiana, May 14 In an apt case of official apathy, employees and the visitors at Mini Secretariat, Ludhiana, are continuing to drink contaminated water as the water cooler installed in the building supplies water unfit for drinking. A man drinks water from a cooler installed on the first floor of the Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana. A warning note pasted on the cooler was torn off when a Tribune lensman tried to click a picture of it. — Photo by IV

Tyre-melting unit causing air pollution
Ludhiana, May 14
A large number of residents of Gill village, especially those residing in the Railway colony, today staged a demonstration before a tyre-melting unit in the area which was causing pollution in the area by emitting foul gases due to the burning of the tyres and other products.

Judicial Magistrates join duty
Ludhiana, May 14
Eight newly appointed Judicial Magistrates today joined here. Their appointment will certainly provide relief to the overburdened judicial officers. It will also prove helpful to the litigants as they will not get long adjournments.

COMMUNITY

Bhog in mishap victim’s memory

Ludhiana, May 14 Bhog of akhand path was held at a gurdwara in gali number 4 of Shimla Puri today in memory of Twinkle, a student of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, who died in the recent train-van collision at an unmanned railway crossing near Himmat Nagar. The father of Twinkle, who was killed in a mishap involving a train and a school van recently, holds her photo during a bhog in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Trader cheated of crores
Ludhiana, May 14
The Sadar police has registered a case under Sections 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC against Sanjiv Kumar, Rakesh, Ajay Kumar and Gian Chand of S.R.Plastic Alpine Limited, Cheema Chowk, for allegedly defrauding a Dhuri-based trader, Mr Ramesh Kumar, of crores.

BUSINESS

29 printers to attend fest in Germany
Ludhiana, May 14
A group of 29 young professionals in printing industry representing the North India Printers’ Association (NIPA), an apex body of printers, will visit Germany from May 15 to 19 to attended DRUPA-2004, a festival considered a pilgrimage for printers. The festival is held at the birthplace of Johannes Guttenberg, the father of modern printing, near Main Messe, Dusseldorf.

Exhibition

Top honours for KCW girls
Ludhiana, May 14
KCW girls have stolen the show by bagging three out of top five positions in the BCA-II examination conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh. Twenty out of 38 students got above 70 per cent marks.

Farewell party at DIMT
Ludhiana, May 14
Final year students of MBA, MCA and BCA of the Doraha Institute of Management and Technology (DIMT) were bid a warm adieu at a function organised by their juniors here today. The juniors arranged a colourful extravaganza interspersed with music and dance items and compliments were given to the outgoing students.

Appointment letters for teachers

CULTURE

Painting is this bureaucrat’s passion Ludhiana, May 14 Bureaucrat, painter, writer, mother and wife — Ms Kiran Soni Gupta, Commissioner, Command Area Development and Colonisation, Bikaner — is all these rolled into one. Boredom, besides a little encouragement from her sister made her pick up the brush and start her journey as an artist. After more than 15 years of her artistic journey, she has started making waves in the world of art. Her works reflect her clarity and conviction on issues related to women, children, poverty, development and environment. Ms Kiran Soni Gupta, an IAS officer, stands before one of her paintings at an exhibition at Sutlej Club in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Free medical camp for fire victims

SPORTS

Bhagat Singh and Dattu Club teams win
Ludhiana, May 14
Host Bhagat Singh Club and Dattu Club began their title hunt with convincing victories in the inaugural edition of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Night Cricket Tournament which began at the Dana Mandi ground near Jalandhar by-pass here last night. Bhagat Singh Club routed Sports Club by seven wickets while Dattu Club scripted a six-wicket win against Dana Mandi Club.