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Power, water crises: no respite in sight
Ludhiana, September 11
Even as people come to terms with the crippling power crisis in the state, officials of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) have said there is little that they can do in the coming months but advocate power saving measures.

Power situation grim: minister

Army canteen racket busted, 1 held

Ludhiana, September 11 The local police and Army authorities have busted a racket run by a Moti Nagar-based grocery shop owner, who employed village youths to buy subsidised products from various CSD canteens on fake cards in the state and sell them at huge profit in the open market. Gurnam Singh, who was caught with fake Army identity cards in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Park vehicles at own risk Ludhiana, September 11 In the absence of any check by the administration, parking contractors are fleecing residents, who have no option but to park their vehicles in the spaces auctioned by the administration.

Strike in DMC continues
Ludhiana, September 11
There is a lot of resentment among people in the city against the striking employees of the Dayanand Medical College and Hero DMC Heart Centre and the indifferent attitude of the administration.

COMMUNITY

‘SGPC coins lack quality’ Ludhiana, September 11 Special gold and silver coins released by the SGPC in connection with the 400th Parkash Utsav of Shri Guru Granth Sahib are not up to the mark. Compared with the gold and silver coins issued to commemorate the tercentenary celebrations of the birth of Khalsa, these coins lack the quality. Gold and silver coins released on the occasion of 400 years of installation of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Public grievance removal system to get momentum
Ludhiana, September, 11
The Minister for Rural Development, Irrigation, Panchayat and Power, Mr Lal Singh, has stated that the Punjab Government has decided to strengthen the public grievances removal system. Regular meetings of the district grievances removal committees will be organised to redress problems of the people.

CRIME

Gang of robbers busted, four held 
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 11
The Dehlon police has busted a gang of robbers that had been active in the area for around two years. It was allegedly involved in roadside robberies. Four members of the gang have been arrested. Three of them are already facing various criminal charges.

Driver booked for causing death

Ludhiana, September 11 On the statement of Harvinderpal Singh, a resident of Guru Nanak Colony, the Shimla Puri police yesterday registered a case under Sections 279, 304-A and 427 of the IPC against Kamaljit Singh, a driver employed in the PRTC, for causing the death of Iqbal Singh. Members of a gang of thieves who were arrested by the Division No. 6 police in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

AGRICULTURE

Programme for farmers
Ludhiana, September 11
Amaron Harvest, tractor battery division of Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL), has launched “Amaron Amaragaon programme” under which the company aims to create awareness among farmers.

Farmers to get expert advice under programme
Ludhiana, September 11
With an aim to combating the problem of decline in crop yield in Punjab a group of seven mills have adopted 10 villages in the cotton growing (Malwa) belt.

EDUCATION

College barred from holding exams for 3 years
Ludhiana, September 11
The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has debarred the staff of Lord Mahavira Homoeopathic Medical College, Ludhiana, from holding any university assignment for the next three years. There will be no examination centre in the college during this period and the students will have to take their exams at a specially set up centre at Shri Guru Nanak Dev Homoeopathic Medical College, Ludhiana.

‘Stop education privatisation’
Ludhiana, September 11
“My single largest contribution during my tenure as Secretary of Higher Education was that I withheld the permission for setting up 56 new B.Ed colleges in the state as I was aware that the students graduating from existing college are not getting jobs,” said Dr Manmohan Singh, former Secretary, Higher Education. He was in the city to honour retired principals and teachers.

From Schools & Colleges
‘Koshish’ to bring out students’ talent

Ludhiana, September 11 Koshish-2004, the fifth annual eight-day inter-class literary-cum-cultural festival of the Punjab College of Technical Education, Baddowal, Ludhiana, started with fanfare today. The festival will continue till September 18. NCC cadets of Master Tara Singh College for Women get instructions during a traffic control campaign in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Vanamahotsava celebrated  Amloh, September 11 As many as 300 saplings were planted during vanamohatsav celebrations on Thursday at Government Senior Secondary School, Naraingarh, 4 km from here. Mr Sandeep Hans, SDM, Amloh, inaugurated the function by planting a sapling in the playground of the school. Mr Sandeep Hans, SDM, Amloh, plants a sapling at Government Senior Secondary School, Naraingarh.

Salad contest results
Ludhiana, September 11
Salad making competition was organised at BIS(N) Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana in which 106 students participated. As many as 94 girlstudents took part. Twelve boys actively participated in it. Their work was appreciated by one and all.

Indian women prefer natural products, says cosmetologist
Ludhiana, September 11
A majority of Indian women want a glowing, fair skin and opt for natural herbs instead of chemical products. Pure natural herbs not only help in protecting the skin from wrinkles, freckles, acne, pigmentation and other problems but are skin friendly too.

SPORTS

AS boys beat PAU school in football

Ludhiana, September 11 Kuljinder Singh scored a hat-trick as A.S. Senior Secondary School, Khanna, demolished Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU, 4-1 in the Ludhiana District Schools Football Tournament at Guru Nanak Stadium here today. A match in progress between Nankana Sahib Public School, Kot Gangurai, and Camp Khalsa High School, Mohi, in the Ludhiana District Schools Football Tournament in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo  by Inderjit Verma

Kunal strikes gold in martial art Ludhiana, September 11 Kunal Trehan proved his supremacy by winning a gold medal in the sub-junior category of the 14th North India Martial Arts Competition, which began at Lions Bhavan here today. The competition is being organised by the International Veer Kwon Do Martial Arts Academy. Kunal Trehan (R) being declared winner in the 28-30 kg category in the 14th North India Martial Art Competition that began in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Abhipsha, Rohit win gold in swimming
Ludhiana, September 11
Abhipsha Thakur of GNIMT in the girls’ section and Rohit Dhir of SBSCL, Ferozepur in the boys’ section hogged limelight in the First Punjab Technical University Inter-College Swimming Championship at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College here today. Abhipsha secured three gold while Rohit bagged two gold medals on the opening day.

Shiva rules the pool
Ludhiana, September 11
Shiva Bhambota, a first-year student of the College of Agriculture Engineering, reigned supreme in the Inter-College Swimming Championship of the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, by winning 11 medals, including seven gold.