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Fraud of Rs 2 cr in foreign trade detected
Four city residents arrested
Ludhiana, March 7
The city police has exposed a huge fraud of over Rs 2 crore in which four city residents wrongly availed of subsidies and cash incentives on foreign trade by showing fake industrial units and foreign trade receipts with the help of forged documents, including bank statements and PAN card numbers.

Students get wheat infested with rats’ excreta
Mid-day meal scheme
Ghalib (Ludhiana), March 7
Three kilogram of wheat infested with excreta of rats and loads of dust is what every primary school student is being given in a majority of village schools under the Mid-day meal scheme in this area.

Wheat infested with rats’ excreta and dust taken out of the stock kept at the primary school of Shekh Daulat village. — A Tribune photograph

Kila Mohalla gets contaminated water

Ludhiana, March 7 The threat of an epidemic is looming large in the Maseet area of Kila Mohalla as residents are being supplied contaminated water for the past two weeks. Some of the children here are down with diarrhoea and typhoid fever. Many residents are claiming that this was all due to contaminated water. Residents of the Kila Mohalla area in Ludhiana protest against the supply of contaminated water on Monday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

No-trust motion against MC chief passed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 7
Eleven of the 15 councillors of the local Municipal Council today voted in favour of the no-confidence motion moved against the president of the council, Mr Rajnish Sharma Gudoo, at a meeting convened here.

COMMUNITY

CBI probe sought into land row
Ludhiana, March 7
The controversy surrounding land worth crores of rupees in Jhande village fails to die down with the complainant today demanding a CBI inquiry into case, transfer of some police officials and CRPF protection for himself, his son and daughter-in-law.

Yash Chopra asks Amarinder for law to curb piracy

Phillaur, March 7 Well known Bollywood film producer and director Yash Chopra has urged the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to persuade the Pakistan government to allow the release of his latest magnum opus Veer-Zaara in that country. Bollywood producer and director Yash Chopra tries his hand at a small fire-arm at a museum in the Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, on Monday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

City Scan
Remembering Sahir

March 8 bears significance at several levels. Internationally, it is Women’s Day. Nationally, it is the birthday of one of the greatest poets of our time. Coincidentally, two great sons of Punjab share March 8, 1921, as their date of birth besides their place of birth: Ludhiana. They are Abdul Hayee Sahir Ludhianvi and Harkrishan Lall, the legendary painter. They share many more things. Both of them earned applause as students. Government College Ludhiana being their Almamater. Both were together honoured with gold medals on the historic golden jubilee of the college in 1970. They, in their own ways, fell upon the thorns of life, bled but never wept. They transformed their personal pains into aesthetically rich works of art. Both lived as bachelors.  Abdul Hayee Sahir Ludhianvi and Harkrishan Lall.

Shobha yatra on Shivratri eve
Ludhiana, March 7
During the maha shobha yatra, a day prior to Shivratri, taken out in the afternoon here today in the walled city , a sea of devotees chanting “Har Har Mahadev”, “Bam Bam Bhole”, showering petals jostling with enthusiasm could be seen covering the 5 km route. The Shivratri Mahotsav Committee organised the biggest ever shobha yatra . Multitudes of people carrying red flags and trishuls joined in to participate in the biggest shobha yatra.

Kin of deceased hold dharna
Ludhiana, March 7
Upset over the death of a middle-aged person after being hospitalised in the CMC for over two months, his relatives held a dharna on the premises of the hospital. They lifted the dharna only when the authorities released the body keeping the bills of over Rs 8 lakh incurred on the treatment pending.

28 poor girls married off
Jagraon, March 7
The Lok Sewa Society, Jagraon, yesterday organised 6th Samuhik Kanya Daan Mahayagya on the premises of DAV College, Jagraon, and 28 poor girls were married off. Sant Baba Mangal Singh of Nanaksar Kaleran blessed the newly wedded couples.

DTO bereaved
Ludhiana, March 7
Surjit Kaur, mother of District Transport Officer, Ludhiana, Mr Kuldip Singh, died here today. She was suffering from a brief illness. She would be cremated at Model Town Extension crematorium tomorrow. 

Youth goes missing
Ludhiana, March 7
Mystery shrouds the whereabouts of Kallu, a youth who went missing after attending the cremation of a relative in Amar pura yesterday. The family in its complaint to the police said that the youth was in a disturbed state of mind. They did not suspect any foul play. 

Bank takes possession of defaulter’s property
Ludhiana, March 7
UCO Bank today took the possession of the property of M/s N. K. Knitwear for alleged default in the repayment of bank loan. Mr P. M. Bhanot of the Bank, along with enforcement team officer Pradeep Jindal, took the possession of the property in Chander Nagar.

Road tax on school buses opposed
Ludhiana, March 7
A delegation of the Association of Punjab School Education Board Affiliated Schools met Education Minister Harnam Dass Johar regarding their long-standing demands yesterday.

Teachers condemn minister’s statement
Ludhiana, March 7
Mr Pritpal Singh, President, Non Gazetted Employees Organisation, Punjab, has condemned statements issued by Finance Minister Surinder Singla that ‘the Punjab education system has collapsed, running of government schools are useless and only private institutions can give good results’.

Docs asked to deal with patients compassionately

Ludhiana, March 7 The convocation of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) was held at Dumra Auditorium here today. Sixty medical graduates of 1999 batch were awarded degrees and other academic awards. Medical graduates take oath at the convocation of the DMCH in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Stress laid on use of IT in teaching
Ludhiana, March 7
Partap College of Education organised a seminar-cum-workshop on ‘New innovations in teaching’ in collaboration with RICCS Computer Education here today. Around 80 teachers and lecturers from all over India participated in it. Focus was on the use of computers, multimedia and the IT in teaching. 

 

COURTS

Lok Adalat postponed
Ludhiana, March 7
The District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman of the Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, Mr Harbans Lal, informed that the Labour Lok Adalat scheduled to be held here on March 12 had been postponed. It would now be held on April 9.

Court summons to housing society directors
Ludhiana, March 7
The Court of Judicial Magistrate Jaspal Verma has issued summons to 10 persons, including directors of the Ludhiana Aggarwala Co-operative House Building Society and some of the executive committee members of Tagore Public School in Aggar Nagar here, to face the allegations of fraud, fabrication of documents and criminal conspiracy. They have been directed to appear before the court on May 9.

Two-day remand for train dacoity accused
Khanna, March 7
Six accused of the Khanna train dacoity case were produced in the court of Mr. K.K. Goel, Sub Judge, Khanna, here today by Khanna district police.

SPORTS

Clean sweep by GNIMT cyclists 
Ludhiana, March 7
Girls of the local Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Model Town, clinching all six gold medals in the girls section of the First Punjab Technical University Inter-College Cycling Championship held at Punjab Agricultural University here on Sunday.

Athletic meet 
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 7
The first athletic meet of RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology opened today amidst enthusiasm. The event opened with a march-past in which students of different trades participated.