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CBI probe ordered into custodial torture case
Ludhiana, March 11
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into the alleged custodial torture of a Sahnewal resident at the CIA, Ludhiana, where he was kept in illegal detention for over 10 days seeking his confession in a bank robbery case.

Amputation case: docs served notice
Ludhiana, March 11
Ms Ferry Narula (24), a resident of Sant Vihar in Haibowal locality here and mother of two children, is a broken woman today.
                                              Ferry Narula
A nostalgic reunion
Ludhiana, March 11
Partition could not erect a wall in their hearts. Even as the two neighbouring countries continued to share strained relationships till some time ago, these old neighbours, once residents of Rawalpindi, could not turn their love into hatred.

Local resident Maya Devi expresses her love to her foster brother, Hazi Sikandar Khan, who had come from Pakistan to meet her. — A Tribune photograph

Life term for killing wife, stepson
Ludhiana, March 11
Amarjit Singh, a carpenter of Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Tibba Road, Ludhiana, has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment on the charges of killing his wife and stepson with a ‘bat’. The accused has also been ordered to pay fine of Rs 10,000.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Unemployed man to knock at PM’s door
Ludhiana, March 11
Sick of knocking at various doors, a 40-year-old man who had failed to get job despite getting himself registered with the local employment exchange has decided to visit the residence of the Prime Minister to narrate his tale of woe.

ASHI seeks legal powers
Ludhiana, March 11
The district branch of Association for Social Health in India (ASHI) has sought legal power to solve complicated cases. ASHI-which aims to settle marital disputes, feels that in the absence of legal rights, the association finds itself helpless in resolving many issues.

Grants disbursed for development works
Ludhiana, March 11
The Parliamentary Secretary for Power, Housing and Urban Development, Mr Surinder Dawar, yesterday said the government had launched several new schemes for allround development of both the towns and the villages in the state.

Mata Rani Road area flooded Ludhiana, March 11 The Mata Rani Road near Meena Bazaar here was flooded with water today following a leakage in the water tank of the local Municipal Corporation in the evening. Within a few hours the water filled the road. Some fault in the pipeline of the tank was cited as reason for this. Flood without rain: The Mata Rani road in Ludhiana was filled with water due to leakage in an MC water tank on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Punjabi poetry ‘needs’ young writers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 11
Punjabi poetry needs young, energetic and enthusiastic artists who should work hard to fill the gap the created by poets like Mohan Singh and Harbhajan Singh, opines former Director, Punjabi Development, Punjabi University, Patiala.

CRIME

Killer gang’s leader held
Ludhiana, March 11
The police today announced the arrest of the kingpin of an alleged gang of criminals who masquerading as rickshaw-pullers murdered and looted 12 persons in the city in the past six months.

5 held for stealing clamps on railway lines
Ludhiana, March 11
The Model Town police has busted a gang of migrant labourers, who put lives of many persons on stake by stealing clamps from railway lines, especially the Ludhiana Ferozepore track.

BUSINESS

Handicrafts exhibition delights residents
Ludhiana, March 11
A unique handicrafts exhibition showcasing craftsmanship reflected in bronze statues, copied from the Chola period are on display at the Nehru Sidhant Kender, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana. The exhibition is brought by Poompuhar, the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd, a government of Tamil Nadu undertaking.

AGRICULTURE

Prepare Indian farmers for global competition: BKU
Ludhiana, March 11
‘The national level kisan panchayat to be held in New Delhi on March 17 under the leadership of Mr Mohinder Singh Tikait will focus on the pressing demands of the farming community, including those for remunerative prices, reduction of debt burden and preparing the farmers’ for the WTO regime, which is to take effect from April 2005.

EDUCATION

Move to remove trustee of girls college
Ludhiana, March 11
Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, here seems to be in trouble in coming days if the agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the Guru Nanak Education Trust is any indication. As per the notice of March 3, 2005, to the members, the president of the trust has asked for the removal of the secretary and one of the trustees from the managing committee.

Non-govt college teachers to meet CM

Ludhiana, March 11 Prof Gurbir Singh Sarna, general secretary of the Non-Govt Colleges Management Federation of Punjab and Chandigarh, has said that a deputation of the federation led by Mr S.C. Sanwalka, president of the federation will meet Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on March 14. Students of the Government College for Women, Ludhiana, at the prize distribution function of the college on Friday.

Training programme for teachers
Ludhiana, March 11
“Under the Sarv Sikhya Abhiyan emphasis is being given to educate the children in the 6-14 age group and more care is being imparted to challenged students and students facing mental stress”, said Ms Usha, Sidhu, Principal of Government In-service Training Centre here today at a training programme, for teachers.

COURTS

Lok Adalat on April 10
Ludhiana, March 11
With a view to ensuring settlement of maximum number of cases in the biggest ever Lok Adalat scheduled to be held on April 10 at Ludhiana, a special meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr Harbans Lal, District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana at Judicial Complex yesterday.

Rich eating habits of Punjabis cause of concern
Ludhiana, March 11
‘Rich eating habits, alcoholism, liver diseases, obesity and related problems like diabetes, hypertension and heart ailments in northern states in general and Punjab in particular, are a cause for serious concern. At the same time, the nutritional level of the teenagers is not up to the desired level and needs to be tackled effectively at different levels.’

UK-based docs hold eye camps
Ludhiana, March 11
Continuing their three-year-old tradition of sponsoring eye-check and operation camps in rural areas of the district, two England-based NRIs — Mr Mohan Singh Saggu and Mr Surinder Singh Kalsi — were here again to organise two free eye camps with the active association of respective village panchayats of Toosey and Chachrari in the district yesterday.

SPORTS

Annual sports meet at Jhar Sahib college
Machhiwara, March 11
The Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women, Jhar Sahib, organised its first sports meet which concluded here today. A former minister and MP from Akali Dal, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, made was the chief guest at the prize distribution function.

DMCH on winning spree Ludhiana, March 11 Hosts Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) reigned supreme, establishing lead over others in a majority of the events on the second day of the North Zone Inter Medical Indoor Games Tournament- NOZIT 2005 here today. A chess match in progress during the NOZIT-2005 sports festival being organised at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, on Friday. — A Tribune photo