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Decomposed body of labourer found
Police suspects murder
Ludhiana, July 2
An unidentified migrant labourer was found murdered brutally in the Kuldip Nagar area of the Basti Jodhewal police station today late afternoon. His badly decomposed body suggested that he had been killed at least two days ago.

Husband, 2 others held in dowry case
Amloh, July 2
Following a complaint by Ms Renuka, the local police has arrested her husband Suresh Kumar, mother in- law Sushila Devi and brother in-law Amrish, all residents of Khanna, in a dowry case. Vandana, sister of Suresh Kumar and resident of Kanda Ghat in Himachal Pradesh, is still at large.

Dangerous Plunge: Unmindful of the danger these children dive into the Sidhwan canal in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Transport company’s manager, employees booked
Ludhiana, July 2
The division No 6 police has booked a manager and over 10 employees of the Libra Transport Company for allegedly beating a driver and conductor of another private transport company and damaging a bus near Gill Chowk late last evening.

Workers fail to shift martyr’s statue Ludhiana, July 2 In order to shift the statue of martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha, a team of workers spent at least three hours last midnight, but the statue could not be removed from its original podium. The workers of the construction company, allotted the contract of elevated road, started shifting the statue around 11.30 last night and continued to struggle with it till 2 a.m. A JCB machines was also used for the work. Failing to do so last night, they suspended the work. They said they would finish the job by this evening. The workers said they had unscrewed the base, but the statue was very heavy. Workers try to remove the statue of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha with the help of a JCB machine in Ludhiana on Friday midnight. — Photo by IV

Governor to give LMA awards today
Ludhiana, July 2
Gen S.F. Rodriques (retd), Governor of Punjab, would give away awards at a function to be organised by the Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) here tomorrow.

COMMUNITY

Garish, outdated posters deface city walls

Ludhiana, July 2 Dusehra celebration of 2004 are long over, but a big hoarding put up outside Aggar Nagar is still giving this information about the event. Another colourful hoarding with photographs of leaders of political parties, dressed in winter clothes, and with a part of board destroyed by the wind can be seen put up at a strategic point near Domoria Bridge. Posters of movies and other forthcoming events deface the city walls. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Barsi of Dr Ishwar Singh observed
Doraha, July 2
The second barsi of Dr Ishwar Singh, founder president of Guru Nanak National College and Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, was observed at the Dr Ishwar Singh memorial hall in Guru Nanak National College here today.

Visually impaired athletes from Ludhiana await government aid. (28k, 56k)

Half-hearted drive against encroachments flayed
Ludhiana, July 2
“Every spare inch in the city is encroached upon and the Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana is carrying out the demolition of illegal encroachments half heartedly,” this was stated by Mr Sher Singh, President of the Environmental and Welfare Association. He said the encroachers come back soon after the MC clears the encroachments. In such a case how can the city be made beautiful and free of encroachments?

Mr S.K. Jain, Assistant General Manager, SBI, at a langar organised by the bank to celebrate its golden jubilee in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by IV

Protect your home in rainy season
As the rainy season has just started and the humidity began to rise, the need to protect your house and goods from water damage has arisen.

Rotary Club honours Harish Singla
Ludhiana, July 2
Mr Harish Singla, a member of the Rotary Club of Ludhiana (Central), R I Distt 3070 recently received a citation for meritorious service from the world head quarters for the Rotary International USA, and the Rotary Foundation.

Money transfer from abroad made easy
Ludhiana, July 2
The Department of Post is all set to launch value-added services for the public which will be made available at the doorstep of the customers. Addressing a customer meet of the Western Union Money Transfer at her office here on Thursday, Ms Manisha Bansal, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Ludhiana City Division, said by introducing the facility of money transfer from abroad through Western Union, the postal department had made the process of transfer of funds from overseas a lot easier.

Insurance firm office opens
Ludhiana, July 2
Tata AIG General Insurance Company yesterday opened its full-services branch at Pakhowal road here. The branch will offer the company’s entire product suite, said Mr Dilip Verma, Managing Director.

‘Teachers must give sex education in schools’
Ludhiana, July 2
Tall, lithe and pretty 13-year-old Sheena ‘s life lay in a heap of ruin as to her horror and her parent’s horror too, a painful discovery was made that she was pregnant. The family was shattered. Actually Sheena was friendly with a school mate and since she was ignorant about sex , she was lured into sexual exploits with that boy.

From Colleges
Arya College introduces MA (Punjabi)
Ludhiana, July 1
Arya College, is going to introduce MA Punjabi (Co-Education) from the current session (2005-06). According to a press note, a Panjab University inspection team visited the college in May, 2005 and found that college had adequate infrastructure and qualified staff for running this course.

Canadian varsity don for tie-up with PAU
Ludhiana, July 2
Dr Gerhard Gries, a senior professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada, who was on a two-day visit to Punjab Agricultural University, held a special meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, on Thursday.

PAU Diary
Farewell given to Dr G.S. Nanda
Ludhiana, July 2
A function was organised in the committee room of the PAU Vice- Chancellor, to bid farewell to Dr G.S. Nanda, Director of Research, who retired on Thursday after attaining the age of superannuation.

Aptitude test for MCA aspirants
Ludhiana, July 2
Top Careers and You (TCY) will conduct a scholastic aptitude test here tomorrow.The objective of the test is to create awareness amongst the student fraternity about MCA as a career option and the various colleges one can apply to.

Doraha girl tops in MA (Pol Science)
Doraha, July 2
Upasana Kaushal, a student of MA II (political science) of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, has topped Panjab University by securing 466 out of 800 marks. Upasana attributes her achievement to the college staff and her parents.

Tiny feet jive at summer camp Ludhiana, July 2 A dance and fitness summer camp organised by The Footloose, Ghumar Mandi, ended today. Over 150 children participated in the camp. The camp included western dances, growth and height exercises, yoga, meditation and semi-classical performances. Tiny tots make merry at a summer camp organised by Footloose in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by IV

Shama tops in district
Ludhiana, July 2
Shama Bajaj History of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women has stood first in district and third in Panjab University by scoring 253/400 marks in MAIC History.. Poonam Kaur of the same college has stood fourth in the district by scoring 250/400.