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Heart-rending scenes at DMC Hospital

Ludhiana, November 5 Even the strongest of hearts melted at the cries of the children admitted in the DMC Hospital here after being injured in the train-school van collision at an unmanned railway crossing near Noormahal today morning. Ramandeep Kaur, injured in the train-school van accident near Noormahal, admitted to DMC Hospital, Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Garbage dump being removed to ‘benefit’ influential people
Ludhiana, November 5
The garbage dump at Jainpur village, is now being cleared to benefit certain influential persons and colonisers instead of any consideration for the residents, who were suffering for the past many years.

Religious places flout ban on loudspeakers

Ludhiana, November 5 Cocking a snook at the Supreme Court directives on the use of loudspeakers late in the evening and early morning, religious institutions in the countryside are using them at odd hours resulting in nuisance and discomfort to the villagers. Root of noise pollution: Loudspeakers affixed on the roof of a religious place at Pandori village, near Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Bridge for pedestrians inaugurated
Ludhiana, November 5
Parliamentary Secretary Surinder Dawar today laid the foundation stone of a pedestrian overbridge on the link road at Cheema Chowk, here, today. Estimated to cost Rs 19 lakh, the foot-bridge would help pedestrians cross the road that has a heavy traffic.

Planting saplings to set example
Ludhiana, November 5
The Maha Sabha, a non-government organisation, celebrated the festival of lights by planting 100 saplings at Gadri Baba Bhan Singh Memorial in Sunet village on Divali day.

COMMUNITY

Natwar must step down: MCPI
Ludhiana, November 5
The Marxist Communist Party of India (MCPI) has said that after being named as a beneficiary in the oil-for-food scam, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has no locus standi to continue in the Union Cabinet and since he has refused to step down on his own, the PM should show him the door.

SAD, BJP also seek Natwar’s ouster
Ludhiana, November 5
Several leaders of the SAD and the BJP today demanded the resignation of the External Affairs Minister, Mr Natwar Singh, for his alleged involvement in the “food for oil” scandal. The leaders maintained that in case he refuses to step down, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh should sack him.

Lajpat Rai clarifies
Ludhiana, November 5
Senior BJP leader and former Member of Parliament today clarified that he had appreciated the setting up of various funds for development funds by the Union Government and not by the Punjab Government.

Relief for terror-hit on 84 riots’ pattern sought
Ludhiana, November 5
The Shiv Sena has demanded that the Government of India and the state government must pay relief to the victims of terrorism in Punjab at the same pattern as paid to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Akalis raising non-issues: Housefed chief
Ludhiana, November 5
Akalis are raising non-issues after their humiliation at the hands of the Congress in the debate on terrorism in the state Assembly recently.

City back to normal after festivities
Ludhiana, November 5
Call it the proverbial stillness after the storm or whatever you prefer, but the city has certainly become calm and quiet in sharp contrast to the noisy hustle and bustle witnessed in the recent days.

Scribe assault case: police action sought 
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 5
Several journalist unions and leaders of various political parties here have urged the Lohatbaddi police to arrest the miscreants who, allegedly acting on the instance of a Congress leader, had attacked the house of a reporter at Bhaini Darera village on the night of Divali.

Need for flexible working hours for women stressed

Ludhiana, November 5 Dr Sardara Singh Johal, vice-chairman, Planning Board Punjab, feels that women themselves are responsible to an extent for the atrocities on women. Citing an example, he said in majority of dowry cases, mother-in-law or sister-in-law was responsible for demanding more dowry. Husbands or other family members played secondary roles. Dr Sardara Singh Johal, vice-chairman, Planning Board Punjab, shares his views during a workshop organised at MTS College for Women in Ludhiana on Saturday.— Photo by Inderjit Verma

FCI staff seek recruitments
Ludhiana, November 5
Estimating a vacancy of at least 12,000 posts in the next five years at the Food Corporation of India (FCI), employees of the corporation today demanded that the management should begin the process of fresh recruitments on an urgent basis.

LMA to hold seminar

CRIME

• Woman killed in mishap
• 2 booked for assault

‘Black Divali’ for Nankana Sahib School teachers
Ludhiana, November 5
The teachers of Nankana Sahib Public School in a press note here said that they had to celebrate a black Divali as they were not paid their salaries before Divali. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College and Nankana Sahib Public School are run by Nankana Sahib Education Trust controlled by the SGPC and while the teachers of engineering college got their pay cheques , the school teachers were not given their due.

Teachers design KG curriculum

Ludhiana, November 5 A seminar-cum-interaction programme was organised in the Conference Hall of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, here, today. It was an initiative taken by the school to bring together people who designed the curriculum for kindergarten. Mr Sarabjit Singh Kwatra, resource person, addresses teachers at a seminar organised in BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by I.V.

CULTURE

Ludhiana , November 5 Photographer Rakesh Syal of Ludhiana, Punjab, has again won the second place for September in the prestigious photography contest sponsored by betterphoto.com, the site’s founder, Jim Miotke, announced last Sunday. The photograph titled ‘Engulfed by the clouds of illiteracy’, is the prize-winning entry by Rakesh Syal.

IMA writes to PM on doctor harassment case
Ludhiana, November 5
The Punjab unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention in a case of alleged harassment of a Machhiwara-based doctor by relatives of a patient, who died in a Ludhiana hospital.

Lobo Memorial Oration at CMC
Ludhiana, November 5
The 23rd Dr Lobo Memorial Oration ‘The making of a Surgeon’ was delivered by Dr Tehemton E. Udwadia, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Grant Medical College and J.J. Hospital, Mumbai, at the annual function held jointly by the Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital and the Dr L.H. Lobo Memorial Trust at CMCH today.

SPORTS

Harpreet, Kulvir win 200 m races
Ludhiana, November 5
Harpreet Kaur Chawla and Kulvir Singh finished ahead of others to win 200 m race in the girl’s and boy’s sections, respectively in the 24th annual athletics meet of the Guru Nanak International Public School, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, here today.

Girls at a race in the 24th annual athletics meet of Guru Nanak International Public School, Model Town, Ludhiana, on Saturday.

Students perform Rajasthani dance during the opening ceremony of the annual athletics meet of Guru Nanak International Public School, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — Photos by Inderjit Verma

Kirti bags TT crown Ludhiana, November 5 Local paddler Kirti outclassed Deepa from Ropar in four sets to emerge champion in the sub-junior girl’s section of the 16th Punjab State Prithipal Singh Memorial Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Punjab Agricultural University here today. Sunny Maltu of Amritsar (white shirt) and Vandit of Jalandhar in the pre-quarter final match of the 16th Punjab State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by I.V.

Gold Cup hockey tourney begins
Doraha, November 5
The third All-India Gold Cup Hockey Tournament was inaugurated by Mr Kuldeep Singh, DSP of Payal, at Mehta Gurukul Hockey Ground, Doraha. The tournament is being organised by the Doraha Hawks Club.

MC XI win by 5 wickets
Ludhiana, November 5
Bharat Malhotra remained unbeaten on 58 runs while Yogesh claimed four wickets for 23 runs as Municipal Corporation XI defeated BSNL XI in a cricket match played at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College for Boys ground here today.

Sacred Heart athletic meet
Ludhiana, November 5
Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 39, Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana held its annual athletic meet along with Children’s Day here today. Rev. Fr. James, Rector, Christu Jyoti Gurkul, Sahnewal, declared the annual athletic meet open.