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Farmers seek Rs 5 cr for PAU
Want agricultural base to be strengthened
Ludhiana, December 16
The Punjab Farmers’ Commission has recommended to the state government to grant Rs 5 crore to Punjab Agricultural University to strengthen its net working of krishi vigyan complexes in the state. The project submitted by the Vice Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, to the commission has the support of Chancellor, Gen. S.F. Rodrigues (retd.).

Martyr’s father sees son in everyone
Ludhiana, December 16
Sixty-year-old Surjit Singh is so shaken with the death of his son, Sepoy Harjinder Singh, that he recognises everybody as his son, who had laid down his life while fighting infiltrators in Kargil in 2001.

• Families of Kargil martyrs get cheques

Wish I had my son instead of this cheque: Mr Surjit Singh, a Kargil martyr’s father, shows a cheque given to him on Vijay Divas in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Woman’s body found, family rules out foul play
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 16
Mystery shrouds the Death of a married Dalit woman of nearby Akalgarh village, whose body was found in a brook near Waraich village yesterday. The Sudhar police registered a report under Section 174 of CrPC on the statement of father of the deceased as neither her parents nor the in-laws suspected any body for causing her death.

Chill brings cheer to hosiery industry

Ludhiana, December 16 As the region continues to shiver under the influence of a cold wave, the hosiery industry here is in high spirits, with the sale of woollens having reached an all-time high. According to market observers, the sale of woollens has witnessed an increase of at least 25 per cent within the last two or three days. Woollen garment sellers have a heavy rush of customers in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

DBA poll: charges flow thick and fast
Ludhiana, December 16
As the canvassing for the annual elections of the District Bar Association is intensifying, allegations and counter-allegations have already started flowing. The District Bar Association, president, Mr Balwinder Goel, today refuted the allegations levelled against him by a section of young lawyers yesterday evening in the district courts complex.

COMMUNITY

Lok Suvidha camp held
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 16
Around 2,000 persons from 40 villages of Malerkotla Kanungoi availed themselves of various kinds of services provided by various departments at a Lok Suvidha camp organised at Bhudan village, near here, today.

CRIME

Gang of thieves busted, five arrested
Ludhiana, December 16
The Ludhiana police today claimed to have busted a gang of five thieves who were planning to strike at various places in the city. They have been identified as Raj Kumar, alias Ghoda, Vijay Kumar, alias Sonu, Monu, Sucha Singh and Sunil Kumar, all belonging to various villages in the district. A pistol, 2 cartridges, knives and rods were recovered from their possession.

AGRICULTURE

Nawanshahr leads in crop diversification
Ludhiana, December 16
Progressive farmers, Kartar Singh Sekhon and Mohinder Singh Dosanjh have applauded PAU for making Nawanshahr top in all districts in diversification in agriculture.

EDUCATION

PAU reaches out to rural youth
Ludhiana, December 16
To attract jobless matriculate rural youth ‘back to the soil’ and enable them for self-employment, Punjab Agricultural University will organise a special three-month vocational training course for them at its Ludhiana campus in January.

From Schools Environment awareness month celebrated

Ludhiana, December 16 The Punjab Pollution Control Board is celebrating Environment Awareness Month from November 19 to December 18. The board organised a painting, essay writing and declamation contest at Sacred Heart Convent School, Chandigarh road, yesterday. Santa Claus makes merry at the Christmas Day celebrations at Love Dale Montessori in Ludhiana on Friday. —  Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

‘A thought transcribed into design’

Ludhiana, December 16 Transforming ideas of mind and shaping those thoughts into new designs to beautify the female form through exquisitely designed garments may sound like pure fantasy but all this was on display in city at an exhibition titled ‘A thought transcribed into design’ at Sportking Institute of Fashion Technology here today. Designers show their creations at SIFT in Ludhiana on Friday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

SPORTS

Foreign teams to play in Jagtar hockey tourney
Ludhiana, December 16
From the next year, the All India Jagtar Memorial Hockey Tournament will be an international meet. This was announced by Mr Gurinder Preet Singh, general secretary of the tournament organising committee, after the meeting of the body, which met here today.