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Rs 204-cr PAU budget approved
Ludhiana, March 30
The Board of Management of Punjab Agricultural University today approved the budget estimates amounting to Rs 204.66 crore for the year 2006-07. The board which met at the Mohali camp office also decided to re-introduce the pre-audit system with effect from April 1.

PSEB to cover all villages under urban pattern supply
Ludhiana, March 30
Punjab will become the first state to bring all its villages under rural pattern power supply by April this year.

Mr B.K. Bindal addresses a press conference in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Devotees throng Durga Mata Temple, Jagraon bridge, on the occasion of first day of Navratras on Thursday. —  Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

BSNL employees hold rally against disinvestment
Ludhiana, March 30
Responding to a call given by the Central leadership of BSNL employees, a large number of BSNL employees today held a rally in front of the office of General Manager (Telecom) at Bharat Nagar Chowk here. Addressing the rally, Mr Balbir Singh, circle secretary of the Punjab Circle of the union, came down heavily on the Congress-led UPA government for its decision to disinvest in the BSNL. He said the BSNL had assets in excess of Rs 1 lakh crore and was one of the very few profit-earning PSUs.

Wadali brothers leave audience spellbound

Ludhiana, March 30 Wadali brothers — Puran Chand and Piyare Lal — enchanted the audience in their soul-stirring performance at Guru Nanak Bhavan here last evening. The duo, who performed at a function, Lok Rang, organised by Prasar Bharti, Jalandhar, left the audience wanting for more. Wadali brothers — Puran Chand and Piyare Lal — enthrall the audience at Guru Nanak Bhavan, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Plan for judicious use of water
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 30
The civil administration has launched a crusade against the over-exploitation and wastage of water resources. The move has been launched in view of apprehensions of water scarcity in the coming months.

Two killed in road accident Ludhiana, March 30 Two persons died in a road accident near the Jalandhar by-pass last night. The deceased were identified as Shamsher Singh (60) and Sham Lal (45).They were riding on a scooter when they were crushed under a truck. The driver was nabbed by passers-by. He was booked by the Salemtabri police. A scooter was crushed under a truck, killing two persons, near the Jalandhar by-pass on Wednesday.—  Photo by I.V.

COMMUNITY

Lawyers’ complex still a distant dream

Ludhiana, March 30 The completion of Yadwindra Lawyers’ Chamber Complex is still a distant dream. More than 230 lawyers had applied for getting chambers by depositing Rs 50,000. It is a major issue in the forthcoming annual elections of the District Bar Association. The maalkhana which awaits shifting to make way for lawyers' chambers in the New Judicial Courts Complex in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Woman gives birth to triplets Ludhiana, March 30 Triplets— a boy and two girl children— were born to 27-year-old Rajwinder Kaur at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here yesterday. The parents, residents of Thaliwal village in Sangrur district, were very happy, saying it was God's gift to them. In fact, Rajwinder Kaur was being treated for infertility at DMCH for the past six months and had finally conceived in June, 2005. Rajwinder Kaur with her triplets at DMCH in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Plea against phone tower
Ludhiana, March 30
Residents of Chander Nagar have urged the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation not to allow the private telecommunication company to put up a tower in the residential area.

CRIME

Woman ‘elopes’ with paramour Ludhiana, March 30 Love yarn has spun trouble for a 52-year-old migrant labourer, a resident of Dugri, Davinder Mahato whose 35-year-old wife eloped with her paramour deserting three teenaged children, including a polio-afflicted son. Despite repeated requests to the police at Miller Ganj post to register a case about her disappearance, no FIR has been registered in the case as the cops expressed helplessness stating that the woman had left Mahato on her own.They have, however, registered a DDR. Davinder Mahato with the picture of his wife, Geeta Devi, in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by I.V.

Man booked for raping daughter
Ludhiana, March 30
A middle-aged father allegedly raped his 17-year-old daughter in Baba Jiwan Singh Nagar here on March 26 evening. The incident came to light today when the girl narrated the shocking incident to her school teacher.

Vegetable commission agent assaulted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 30
A fruit and vegetable commission agent, who had inspired a contractor to participate in an auction for collection of market fee at the local market committee office, was allegedly assaulted by a commission agent and his henchmen yesterday.

BUSINESS

Rise in steel prices worries industry
Ludhiana, March 30
Industries in Ludhiana are in panic due to the steep hike in the prices of steel and labour trouble. Industrial production, particularly of engineering goods, has been hit badly because of the hike in steel prices.Industrialists are sore that the state government has not bothered to take measures to check the rise in steel prices and labour problem.

Biz Clips
City stock exchange plans to form body
Ludhiana, March 30
The Ludhiana Stock Exchange will conduct a meeting of investors on April 1 here to form an investors' association in the city.The meeting is being held to protect and promote the interest of investors .

Teachers resent merger of primary schools 
Ludhiana, March 30
Members of the Nijikaran Virodhi Adhyapak Front have expressed resentment over the merger of primary schools with middle, high and secondary schools and placing of government primary schools under panchayats.

From Schools and Colleges
KCW students bag top positions in MSc IT examination
Ludhiana, March 30
Students of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, bagged four out of the first five positions in Panjab University in MSc.IT-Ist Semester exams held in December, 2005.

COURTS

Shiv Sena leader acquitted
Ludhiana, March 30
The Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sangeet Pal Singh, has acquitted former chief of the Shiv Sena(Rashtarwadi) Jagdish Tangri, his son, Sunil Tangri, Vijay Dabi, alias Chuni Lal, of Mohalla Prem Nagar and Rakesh Tangri of Tibba Road, Ludhiana. They had been booked on charges of extortion.

Seminar on homoeopathy