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Agitating medicos vow to continue fight
Ludhiana, May 28
The ongoing anti-reservation agitation by medical students and professional bodies appears to be heading towards a civil disobedience movement if the aggressive mood of the members of the medical fraternity is any indication.

Bank employee looted
Khanna, May 28
The Sadar Police has booked Ram Tirath, Sandeep Singh and Gurdip Singh of Gharala village under Section 382 of the IPC allegedly for looting Rs 6,000 from a bank employee.

With soaring mercury, children in Ludhiana take a dip in the Sidhwan Canal on Sunday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

BYJM rally against rising prices

Ludhiana, May 28 Activists of the Bharatiya Yuva Janata Morcha today held a rally in protest against the rising prices of essential commodities. They also burnt an effigy of the United Progressive Alliance government, holding it responsible for the scenario. Activists of the BYJM burn an effigy of the UPA government in protest against rising prices, in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Four girls booked for firing in air
Ludhiana, May 28
The police has been unable to trace the identity of four girls who caused a scare in the Sarabha Nagar market last night by firing thrice in air. The police has so far found out that the black Sonata car of the girls had a fake number plate.

Farmers using flyash to improve productivity

Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 28 Showing a way to combat pollution caused by flyash, farmers of the area have started incorporating fine ash as a micro fertiliser and soil modifier to fulfil the demand of nutrients in wasteland soils. Flyash being incorporated into fields in a village near Mandi Ahmedgarh.

Pass percentage remains low in govt schools
Khamano, May 28
Despite the government’s claims of improving education standards in various government schools, the figures once again showed the dismal performance of these schools.

LUDHIANA CALLING While construction and renovation of houses are a regular affair, little do people who undertake them bother about the inconvenience these cause to others. The sight of cement, gravel and other building material blocking roads and streets is not uncommon. Not only does it cause inconvenience to passersby, it jeopardises their lives in the shape of mishaps. Wish authorities paid some attention.

COMMUNITY

CPOs to replace watchmen

Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 28 With an intention to institutionalise an informal system prevalent in this part of Malwa, the SSP, Sangrur, has directed all circle officers and SHOs to mobilise social leaders of the area to replace non-professional and unauthentic watchmen by community police officers (CPOs). Police officers seek the cooperation of residents on the replacement of watchmen by CPOs in Mandi Ahmedgarh on Saturday.

SAD to inspire youths to wear turban
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 28
The youth wing of the SAD (Badal) will launch a move to inspire the Sikh youths to follow religious tenets in their lives, said the general secretary of the organisation.

Novelist Karamjeet Aujla honoured
Ludhiana, May 28
Novelist and scholar Karamjeet Singh Aujla was honoured with the Gyaan-Deep Award by the Punjabi Novel Academy, the Guru Angad Dev Educational and Welfare Council and Sirjandhara.

Teachers flay move to lower retirement age
Ludhiana, May 28
The state government has moved a proposal to reduce the superannuation age of the teachers of grant-in-aid private colleges to 58 years instead of 60 years. This was revealed by Prof Kanwaljit Singh, state executive committee member of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU).

Mock Parliament organised
Ludhiana, May 28
The Speakers Forum of Green Grove Public School, Mohanpur, Khanna, organised a mock Parliament yesterday. The topic for the debate was 'India can be ranked among the advanced nations today.'

Students of Everest Pre-nursery School are packed like sardines in the name of rain dance, but they still seem to be enjoying it. — A Tribune photograph

Guru Arjan Dev remembered
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 28
Various religious and educational organisations held functions to mark the quatercentennial observance of the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev. The Sukhmani Sewa Society, the Baba Budha Dharam Parchar Trust, the Kalgidhar Federation, the Gurdwara Singh Sabha, the Miri Piri Society and the Bhagat Ravidas Guru Parbandhaki Committee organised various functions to launch year-long observance.

Premiere of Punjabi film held
Ludhiana, May 28
The Department of Punjabi of Ramgarhia College organised the premiere of " Kambdi Kalaai",a film on the Sikh diaspora, in the college auditorium yesterday.

25 take pledge to donate eyes

Ludhiana, May 28 More than 250 patients were examined for eye ailments and were given medicines free of cost at a a camp organised jointly by the Maa Bhagwati Club and the Bharat Vikas Parishad (Shivaji branch) at Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Deep Nagar, Civil Lines, here today. A doctor examines a patient at an eye check-up camp organised by the Maa Bhagwati Club and the Bharat Vikas Parishad at Deep Nagar, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Infertility treatment proves effective
Ludhiana, May 28
The birth of a child, 10 years after fighting the stigma of infertility, finally brought happiness to 30-year- old Sushmita and her husband Mr Nath, who is in the Indian paramilitary forces. At present the couple is residing in the city.

Health staff to stage dharna tomorrow
Ludhiana, May 28
Health and para-medical employees will hold a state-level dharna at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on May 30. They will lodge their protest against the government policies of privatisation and handing over of 1193 rural dispensaries to panchayats and zila parishads.