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10 hurt in clash between migrants, local residents
Police resorts to lathi charge; cases of rioting and attempt to murder registered
Ludhiana, August 25
A protest by over 600 migrant labourers against the mandatory migrant verification scheme of the local police turned violent in Sunder Nagar this morning, resulting in probably the first major clash between the migrants and the local residents in the state.

The scene of the clash between hundreds of migrant labourers and local residents in Sunder Nagar, Ludhiana, on Friday; and (right) cops whisk away a migrant labourer allegedly involved in stone-pelting incidentse. — Photos by Inderjit Verma

Induction furnaces reopen
Ludhiana, August 25
Induction furnaces, the closure of which had been ordered by the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), started functioning today. Following the decision regarding power supply, more than 15 industry associations that had started a protest yesterday, ended their agitation.

3 minor girls abandoned Ludhiana, August 25 Barely a few days after the recovery of numerous female foetuses from a Patran nursing home shook the state, a mother abandoned her three minor daughters at the Ludhiana Railway Station, leaving them to mercy of strangers. Three minor girls who were abandoned by their parents on the Ludhiana railway station being looked after by a worker of SGB Children’s Home at Dham Talwandi Khurd. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Protest march by Sikh bodies
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 25
Activists of various Sikh organisations of the town today held a protest march against the cutting of hair of a Sikh youth in Jaipur. The march passed through various areas of the city.

Milk adulteration: IHRO wants action
Ludhiana, August 25
The International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) today flayed the individuals and officials conniving with food adulterators in the state of Punjab, while its political front, the Sikh League, took serious notice of the incident of forced hair cutting of a Sikh youth in Jaipur in Rajasthan.

A child prodigy
Ludhiana, August 25
“It is said that the future is known from man’s present and what we do in the present is the result of our deeds of the past from the age of 10, I started expressing my views through poetry and slowly I collected 42 poems. My tree of poetry was nourished by myself and my ‘Book Flight of Childhood Thoughts’ gives a detailed version of life’s cycle”, says Antriksh Sharma in one of the pages of his poetry book.

Unscheduled power cuts condemned
Ludhiana, August 25
The Ludhiana Electroplaters Association today said that unscheduled power cuts were adding to the industry’s woes.

He got interview letter 15 days late
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 25
He received his interview letter after 17 years of enrolment at the Employment Exchange, Ludhiana, 15 days after the interview was carried out. Mr Buta Singh, son of Piara Singh, a resident of Khanpur village, received the letter on August 18. He had enrolled himself with the Employment Exchange last week. He was shocked to observe that the scheduled date for the interview had lapsed a fortnight before the receipt of the letter sent by post.

Khatri sangh asks NGOs to fight social evils

Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 25 Mr Jatinder Mehra, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Khatri Mahasangh, has urged leaders of various social and religious organisations to join hand with the sangh family in a crusade launched against social evils, including dowry system, female foeticide and drug addiction.

Mr Jatinder Mehra, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Khatri Mahasangh, speaks to office-bearers and members of the Mandi Ahmedgarh unit of the sangh on Thursday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Mentally challenged girl untraced
Ludhiana, August 25
Mystery continues to shroud the whereabouts of an allegedly mentally challenged girl, Devinder Kaur, who had run away from the Nishkam Sewa Ashram, Daad village on August 19.

Teej celebrated

Cash, jewellery stolen
Jagraon, August 25
Gold ornaments of nine tolas and Rs 12,000 have been stolen from the house of Beant Singh of Hassanpur village. The Dakha police has registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC.

Cash, jewellery stolen from teacher’s purse
Ludhiana, August 25
The Sadar police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC on the complaint of Ms Ranjit Kaur, resident of Lalheri Road, on Tuesday. The complainant, an art and craft teacher at Government Senior Secondary School, Lalheri, stated that she was having Rs 20,000, 12 tolas gold jewellery and 1,000 Canadian Dollars in her purse on August 12 when she went to the school.

Akme plans premium township project
Ludhiana, August 25
Akme Projects Limited announced the launch of a Rs 250-crore premium integrated township project in the city today. The project, named AkmePolis, would offer luxurious designer villas and apartments apart from commercial space for setting up of malls, multiplexes and superstores.

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Seminar on computer applications
Ludhiana, August 25
A seminar on “The new environment of computer applications’ was organised at Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology (KIMT), Civil Lines, here yesterday. The resource person was Dr S P Singh, former Chairman and Dean, Faculty of Business Management and Commerce, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr Gupta, Director KIMT, introduced the learned speaker.

School kids detained, released
Ludhiana, August 25
Even schoolchildren in the city have resorted to muscle power to settle minor disputes as evident by two groups of convent school students which almost came to blows.

Centre clears grant for PAU
Ludhiana, August 25
The Union Government has cleared research and development projects of Punjab Agricultural University worth Rs 100 crore. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced a special grant of Rs 100 crore for Punjab Agricultural University in the Budget for the year 2006-2007 on the recommendations of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Cultural fest at PAU Kisan Mela
Ludhiana, August 25
The annual Kisan Mela this year at Punjab Agricultural University will be different. This time, the North Zone Cultural Centre, Cultural Affairs Department and Tourism Department of the Punjab Government will participate in the mela, scheduled for September 21 and 22.

From Schools KVM to organise alumni meet Ludhiana, August 25 Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM), Civil Lines, Ludhiana, will organise an “old students meet” on October 16 on the school premises. The chief coordinator of the meet will be Dr Vikas Jindal, who himself is an ex-Kundanite and famous dental surgeon. He is also the secretary of the Indian Dental Association and a professor at the CMC, Ludhiana.

Cadets present a play on the status of girl child at the annual NCC meet at BCM Arya Model School, Ludhiana, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Vanmahotsav at GCW
Ludhiana, August 25
The science society and the NCC wing of the GCW organised Vanmahotsav on the college campus here today. Mr Vikas Pratap Singh, MC Commissioner, was the chief guest. He was accorded a warm welcome by the Principal, Ms Prabhjot Kaur. Sapling plantation was undertaken by the chief guest, the Principal and Vice-Principal of the college to mark the event.

PAU essay competition
Ludhiana, August 25
The Dean, Postgraduate Studies at PAU, Dr S.S. Chahal, has invited entries of essays for the award of Dr M.S. Randhawa Medal-2006. The topics are “Role of molecular biology in understanding evolution” and “Molecular basis of evolution.”

PAU files patent for natural dyes
Ludhiana, August 25
The PAU has filed its first patent application. This patent is on the use of two plant sources as natural dyes for dyeing of cotton, wool and silk. The Director of Research, Dr B.S. Dhillon, said the patent had been provisionally filed based on the research by Dr Sumeet Kang Grewal, research fellow, and Dr Neelam Grewal, Head, of the Department of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Science.

COURTS

Telecom firm penalised
Ludhiana, August 25
Reliance Infocom, a leading telecom company, has been found to be deficient in providing service and told to pay Rs 5,0000 to an aggrieved consumer. The company had barred the outgoing call facility to one of its customers even after the deposit of monthly charges.

37-year-old woman gets new lease of life
Ludhiana, August 25
Ms Kulwinder Kaur, a 32- year-old resident of Samrala and mother of two, first noticed discoloration of lips, nails and toes nearly seven years ago. Around this time, she started having difficulty in breathing.

Doctors irked over stagnation
Ludhiana, August 25
The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) has expressed resentment over lack of promotion avenues and consequent stagnation among PCMS doctors as compared to their counterparts in other civil services.

City doctor attends world meet
Ludhiana, August 25
Dr K.C. Mukherjee, Head, department of Cardiac Surgery, SPS Apollo Hospitals, here presented a paper on “Management of high risk bypass surgery” at the World Congress of Society of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons held at Ottawa, Canada, from August 17 to 20.

Cardiac check-up camp tomorrow

SPORTS

PAU emerge inter-zonal champions

Ludhiana, August 25 Accurate bowling by Avtar ( 4 for 9), Lalit Malhotra (3 for 12) and useful batting performance by Bharat Malhotra (23) steered the PAU Zone to a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Raikot Zone in the final of the Inter-Zonal Schools Cricket Tournament (u-19) played at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar here today.

The PAU Zone u-19 cricket team players with Mr Chaman Lal Malhotra, Chairman, Selection Committee, Punjab, and Rev Father Davis, Director, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana. PAU Zone beat Raikot Zone by seven wickets in the final to emerge champions in the Inter Zonal School Cricket Tournament. — A Tribune photograph

Basketball teams for national meet

Ludhiana, August 25 The following boys and girls have been selected to represent Punjab in the National Sub-Junior Basketball Championship to be held from August 28 to September 3 at Kolkata, according to Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, honorary secretary, Punjab Basketball Association.

Players of the Punjab basketball sub-junior teams pose with officials in Ludhiana before their departure for the National Sub-Junior Basketball Championship to be held from August 28 to September 3 at Kolkata.— Photo by Inderjit Verma