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28 more suspected dengue cases surface
Ludhiana, October 6
There seems to be no respite from dengue, at least for the time being, as 28 new patients, suspected to be afflicted with dengue, were admitted to the Christian Medical College and Hospital and the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital during the past 24 hours.

Six cases reported
Doraha, October 6
Six cases of dengue have been reported at the Sidhu Hospital here recently. Dr Gursharan, chief physician at the hospital, said eight other cases of mosquito-borne viral infection had been admitted to the hospital along with others attacked by mild or serious degree of temperature, but were yet to test positive for the infection.

Anti-dengue drive launched

Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 6 To curb the outbreak of dengue, the local civic body launched a massive drive today to check the spread of carrying agents.
Municipal Council employees hunt for breeding places of mosquitoes causing dengue at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Friday. — Photo by writer

Ludhianavis love to spend on food, clothes: survey
Ludhiana, October 6
That city residents are food lovers is now supported by facts and figures. At Ansal Plaza, the sole Mall here, the food outlets record an average daily sale of Rs 6 lakh. Mr Suneal Mangal, Director of the company, said in the one year of its operations, outlets in the Mall were witnessing an average sale of around Rs 25 lakh a day of which Rs 6 lakh came from fast-food sale.

GK group launches employment plan
Ludhiana, October 6
The GK group of companies, which is engaged in real estate business, today launched an ‘employment plan’ under which it is targeting to provide employment to thousands of educated youth in the country.

Mr Gulshan Kumar, Managing Director, GK group, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Animal Week concludes
Ludhiana, October 6
Animal Week, organised by the Hope Animal Welfare Society, concluded here today. The society conducted various awareness programmes and painting competitions in schools during the week.

NGOs can play a bigger role, says DC
Ludhiana, October 6
Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, today called upon NGOs and the business community to come forward in a big way to provide liberal financial assistance to the institutions engaged in the education and rehabilitation of mentally and physically challenged children.

Deer kills another
Ludhiana, October 6
The Special Wildlife Week celebrations in the region were badly hit when a fight between two barking deer (kakkar) to win the love of a female of the species at the Tiger Safari-cum-Zoo resulted in the death of one of them.

Shobha yatra taken out Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 6 Residents of the town paid obeisance to Maharishi Balmiki, Luv and Kush during a shobha yatra organised by activists and office-bearers of the Balmiki Samaj Luv Kush Colony at Jagera Road here today. A veteran leader welcomes the shobha yatra on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Maharishi Balmiki at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Friday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Cop attacked
Jagraon, October 6
An unidentified person on Wednesday allegedly attacked a police party injuring Head Constable Chamkaur Singh at Sudhar Bazar. The police has registered a case under Section 307, 353, 332, 186, 34 of the IPC. Chamkaur Singh has been admitted to the DMCH. No arrest has been made so far.

BSNL launches new schemes
Ludhiana, October 6
To commemorate BSNL week being observed from October 1 to 7, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a special reconnection plan for disconnected subscribers without paying rent for the period of disconnection.

Carnival of lights a huge draw
Ludhiana, October 6
Huge crowds turned up at the Carnival of Lights at the Rotary Bhavan here today.

AGRICULTURE

Use of laser leveller demonstrated
Ludhiana, October 6
To improve the efficacy and efficiency of irrigation, a level field is important and going by the latest technology, laser leveller is the best both for optimum irrigation and conservation of water.

Time right to sow crops, says expert
Ludhiana, October 6
According to the PAU agro-meteorologist, the weather is expected to remain dry in Punjab in the next 2-3 days. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the range of 33°C to 35°C and 19°C to 21°C, respectively.

Farm training course ends
Ludhiana, October 6
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension in the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, organised a Canadian agricultural training course from September 25 to October 4. This course was attended by 22 delegates from different parts of Punjab, aspiring to settle in Canada.

EDUCATION

GADVASU scientists attend seminar
Ludhiana, October 6
Dr S.S. Sikka, Professor, and eight faculty members of the Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, attended the sixth conference of the Animal Nutrition Association held at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, recently on the theme “Strengthening Animal Nutrition Research for Food Security Environment Protection and Poverty Allevation”.

Shabad gayan competition held Ludhiana, October 6 An inter-school shabad gayan competition was held at the SKSK Education Trust in memory of the late Ajit Kaur, founder-principal, here today. Nineteen students were given Rs 200 each and a certificate for oral recitation of path. Students sing shabads at an inter-school shabad gayan competition at the SKSK Education Trust in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo: I.V.

Ludhiana, October 6 “The road to Bollywood is bumpy and only consistent and sincere efforts of an actor can bear fruit. I have decided to work in one Punjabi film every year,” said Rupinder Kaur, the heroine of ‘Mannat’, a Punjabi film, which was released in Preet Palace theatre here today. The star cast of Punjabi film ‘Mannat’ at the release of the film at the Preet Palace theatre in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Cancer patient gets new lease of life
Ludhiana, October 6
The will of the Almighty and skills of a team of cardio-thoracic surgeons at a private hospital here helped save the life of Nirpan Singh, a middle-aged city resident and the sole bread winner of his family.

Plastic surgery a boon for torn scalp victim
Ludhiana, October 6
In July 2006, six-year-old Minku (not his real name) was brought to Dr Wahiguru Pal Singh Sidhu, a plastic surgeon here, with whole scalp avulsion.

Scholarship for city doctor
Ludhiana, October 6
Dr Veena Jain, chief of gynaecology, obstetrics and gynaecological oncology at the Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation in the city has been awarded with a travelling scholarship by the International Gynaecological Cancer Society.