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Dengue on, fogging gone
Ludhiana, October 26
The city continues to be in grip of dengue but the residents are complaining that fogging operations have not been carried out in some areas.

Tattoo on body the latest fad
Ludhiana, October 26
The culture of making different animals, flowers, tribal paintings, religious symbols, etc. on the back and arms in the form of tattoos has gripped youngsters in the city these days.

A youth gets his arm tattooed in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Vets condemn slapping of service provider
Ludhiana, October 26
The Punjab State Veterinary Officers Association (PSVOA) has taken a serious note of the slapping of Dr Balwinder Singh, a service provider, by a veterinary pharmacist in Mansa when he went to join his new place of posting.

All-party religious conference on Oct 30
Ludhiana, October 26
An all-party religious conference is being organised by the Folklore Research Academy, Amritsar, at Jagaron on October 30. The conference will be attended by leaders of different religions, political and social organisations.

Guru Harkrishan school girls excel in basketball tournament
Ludhiana, October 26
The girls of the Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha gave an excellent performance in the Punjab Basketball Championship u-14 held at Gurdaspur, recently. According to Ms Manjula, Prinicipal of Guru Harkrishan Public School, seven students from this school represented Punjab in the meet which finished runners-up.

Tohra loyalists warn Badal
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 26
The huge turnout of SAD(B) workers, known as Tohra loyalists, at a meeting called by the so-called Tohra faction at Sirhind town on Tuesday, is a clear indication that all is not well in the SAD(B). There was resentment, unrest and disappointment among them and they were highly critical of the SAD(B) leadership.

Clash between Mann, Badal men decried
Ludhiana, October 26
The clash between supporters of Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, president, Akali Dal (Amritsar), and Mr Parkash Singh Badal, president, SAD, was condemned today and observers of the Sikh politics described it as a bad omen for the community. The fratricidal war will not help the Sikhs and the leaders were using the religious places for their political purposes.

Congress focuses on Nov 14 rally
Ludhiana, October 26

In a bid to counter the impact of the October 16 SAD rally in Chandigarh, the Congress has planned a show of strength for November 14. The party will be organising a public rally which would be the first in a series of big rallies being planned till the elections. Mr Lal Singh, Minister for Power, presides over a meeting of Congress workers and leaders in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

Bank employee’s long wait for pension
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 26
A former clerk of Indian Bank, Mr Anil Kumar Bhalla, has not been paid pension since July 24, 2002.

Pensioners seek interim relief
Ludhiana, October 26
The Punjab Government’s announcement to grant interim relief to its staff at the rate of 5 per cent of the basic pay scale has been welcomed but pensioners are sore at the government for not granting them interim relief.

Youth to ‘play key role’ in Assembly poll
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 26
The votes of the youth will be a deciding factor in the coming Assembly elections. This was stated by Mr Jasjit Singh, general secretary of the All-India Youth Akali Dal and son of Capt Kanwaljit Singh, former Finance Minister, at a press conference here on Monday.

2 booked for kidnapping
Jagraon, October 26
The Dehlon police has registered a case under Sections 364 and 34 of the IPC against Tejinder Singh of Ghungrana and Gurdip Singh of Ramgarh Sardaran on the charge of kidnapping Inderjit Singh in a Scorpio on last Wednesday.

Neighbour booked in abduction case
Doraha, October 26
A minor girl of Lakkar Mandi had been allegedly abducted by a neighbour on Divali night. A case was registered at the Payal police station last evening.

Abducted boy recovered
Doraha, October 26
A minor boy of Kohara, who was allegedly kidnapped by a granthi of the same village, was found today by the Sahnewal police from Gurdwara Tahli Sahib (near Gurdwara Aalamgir) in Ludhiana.

Discontinue Form C, says industry
Ludhiana, October 26
Submission of Form C is a matter of worry for the industry which has now written to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to take immediate steps to resolving the issue.

Date for filing returns extended for corporate sector
Ludhiana, October 26
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date for furnishing returns of income and fringe benefits by corporate tax payers by one month, from October 31 to November 30, 2006.