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A taxing day at banks
Heavy rush on last day of filing VAT returns
Ludhiana, October 30
Customers of the State Bank of India (SBI), treasury branch on the Rani Jhansi road, raised slogan against the bank as the authorities downed shutters for around an hour this afternoon to accommodate heavy rush on the last date of submitting quarterly VAT returns.

Father’s cry for justice goes unheard

Ludhiana October 30 Buta Singh of Garha village in the Noorpur area, near here, has been moving from pillar to post to get justice for his daughter who was allegedly abducted by four youths of the same village on October 12. They reportedly drugged her and released her the next day. Buta Singh narrates his tale of woe in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Sahnewal, October 30 Jugiana village, near here, seems to be heading towards its doom as the only water outlet from inside a shutdown mill has now been closed by its owners. The villagers had been benefitting from it for the past more than five years. With the ever-increasing number of migrants, the village pond outlived its capacity years ago. Streets of Jugiana village filled with dirty water. — Photo by the writer

Pankaj Udhas brings ghazal magic alive

Ludhiana October 30 Noted ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas enthralled the audience at Lodhi Club at a function organised to mark the annual day celebrations at the club last night. Rendering some of his popular ghazals, Pankaj Udhas made everyone hum along besides cheering and applauding him. Noted ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas performs at the Lodhi Club in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Programme for vegetable growers on Nov 1
Ludhiana October 30
A field day on the net house technology for vegetable cultivation will be observed at Nawan Jatpur village, near Changran, Hoshiarpur district, on November 1. Punjab Agricultural University, the Punjab State Farmers’ Commission, the State Bank of India and the Farm Advisory Service Society, Hoshiarpur, have jointly organised the event.

COMMUNITY

LPG shortage in Mandi Ahmedgarh
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 30
Taking cognisance of the reports about the scarcity of LPG cylinders in the town and its surrounding villages here, the administration has directed the proprietors of Raj Gas Agency, Dehlon, to make supplementary arrangements for providing refills to the consumers at their doorstep.

PPCC secretary, others join SAD

Ludhiana, October 30 Mr Satish Khullar, who was a secretary in the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, yesterday joined the Shiromani Akali Dal along with several of his supporters at a function organised by the Civil Lines Citizen Council at Brindhabhan Road. Mr Parkash Singh Badal along with some Congress workers who joined the SAD at a function organised at Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by I. V.

Dist SAD (rural) announces working committee
Ludhiana, October 30
The president of the Ludhiana (rural) unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Mr Sant Singh Umaidpur, has announced working committee for the district unit. He announced 328 office-bearers for the district unit.

Minister lays stone of dharamshala

Ludhiana, October 30 Punjab Minister for Science and Technology Rakesh Pandey has said the Congress regime in Punjab is committed to the welfare and empowerment of Dalits and other economically weaker sections of society. Choudhary Jagjit Singh (right), Minister for Local Bodies, Labour and Employment, after laying the foundation stone for a water supply and sewerage scheme at Old Grain Market in Jagraon on Monday. — Photo by Vijay Bansal

Minister lays stone for development scheme 
Jagraon ,October 30
Choudhary Jagjit Singh, Minister for Local Bodies, Labour and Employment, Punjab, today laid the foundation stone for a water supply and sewerage scheme to be executed at a cost of Rs 12 crore at Old Grain Market here.

Role of religion in world peace discussed

Jagraon, October 30 A conference was organised today at P-Grand Resort by the National Peace Foundation in collaboration with the Folklore Research Academy, Amritsar, the Hind Pak Dosti Manch, and the Spring Dale Education Society (PUNARJOT) in which the role of religion in the establishment of world peace was discussed. Dr Farooq Abdullah former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was the chief guest and Jagmeet Singh Brar, senior Congress leader, presided over the function.

Dr Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, at a conference organised by the National Peace Foundation in collaboration with the Folklore Research Academy, Amritsar, the Hind Pak Dosti Manch and the Spring Dale Education Society (PUNARJOT) at P-Grand Resort in Jagraon on Monday.

Six booked in assault cases
Jagraon, October 30
The Sidhwan Bet police has registered a case under Sections 452, 324, 323, 148 and 149 of the IPC against Baljinder Singh, Mohan Singh, Bhola Singh, Harbans Singh and Raja Singh, all residents of Sidhwan Kalan, for trespassing on the residential premises of Darshan Singh of the same village and assaulting him with sticks and axe on Thursday.

Impersonator turns out to be Army deserter
Jagraon, October 30
The person, who posed himself as an Army Captain and duped a number of girls, aspiring to be nurses, of lakhs of rupees, turned out to be a deserter cook of the Army.

Seminar on survival of BSNL
Ludhiana, October 30
The BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU), Punjab circle, will organise a seminar on “Survival of BSNL and role of trade unions” at the Nehru Sidhant Kendra here on November 1.

Biz Clips

Students display scientific acumen

Ludhiana, October 30 The annual science fair in memory of the late Beant Singh, a former Chief Minister of Punjab, was held at Everest Public Senior Secondary School here today. Mr Nahar Singh Gill, Mayor, and Mr Harpreet Sandhu, Senior Deputy Advocate-General, Punjab, were the chief guests. Students of Everest Public Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, display their models at a science exhibition in the school on Monday. — Photo by I.V.

From Colleges
BNSM college students win laurels
Ludhiana, October 30
Students of the BNSM College of Technical Education have won laurels in “Pratibha, an intercity of talent”, a cultural extravaganza organised by the Rotaract Club of DAV College, Amritsar. The college has won maximum registration awards. Navkiranpreet Kaur of BCA-I has won the best performance award in solo dance. Besides, Prof Amandip Singh Kainth, in charge and Ms Rupinderjit Kaur, students coordinator, have won appreciation awards for social and cultural activities.

From Schools
Meritorious students honoured
Ludhiana, October 30
Guru Nanak Public School celebrated its 29th annual day and prize distribution function here yesterday. Mr K.S. Pannu, Special Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice, was the chief guest and gave away prizes to students who excelled in academics and won positions in co-curricular activities.

Relaxation in age bar sought
Samrala, October 30
Resentment prevails among persons who have been rendered ineligible due to overage for posts of lecturer/master advertised by the Punjab Government. The maximum age limit for the posts has been fixed at 37.

Conference on wilt diseases ends
Ludhiana October 30
There is a shift from disease triangle to disease quadrants leading to complex problems, caused by several wilt diseases that emerged from soil and seed-borne pathogens. These are abetted by insects where more than one pathogen gets involved in the chain of pathogenic events.

US doc to join hands with city hospital on yoga effects
Ludhiana, October 30
Dr Sat Bir Khalsa, a Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA), would join hands with a local hospital, Ludhiana Mediciti, to hold joint clinical trials and studies on the effect of yoga on patients who have undergone open-heart surgery.

Complicated heart surgery saves 45-year-old
Ludhiana, October 30
Surgeons at Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) here successfully performed an extremely complicated heart surgery on a 45-year-old patient, who had developed a hole in his heart following a heart attack.

SPORTS

Rachna, Jeevanreet best cyclists
Ludhiana, October 30
Rachna Dhingra of the GNIMT, Model Town, here and Jeevanreet Singh of the BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, were adjudged the best cyclists among women and men, respectively, in the 3rd Punjab Technical University Inter-College Cycling Championship held at the velodrome of Punjab Agricultural University here yesterday.

Roshan Prince felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 30
Roshan Prince of “Airtel Awaaz Punjab Di” fame was felicitated at the concluding function of the Annual Sports Fair, organised jointly by Shaheed Baba Badbhag Singh Sports Club and the gram panchayat at his native Pohir village yesterday.