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Dry port sitting on powder keg
Authorities fail to defuse 11,000 scrap bombs
Ludhiana, November 2
The dry port here continues to virtually sit on a powder keg with the district administration and the Army unable to defuse over 11,000 scrap bombs stored in a corner of the large port area, which is the epicentre of industrial activity in the region.

Caved-in road needs uplift
Ludhiana, November 2
Two months after a part of a road caved in near R S Model School in Model Town, repair work is yet to take off despite commuters, including schoolchildren, having started protesting against the delay.

The caved-in road in the Model Town area, Ludhiana, on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

ASI accused of neglecting probe in triple murder
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 2
Even after three weeks of the availability of the chemical examination report of the viscera of three minor brothers whose badly decomposed bodies were recovered from a locked car here two months ago, the investigating officer was yet to receive it and proceed further accordingly. The bodies were found in an Opel Astra car (HR 10 B 4353) at a plot owned by Kulwinder Singh, a transporter, on August 14. The car belonged to an insurance agent, Karamjit Singh.

Move to include Raikote in Barnala district resented
Ludhiana November 2
Residents of the Raikote area have resented the reported move of the government to include the subdivision in the newly proposed Barnala district. The residents have been maintaining that Raikote has historically been a part of Ludhiana. Moreover, Raikote has geographic proximity with Ludhiana than with Barnala, they said.

COMMUNITY

Hike in wheat MSP hailed
Ludhiana, November 2
The increase of Rs 100 per quintal in the minimum support price of wheat has been hailed and termed as a step which would go a long way in sustaining the agricultural economy of the region besides improving the financial health of farmers.

A nagar kirtan being taken out ahead of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary in Ludhiana on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

BJP holds workers’ session
Ludhiana, November 2
The BJP today held a marathon session of its workers at the ward and booth level in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. The meeting was presided over by the state party president, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, and attended among others by the district president, Dr Subash Verma, Mr Prashant Kumar, Mr Satpal Gosain, Mr Anil Sarin, Prof Rajinder Bhandari and Mr Shakti Sharma.

Truck unionists stage dharna
Sahnewal, November 2
Members of the Truck Operators Union of Sahnewal today blocked the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road at Ramgarh for more than an hour in protest against the alleged non-cooperative attitude of the traffic personnel deployed at the place.

Scooterist killed in road mishap
Jagraon, November 2
In an accident between a truck (No. HR-38D-2726) and a scooter (No. PB-55-1563) at Latala village last night, Darshan Singh, who was driving the scooter, was killed. The Dehlon police has registered a case under Sections 279 and 304-A, IPC, against Kaka Singh of Kular on a complaint of Ravinderjit Singh, son of the deceased. No arrest has been made so far.

Central Bank of India 8th in income 
Ludhiana, November 2
The Central Bank of India today claimed that it had been conferred a certificate as per a survey conducted by Dun and Bred Street on top 500 companies for the year 2006. It has also been ranked eighth for total income in the banking sector.

Monte Carlo plans expansion
Ludhiana, November 2
Monte Carlo plans to increase the number of its stores from the existing 23 to 100 within a year. The company said it would not only focus on large cities but on small towns as well.

Lecturers resent poll duty
Ludhiana, November 2
Though the Punjab Assembly elections are a few months away, teachers as well as students of government and private colleges here have started worrying about the loss of studies that is likely to take place at the peak time of the academic session — February and March.

PAUTA holds demonstration
Ludhiana, November 2
The Punjab Agricultural University Teachers’ Association (PAUTA) today held a demonstration in support of various demands. PAUTA has launched its agitation since October 13. Today’s demonstration was addressed by the PAUTA president and others.

‘Ideology of Marx more relevant now’
Doraha, November 2
The Political Science Association of the local Guru Nanak National College organised an extension lecture on ‘‘Relevance of Marxism in present era’’ in the seminar hall of the college today.

GNIMT students shine in BBA exams
Ludhiana, November 2
Students of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT), Gujarkhan campus, have performed well in the BBA (II and IV semester) examinations conducted by Punjab Technical University (PTU) in May this year.

Youth festival prize winners felicitated
Machhiwara, November 2
Students of the National College for Women brought laurels to the institute by performing well in the Zonal Youth Festival of Panjab University, which concluded on Tuesday at the SDP College for Women, Ludhiana. Fourteen colleges participated in the festival.

‘Surmaii Sham’ on Dec 4

Surgeons get hands-on training in endoscopic surgery techniques

Ludhiana, November 2 In order to acquaint budding surgeons with the latest techniques in laparoscopic surgery, an endo training workshop in endoscopic surgery commenced at Dumra Auditorium in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here today. Dr Kuldip Singh instructs trainee surgeons during a workshop on endoscopic surgery at DMCH in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Dental health fortnight begins
Ludhiana, November 2
All civil hospitals in Ludhiana, Samrala, Khanna, Jagraon, Payal and Sudhar are observing the 15th dental fortnight under the Intensive Dental Healthcare programme from November 1.

SPORTS

2 titles for Arshvir in athletics
Ludhiana, November 2
Arshvir Kaur Grewal, a class VI student, won two medals in the girls’ under-12 category on the opening day of the annual athletics meet of Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, here today. She finished ahead of others in the 200 m race and proved her mettle in long jump, too.

Students present drill; and (right) a winner of the annual athletic meet of GN Model Senior Secondary School receives the prize at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photos by Lovleen Bains

7-wicket win for Chennai Zone Ludhiana, November 2 Thanks to Satish Kumar (28 n.o.) and Jai Kumar (4 wickets for 6 runs), Chennai Zone beat West Zone by seven wickets on the opening day of the 6th All-India United India Insurance Company Limited Cricket Tournament that began at the Punjab Agricultural University ground here today.

A match in progress on the opening day of the sixth All-India United India Insurance Company Limited Cricket Tournament at the Punjab Agricultural University ground in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Gobindgarh college win boxing medals
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 2
Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, has won medals in the Inter-College Boxing Championship held at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Ravi Kumar of BA-I won the gold medal in the light-fly-weight category and Sant Ram of BA-II won the silver in the feather-weight category