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Big fish let loose, claim staff
Blood bank cash scam
Ludhiana, December 19
There is more than meets the eye in the alleged cash scam in the blood bank of the Civil Hospital in which six employees, besides SMO Manjit Kaur, have been slapped with charges of negligence and misappropriation of funds.

Faulty voter ID card holders a harassed lot
Ludhiana December 19
Though another phase of getting Election Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) made has already been started in the district from December 13, those having discrepancies in their cards are left in the lurch in the absence of proper guidance by the officials concerned.

CHRISTMAS spirit:  Ludhiana markets are flooded with various sizes of Santa Claus, Xmas trees and bells these days. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Molestation: ‘Erring’ Principal to be transferred
Ludhiana, December 19
Government Senior Secondary School, Sihora, near Payal, was opened today after a day’s lockout. This followed an assurance from the authorities of the Education Department that stringent action would be taken against the erring acting Principal, who was accused of having molested a girl student.

Manmohan's Halwara visit cancelled
Ludhiana, December 19
The much-awaited visit of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to Halwara tomorrow stands cancelled. The Prime Minister was scheduled to lay the foundation stone for Halwara International Airport near here.

COMMUNITY

Digging for sewerage causes cracks in houses

Ludhiana, December 19 Residents of Basant Vihar, near Hambran road, are having sleepless nights following the digging up of a 40-foot-wide road for laying sewerage by the Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The road in Basant Vihar, Hambran road, which has been dug up for laying sewerage. The digging of the road has led to cracks in some of the nearby houses in the area. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Tohra loyalists yet to find foothold
Ludhiana, December 19
Some staunch loyalists of former Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhik Committee (SGPC) president Gurchararn Singh Tohra, who have since returned to the Shiromani Akali Dal, continue to face uncertain future in the party. With just about two more months left for the Assembly elections in the state, none of them in Ludhiana has got any indication about possible nomination from any of the constituencies they represented earlier.

BJP mahila morcha to hold rallies from Dec 25
Ludhiana, December 19
The Mahila Morcha of the Bhartiya Janata Party today announced a statewide protest against the rising inflation from December 25.The campaign in the state will coincide with the birthday celebrations of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Flyover issue: shopkeepers meet Cong leader
Ludhiana December 19
The members of the Link Road Shopkeepers Welfare Society (LRSKWS) comprising Mr Vinod Bathla, Mr G.P.S. Chabra, Mr Narinder Sharma and Mr Deepak Sharma met Mr Munish Tiwari, secretary, All-India Congress Committee, to discuss the problems faced by the market and residents due to the construction of Dhuri Railway Over Bridge (flyover) here recently. The members said previous construction of the flyover also took more than the scheduled time causing inconvenience to people here.

Halwara: Cong leaders lose poll plank
Ahmedgarh, December 19
All hopes to get a nod for the Halwara international airport project have been dashed with the cancellation of the foundation laying ceremony that was to be held during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

MC staff stage dharna Ludhiana, December 19 Activists of the Sangharash Morcha of Municipal Corporation, led by Mr Naresh Dhingan, chairman, Nagar Nigam Karamchari Union, and Mr Vijay Kumar, general secretary of the Safai Labour Union, today staged a dharna at the Zone D office of the Municipal Corporation(MC), in Sarabha Nagar, against the non-payment of salaries to safai workers, employed by the Mohalla Sanitation committees, as also to press other pending demands.

Activists of the Sangharsh Morcha of the Municipal Corporation protest at the Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Alleged police excesses raise hackles

Ludhiana, December 19 Members of the Democratic Employees Front held a rally here today in protest against privatisation and alleged police excesses on unemployed youth organisations. Members of the Democratic Employees Front hold a rally in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

Gupta elected Focal Point Assn chief
Ludhiana, December 19
Mr Rajan Gupta was unanimously elected president of the Ludhiana Focal Point Association (Phase IV) at the annual general meeting of the association held here today.

Pbi varsity Dean honoured
Amloh, December 19
The Punjab Government has cleared the employment of 25 sportspersons out of a list of 295 players awaiting jobs in the police department, Mr Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Parliamentary Secretary, Home, Justice and Sainik Welfare, while addressing a cultural mela organised by the Punjab Sabhyacharak Club here on Sunday.

Career counselling programme
Ludhiana, December 19
Tagore Public School provided a golden opportunity to the students of Class XII by organising career counselling by the Chandigarh Group of Colleges and the Flying Cats. During a three-hour session, the Chandigarh colleges apprised students of various options available after Class XII. The Flying Cats also provided counselling to the outgoing students.

COURTS

Chhibber, Kalia confident of victory in DBA poll
Ludhiana, December 19
With the voting for the annual elections of the District Bar Association(DBA) scheduled to be held tomorrow, the contesting candidates have left no stone unturned to attract and convince voters for casting vote in their favour. The last day of canvassing proved to be a power show.

Mrs Ludhiana pageant on Jan 7
Ludhiana, December 19
The 9 to 9 Entertainment will organise “Mrs Ludhiana 2006” contest at Guru Nanak Bhavan here on January 7. Local television channels, Win and Siti Cable, will telecast the event Live.

Maternal and foetal care centre at Apollo
Ludhiana, December 19
SPS Apollo Hospitals launched an advanced maternal and foetal care centre here today to manage high-risk pregnancies. The centre will provide the parents-to-be with full spectrum of services, right from preconception counselling to a wide range of advanced testing.

Surgery to tackle obesity
Doraha, December 19
Dr Gurdip Singh Sidhu, director and chief of the Surgery Department of the Sidhu Hospital, Doraha, recently performed total laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery on Mr Harvinder Singh (name changed), a 47-year-old businessman from Ludhiana. The patient weighed 170 kg.

PAU NSS volunteers donate blood

Ludhiana, December 19 About 60 NSS volunteers from the College of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Home Science of the PAU donated blood for thalassaemics at a camp held here today. Dr G.S. Chahal, Director, Students Welfare, PAU, inaugurated the camp which was organised in collaboration with the DMC. NSS volunteers from the PAU donate blood on the university campus in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

GND varsity beat Jamia Millia in hockey

Ludhiana, December 19 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, quelled a strong challenge from Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, before romping home victorious 2-1 whereas Punjabi University, Patiala, faced no resistance from their opponents, Gurukul University, Haridwar, whom they routed 7-0 in the league phase of the 44th North Zone Inter-Varsity Hockey Tournament being played on Punjab Agricultural University campus here today.

A hockey match in progress between Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, during the 44th North Zone Inter-varsity Hockey Tournament at PAU campus, Ludhiana, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo Sayeed Ahmed