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PAU VC sends SOS to Badal
No pension fund since November
Ludhiana, January 5
Dr Manjit Singh Kang, vice-chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, has sent an SOS to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, seeking immediate release of grant for disbursement of pension to the retirees of the university. The vice-chancellor has mentioned that the retirees have not received pension for November and December.

Dialogue on green crisis begins
Ludhiana, January 5
A two-day dialogue on environment health crisis in Punjab began here today to discuss the causes and ramifications of environment degradation owing to the excessive use of chemicals and allied factors in farming.

Chinese ‘dor’ turns bird killer
Ludhiana, January 5
This year, kite flying could put the lives of birds at risk as residents are set to celebrate Lohri by flying kites with Chinese plastic thread. According to a kite trader, plastic thread worth about Rs 2 crore has been sold across the city and the sale is expected to rise in the coming days.

RISKY SPORT: A boy flies a kite on the rail track in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Three booked for drug smuggling
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 5
The Dehlon police has booked three persons under the NDPS Act for allegedly distributing drugs and narcotics in the area. As much as 52 kg of poppy husk was seized and an Indica car used in the crime impounded.

ME TOO: Poor people light a fire to keep the cold at bay in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

	Give retirement benefit certificate for grant: Govt  January 5, 2008
	PAU land faces govt scare January 4, 2008
	Men posing as cops rob labourers January 3, 2008
	Two youths die in car accident January 2, 2008
	Firemen fight obstruction, rude residents before fire January 1, 2008
	NHAI overlooks condition of toll bridge December 31, 2007
	5-yr-old sodomised, killed December 30, 2007
	NRI from Canada sent to ‘manage’ contract killing December 29, 2007
	Cheats aplenty at athletics meet December 28, 2007
	Unusual robbery catches cops unawares December 27, 2007
	Making a mockery of shagun scheme December 26, 2007
	Toll barrier has new address — Sutlej bridge December 25, 2007

Remand extended in RDX case
Ludhiana, January 5
The duty magistrate today extended the police remand of the accused in the Shingaar blast case. They are Gurpreet Singh, Sandeep Singh, Ravinder Singh, Palwinder Singh and Jasbir Singh till January 7. 

COMMUNITY

Gurpurb celebrated with fervour; Ishmeet’s first album out
Ludhiana, January 5
The Parkash Utsav of the 10th guru, Guru Gobind Singh, was celebrated with fervour and gaiety here today. Devotees paid obeisance at gurdwaras located all over the city and partook langar. Religious functions were organised at these gurdwaras, including Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Sabzi Mandi, Gurdwara Singh Sabha Kalgidhar, Field Ganj, Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Model Town Extension, and Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Sarabha Nagar and Model Town.

Devotees partake of langar and (right) Ishmeet’s first album on Gurbani being released at Gurdwara Sarabha Nagar on the occasion of Parkash Utsav of Guru Gobind Singh in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photos: Sayeed Ahmed

No self-defence gadgets for girls
Ludhiana, January 5
After the incident of molestation in Mumbai, girls in the city are worried about their safety but the local market has no self-defence gadget to offer them. While in metropolitan cities the fair sex largely depends on pepper spray, a legal self defence gadget, even the staff in high end shops of the city nod in negative when asked about it.

NSS volunteers honoured
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 5
Outstanding volunteers of two units of the NSS of Shri Guru Har Krishan College for Women Phallewal were felicitated at the concluding function of a 10-day camp organised at Kanganwal village, near here, yesterday.

Panels formed to resolve marital disputes
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 5
The district police has constituted four separate committees comprising of prominent citizens to resolve marital disputes. These committees are headed by senior police officials and have retired educationists and lawyers as panel members. These committees will work in collaboration with the district women cell.

Tributes paid to freedom fighter
Ludhiana, January 5
Tributes were paid to freedom fighter Saroop Singh Johal at the second annual cultural and heritage mela organised by the Baljit Charitable Trust at his native village Mandiani, 22 km from here on Thursday. Baljit Johal, chairman, business advisory council to the US President and the trust chairman presided over the function. About 12 prominent citizens, including eight freedom fighters, were honoured on the occasion.

Shingar Blast Case
Cops yet to recover RDX, arrest Harminder
No action against cops who let Babbar slip
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 5
Having arrested seven persons for their alleged involvement in the Shingaar Cinema blast case, the state police is still groping in dark for the recovery of about 5 kg RDX and the arrest of Harminder Singh, who is absconding.

Armed Robbery

Police releases suspect’s sketch Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 5 The Ludhiana (rural) police has released the sketch of one of the suspected armed robbers who had robbed Rs 4.5 lakh from the owner of a flour mill on the Jagraon- Raikot road, near here, yesterday. The Maruti car used in the crime was found abandoned near Raikot today. Sketch of a suspected robber released by the police.

AGRICULTURE

Stop aping US agri-pattern: Expert
Ludhiana, January 5
Punjab, which played a major role in ushering in the Green Revolution, is under the grip of severe environmental crisis. Leading food and agriculture policy analyst from New Delhi, Dr Devinder Sharma, who was in city to inaugurate two-day convention on the “Dialogue on Environmental Health Crises in Punjab”, while showing concern over the problem, blamed the agriculture department and scientists for deteriorating environment of the state.
Dr Devinder Sharma, food and agriculture analyst, inaugurates a two-day convention on environmental health crises in Ludhiana on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Minister inaugurates quiz contest
Ludhiana, January 5
Minister of health Laxmi Kanta Chawla formally inaugurated the 7th edition of the “Bharat Ko Jano” Quiz Contest organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad at KVM School here today. The health minister announced Rs 1 lakh grant for the parishad.

Students enact a play on the inauguration of a quiz contest at KVM School in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

SSA elects office-bearers 
Ludhiana, January 5
A general body meeting of the PAU Supervisory Staff Association (SSA) was held to elect the office-bearers of the association here yesterday.

Home science losing sheen, feel experts
Ludhiana, January 5
Home science stream has been integral to the development of overall personality of women. However, lack of focus has led to the gradual decline in interest among girl students in the subject.

PAU mulls offering vocational add-on courses
Ludhiana, January 5
A meeting of head of departments of constituent colleges of the PAU was yesterday held under the chairmanship of vice-chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang to deliberate on the modular, vocational and occupational courses in agriculture and allied sectors with recognition from the National Council for Vocational Training. Deliberations were held on the possibility of starting various add-on courses.

Saplings planted at engg college
Ludhiana, January 5
The Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology (LCET) organised a sapling plantation camp to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary here today. The camp was sponsored by the hockey club, Samrala.
Faculty and students of Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology (LCET) during a plantation drive in Ludhiana on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

COURTS

BSNL to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 5
The district consumer dispute redressal forum has directed Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to pay a compensation of Rs 20,000 to Beant Singh for its failure to re-start his mobile connection which had become non-operational due to some problem in the SIM card.

5 selected for fashion awards
Ludhiana, January 5
Ashima, Rachit, Neha Mahajan, Shilpa Narang and Rajni of fashion design department, SIFT, have been selected for “Arvind Fashion Awards”.

Type-II diabetes on rise: Doc
Ludhiana, January 5 Dr Jasbir Kang, MD, diplomat American board of internal medicine and chief of the staff, Fremont Rideout Health Group, Yuba City, California, was invited by head of the medicine department, Dr Sandeep Puri, and head of the endocrinology department, Dr Parminder Singh, for delivering a lecture on diabetes at DMCH here yesterday.

Ailing 11-month-old needs money
Ludhiana, January 5
Ansh Kumar, 11-month-old, has been undergoing treatment in the DHCH’s pediatric ICU for the past two months. His father, Pradeep Gupta, is a daily-wage worker who migrated to the city from Jharkhand a few months ago.

Insurance facility at DMCH
Ludhiana, January 5
NsurePlus, in association with the National Insurance Company, today opened its extension counter at the DMCH and HDHI, which was inaugurated by the president of the DMCH managing society, Sunil Kant Munjal.

SPORTS

Malwa school sails on Manjeet’s hat-trick
Ludhiana, January 5
A hat trick by Manjeet Singh helped Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, to script 3-1 victory against Spring Dale School, Amritsar, in an under-14 years match in the Punjab Hockey League for boys being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at Prithipal Singh Memorial AstroTurf Stadium, Punjab Agricultural University, here today.

A match in progress between Ferozpur and Faridkot during the Punjab hockey league at the PAU on Saturday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Jassowal retain football title
Ludhiana, January 5
Defending champion Jassowal outplayed Kila Raipur 2-0 to retain the title in the 7th annual football championship organised by Dashmesh Sports Club at Grewal Stadium, Kila Raipur, near here, yesterday.

28 teams for north zone hockey tourney
Ludhiana, January 5
As many as 28 top outfits of North India will be vying for top honours in the North Zone Inter-Varsity Hockey Tournament for Men to be held at Prithipal Singh Memorial Astroturf Stadium of the PAU from January 15 to 21.

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