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Servant strangulates 2 sisters, flees
Chamkoiyan (Khanna), February 16
Two women aged 75 and 65 years were strangulated late last night by the servant they had hired about a month ago. Their bodies were found in their house by neighbours in the morning.

Senate Election
Teachers seek Central status for Panjab University
Favour check on ‘acadmic shops’
Ludhiana, February 16
Academicians, including a few Senate and Syndicate members of Panjab University, Chandigarh, feel that there were certain issues, which require immediate attention for improving the academic standards of the university.

Students of Guru Nanak Girls College walk on the ramp during a modelling show organised in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

NRI accused of sexual exploitation
Payal (Khanna), February 16
The district police today issued a Look Out Notice for an NRI who was yesterday booked on charge of sexually exploiting a 16-year-old girl. Mewa Singh, an NRI, was booked after the girl’s father, a resident of Sayian village, in a complaint lodged with the police alleged that Mewa Singh continued to sexually exploit the girl on pretext taking care of her.

Now, traders campaign for one-way traffic
Ludhiana, February 16
The controversial issue of imposing one-way traffic from the National Road to Ghumar Mandi has not only resulted confrontation between the police and shopkeepers but also divided them into two groups. Earlier, one of the groups had employed private guards to regulate the traffic. Now, another group has launched a signature campaign in support of the police for imposing one-way traffic.

Acid thrown on youth for harassing girl
Ludhiana, February 16
The Model Town police suspects that the harassment of a girl at the hands of a married man could have led the two youths to throw acid on him at Durgi late last night.

INTUC: Raise tax slab to Rs 2.5 lakh
Ludhiana, February 16
The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has urged the Union finance minister to raise the minimum amount of income tax slab from the existing Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. The union also urged the minister to exempt senior citizens with income up to Rs 5 lakh from being taxed.

COMMUNITY

Park Panels
MC okays move to appoint 2 women
Ludhiana, February 16
The local municipal corporation has decided to include two women each in the park management committees (PMCs) in the city. A decision to this effect was taken during its meeting held here yesterday.

Arya College staff stage dharna
Ludhiana, February 16
Teaching and non-teaching staff of Arya College staged a dharna on the college premises today in protest against the dilly delaying attitude of college authorities in accepting their legitimate demands.

Teaching and non-teaching employees of Arya College stage a dharna in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Venu, Harpreet emerge winners
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 16
Venu Gopal Sharma and Harpreet Kaur emerged winners in the declamation contest and poetry recitation competition respectively, during the annual function of Government College Karamsar (Rara Sahib) near here, yesterday. Dr Sushma Gupta, principal, presided over the function and Dr D.S. Gill, former principal SCD Government College was the chief guest.

Dr Gill and Dr Sushma appreciate a rangoli at Government College Karamsar on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Print Industry
Workers to get training at Glasgow
Ludhiana, February 16
Around 12 professionals from the print industry would undergo an eight-week training programme at Glasgow Metropolitan College (GMC) in UK. Shengchun Yao, international director of the college, who was in the city today, said the initiative by NIPA Educational Trust would go a long way in helping professionals associated with the industry upgrade their skills.

Inter-college contest in teaching skills
Ludhiana, February 16
GMT College of Education organised an inter-college competition in skill-in-teaching and on-the-spot teaching aid preparation under the guidance of principal of the college Dr H S Sidhu, here today. Sixteen colleges participated. Dr P.S Sangha, dean (faculty of education), Panjab University, was the chief guest.

SPORTS

SLUGGING IT OUT: A tug-of-war match in progress during the annual athletics meet of Malwa Central College, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Sukhjeet adjudged best athlete
Ludhiana, February 16
Sukhjeet Kaur, a student of BA-II, was adjudged the best athlete at the annual athletics meet of the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana, here yesterday.

Paramjeet pockets 11 medals
Ludhiana, February 16
Paramjeet Kaur stamped her authority by clinching eleven medals in the annual athletics meet of Malwa Central College for Women, Civil Lines, here today.

Gurwinder upsets Punjab champion
Ludhiana, February 16
The annual inter-club snooker championship held at the Lodhi Club here recently witnessed a major upset when Gurwinder Singh Gulati beat the national player and Punjab champion Dhruv Verma.

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