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Swine Flu
Foreign currency doesn’t charm
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 23
Foreign currency collection, which had once emerged as a popular hobby, has started loosing sheen in this part of
Malwa. Fear of contracting Swine Flu virus was reported to be reason behind the trend.
Youths take away car at gunpoint
Crime scene barely 200 metres from
SSP’s residence
Ludhiana, August 23
Even as the Punjab Police has been citing staff crunch as a reason for the spurt in thefts in the city, the police has even failed to protect the area where the SSP resides.
GLADA Plots
Going gets tough at Suvidha Centre for affidavits
Ludhiana, August 23
With a virtual scramble among residents to make applications for allotments of 158 freehold residential plots in Sector 39-A on Chandigarh Road here, the Suvidha Centre in the Mini Secretariat has witnessed an unprecedented rush of applicants for attestation of affidavits from the executive magistrate as laid down under the conditions of the offer which will close on August 31.
Experts focus on micro irrigation system
Ludhiana, August 23
A two-day training programme on micro irrigation was conducted at the PAU department of soil and water engineering here in which participants from the department of soil and water conservation, Punjab, participated.
Awareness rally for greener planet
Doraha, August 23
Students and teachers of Doraha College of Education, collaborated with Government Senior Secondary School, Payal, to organise a “green earth” awareness rally at Payal yesterday.
Plantation drive at Power Colony No. 2
 Ludhiana, August 23
The Punjab Youth Forum and Ludhiana Citizen Council today organised a plantation drive at Power Colony No. 2 near Sarabha Nagar in association with the Punjab State Electricity Board
(PSEB) and forest department.Harish Rai Dhanda, Chief Parliamentary Secretary was the chief guest.
Harish Rai Dhanda, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, plants a sapling during a plantation drive in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Chhatti celebrated with fervour
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 23
Chhatti festival was celebrated with religious fervour at various temples here today.Devotees, including men and women paid obeisance to Lord Krishna at Laxmi Narayan
Mandir, Shree Ram Mandir and Geeta Bhawan here. Besides reciting bhajans and chanting mantras, they oscillated swing carrying idols of Lord Krishna.Langar was also served to those participating in the function. Councillors Ravinder Puri and Bimal Sharma supervised arrangements at the functions.
Devotees during Chhatti celebrations at Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Ahmedgarh on Sunday. Photo: Mahesh Sharma
Health Expo
50 units of blood collected
Ludhiana, August 23
Several presentations and a blood donation camp, yielding 50 units of blood, marked the second day of the health expo, organised jointly by Paramount Exhibitors and Indian Trade Promotion Council in association with Indian Medical Association (IMA) in a bid to bring the manufacturers of health related items, healthcare service providers and public on a single platform.
Jatindera school starts NCC for junior wing
Mullanpur Dakha, August 23
A unit of National Cadets Corps (NCC) was unveiled at the Jatindera Greenfield School at Sudhar near here.
Ganesh utsav begins
Ludhiana, August 23
The week-long celebrations of Ganesh Mahotsav started today with religious fervour. All the temples of the city wore a decorative look.
Painter Bably in love with nature
 Ludhiana, August 23
God’s creations are bountiful and beautiful. The biggest solace painter Bably S Singh feels is to watch God's creations like birds and plants. Her painting exhibition titled "Sab teri kudrat tu kaadar karta" is being held at Gallery Artmosphere."Nature is so pure and honest. Whenever I feel sad or in a low mood, I watch birds and plants and they give me peace of mind," says
Bably. In one of her paintings she has shown numerous flowers and plants.
Bably S Singh looks at one of her paintings,
signifying hope. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
From Schools
250 saplings planted
Ludhiana, August 23
50 boys of NCC (3) battalion of Ryan planted around 250 saplings at various places, like parks and residential areas. Principal Gurpreet K Sandhu emphasised the need to protect the environment.
Brahampuri hurt, receives threats
Jagraon cops deny receiving
complaint
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 23
A few unidentified persons, suspected be organisers of an ultrasound scan center, tried to hit Harbans Singh Brahampuri with their car so as to stop him from blowing whistle against female feticide near Rasulpur village in the Jagraon subdivision about 10 days ago.Though a few passers by had rescued
Brahmpuri, who had sustained serious injuries, and shifted him to the Jagraon Civil Hospital.
Harbans Singh Brahampuri and his wife at their house in Brahampur village near Ahmedgarh on Sunday. Photo by writer
Rights activists to fight for Sarabjit’s release
Jagraon, August 23
The human right associations today joined hands in an attempt to seek early release of Sarbajit Singh, who is languishing in a Pakistani jail on the charges of carrying out anti-national activities in Pakistan. Shital Das, coordinator, South Asian Human Rights Group, Canada, and Surat Singh
Khalsa, chief spokesman, Universal Human Rights Organisation, in a joint press conference said today that the Canadian rights’ activists were following the Sarabjit’s case since his illegal arrest in August of 2003 and the court passing the verdict of hanging him till death for getting the innocent released. The plea of mercy of Sarabjit Singh had failed as his attorney had failed to appear before the Supreme Court of Pakistan at the time of final trial.
IMA against clamp down on doctors’ protest
Ludhiana, August 23
The local branch of the Indian Medical Association
(IMA) has condemned the police for using force to clamp down the peaceful demonstration of the doctors who were demanding the implementation of the 5th pay commission recommendations in
Amritsar. Even women doctors were not spared.
Despite threat, NGO constructs roads in Dalit colony
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 23
Disappointed over the alleged pathetic attitude of development authorities in the Pakhowal block towards long-pending demand of residents of a Dalit colony at Chhappar village, Ek Noor Sewa Society, a social
organisation, has started constructing streets of the locality.
View of a street where a social organisation is constructing a road and (right) residents walk through stagnant street at Chhappar village in Ahmedgarh on Saturday. Photo Mahesh Sharma
Power to dyeing units restored
Ludhiana, August 23
At least 15 dyeing units, whose power connections were snapped by the Punjab State Electricity Board
(PSEB) following orders by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), heaved a sigh of relief with the restoration of electricity to these units yesterday.
Diabetes on rise in Punjab: Doctors
Ludhiana, August 23
“Punjab reports a very high incidence of diabetes, high blood cholesterol level and obesity. These, in turn, manifest as cardiac problems,” Dr RP Singh, senior consultant cardiologist, SPS Apollo Hospitals, while addressing the participants at the National Cardiology Update - 2009, stated this. Dr BC Roy, laureate, and Dr Mathew Samuel
Kalarickal, Father of Interventional Cardiology in India, was the chief guest.
Ornamental fish latest fad among residents
Ludhiana, August 23
Akin to crystal, expensive imported decorative items, silk curtains and lavish chandeliers, ornamental fish, too, has become an important adornment of affluent Indian urban homes.
A lot on menu but reality tells otherwise
Ludhiana, August 23
The menu at the lone Nescafe cafeteria on Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus promises numerous goodies, including burgers, cold coffee, Maggie, hot chocolate, soup etc to visitors, but these are just promises. All one gets at the cafeteria are patties and sandwiches with cold drinks or coffee.
Ritzy rendezvous with trend, tradition ends
Ludhiana, August 23
Wedding Asia concluded today with grandeur at Hotel Majestic Park Plaza. In the exhibition, the celebrity participants presented a refreshing mix of fashion jewellery, home accessories and honeymoon destinations in an extremely majestic and grand way.
252 men undergo vasectomy
Ludhiana, August 23
As many as 167 men were operated upon through non-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) during a special family planning camp organised yesterday at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Pakhowal. As many as 85 men were operated upon under the NSV at a similar camp recently held at the PHC, Koomkalan.
Teenager dies of snakebite
Raikot, August 23
A class VIII student, identified as Gurdeep Singh (14), died of snakebite at Halwara village near here.
Schoolkids fancy junk food
Ludhiana, August 23
School-going children love to carry junk food in their tiffin. Noodles, pizzas, burgers, potato chips etc seems to be their hot favourite.
‘Use cow dung to fight power crisis’
 Ludhiana, August 23
The issue of slaughtering cows needs to be dealt with a strong hand as the number of them has been decreasing consistently, which is a shame for Hindus.This was stated by the national coordinator of the BJP Cow Development Cell, Radhesham Gupta, while addressing mediapersons in here today.Thanking Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for giving a nod to setup a Cow Commission in Punjab, Gupta
said.
BJP Cow Development Cell national coordinator Radhesham Gupta address mediapersons in Ludhiana
on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Two NRI sisters booked for fraud
Jagraon, August 23
Two NRI sisters have been booked for committing a fraud. Harminder Kaur, who resides in New York, had in a complaint lodged with the Sudhar police alleged that Lakhvir Kaur and Jasvir Kaur, both sisters who live in the USA, and their brother Buta Singh, who lives in India, had cheated her.
Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Jagraon, August 23
A man succumbed to the injuries sustained from an accident that took place between a car he was driving and a truck. Anil Kumar (42), who was driving an Ambassador, was going towards Moga from Jagraon when the truck driven by Gurnam Singh of Kamalpura rammed into the car, injuring all occupants of the car, near the Nanaksar Gate near here.
1 dead, three hurt in accidents
Mullanpur Dakha, August 23
A youth died and three persons sustained injuries after three vehicles collided with a speeding
Jagraon- bound Scorpio (PB 29 F 8545) tried to overtake, another car coming from the wrong side, and hit a Zen car
(PB 67 8545) and then an Indica car (UP 14 AD 5720) on the National Highway near Mandiani village at around 10 today.
Aayush bt Kunwardeep, retains snooker title
 Ludhiana, August 23
Defending champion, Aayush Kumar from Ludhiana outperformed Kunwardeep Singh of Amritsar to retain the title in the junior category in the sub-junior section on the penultimate day of the Punjab Open Snooker Tournament being held at Sutlej Club here today.Rishu and
Anmoldeep, both from Patiala, secured third and fourth positions, respectively.
Aayush Kumar concentrates during the title clash match in the junior section of the Punjab Snooker Championship being held in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Ludhiana, August 23
