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Car falls into canal, two drowned
Doraha, August 28
Two out of the three occupants of an Alto car are reported to have drowned in a canal at Raul village, near Gurthali bridge, here this evening.

The Alto car that fell into the canal at Raul village near Gurthali bridge of Doraha on Friday. Photo: Lovleen Bains

Blacklisted contractor still getting work
Ludhiana, August 28
The municipal corporation has revealed under the RTI that it had blacklisted a contractor, Rohit Garg, and his company on December 18, 2008, but it is raising a controversy how a blacklisted firm could be allotted work in February this year.

Molestation: Councillor’s husband booked
6 supporters injured in police cane charge
Ludhiana, August 28
Six persons were injured as the police resorted to a canecharge to disperse agitators who were staging dharna in support of the husband of Ward No. 1 councillor, Rattanjit Kaur Sebia.

Randhir Singh, husband of Ward No. 1 councillor, Rattanjit Kaur Sebia, being taken by the police amid protest in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma.

MC seals three shops
Ludhiana, August 28
The municipal corporation sealed three shops at Bhagwan Chowk here since yesterday.

DTO refuses to renew auto permits
Drivers to ply them anyway
Ludhiana, August 28
Autorickshaws whose permits have not been renewed by the district transport department are still plying on roads, cocking a snook at the enforcement agencies.

City Concerns
It is practically impossible to walk in a majority of the shopping areas of the city, particularly at Kumhar Mandi, Chaura Bazaar and Model Town, besides several others. The reason is the innumerable encroachments on public land by shopkeepers and also ill-planned parking.

COMMUNITY

Punjab board compartment exams
Non-declaration of result has students in a fix
Doraha, August 28
The delay in the result of the compartment examination for Class XII, conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in the month of July, can render those who ‘clear’ the examination incapable of getting admission in any college of Panjab University for the current session.

PEDA holds seminar on energy saving 
Amloh, August 28
Fatehgarh Sahib district unit of the Panjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) organised a block-level seminar to celebrate Rajiv Gandhi Save Energy Day at the BDPO office here today. Speaking on the importance of the day, district chief of the PEDA Suresh Kumar Goel said, “We have been celebrating the day since 2004 with the help of the Centre government.”

PEDA district manager Suresh Kumar Goel at a solar energy exhibition in Amloh on Friday.Photo: Bhushan Sood

500 students examined at dental camp
Ludhiana, August 28
More than 500 students of Government Senior Secondary School, Humbran, availed the benefit of comprehensive check up and scaling at the 2-day free dental check up, treatment and awareness camp organised by Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital, which commenced today.

Kisan Club hails increase in paddy support price
Ludhiana, August 28
The PAU Kisan Club’s executive committee has discussed the minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops and hailed the Central Government’s decision for increasing the price for paddy, arhar, moong and other crops.

Marshals to help ease traffic
Ludhiana, August 28
Now MBAs, lecturers, retired officials, businessmen and homemakers have come forward to help  the traffic police in managing traffic.

Labour lok adalat settles 63 cases
Ludhiana, August 28
The District Legal Services Authority today organised a labour lok adalat under the supervision of Additional Sessions Judge-cum-presiding officer of labour court, JS Chouhan, at the district court complex here today.

From Schools & Colleges
Guru Nanak College celebrates freshers’ day
Ludhiana, August 28
The campus of Guru Nanak Girls College dazzled with colours amid the freshers’ day celebration here today. Senior students of the faculty of commerce, management and computer science (MBE, PGDPM and LW, MCom, MSc IT, PGDCA, BBA, BCA, and BCom) organised a cultural show to welcome the new comers.

Dhvani enthralls audience with old melodies
Ludhiana, August 28
Dhvani, a prominent art and cultural organisation of the city, captivated its audience with the soothing music of immortal melodies from films of yester-years. Known for presenting theme-based musical programmes in the city, Dhvani has given to its audience many such memorable programmes earlier too like ‘Awaaz De Kahan Hai’ (old melodies), ‘Ghazal - Film Ke Parde Se’, ‘Lamhe - Tribute to Mahinder Kapoor’, etc.

A singer performs at a programme in memory of Mukesh in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Bank employees pledge to donate eyes
Ludhiana, August 28
The Punarjot Eye Bank Society organised an interactive programme on eye donation at the regional office of the Central Bank of India here today in a bid to make the eye donation a mass movement.

Speech restored even as voice box removed
Ludhiana, August 28
A patient with throat cancer could speak even after removal of the voice box (larynx) following a successful surgery conducted at Ludhiana Mediciti Hospital.

Bylaws Violation
MC for adopting Haryana pattern
Ludhiana, August 28
Clearing of around 8,000 building bylaws violations across the state is giving a tough time to the civic bodies.

International industrial expo begins
Ludhiana, August 28
International Industrial Expo and Conferences, 2009, being organised by Paramount Exhibitors in collaboration with the International Trade Promotion Council (ITPC) at Perfect Palace, GT Road, Samrala Chowk, was today inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg.

Skin, hair tips for monsoon
Ludhiana, August 28
While the monsoon brings a welcome respite from summer heat, it also poses a lot of challenges to healthy skin and hair. The rashes of summertime give way to the humidity induced problems of the rainy season. A few simple precautions can prevent the damage to hair and skin.Monsoon is the time when the skin behaves a little strange and is often unstable. Suddenly it gets oily or becomes dry and dehydrated.Taking care of the skin is very necessary during this season in order to look fresh and beautiful. While it is the probable time for scalp infections and dandruff as rainwater carries pollutants and germs.

Excise inspectors to intensify agitation
They have launched an agitation in support of their demands pertaining to acute stagnation and pay anomalies
Ludhiana, August 28
Central excise inspectors have planned to intensify their stir and will stage a day-long dharna on September 9 throughout India. The Income Tax Employees Federation has also decided to go on strike on similar issues on the same day. The inspectors have threatened to go on indefinite strike if their long pending demands are not considered by the government.

Gallant tea vendor cremated
Ludhiana, August 28
Till the time he was alive, he lived on a meagre daily wages of Rs 60, but he died like a hero. Santosh (25), who struggled for every penny during his lifetime, received lakhs of rupees by various government and non-government organisations for his gallant effort in nabbing the dreaded militant, Balbir Singh Bhootna, at the railway station here recently.

CRIME

Lone shop at village burgled
Raikot, August 28
Thieves struck at the lone shop of Nathowal village dealing in mobile accessories here. Lakhwinder Singh of the same village in his complaint to the police has informed that the thieves decamped along with his Toshiba laptop, mobile phone SIM cards, dummy mobile sets, recharge coupons, old mobile sets that were given to him by customers for repair, his voter I-card and Rs 35,000 cash lying in the shop.

8 booked for seeking dowry
Jagraon, August 28
The police has booked eight members of a family for seeking more dowry and harassing a woman since her marriage. Kanchan, in her application to SSP, Ludhiana (rural), Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on September 8, last year, had stated that she was married to Davinderpal Singh of Amritsar on September 14, 2007.

Three booked for abducting minor
Jagraon, August 28
The Sidhwan Bet police has booked three persons, including a self-proclaimed Baba, on the charges of abducting a minor girl of the village. Hardev Singh of nearby Buzgar village has complained to the police that Kulwinder Singh of the same village has abducted his daughter Kamaljit (16), name changed, by luring her  into marriage.

Youth falls from bus, dies
Jagraon, August 28
A youth who was sitting on the roof of a bus fell down and died on the spot. The incident took place when Surinder Singh (25), alias Shindi, of Bassian Bet village climbed the roof of a mini bus of Thath Gurdwara Sahib of the village to secure the flex display boards on the bus.

SPORTS

Kabaddi teams felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 28
Girls of under-19 and under-17 kabaddi teams of Shaheed Kartar Singh Dukki Government Senior Secondary School, Latala, were felicitated at a function organised on the school premises today.The teams had emerged winner at district-level kabaddi games organised at Punjab Agricultural University Stadium at Ludhiana recently.

Kabaddi players with their medals at Shaheed Kartar Singh Dukki Govt Senior Secondary School at Latala village near Ahmedgarh. Photo: Mahesh Sharma

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