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GOING UP IN SMOKE: World No-Smoking Day has no effect on this man, who smokes openly in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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FLIGHT TO FREEDOM:
Pigeons take flight and enjoy their freedom in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Quacks having a field day
 Ludhiana, March 10
Befooling people in the name of inexpensive and effective medicines, quacks from different parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been selling unlicensed ayurvedic medicines at almost a dozen stalls outside an auditorium at Gill road here.
Quacks sell medicines at Gill road in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Villages, colonies polluting groundwater
Ludhiana, March 10
Villages and colonies on the periphery of the city and outside the municipal corporation’s limits have been polluting the underground water of the city by using seepage pits in the absence of a proper sewage disposal system.
Pioneer’s statue in college bathroom
Hervey took great care in developing institution
Ludhiana, March 10
The statue of a Britisher, who abjured his wife for his love for the Government College here, has found its way to a bathroom at the college.
ACC Hervey’s statue kept at the bathroom-turned-store of the Government College in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
City
Concerns
Switch to public transport or walk
I feel that Ludhiana is a highly polluted city as the it is the industrial hub of Punjab, better known as the Manchester of India. Scores of industrial set-ups based in the city emit unlimited amount of lethal gases, forcing residents and visitors to inhale a poisonous mixture of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Autorickshaws are, no doubt, of great help to the people visiting here as it is very tough to walk to the destination.
Tour raises hope for chaotic city
Ludhiana, March 10
The joint tour of the city by three functionaries of the district has given some hope to residents that something good will happen for this most unplanned, congested and dirty town in the near future.
With no traffic lights, it’s chaos unlimited
 Ludhiana, March 10
As a result of the ongoing construction of the flyover on Gill road, heavy vehicular traffic has been diverted to Dugri Dhandra road, which in the absence of traffic lights and traffic cops, has become a nightmare for residents of adjoining areas.
A view of the intersection at Durgi Dhandra road in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Getting hooked on hookah
Ludhiana, March 10
Unmindful of hazards of puffing hookah among youths, Hookah bars are smoothly running their business at several hot spots of the city.
Punjabi youths provide cheapest labour in Australia
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 10
Foreign students are proving to be the cheapest and most easily available workforce in Australia and, among them, youngsters from Punjab who have gone to that country on a student's visa with a desire to settle there, have emerged as the sturdiest workers. The latter can be seen at car-washing centers and restaurants, working for AU $8-10 per hour for short spans.
At the Crossroads
Literature as a unifying force
Literature unifies diction with thoughts and feelings, besides instilling a spirit of togetherness in the people. During the pre-Partition days, Urdu was the dominant language in Punjab while Punjabi held the second position. It was like talking in your native language and writing in a language prevalent throughout the country. These two languages united the people from Peshawar to Panipat, so to say.
Couples marry again to pocket benefits
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 10
Philanthropists spending lakhs on organising marriages of poor girls are disappointed over the role of self-styled social leaders, who have reportedly been charging fee from beneficiary parents.
Sahir’s magic comes alive
Ludhiana, March 10
Depicting different shades in the poetry of Sahir Ludhianavi, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and Dhvani, an association for the promotion of arts, organised a musical evening ‘Mukhtalif Andaaz’ here on Monday evening.
200 companies for knitting exhibition
Ludhiana, March 10
 Knit World exhibition will start from March 12. The exhibition is approved by the India Trade Promotion Organisation and supported and recommended by
AEPC, Knitwear Club, Bahadur-ke-Textiles and Knitwear Association, Readymade Hosiery Manufacturers Association, Wool Club, Chambers of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings and Apparel Export Association of Ludhiana.
Narinder Mohan, organiser of Knit World, at a press conference in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Acrylic yarn rate hike worries industry
Ludhiana, March 10
Rise in the rates of acrylic yarn has become a cause of concern for the industry.
Shortage of raw material is the major reason behind the increase in the yarn prices.
Besides, the anti-dumping duty levied on the imports of acrylic yarn has further contributed to this hike.
 Seminar to improve sex ratio
Mullanpur Dakha, March 10
A block-level seminar to improve the sex ratio in Punjab was held at the Primary Health Centre
(PHC), Dakha.
Sahnewal SMO Dr Gurjit Singh, along with Dr Sudeep Kaur, SHO Jangeet Singh and Dr Bhupinder Singh, during a conference on female foeticide at Dakha on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
PAU Notes
Trained pest scouts boost cotton output
Ludhiana, March 10
A training programme on integrated pest management (IPM) in cotton for the field scouts was organised recently by Punjab Agricultural University’s entomology department and the directorate of extension education. In his inaugural remarks PAU vice-chancellor Manjit Singh Kang said training of scouts to carry forward IPM technology in cotton with the support of the Ratan Tata Trust was a “useful approach”.
From Colleges
Kirandeep crowned Miss Farewell
Ludhiana, March 10
Students of BA (II) of Government College for Women organised a farewell party to bid adieu to their seniors.
Principal RK Aulakh presided over. Students presented cultural
programme.
Two booked for fraud
Khanna, March 10
The police today booked two villagers for making fake papers of a tractor.
Man killed in accident
Thirtyfive-year-old Kuldeep Singh of Singhan Wala village, near Moga, was killed when his Bolero Jeep (DL2CB-6459) was hit by a truck yesterday evening.
Car stolen
Amloh, March 10
A white Maruti car (PB48A-8431) of Punjab Congress secretary Dilbag Rai Sood was stolen on Sunday night.
Man, sister-in-law get 7-year RI for rape
Ludhiana, March 10
A Fast Track court has convicted Sanjay Kumar of Puneet Nagar, Tajpur road,
Ludhiana, on charges of raping a Class X student in April 2004.
Cultural, sports events mark founder’s day
Ludhiana, March 10
Cultural and sports events marked the inauguration of the fifth founder’s day of Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospitals.
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Ludhiana, March 10
