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Victim of failed sterilisation seeks relief
Ludhiana, April 20
Life appears to have come to a standstill for Jagjit Singh and his wife Raj Kaur after the latter, despite having undergone sterilization earlier, gave birth to their third child following her unwanted pregnancy.
Unable to bear the burden of bringing up a third child, Raj and her husband, a daily wage labourer, have filed a complaint in the city’s permanent ‘Lok Adalat’ after they failed to get compensation for the unsuccessful operation.
Raj Kaur and her husband with their third child. A Tribune photograph
Tehsildar Case
Bains in jail despite bail
Ludhiana, April 20
The SAD youth wing’s city president and prime accused in the tehsildar attack case, Simarjit Singh Bains
(councillor), could not come out of jail despite getting bail from the High Court yesterday.
Simarjit Singh Bains
Encroachments on Tajpur road removed
Ludhiana, April 20
About 80 encroachments were removed from the Tajpur road, falling under Zone B, here today by the MC. The drive went on for about three hours under the supervision of assistant town planner Kamaljeet Kaur and
the police.
Cops sweat it out under shelters without canopy
 Ludhiana, April 20
With ongoing heat waves having already claimed some precious lives in the state, hundreds of traffic cops, who have since been facing pollution due to increasing number of vehicles on roads, are being made to stand in the scorching sun at crossings and intersections of the district.
Standing on the plinth of a damaged sunshade, a cop tries to save himself from the scorching sun while regulating traffic at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Census
Women teachers can exchange place of duty: DC
Ludhiana, April 20
Providing a respite to women teachers of government schools put on Census duty, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) today ordered that they could exchange their place of duty with their male counterparts after a mutual consent.
Diabetes camp
Ludhiana, April 20
The Hero Charitable Trust today organised a free diabetes and orthopaedics camp in South City,
Ludhiana. The poor and needy people were provided free medicines and blood tests were also conducted free of cost in the camp.
From Schools and Colleges
Orientation programme
To mark the beginning of Class XI, Sat Paul Mittal School conducted an orientation programme for parents and children. School director, Lt Col Dr DB Sharma told the parents about the school’s aim of complete development of the children and preparing global citizens capable of facing the challenges that modern life offers. Officiating principal Bhupinder Gogia apprised the parents with the teaching methodology, school systems and extra-curricular activities.
New Mahila Congress chief felicitated
Ludhiana, April 20
New district president of Mahila Congress (women wing) Leena Taparia was felicitated at a function organised by activists of the District Youth Congress (DYC) at the Congress Bhawan here today.
Lifting Of Pending Wheat Bags
SDM orders plying of tempos in grain market
Mullanpur Dakha, April 20
In order to defeat the glut-like situation in the grain market of Mullanpur Dakha, The SDM (East), Prem Chand, ordered for tempo services to lift the pending wheat bags in the mandi. Presently more than 6 lakh wheat bags are still lying in the market and the stock in increasing steeply.
Children’s Film Fest
Young directors in making
 Ludhiana, April 20
A workshop can change the way one thinks. Once they aspired to be film stars, but after attending a film-making workshop, the perspective of a bunch of schoolchildren has taken a twist. Once eager to be in front of the camera, now they want to go behind it and take control of the film-making process.
Students prepare for the shoot of documentry at Ryan International School in Ludhiana. Tribunen photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Fire destroys record room of Jagraon market body
Jagraon, April 20
The record room of Jagraon Market Committee was burnt down yesterday under mysterious circumstances. The records of 16 centres controlled by the market committee,
Jagraon, besides the records of Asia's second largest grain market turned into ashes. The fire incident took place last night. Secretary of market committee Nachatter Singh said a police complaint had been lodged to ascertain the reason behind the fire. He further added that the computer, fax machine, photostat and the record kept in the room had been burnt and the loss was irreparable. The loss in monetary terms is around Rs 2
lakh.
Principals’ Meet
Calendar of activities discussed
Ludhiana, April 20
Principals of over 20 Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex (Central Zone) met here today to discuss the calendar of activities, which are to be held in the session 2010-11.
BSNL employees go on indefinite strike
 Ludhiana, April 20
Workers of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) went on a nationwide indefinite strike against the disinvestment of the nigam and retrenchment of one lakh employees here today. The call for the strike has been given by the Joint Action Committee of BSNL associations and unions.
BSNL employees protest outside the GM’s office following a call for a nationwide strike in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cong leader held for stealing cheques
Jagraon, April 20
The police has arrested a former president of the local Congress unit for stealing cheques belonging to another person and presenting it before a bank.
Bicycle Industry
Local manufacturers turn to the dragon
Ludhiana, April 20
Ludhiana cycle manufacturers are heading towards China to get some tips from the business giant. While nearly 10 cycle manufacturers from the city have recently opened up their offices in China for handling exports and source cheap bicycle components, the remaining cycle industry has zoomed to the neighbouring country to take a peek into their style and mode of working.
Sect seeks renaming of Jagraon
Jagraon, April 20
A local sect has sought the renaming of Jagraon after Sant Baba Nand Singh. They want it to be renamed Baba Nand Singh
Nagar. The demand follows the naming of Jagraon bus stand after Amar Shaheed Lala Lajpat
Rai. Interestingly, they had earlier sought the naming of the bus stand after Baba Nand Singh. A large number of leaders gathered at the Nanaksar Thath here yesterday and termed Baba Nand Singh, founder of Nanaksar sect, a great spiritual and religious leader of 20th century.
Patwari, 23 head of cattle killed in accident
Ludhiana, April 20
A patwari was killed in a road accident here this morning. At least 23 head of cattle were also killed in the
accident. Balwinderjeet Singh (52), a resident of Kakowal, was on his way from Karabara Chowk to Kakowal on a scooter when a truck laden with cattle calves hit him.
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For over a year and a half officials of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) have been virtually stonewalling reconstruction of a park’s boundary wall.
