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25 injured as school bus overturns
 agraon, August 30
A major tragedy was averted when timely action by the police and passersby rescued at least 25 persons, including 23 students of Government Primary School,
Dholanwala, village, who were hurt after the pickup van carrying them collided with a pillar near Keelee Chahlan village on Jagraon Moga road near here today.
Injured children being treated at the DMC hospital in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Rooftop travel goes unchecked in city
 Ludhiana, August 30
The sight of intrepid travellers perched on top of overcrowded buses has become a common sight in the city.Everyday, passengers can be seen risking their lives, perched atop buses bursting at their seams.
This happens only in India: Commuters sit atop an overcrowded bus in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma
Water samples fail quality test
Ludhiana, August 30
Twelve out of 14 water samples taken by the district health authorities from the Sherpur Kalan and Dhandari Khurd localities have failed the laboratory test. This has confirmed that water contamination was the reason behind the gastroenteritis outbreak that had claimed 11 lives in the last four days. More than a dozen colonies falling under these areas are under the grip of gastroenteritis.
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Privilege of being ‘God’ |
A child artiste, dressed up as Lord Krishna, all ready for a shobha
yatra.Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Merger of Schools
Teachers to intensify stir
Ludhiana, August 30
Not ready to give up to the decision of the state education department on the merger of primary and secondary schools, primary schoolteachers have decided to intensify their agitation.
Students apprised of services in PAU library
Ludhiana, August 30
To apprise students and faculty members of PAU about facilities and services available in Dr MS Randhawa Library of the university, an orientation programme was conducted wherein faculty, students and research scholars participated.
Educationist remembered
Doraha, August 30
Late Dr Ishwar Singh, whose birth anniversary is being celebrated tomorrow, was an educationist who played the game of his life with full zest and vigour.
Schemes for benefit of trade, industry elaborated
Ludhiana, August 30
Offset Printer’s Association (OPA) organised a function for its members, in which Arun Kumar
Jha, IES, director, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), was the chief guest.
From Schools & Colleges
Laurels
It was a matter of great pride for Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, that eight students of the institute represented Panjab University,
Chandigarh, at North Zone Inter-University Youth Leadership camp at Dalhousie.
Nepalese technicians given training at vet varsity
Ludhiana, August 30
“Training at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)-sponsored course will help us to deliver our services in a better manner to serve ailing animals. It would also develop an atmosphere for mutual deliberations in Indian sub-continent.”
Team of Rotary Club installed
Ludhiana, August 30
Annual installation programme of the Rotary Club was held on Saturday. Members of the board of directors for 2010-2011 were installed.The programme was presided over by Kanti K Behal.
Building castles in the air
Even as the traffic situation in the mega city is going from bad to worse, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir
Badal, with his renewed interest in the city (obviously with the next assembly elections drawing near), unfolds one or the other plan every now and then during his visit to
Ludhiana.
BSNL employees work late in the night to fix a fault in telephone cables near Model Town in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Power loom workers seek hike in pay scale
Ludhiana, August 30
The Power loom sector, lifeline of the Indian Textile Industry, produces wide range of fabrics ranging from
grey, printed fabric, dyed fabric, cotton fabric, various mix of cotton, synthetic, and other
fibres. The city exports goods worth lakhs to countries like U.S.A, France, Germany, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Italy but the sad part is that the workers in these units are working in the worst conditions and have not even got wage revision for the past 12 years.
Workers of power loom units hold a protest outside the labour office in Ludhiana on Monday.A Tribune photograph
Riot victims asked to complete formalities
 Ludhiana, August 30
It seems that that the district administration is in no mood to land in any controversy. In the latest development, the district administration has asked 247 riot victims to complete the formalities so that red cards could be issued to them.
Members of the Danga Pirit Welfare Association, after submitting a memorandum to the DC in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
‘Value addition in agri sector need of the hour’
Ludhiana, August 30
Additional director-general, food and fibre crops, at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Dr RP Dua today visited the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) to get the information regarding various research activities initiated by the institute.
First foreign patient lands at city airport
Ludhiana, August 30
Dr Jim Chan from Canada, accompanied by his mother who had come here for "Cytotron" and "artery clearance" (chelation) treatment, landed at Ludhiana Airport a few days ago to become the first foreign patient to use the much-awaited air-connectivity to the mega city.
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bal gopal |
Tiny tots dressed up as Lord
Krishna and Radha celebrate Janamasthmi at Kiddies’ Paradise
in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Bride’s parents locked out by
relatives
Phillaur, August 30
Parents of a bride, Kusum Bala, belonging to the Saraf community, had to pay a heavy price for giving consent to their daughter to marry a Jat groom, Sukhpreet, from nearby Mansurpur village recently.
Perform or perish, state YC chief tells cadres
Ludhiana, August 30
Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) president Ravneet Singh Bittu has asked the party workers, especially the office-bearers, to perform else make way for others.
City stinks, residents’ hopes sink
Ludhiana, August 30
Garbage littered on the roadside is a common site around the city be it the city interiors or posh localities. While areas around Sherpur are already in the grip of diseases, now the residents of post localities fear the outbreak of diseases.
Makeshift dairy ‘milking’ residents
 Ludhiana, August 30
Indifferent attitude of the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) to maintain the areas adjoining Flower Enclave has given a free access to a nomadic tribe to set up an illegal dairy in the area.
An illegal dairy set up near Flower Enclave in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Migrant couple get financial help for ailing son
Payal, August 30
People have begun enquiring about Tej Partap Singh, so that they can provide financial help for his surgery and treatment. Tej is suffering from chronic pulmonary disease caused due to perforated lungs. He is the only son of a migrant couple of Nizampur village near here.
Poor Power Supply
Residents march on streets with lamps
Amloh, August 30
Residents of Amloh town came out in the streets with empty buckets, hand fans and ‘lanterns’ (lamps) in their hands to express their anger against the poor supply of electricity.
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Jaswinderpal Singh, 26, who was instrumental in unearthing the multicrore rupee ‘bogus firm’ scam, lost his battle for life at the Christian Medical College & Hospital here today. He is survived by his wife and a two-year-old son.
