The setting sun presents a magnificent view in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Rly cops help woman deliver on platform
Khanna, September 28
A woman gave birth to a baby boy with the help of some women and railway police personnel late in the night yesterday at Khanna train station. Bela Devi, a brick kiln worker in a village near Kohara, was on her way to Ludhiana in the Shaheed Express along with her husband, Kailash, when she suddenly went into labour at about 9 pm.
WHO fight against AIDS, TB, malaria ineffective
Pvt docs of district fail to take part in
project
Ludhiana, September 28
Efforts by the World Health Organization’s Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria
(GFATM) to combat the diseases in the district have largely been ineffective when it comes to application of the project’s guidelines. A majority of the private medical practitioners working under the aegis of the Indian Medical Association have failed to participate in the public-private mix project, which is designed specially to curb the growing incidence of the three diseases.
Veterans celebrate Gunners’ Day
Ludhiana, September 28
Last evening saw an event, initiated by the British East India Company, being hosted at the Ludhiana military station here.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Birth Anniversary
Govt’s attitude has hurt martyr’s kin, says niece
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
Declaring holidays on martyrdom day and birth anniversaries of the freedom fighters carries no meaning till ideologies and principles propagated by them are adopted by masses, says Amarjyot Kaur Thind, a niece of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
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| (Left) Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s niece distributes copies of life and history of the martyr among children at Ahmedgarh. Photo: Mahesh Sharma;
(Right) Members of the youth forum light a ceremonial lamp at Doraha on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Lovleen Bains |
Good response to police commissionerate system
Ludhiana, September 28
The Police Commissionerate system, introduced in the industrial capital of the state, has stabilised and residents are hoping that there will be further improvement in the crime situation and the traffic management will also become more smoother. There is already a drop in incidents of snatchings and robberies.
Ayodhya Dispute
Fear of outcome keeps people indoors
Ludhiana, September 28
Fear of clash between two communities in view of the Supreme Court’s hearing on the Ayodhya dispute kept a large number of families indoors today.
Professionals opt for onion food processing
Ludhiana, September 28
The food processing industry is attracting people from diverse professions. The Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) today transferred powdering technology of onion, garlic and ginger to a computer engineer and a professional painter from Maharashtra, respectively.
Bara Ghallughara Project
CM to lay stone on Oct 18
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
The administration has initiated the process for construction of Bara Ghallughara monument at Rohira village near here to commemorate sacrifice of 35,000 Sikhs, who were massacred by Ahmed Shah Abdali’s army on February 5, 1762. A pennant standing on a mound is all that stands as a testament to the brutality at present.
Minister for tourism Hira Singh Gabria discusses a point about the Bara Ghallughara memorial with delegates at Rohira near Ahmedgarh on Tuesday. Photo by writer
‘50 pc expectant mothers anaemic’
Ludhiana, September 28
The department of physiology, DMCH, under the aegis of Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India
(Ludhiana chapter) today organised a symposium on “Nutritional Anaemia”.
 Youth Fest
Bhajan, essay writing contests mark Day I
Ludhiana, September 28
The Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival of Ludhiana zone-B had a grand opening at Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller
Ganj, today.
Students participate in a shabad gayan competition during the PU Youth Fest that opened in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
From Colleges
Tributes paid to Bhagat Singh
Ludhiana, September 28
It was a scene full of emotions when students of the Ludhiana Group of Colleges
(LGC), Chaukimann, Ferozepur road, celebrated the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh on the campus. The MBA students displayed a big banner displaying photographs of the martyr on the national highway. The students of MBA, MCA,
BTech, BBA and BCA paid homage to the great revolutionary leader of the Indian freedom struggle. Harpreet Singh, head of the management section, said a management student had a lot to learn from the martyr’s biography. He was an apostle of leadership as well as a skillful planner, he explained. He urged the students to read literature about his life, which will contribute to their educational training. Dr MP
Kaushal, principal, lauded the efforts of the students to remember the martyr on his birth anniversary.
‘Indian businesses in transition phase’
Ludhiana, September 28
The Ludhiana Management Association is going to organise a lecture on “Family driven business: Challenges and opportunities” tomorrow.
Miller Ganj roads in pathetic state
Ludhiana, September 28
Roads in the Miller Ganj area are in a pathetic state and passing from this area is a virtual hell. It is a testing time for nearby shopkeepers and workers to cross these muddy roads in the rainy season. The condition of the roads has been the same since years.
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| A view of the roads that are in deplorable condition in Miller Ganj. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Chhapaar Mela
Job well done, police dog squad returns home
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
Having accomplished their task of helping administration check crime at Chhapaar Mela, Senapati, alias Sultan, and Mystol are back to their stable at the equestrian wing of the Sidhwan Bet police station.
Road in pitiable condition
Khanna, September 28
The condition of a main road of the city that falls in ward no. 8 is miserable. Several main offices, including court complex, tehsil complex, telephone exchange, are situated on this road. This road leads towards Chandigarh by passing through
Ratanheri, Boothgarh, Kheri Naudh Singh and other villages.
A view of standing water on a road in ward No. 8 of Khanna. A Tribune photograph
Arrest of Bittu
Youth Cong activists stage protest
Raikot, September 28
Accusing the Punjab police of harassing party activists to appease their political masters, Youth Congress leaders have demanded strict action against those cops who had allegedly maltreated and arrested state president and MP Ravneet Singh Bittu recently.
Table Tennis Meet
Nirdosh, Manpreet lift titles
 Ludhiana, September 28
Nirdosh of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan campus, Model Town, and Manpreet Singh of Ludhiana registered victories to bag titles in the women and men’s sections, respectively, in the 21st Prithipal Singh Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament held here at Punjab Agricultural University campus ground.
Winners of the Prithipal Singh Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament strike a pose with their trophies
in Ludhiana on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Softball squads finalised
Ludhiana, September 28
On the basis of their performance in the Sub-Junior Ludhiana District Softball Championship held at Guru Nanak Stadium, here, yesterday, the following boys and girls have selected to represent the city in the 13th Sub-Junior Punjab State Softball Tournament scheduled to be held here at Ramgarhia Complex, Miller
Ganj, on October 2 and 3.
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