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Lab tests on samples of ‘hookah’ flavours fail
Ludhiana, January 19
Laboratory tests conducted on the samples of flavours used in ‘hookah’ and ‘sheesha’ smoking collected during a raid carried out almost two months ago at Mr Beans, a coffee shop in the city’s Sarabha Nagar locality, have failed. A team of health officials led by district health officer Dr Jagpal Singh had undertaken the search operation on November 24.
PAU students stage protest
Want govt to fill ADOs post in agri dept
 Ludhiana, January 19
The state government may claim that the agriculture sector remains their top priority but more than 1,000 posts of the agriculture development officers (ADOs) are lying vacant in the agriculture department for the past 10 years. The young agricultural technocrats of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), sore over apathetic attitude of the state government, staged a dharna on the campus today.
PAU students stage a protest against the government’s failure to fill vacant
posts in the agriculture department in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Opulent Punjabi wedding creates currency shortage
 Ludhiana, January 19
The big fat Punjabi weddings can never be complete without the opulence show of money. With wedding season in full swing, banks are facing shortage of currency notes below the denomination of 100. These currency notes are either used for making garlands or during the traditional ritual “vaarna”.
Another city girl clears HCS exam
Ludhiana, January 19
Another city girl, Guneet Arora, has brought laurels to the city and state by clearing HCS (Judicial) examinations. Guneet got her appointment letter yesterday.
After Maghi, it’s Majitha now
Govt seeks pvt buses for today’s rally
 Ludhiana, January 19
After Maghi mela, which was held on January 14 at Muktsar, it is now
Majitha! Once again, bus operators in the district have been asked to provide their “services” to ferry villagers from Majitha and nearby villages to
Amritsar, where a rally of ruling party will be held tomorrow. If the bus operators are to be believed, the gunmen of one of the senior officials in the district administration have been asking them to provide their vehicles.
Buses parked at Dana Mandi on Gill Road in Ludhiana which are to be taken to Majitha
for the rally. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Quality Improvement Programmes
Admn fails to boost teachers’ morale
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 19
Despite tall claims of the education department about success of various quality improvement programmes, the administration has failed to persuade heads of all government run schools to implement these projects.
LIT to auction 38 commercial, residential sites on Jan 27
Ludhiana, January 19
Buoyed by the tremendous response to offers for sale through open auction of commercial properties and residential plots last November and December, which yielded a whopping Rs 17.77 crore, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust will put another 34 commercial sites and built-up properties along with four residential plots under the hammer on January 27.
Now, keep track of your child’s performance
 Ludhiana, January 19
In what is probably a one-of-its-kind endeavour, Nankana Public School, Gill Road, has introduced a new software that would not only help parents keep track of their wards’ academic performance but also enable them to keep tabs on their day-to-day activities. This school has become the first in Punjab to have undertaken such an initiative.
The software, called pariksha.com, has been launched by the school recently and will keep parents updated on the all-round development of their children.
Science Congress
Students bring laurels to city
Project ranked among top 30
Ludhiana, January 19
Pulkit Arora, a student of Class X of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, participated in a project on “Effect of heavy metal contamination (cadmium) in waste water on soil and plants” at the national-level Children Science Congress 2010 held at VELS University,
Chennai.
From Colleges
Placement drive
 LUDHIANA: The Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Vocational Studies, GGN campus, organised a campus placement drive held by Maruti Suzuki for the undergraduate and postgraduate students on its premises on Wednesday. Thirtyfive students pursuing different courses in management and IT were interviewed for different posts of marketing executives, tele callers and operations.
Principal Dr Parveen Kaur Chawla (third from left) releases a book written by college lecturer Jasleen Kaur (fourth from left) in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Statue of Mai Bhago unveiled at college
Ludhiana, January 19
A statue of Mai Bhago was unveiled on the premises of Mai Bhago College for Women at Kohara yesterday.
The statue has been set up with the efforts of an NRI, Gurdeep Singh. Dr Harshinder Kaur and Dr Gurbhajan Gill, president, Sahit Akademy unveiled the statue. This is the
first statue of Mai Bhago to be installed in any educational institution. The director of college, Hardev Singh
Grewal, welcomed the guests.
From Schools
Declamation contest
 LUDHIANA: An inter-house English declamation contest was organised by Sub-Junior Humanities Forum for students of primary section at Kundan Vidya
Mandir, Civil Lines, here today. The aim was to provide students with a platform where they can use language confidently and also to enhance their interest in reading.
Website launched
Ludhiana, January 19
A two-day zonal workshop on “BDS implementation in clusters” was organised here today.
The workshop was attended by SIDBI officials from the project management division and executives of the foundation for MSME clusters. A website “www.garmentmanufacturersindia” was also launched as a common marketing and branding initiative for Ludhiana knitwear products.
Army exam on Jan 30
Ludhiana, January 19
The common entrance exam of candidates, who cleared their physical fitness test and physical measurement test during the Army recruitment rally will be held on January 30.
Martyr Joginder Pal remembered
Ludhiana, January 19
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU),
Ludhiana, will organise 2nd Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Officers’ Workshop tomorrow for the officers of Punjab.
300 delegates to attend workshop at vet varsity
Ludhiana, January 19
Tributes were paid to the late Punjab Education Minister Joginder Pal Pandey on his 24th death anniversary at a prayer meeting organised by the District Congress Committee (DCC) at Rising Star Playway School on the Jassian road here today.
5 robbers held, 23-tonne sponge iron seized
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 19
 The Gobindgarh police solved the theft case of a truck (PCK 4477) loaded with 23-tonne sponge iron with the arrest of five thieves. The truck was stolen on January 11.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Ludhiana range, Paramraj Singh Umranangal, and District Police Chief, Ranbir Singh
Khatra, said Manoj Kumar, a resident of Khanian village, Rakesh Kumar, a resident of the Battan Lal Road, Mandi
Gobindgarh; Jasbir Singh and Darshan Ram, both residents of Bhadla Neewan, and Narinder Singh, a resident of Khanna, were arrested.
Stolen truck recovered by the police at Mandi Gobindgarh on Wednesday.
A Tribune photograph
Thieves decamp with cash, grocery items
Ludhiana, January 19
Thieves struck at a grocery store at the Dugri road and decamped with cash and grocery items worth Rs 20,000.
The incident came to light when Davinder Singh, owner of Jolly Grocery Store located on the Dugri road, arrived at the shop this morning.
Two gangs of snatchers, cell phone thieves busted
Ludhiana, January 19
With the arrest of three youths, the city police claimed to have busted a gang of snatchers, who were behind 70 snatching incidents occurred in the past few months.
Sports kits distributed
 Ludhiana, January 19
A total of 125 players, enrolled with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre,
Ludhiana, were given sports kits during an annual function organised at Guru Nanak Sports Complex here today.
A prominent sports promoter and president, Ludhiana District Kabaddi Association, Pehalwan Gurmail Singh was the chief guest.
He handed over these kits worth Rs 4,000 each to the sportspersons.
Players with their sports kits given by the SAI Training Centre in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Ekampreet 2nd in shooting
Doraha, January 19
Ekampreet Singh of Class XIth, Green Grove Public School, Mohanpur, stood second in the 177th Peep Sight Air Rifle National Competition.
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Ludhiana, January 19
