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Doctors welcome end to mercy killing dilemma
Ludhiana, March 9
The Supreme Court's decision to allow passive euthanasia in the case of individuals judged to be “brain dead” has apparently come as a boon for terminally ill patients and their families as well as doctors who till now were caught in the moral quandary over the best medical course of action to adopt in such cases.
PAU students, staff to boycott kisan mela
Ludhiana, March 9
Students and the non-teaching staff of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) have decided to boycott the two-day kisan mela to be held on the campus from March 17 if their demands are not accepted by the government.
Irregularities
MC Commissioner visits AC Market
Ludhiana, March 9
After getting directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to personally visit the AC market to look into the gross irregularities there, the Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner AK Sinha visited the market here today. MC officials from almost all branches reached the market, which has been in news for irregularities.
Sinha, along with Municipal Town Planner (MTP) Hemant Batra, also reached the spot to take stock.
MC Commissioner AK Sinha interacts with shopkeepers at the AC Market in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cops fail to curb city’s growing begging menace
 Ludhiana, March 9
“Don’t encourage beggars. If you do Ludhiana will become a city of beggars within 3 years”, warns a board put up by the city’s municipal corporation at the Bhaiwala
Chowk. That it has not had the desired effect is substantiated by the fact that the proportion of beggars in the population has been rapidly increasing.
Persons seeking alms line up under the elevated bridge at Mata Rani chowk, near the MC office, in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Excise Exemption
Pranab promises to look into demand
Ludhiana, March 9
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that he would look into the demand of various industrial associations seeking withdrawal of the excise duty on bicycles, hosiery, blankets, garments, sewing machines and other products.
‘Nanotechnology to change veterinary research’
Ludhiana, March 9
The advance training on “Nanotechnology: opportunities and applications in veterinary sciences,” started here at Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU).
Watch out, water is highly contaminated
Residents demand rural water supply, sanitation project
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 9
Residents of the localities here which are in Sangrur district are being made to drink water with an alarming percentage of contaminants and undesirable components. The falling water table has compounded the problem.
Judge: Crime rate among women up
 Ludhiana, March 9
The increasing crime rate among women is a matter of concern, stated SP
Bangarh, Sessions Judge, at the district courts complex here yesterday.
Sessions Judge SP Bangarh addresses woman lawyers at the district courts complex in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Liquor vend on public park
Building branch told to submit file
Ludhiana, March 9
After The Tribune highlighted the presence of an illegal liquor vend on public land in BRS Nagar yesterday, the top brass of the building branch of the Municipal Corporation (MC) has asked its staff to present a file related to the matter for further action.
Speaking Out
Residents favour active euthanasia
A majority of people feel that a law should be made in favour of active euthanasia in India as passive euthanasia is a relief for just brain-dead individuals who are on life-support systems. There are various other conditions, wherein people are physically immobile and mentally unresponsive, irrespective of the fact that they breathe without ventilator support, they argue.
Compartment Exam
Wrong picture on roll no slip puts candidate in a tizzy
Doraha, March 9
“Why are students forced to pay for the blunders committed by the Punjab School Education Board,” questions Preeti who is yet another victim of board’s negligence.
The roll number slip of Preeti which has a picture of a boy. Photo by writer
GADVASU signs MoU with Canadian varsity
Ludhiana, March 9
A Canadian delegation led by Dr Karen Chad, vice-president, research, University of Saskatchewan, visited GADVASU here today.
150 crafts on display at GCW
Ludhiana, March 9
The Indian Nari Development Avam Improvement and Advancement of Nation (INDAIAN), New Delhi, organised a handicrafts fair at Government College for Women (GCW) here today.
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| Shades of Craft: An artist showcases masks; and (right) a woman selects crafted flowers during the handicrafts fair at Government College for Women in
Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Ways to store grains discussed
Ludhiana, March 9
As per government estimates, India lost 70,000 tonnes of foodgrain last year due to inadequate storage. The total procurement of foodgrain in the previous season was 93 million
tonnes. The state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the Central Warehousing Corp
(CWC) have a capacity to store just 87 million tonnes of grain.
From Colleges
Farewell Time
LUDHIANA:
Students of BA, BCom and BCA (II) of SDP College for Women bid warm adieu to the outgoing students of BA, BCom and BCA (III) here today.
Disability no bar for master on canvas
Ludhiana, March 9
Disability cannot be a hurdle if one is determined to succeed. This has been proved by Hardeep Singh, an artist who is speech and hearing impaired.
Back for second flick
Ludhiana, March 9
‘Yara-O-Dildara’ is different from previous Punjabi movies, claims film actor Jonita
Doda, confident of another Punjabi hit after ‘Chak Jawana’. She was in the
city for the final stages of shooting for her second Punjabi movie, ‘Yara-O-Dildara’,
opposite Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann, with Jaidev as music composer and Shitij
Chowdhary as movie director. She debuted in films through the Kannada hit
‘Minchi’ (‘bijli’) in 2008 and became a successful actor down South.
Jonita Doda and Gulzar Chahal on the sets of
‘Yara-O-Dildara’ in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Billu Murder Case
Group clash at court complex
Ludhiana, March 9
A clash took place at the courts complex at the mini secretariat here yesterday when supporters of the main accused in the Billu murder case attacked one of the witnesses.
Prizes distributed at commerce college
Ludhiana, March 9
Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management organised its seventh annual prize distribution function here today.
Thieves strike at phone exchange
Steal equipment worth Rs 7 lakh
Jagraon, March 9
Thieves broke into a telephone exchange at Chaunkiman village, near here, and stole equipment worth over Rs 7 lakh late last night.
Two arrested with opium
Jagraon, March 9
The Ludhiana (rural) police have arrested two persons and recovered 250 grams of opium from their possession.
Bus conductor run over by train
Jagraon, March 9
A man was run over by a train near the Sherpur level crossing here this morning. He has been identified as Mishra Singh (55) of Sherpur Kalan village. He was a bus conductor with the Punjab Roadways in Jagraon.
3 nabbed with 17-kg poppy husk
Khanna, March 9
The Khanna police have claimed to have recovered 17 kg of poppy husk from the possession of three persons in the area.
Man defrauded of Rs 82 lakh
Khanna, March 9
The Khanna police have booked two officials of a Delhi-based spinning mill for defrauding a local cloth merchant of about Rs 82
lakh.
Punjab Games
City athletes hog limelight
Ludhiana, March 9
Though Jalandhar district finished at top of the medal tally and sportspesons from Patiala secured the second position and Ludhiana had to content with the third place in the inaugural edition of the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games held recently, athletes from Ludhiana performed exceedingly well to hog the limelight and occupied the top spot in athletics.
Athletes, along with their coaches, in a jubilant mood at the Guru Nanak Stadium in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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