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50-year-old man run over by speeding bus
Ludhiana, October 30
A 50-year-old man, Amrik Singh, was crushed to death after the driver of a speeding private bus lost control over the vehicle near the Sherpur Chowk Army Cantonment on the Dholewal road here this morning. The bus dragged the victim for at least 50 feet before ramming into a road divider. Ten passengers travelling in the bus escaped with minor injuries.
Relatives of Amrik Singh grieve over his death in Ludhiana on Sunday
Shan-e-Punjab, Shatabdi still running late
Ludhiana, October 30
Even as the rail traffic disrupted due to derailment of three coaches of Kalka-Howrah Mail at the Narela railway station on Friday and further thrown out of gear due to the “rail roko” agitation by farmers at Phillaur yesterday, was limping back to normalcy, the 12029 New Delhi-Amritsar Swarn Shatabdi and 12497 New Delhi-Amritsar are still running behind schedule by several hours.
Dead man booked in land-grab case!
Ludhiana, October 30
Strange are the ways of the police which has booked a dead man in a land-grab case after detailed investigation by the office of the district attorney legal.
20 pc rise in cost of woollens
Ludhiana, October 30
Hosiery manufacturers (dealing in woollens) are expecting to get good returns this year due to favourable weather conditions. The prices of woolens are also expected to increase between 15 and 20 per cent due to the increase in the cost of raw material and 10 per cent excise duty levied on large-scale manufacturers.
A salesman displays woollens in a retail outlet at Ghumar Mandi in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Attack on 2 govt schoolteachers
Police yet to arrest accused
Jagraon, October 30
Even as more than a month has passed since the alleged attack on two government schoolteachers near DAV College here on September 15 by six assailants, the police has failed to arrest any of the accused in the case so far.
Flour prices go up after govt discontinues scheme
Ludhiana, October 30
The prices of flour have gone up tremendously in the recent months after the state government discontinued with the “atta” scheme initiated to provide fortified flour to consumers at subsidised rates. A bag of 10 kg flour, which was available between Rs 125 and Rs 135 during the period of the scheme, is now being sold at Rs 180 or more in the open market. Not only flour mill owners, but also the public at large wants the scheme to be restarted.
Rightly said — Every dog has his day
Ludhiana, October 30
Pants, drools and barks marked the day at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) as canines of various breeds, sizes and variety were escorted by their proud owners to the vet campus.
Chidren play with a Pug at the Dog Show in GADVASU, Ludhiana. on
Sunday
road cave in
Delay in work on damaged road puts off residents
Ludhiana, October 30
As the Ludhiana municipal corporation has turned a blind eye towards the road cave-in incident on Sham Singh road, residents have threatened to block the street in protest against the civic body on Tuesday.
Education for girls
‘Students yet to avail benefits of government schemes’
Ludhiana (Mandi Ahmedgarh), October 30
The Punjab government that has since been boasting of its ongoing efforts to teach every girl child is yet to approach the Committee for Girl Education for seeking advice and suggestions on the most challenging issue in society. However, the committee will be inviting experts and officials in the state education department, along with their counterparts from other states, to a national seminar on “Women Education and Empowerment” scheduled to be held in January, 2012.
Dr Shabistan Gaffar
‘NGOs can bridge gap between social bodies, govt depts’
 Malerkotla/Ludhiana, October 30
Maintaining that Indians were the most talented human beings of the world and members of all minority communities, including Muslims, were Indians first, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions
(NCMEI) chairman Justice MSA Siddiqui called upon office-bearers of social and political organisations to shun the tag of minority and strive to emerge as next major communities of the nation.
Justice MSA Siddiqui
school notes
Songs, folk dance mark function
Ludhiana: Shri Atma Nand Jain School Committee organised “Vallabh Darbar” to mark 142nd birth anniversary of Yugveer Punjab Kesari Shrimad Vijay Vallabh Surishwar. Students of Shree Atam Vallabh Jain College-IMTS, Shree Atam Vallabh Jain College-PU, SAN Jain Senior Secondary School and Vallabh Public School presented songs, folk dances and qawwali on the occasion.
Students all smiles during a function at SAN Jain Senior Secondary School in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
reporters diary
Just for alms!
The Ludhiana Police has pasted posters asking residents not to encourage beggars at public places. Outside Durga Mata Temple, Jagraon Bridge, here a lot of beggars aged between 3 and 80 are seen asking for alms from residents. There sits an old woman who can’t hear and speak. She does not ask for alms but sits quietly watching good
samaritans. I always give her something as the small gesture gives me immense satisfaction.
‘Underweight newborns may have short stature’
Ludhiana, October 30
Newborns, who are less than 1kg (1,000g) in weight at the time of birth may develop rickets. Rickets is the weakness of bones caused due to deficiency of calcium and Vitamin D. Such kids may have short stature in future. But if such kids with rickets are given right calcium and Vitamin D supplements, their growth becomes normal.
Manufacturing sector needs booster shot
Ludhiana, October 30
The weak Indian manufacturing sector is a cause for concern. Response to this dismal situation is unequal, as emerging economies have comparably shown much better results. China’s manufacturing share is 34 per cent of its GDP, Thailand 40 per cent and Brazil’s share is 25 per cent of its GDP.
‘Prompt police action could have saved daily wager’s life’
Ludhiana, October 30
Murder of Balbir (32), a daily wager, who was allegedly stabbed to death by six drug addicts, including a close relative of a SGPC member Charan Singh
Alamgir, could have been avoided had the police taken timely action against the accused.
Jagdeep Singh Grewal, who has alleged police inaction
dalit sammelan
Cong tries to earn brownie points
Ludhiana, October 30
That the parties are more concerned to draw political mileage and earn brownie points rather than do anything worthwhile for the welfare and empowerment of the Dalits, was more than evident at the “Dalit Chetna Rally” organised by the Bhartiya Valmiki Youth Federation on the Chandigarh Road here today.
CMCH launches campaign against stroke
Ludhiana, October 30
The stroke unit of the CMCH and the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) has jointly launched a global fight against stroke by starting the “one- in-six” campaign.
Tempers fray during Cong meet
Ludhiana, October 30
City- based Congress leaders, it seems, are finding it hard to put up a united face as high drama was witnessed during the District Congress Committee (Urban) meeting today. Tempers began to fray after former minister Malkit Singh Birmi and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee delegate Gurmail Singh Pehalwan entered into a heated argument, in the presence of MP Manish Tewari, former minister and observer Jagmohan Singh Kang and other senior Congress leaders.
 Rajni,
Hitesh win table tennis tournament
Ludhiana, October 30
Rajni Gupta of Amritsar in the women’s section while Hitesh Dogra from
Jalandhar in the men’s section overpowered their opponents to emerge as
champions in the Open Punjab State Ranking Table Tennis Championship that
concluded at Shastri Hall near Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
Winners of the Open Punjab Ranking Table Tennis Tournament pose for a photograph in Ludhiana on Sunday.
photo: inderjeet verma
 Kabaddi
World Cup from tomorrow
Ludhiana, October 30
With the arrival of Canadian kabaddi team here this morning, the ball has been
set rolling for the second edition of the World Kabaddi Cup slated to be held at
different venues across the state from November 1 to 20.
Members of the Canadian kabaddi team in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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