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Celebrations turn sour for SAD youth wing leader
Ludhiana, December 23
Celebrations turned sour for District Youth Akali Dal president Simranjit Bains, who was busy greeting his supporters after a local daily and television channel claimed that their party had decided to give his brother a ticket from Ludhiana (south constituency), when a relative broke the news of his father-in-law's killing.
Gang of robbers busted; 8 held
Car, gold, Rs 1.4 lakh, four bikes recovered
Mandi Gobindgarh, December 23
The local police swooped down on a gang of 11 robbers, who had assembled to split their booty at Ladpur village, and arrested eight of them.
Following a tip-off, a team led by SHO Kashmir Singh and CIA inspector Bikramjeet Singh Barar arrested the gang members in a joint raid. Three members, however, escaped the scene.
6 months on, police yet to take
action
 Reckless driving of school buses continues in absence of helpline
Ludhiana, December 23
It has been over six months since the city police resolved to take stringent steps to ensure a smooth ride for schoolchildren and proposed to float a helpline to keep reckless driving by school bus drivers in check. But the proposal of then Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh has yet to see the light of day.
25 Singapore volunteers transform village school
 Spend Rs 11
lakh, fix roofs, donate 3,500 books
Assi Kalan, December 23
What successive governments could not do for residents of this nondescript village of Ludhiana district during the past decades was accomplished by a team of Singaporean volunteers in less than three weeks.
Volunteers of the Young Sikhs Association Singapore with villagers at Assi Kalan on Thursday. A
Tribune photograph
School notes
Students revel in Yuletide spirit
 Ludhiana, December 23
Christmas was celebrated in schools across the city with fervour and enthusiasm. Stressing the importance of Christmas and highlighting the message of love and sacrifice, students enacted a play at Ryan International School. Carol singing, rock band, Christmas rap and other colourful performances filled the air with jubilation.
Students take part in Christmas celebrations at Kiddies Paradise School.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
College notes
Workshop on research
methodology
Ludhiana, December 23
The five-day workshop on “Research methodology, applied statistics and use of SPSS”, which started on December 18 at BCM College of Education, concluded here today.
Both staff members and students participated in the workshop. Mahesh
Munjal, managing director, Majestic Auto Ltd, presided over the concluding day function.
City gets taste of Rajasthan’s culture
Ludhiana, December 23
The three-day cultural extravaganza “Rajasthan Calling”, organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, in its bid to attract domestic tourists from Punjab, opened at the Rotary Bhawan here today.
Handicrafts on display during the three-day Rajasthan Tourism Festival, which opened in Ludhiana on Friday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Awaiting promotion
4,000 teachers in a fix
Lists not out yet even as poll code threat looms
Ludhiana, December 23
Lecturers and principals awaiting promotions in government schools are in a fix, as uncertainty looms on around 4,000 teachers who are due to be promoted from master-cadre to lecturers, masters to headmasters and lecturers to principals.
60 students donate blood at camp
Ludhiana, December 23
Ivanna Institute of Fashion Technology and Hotel Management organised a blood donation camp in the memory of Col Gurbir Singh Sarna KC, who sacrificed his life fighting terrorists in Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir, in 2006, here today.
Mid-day meal scheme pinching
teachers
Forced to shell out money
Ludhiana, December 23
The mid-day meal scheme being run in government schools has started pinching teachers as they have been forced to pay from their pockets to keep the scheme running.
They are in a fix. They can neither stop serving the food nor refuse to paying for running the scheme. If they do so, they have to face the ire of officials of the education department.
Government schools without guidance
officers
With no one to guide, students face career dilemma
Ludhiana, December 23
Thousands of students in government schools of the district are unsure of their future in the absence of guidance officers there.
While some schools have teachers who double up as guidance officers, none has dedicated guidance counsellors or student psychologists to whom students can go individually when they face career dilemmas.
Govt employees seek more casual
leaves
Want Civil Service rules amended
Ludhiana, December 23
Government employees feel discriminated against as they have fewer casual leaves than their women counterparts. According to the Civil Services rules, men can avail only 10 casual leaves in comparison with the women, who have the provision to avail 20. An employee can avail 15 leaves after serving 10 years in the government job. On the other hand, a woman employee can avail 20 casual leaves every year from the date of joining.
City decked up for Christmas festivities
 Ludhiana, December 23
Christmas trees, bells, gifts and Santa Claus can be seen in every nook and cranny of the city. Hotels, restaurants and malls are gearing up for the Christmas celebrations. Residents, too, are looking forward to celebrate the festival in style.
The lobby of a hotel on the Ferozepur road is decked up with a 30-foot Christmas tree and statues of reindeer and Santa Claus.
Loaves of bread used for decorating ‘Ginger hut’ at a hotel in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Civil hospital
New maternity ward sans staff
Ludhiana, December 23
Although new appointments are being made in the health department, the newly constructed maternity ward of Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital has been without adequate staff.
Service Act
‘File replies or face action’
Ludhiana, December 23
The district administration has in a direction issued to all officials told them to file a reply to all applications under the Right to Services ordinance by December 31 failing which strict action would be against the negligent officials on January 2, 2012.
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Ludhiana, December 23
