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Anganwari centres running on ‘mercy’ of leaders
Ludhiana, February 25
Though the UPA government has been projecting the expansion of Anganwari schemes as its achievement in the last 10 years, these centres in the state are in a pathetic condition.
2 lives snuffed out on railway track
 Sahnewal, February 25
Two youngsters, who were riding a motorcycle, were crushed by a train as they tried to cross the track. Both of them were residents of Gobindgarh village and were going to pay their electricity bills.
The mangled remains of the motorcycle which the youths were riding. A Tribune Photo
Woman loses diamond necklace, cash in daylight snatching
Ludhiana, February 25
It’s no stopping snatchers. In the latest incident, two motorcycle-borne youngsters snatched a purse, containing a diamond necklace, Rs 10,000, an ATM card and a passport, from the wife of a railway engineer.
HOLY GESTURE: A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva during a shobha yatra taken ahead of Shivratri in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Copying: 300 centres in state sensitive
Ludhiana, February 25
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) held a meeting with the district Education Officers, principals, flying squad in-charges and other staff deputed for the examinations of Class X and XII. According to the board officials, more than 300 centres in the state were sensitive on account of copying.
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City youngsters feel disillusioned
Ludhiana, February 25
The youth of the city is interested in elections and politics but has become disillusioned with corruption and vote-bank politics.
Conservation agriculture the way forward: Experts
 Ludhiana, February 25
The Akali Dal-BJP leaders declared during the Fateh Rally at Jagraon on Sunday that agricultural sector would remain on top in their priorities’ list. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said technological innovations were essential for improving the agricultural sector.
Experts blame the rice-wheat monoculture adopted during the Green Revolution for causing ecological and agricultural problems in Punjab. A File photo
Society seeks action against TV channels promoting superstitions
Ludhiana, February 25
The local unit of Tarksheel Society, Punjab, today asked the Deputy Commissioner to initiate a legal action under the Cable Television Network Regulation Act, 1995, against the television channels that were telecasting programmes and advertisements spreading superstitions in the society.
9 suspected cases of swine flu reported
Ludhiana, February 25
Nine suspected cases of swine flu have been reported from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital and Christian Medical College and Hospital in the past two days.
 ANTI-EMPLOYEE POLICIES
Non-teaching staff protest
Ludhiana, February 25
The non-teaching employees’ union of Arya College held a protest against the alleged ‘anti-employees policies’ of the state government on the campus here today.
Members of the Non-Teaching Employees’ Union stage a protest at Arya College in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
SALARIES PENDING for THE PAST NINE MONTHS
Teachers’ union writes to Chief Minister
Sahnewal, February 25
The Punjab and Chandigarh Teachers’ Union has written to the Chief Minister to release grants for aided colleges as teachers here have not been paid salaries for the past nine months.
Nursing colleges of Ontario, Narangwal sign pact
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 25
The Loyalist College of Nursing, Ontario, and Nightingale Nursing College, Narangwal, have collaborated for higher
studies of students who have completed graduate degree in nursing from an Indian university.
Health Dept defies HC orders
Ludhiana, February 25
Defying the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Health Department has failed to register cases against quacks operating in the Ludhiana district.
Facebook identity verification comes as a big relief
Ludhiana, February 25
To keep the online imposters at bay, celebrities have started getting their accounts verified on Facebook as they used to do it on Twitter.
Management development programme concludes
Mandi Gobindgarh, February 25
The management development programme on ‘Marketing Management’ at the Department of Business Administration in the RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh, concluded today.
FROM SCHOOLS
Shivratri celebrations
Ludhiana: Green Land Convent School celebrated Shivratri on the school campus with devotion and religious fervor on Tuesday. Principal Jyoti Sachdev Pujara and the students of the school worshipped Lord Shiva and offered flowers. The students sang hymns devoted to Lord Shiva. The hymns rented a religious fervour in the air. The principal told the students about the significance of the day. She also enlightened them by telling mythological importance of 1008 names of Lord Shiva.
FROM COLLEGES
Lecture on Punjabi culture
Ludhiana: The Postgraduate Department of History organised an extension lecture on ‘Punjabi culture a historical and contemporary perspective’ at Guru Tegh Bahadur National College, Dakha. Noted historian Surinder Singh from Panjab University, Chandigarh, addressed the students. In an interactive multimedia presentation, he compared the modern influences on Punjabi culture with the traditional culture. He explained how the contemporary Punjabi songs, films and TV channels were corrupting the impressionable minds and how the modern youth was forgetting the traditional Punjabi values of valour and respect for elders and women folk.
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Floriculture meet begins at PAU
Ludhiana: A three-day XXIII Annual Group Meeting of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on floriculture began on Tuesday at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The meet has been jointly organised by PAU, the Directorate of Floricultural Research (DFR) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
health notes
Minimal invasive spine surgery effective: Expert
The minimal invasive spine surgery can be very effective for treating spine injuries of the patients. This was said by Dr Damandeep Singh Makkar at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. “With minimum incisions, the patient can start walking within a few hours of the surgery. It causes minimal blood loss,” he said. Other benefits of the surgery are lesser pain, less soft tissue damage, decreased post-operative pain and meditation, shorter hospital stay, less chances of infection, faster recovery. Sixty-year-old Bachitar Singh, who had been suffering from pain due to a damaged rib, said he was relieved after the surgery.
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7 held, 3 on the run
Ludhiana, February 25
The city police today arrested seven persons accused of opening fire and robbing a youth of his mobile phone and wallet in the Civil City area on Jassian Road on Sunday.
Police take three days to register burglary case
Ludhiana, February 25
Three days after some unidentified burglars barged into a house, overpowered the servant and decamped with gold and silver ornaments and cash in the absence of the ocupants, the Jodhewal police registered a case and started investigations yesterday.
Widow booked for fraud
Ludhiana, February 25
A woman was booked for receiving her deceased husband's pension by showing him alive.
7 summoned in dowry case
Ludhiana, February 25
Judicial Magistrate Pankaj Verma has summoned seven persons of a family in a dowry harassment case. The orders came on a complaint moved by
Meenu, a local lawyer.
Girls display athletic prowess at city colleges
 Ludhiana, February 25
By pocketing 25 points, Jasjot Kaur, a student of BA-I, was adjudged the best athlete at the annual sports meet of the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, here today. Harkiran
Kaur, a BA-II student, followed her closely with 23 points.
high on enthusiasm: Students take part in fun game during the two-day sports meet at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
 Arshdeep, Ramneet shine at veterinary university meet
Ludhiana, February 25
Ramneet Kaur and Arshdeep Singh Kailey were declared the best athletes among girls and boys respectively at the Eighth Annual Athletic Meet of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) here today.
An NCC volunteer takes part in an equestrian event during the annual athletics meet at GADVASU in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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