Calling the shots

Monday 1 June '09

It was quite early in his childhood when Dr Dhruv Ghosh first performed on stage.

Trade took a beating as curfew paralysed Ludhiana

Sunday 31 May '09

The curfew clamped on Ludhiana triggered a lull in the business activity but the city, which was on boil a week ago, is now back on track.

Train delays: Repair of signal system to take two weeks

Saturday 30 May '09

Train delays between Amritsar and Ludhiana are expected to continue in the coming days as, according to rail officials...

Systems at Jalandhar rly station hit, trains late

Friday 29 May '09

Several trains ran behind schedule today due to a technical hitch in Jalandhar, triggered by the violent protests earlier this week.

Day 3: Rail, road traffic partially resumes

Thursday 28 May '09

Rail and road transport services resumed on different routes in the state after two days of unrest caused by violent protests in the backlash of Sunday’s Vienna shootout.

15 days from destination

Friday 22 May '09

Despite the scorching heat, the summer this year is proving to be the best for 22-year-old Ankita Jain. After cracking the CAT (Common Admission Test) in January with 99.28 percentile...

Homeopathy college student fears threat to life from seniors

Wednesday 20 May '09

For over a month now, Amit Gupta, a first year student of Lord Mahavira Homeopathic Medical College, has failed to summon courage to attend classes at the college.

Sore over delayed pay, Health Dept staff mull knocking at court’s door

Tuesday 19 May '09

Come the end of financial year in April and it is the same old delay in the disbursement of salaries for more than one thousand employees of the health department in the state.

Now, dental college students up in arms against ‘heavy fine’

Friday 15 May '09

In what is becoming a fierce stand-off between the college authorities and an intern of the college who has taken cudgels against the college, the ‘issues’ are still tumbling out of the BJS Dental College’s closet one after the other.

Some hiccups too; staff on poll duty rue ‘mismanagement’

Thursday 14 May '09

Election for the 15th Lok Sabha in Ludhiana Parliamentary constituency, which was largely peaceful, saw some hiccups too as confusion prevailed among some staff members put on poll duty.

Some sweat it out in the sun, it’s holiday for others

Thursday 14 May '09

It’s democracy. While many first timers were feeling proud after exercising their franchise in the fifth and the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections today, there were others who chose not to vote.

Standing tall

Tuesday 12 May '09

Khawaja Azam Kothi may have been reduced to a terra incognita today.

Fine print

Monday 11 May '09

There was a time when it was necessary for Dr Tej K Kaul to get his articles published in the medical journals so as to be eligible for a promotion.

City poll scene sees defections aplenty

Sunday 10 May '09

Call them turncoats, defectors, deserters or the opportunists, they are in every party and the process of owing and disowing of the allegiances starts as soon as parties gear up for campaigns ahead of elections.

Fresh charges against dental college

Saturday 9 May '09

With more serious allegations cropping up against its management and a few teachers, the Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College is in the dock again.

Baba Farid varsity dithers on probe into stipend payment row

Friday 8 May '09

Twenty six days after the interns and the alumni of the Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College demanded an enquiry into the alleged fleecing of the students by its management, the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot...

‘Paediatric cardiology remains an ignored field’

Thursday 7 May '09

Owing to the inadequate number of pediatric cardiologists in the country and high cost of treatment involved in case of congenital heart diseases (CHD)...

‘Undergo mammography every two years to nip cancer cells in the bud’

Tuesday 5 May '09

It was a bolt from the blue for Monika Garg when she learnt that she had breast cancer at the tender age of 30.

Role model

Monday 4 May '09

A few years ago, when the thought of being overweight for his age and height crossed his mind, it always weighed heavy on Balmeet Guram’s psyche.

Ludhiana under fire

Sunday 3 May '09

Over a dozen fire incidents in the city in the last few weeks have brought into focus the glaring violations of building byelaws in the city.

Driving dreams: Students roll out racing car model & score high

Saturday 2 May '09

Fifteen years ago, when kids his age were playing with toy cars, Gagandeep Singh Virdi was learning about real ones in his father’s workshop.

The key link in healthcare

Friday 1 May '09

Ever wondered how a doctor prescribes you the drug of a particular brand. No? Meet Rajesh Kaul, a medical representative whose job is to convince a doctor to prescribe the drug manufactured by his company.

Two cases of dengue reported from city

Thursday 30 April '09

With two new cases, dengue, which haunted the city for nearly three months last year beginning late August to early November, has struck again.

Linguistic pursuits

Wednesday 29 April '09

Language is her nemesis and Nisha believes English gives her the strength to express herself in the best possible way.

Timely action could have saved victims: Health department

Saturday 25 April '09

The three victims, who reportedly consumed contaminated street food on Tuesday evening, could have survived had they received timely medical attention.