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‘Killer’ veggies in city markets
Polluted nullah water ‘poisoning’ green vegetables
Ludhiana, July 27
Think again before you buy green vegetables from a city market to provide yourself with essential nutrients. There are chances that you may be buying vegetables with traces of carcinogenic heavy metals as most of these vegetables are grown alongside the Buddha Nullah, the most polluted water body of the city.

17-year-old girl gang-raped
Ludhiana, July 27
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three youths of Jhabewal village in a house which is under construction at the village on Friday morning. The case came to light today when the girl approached the Sahnewal police for the registration of a case against the three youths.

Confusion over preparation of voters'
ID cards
Ludhiana, July 27
Confusion prevailed at five booths set up by the local administration in CFC School in Gurdev Nagar for the preparation of voters’ identity cards as a photographer assigned the job of clicking pictures reached late by more than three hours.

Jaghera house taken over
Ludhiana, July 27
Led by leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and some municipal councillors, a large number of residents of Lohara village and opponents of a deposed Sant Shamsher Singh Jaghera today took control of a house allegedly occupied illegally by the accused several years ago in the village, here today.

Rock band enthrals Ludhianvis Ludhiana, July 27 A Delhi-based band, “Hundred Octane” enthralled the audience with rock music at Hotel Majestic Park Plaza. The six-piece band comprised of Arvind on Guitar (leader), Jimmy on base guitar, Vikram on keyboard, Nikhil on drums, Ish on guitar and Prateek the vocalist. Members of the Hundred Octane rock band play at a concert at Hotel Majestic Park Plaza in Ludhiana on Saturday night. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

BSP gaining ground among Dalits
Ludhiana, July 27
Alarm bells are ringing for the Congress in Punjab as Dalits are weaning away from the ruling party allegedly due to apathy of the party leadership. Dalit power in Punjab is on the rise and once again tilt seems to have shifted towards the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

FCI palledars allege discrimination
Ahmedgarh, July 27
The FCI Punjab Food Agency Workers Palledar Union (Azad), which has been struggling to ensure equal distribution of work among palledars working at the local FCI unit, has called upon the authorities concerned to solve their outstanding problems.

Rich tributes paid to martyr Ludhiana, July 27 Rich tributes were paid to martyr Major Singh, who had laid down his life while safeguarding the frontiers of the country in Jammu and Kashmir, at his native village Lapran on the eve of his third martyrdom anniversary today. Mr Tej Parkash Singh, Transport Minister, Punjab, garlands the statue of Shaheed Major Singh, a Kargil martyr, after the unveiling ceremony at Lapran village in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Vendor’s ‘silver passion’
Ludhiana, July 27
Desires are precious and invaluable and money doesn’t matters much. That is the belief Kundan, a street vendor, who sells plastic goods on a rehri in the Field Ganj area, is living with. He earns about Rs 3,000 a month, but that did not prevent him from fulfilling his desire which is “not that big or expensive”. Long ago, probably at some function after seeing people take food in silver utensils Kundan dreamt of taking his food also “only in silver utensils”.



Not born with a silver spoon, he eats with one: Kundan, a plastic-goods vendor enjoys a samosa in his silver bowl. — A Tribune photograph

Park panels claim doing work
Ludhiana, July 27
The Federation of Park Management Committees, which is an amalgamation of several park management committees of various localities, today rebutted the corporation Commissioner's remark that all 128 park management committees (PMCs) of the city had become defunct.

Members of Green World corner councillor

Ludhiana, July 27 Members of Green World held a meeting with the councillor of their ward at Government Primary School, Jamalpur, today. But the lady councillor sent her husband, Mr Mastan Singh, to face the irate members. The members had called an emergency meeting to apprise the councillor of their problems. Members of Green World narrate their problems to the councillor in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Cong honours sarpanches, panches
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 27
The Ludhiana Rural Congress Committee organised a function at a local palace today to felicitate sarpanches and panches of villages of Kilaraipur constituency segment.

CRIME

Women pickpockets target unsuspecting
Ludhiana, July 27
Next time you take a ride in an auto in the city, beware of women pickpockets who specialise in diverting one’s attention, albeit momentarily, and escaping with whatever they can lay their hands on.

5 booked for defying ban
Ludhiana, July 27
The Sadar police has booked at least five persons on the charge of constructing houses or buildings in Baddowal within 1,000 yards of the Army Ammunition Depot.

Negligence ‘claims’ woman’s life
Ludhiana, July 27
A woman of Sangowal village died allegedly due to the negligence of a private doctor in Kochar Market here today. The woman, Ranjit Kaur, was undergoing blood transfusion.

BUSINESS

Traders declare ‘war' against exim form

Ludhiana, July 27 The Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal today declared its "war" against the proposal of the Punjab Government to introduce exim form for all trade and business transactions and served an ultimatum on it to clarify on the issue within 15 days following which the traders would be forced to launch a mass movement against the government. Mr Amrit Lal Jain, president of the Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal, shows the list of objections raised against the exim form by traders at a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday.

Bank takes over two companies
Ludhiana, July 27
Failing to pay back the mortgage, two Ludhiana companies have been deprived of their possessions and property that has been taken over by Punjab National Bank. The two companies, Bittu Garments and Remax Fun World, had secured a loan from the Hibowal Kalan branch of the bank that they failed to repay.

CULTURE

Tasting thrill of dancing in the rain
Ludhiana, July 27
The ‘Rain Dance’ party organised at Magnet Resort last night set the pool of the resort on fire as more than 1000 enthusiasts danced to the creative remixes as ‘rain’ drops drenched them. Young men, women, elderly couples and kids all got into the spirit of the evening and danced to their hearts’ fill. Inspired by the song 'saun di jhari', the young and the old alike tapped their feet. With the rain gods not obliging the ‘rain’ effect was provided by a number of sprinklers set up around the pool. The artificial showers, however, appeared almost like real showers.

A child adorns a raincoat as his parents dance during a rain dance organised at a local resorts on Saturday evening. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Dispensary gets dental wing

Ludhiana, July 27 The Sukhdham Sewa Trust and the management of Gurdwara Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh in Durga Puri, Haibowal, jointly opened a dental wing at Baba Zorawar Singh Charitable Dispensary which was inaugurated by Mr Malkit Singh Dakha, MLA. A patient gets a dental check-up at the dental wing inaugurated at Gurdwara Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh, Durga Puri, Haibowal, in Ludhiana on Sunday.

SPORTS

Warm send-off to Mr Kashyap
Ludhiana, July 27
A warm send-off was accorded to the outgoing Chief Secretary of Punjab, Mr Rajan Kashyap, at a function organised at Sutlej Club last evening. Mr Kashyap, who relinquishes the office on July 31, was felicitated for his credible contribution in different spheres, especially in the field of sports and that too lawn tennis.