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Conman, who looted 28 persons in a year, held
He made victims drink drug-laced soft drinks
Ludhiana, August 2
The city police today claimed to have arrested a notorious conman who had allegedly looted 28 people in one year only after tricking them into drinking drug laced soft drinks.

Inderjit Singh of Mukerian who has been caught for looting at least 28 persons and murdering a head constable. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Recarpeting of roads under scanner
Some residents claim roads were in good condition
Ludhiana, August 2
The recarpeting of roads in New Vishwakarma Nagar has come under a scanner with some residents alleging that the existing roads were in good condition and the Municipal Corporation was wasting funds on the project.

COMMUNITY

Badal says he will not to be vindictive
Ludhiana, August 2
Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today said that his government would not resort to vindictive measures against Capt Amarinder Singh.

BSNL employees leave for Parliament
Ludhiana, August 2
At least 700 activists from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Employees Union and 300 from Sanchar Nigam Executive Association from Punjab circle left for parliament (New Delhi) today to voice their demands.

Langar by Durga Sewa Dal
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 2
Thousands of devotes and Naina Devi Shrine pilgrims enjoyed 7-day langar organized by the local unit of Durga Sewa Dal at Jagera Bridge near here.

Immigration scam: one arrested
Raikot, August 2
The local police has arrested Balaur Singh who had been duping innocent people on the pretext of sending them abroad on the basis of fake travel documents. While some of his ‘‘clients’’ successfully entered certain less desired countries, others had to return to their native places empty handed.

Sketch maker in soup for cooking up attack case
Ludhiana, August 2
The Division No 7 police yesterday claimed that a former sketch maker of the police department had allegedly cooked up a tale of being attacked by some criminals two days ago in order to take police security.

Child-selling gang active in city
Ludhiana, August 2
Close on the heels of the exposure of a gang of women and self-styled doctors selling new born babies in Focal Point, the Basti Jodhewal police has booked three other women for selling infants in Basti Jodhewal.

Fidelity to launch fixed income mutual fund
Ludhiana, August 2
Fidelity Fund Management Private Limited today announced that it would start fixed income business with the launch of its short-term income fund within a fortnight. Mr Ashu Suyash, Managing Director and Country Head, Fidelity Fund Management Private Limited, said: “All investors should consider spreading their investments across several different classes of asset in order to provide the right balance of risk and reward.

Blanket manufacturers sore with govt Ludhiana, August 2 Irked with the Punjab Government for not abolishing Value-Added Tax on polar blankets, local manufactures have threatened to shift their units to Haryana if an action is not taken in this regard within 15 days. Members of the Ludhiana Textile Association address mediapersons in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by IV

AGRICULTURE

No justification for sustaining rice-wheat rotation: Johl
Ludhiana, August 2
There is no justification for sustaining the present rice-wheat rotation as rice has ruined Punjab ecology and depleted its water resources. The hydrological data produced by Punjab Agricultural University indicates that water table is going down by 70 cm per annum in central districts of Punjab and this decline takes place exactly during the rice growing period.

Farmers block traffic
Khamano, August 2
Hundreds of farmers of the Khamano area today blocked traffic on Chandigarh-Ludhiana road for an hour to protest against heavy power cuts. Long queues of vehicles were seen on the road and Khamano police diverted the traffic through other routes .

EDUCATION

From Schools
Students told to form eco clubs
Ludhiana, August 2
Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha celebrated Van Mahotsava at Government Middle Schhol, Jogi Moga near Ahmedgarh Mandi today. The Sarpanch of the village asked people to form eco clubs to save the environment.

Seminar for women NCC officers Ludhiana, August 2 A Training Seminar for 18 Lady Associate NCC Officers was organised by 3 Punjab girls Battalion NCC Ludhiana here today. These ANOs are NCC in charge of their respective institutions like Government College (FW), SDP College (FW), GNG College, SGGJ Girls College Raikot, GHG Khalsa College Sudhar, GNN College Doraha, Mai Bhago College Ramgarh, Khalsa College (FW), RGC Ludhiana and MTSM College (FW), Sacred Heart Convent School, KVM Ldh, DAV Malerkotla, Govt Girls Senior Secondary School Ludhiana, Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School Ludhiana.

Two Lady Associate NCC Officers at a seminar organised in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Teej at Home Science College Ludhiana, August 2 For making the students acquainted with the traditions and rich culture of Punjab, the College of Home Science celebrated Teej, the festival of the month of saawan, with great zeal and pleasure. Students of Home Science College, Ludhiana, take part in the kikli competition during the Teej celebrations in the college on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph Inter-school contests on Aug 5

COURTS

Man gets 7-yr RI for raping mentally challenged girl
Ludhiana August 2
Mr Roshan Lal Ahuja, Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Presiding Officer of the Fast Track Court, has convicted Mander Singh (47) of Galib Kalan village, Sidhwan Bet, of raping a “mentally challenged” 14-year minor girl.

Trust to help breast cancer patients
Ludhiana, August 2
Having lost his wife to breast cancer, a local industrialist and philanthropist, Mr Pran Arora, has set up a charitable trust to help victims of this killer disease. With the objective of focusing on sizeable number of breast cancer victims in the region, especially rural and poor women, the trust, Krishna Breast Cancer Charitable Trust, will utilise the services of cancer specialists Dr J.S. Sekhon, Dr D.S. Sandhu and Dr Gurpreet Brar.

Hospital staff protest against pay anomalies

Ludhiana, August 2 Upset over anomalies in pay scales and failure of the management to grant promised annual increment to the employees, the para-medical, maintenance, administrative and other group III staff of Christian Medical College and Hospital today held a protest in front of the office of Director for several hours. Employees of the Christian Medical College and Hospital hold a protest against pay scale anomalies in front of the office of Director in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma

Lecture on health education held
Ludhiana, August 2
“Health education is one of the foremost needs of modern education,” said Dr Rajoo S. Chhina, Medical Superintendent and head of the gastroenterology department, DMCH, at a lecture for teachers at Government in-Service Training Centre here yesterday.

SPORTS

Inter-class athletics results
Ludhiana, August 2
An inter-class athletics competition was organised at New Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, in association with Bharat Vikas Parishad, Shaheed Sukhdev branch, on Monday. Mr J.S. Grewal, DPE, of the school supervised the event.

New bank manager joins
Samrala, August 2
Mr Sukhdev Singh Khaihra has taken over as Manager of the Bank of India, Machhiwara, 9 km from here, in place of Mr Hakam Singh who has been promoted as Senior Manager in the Mumbai head office. Earlier, Mr Khaihra was posted at Mohali.