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HAVING A BALL OF A TIME: Supporters of Mohun Bagan cheer their team during the match against Viva, Kerala, in the quarterfinal encounter of the 29th Hero Cup Federation Football Tournament being played at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, on Sunday. Mohun Bagan won 3-1.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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4 drug smugglers arrested
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 9
The Ludhiana (Rural) police has claimed to have arrested four members of two interstate gangs from Dudhel and Leelan Megh Singh villages and seized 100 bags of poppy husk and 1.5 kg opium from their possession. Value of the banned products in the international market is estimated to be Rs 40 lakh.
Fancy mobile numbers catch nobody’s fancy
Ludhiana, September 9
Cellular companies have not got a good response for the auction of “fancy numbers”. After Hutch claimed to have auctioned one such number for Rs 15 lakh, other companies tried to jump into the ring and make
easy money.
7 nabbed for flesh trade
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 9
The Khanna police last evening nabbed seven persons, including four women, from an alleged brothel being run in the Gurteg Bahadur Nagar area.
Ludhiana Calling!
The city is adorned with posters and banners eulogising Sukhbir Singh Badal as the prospective heir to the CM’s throne. All these posters were sponsored by a municipal councillor who aimed to become the mayor of the city. But alas! the effort went in vain. The young councillor lost to a seasoned old ally of the senior Badal. Better luck next time!
Seminar on Bhagat Singh in Pak
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 9
Dyal Singh Majithia Research and Cultural Forum, Lahore, has reckoned that policy makers and leaders in east Punjab had failed to aware masses about the contributions of martyrs and Sikh gurus in fetching freedom and preserving cultural heritage in the state.
On mission honesty
Ludhiana, September 9
Honesty in public service does make a difference. People coming to the sub-registrar, Ludhiana West, can feel it for themselves. Since Mukesh Kumar took over as the sub-registrar for this area, nobody has to spend a single penny for getting the sale deeds of their land or house executed. People who used to come for the execution of the sale deeds earlier said, they had never expected that the sub-registrar's office would work without making people pay extra.
70-yr-old man fights for justice
Ludhiana, September 9
A 70-year-old man, who retired as a gazetted officer from a Central government department, has complained that a portion of his six shops in Urban Vihar was allegedly demolished by some persons but the police was not taking any action against them.
Mayor's post: Loyalty put before youth
Ludhiana, September 9
Experience and loyalty was preferred over youth in selecting Hakim Singh Gyaspura as mayor.
The will of CM Parkash Singh Badal proved stronger than his son and SAD acting president, Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Briefly
Eye donation awareness week
Khamano, September 9
Blindness Control Society, Fatehgarh Sahib, organised its 22nd eye donation awareness week. This camp was organised at Government Senior Secondary School, Khamano, under the National Programme of Prevention of Blindness.
Ludhiana Roundup
Seminar on role of coops
Ludhiana, September 9
A seminar on the topic “Role of Cooperative in Agriculture Development” was organised by IFFCO. Dr Joginder Singh Brar of PAU read a paper on the occasion. Joint general manager of IFFCO told in detail the facilities given to the farmers by various organisations. Darshan Singh Shivalik MLA,
Manpreet Singh Ayali also attended the meeting.
Rotary Club organises seminar
Ludhiana, September 9
Rotary Club organised a seminar on “Financial Solutions” in association with Axis Bank Ltd. (formerly UTI Bank), Miller Ganj Branch, and UTI Asset Management Co. (P) Ltd. at Rotary Club, Ludhiana, here o Friday. Rotary Club president B.D. Sharma and secretary I.S. Grewal had invited assistant vice-president Bhushan God and his team to educate the rotarians regarding the changing scenario of banking and the innovative products being offered by Axis bank, along with assistant vice-president, Pawan Kathpalia (UTI Mutual Fund and his team to inform about the various well-performing UTI Mutual Funds..
CMCH bids adieu to Reynolds
Ludhiana, September 9
A special prayer service was organised yesterday in the memory of Charles Reynolds, a friend and beneficiary of Christian Medical College and Hospital
(CMCH).
Book of essays
Ludhiana, September 9
Prof Krishan Singh’s book of essays, ‘Yadan De Jharokhe Chon Ubherde Manvi Sarokar” (Human Relations emerging from the Windows of Memories), was released at a function organised by Art Cave, under the aegis of the Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana, here on Friday. Prof Singh is on the faculty of post-graduate department of Punjabi at the local Government College for Women.
Letters
Civic sense
The recent campaign launched by ‘The Tribune’ about the traffic and parking problems in the city is appreciable. Equally praiseworthy is the role of the police, which followed up the campaign by introducing the system of one-way traffic in the busy Ghumar Mandi. We hope that the traffic police follows it up with other places that are proving to be drivers’ nightmare.
Ayyappa Temple holds yajnas
Ludhiana, September 9
A large number of Keralites and other persons from South India as well as Ludhianvies thronged the Sree Ayyappa Temple located in Jamalpur here today to attend the annual function.
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Ludhiana, September 9
