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62-yr-old done to death
Stabbed by ice pick; eyes punctured
Ludhiana, September 19
The murder of a man, who owned property worth crores in the Bharat Nagar area, rocked the city this morning.

Paddy procurement from October 1
Ludhiana, September 19
The paddy procurement in the district will start from October 1.

Cleaning of Budda Nullah abandoned
Reason: Non-cooperation by district administration
Ludhiana, September 19
The hopes of city residents to have a cleaner Budda Nullah were dashed to the ground with the Budda Nullah Development Committee abandoning the work after alleging non-cooperation by the district administration and the lack of will on the part of the state government to go ahead with the work.

Parents have no fancy for fancy school menu
Ludhiana, September 19
Parents of kindergarten kids are in a fix with several city schools having prescribed a fancy menu for tiffin.

Cops had ignored sister’s plea for help
Ludhiana, September 19
Kuldip Singh’s murder could have been avoided had the police heeded to the innumerable complaints lodged by Pritam Kaur with the DGP. She seemed distressed and was not able to properly talk. After regaining some strength she said, “My brother was suffering from a few ailments, including diabetes. He would not have lived long. Yet, he was not spared.”

Pritam Kaur, a sister of Kuldip Singh, who was murdered in Ludhiana on Wednesday, answers queries of cops. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Municipal Corporation
Mittal is opposition leader
Ludhiana, September 19
A few days after some Congress councillors unofficially projected Hem Raj Aggarwal, a senior leader and councillor, as the leader of opposition in the Municipal Corporation, the Congress today declared former senior deputy mayor Prem Mittal as the leader.

Exam Toll
Schoolboy takes poison, dead
Ludhiana, September 19
A teenager who got depressed after not fairing well in the matriculation (re-appear) examination allegedly committed suicide after consuming some poisonous substance at his house in Sunet today morning.

PU panel to streamline exams
Ludhiana, September 19
Panjab University, Chandigarh, had invited a lot of criticism over errors made by the university during the examination process, including setting of question papers, checking of answer sheets and declaration of results.

COMMUNITY

Malwa Muslims opt for ‘small family’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 19
Contrary to common belief Muslims in their reproductive phase have started adopting permanent family planning methods in this part of Malwa. The awareness about worth of a small family norm has increased in general among members of the lower strata of society. Though men and women reckoned benefits of small family equally, the latter had to get themselves operated upon more frequently than their counterpart.

Beauty on a Mission: Cricket show anchor Mandira Bedi was in Ludhiana to visit a jewellery exhibition on Wednesday. She is with the new talent hunt show in ESPN to select cricket commentator.

Encroachments lead to traffic woes
Khanna, September 19
Reluctance on part of the local administration and unremitting encroachers has lead to unending traffic woes on the National Highway 1 that passes thorough the town. The nine-km stretch of the highway has virtually become every commuter’s nightmare.

Bylaws violation
PUDA cancels residential plot’s allotment
Ludhiana, September 19
In a rare case that may set a good precedent for the residential colonies, PUDA has cancelled the allotment of a residential plot after finding out that it was being used for commercial activities.

1,030 to get aid under rozgar yojna
Ludhiana, September 19
About one thousand youth are being provided financial assistance for setting up their small industrial units and business ventures by the government, under the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna, during the current financial year. This was disclosed by the deputy commissioner, Sumer Singh Gurjar, here today. He said the selection process has already been started by the district level task force committee set up for this purpose.

Seminar on economic development
Doraha, September 19
A seminar on “Indian versus Chinese models of Economic Development” was organised at the Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology, today.

Giving Dhoni a chance good for cricket: Mandira
Ludhiana, September 19
Renowned cricket shows anchor and actor Mandira Bedi is happy over Mahender Singh Dhoni’s selection as the Indian cricket team's captain.

Tap Shock
Worm received with potable water
Ludhiana, September 19
A resident of Gurdev Nagar was shocked to find a worm in his potable water in the morning today.

A resident of Gurdev Nagar, who got a worm in his tap water, in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

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Cop booked on graft charges
Khanna, September 19
The Khanna police has booked head constable Baljinder Singh, who was posted at the women police station, on charges of seeking bribe from one of the dowry victims.

Chain-snatcher dies of drug overdose
Ludhiana, September 19
A youth who had wounded a person while snatching a chain of a woman in Shastri Nagar, died due to drug overdose in Salem Tabri this afternoon.

Investors cheer as Sensex crosses 16,000 mark
Ludhiana, September 19
Investors in the city cheered as the as the BSE sensex crossed the much awaited 16,000 mark today. Investment experts, while maintaining that it could be a good time to book profits, cautioned investors not to indulge in speculation.

AGRICULTURE

Need to adopt water-harvesting techniques: Experts
Ludhiana, September 19
Issues regarding water quality, waste water management, water engineering as well hydrological modeling and measurement were discussed on the last day of the workshop on “Water Management Strategies for Food Security” at Punjab Agricultural University here today.

Farmers’ plea to PSEB
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 19
Apprehending harassment of farmers by staff of the Punjab State Electricity Board, tubewell connection seekers under the OYT scheme have urged the authorities to let them get the work done from licensed contractors of the board.

EDUCATION

PEC team sweeps Oxford contest with business plan
Chandigarh, September 19
The students of Punjab Engineering College (deemed university) have made the city proud by winning the business plan competition ‘YBD 2007 (Youth Business Development)’ organised by the SAID Business School at Oxford University, London. Another team from the college bagged the runners-up position.

The winning team. — A Tribune photograph

Graduation ceremony by JD Institute
Ludhiana, September 19
The six-days long international modelling and image-building workshop held at JD Institute campus concluded here last evening with their graduation ceremony. The workshop was held under the guidance of Kaushik Ghosh, leading choreographer.

Teachers stage dharna
Ludhiana, September 19
A dharna was organised by the Punjab Government College Teachers Association (PGCTA) at Mini Secretariat today to protest the indifferent and callous attitude of state government towards education and the long-pending demands of teachers.

Members of the Punjab Government College Teachers Association (PGCTA) hold a dharna at Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Natasha Sharma tops in varsity
Ludhiana, September 19
Students of the All Saints Institute of Medical Sciences and Research have made clean sweep in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy IVth year examination, conducted by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.

PAU begins distance learning
Ludhiana, September 19
Dr M. S. Kang, vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University inaugurated distance-learning classroom in the College of Agricultural Engineering at PAU here today.

‘Write on social evils’
Ludhiana, September 19
Ajaib Chitarkar, president, Punjab Gazal Manch, has advised the gazal writers to depict the social evils in their gazals. He said this at a meeting of the manch held here on Sunday.

‘Knee joint surgeries yielding good results’
Ludhiana, September 19
In the wake of new advances in the knee joint replacement techniques and availability of better implants, there is a ray of hope for patients of knee joint disorders.

Dr Ashok Rajagopal, director, department of orthopedics, Fortis, Noida, delivers a lecture organised by the DMCH in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Surgical oncology conference begins tomorrow
Ludhiana, September 19
The Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation is organising a three-day national conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)- NATCON-IASO-2007- from September 21 to 24, here. The conference is being held for the first time in the state of Punjab.

Poor patient needs help
Ludhiana, September 19
Karan, 22, has been undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here after getting electrocuted while working at a cold storage unit located on the Jalandhar bypass in the city on June 17. The hapless youth hails from a poor family of Sirsa.

700 examined at eye check-up camp
Ludhiana, September 19
More than 700 patients were examinedat a free eye-check up camp organised by NRI Shalender Kaur Dhillon at Sehzad village here today, with the cooperation of Dr Ramesh’s super-speciality Eye and Laser Centre.

SPORTS

A kabaddi match between the Kila Raipur zone and the Raikot zone in progress during the inter-zonal tournament being held at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Basketball tourney from tomorrow
Ludhiana, September 19
Major basketball outfits of the country such as ONGC, Dehradun, Customs, Cochin, Western Railway, Ratlam (M.P), Indian Navy, Mumbai, Indian Railway (Chhattisgarh), India Juniors and Punjab in the men’s section, while Southern Railway, Chennia, Western Railway, Mumbai, MTNL, Delhi, South Central Railway, Sikandrabad, Central Railway and Punjab in the women’s section, will be vying for top honours in the third edition of the Raja Porus Prize Money All-India Basketball Tournament, to be held at Giddarbaha (Muktsar) from September 21 to 25.

Martial arts meet ends
Ludhiana, September 19
The Ludhiana district full contact martial arts meet concluded here yesterday. The following were the final results.

Inter-zonal sports tourney postponed
Ludhiana, September 19
The ongoing Ludhiana District Inter Zonal Sports Tournament has been postponed in view of a report carried in a section of the press that tournament dates were clashed with those of the unit tests being held in the schools.

ADMINISTRATION

City to have three SPs now
Ludhiana, September 19
For better management of law and order, the city would have three SPs instead of two. Sajjan Singh Cheema was posted as SP (City-III) yesterday. He would be in-charge of the Dakha and Sadar areas.

Excise dept seizes 35 parcels
Ludhiana, September 19
The excise and taxation department today conducted raids at the local railway station and its surrounding areas.

 

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