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Bid to smuggle drugs into jail
450 tablets found in vegetable
Ludhiana, October 11
Alert staff of Central Jail today foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs into the jail. As many as 450 intoxicating tablets were found hidden inside “zimikand”.

The jail superintendent shows a vegetable root that was used to smuggle drugs into Central Jail in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: I.V.

Panchayat hands over rape accused to police
Khanna, October 11
Narinder Singh (22), who had allegedly raped his five-year-old niece, was today handed over to the police by the panchayat of his native Rauni village.

Infighting put before development
Ludhiana, October 11
The first meeting of councillors held after the formation of the new house failed to take up any development issues, instead it concentrated on resolving the councillors’ room crisis by forming a committee.

Invoking Gods to keep the wall clean
Ludhiana, October 11
Where requests and warnings failed, invoking Gods did the trick. Residents of Civil Lines have been successful in keeping away men from urinating on the boundary wall of a government school by pasting religious pictures on the wall.

Members of a ladies’ club perform ‘dandiya’ as part of Navratra celebrations in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

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A migrant from Bihar gives finishing touches to an idol of Goddess Durga in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma

Torture
Two cops suspended
Khanna, October 11
A constable and a home guard were today placed under suspension for torturing a man while in detention in the Sadar police station on October 7.

7 more cases of dengue
Ludhiana, October 11
Seven fresh cases of dengue have been admitted to hospitals. Two confirmed cases were admitted to the CMCH, three to Guru Teg Bahadur Charitable Hospital and one to the DMCH.

COMMUNITY

Tributes paid to Munshi Prem Chand
Khanna, October 11
The regional centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Khanna , paid tributes to Munshi Prem Chand to mark his death anniversary at a function organised on the campus of the centre.

Withdraw hike in VAT fee: panel
Ludhiana, October 11
The excise and taxation department has increased the registration fee for VAT from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000, which will discourage new assesses from getting themselves registered, taxation young lawyers association said here today.

Letters
Lack of facilities
The city does not have sufficient venues for extra-curricular activities, particularly for the youngsters. The administration needs to create venue for sports activities, particularly, gymnasiums, pools and grounds for cricket, and other sports.

Fake documents used for mobile connection
Ludhiana, October 11
The police has booked an unknown person for using someone else’s identity and documents to take a mobile connection. The complainant, Boota Ram of Basant Nagar, has alleged that someone had prepared false documents in his name and taken a mobile connection. A case has been registered. No arrest has been made so far.

Gang of five busted
Ludhiana, October 11
Just a few hours after seven crime incidents, involving snatching and murders of several persons, the police today claimed to have solved all the cases by busting a gang of five gangsters here today.

Man fires at house
Ludhiana, October 11
Tension prevailed in the sector 40 area as some unknown person fired a bullet shot at house window and escaped. No one was injured in the incident. The apartment belongs to Rajan Kumar, who is a resident of MIG flats.

Biz Word
IT conducts survey on three units
Ludhiana, October 11
Income Tax Department conducted surveys on three manufacturing units located at Dashmesh Nagar today. The surveys, which started around noon, were being conducted under the supervision of additional commissioner R.P. Singh and were on till the filing of this report.

MGKCG celebrates its 10th anniversary
Doraha, October 11
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the college, Avtar Singh Makkar, president SGPC, Amritsar, today inaugurated the B-Block of the Mata Ganga Khalsa College For Women, Manji Sahib, Kottan.

PU announces dates for annual exams
Ludhiana, October 11
Panjab University has announced that the annual examination for the ongoing academic session will commence from April 1, 2008. In the first batch, the examination will start for all the three year classes of BA, BSc, BCom, BBA and BCA.

Latin American diplomats visit PAU
Ludhiana, October 11
A team of diplomats representing different countries, including ambassadors of Cuba, Miquel Angel Ramirez Ramos, Chile, Ricardo Leon Valdes, Argentine Republic, Ernesto C. Alvarez, Peru, Carlos A. Irigoyen Forno, Ecuador, Carlos Abad, Mexico, Rogelio Granguillhome, Bolivarian Republic, Venezuela, Milena Santana Ramirez, and high commissioners of Republic of Guyana, J. Ronald Gajraj, Paraguay, G. Vicente Pappalardo and minister counsellor of Domnmican Republic Maria Gabriella Bonetti visited Punjab Agricultural University today morning.

125 students take part in group song contest
Ludhiana, October 11
Group song contest was organised by Ved Prachar Mandel at RS Model Senior Secondary School here today.



A group song contest in progress at RS Model Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Health Matters
600 children examined at eye check-up camp
Ludhiana, October 11
The department of ophthalmology at Christian Medical College and Hospital organised a free pediatric eye check-up camp in which 600 children got their eyes examined.

World Sight Day celebrated
Ludhiana, October 11
‘World Sight Day’ was commemorated at BCM Arya Model School. Dr Barjinder Singh Rana from Guru Teg Bahuder Hospital (Eye Care) organised vision and awareness session. Students were informed about eye care, vision care and importance of preserving eye sight.

SPORTS

17 schools take part in kho kho tourney
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 11
Players from 17 schools of Ludhiana district affiliated with the CBSE are taking part in a two-day district-level kho kho tournament which was inaugurated at Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha International Public Secondary School Sarabha near here today.

Schoolchildren pose for a photograph before the start of the two-day district-level kho kho tournament for CBSE affiliated schools at Sarabha village near Ahmedgarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

10 Everest school students selected for b’ball championship
Ludhiana, October 11
As many as ten students of Everest Public Senior Secondary School, Moti Nagar, Ludhiana, have been selected to represent the district in the Punjab Schools Basketball Championship to be held at Kotakpura.

PAU to host lawn tennis tourney
Ludhiana, October 11
The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, will host the North Zone Inter-University Lawn Tennis Championship for men from October 26 to 31.

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