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2 get 10-yr RI for drug
peddling
Ludhiana, October 20
The Additional Sessions Judge- M S Virdi has convicted Surjit Kumar, resident of Mandi, and Duni Chand, resident of Joginder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh, on the charges of possessing poppy husk. The duo was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 10-yr each.
At The Crossroads
Learning from schoolchildren
Indeed it is true that nothing is constant except the change. We know this but still we hope that we will be present on the scene forever. Generally, we look around and imagine ourselves at the centre of the universe. At the same time, we expect that everybody is fully conversant with our contribution to art, literature and culture. Nothing of the sort, of course, exists.

A girl performs a unique feat at the youth festival organised by DAV Public School in Ludhiana on Saturday.
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SGPC, DSGMC asked to stop war of words
Ludhiana, October 20
An important segment of Sikh intellectuals of Ludhiana, led by Prof Prithipal Singh Kapoor, former pro-vice chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, and president, Master Tara Singh Institute of Studies in Contemporary Sikh politics, Dr S P Singh, former vice-chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, and president, Gujranwala Khalsa Education Council, and Lochan Singh, president, Senior Sikh Budhijeewee Council, have appealed to Avtar Singh Makkar, president, SGPC, and Paramjit Singh Sarna, president, DSGMC, to stop their war of words in the name of Guru Granth Sahib.
No panic exodus of migrants
They go home during festival season
Ludhiana, October 20
Contrary to the expectations, the blast in Shingaar Cinema on October 14 has failed to make any impact on the migrant workers working in the local factories. There has been no panic exodus of the migrants and the functioning of the factories has been continuing as usual.
Letters
Traffic problem
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