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An effigy of Ravana goes up in flames in the Daresi Dussehra grounds in Ludhiana on Sunday.— Tribune
photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Ex-wife booked for killing man
Khanna, October 21
The Khanna police has registered a case against the first wife of a 59-year-old man whose body was found in the fields of Baghour village, near here.
The much-hyped community policing scheme of the government that started last
year is losing its charm as CPOs think they are being treated only as watchmen.
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Ahmedgarh killings: No headway in 15 yrs
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 21
Residents of this town are hoping that the investigation into the Shingaar cinema blast does not go into the cold storage like the case of the killings of 15 persons by four terrorists at Gandhi Chowk here on March 21, 1992.
Police remembers its heroes
Jagraon, October 21
Rich tributes were paid to 1,784 policemen, including 2 DIGs, who had laid down their lives during the past year, at a function at the Police Lines here today. The function was organised to mark the Police Commemorating Day.
Straw burning unchecked in villages
Jagraon, October 21
Lust for reaping the harvest at the earliest has forced farmers to burn the paddy straw which is not only spreading the poisonous smoke in the air but also making difficult for one to breath freely. Such incidents are on the rise despite administrative orders against doing so.
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Businessmen are quite superstitious as even press conferences are conducted after calculating the “muhurat”. No wonder journalists are busy these days. While “shraadhs” saw negligible business activity, Navratras are witnessing several launches everyday.
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Mann adds colour to Dussehra celebrations
Ludhiana, October 21
Dussehra, the festival reiterating the triumph of good over evil was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in several parts of the city today.
Though people thronged in large numbers, as there seemed to be no discouragement
for them, there was a shadow of recent bomb blast as the police kept on its
tenterhooks and made security arrangements in all parts.
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| Punjabi singer Gurdas Mann performs at a Dussehra mela in Jamalpur, Ludhiana, on Sunday.—
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Sirhind canal: Sand mining unabated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 21
A nexus among officials of the irrigation, forest department, mining contractors and transporters has added to the woes of residents of villages located along the banks of Bathinda branch of the Sirhind canal, where alleged illegal sand mining has been going on unabated for decades leading to the weakening of embankments on both sides.
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