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Abandoned suitcase causes scare
Ludhiana, October 22
A week after the bomb blast in Shinngar cinema that shook the city, an abandoned suitcase caused a bomb scare in Bhadaur House market today morning.
A policeman alerts the PCR about an unclaimed suitcase; and (right) opens it in Bhadaur House Market,
Ludhiana, on Monday. — Photos — Sayeed Ahmed |
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Scarred for life, they have no will to live
 Ludhiana, October 22
Two youths left incapacitated by the Shingaar bomb blast wonder how they will live on Rs 50,000 compensation given to them by the government.
Imtiaz, a 25-year-old worker in a hosiery, used to iron clothes. In the Shingar blast, his right arm was burnt and had to be mutilated. Now, he is without any
livlihood.
The two victims at hospital
Inferior paddy procured
to appease bosses
Khanna, October 22
Pressured by their political bosses, whose major concern remains lifting of paddy at any cost, the state procurement agencies are left with no other choice but to please them by purchasing paddy that dose not even meet the prescribed specification.
King of hearts
Exuberant cricketer, born athlete, effervescent human with an infectious charm and a dotting father. That’s Ajay Jadeja, who at 36 can set just about any heart aflutter with his trademark smile.
Off the field for quite some time now, how does he feel when he cheers for the team that he was once an integral part of? “Nothing can match the thrill of playing but after watching the recent match with my son here, I realised how much fun it is to cheer and be on the other side of the stadium.”
Insurance company told to pay claim
Ludhiana, October 22
Terming the rejection of a medical claim merely on the basis of presumptions to be unjustified, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the United India Insurance Company to pay the claim.
Toll tax to continue, says minister
Jagraon, October 22
The State Government is not in a position to discontinue the levy of road toll tax and as the financial status of the government is not so strong, said Parminder Singh Dhindsa PWD Minister Punjab during his short break at Raja Dhaba on
Jagraon- Ludhiana, G.T. Road today while addressing a mini press conference.
Parminder Singh Dhindsa (centre) addresses a press conference in Jagraon on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Drive to recover royalty from brick kilns
Ludhiana, October 22
Vishav Bandhu, mining officer-cum-general manager, District Industries Centre, has said that they have launched a campaign to recover royalty from brick kiln owners in the district. The owners have been directed to deposit their pending amount by October 30.
Job applicants wait for hours
Ludhiana, October 22
Chaos prevailed in the zila parishad office today with 181 applicants, many of them physically challenged, who had come for appointment as teachers in government primary schools, waiting for hours for counselling to begin.
Job applicants assemble at the zila parishad office in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Death anniversary
Badal to attend ceremony
Khanna, October 22
A battery of politicians from the state and centre along with heads of various religious organisations are expected to converge on the town on October 26 to pay tributes to former legislator and senior Akali leader Basant Singh Khalsa.
Khanpur residents want Jindal to open hospital
Khanpur (Mandi Ahmedgarh), October 22
Admitting that the family of Bobby Piyush Jindal, the first and youngest Indian-American Governor of Louisiana, residents of his native village Khanpur have expressed hope that the Jindals would take steps to open a multi-specialty hospital and a medical institute affiliated to a few American universities and dedicate the same in the memory of late Madan Lal
Jindal, grandfather of Bobby.
Residents of Bobby Jindal’s native Khanpur village. — A Tribune photograph
Bike rally flagged off
Ludhiana, October 22
“Hero Honda Bike-A-Thon”, a nationwide rally of bikers that was flagged on October 12 from four corners of the country to celebrate the company’s achievement of crossing 20 million bikes, set out on its onward journey here today.
Bhagat Namdev’s memorial soon: Badal
Alamgir (Ludhiana), October 22
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced yesterday that a befitting memorial of Bhagat Namdev would be set up in consultation with representatives of the religious and social organisations.He assured that the state would observe a gazetted holiday in place of a restricted holiday on the Parkash Utsav of Bhagat Namdev. He was addressing a state- level function organised by All-India Kashatriya Tank Pratinidhi Sabha to observe the Prakash Utsav of Bhagat Namdev at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Alamgir.
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Iconic girls
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Continuing with their fine performance, host Green Land Senior Secondary defeated
BCM Arya Model School, Shastri Nagar, 3-0 to enter the semifinal in the girl's u-19 section on the second day of the CBSE Cluster XVI Table Tennis Tournament here today.