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12 hurt in clash over school wall
Ludhiana, March 13
Twelve persons were injured, including five students, in a clash over the demolition of a school wall near Shimla Puri here today.

Kisan Mela
Wonder veg — 10 kg radish, 8.5 kg turnip
Ludhiana, March 13
A radish weighing about 10 kg and a turnip about 8.5 kg was the centre of attraction during the kisan mela at the PAU, which was inaugurated here today.

Pensioners’ stir ends; scholars’ begins
Ludhiana, March 13
At least 2,700 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) pensioners heaved a sigh of relief when vice-chancellor Dr M.S.Kang informed them today that the university had received a communication from the Punjab government stating that the latter had released a grant worth Rs 20 crores for the pensioners.

Dharna by PNB employees
Ludhiana, March 13
Employees of Punjab National Bank (PNB) sat on a dharna outside the bank's zonal office here today.

Students perform during a farewell party organised at MTS College in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

	Chadhha group gets lion’s share March 13, 2008
	Ephedrine worth 4.6 cr seized from two NRIs March 12, 2008
	PU revises exam schedule March 11, 2008
	PU changes exam date at last moment March 10, 2008
	Internal assessment on notice boards March 9, 2008
	Campaign fails to start as crusader falls sick March 8, 2008
	Jassowal to have world class tennis stadium March 7, 2008
	17 shops pulled down March 6, 2008
	Gangster meets gory end March 5, 2008
	Habib Ganj clash leaves 8 hurt March 4, 2008

Boy loses mother, kills himself
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 13 Unable to bear the death of his mother, a 15-year-old boy committed suicide by jumping before the Shatabdi Express late last night.

Murder of Aged Sisters
Killer arrested from Bihar
Payal, March 13
The modus operandi of the killers of two unmarried, aged sisters of nearby Chinkoiana village has amazed the police.

Two railway clerks suspended for fraud
Ludhiana, March 13
Railway clerks Om Parkash and Shiv Lal have been placed under suspension
and chargesheeted for alleged embezzlement of railway funds to the tune of
Rs 4.73 lakh.

Water comes in fire engine
Ludhiana, March 13
Facing shortage of water tankers, the MC is forced to use a fire engine to supply potable water.

COMMUNITY

Encroachment
Sweetmeat shop runs from parking lot
Ludhiana, March 13
A sweetmeat shop is running from a tent pitched near the parking lot in Jamalpur market, Urban Estate, for the past two years but no action has been taken to remove this encroachment.

Centre discriminating against Punjab farmers: Bains
Ludhiana, March 13
The Centre’s recent decision to waive off farmer’s loans was based on false figures and a mere joke with the Punjab farmers, as only 0.7 per cent of them were expected to be covered under it.

Punjabi Sahit Akademi poll on April 13
Ludhiana, March 13
Punjabi Sahit Akademi will hold its elections on April 13 against the previously decided date of March 30.

Kalkat opens animal fair
Ludhiana, March 13
Farmers’ commission chairman, Dr G.S Kalkat, inaugurated the pashu palan
mela that began at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) here today.

Contract killer nabbed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 13
Conspiracies in respect of heinous crimes are hatched in jails and sometimes religious places of the region are used for hiding by criminals after the crime.

Woman caught ‘abducting’ child
Ludhiana, March 13
A woman, who allegedly tried to abduct a two-year-old girl of a migrant labourer from a colony in the Focal Point area this afternoon, was mercilessly beaten, admitted to the local civil hospital and arrested later on.

Ban around exam centres
Ludhiana, March 13
Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed outside the examination centres to ensure peaceful conduct of the examinations.

Placement drive at PIMT
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 13
Local BPO Sunil Khullar InfoTech conducted campus placement in PIMT here in which 23 students of BCA (final year) appeared.

NSS volunteers donate blood
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 13
“Students come forward for social service and play active role in the service of humanity,” said Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Dr Kaustubh Sharma.

District police chief Dr Kaustubh Sharma accompanied by RIMT Group chairman Hukam Chand Bansal during a blood donation camp at RIMT complex on Thursday. — Photo by Bhushan Sood

300 examined at eye camp
Ludhiana, March 13
More than 300 patients were examined, given follow up advice and free medicines at a free eye check up camp.

MC to start fogging operations soon
Ludhiana, March 13
The municipal corporation will start fogging operations in the last week of this month to check breeding of mosquitoes that spread dengue and malaria.

CMCH governing body meeting begins
Ludhiana, March 13
The two-day Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) governing body meeting began on the college premises here today to take few policy decisions for chalking out the future course action of this premier medical institution in North India.

SPORTS

GMT college athletics meet
Supinder wins 100m sprint
Ludhiana, March 13
Supinder Kaur romped home victory in the 100 m sprint and also bagged top honours in the 200 m race in the annual athletics meet of GMT College of Education, GT Road, Ludhiana, held here today.

Students take part in 200m race during the annual sports meet of the GMT College of Education in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

GGS Gold Cup
Hockey tourney from tomorrow
Ludhiana, March 13
All arrangements have been made for the 5th All-India Guru Gobind Singh Gold
Cup Hockey tournament to be organised by the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association at Prithipal Singh AstroTurf Stadium at Punjab Agricultural University from March 15 to 20.

Mandeep, Rupinder best athletes
Khanna, March 13
Mandeep Singh and Rupinderjit Kaur were adjudged best athletes as they proved themselves to be fastest during the 3rd annual athletics meet of the Gobindgarh College of Education at Alour in Khanna.

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