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Rs
10 crore coin phone scam!
LUDHIANA, Jan 31— Local PCO operators in the city are understood to be
involved in a scam, which may be to the tune of Rs 10 crore every year.
All this is being done by misusing the facility of coin phones in the
city. At the same time, the connivance of department officials can not
be ruled out.
Relief
convoy flagged off
LUDHIANA, Jan 31 — With
overwhelming response from trade, industry, social, religious and other
voluntary organisations and citizens of Ludhiana for donations towards
relief fund for the Gujarat earthquake victims, 8 trucks containing
relief material worth about Rs 75 lakh have been sent from the Mini
Secretariat Ludhiana for Chandigarh, from where this relief material
would be clubbed with the relief coming from the other districts and
flown to Gujarat.
Boy
missing since January 16
KHANNA, Jan 31— A school
student is missing since January 16. According to the police, Ms Jasmeet
Kaur, a resident of Model Town, complained on January 25 to the police
that her son Ravinder Pal Singh, alias Vicky, a student of the local AS
Senior Secondary School, was missing since January 16. She said in the
complaint that her son went to school at 8.45 a.m., but did not return.
Courier
company directed to pay compensation
LUDHIANA, Jan 31 — In a
significant decision, the District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum
has directed a courier company to pay an amount of Rs 93,764 as
compensation for negligence in services to a local export company.
Gang
of robbers busted
MANDI GOBINDGARH, Jan 31
— With the arrest of four persons yesterday the local police and CIA
Sirhind claim to have busted a gang of robbers. The police also claimed
to have seized a Maruti van (No. DHC-8182), two colour and a black and
white television set and a deck from them.
Man
killed, body thrown on railway line
LUDHIANA, Jan 31 — a
30-year-old unidentified man, was allegedly killed last night and his
body was thrown over the Lakkar Pul to make it appear as an accident
case.
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