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Tension in village ahead of panchayat poll
Bassian (Ludhiana), May 9
With panchayat elections just six weeks away, factionalism among supporters of different political parties has led to violent clashes and tension in this village, the biggest in Raikot subdivision of the district.

Accused in NDPS Act case acquitted
Ludhiana, May 9
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr G.R. Banyal, has acquitted Avtar Singh ‘Tari’ of Gobindpura, Civil Lines, an accused in NDPS Act case, as the prosecution failed to examine the investigating officer and a DSP, in whose presence the narcotic was allegedly seized. The non-examination of these material witnesses resulted in the acquittal of the accused.

Gang of dacoits busted, three arrested
Ludhiana, May 9
The police has busted a gang of dacoits which had been operating in this district. The gang, reported to have been headed by a suspended police constable, includes several wrestlers from Alamgir Akhara, near here.

Ludhiana, May 9 The three Garcha brothers have gone into hiding along with several of their confidants following the registration of cases of cheating, forgery and land grabbing against them by the Ludhiana Vigilance Bureau. A team of the Vigilance Bureau helped by local police personnel camping in front of the house of Mann Singh Garcha in the Dholewal complex on Friday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Sarpanch gets clean chit, notice to patwari
Ludhiana, May 9
The sarpanch of Miani village near here, who was accused of grabbing shamlat land, has been given a clean chit by the district administration.

Water scheme comes a cropper
Massive irregularities detected
Ludhiana, May 9
The state government’s claim of providing safe drinking water supply to all residents of the by city laying an elaborate network of pipelines seems to have come a cropper following the detection of mass irregularities to the tune of Rs 1 crore in the prestigious project being executed by the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

COMMUNITY

Lankan team visits PAU

Ludhiana, May 9 A high-level Sri Lankan delegation today visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to explore the possibilities of benefiting from the accumulated scientific expertise of the university in the areas of teaching, research and extension services. Dr I.K. Garg, Head, Department of Farm Engineering, explains the functioning of a spray machine to a delegation of Sri Lankan scientists at the PAU in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

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Move on Indo-Pak ties hailed
Ludhiana, May 9
The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has hailed the move to normalise the relations between India and Pakistan.

Tribes dal demands welfare schemes
Ludhiana, May 9
The All-India Tribes Dal has demanded welfare schemes for the destitute tribes which have not been rehabilitated for the past 50 years and are living a life of abject poverty.

PSSB flays govt for not paying bills
Ludhiana, May 9
The Punjab Subordinate Services Federation (PSSF) has flayed the government for not paying the TA/DA bills of the employees who had performed election duty in the Zila Parishad elections held some time back.

Postal forum constituted
Ludhiana, May 9
The first meeting of the newly constituted Post Forum, comprising eminent citizens of the city and representatives of educational institutions, welfare institutes and business houses, was held at the Head Post Office here today.

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Rising steel prices worry industry
Ludhiana, May 9
The continuous increase in the prices of hot rolled (HR) and cold rolled (CR) Coils and strips has been worrying the industry. Especially when the government is refusing to intervene to break the monopoly of the steel cartel consisting of top five steel manufacturers of the country.

Cotton seal launched
Ludhiana, May 9
Leading cotton garment manufacturers formally launched cotton seal today. This most recognised international mark of quality cotton fabrics is supported in India by leading brands like Monte Carlo and Cotton Country from the Nahar Group , Berkeley from Vardhman, Arrow, Lee and Wrangler from Arvind brands, Blackberrys, cottons by Century, Crocodile, Euro, Frontline, Icon and Logo from ashima. 

‘Flat’ revolution in TV market
Ludhiana, May 9
The television market seems to be passing through a “flat” revolution. If the latest figures available from the industry are any indication, people are now moving towards “flat” TVs. This is probably due to awareness about the technology and a better picture quality.

Nehru Kendra scholarships awarded

Ludhiana, May 9 Seema Rani, a B.Com. student, received a special award at a function organised by the Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust to Commemorate Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on his 39th death anniversary where today. Seema, a student of Guru Nanak College, Doraha, supports her family by distributing newspapers in the morning. She also runs a shop. Hardeep Kaur of Ramgarhia Girls College was also given a scholarship.

Winners of a declamation contest, who were honoured by the Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust in Ludhiana on Friday. — IV

Programme for scouts ends

Ludhiana, May 9 Nearly 80 trained teachers from elementary and senior secondary schools of the district participated in a three-day orientation programme that concluded at Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, here today. Mr Mahinder Singh Purba, resource person, addresses trained scouts on the concluding day of the three-day orientation programme on Friday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

NSS camp at college
Ludhiana, May 9
A 10-day NSS camp which started on May 7 at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College will conclude on May 16. College students and volunteers are attending the camp. Prof Antar Jyoti Ghai and Prof Lotika Gupta are the NSS programme officers.

Primary teachers postpone dharna
Ludhiana, May 9
A dharna to be organised by thousands of teachers outside the office of the DPI at Chandigarh on May 13 under the banner of the ‘‘Save primary education front’’ has been deferred by eight unions of primary teachers.

Students given farewell Ludhiana, May 9 A farewell function was held at the Partap College of Education, here yesterday. Prof J.P. Singh, Chairman of the college, was the chief guest. Prof Gurbachan Singh Gill, Mr Amarjeet Singh Grewal and their wives were the guests of honour. B.Ed students of Partap College of Education, Ludhiana, dance to the beats of drum on Thursday.

COURTS

Principal withdraws bail plea
Ludhiana, May 9
Principal of DAV School R.S.Patyal today withdrew his anticipatory bail application. On the last date, the judge had directed the Additional Public Prosecutor to produce the relevant record. Though no record was produced, the Principal preferred to withdraw the pending anticipatory bail application.

CULTURE

Punjab Govt asked to promote Punjabi
Ludhiana, May 9
At a meeting of the Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Surjit Pattar, president of the Academi, chalked out certain special programmes to celebrate golden jubilee of the akademi. Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Surjit Pattar said, “The akademi proposes to hold philosophical and literary seminars at the international level to celebrate 400 years of the first reading of Guru Granth Sahib that took place in April, 1604.

HEALTH

Cardiac surgery at any age
Ludhiana, May 9
There is a good news for heart patients. At least the age should no longer be a deterring factor for people intending to go in for cardiac surgery. Recently, Dr C.K. Mukherjee, cardiac surgeon, who returned from the USA and is working in Sigma Heart Institute, performed several operations on the patients of various ages from six months to 87 years.

SPORTS

LDBA to honour cagers
Ludhiana, May 9
The Ludhiana District Basketball Association (LDBA) will organise a function here at Guru Nanak Sports Complex tomorrow to felicitate the Ludhiana boys team which won the 54th Punjab State Junior Basketball Championship held at Amritsar from May 2 to 5.