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Woman, daughter-in-law found brutally murdered
Dakha, December 8
An aged woman and her daughter-in-law were found murdered in a brutal manner at their house in Dakha village late this evening. The murderer(s) had clubbed them to death by hitting an iron rod repeatedly on their heads.

College teachers hold rally
Ludhiana, December 8
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU) organised a rally at Charttar Singh Park here today. Mr V.K. Tiwari, general Secretary, Prof Kanwaljeet Singh, area secretary, Prof Kanwaldeep Singh, EC member, Prof Parminder Singh, district president, and Prof A.N. Sharma, district secretary and Prof V.K. Bhardwaj addressed the rally.

Private college teachers argue with policemen during a dharna outside the house of Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Minister for Higher Education, Punjab, in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by IV

Rights panel indicts Cong leader
Ludhiana, December 8
The Investigation wing of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has indicted Congress leader Madan Lal and some other contractors for ransacking the office of an Executive Engineer of the Drainage Division, Patiala, obstructing government servants from performing their duty besides snatching away the XEN’s cellphone and personal diary at gun point on June 2002 as he did not oblige him.

‘Politics’ in public fund utilisation
Ludhiana, December 8
What happened while the repair work was going on the main road of the J Block in the Sarabha Nagar locality here on Saturday is a classic example of the city councillors’ playing political games at the expense of public funds.

Admission schedule worries parents
Ludhiana, December 8
Early schedule for admission to Nursery and KG classes of some of the newly opened schools in the city has worried many parents here. The fact that has irked most of the parents is that these schools have announced that the non-refundable fee be paid by the last week of January or else the seat will be passed on to other candidates down the list. 

All-woman police station in city from Jan

Ludhiana, December 8 As a new year gift for the city, the Punjab Police has decided to set up the first ever all-woman police station in the city. The existing women’s cell would be upgraded to function as a full-fledged police station, which will have the powers of registering a case and investigation like the normal police stations. DGP, Punjab Police, A.A. Siddiqui gives away prizes at a function at GNPS, Sarabha Nagar, on Monday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

COMMUNITY

Hanspal asks Congmen to sort out differences
Ludhiana, December 8
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president H.S. Hanspal has deputed Mr Parminder Mehta, secretary, Punjab Congress, to get the differences between Mr Jagmohan Sharma, president, District Congress Committee (Urban), and Ms Usha Malhotra, president, District Mehla Congress, sorted out.

Bairagi Mahamandal flays RSS leader
Ludhiana, December 8
The All-India Bairagi Mahamandal has condemned the RSS chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, for his remarks that Pakistan only had enmity with the Hindus in India and not with the country as such.

Bhai Veer Singh remembered
Ludhiana, December 8
A Sabhyacharak Programme was organised by the Dhan-Pothohar Brotherhood Punjab and Punjabi Bhavan here yesterday. The programme was held to observe the birth anniversary of Punjabi poet, Bhai Veer Singh. Dr K. S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University was the chief guest and Dr Surjit Patar, president of the Punjabi Sahitya Akademy presided over the function.

DMCH drivers end strike
Ludhiana, December 8
With the acceptance of their demands and streamlining of the working of the transport wing of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), the four-day-old strike of the drivers has been called off.

CRIME

Employee decamps with 2.15 lakh
Ludhiana, December 8
Acting on the statement of Mr Brij Mohan, who runs a shop in Laxmi Market in Saban Bazar, the Division Number 3 police yesterday registered a case under Section 381 of the IPC against Chattar Singh, a resident of Almora district in Uttranchal. The complainant had stated that the accused, who was in his employment, had stolen Rs 21,500, sometime between November 29 and December 3 and had escaped. No arrest has been made so far.

PCR men hurt in accident

Remove non-tariff barriers on steel import: FTSII
Ludhiana, December 8
The Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India (FTSII), while hailing the Kolkata High Court decision, ordering removal of mechanism of floor price on the import of prime grade HR Coil, has expressed strong views that removal of non-tariff barriers on steel import would only benefit the user industry if the import duty on prime steel material was brought down to a realistic level of 10 per cent as per the recommendations of Dr Kelkar panel.

Row between students, GNIIMT authorities ends
Ludhiana, December 8
An old tension simmering in the local Guru Nanak Institute of Information Technology and Management (GNIIMT) over students’ desire to mingle with the opposite sex, and the authorities strict insistence on segregation of sexes to ensure discipline has reached a flashpoint, with the students protesting the alleged imposition of ‘‘huge fines’’ on the students, who had gone out to watch a film with their classmates of the opposite sex.

City team wins state science fair
Ludhiana, December 8
The team from Ludhiana comprising 18 students and two teachers that had participated in the state level science fair held at Baba Zorawar Singh Baba Fateh Singh Public Senior Secondary School, Fatehgarh Sahib, from December 3 to 6 have brought laurels by winning the top most position in the state.

Giani Gurdit Singh interacts with students
Ludhiana, December 8
Punjabi writer Giani Gurdit Singh was invited by the Department of Punjabi for postgraduate classes of the Government College for Women here yesterday.

Science exhibition by students

Ludhiana, December 8 Students of Lal Bahadur Shastri Public High School, Millerganj, organised a science exhibition here today. Several working and non-working models were displayed on various topics included water treatment plant, control of air pollution, multipurpose dam, computer networking, volcano eruption, evolution in communication, periscope, recycling of paper and structure of biosphere.

Members of the team of Ludhiana teachers receive the first prize at state-level science exhibition held at Fatehgarh Sahib on Saturday. — A Tribune photo

Extension lecture 
Ludhiana, December 8
The Department of Mathematics, Ramgarhia Girls College, here, organised an extension lecture on "Teaching and learning of mathematics- a mandatory field for Students”. Mrs Swaran Sood, retired Principal of Karamsar, Rara Sahib delivered the lecture.

Physiotherapy care for elderly
Ludhiana, December 8
In a move to provide best health care to senior citizens, a one week-long physiotherapy camp commenced at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here today, under the guidance of Dr Satwinder Kalra.

8 out of 1,000 newborns have heart problems: expert

Ludhiana, December 8 Eight out of every thousand newborns have congenital heart defects. Blue baby, TOF (tetrology of fallot), VSD (ventricle spetal defect) are the main defects which require immediate surgery and the child after surgery can live a normal life. From left to right: Dr Baldeep Singh, Vice-President, IPA, Dr S.S. Bedi, President Pediatrics Association, Dr H.S. Bedi, Chairman, Cardiac Services, Sigma New Life Heart Institute, and Mr Brijinder, GM Corporate, Marketing, at a seminar held in Satluj Club on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Blood directory camp held
Ludhiana, December 8
The Kamla Lahotia Sanatam Dharam College unit of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organised a blood directory camp on the college campus here today.

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SPORTS

Winning is a way of life for Vedika
Ludhiana, December 8
Vedika Thapar, a local athlete is making waves in the track and field events. A Class X student of Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School here has proved her mettle in the different athletics meets held recently.

Sports fest at Gill village ends
Ludhiana, December 8
The three-day annual sports festival organised by the Golden Youth Club in association with the Gram Panchayat and the area residents concluded at Gill village near here yesterday. In kabaddi (57 kg)- Sidhwan overpowerd Ralla 23-13 and in 62 kg category, Jhand overcame spirited challenge from Dhoorkot before romping home victorious 19-17 while in the open category, Jalaldiwal beat Hatthoor 21-16.

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