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Income tax raids on industrial house
Massive tax evasion detected
Ludhiana, August 27
Income Tax officials are learnt to have detected massive evasion during a raid on residential, factory and other business premises of Mr D.P. Mittal, the proprietor of Bombay Metals.

Court orders fresh probe into land grab case
Ludhiana, August 27
Mr Jasbir Singh, Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Ludhiana, has ordered a fresh inquiry into the controversial Marriott Hotel case. He has directed the SHO, Model Town, to submit the inquiry report to the court within two months from the date of the receipt of the order.

Unmindful of the signboard urging residents to keep the city clean and green, an old farmer spurs his bullocks on to keep pace with the maddening flow of vehicular traffic in Ludhiana. Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmad

Hooliganism, scuffle mar DBA meeting
Ludhiana, August 27
Allegations, counter-allegations, rowdy scenes and hooliganism marred the general house meeting of the District Bar Association (DBA) here today.

Medical college told to refund Rs 46,000
Ludhiana, August 27
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed All Saints Para Medical College, located at Jaspal Bangar village, to refund the sum of Rs 46,000 deposited by a student at the time of admission. The forum has also directed the college authorities to return the original Class XII certificate deposited by the student.

COMMUNITY

5 farmer unions join hands
Not to allow SYL water to flow to Haryana

Ludhiana, August 27 Five farmer associations — the BKU (Lakhowal), the BKU (Ekta), the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, the Kisan Front and the Kirti Kisan Union — today decided that they would not allow the sharing of SYL water at any cost. Leaders of various farmer unions attend a meeting on the SYL issue in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Book Hanspal for insulting Tricolour: BJP
Ludhiana, August 27
Charging the PPCC President, Mr H.S. Hanspal, the Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, Mr Kewal Krishan, the Secretary, All-India Congress Committee, Mr Manish Tiwari, the Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh Gill, and an MLA, Mr Malkiat Singh Dakha, along with other prominent Congress leaders with showing disrespect to the National Flag at a function here on August 23, the BJP has asked the police to register cases against them.

Snake bite claims life
Khanna, August 27
One person was killed and another was injured in two different snake biting incidents in two villages today.

Bus service hit
Machhiwara, August 27
Bus service between Machhiwara-Samrala route remain suspended for seven hours today. It restored after the intervention of administration. A clash over a sewerage project at Samrala was cited as the reason.

CRIME

Two held for smuggling contraband
Khanna, August 27
The police arrested two opium smugglers at two makeshift police posts near the main bus stand here today. According to the police, a police post was set up by SHO Dalbagh Singh at the bus stand along with other police officials. They stopped a Haryana Roadways bus and checked an unsuspecting person.

Spate of thefts in city
Ludhiana, August 27
As many as six cases of theft were registered at various police stations of the city yesterday. On the statement of Simmi Sharma, a resident of Dholewal Army Complex, the Division No. 6 police registered a case under Section 381 of the IPC against Sunita, her housemaid, for allegedly breaking open the lock of an almirah in her house and decamping with 220 gm of gold jewellery besides other household goods on August 5.

BUSINESS

Traders to hold march against VAT
Ludhiana, August 27
A national convention of the Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal (BUVM) was held in New Delhi on August 25 and decided to take out an awareness march against VAT from September 15 to December 15.

Workshop on investor awareness

Doraha, August 27 A workshop on awareness among investors was conducted by the Commerce and Economics Association of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, in association with the Ludhiana Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Board of India in the seminar hall of the college, yesterday.

Commerce students of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, attend a lecture at the seminar hall of the college on Thursday. — Photo by Lovleen Bains

Education board holds competitions

Ludhiana, August 27 Block-level competitions were held at Central Model High School (unit 2), Palam Vihar, near Daad villager, Pakhowal Road, under the chairmanship of Ms Jaswant Kaur, Block Officer Primary, Pakhowal. Students of primary classes from various schools of the block participated in folk songs, declamation, drawing, fancy dress, and best handwriting contests. Tiny tots of Pearl Nursery School on an outing at Leisure Valley, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

DMCH senior students welcome freshers
Ludhiana, August 27
To welcome the new batch of MBBS students at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here an introductory function was organised at the Dumra auditorium here today.

Tiny tots show dancing skill
Ludhiana, August 27
A solo dance competition was held today at KVM Civil Lines, here. LKG and UKG sections participated in different dances and came up in colourful dresses.

CULTURE

2 city students make it as directors
Ludhiana, August 27
Sonal Thakur and Trisha Mukherjee, two local students, were thrilled on hearing the news that they had been selected as directors for children's’ Hungama TV channel. They had gone to Mumbai in August for the trials. Forty children from 10 cities had been shortlisted in this regard.

CMCH launches ‘mobike rescue service’
Ludhiana, August 27
The Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) is embarking on an ambitious project for rescuing and providing immediate first aid to trauma victims involved in road accidents in and around the city.

SPORTS

KVM School lads win cricket title

Ludhiana, August 27 Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM) School, Civil Lines, registered four-wicket win over SDP Senior Secondary School to win at the PAU Zone I Cricket Tournament (u-16) organised by the District Schools Tournament Committee at the SDP College for Women ground here today. Kundan Vidya Mandir School boys after winning the final against SDP Senior Secondary School in the PAU Zone 1 Cricket Tournament (under-16) in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

BVM in limelight at PAU games
Ludhiana, August 27
Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar had a field day in the PAU Zone Games being organised by the District Schools Tournament Committee at different venues here today. The BVM school bagged as many as four titles to assert its supremacy.