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Undisclosed income of over Rs 7 crore detected
Ludhiana, October 7
In what is probably the highest collective disclosure of unaccounted income by industrialists so far, the Income Tax Department has claimed that unaccounted income worth over Rs 7 crore was detected in different cases after surveys.

'Heart- assist' system at super-speciality hospital
Ludhiana, October 7
The industrial capital of the state will soon have the distinction of becoming the only place in the whole of Asia to have an advanced 'heart- assist' system when a special machine called PICSO (Pressure Controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) will be installed at Mediciti, a state of the art super-speciality hospital coming up here.

‘Milk-badam’ gang members arrested
Ludhiana, October 7
They did not use any sharp-edged weapons or firearms. In fact, they never required the use of any force in the execution of their criminal designs. For what could be achieved with a few sips of delicious milk cannot be achieved, without immediate danger, with weapons.

Vexed by slum dwellers, residents move rights panel 
Ludhiana, October 7
Tired of knocking at the doors of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) for the past many years to remove jhuggis from Block-E of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, residents have now approached the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) to redress their grievance.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Assaulted Congress leader dies
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 7
Ujjagar Singh, a Congress leader of Nangal Khurad village, who was assaulted by SAD sarpanch of the same village and his brother on September 9 succumbed to his injuries at the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, today.

BJP hails HC verdict on AMU quota issue
Ludhiana, October 7
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the decision of the Allahabad High Court to quash the 50 per cent reservation for Muslims in postgraduate courses in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and demanded revocation of the order by the government on its own without going into appeal.

Open manhole poses threat to motorists

Ludhiana, October 7 An uncovered manhole is threatening motorists near triangular park on the Model Town-Jwaddi road here. The cover of manhole has been damaged owing to heavy load of traffic but the municipal authorities are yet to replaced it.

The uncovered manhole. — Photo by I.V.

Wives behind IAF men’s success Halwara Air Force Station, October 7 Representing wives of Air Force personnel, Ms Suman Chopra, patron of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) at the Air Force Station here, says women are the inspiring force behind the success of the “rulers of the sky”. Ms Suman Chopra, patron of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association, stresses a point during a meeting of the association. — Photo by writer

Effigy making in full swing Ludhiana, October 7 Anwar Ali, 50, a resident of Kirawali village in Uttar Pradesh, and his 20 associates from the same village are working round the clock to meet the deadline of creating effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran that will be consigned to the flames on Dasehra at the Daresi ground here. A woman artisan from Agra gives final touches to an effigy at the Daresi ground in Ludhiana on Friday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Jagir Kaur lashes out at predecessors
Ludhiana, October 7
The SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur, today lashed out at her predecessors alleging that most of her time was spent in sorting out the mess created by them in the committee affairs.

Follow consumer-friendly policies, PSEB urged
Ludhiana, October 7
In a memorandum to the Chief Engineer, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), the Apex Chamber of Commerce demanded immediate action by the board to relieve industrial consumers of the unnecessary irritants. Mr P.D.Sharma, president of the chamber, said connected load should be the basis for quantifying load for a consumer.

PSEB survey
Ludhiana, October 7
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) will conduct a consumer satisfaction survey with a view to collect information about the level of satisfaction with regard to the services it offers.

Non-edible oil being used in vanaspati ghee
Ludhiana, October 7
Imported crude palm oil in the non-edible category, meant for usage by soap manufacturers, is being misused and diverted towards the production of vanaspati ghee.

IT surveys at hosiery, steel units
Ludhiana, October 7
At least four industrial houses, including one in Malerkotla town, were under survey by teams of income tax officials of Ludhiana Commissionerate here yesterday and a large amount of concealed income was expected to be unearthed during the massive operations which were continuing till the filing of this report.

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Assurance on improving nursing education 
Ludhiana, October 7
Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, Urban Development and Power, Punjab, Surinder Davar today said the state government was committed to bringing about a qualitative improvement in standards of nursing education in the state and several steps had been taken by the regulatory authority towards this end.

From Schools & Colleges
Talk on career counselling at BVM
Ludhiana, October 7
A talk on career counselling was organised at Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udam Singh Nagar, here on Friday for the students of Class XII (science and commerce streams).

NCC girls attend annual camp
Ludhiana, October 7
The 3- Punjab Girls Battalion of NCC, Ludhiana ,conducted a 10-day annual training camp for its cadets which concluded here today. Girl cadets from schools and colleges in and around the city participated in various activities held at the Punjab Police Academy at Phillaur.

Master of MA degrees
Machhiwara, October 7
Hard work never goes unrewarded. This proverb fits well in case of Mr Lok Nath Sharma who has decided to do his ninth Master’s degree after bagging a gold medal in MA (Religious Studies) this year. “I want to keep learning all the time,” quips Mr Sharma.

COURTS

ADGP to enquire into missing persons’ case
Khamano, October 7
Justice Satish Kumar Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the ADGP (Crime) to conduct an inquiry into the alleged disappearance of four members of a family of Nougawan village.

23 cases settled at Lok Adalat
Ludhiana, October 7
As many as 23 cases, involving disputes above Rs 4 lakh, were settled amicably, out of 57 placed before the Lok Adalat held at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum under the supervision of its president, Mr A.S. Narula

CULTURE

Theatre resurgence in city Ludhiana, October 7 The city, which has remained dormant in the field of art for quite some time, is now awakening to a theatrical revolution. From less than a decade ago, when theatre was more of a medium that catered to cultural taste of those in bigger cities, the city seems to be finding its cultural vein in this finer form of art. A scene from play “Zen katha”.

Handicraft exhibition
Ludhiana, October 7
In its efforts to empower rural women, Aagaz, a year-and-a-half-old NGO, has put up a stall of handicrafts prepared by women from Atiana near Mullanpur at an exhibition being held at Punjab Agricultural University here.

SPORTS

Khalsa College eves are PU basketball champs

Ludhiana, October 7 The Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, emerged champions in the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball Tournament that concluded on the college campus here today. The basketball team of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, which won the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball Tournament held in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Malhotra on cricket selection panel
Ludhiana, October 7
Chaman Lal Malhotra, a contemporary of the former captain of the Indian cricket team, late Lala Amar Nath, has been nominated for the selection committee to pick up the North Zone team for the forthcoming Duleep Trophy tournament to be organised by the BCCI.

A promising speed skater
Jasmine Puri, a 14-year-old skater from Ludhiana, has brought laurels to her city and the state by representing the Indian roller skating team in two international skating meets early this year.

Office-bearers of LIC sports club

Ludhiana, October 7 Mr Maan Singh has been elected general secretary of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Employees’ Sports and Recreation Club, Ludhiana. According to a press note issued by Mr Maan Singh here today, the annual general meeting of the club was held at the LIC divisional office, Dugri, to elect the new executive committee. Office-bearers of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Employees’ Sports and Recreation Club in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph