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Youth murdered due to tiff over octroi
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July10
A fight over octroi fee allegedly led to the murder of an only son of a family of nearby Payal town, by at least six persons last night. The police has registered an FIR under Sections 302, 120 B, 148 and 149 of IPC against the accused but no arrest has been yet made.
Punjab heading for white gold revolution
Ludhiana, July10
Punjab is heading for a white gold revolution as the cotton crop is in a very good condition so far. The area under cotton cultivation has also increased thanks to the introduction of Bt cotton.
ETO charged with attempt to rape niece
Ludhiana, July 10
The Ludhiana police has arrested an Excise and Taxation Officer for allegedly trying to rape his 13-year-old niece by luring her to buy garments from a factory in the city.
Badal assures succour to industrialists
Ludhiana, July 10
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, assured industrialists relief from their existing problems if his party came to power.
Mr Badal, who visited the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings
(CICU) general-secretary, Mr Avtar Singh, yesterday to express condolence on the death of Mr Singh’s father Swaran Singh, met various industry leaders.
Panchayats asked to unite against social evils
Ludhiana, July 10
A seminar on drug abuse awareness was jointly organised by the Social Security Department, Child Development Project Officer D.N. Kotnis, the Acupuncture Hospital and panchayats of Mangat Block at Boothgarh village here today. Mr Priyank Bharati, ADC, Ludhiana, was the chief guest while Mr Mewa Singh Chauhan, Chairman, Khadi Board, Punjab, presided over the seminar.
Centenary birthday celebration!
Ludhiana, July 10
The Badwal family of Ludhiana today celebrated the 100th birthday of one of their elders here.
Four generations of the family of Mr Lal Singh Badwal, a former Station Master, came together in the city today from various parts of the country and abroad.
Mr Lal Singh Badwal, who turned 100 on Monday, cuts a cake with his family members in Ludhiana.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma |
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BKU dharna against power shortage
Ludhiana, July 10
Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union(BKU) today staged a demonstration at the Mini Secretariat to protest against the power shortage during the paddy transplantation season.
BKU activists stage a dharna against power shortage in Ludhiana
on Monday.— A Tribune photograph |
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Body seeks action against illegal architects
Ludhiana, July 10
Fosroc Chemicals International, a flagship company of the $500-million JMH Group, launched its retail division in Punjab at the monthly meeting of the Ludhiana Architects Association (LAA) here on Saturday.
Lions Club members
urged to help needy
Mandi Gobindgarh
Newly appointed regional chairman MJF Lion Dr Man Mohan Kaushal called a meeting of all club officials of the region –III of district 321-F at Gymkhana Club, here today.
All zone chairpersons Lion O.P. Goyal, Lion Ramesh Kumar and Lion Lalit Mohan were present at the meeting.
Jagran at Ayyappa temple
Ludhiana, July 10
The Ludhiana chapter of the Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Sangam organised a jagran at Shri Ayyappa Swami Mandir here last night. The jagran was performed by Tuslidharan
Pillai, Biju Kumar and others.
Hundreds of people participated in the jagran. The Ayyappa temple is being managed by the Keralites here.
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