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Food poisoning: One dead, nine taken ill
Ludhiana, June 8
A five-year-old boy died while nine others including seven children and two women were taken seriously ill, when they ate an unhygienic watermelon. Doctors said all the victims had suffered from food poisoning and had nausea and stomachache leading to dehydration.

Food poisoning victims undergo treatment at Raghunath Hospital in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

HIV+ man for action against wife who infected him
Ludhiana, June 8
A Machhiwara resident has sought criminal action against his wife for allegedly infecting him with HIV. The woman allegedly came in contact with the virus through her first husband.

NRI comes as ray of hope for acid attack victims Ludhiana, June 8 A ray of hope has emerged for the four acid attack victims as a prominent NRI family has come forward to bear all the expenses of their treatment besides providing them with employment after their rehabilitation. England based Kamaljit Singh, who operates the Wimpy’s chain of eating joints and his wife, Dr S. Kaur, have come to the aid of the beleaguered families at a time when they had begin to give up, after having gone from pillar to post, in vain. Acid attack victim Sandeep Kaur under treatment at CMC hospital, Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Negligent driver convicted for causing death
Ludhiana, June 8
Judicial Magistrate Mandeep Kaur Bedi has sentenced Sukhdyal Chand of Bajra village, Ludhiana, to one-year imprisonment on charges of causing death of a pedestrian Sudesh Kumar while driving his vehicle rashly and negligently.

Local shuttlers win all-India title Ludhiana, June 8 Local lads hogged the limelight by winning the All-India Ranking Badminton Tournament that concluded at Ernakulam on June 6. Pranav Chopra (left) and Raj Kumar

COMMUNITY

Tributes paid to Banda Bahadur
Ludhiana, June 8
Rich tributes were paid to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on his 291st martyrdom day at a state-level function organised by the All-India Bairagi Mahamandal at Punjabi Bhavan here today. A book on the life of Banda Bahadur, written by Harchand Singh Sirhandi, was also released.
National president of the Bairagi Mahamandal Krishan Kumar Bawa and others pay tributes to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Santosh Chowdhary to visit city
Ludhiana, June 8
Santosh Chowdhary, chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, will visit Ludhiana on June 12 to study the socio-economic, living, working, service and education conditions of scavengers and their dependents.

CM staying away from city and its problems
Ludhiana, June 8
Ludhianvis are concerned over Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal not visiting Ludhiana to preside over the District Grievances Committee and the District Planning Board since the formation of the SAD-BJP government.

Implement govt schemes properly: Dhillon

Ludhiana, June 8 MP and chairman, District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for Central Government Sponsored Schemes, Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, has directed the officers of to implement the centrally-sponsored schemes for the poor people efficiently and honestly and warned that laxity and inefficiency on the part of any officer would not be tolerated at any cost as the SAD-BJP government was committed to accelerate the pace and development welfare of people in the state.

MP Sharanjit Singh Dhillon at a meeting of District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for Central Government Sponsored Schemes in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma.

At the Crossroads
Reconciling the twin Punjabi scripts
Punjabi reside at both sides of the border between India and Pakistan. But they settle down wherever they find the environment congenial. Away from home, it is the language they speak that binds them together. Punjabi language manifests their cultural background and this factor creates bonhomie among them.

Residents cry hoarse
MC fails to clear Budda Nullah
Ludhiana, June 8
Besides playing havoc with the health of thousands of people by spreading pollution, the Budda nullah passing through the city, has now started giving sleepless nights to the residents of the town.

Water hyacinth is aplenty in Budda Nullah near Tajpur road in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

MLA accuses Garcha of intimidating supporters
Ludhiana, June 8
Kila Raipur MLA Jassi Khangura today accused his rival Jagdish Singh Garcha of criminal intimidation of his supporters.

Fruit, veggie prices take a dip
Ludhiana, June 8
Rising mercury levels are yet to show an impact on vegetable and fruit rates, which have declined in the last five to six days by almost 20 per cent. Supply being sufficient in comparison to demand, traders says it would take at least three to four weeks for prices of fruits as well as vegetables to look up.

Digital cameras launched
Ludhiana, June 8
Samsung India has introduced a new range of digital media products - digital slim cameras and digital camcorders.

Avon launches 5 new e-bikes
Ludhiana, June 8
Buoyed by the encouraging response to its electric bicycles, Avon Cycles today launched five new models of e-bikes.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers told to conserve natural resources
Ludhiana, June 8
A field day on “resource conservation technologies” was organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Noormahal.

EDUCATION

From Schools & Colleges
College committee honours Mata Hardei School students
Machhiwara, June 8
Meritorious Students of Mata Hardei National Senior Secondary School, Machhiwara, were felicitated today by the management committee of the National College for Women, Machhiwara. Ramandeep Kaur of the school, who scored 435 marks, has bagged third position in Khanna and Samrala subdivisions.
Meritorious students of Mata Hardei School after being honoured by members of management of National College Machhiwara on Friday. — Photos by writer

Workshop on early childhood care concludes
Ludhiana, June 8
A three-day training workshop on “Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for Master Trainers” under Sarav Shiksha Abhiyan Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh, was organised by the Department of Human Development and Sociology of the College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana from June 5 to 7.

State-of-art equipment for ENT problems
Ludhiana, June 8
A state-of-the-art ‘Xomed Microdebrider’ (shaver) system for advanced treatment of ENT problems has been installed at Gulati ENT Hospital, a super-speciality centre for treatment of ENT diseases here.

New advancement in nasal endoscopic surgery
Ludhiana, June 8
The latest advancements in nasal endoscopic sinus surgery techniques have raised new hopes among the patients suffering from various neurological diseases.

SPORTS

Cricket tourney from June 10
Ludhiana, June 8
The 11th edition of the Chaman Lal Malhotra Cricket Cup Tournament for u-14 boys will be oganised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) here at the Arya College ground from June 10 to 17.

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