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Power to polluting unit cut
A common man wins fight
Ludhiana July 24
With the administration's order to cut the electricity connection of a cycle handle polish unit at Dashmesh Nagar, residents have heaved a sigh of relief. The unit was reportedly generating poisonous gases for the past several years.

Rama Shanker Gupta and his wife at the mini secretariat in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Police came, saw and left
Body lay on road for over 12 hrs
Ludhiana, July 24
An unidentified person lay dead on the roadside near the Durga temple, Sarabha Nagar, throughout last night, exposing the callous attitude of the Ludhiana police.

PAU about-turn
Post of dean to be advertised again
Ludhiana, July 24
The board of management of the PAU has not approved the selection of Dr Neelam Kaur Grewal as dean, College of Home Sciences. The board, which met in Mohali today, has decided to advertise the post again “without any prejudice towards the merit of any of the candidates who had applied”.

Landscaping officer caught taking bribe
Ludhiana, July 24
A team of the vigilance bureau today caught a landscaping officer of the MC when he was allegedly taking bribe from an advertiser.

MC Poll
Candidates keep fingers crossed
Ludhiana, July 24
With all major parties prolonging the process of finalising the list of contestants, candidates are keeping their fingers crossed.

COMMUNITY

'Indian economic problems are those of a developed nation'
Ludhiana, July 24

The problems Indian economy is facing now are the ones faced by developed countries and not developing nations. Strengthening of the Rupee, followed by economic measures like increase in interest rates, has not had an impact that would last long. Chief commissioner of income tax, Ludhiana, Mandeep S. Rai, with other LMA office-bearers at a talk, 'India — On the Threshold to Take Off', organised in Ludhiana on Monday.

Rehab centre raided; 62 inmates rescued
Khanna, July 24
The Khanna police here today raided a drug de-addiction centre being run illegally by some individuals in Bahomajra village.

Letters

Granthi abducted woman: Cops
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 24
A granthi of Gurdwara Wairoanna at Ghuman Village in the district, who, along with his 'wife' and children was injured during an attack by unidentified miscreants on the night of July 12, turned out to be a Dalit agricultural labourer of Boparia village in Kapurthala district who had allegedly abducted his employer’s wife about 13 years ago.

Man booked for killing cat
Jagraon, July 24
Inderjit Singh of Galib Khurd allegedly shot dead the pet cat of Sukhminder Kaur of his village with a .12 bore rifle. Sidhwan Bet police has registered a case under sections 429, 201 IPC at the instance of Sukhminder Kaur. No arrest has been made so far.

Biz World
Hunt for young space tourist
Ludhiana, July 24
UTV, along with Malaysia-based media company Astro Measat, has announced the launch of Brand Bindass, India's first leisure and entertainment brand.

City investors making most of bullish market
Ludhiana, July 24
Investor community in the city is making the most of the bullish share market. Even as investment advisers continue to caution people, those involved in the market continue trading actively.

Global realty firm to enter market
Ludhiana, July 24
AIIR Middle East, organisers of Cityscape, a business-to-business real estate event brand, brings “Cityscape India” to India this November. The debut will take place from November 19-21, 2007.

AGRICULTURE

Irregular power upsets farmers

Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 24 In contradiction of the government’s claims of uninterrupted supply of power to the agricultural sector, farmers in the area are forced to plough back their drying paddy fields. A tubewell runs with a portable electric generator, propelled with a tractor, at Latala village near Ahmedgarh. — Photo by writer

EDUCATION

Rainbow week at Ryan

Ludhiana July 24 At Ryans, learning in montessori section is fun-filled, thrilled and full of activities, all of them woven together not only to make the kids enjoy but also to relate everyday learning to real values of life. Tiny tots of Ryan School paint during the rainbow week celebrations in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Mann takes over as PAU dean
Ludhiana, July 24
Dr S.K. Mann, head, Department of Plant Pathology, PAU, has been appointed as dean, Postgraduate Studies in the university.

More samples of eatables taken
Ludhiana, July 24
Under the directions of the state health department, several teams took samples of eatables from the rural areas in the district yesterday to curb adulteration and sale of sub-standard food items.

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