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Emigration Racket
NRI in police net for Rs 3 cr fraud
Ludhiana, November 28
Over two years after a group of swindlers duped 134 city residents of Rs 3 crore in the name of providing them "sure-shot" jobs in London, the police and an investigation group formed by the victims have hunted down main accused and UK citizen Rakesh Patel in Anand town of Gujarat.

0001 fetches Rs 2,71,000
Ludhiana, November 28
Hundreds attended bidding for fancy numbers of vehicles organised by the transport department at Circuit House here today. The auction of VIP numbers was held in the city after more than six months. People took a keen interest in getting special numbers for the series PB-10 CB, CC and CD.

The auction for special numbers in progress at Circuit House, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Biker killed in collision with school bus Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 28 One person was killed and another injured when the motorcycle there were riding collided with a school bus near Jhamat village near here today morning. Poor visibility was told to be reason behind the mishap. Doctors attend Mohinder Singh at Hind Hospital, Ahmedgarh, on Wednesday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Sunset romance: Two birds huddle together atop a street light in the backdrop of the setting sun. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Mob forces IT team to abandon raid
Ludhiana, November 28
An irate mob of more than 500 people prevented the excise and taxation department from carrying out a raid on a hosiery unit in Gandhi Nagar here this afternoon. It is learnt the department is contemplating an FIR against the miscreants.

Gang of transformer thieves busted
Ludhiana, November 28
The city police has finally busted a gang of thieves, who were experts in stealing transformers. As many as 14 transformers have been recovered from them. SP City Sukhchain Singh said at a press conference here today that the four arrested members of the gang had a notorious history of stealing transformers.

‘Hong Kong’ owner gets six months for adulterated food
Ludhiana, November 28
The chief judicial magistrate Rajinder Aggarwal has convicted Fangjenn Chiu, owner of Hong Kong Restaurant, Sarabha Nagar, for selling adulterated chilly cheese. He has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for six months. Besides this, the court ordered him to pay fine of Rs 1,000.

COMMUNITY

MC razes illegal structures
Ludhiana, November 28
A demolition team of the municipal corporation today demolished a number of illegal structures, including staircase of a popular jewellery shop near Fountain Chowk today late afternoon.

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Man held for raping minor
Ludhiana, November 28
The Model Town police has arrested an alleged rapist, Suraj Prasad, alias Gunja , one month after he had allegedly raped a 10-year-old daughter of a migrant labourer and left her to bleed to death in a park in Model Town.

Bus driven away at gunpoint
Ludhiana, November 28
In a relatively unheard of crime in the state, a group of persons allegedly took away a mini bus at gunpoint from near Noorpur village on November 22. The incident came to light when the owner of the mini bus (PB-10 BF 7107), Sukhpal Singh, reported the matter to the Laddowal police here today.

Entry tax affects hosieries more
Ludhiana, November 28
Condeming entry tax, the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry here said the tax would have an adverse impact on the hosiery industry. "Ludhiana is known for its hosiery and textile industry. Many industrial units from Delhi and around send their yarn to Punjab for conversion into fabrics.

As winter sets in, girls of Ramgarhia Girls College study and bask in the sun in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma

Course on intensive agriculture begins at PAU
Ludhiana, November 28
A training course on “Impact of Intensive agriculture on environment quality” started today in the department of soils, Punjab Agricultural University.

Training course on climate change starts
Ludhiana, November 28
A 21-days training course on “Climate change vis-a-vis agricultural productivity and modelling their inter-relationships” started today in the department of agricultural meteorology in which 25 scientists from different disciplines are participating.

14 selected in placement drive
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 28
The RIMT Group of Institutes, Mandi Gobindgarh, arranged a campus placement drive for B.Tech computer science, IT, electronics and communications, electrical, instrumentation, IT engineering and MCA.

50 donate blood
Ludhiana, November 28
Fifty volunteers donated blood at a camp organised at GGN Khalsa College
here yesterday.

SPORTS

12 outfits for MPS women’s hockey meet
Ludhiana, November 28
Twelve top outfits of the country have been invited to take part in the XIth All India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament to be organised by the MPS Grewal Memorial Charitable Trust from December 9 to 13 here at the Prithipal Singh Astroturf Stadium of Punjab Agricultural University.

Guru Nanak eves lift title Ludhiana, November 28 Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, won the title in the women’s section in the Ludhiana District Softball Championship which concluded at Ramgarhia Educational Complex ground, Miller Ganj, here today. Players in action during the Ludhiana District Softball Championship at Ramgarhia College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

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