L U D H I A N A

No scope for another VDIS: CBDT chief
LUDHIANA, Jan 6 — The Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes, Mr A. Balasubranian has ruled out another voluntary disclosure of income scheme, saying it was only a one-time incentive. After inaugurating a cyber library here today, Mr Balasubranian told reporters that VDIS was introduced in 1997 as the tax rates were brought down.

Bloom for warmth: Flowers bring cheer to the beholder in the chilly weather. Most of flowers being sold in the city these days are brought from Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. Rajesh Bhambi captures a yellow rose, beautiful carnations and a bunch of narcissus at a florist’s shop.

VVIP visits hamper police functioning
LUDHIANA, Jan 6 — VVIP visits to the city impede the police functioning. Since the start of New Year almost daily one or the other high-profile minister or officer visited or passed through the city.

Non-teaching duties hit studies
AMLOH, Jan 6 — Non-teaching duties of government school teachers appear to have become a routine phenomena, which are adversely affecting the studies of students.

Argument ends in murder
LUDHIANA, Jan 6 — Minor bricking among members of a family in the industrial area of the city took a turn for the worse here today when a middle-aged man murdered his father-in-law and fled away.

SPEAKING OUT
Why are revered left to die?
LUDHIANA, Jan 6 — Expressing anguish over the pathetic condition of the gaushala (cow shelter), maintained by the Municipal Corporation in the city, where a few cows had died recently due to extreme cold and poor maintenance, the DYC Chief ,Mr Parminder Mehta, warned that the party would launch a mass agitation if the administration failed to take remedial measures and the erring officials were not brought to book immediately, Mr Mehta was speaking at a party meeting held at Model Town today.

COMMUNITY

CITY SCAN
Votaries of communal amity
JUST mention the word Ludhianvi, adjectival derivative of Ludhiana, and watch the response: Film-audience, radio-listeners and lovers of romantic and progressive poetry sentimentally recall Sahir.

Cyber library inaugurated
LUDHIANA, Jan 6 — The cyber library of the local Income Tax Department was inaugurated by Mr A. Balasubranian, Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes, at Ayakar Bhawan here today.

One crushed to death
SAHNEWAL, Jan 6 — A man was crushed to death by a Tata Sumo in Sahnewal Chowk on Thursday evening. According to reports, Mukhtiar Singh of Tibba village was crushed to death by Bunti Uppal, driving a Tata Sumo (HR 23-A-5897), coming from Doraha.