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When loanees vanish without a trace
Ludhiana, February 19
Most of the city banks, along with the state government, are suffering losses worth crores of rupees annually in a scandal in which industrialists, that include some leading names are duping these agencies by taking loans worth Rs 50 crore annually by fraudulent means and not returning the same. 

External examiners remain absent on second day, too

Ludhiana, February 19 With external examiners remaining absent on the second day of practical examination conducted by the Punjab School Education Board, chaos continued to prevail in majority of the schools even today.

Class X students of Government Senior Secondary School show their science models after the board practicals in Ludhiana on Tuesday. —Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Viewers, be ready to pay even more
Ludhiana, February 19
Beware cable TV subscribers, within six months, you may have to pay Rs 350 or more per month to operators. For some persons who live here, Rs 350 may not mean much, but it may come as a blow to most viewers in the old city, who pay Rs 100, Rs 50 or even Rs 30 per month as cable TV charges.

Industrialist booked for cheating
Ludhiana, February 19
In an interesting case, sales tax evasion by showing an allegedly non-existent company tenant of a city resident, the district police has registered a case of cheating and making forged documents against the manager and other officials of Adinath Yarn Ltd.

Servant decamps with Rs 2.6 lakh, jewellery
Khanna, February 19
A sum of Rs 2.60 lakh and 500 gm of gold were stolen by an employee of Raikhy Finance Company at their residence on Sunday. According to the owner of the house situated at the G.T,. Road, Mr Ranbir Raikhy, that alleged accused Santosh, a migrant labourer, had been employed as domestic help at the resident for the past six months. 

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COMMUNITY

Corruption issues choke working of horticulture wing
Ludhiana, February 19
The horticulture wing of the Municipal Corporation, which is already facing departmental inquiries and a vigilance probe, has come under fire from several functionaries of the District Congress Committee, as well as the Municipal Workers Union, who have charged the Executive Engineer (Horticulture) with corrupt practices, fabricating a bogus record and irregularities in appointments and promotions, among other acts of omission and commission.

Winter gone, woollens gone

Ludhiana, February 19 As the days have started warming up, residents are saying goodbye to woollens. With temperature hovering around 20°C to 22°C, the pleasant days are being welcomed by Ludhianvis. As the days are bright and pleasant, the markets of the city are abuzz with activity. Groundnut and ‘reori’ sellers have switched over to ice-candies and ice-creams.

Young Voice
Aspiring to be a dietician
In this age of globalisation and information technology when a large number of youngsters have great aspirations to become software engineers, management executive and other professionals, here is a girl, Neha Mehra, who wants to become a dietician. 

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CRIME

Bus conductor beaten up by romeos
Ludhiana, February 19
Mr Manjit Singh, a young man in his early twenties, who works as a conductor in a mini local bus, was severely beaten by about half-a-dozen youths at Mundian this morning while he was travelling in a Kohara-bound local bus.

Man attacked in house
Ludhiana, February 19
Mr Gulzar Singh, son of Mr Darshan Singh, a resident of Vardhman Colony falling under the Meharban police post, was attacked with sharp-edged weapons in his house by half-a-dozen men on Sunday afternoon. 

Health employees call off strike
Ludhiana, February 19
Members of the Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Association (PHDSOCA) called off their dharna after getting assurance from the Deputy Commissioner for the cancellation of transfer orders the district president Sukhwinder Singh.

SPORTS

Ground ready for  North vs East

Ludhiana, February 19 Preparations for the February 22 Deodhar Trophy cricket tie between North Zone and East Zone hosted by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) are complete. The match is to be held on the Punjab Agricultural University grounds here. Office-bearers of the Ludhiana District Cricket Association inspect the pitch on the Punjab Agricultural University grounds, venue of the Deodhar Trophy match between the North Zone and the East Zone, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. —Photo Inderjeet Verma

Athletics meet College annual

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