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Farmers vent ire on power station
Lalton Kalan, July 14
Suffering from irregular power supply and long power cuts for the past several days, at least 40 farmers of Dullon Khurd and adjoining villages vented their ire on a sub-station and an area load dispatch centre of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) here last night causing an estimated damage worth Rs 85,000 to the department.

17 traders booked; bandh call by shopkeepers
Amloh, July 14
Shopkeepers, kiosk owners and traders of the town have decided to observe a bandh and hold a dharna in front of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate’s office here on Monday against the alleged high-handedness of the administration. The decision was taken at a meeting in Aggarwal Dharmshala held here yesterday under the presidentship of Mr Nirbhai Singh, Sarpanch, Sounti village, and a commission agent.

FOLLOW-UP
DMCH panel secretary under pressure
Ludhiana, July 14
Pressure is mounting on the secretary of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Managing Committee, Mr Prem Nath Gupta, following Saturday’s violent incidents in the hospital, which led to a number of employees getting injured in police action, besides scores landing in jail.

Ludhiana, July 14 The district police today released a list of 42 members of the DMC Employees Union, who were arrested in the yesterday's clash between the unionists and the police at the hospital along with four doctors belonging to the management of the hospital. Yesterday the police was not disclosing the exact number of persons arrested in the incident. A DMC worker looks out from the window grill of a police bus on way to Central Jail in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Playing a dangerous game: Boys play in the middle of the Sidhwan canal unmindful of the danger lurking ahead. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Resentment against management
Ludhiana, July 14
Following yesterday’s unprovoked lathi charge on the striking employees by the police reportedly at the behest of the management, there is widespread resentment among the faculty members over all that happened yesterday.

Of innocents who came in the line of fire
Ludhiana, July 14
Over-shadowing the tussle between the DMC Employees Union and the management, the issue of alleged police brutality in and after the yesterday's clash is threatening to snowball into a major issue now.

Commercial units told to clear space
Ludhiana, July 14
Getting tough on the encroachers, the district administration has directed the marriage palaces, hotels and other establishments along the main city roads to remove the encroachments in the form of lawns and commercial areas which lead to traffic congestion.

COMMUNITY

India’s victory stuns bookies
Ludhiana, July 14
While the India-England final would be counted as one of the momentous events in the cricketing history, it was equally historic for thousands of punters and bookies who place bets on such matches. Sources among bookies and punters revealed that such matches are very rare as all through the game England remained the favourite, while at the end it was India which won the match.

CRIME

26-yr-old killed by brother
Ludhiana, July 14
A property dispute between two brothers today led to the murder of a 26-year-old youth who was done to death by his younger brother. Their father was also injured in the incident.

PCCTU flays new pension rules
Ludhiana, July 14
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) at a meeting held here today decided to completely reject the notification issued by the Punjab Government on July 9 regarding the pension scheme and rules for the employees of the private-aided colleges.

SPORTS

Karatekas get black belts
Ludhiana, July 14
The Defence and Attack Karate Association organised its black belt ceremony of karatekas on the campus of the Institute of Nursing Education, Guru Teg Bhadur Hospital, here today in which the black belts were awarded to Harjit Kaur, Kirandeep Kaur, Sonika, Sarabjit Kaur and Manpreet.