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Court summons SHO, SI
Charged with outraging woman’s modesty
Ludhiana, March 14
Mr Balwinder Kumar, Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Ludhiana, has summoned Tarlochan Singh, a former SHO of the Division No 4 police station and now posted as SHO of the Division No 2 police station, and Sub-Inspector Sarup Singh on the charges of “outraging the modesty of a woman”, “extortion” and causing injury.

Gaiety marks Holi celebrations
Ludhiana, March 14
Tiny tots of the Strawberry Club celebrated Holi at Sarabha Nagar today. The kids had fun time jumping in water pools filled with coloured water. They put ‘gulal’ on each others faces.

Children of the Strawberry Club celebrate Holi on the club premises at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Holiday confusion hits office work
Ludhiana, March 14
Official work was hit today as hundreds of Punjab Government and semi-government employees remained absent believing that it was a gazetted holiday on account of Muharram.

Liquor-vend auction fetches 225 cr Ludhiana, March 14 Liquor-vend auction in the state began on a positive note for the government, with Ludhiana registering a significant increase of Rs 19 crore over the previous year.

RBI, bank unions head for showdown
Ludhiana, March 14
The instructions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to all banks directing them to use paper bands instead of stapling wads of currency notes have led to a showdown between the RBI and unions of bank employees.

COMMUNITY

Garbage bins to check bird-hit mishaps
Halwara (Ludhiana), March 14
After banning construction activity near the Halwara Air Force Station here for ensuring security and safety of aeroplanes, the Air Force authorities have now put up garbage bins around the station to check bird-hit accidents.

Trust to celebrate Anglo-Sikh war victory
Ludhiana, March 14
While the state government and the Archaeological Survey of India have turned a blind eye towards the commemoration of historical events in the district, residents of a number of villages in and around Baddowal have taken it upon themselves to preserve the memory of the great Sikh victory over British forces in 1846 on their land.

Pensioners’ dharna on March 22
Ludhiana, March 14
Pensioners of the Punjab Government, irked by a Finance Department direction for disbursement of pension only through a specified public sector bank, will stage a dharna outside the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in Patiala on March 22 and submit a charter of demands.

Protest against privatisation move
Ludhiana, March 14
On a joint call by members of various unions, hundreds of employees of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) sat on a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in protest against the proposed privatisation policy of the government.

‘25,000 illegal immigrants in jails abroad’
Ludhiana, March 14
At least 25,000 youths from all over the world are languishing in jails abroad for immigrating illegally to foreign countries.

A strategic road in state of neglect
Ludhiana, March 14
The stretch of road from Lakshmi Cinema to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), providing access to one of the premier medical institutions in the mega city, is most strategic but an equally neglected road. Besides CMCH, the road also leads to the Civil Hospital, a church and has two prominent schools located on it.

Roll back diesel price hike: BKU
Ludhiana, March 14
While hailing the decision of the Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, to roll back the increase in prices of fertilisers, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) has demanded that the increase in diesel price should also be curtailed in favour of the farmers.

Lajpat Rai bereaved
Ludhiana, March 14
Renu, daughter of Mr Prem Chand, younger brother of senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament, Lala Lajpat Rai, expired here last evening.