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Building control goes back to Municipal Corporation
Amicable settlement of long-pending issue
Ludhiana, June 21
The deadlock between the Ludhiana Improvement Trust and the Municipal Corporation over the building control of the colonies developed by the former and handed over to the civic body a couple of years back for maintenance has been amicably settled.

SAD activists block traffic
Allege irregularities in nomination process
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 21
A major clash was averted when supporters of candidates in the race for election to the posts of sarpanch and panch of Sihar village in the district gathered at the BDO office late last night.

Akali workers block the Ludhiana- Malerkotla highway and raise slogans against the government for “irregularities” during the panchayat poll. — A Tribune photograph

Sidhwan canal has tourist potential
Ludhiana, June 21
Even as drowning incidents in the Sidhwan canal continue to take place, a proposal for constructing a channel that would have been safer for swimmers and could have averted the numerous deaths, remains a distant dream.

Divers begin search for body Ludhiana, June 21 After failing to find the body of 15-year-old boy Lucky from the Sidhwan canal in the last two days, the desperate family members and relatives have brought profession divers from Phillaur to search the body. A professional diver spreads his net in a bid to fish out the body of Lucky, who drowned in the Sidhwan canal on Friday, as the father of the boy looks on. — A Tribune photograph

Lover commits suicide
Ludhiana, June 21
An allegedly jilted lover committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Shimla Puri this morning. Gurjant Singh (26), electrician, was allegedly in love with a nurse who turned down his proposal.

COMMUNITY

Local Cong leaders feel alienated
Ludhiana, June 21
For the Congress leaders in Ludhiana, the recent appointments of chairpersons and directors in various boards and corporations has come as a rude shock. Of the over 100 appointments, Ludhiana has got only a few nominations, with Mr Pawan Dewan, Mr Gurdev Singh Lapran, Mr Amarjit Singh Tikka, Ms Bajinder Kaur, Ms Harbans Kaur and Mr Gurdeep Singh being nominated as directors or members of different boards and corporations.

SSP’s transfer ‘face-saving’ for Congress
Ludhiana, June 21
The transfer of the Senior Superintendent of Vigilance, Ludhiana, Mr Kanwarjit Singh Sandhu, has come as a “face-saving device” for local Congressmen, who were feeling quite embarrassed after he conducted a raid on the hotel, Majestic Park Plaza, owned by Khanguras, an NRI family very close to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh.

Karnataka drought sees chaff prices rise Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 21 In anticipation of the purchase of large quantities of wheat chaff by the Karnataka Government because of drought in that state, the prices of chaff have risen considerably in the region. Mounds of wheat chaff for the drought-affected districts of Rajasthan lying at a platform of the Malerkotla railway station on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Research Library — treasure trove of rare books Ludhiana, June 21 “These days a large number of college teachers do not read books apart from the syllabus. They just hand over the notes to their students that they had prepared years ago. Precious manuscripts stored in the library. — Photo Inderjit Verma

No action yet in excise evasion case
Ludhiana, June 21
Despite detection of evasion of excise duty by a local company during a raid by the local Central Excise Department three years ago, no action has been taken against the company till date and the department is being accused of deliberately delaying action.

RSS training camp in progress Ludhiana, June 21 This is a different sort of a summer camp where, the organisers claim, the nationalistic spirit is awakened among the volunteers and they are given thorough orientation on various issues concerning the nation, besides being trained in various physical activities. About 250 volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are undergoing training in this summer camp being organised on the premises of the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchloo Nagar. The summer camp started on June 10 and will continue till June 30. RSS volunteers with swords in their hands taking out the route march in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Life has changed for Sehwag lookalike

Ludhiana, June 21 “My joy knew no bounds when actress Monisha Koirala asked me that she wanted to have a photograph with me. She gave me a hug and a peck on my cheek. I was in seventh heaven,” said Jiwan, who shot into limelight due to his uncanny resemblance to India’s star batsman Virender Sehwag. Jiwan, who resembles India’s star batsman Virender Sehwag, shares his Mumbai experiences with old friends in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

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CRIME

15-yr-old girl ‘kidnapped’
Ludhiana, June 21
The Focal Point police, on the statement of Sarda Devi, wife of a migrant living in Rajiv Gandhi Colony, registered a case of kidnapping under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC, against Afroz Alam, a migrant from Bihar living in Dhandari Kalan.

BUSINESS

LG to set up plant in Pune
Ludhiana, June 21
LG Electronics India Private Ltd. has decided to make further investments in the country. This is intune with the company’s strategy of consolidating its overall market leadership across all product categories in the consumer durable industry.

PTU admissions: students allege harassment
Ludhiana, June 21
While Punjab Technical University is trying to finish the admission process for BTech first semester classes well before schedule, it has caused much trouble for hundreds of students aspiring to seek admission in affiliated colleges.

Teachers resent Vigilance raids
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 21
No proper policy of shifting the surplus posts of teacher to under-staffed schools has been adopted. Teachers have been shifted up to 80 km from their respective schools.

Colourful end to summer camps Ludhiana, June 21 Efforts put down by the trainers of fortnight-long summer camps in schools to explore the hidden talents of students were put on a show on their concluding day here today. Tiny tots of Hollyhock Nursery School wait to perform at the concluding day of a summer camp at their school in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

On-the-spot contests held
Ludhiana, June 21
In a novel way to explore the hidden talents of students trying for admission to MBA, GMAT, GRE, SAT and MCA, on-the-spot contests were organised in a road show by Top Careers and You, a coaching centre, at the Sarabha Nagar market here yesterday.