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House burgled, 3.5 lakh,
jewellery stolen

Ludhiana, July 6 A sum of Rs 3.5 lakh, besides silver and gold ornaments, were stolen from a house in Vasant Vihar Colony on the Noorwala road on Friday night in the absence of its owner, who had gone to a relative’s house in Moga.
Baldev Singh shows a room of his house that was ransacked by thieves in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Liquor smuggling has contractors fuming
Ludhiana, July 6
Liquor smuggling continues unabated in the city resulting in heavy losses to contractors. It is learnt that the liquor sales registered a fall in the last month mainly because cheap liquor was being smuggled in from Chandigarh. Despite the best efforts of the Excise and Taxation Department the smuggling has not stopped.

Sewage floods houses Ludhiana, July 6 While the city celebrated the onset of monsoon, residents of local Lajpat Nagar, opposite local bus stand, had a harrowing time as the sewerage in their area got choked resulting in accumulation of sewage in their houses. The residents complained that they had been facing similar conditions for the past five years. Even moderate showers resulted in flooded of their houses, they said. Ms Raj Rani, a resident of the area, said rain did not bring cheers for her as she had to throw the dirty water outside her house using buckets. A woman throws out sewage collected in her house in Lajpat Nagar, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

Speaker for uniform policy to check corruption
Ludhiana, July 6
Punjab Assembly Speaker, Dr Kewal Krishen, today said that there would only be a uniform policy to deal with the corruption and no corrupt official or leader, no matter which party he belonged to, should be let scot free.

Cable operators take people for a ride
Ludhiana, July 6
The National Consumers Awareness Group has resented the arbitrary hike in the monthly cable TV subscription from Rs 100 to Rs 350 and beyond by operators without giving any justification, which is clear cut exploitation of the public.

COMMUNITY

‘Probe assets of present, former ministers’
Ludhiana, July 6
Activists of the Punjab Inquilabi Kendra, have demanded that the assets of all those who were ministers in the past two decades should be probed and in case of irregularities, the amassed assets be confiscated and sold in public interest.

Ban vulgarity in music videos: council Ludhiana, July 6 The People’s Welfare Council today took out a rally demanding a ban on obscenity and vulgarity in music videos aired by various cable networks in the country. Members of the People’s Welfare Council raise slogans in protest against vulgarity and obscenity in music videos in Ludhiana on Sunday. — IV

Tributes paid
Ludhiana, July 6
Ludhiana Samachar Club yesterday organised goshti, to pay tributes to T.C. Bhardwaj, DTM, Jammu at Railway Club, Ludhiana. The function was inaugurated by Station Superintendent, Mr Ashok Kumar, while the chief guest was Mr Gian Chand Singla.

Students throng GCW for admission forms
Ludhiana, July 6
Students desirous of getting admission to plus one thronged the Government College for Women as yesterday was the last day for getting the admission forms.

Students display collections Ludhiana, July 6 The result of creativity was very much evident at an exhibition organised by students of the National Institute of Fashion Designing at their institute, here today. NIFD students display their collections at an exhibition in Ludhiana on Sunday.

HAMARA SCHOOL SHANTI NIKETAN ADARSH VIDYALAYA A school that began in a dharamshala SHANTI Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya, Benjamin Road, has a long and distinguished history. The school which now has a triple-storey building with more than 1150 students was started in a dharamshala in 1951 with just 60 students. Building of Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya, Benjamin Road Parents’ cooperation with school is a must MR Randhir Sharma, Director of Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya, feels that to make a child obedient, sincere, disciplined and educated citizens, it is essential for the parents to cooperate with the school authorities.