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Govt decision scuttles DMCH fee hike move
Ludhiana, July 28
The decision to hike fee taken by Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here has received a serious setback both in terms of admissions and reaction from the Punjab Government.

Burglars steal goods worth 5 lakh

Ludhiana, July 28 Unidentified burglars struck at the house of an Industrialist in Urban Estate last night and decamped with cash and valuables worth more than Rs 5 lakh.

Policemen make an inventory of the stolen goods at the house of an industrialist in Urban Estate, Model Town, Ludhiana, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

‘Punjab Mata’ seeks memorial to martyr
Sarabha (Ludhiana), July 28
Owing to the non-release of a grant for the memorial of Ghadar fame martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha in his native village here, the preservation work has come to a standstill, putting a question mark on the state government’s policy of commemorating the contribution of freedom fighters during the Independence struggle.

Man kills wife
Ludhiana, July 28
Blinded in love of a paramour, a Jagraon resident has allegedly killed his wife in Jagraon and buried her body in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. A special team of the Jagraon police district would leave for the place tomorrow to exhume the body.

Excise officials raid transport company offices

Ludhiana, July 28 After a murderous assault on the employees of Excise and Taxation in which a police constable was crushed to death recently, allegedly by the workers of Patiala Carriers, a transport company, the two local offices of the company were raided by the department officials in a joint raid and incriminating documents were seized and some trucks were impounded here today. The raids were conducted on the Transport Nagar and Gill Road offices of the company where documents of evasion of sales tax worth lakhs of rupees were seized by the officials.

A building in the local Transport Nagar where an office of Patiala Carriers is housed. The office was raided by sales tax officials in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Three students hurt in firing Ludhiana, July 28 A row over the presidentship of a college union in Narangwal village took an ugly turn today when a group of students fired shots, in which three persons were injured. Three youths of Narangwal village, injured in a firing incident, were admitted to Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Dalits hold dharna against police inaction

Ludhiana, July 28 More than hundred residents of Vishwakarma Colony today staged a dharna for about four hours in front of the Tajpur police post today afternoon in protest against alleged police inaction regarding a case against a retired Sub-Inspector and his accomplices. Residents of Vishwakarma Colony stage a dharna outside Tajpur road police post in  Ludhiana on Monday.

Polythene bags choking city Ludhiana, July 28 Polythene bags are choking the city. Visit any locality, in the suburbs or in the walled city, mounds of polythene bags can be found . These polythene bags recycled a number of times, are non-biodegradable. Polythene bags in huge quantities can be seen piled up in every locality of Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Rs 5.6 crore realised as power theft penalty
Ludhiana, July 28
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has realised Rs 5.6 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year as penalty after detecting cases of power theft during the raids in various industrial and domestic units. During the raids it was found that there were more cases of power theft in domestic areas than in the industry.

DAYS OF MEHNDI ARE HERE AGAIN: Girls dance during the Teej celebrations at Roopika Club in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

I-cards elude voters
Ludhiana, July 28
Discrepancies in the making of voters’ ID cards, for which the residents were photographed yesterday, have come to light. Mr Inderpal Singh Dhiman, a resident of local Harnam Pura area, said that he had got photographed for the ID card at R.S. Model School of the area yesterday but he was not sure whether he would be delivered a card or not.

Transport Nagar sans amenities
Ludhiana, July 28
Transporters of Transport Nagar are sore over the alleged indifference of the authorities towards their long-pending problems. The transporters, who contribute considerable revenue to the government, said there was no infrastructural facilities in the area and even the roads remain unrepaired for years.

Police-public meet

CRIME

Man booked for peddling opium
Ludhiana, July 28
On a tip-off that someone was peddling opium among truck drivers and labourers at the truck union office and FCI godowns here, the Sahnewal police yesterday registered a case under Sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act against Ranjit Singh, a resident of Kamla Nagar.

BUSINESS

‘Introduce VAT at national level’
Ludhiana, July 28
The Punjab government’s decision to introduce value added tax (VAT) in the state from April 2004 has caused resentment among the trading and business community. Various organisations representing traders and industry have already voiced their opposition to VAT.

AGRICULTURE

President to inaugurate kisan mela
Ludhiana, July 28
At a meeting of senior officials of Punjab Agricultural University held under the chairmanship of Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, a detailed programme pertaining to the visit of the President to the campus on September 4 was chalked out.

EDUCATION

Students not aware of new courses
Ludhiana, July 28
Though there is a variety of new courses available for students these days, still they opt for traditional courses like the medical, non-medical, commerce streams and courses related to business administration like BBA, BCA, MCA and the most glamorous of them all, MBA.

Parneet wins science contest Ludhiana, July 28 Only 12 students participated in the District Science Seminar organised for schools falling in the Ludhiana West constituency at Singh Sabha Public School, Model Town, here today. Parneet Wander, a student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, who topped in the science seminar held at Singh Sabha Public School, Model Town, Ludhiana, on Monday.

COURTS

10-year RI for two drug-peddlers
Ludhiana, July 28
A city court has sentenced two drug peddlers to 10-year rigorous imprisonment under the NDPS Act. A fine of Rs 1 lakh each has also been imposed on them. The accused were found in the possession of 3.79 quintal of poppy husk.

ORS week being observed
Ludhiana, July 28
The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) is observing ORS week from July 25-31. The district branch of the IAP is making all efforts to educate public in this regard. ORS leaflets and pamphlets are being distributed free of cost to patients and public. The leaflets have been placed at all main hospitals, clinics and nursing homes by members of the IAP.