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MBBS doctor held for stealing car
Ludhiana, January 20
An MBBS doctor was arrested by the Sarabha Nagar police last evening on the charges of stealing a car from Chandigarh. The accused was arrested from the Sarabha Nagar main market here and the car was recovered from him.

Dr Mehtab Singh, with a stolen car outside Sarabha Nagar police station, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Harassment of PAU students, staff continues
Police firm on security issue
Ludhiana, January 20
The woes of students and employees of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here over their alleged harassment due to stringent security measures of the police regarding visits of VIPs to the campus will continue, as the district police is in no mood to provide any relaxation on the issue.

12-member Pak team to attend alumni meet
Ludhiana, January 20
A 12-member delegation from the College of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faislabad, Pakistan, will be a special attraction at the Alumni Association Meet of the College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), on February 24 and 25.

Misappropriation of gurdwara funds alleged
Ludhiana, January 20
The gram sabha of Dugri village and the Kalgidhar Sports Club have charged the management of a gurdwara in the village with gross misappropriation of funds over a long period. They also charged the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) with total inaction on its part to proceed against the guilty persons.

One held for minor’s rape
Ludhiana, January 20
The Sarabha Nagar police today claimed to have caught an arrested a rapist who had raped a six-year-old migrant girl about seven months ago in Aman Park Colony here.

LUDHIANA CALLING Nobody likes to enter the walled city these days, thanks to the inordinate delay in the completion of the flyover between Jagraon bridge and Chand cinema. In modern days the flyovers are considered to be the manifestation of growth and progress of a city. Friends and foes, all in a single row Techno savvy grocer Weather Scooter cart Exemplary driving skills Lady’s finger Vigilance office Park Plaza or Bhaiwala Chowk

COMMUNITY

PSEB employees block traffic
Ludhiana, January 20
To protest against the proposed move of privatisation of the Punjab State Electricity Board, employees of the department staged a dharna outside the office of the Chief Engineer, PSEB, and blocked traffic on the Ferozepore road for two hours causing inconvenience to commuters in the cold weather.

He needs good Samaritans  Ludhiana, January 20 The innocent smile and chirpy laughter of four-year-old Shobhit mesmerises everyone who visits him at the paediatrics surgery ward at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here, but all is not rosy for him. Two years ago, while playing, a playmate had bitten him in the genital region, severely damaging his urethra. Since then, it is a story of pain, discomfort and illness for him. Shobhit at Christian Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

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CRIME

Murder mystery solved
Ludhiana, January 20
The Sadar police today claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the murder of a factory worker, Onkar Singh, who was found dead in agricultural fields near Gill village on January 14.

BUSINESS

Steel consumers protest against rising prices

Ludhiana, January 20 Members of the Steel Consumers’ Forum today staged a protest demonstration at Vishwakarma Chowk against the rising steel prices in the country. The Ludhiana East MLA, Mr Surinder Dawer, addresses a protest rally by members of the Steel Consumers’ Forum in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

3 city girls to attend R-Day camp
Ludhiana, January 20
Three students of Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, have been selected for participation in a Republic Day camp being organised in New Delhi. The girls have been selected after a rigorous training process in a series of camps that have earlier been organised at Doraha, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Gurgaon.

NSS camp concludes
Ludhiana, January 20
A 10-day NSS special camp by the constituent colleges of Punjab Agricultural University, was organised at Leel and Nangal Kalan villages, in Ludhiana district. The camp concluded yesterday. During the camp the volunteers undertook several community development activities, like cleanliness of homes, public buildings, lanes and drains with active involvement of the villagers.

SPORTS

Dhindsa, Grewal re-elected
Ludhiana, January 20
Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, and Mr J.S. Grewal have been re-elected president and secretary general, respectively, of the Cycling Federation of India (CFI). They were elected for a term of four years at the meeting of the CFI held here last evening.

Sports Club triumph
Ludhiana, January 20
Sports Club and Double Deckor XI scripted victories in their respective matches in the Eighth Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised by the Shastri Young Society at Daresi Ground here today.