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Rs 1.5 lakh, gold looted from
doctor’s house
Ludhiana, February 14
Four armed robbers struck at the house of a doctor in New Janata Nagar, Shimla Puri, this morning and took away Rs 1.5 lakh in cash and around 40 tolas (400 gram) of gold jewellery.

Policemen at the scene of robbery in New Janata Nagar, Shimla Puri, in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

• Rs 3.5 lakh theft in shop of palmist

• 2 die in mishap

Valentine’s Day, a low-key affair Ludhiana, February 14 Valentine’s Day passed off as a low-key affair here today with not much fanfare visible anywhere. The administration had, however, made all arrangements to ensure that no untoward incident took place. A large number of police personnel had been posted at various places. Not many youngsters were seen on the Sarabha Nagar the gerhi route during the day. It was not much different from the usual routine at Sarabha Nagar. A ROSE FOR THE ROSE: A young boy waits for a Valentine at the Sarabha Nagar market in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Fake certificate case not attended to: PU VC
Ludhiana, February 14
The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Mr K.N. Pathak, today came down heavily on the Ludhiana police for not taking any action against students found guilty of preparing fake certificates.

COMMUNITY

Bus shelters cause traffic nuisance
Khanna, February 14
Bus shelters constructed along the G T Road for passengers have become a traffic nuisance and are causing accidents instead of providing shelter as these have no roofs and seating arrangements.

Cong men oppose outsider’s nomination
Ludhiana, February 14
Local Congress leaders aspiring for the party ticket from the Ludhiana parliamentary seat and their supporters have expressed resentment against the reported move of the party high command to thrust some outsider upon them.

SAD to contest all 13 seats
Doraha, February 14
Mr Sukhbir Badal, addressing Akali workers at the house of Mr Jagjiwan Pal Singh Gill at Doraha this evening, said the Akali leaders and workers were going to spare no effort to make the Bhanaur rally on February 16, successful.

‘SAD open to alliance with anti-Cong parties’
Khanna, February 14
The Congress is not in a position to open its account in the coming Lok Sabha election. The SAD and BJP alliance will win all 13 constituencies in the state in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Hansi suicide case: father moves NHRC
Ludhiana, February 14
Waiting for justice for almost a year in the suicide case of a young IAS aspirant, the parents of the youth have now knocked at the door of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, in this regard.

Workers protest detention of colleagues
Ludhiana, February 14
Hundreds of workers of various industrial units yesterday staged a dharna and attempted to gherao the Focal Point police station, demanding the release of two of their colleagues who were reportedly arrested by the police.

Readers Write
Check unemployment first
Ever since the BJP decided to go for early Lok Sabha poll, people are witnessing announcement of sops day after day. Elections have been put eight months in advance just to reap a good harvest. Interim Budget brought many sops for people.

• Legal literacy among women

• Misuse of Dowry Act

CRIME

Nepalese youth dies in hit-and-run case
Ludhiana, February 14
The Sahnewal police yesterday registered a case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC on the statement of Jeewan, a Nepalese migrant living at Pawa village in Ludhiana district, against a driver of a four-wheeler (PB-10BB-4055).

13 bottles of liquor seized, smuggler arrested
Ludhiana, February 14
A raiding party of the Excise Department caught Dulla, a notorious smuggler, and seized 13 bottles of liquor late last evening. Mr G.S. Bahia, Excise and Taxation Officer, said the raid was conducted on specific information at Manki village, near Samrala.

BUSINESS

SSI units on brink of ruin with steel price hike
Ludhiana, February 14
Members of the Builders Hardware Manufactures Association here last evening opposed the unabated and unprecedented rise in steel price for the past eight months.

GNK College wins trophy Ludhiana, February 14 The two-day inter-college cultural festival organised by Ramgarhia Girls College concluded at the college here yesterday. Competitions in group song, ghazal, folk song, mehndi, embroidery and rangoli were organised. A girl tries her hands at rangoli during an inter-college cultural festival at Ramgarhia Girls College in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Inter-college fest concludes
Ludhiana, February 14
A state-level inter-college cultural festival organised by Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Model Town, concluded here today. Mr S.K. Sharma, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, presided over the function.

Students awarded degrees Ludhiana, February 14 The convocation of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana, was held here today. Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the chief guest and delivered the convocation address. Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, along with other dignitaries and students at the convocation at GGN Khalsa College on Saturday.

CBSE to start grading system for Class IX
Ludhiana, February 14
The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to start a grading system for Class IX students from the coming session. This was stated by Mr G.Balasubramanian, Director (Academics), during his visit to DAV Public School for a routine inspection here today.

PAU students continue protest
Ludhiana, February 14
Continuing their protest against lack of employment opportunities, students of Punjab Agricultural University boycotted their classes for the fifth day on Thursday. The students assembled on the campus and marched towards the residences of Mr Malkit Singh Birmi, Minister for Jails, Punjab, and Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, MP.

CULTURE

Cultural programme organised
Mandi Gobindgarh, February 14
Dashmesh Club of Chinaru village, 4 km from here, organised a cultural programme yesterday. The programme was inaugurated by an NRI, Mr Harpal Singh, while the MLA, Sirhind, Dr Harbans Lal, distributed the prizes.

Prostate check-up must after 40 years: expert
Ludhiana, February 14
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate due to excessive growth of both glandular and stromal elements of the gland. The problem associated with the prostatic growth that characteristics BPH in men is the result of this anatomic location surrounding the urethra at the outlet of the bladder.

TB treatment gets good response
Ludhiana, February 14
The Central Government-aided scheme for tuberculosis patients, Directly Observed Treatment, which was introduced in December, 2003, has got a very good response in the district.

SPORTS

DMCH dominate in indoor games meet

Ludhiana, February 14 Hosts Dayanand Medical College and Hospital won most of the matches in all disciplines on the second day the North Zone Inter-Medical Colleges Indoor Games being held at the Dumra Auditorium of the DMCH here today. A badminton match in progress during the North Zone Inter-Medical Colleges Indoor Games at the Dumra Auditorium, DMCH, Ludhiana, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Sports meet at school
Ludhiana, February 14
Students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary School, Sherpur, took part in various regular events and fun games during the 23rd annual sports meet of the school yesterday.

National players honoured
Mandi Gobindgarh,  February 14
A district-level function to honour players from different schools of the district, who have won distinctions at the state or national level, was held here. Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, was the chief guest at the function.

PNB Ludhiana win cricket match
Ludhiana, February 14
Punjab National Bank, Zonal Office, Ludhiana, registered a 100-run win over PNB XI, Dasuya, in an exhibition cricket match played at the Arya College for Boys ground here yesterday.