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Protest rally by MC employees

Ludhiana, March 10 The Sangharsh Committee of Municipal Corporation employees organised a protest rally at the MC headquarters here today to press for the acceptance of their long-standing demands. It served a 14-day ultimatum on the authorities.

Led by activists of the Sangharsh Committee, municipal employees hold a protest rally to press for their demands in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Four hawala operators held
Ludhiana, March 10
Just days after the Division No. 6 police arrested six alleged hawala operators, the CIA and the Basti Jodhewal police claim to have arrested four such operators at a naka laid at the Jalandhar bypass late last night. The police has recovered Rs 12 lakh from their possession. Some of the notes were found to be counterfeit.

Inspector held in corruption case
Khanna, March 10
Inspector H.S. Riar, in charge of the Khanna Anti-Fraud Wing, was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau here today in connection with a case registered against him two years ago on the charges of corruption and possession of disproportionate assets.

COMMUNITY

2,500 brick-kilns to close indefinitely from April 30
Ludhiana, March 10
More than 2,500 brick-kilns in the state will be closed indefinitely from April 30, rendering over 5 lakh workers jobless.

Tohra’s plea on use of Punjabi by Railways
Ludhiana, March 10
SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra has asked the Railway Ministry to initiate steps to give prominence to Punjabi on all its signboards.

Railway officers observe protest
Ludhiana, March 10
Members of the Indian Railway Promotee Officers Federation today observed a fast as part of a nationwide protest against the “discrimination” being meted out to them by the Railway Department.

• Boy kills self

CRIME

Girl run over by bus, dead
Ludhiana, March 10
A 23-year-old girl was crushed to death by a private bus outside the local bus stand this morning.

Artefacts by students put on display
Ludhiana, March 10
The Home Science Department of Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj, organised an art and crafts exhibition on the college campus here today. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Principal, Mrs Harmil Kaur. About 75 students had displayed their artefacts.

I worship music, says Shaan
Ludhiana, March 10
“Music appeals to our ears and is one of the most popular and revered art forms. Art is beautiful and perennial. It is easy to attract more people by titillating their senses by lewd actions and skimpy dresses. But that is an insult to music.

Shaan, noted singer, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph

‘Antakshri’ to be shot at Lodhi Club

Ludhiana, March 10 The Zee Sansui Antakshri unit is set to record next 12 episodes at the Lodhi club here. The episodes would be telecast on Zee Television for three months starting from the first week of April.  MEN BEHIND THE SHOW: Groundmen from Mumbai prepare a set for Zee Sansui Antakshri at Lodhi Club, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

SPORTS

Northern Railways beat NE Railways by seven goals

Ludhiana, March 10 The Northern Railways, defending champions, overwhelmed the North-Eastern Railways, 7-0, to begin their title hunt on a rousing note on the third day of the eighth All-India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament being played at the Deso Turf ground of Punjab Agricultural University here today. A hockey match in progress between Northern Railway and North-Eastern Railway in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sports events at Ryan Montessori end Ludhiana, March 10 The Montessori section of Ryan International School, Urban Estate, had an eventful week with students putting in their best during sports activities that concluded here today. Tiny tots take part in a race at an inter-class sports meet of Ryan International School, Urban Estate, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph