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Advani seeks another term for NDA
SAD-BJP blame police for low turnout at rally
Ludhiana, March 25
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani today sought another term for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre for making India the number one country in the world.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, addresses a rally during his “Bharat Uday Yatra” in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph In video  (28k, 56k)

Advani’s yatra a cruel joke, says CPM
Ludhiana, March 25
The Communist Party of India-Marxist, while terming the rath yatra being undertaken by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, a cruel joke with the toiling masses, maintained that the feel good factor was a fallacy.

Chamber delegation meets Advani
Ludhiana, March 25
A delegation of the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Punjab), including its president, Mr P.D. Sharma, Mr K.K. Seth and Mr Ashok Juneja, met Mr Parkash Jawedkar, All-India Organising Secretary of the BJP, and Mr L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister, here today.

Hundreds toil hard to save buried labourer

Ludhiana, March 25 A 17-year-old migrant labourer, who got trapped under a truck loaded with iron girders, was saved from certain death by people here today. People try to rescue a labourer who got trapped under a truck on the Ferozepore road in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Beware of travel agent-police nexus
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 25
Sarabjit Singh, an engineer and the sole bread winner of a marginal agricultural family of Bopla village, aspired to get a job at Montreal in Canada, but landed in Tihar Jail as his appointment-cum-contract letter issued by a placement agency at Chandigarh turned out to be forged one. His father Biker Singh, a mentally challenged senior citizen, had to arrange Rs 5 lakh instantly — Rs 4 lakh demanded by the agency and the rest for miscellaneous expenses.

Ludhianvis celebrate India’s ODI series ictory against Pakistan on Wednesday night. — Photos by Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Dhillon promises the moon to electorate
Ludhiana, March 25
The SAD-BJP combine nominee from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, has been raking up the developmental agenda and his pledge to safeguard the interests of the electorate in the course of his ongoing election campaign in the constituency.

Workshop on soya products

Ludhiana, March 25 The Department of Food Science and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, organised a workshop on ‘Soya enriched bakery and food products’ here today. Mr S.C. Dubey, bakery consultant, American Soyabean Association, gives a demonstration on the preparation of soya bakery items in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, on Thursday. — Photo by IV

Interest-free payment of arrears till Mar 31
Ludhiana, March 25
City residents can pay their arrears of house tax, water and sewerage charges without accrued interest as one-time facility till March 31. The municipal corporation has decided to accept the payment of civic charges even on Saturday, Sunday and a gazetted holiday during the intervening period.

• SHO not shifted, says SSP

• Bar chief Shakti Sharma dead

CRIME

19-year-old raped
Ludhiana, March 25
A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two unidentified persons at Phagwara some days ago. The girl, a resident of Amritsar, was visiting her aunt Binder Kaur in the city.

2 undertrials hurt in brawl
Ludhiana, March 25
Two undertrials, lodged at the local Central Jail, were injured today in a brawl over an old enmity. The duo, Akashdeep and Rakesh Kumar were admitted to the local Civil Hospital after they sustained injuries following the fight in which they were joined by the supporters of both in the jail.

Man booked for forging property documents
Ludhiana, March 25
The Civil Lines police registered a case under Sections 468 and 471 of the IPC against Rajesh Garg and his wife, Sunita Garg, residents of Model Gram, Cheema Park, here yesterday. The case was registered on the statement of Mr Raminder Singh of the Improvement Trust, Ludhiana.

BUSINESS

Excise Dept to become trader friendly
Ludhiana, March 25
The Central Excise Department will lay emphasis on strengthening mutual trust with traders and industrialist and will function in a more transparent manner. This was stated by Mr P.S. Pruthi, Central Excise Commissioner, while presiding over a meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee of the Central Excise here yesterday.

Inter-college festival results
Ludhiana, March 25
The team of the Punjab College of Technical Education (PCTE) bagged the overall trophy of the inter-college literary and cultural festival organised at the Punjab Institute of Management and Technology (PIMT), Mandi Gobindgarh, yesterday.