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Money stolen claims financier; no, says police
Ludhiana, June 20
A leading financier of the city and the Division No 2 police have locked horns over an alleged theft incident in which he claimed that some person stole a polythene bag containing money from his car in Field Ganj near Karimpura Chowk late last night.

Immigration racket: Global Infolinks owner booked
Ludhiana, June 20
Close on the heels of registration of a case at the Kotwali police station here against a Mumbai-based company for duping 300 persons, the Sarabha Nagar police has booked two persons for cheating a large number of persons on the pretext of sending them to New Zealand.

SGPC poll
Sokhi to be elected unopposed
Ludhiana, June 20
The SAD (A) said today that the Panthic Morcha had opened its account in the SGPC elections from the district. Mr Charan Singh Lohara, party general secretary, and Mr Balwinder Singh Bains, president of the youth wing, said its candidate from the Ludhiana South 71 (Women reserve constituency), Ms Sukhwinder Kaur Sokhi, would be elected unopposed.

Residents allege bogus votes in SGPC poll
Ludhiana, June 20
In the run-up to the ensuing Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections, residents of the city areas falling under constituency No 71, South Ludhiana, have alleged that a large numbers of votes in the voters’ list are bogus.

BSNL giving its subscribers a raw deal
Ludhiana, June 20
Even in the face of stiff competition being faced from private operators of cellular and basic telecom services in the region, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) continues to give a raw deal to its subscribers here to the extent that its customer base in the industrial hub of Punjab is fast shrinking and harassed subscribers have either deserted the PSU or were in the process of weighing other options.

Mandira Bedi charms city women Ludhiana, June 20 Local women came in a large numbers to play ‘Gully Cricket’ with celebrity Mandira Bedi today. The women of the city had a truly ‘deewana bana de’ experience, thanks to the Set Max channel of Sony Entertainment Ltd which organised the show to popularise the game of cricket among women. MAIDEN OVER: Film actress Mandira Bedi bowls to a participant during the ‘Gully Cricket’ show organised by the Set Max channel in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

CRIME

ASI, constable booked
Khanna, June 20
The Khanna police has booked an ASI, a constable and a woman on charges of corruption on a complaint by a local resident. DSP(D) Rajeshwar Singh said the case had been registered after preliminary investigation in which the two were found guilty.

Man held for cheating people Ludhiana, June 20 The local police today claimed to have arrested a person, Banarsi Gupta of Bihar, on the charge of cheating people by promising them to double their money within two months. Giving the information, Mr Sandeep Sharma, SHO of Kotwali police station told mediapersons that the police had recovered Rs 40,000 from the accused which he had taken from a person and assured him to double it. Inspector Sandeep Sharma shows the money recovered from a cheat, Banarsi Gupta (second from left), at a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Four fraud cases registered
Ludhiana, June 20
On the statement of Mr Avtar Singh, resident of Kheri village, near Dhuri, in Sangrur district, the Kotwali police has registered a case under Section 420 of the IPC against Banarsi Gupta.

BUSINESS

BoB to launch Baroda Premium Current Account

Ludhiana, June 20 Bank of Baroda (BoB) is launching the Baroda Premium Current Account (BPCA) to meet the needs of the business community. The Chief Manager of Bank of Baroda, Mr K. Kamaraj, elaborates on the salient features of the BoB Premium Current Account scheme in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by IV

Blue Mount to open another showroom
Ludhiana, June 20
Jain Udhay Group of Companies is opening up another exclusive showroom for its brand Blue Mount. This would be the second exclusive showroom of the company to be opened tomorrow on the Pakhowal Road.

IGNOU introduces new PG courses

Ludhiana, June 20 Dr U C Pandey, Regional Director, IGNOU, Regional Centre Khanna, at a press conference here today at IGNOU special study centre-2210 in Everest Public Senior Secondary School, Moti Nagar, said new courses had been introduced. Dr U.C. Pandey, Regional Director, IGNOU Centre, Khanna, at a press conference at the special study centre-2210 in Everest Public Senior Secondary School, Moti Nagar, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — Photo by IV

Shakti school students shine in 10+2 exam
Machhiwara, June 20
Students of the local Shakti Public Senior Secondary School proved their brilliance with their outstanding performance in the 10+2 exam of Punjab School Education Board held this year, the merit list of which was released by the board authorities yesterday.

Rotary members visit acupuncture hospital
Ludhiana, June 20
A team of Rotary Club along with the President, Mr S.S. Chopra, Mr Sarbjeet Singh, secretary, Major S.S. Khosla, Mr S.P. Karkara, Mr I.S. Grewal, Mr S.P. Puri and Mr Romesh Sood visited the Dr D.N. Kotnis Acupuncture Hospital and Drug Deaddiction Centre today.

SPORTS

Geetansh continues to dominate with bat
Ludhiana, June 20
Geetansh Khaira, a student of Class VIII, continued to dominate with bat, hitting 71 runs to enable his team, Tony Mahajan XI, to register seven-wicket victory over Anil Bharti XI (third win in-a-row) in the 8th Chaman Lal Malhotra Cricket Cup Tournament (u-14) being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association at the Arya College for Boys ground here today. In the second match, Charanjit Singh Ahluwalia XI thrashed Prof F.C. Chopra XI by 100 runs.