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Chemist arrested for selling
spurious medicines
Ludhiana, November 23
The Kotwali police has booked a number chemists in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and New Delhi on the charges of selling spurious medicines. One accused chemist Rinku has also been arrested.

Medicine shops in Pindi Street were closed in protest against the arrest and booking of chemists in connection with the supply of spurious drugs in Ludhiana, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Shops of chemists raided, 7 samples taken

LIC development officers protest
Ludhiana, November 23
Development officers of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), under the banner of the International Federation of Insurance Field Workers of India, held a black flag demonstration in front of a local hotel on the arrival of LIC zonal officials in the city today.

Unscheduled power cuts hit industry
Ludhiana, November 23
The local industry is peeved over the unscheduled power cuts that have begun again. Industries of seasonal nature are particularly troubled as they will not be able to complete their orders in time.

PUDA tells developer to provide amenities
Ludhiana, November 23
The officials of Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, (PUDA), today assured the residents of local South City they would look into the allegations against a local builder, who had allegedly sold 350 acres of private land as PUDA approved land. They have also asked the builder to provide promised civic amenities in the colony developed and sold by him.

Tribune impact
PUDA authorities remove encroachment in BRS Nagar
Ludhiana, November 23
Acting on a report published in The Ludhiana Tribune yesterday officials of the Punjab Urban Development Authority today removed the illegal walls raised at HJ Block of the Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, cleared the road.

Residents wary as crime graph soars Three gangs active in city: police Ludhiana, November 23 City residents are facing a serious threat to their lives and security following a spate of crime incidents in the city. With over two dozen cases of robberies, snatching, burglaries and thefts apart from the usual car and other vehicle lifting cases reported during the past 10 days only, the residents are looking up to the police administration to provide them a respite. Four persons have been injured, including two with gunshots, while cash and valuables worth over Rs 20 lakh have been lost in these crime incidents. A sketch released by the police of a six-foot tall suspect, allegedly involved in the robbery at Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, on Monday.

Dual steel pricing criticised
Ludhiana, November 23
The Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry has criticised the dual pricing system for steel as nowhere in the world such a system exists. Mr P.D. Sharma, president, Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said in a statement here today that this was irrational and was a direct favour to the main steel producers.

LUDHIANA CALLING A bus stop constructed near the Bhaiwala Chowk has been encroached upon by those managing the parking lot in Feroze Gandhi market. Due to this Pakhowal and Jagraon-bound passengers halt either midway on the Ferozepore road or on the Pakhowal road. Whither camp offices? Kareena embarrassed Revamp PCR Curfew Arizona's greatest mom "Peti mafia" Mr SSP please wake up

COMMUNITY

Senior Congress leader Jagpal Singh Khangura and Chief Parliamentry Secretary Milkiat Singh Birmi receive 68-year-old Balwant Singh Grewal (third from right) of the United Kingdom at a hotel in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Criminal tag still haunts
Sansi tribe
Talwandi Kallan (Ludhiana), November 23
The members of Sansi tribe are struggling hard to come out of the criminal tag attached to them by the British.

Minister hears people’s grievances
Ludhiana, November 23
Punjab Education Minister Harnam Das Johar heard grievances of people of Ludhiana North Constituency here today. He also directed the officers concerned for immediate redressal.

NRI’s 400-mile walkathon to raise funds
Narangwal (Ludhiana), November 2
Mr Balwant Singh Grewal is a 'young man' of 68 years. The UK-based NRI has embarked on a long odyssey from Amritsar to Kanyakumari to raise funds for research on deadly diseases like cancer and AIDS.

NGO comes to rescue of a jobless
Ludhiana, November 23
A Non-Government Organisation has come to the rescue of a 40-year-old unemployed man, Kulveer Singh who had alleged that the local employment exchange had not helped him in finding a job for the last 15 years.

Symposium on resource conservation
Ludhiana, November 23
Inaugurating the four-day National Symposium on Resource Conservation and Agricultural Productivity, Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, said the structure of food security is based on the natural resources and agricultural productivity.

Gurmat samagam at Nanaksar on Nov 26
Ludhiana, November 23
Hundreds of devotees from the USA, England, Canada, Japan, the UAE as well as from every nook and cranny of India have started converging for the annual gurmat samagam at Gurdwara Nanaksar, Samrala Byepass Chowk, here.

DC inspects office of Sub Registrar
Ludhiana, November 23
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma today inspected the office of the Sub-Registrar (West) following complaints by residents. He confiscated 10 files and ordered an inquiry against a deed writer for overcharging.

GNIMT opens centre for management students
Ludhiana, November 23
The Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town has setup a Management Development Centre. The resource persons for the centre will be drawn from its faculty and other eminent teachers in the field of management.

Comprehensive programme for vocational education
Ludhiana, November 23
Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Malkiat Singh Birmi, has informed that the state government has chalked out a comprehensive programme to provide vocational education in colleges so that the students could compete at the international level.

Seminar on overseas education concludes
Ludhiana, November 23
Students aiming to go abroad for higher studies must plan at least two to three years in advance. This was stated by Mr Kamal Bhumbla, chairman, B.N. Overseas Educational Trust, while addressing a press conference here today.

COURTS

Court for reinvestigation of case against former principal
Ludhiana, November 23
A Jagraon court has ordered the police to reinvestigate the case after it refused to uphold the report about the cancellation of a case registered under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against former Principal of GHG Khalsa College Gurusar Sudhar.

SPORTS

Shradha adjudged best athlete
Ludhiana, November 23
Shradha, a student of BA II, was declared the best athlete in the annual sports and athletics meet organised at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women, Kidwai Nagar here today. She emerged victorious in 400 m and skipping event while finished runners up in the long jump event.