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Police flouts law, parades juveniles before media
Minors charged with theft, pick-pocketing

Ludhiana, February 5 In a blatant violation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2002, the city police today presented three minor boys, arrested for theft and pick-pocketing, before mediapersons, got them photographed and allowed their bytes to the media.
Three juveniles (with faces blurred), accused of involvement in theft and pick-pocketing, being presented before mediapersons in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2002 in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Two get life term
Ludhiana, February 5
The Court of Sessions Judge has sentenced a contractor Narinder Singh(22) and Inderjit Kumar (24) of Shimlapuri on a charge of murdering a chowkidar Giana Parshad of Bihar, in 2003.

Armed gang robs 7 shops Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 5 Around 15 armed robbers broke into at least seven shops situated near Gurdwara Karamsar (Rara Sahib) and took away goods worth lakhs. The exact loss, however, has not been estimated yet. The broken shutter of a shop in Mandi Ahmedgarh. — A Tribune photograph

City population increasing at ‘alarming rate’
Ludhiana, February 5
Rapid increase in population is sounding alarm bells among the urban development experts. The rate at which the city’s population growing, it needs infrastructure in terms of roads, bridges, flyovers, electricity, drinking water, drainage system and parking space at least double of what it is right now.

3 labourers suffer burn injuries
Ludhiana, February 5
Three labourers suffered burn injuries under mysterious circumstances at Mukesh Steels Ltd. in Phase-VII, Focal Point, last evening.

COMMUNITY

Youth Akali Dal seeks transfer of MC chief

Ludhiana, February 5 Activists of the Youth Akali Dal today threatened to demonstrate outside the residence of the Commissioner of the local municipal corporation (MC) to oppose the “pick and choose” policy in demolition and demanded his transfer out of the city. They would also show black flags to the Chief Minister whenever he visits the city to lodge their protest. Mr Jodh Singh with his daughter Bhupinder Kaur during a press conference in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by I.V.

Bitta for strict action against Chauhan
Ludhiana, February 5
Chairman of the All India Anti Terrorist Front, Maninderjit Singh Bitta has demanded strict action against Dr Jagjit Singh Chauhan and others for hoisting the Khalistani flag on Akal Takht on the Republic Day. He said such actions needed to be “nipped in the bud” lest these turned into some serious problem for the state and the country.

Five years gone, ducks await new abode

Ludhiana, February 5 Mini Zoo in Nehru Rose Garden here was closed almost five years ago and many animals shifted to other zoos, but the ducks which were left in the garden at that time, continue to wait for someone to adopt them. The state Wildlife Department cannot take their possession as the species does not come under the wild animal category. A child being helped by his grandmother to feed ducks at the Nehru Rose Garden in Ludhiana. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Goa Governor’s action flayed
Ludhiana, February 5
The district unit of the BJP has condemned the dismissal of the Manohar Parrikar government by the Governor S.C. Jamir in Goa.

Faulty printing in Rs 50 bill
Ludhiana, February 5
Ruing the bad printing of notes by the Reserve Bank of India, a local resident said that he had received a Rs 50 note which looked like a duplicate note as it had faulty printing.

CRIME

2 held for theft, gold, cash recovered
Khanna, February 5
The Khanna police has arrested two persons on a charge of theft and recovered 290 gms of gold and Rs 20,000 in cash from them.

Boy commits suicide
Jagraon, February 5
Gobind Singh (16) of Sidwan Bet allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house last evening.

One held with opium
Jagraon, February 5
Sub-Inspector Karnail Singh intercepted a motor cycle near new grain market and arrested Harjinder Singh of Leelan Megh Singh and recovered 100gm of opium from him.

BUSINESS

Revise licence fee of bars, urges hotel panel
Ludhiana, February 5
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Punjab has urged the state government to revise the licence fee of bars in view of the slump in the sector for the past many years.

Winter clearance sales galore in city
Ludhiana, February 5
The city markets are full of winter clearance sales these days. Be it the big shopping malls or small shops inside the city, sale banners on woolen garments can be seen everywhere. The city residents are having gala time as the products are being sold at quite cheap prices.

Bhattal exhorts students to excel Ludhiana, February 5 Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, has exhorted the students to acquire excellence in their field so that they could compete to capture enormous job opportunities created as a result of advancement in technology at the global level, for which, they will have to face fierce competitions with their counterparts in other countries. Students of Ramgarhia Girls College after getting degrees at the annual convocation of the college in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

From Schools & Colleges
Seminar on career courses
Doraha, February 5
A seminar on career courses was organised at Guru Nanak National College here today.

Body honours UK delegation
Ludhiana, February 5
The Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch today honoured a delegation of Tavistock College, Devon (UK), which is on a three-day visit to MLD High School, Talwandi Kalan, here.

Dental students showcase skills
Ludhiana, February 5
A three-week-long cultural festival, ‘Kaleidoscope 05’, organised by the undergraduate students of Christian Dental College (CDC) has been a showcase for students to unfold their creative abilities in fun-filled cultural, literary and sports competitions. An annual feature with the college, this extravaganza, initiated on January 24, will culminate on February 9.

2003 batch gets overall trophy at DMCH fest
Ludhiana, February 5
Undergraduate medical students of 2003 batch were declared the overall winners of the three-day cultural festival, Ectopia 05, of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital last evening.

Ludhiana to host IDA conference
Ludhiana, February 5
udhiana has been selected as the venue for the next annual dental conference by the Indian Dental Association. This was stated in a press note issued by the state unit of the IDA here. The conference will be held from January 27, 2006.

SPORTS

BVM boys dominate in judo meet

Ludhiana, February 5 Judokas of the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School dominated the events in the boy’s section on the opening day of the Ludhiana District Judo Championship being held at the multi-purpose hall of Guru Nanak Sports Complex here today. Girls (below-40 kg) in action during the Ludhiana District Judo Championship on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

MC XI suffer defeat
Ludhiana, February 5
Despite fine batting by Sunil Sharma (43) and Gurpreet Khaira (26), MC XI failed to achieve the target (154 runs) set by Deepak XI and suffered their first defeat in the ongoing cricket tournament at the cricket ground of Satish Chander Dhawan Government College for Boys here today.