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NRI groom nabbed for marriage fraud
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 17
The local police has nabbed four members of a gang, that had been duping innocent persons on the pretext of getting young girls married to NRIs. The main accused, an NRI in his 50s, had married a teenaged girl from Amritsar after allegedly deserting his two wives.

Accused NRI Manjit Singh Dhindsa with Baljit Kaur after the marriage ceremony in Amritsar on Monday.

Confusion persists over VAT implementation
Ludhiana, March 17
Even as the deadline for implementation of Value Added Taxation (VAT) is less than two-weeks ahead, confusion prevails on various issues pertaining to the new system. The confusion exists not only among industrialists but even among chartered accountants and practitioners.

Tax Bar body strike today
Ludhiana, March 17
Protesting against the Punjab VAT draft, the Punjab Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has called upon all the sales tax and other taxation bar associations concerned across the state to observe a one-day strike on March 18.

30 years on, she waits for husband’s return from Pak

Ludhiana, March 17 Thirty years is a long wait. Still longer when nothing is certain as to when it will end. For Ajit Kaur, the years are getting longer as she keeps on waiting for her husband Ajmer Singh, who went missing in 1974. Ajit Kaur(left), wife of Ajmer Singh, who has been lodged in a jail in Pakistan for the past 30 years, along with her daughter, Rashveer Kaur. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Agitation by BSNL workers enters third day
Ludhiana, March 17
The indefinite dharna, chain hunger strike and work-to-rule agitation by the executives of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) here entered the third day with the authorities continuing to be indifferent towards the agitating employees.

Class IV employees threaten to intensify stir
Ludhiana, March 17
While holding a dharna and demonstration against the anti-employees policies of the state government at Mini Secretariat here today, activists of the Class IV Government Employees Union threatened to further intensify the agitation if the government failed to conceded the pending demands.

CRIME

Labourer held for killing wife’s paramour
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 17
The local police assisted the UP police in the arrest of a migrant labourer who had allegedly killed the paramour of his wife in UP on February 13 and had been living in disguise since then. A team of the UP police took him to Dhinga police station in Sarwasa district where a murder case had been registered against him.

Woman injured in robbery bid
Ludhiana, March 17
In a daylight robbery attempt an unidentified armed person tried to enter the house of an industrialist in Model Town Extension here today but fled after stabbing the industrialist’s wife twice as she had raised an alarm.

• Theft in house
• Woman’s body found

Chinese ‘pichkaris’ flood market Ludhiana, March 17 Like other Indian festivals, Holi, too, has been hijacked by the Chinese. Chinese pichkaris of different designs, colours, shapes are vying with Indian made pichkaris but since Chinese ones are more colourful and are better designed, they are attracting more customers. Colourful Chinese ‘pichkaris’ of different colours, shapes and sizes flood Ludhiana markets. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

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Dharna against ‘anti-teacher’ policies of government

Ludhiana, March 17 On the call given by the PCCTU, the GGN Khalsa College unit, resorted to fast and dharna on the college campus to protest against the callous and indifferent attitude of the Punjab Government towards the genuine and legitimate demands of the college teachers and worsening scenario in the field of higher education in Punjab. PCCTU teachers stage a dharna in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Award conferred on PAU Registrar
Ludhiana, March 17
Dr Vinod Kumar Sharma, Registrar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana has been awarded gold medal by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), the highest award of the ISAE, in its 39th Annual Convention held at AP Agricultural University, Hyderabad. This gold medal is awarded to persons for their outstanding contribution to agricultural engineering.

From Colleges
Farewell party held

Ludhiana, March 17 It was a special moment for the outgoing students of the Fashion Designing Department of Guru Nanak Girls College as they were given farewell by their juniors. Principal Ms Charanjit Mahal and President Mr Gurbir Singh graced the occasion with their presence. The winners of a competition held at a farewell party at Guru Nanak Girls College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

School students given uniforms, study material
Amloh, March 17
Students were given school uniforms and stationery at the annual prize distribution of government elementary school, Ruri (Amloh Block) on Monday. Chief guest Dr Gulzar Singh a NRI gave rupees 10,000/- to the school for furniture and cost of mementos, stationery and the cost of the school dress.

Class of ’55 relives memories at alumni meet

Ludhiana, March 17 It was a journey down the memory lane for the students 1951-55 batch of the B Sc Agriculture programme, who gathered for their golden jubilee meet here today. The golden jubilee alumni meeting of former students of the Government College of  Agriculture, which later became Punjab Agricultural University, was held at Parker House, PAU, Ludhiana, on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

COURTS

20 accident cases settled Ludhiana, March 17 The District Legal Services Authority today organised a pre-Lok Adalat to settle motor accident cases under the supervision of the Sessions Judge, Mr Harbans Lal. Twenty of the 60 cases pertaining to New India Assurance Company were settled. The Sessions Judge, Mr Harbans Lal, hears accident cases at a pre-Lok Adalat in Ludhiana on Thursday.

Blood test can detect onset of prostate cancer
Ludhiana, March 17
‘Prostate cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the male population, can be detected at an early stage through a simple blood test called prostate specific antigen (PSA) and early diagnosis of the disease can make a vital difference in its treatment and management.’

Rare laparoscopic surgery performed on 4-year-old boy

Ludhiana, March 17 Rare advanced laparoscopic surgery was performed on a couple of patients at a private hospital here by Dr Arindam Ghosh, known for his work in the field of minimal invasive surgery. These observations were made by Dr Mohan Verghese, head of Uro-Oncology at the Washington Cancer Centre in the USA, while on a visit to the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here, yesterday. Sahil (4) and Kirandeep (25) with Dr Rajan Isaacs and Dr Arindam Ghosh at a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

Local surgeon to chair global conference
Ludhiana, March 17
Dr Narotam Dewan, Chief Surgeon at Dewan Hospital and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Centre here has been invited to be the chairperson of the master video session of the inaugural International Conference-cum-Live Workshop of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India to be held at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, from March 17 to 20.

70 tubectomies performed at welfare camp
Ludhiana, March 17
As many as 70 tubectomies were performed at a family welfare camp, organised by the district health administration at Lord Mahavira Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital here on Tuesday.