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Two-day remand for dacoity drama accused
Balwinder was earlier booked for robbery bid
Ludhiana, June 23
Adding another twist to the staged dacoity case, it has been revealed that the retired patwari’s son, who is also a co-accused in the case, was earlier also booked for attempting to rob a PSEB employee with two other accomplices. He was acquitted in the case by a local court.

The accused Bawa Singh and his wife Amarjit Kaur being taken to the court of a Duty Magistrate in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjit Verma

Abandoned by son, man succumbs to heat on footpath
Ludhiana, June 23
Thrown out by his only son a year ago, 92-year-old Jaagar Singh, who had been living on a footpath near Fountain Chowk died due to the persisting heat wave here today.

Even the king of the jungle can be bogged down by heat wave! A tiger rests in Tiger Safari, Ludhiana, as the mercury continues to soar in the region on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Five injured in clash
Sahnewal, June 23
Nearly 25 persons, armed with sticks, rods and knives, struck at Moudgill Hospital here last night, injuring five persons. The injured were identified as Dr Monika Moudgill, her husband, Varjesh Kumar, her brother-in-law, Gagandeep and two staff nurses, Gurpreet Kaur and Jaspreet Kaur. Varjesh Kumar, Dr Moudgill and Gagandeep were admitted to the Civil Hospital from where they were referred to the Ludhiana Civil Hospital. A case has been registered on the complaint of Varjesh Kumar against Pawan Kumar, Ved Parkash Bhatia, Rajesh Kumar Bhatia, Anil, Om Parkash and others under Sections 452, 323, 427, 506, 341, 148 and 149 of the IPC.

Canal tragedy: heroes remembered
Ludhiana, June 23
Tributes were paid to two youths, Tarlochan Singh Kala and Jaswinder Singh Jassa, who lost their lives while saving children in the Sidhwan Canal, Dugri bridge. A large number of prominent personalities attended a “shardhanjali samaroh” at Lohara village today.

Running from pillar to post to get FIR registered
Ludhiana, June 23
Getting a simple FIR registered in the city seems to be an uphill task, as a resident of Old Civil Lines found out, he is now fed up after running from pillar to post for the past over three months to get a case registered about the theft of his scooter.

Gianinder takes over as DSO
Ludhiana, June 23
Mr Gianinder Singh, senior badminton coach, took over as District Sports Officer, Ludhiana today. He succeeds Mr S. L. Lotey who has been appointed as Assistant Director at Chandigarh.

3 booked for bid to rape
Khanna, June 23
The Samrala police has booked three persons, including the owner of a dhaba, on the charge of attempt to rape a woman of Kohara village under Sahnewal police station yesterday.

Summer Siesta

Street urchins enjoy a nap unmindful of summer heat in Bhadaur House on Thursday afternoon in Ludhiana.

A duck with its ducklings beats the heat in the cool environs of a pool in Tiger Safari, Ludhiana. — Photos by Sayeed Ahmed

COMMUNITY

Cong men come out in support of CM
Ludhiana, June 23
While the Opposition got a weapon in hand to nail the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, for speaking in Canada from a stage with “Khalistan Zindabad” written in the backdrop, several local leaders came out in his support saying the Opposition was trying to blow the issue out of proportion.

BJP hails recognition to Kuka movement 
Ludhiana, June 23
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the long due recognition granted by the Union Government to the Kuka movement of Namdharis and accepting it as a part of freedom movement. The belated step had come after more than a century of the movement against the British rule.

Chandumajra demands Mann’s release

Ludhiana, June 23 The Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) President, Mr Prem Singh Chandumajra, today demanded immediate and unconditional release of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) President, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann. He said Mr Mann had said nothing new about Khalistan for which he could be booked for sedition. The Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) President, Mr Prem Singh Chandumajra, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Greed for profit increases accident rate 
Mandi, Ahmedgarh, June 23
The greed of private bus operators to carry maximum passengers to earn more profits and the poor condition of the link roads in this area frequently result in accidents that lead to deaths of many while several others are injured seriously.

Are joint families on their way back?
Ludhiana, June 23
Life almost always comes full circle. Joint families that broke up due to urbanisation and erosion of traditional values may be on their way back. The Ludhiana Tribune spoke to unmarried girls and boys from different sections of society and all of them said they wanted to settle in a joint family and not in a nuclear family.

PWD, MC ignore condition of roads
Jagraon, June 23
The historical town, known for its biggest grain market in Punjab, has virtually non-existent roads, especially the Tehsil road from the railway crossing to the Tehsil chowk and Lajpat Rai Road from Mokamdin Khangah to the railway crossing on the Sherpura side.

Protest against power cuts

CRIME

Travel agent held for fraud

State of education in Punjab poor, says panel
Ludhiana, June 23
Education, which builds the nation, is facing step-motherly treatment by the state government as the latter is reducing budgetary support to education and higher education each year.

Students present cultural show

Ludhiana, June 23 A cultural show was presented by participants of City Blossom Club on the concluding day of a three-week summer camp here today. The function was started with chanting of Gayatri Mantra followed by rendition of a shabad. Tiny-tots of City Blossom Club participate in a function held on the concluding day of the summer camp in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Common Entrance Test held at PAU
Ludhiana, June 23
The Common Entrance Test for admission to B.V.Sc and AH and BSc Agri (Hons) courses was held today at Punjab Agricultural University here. In all 1,710 candidates appeared in this test. Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, visited a few examination centres in the university and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for the examination.

Stress laid on awareness on breast cancer
Ludhiana, June 23
A city-based doctor, Dr R.S. Maheshwari, who recently attended a world conference on breast cancer in Canada from June 8 to 13, has stressed the need for creating awareness on cancer of breast and cervix in the country so that more and more affected persons could be motivated to seek medical assistance to fight against the disease.

SPORTS

Salil shines in Yellow XI’s win
Ludhiana, June 23
Salil Verma gave a scintillating performance (111 runs and 2 for 19) as Coaching Centre Yellow XI beat Coaching Centre Blue XI by 45 runs in the last round robin league fixture in the first phase of the ninth Chaman Lal Malhotra Cup Cricket Tournament (u-14) being held at Arya College ground here today.