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Woman held for ‘plotting’ father’s murder

Jagraon, September 26 Blinded by greed for property worth lakhs of rupees, a middle-aged woman of Chakkar village allegedly hired contract killers to get her NRI father murdered. Balwinder Kaur and Jaswinder in police custody at Jagraon. — A Tribune photograph

Makkar Colony under gastro siege, 35 fresh cases reported

Ludhiana, September 26 The district Health Department today identified 35 more cases of gastroenteritis in Makkar Colony which is reeling under the grip of this disease for the past few days. With so many fresh cases reported today, total numbers of patients has touched 200-mark. A gastro patient being administered intravenous fluids in Makkar Colony on Monday.

MC meeting to be stormy today
Ludhiana, September 26
The meeting of the General House of the MC scheduled for tomorrow would be stormy if claims of BJP and SAD councillors are to be believed, who are all set to demand the tabling of last meeting’s agenda.

An artist busy making idols of Goddess Durga for Durga Puja that starts on October 4. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

	Gastroenteritis breaks out in yet another colony September 26, 2005
	Manhole case mystery deepens September 25, 2005
	2 more die of diarrhoea September 24, 2005
	Kisan Mela draws thousands of farmers September 23, 2005
	Kids’ death: ‘compounder’ was truck driver September 22, 2005
	Contract killers were hired to kill Reema Jain September 21, 2005
	Infected water claims two lives in city September 20, 2005
	Setback to Cong in civic bypoll September 19, 2005
	BJP gets shot in the arm September 18, 2005
	Vigilance lifts haze over fogging scam September 17, 2005

PUDA issues notices to remove encroachments
Ludhiana, September 26
The Punjab Urban Development and Planning Authority (PUDA) has issued notices to residents of PUDA colonies to raze the encroachments on road berms in front of the houses within a month.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Workers clean paddy at Dana Mandi in Khanna on Monday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

SAD (A) condoles Nazi
hunter’s death
Ludhiana, September 21
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has expressed grief at the demise of Simon Wiesenthal, the Nazi hunter, who died yesterday in Vienna at the ripe age of 96 years.

INTUC not to take part in trade unions’ strike
Ludhiana, September 26
With a view to ensuring “smooth functioning of government departments”, the INTUC and several other trade unions in the city have decided not to participate
in the trade unions’ strike on September 29.

Front backs trade unions’ strike 
Ludhiana, September 26
Thirtytwo bodies of government teachers, under the banner of the Anti-Privatisation Front, which has been formed for fighting privatisation policies of the government, held a meeting here today and decided to support the strike call given by all trade unions across the country on September 29.

Cops remember ADGP Dass
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 26
Senior Punjab Police officials, shocked over the demise of the ADGP, Dr P.M. Dass, in an avalanche, have termed it as an irreparable loss. Mr Mohamad Mustafa, IGP, said: Dr Dass had high regard for those who made the supreme sacrifice while combating militancy.

At the Crossroads
Academic’s foray into policing
The fort that Maharaja Ranjit Singh built on the bank of the Sutlej at Phillaur now houses the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy. Some years ago, Dr A.A. Siddiqui, who later served the state as the Director- General of Police, organised a seminar on Sufi studies at Phillaur when he was the Principal of the academy.

Gohana incident: SHOs alerted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 26
Apprehending a spillover of the controversy over relief distribution in Haryana after the Gohana incident, the Punjab police has directed SHOs of all police stations to keep a watch over the situation in their respective areas.

BKU team to leave for Mumbai on Sept 28
Ludhiana, September 26
A delegation of 251 farmers would leave for Mumbai on September 28 to take part in the All-India BKU mahapanchayat to be held there on October 2, according to Mr Manjit Singh Qadian, acting president of the union

CRIME

Sarpanch, brothers booked on assault charge
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 21
The Sudhar police has booked three brothers, including the sarpanch of Nangal Khurad village, under Sections 323, 324, 325, 341, 506 and 34 of the IPC for allegedly assaulting their political opponent, who had contested civic body election against the sarpanch.

2 booked for violation of building bylaws 
Ludhiana, September 21
The Vigilance Bureau today claimed to have busted a scandal relating to the violation of building bylaws with the arrest of two city businessmen.

Currency racket busted
Ludhiana, September 21
The CIA-I wing of the city police today claimed to have busted a gang running a fake currency racket in the city.

BUSINESS

Seminar on fringe benefit tax
Ludhiana, September 26
The salient features of fringe benefit tax like basis of charge, procedures for filing of returns, assessment and applicability of other provisions of the Income Tax Act were highlighted by Mr R.N. Lakhotia, tax investment consultant, at a seminar organised by the CII Ludhiana Zonal Council here today.

Candidates for industry association poll

Ludhiana, September 26 At a meeting of the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association, the ruling Pahwa group announced its candidates for the association’s forthcoming elections. Industrialist Charanjit Singh Vishwakarma was chosen as candidate for the post of president. Members of the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association at a meeting of the association where candidates for the forthcoming elections of the association were declared. — A Tribune photograph

NSS volunteers take out sadbhavna yatra
Ludhiana, September 26
National Integration Camp, in collaboration with Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, at Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women has entered its third day today.

From Colleges
Sri Lankan team visits PCTE
Ludhiana, September 26
A 12-member foreign delegation from Eastern University, Sri Lanka, is on a 10-day trip to PCTE.

PAU VC clarifies
Ludhiana, September 26
Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, today clarified in a press note that the two employees of the PAU who broke their indefinite fast had done so unconditionally after agreeing to submit their replies to the show-cause notices issued to them earlier.

SPORTS

A S School lads enter semifinal Ludhiana, September 26 In the boys’ junior section of the Ludhiana District Volleyball Tournament, A S Senior Secondary School, Khanna, fielded two teams and both teams won their matches to advance into the last four stage. A match between A S Senior School, Khanna, and Harsh Vidya Mandir Day Boarding School in progress on the first day of the Ludhiana District Volleyball Championship on Monday. — Photo by I. V.

Ludhiana players continue to dominate
Ludhiana, September 26
Hosts Ludhiana continued to dominate in the Punjab State School Inter-District Games being held at different venues here today. The following are the results: Badminton super league (boys u-17) Ludhiana beat Ropar 2-0, Amritsar b Sangrur
2-0, Ludhiana b Amritsar 2-0; (girls u-17) Ludhiana b Amritsar 2-1 and Ropar b Jalandhar 2-0.

Raman, Patel House declared joint winners
Ludhiana, September 26
Patel House XI and Raman House XI were declared joint winners in the inter-house cricket tournament organised at Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, here today. In the final, both teams had a tie at 150 runs.