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Service tax evasion worth Rs 1.19 cr detected
Ludhiana, October 4
The preventive wing of the Central Excise Department here has detected evasion of service tax worth Rs 1.19 crore during a stepped up anti-evasion drive launched during September in Ludhiana Commissionerate.

Commissioner, Central Excise Department, V.K. Garg (right) and Joint Commissioner Rajeev Kapoor address a press conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma.

Shawl traders approach DC over VAT
Ludhiana, October 4
Shawl manufacturers and traders, who have been observing a bandh to protest against the "sudden" imposition of the Value-Added Tax (VAT), held a rally outside the DC office and later submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner.

3 industrial units raided; LPG cylinders seized
Ludhiana, October 4
Officials of the Food and Supplies Department today raided the premises of three industrial units and took into possession 10 domestic gas cylinders being used for commercial purposes.

A scene from Ram Lila being enacted by the Shri Durga Ram Lila Club at Jawahar Nagar, Ludhiana, on Monday night. — A Tribune photograph

Police rules out gang-rape
Ludhiana, October 4
The Basti Jodhewal police today claimed that an investigation into the yesterday’s rape of a minor girl had “established” that one man had raped the girl instead of a group of five persons, as alleged by the parents of the victim.

Now, payment blues for paddy farmers
Khanna, October 4
Even as a large number of farmers are waiting for their paddy-produce to be procured, hundreds of farmers, whose paddy has been bought by procurement agencies, are yet to receive any payments.

Right packaging must for Punjabi films, feels Aryan
Ludhiana, October 4
“To attract young Punjabi crowd towards Punjabi cinema, directors and producers need to present their film in ‘better packaging’. One can take a good storyline but that alone would not make it a success.

COMMUNITY

Gas agency owner threatens scribe
No case registered
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
The owner of a local gas agency has allegedly threatened the family of a TV channel reporter of dire consequences. The threat came after the reporter had carried a story exposing irregularities in the working of the agency.

A dream come true for “KBC” aspirant
Ludhiana, October 4
A Ludhiana resident has just missed the coveted hot seat of "Kaun Banega Crorepati-II" (KBC), by a whisker. But it was a dream come true for him when he met Amitabh Bachchan. And he has returned a man on cloud nine.

Workshop on image-building concludes
Ludhiana, October 4
A nine-day modelling and image-building workshop conducted by Mr Kaushik Ghosh concluded here late Sunday evening with a grand graduation ceremony for all participants at Hotel Country Inn and Suites.

Jagraon sans civic amenities
Jagraon, October 4
Jagraon, the town of Sher-e-Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai, who sacrificed his life fighting the British rule, is sans civic amenities.

Weed out corruption: SSP
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
Mr Harinder Singh Chahil, SSP, Sangrur, has said that an active role by social and political leaders was a must for weeding out corruption from the government departments.

Lal Chand is Amloh MC president
Amloh, October 4
Lal Chand Garg and Dr Harpreet Singh were unanimously elected president and vice-president, respectively, of the Amloh Municipal Council at a meeting convened by Assistant Commissioner-cum-convener, Fatehgarh Sahib, Pushpinder Singh Kalley here yesterday.

Sidhwan Canal getting polluted
Ludhiana, October 4
Thanks to official apathy and ‘indifferent’ attitude of the city residents, the Sidhwan Canal, also known as the lifeline of rural Ludhiana, is getting polluted day by day with a number of slum residents using it as a convenient dumping ground.

The Sidhwan Canal. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Aggarwals remember Maharaja Agrasen
Ludhiana, October 4
Rich tributes were paid to Maharaja Agrasen at a function organised by the Aggarwal Sabha, Punjab, here today to commemorate Aggar Sen Jayanti.

Mr S.K. Sharma, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, lays the foundation stone of a renovation project for Maharaja Agrasen Park in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

MCPI castigates UPA govt on Iran
Ludhiana, October 4
The Marxist Communist Party of India (MCPI), while expressing concern over the voting of Congress-led UPA government in favour of the USA and the European Union in the International Automatic Energy Agency over the issue of referring Iran’s case to the Security Council, has castigated the government for its pro-imperialist and anti-Iran stand.

Rotary Club organises health camp
Ludhiana, October 4
Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated by the Rotary Club, Ludhiana, by organising a multi-specialty medical treatment-cum-check-up camp at Bhanohar village, 14 km from Ludhiana, on Sunday.

CRIME

Cop booked for cutting trees in forest area
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
Acting on the basis of findings of a preliminary inquiry conducted by Mr Rachhpal Singh, DSP, Malerkotla, the local police registered a theft case against a former in-charge of the Kup Chowki for allegedly cutting and stealing trees belonging to the State Forest Department.

BUSINESS

Piramyd Retail enters Punjab
Ludhiana, October 4
Piramyd Retail Ltd plans to invest $ 25 million as capital investment in the next three years.

Biz Clips

From Schools and Colleges
Khalsa College girls excel in academics
Ludhiana, October 4
Students of the Khalsa College for Women have bagged the fourth and seventh positions in M.Com I examination conducted by Panjab University in April 2005. Mini Jand and Kanwalpreet Kaur scored 82.52 per cent and 81.65 per cent marks, respectively. Both of them also secured the third and fifth positions in the district, respectively.

A cooking class in progress for tiny tots of Cherryfield School in Ludhiana on Tuesday.	Sewing machines being given to poor women on the concluding day of an NSS camp at Kamla Lohtia SD College in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo by Inderjit Verma

Docs perform rare surgery to save engineer’s arm
Ludhiana, October 4
Rajesh Vats, 25-year-old engineer, was admitted to the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here following a road accident in Hoshiarpur in which he had sustained a severe crushing injury to the right arm along with multiple fractures in the left upper limb and hand.

Trained nurses seek separate directorate
Ludhiana, October 4
The Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) has called upon the Punjab Government to create a separate directorate of nursing at the state level which can properly deal with the grievances and problems of nurses.

Dr Kanwaljit Gill and Dr Jasbir Kaur, president and secretary, respectively, of the Punjab state branch of the Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI), addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by I.V.

SPORTS

Athletics meet begins
Ludhiana, October 4
The 5th annual athletics meet of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, began today. More than 100 boys and girls took part in this meet. The players were divided into Arya Bhatt, Apple, Bhaskar and Rohini houses and vied for top honours.

Athletes in action on the first day of the annual athletics meet of BCM Arya Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Punjab, Haryana advance in basketball
Ludhiana, October 4
On the second day of the ongoing 19th All-India Postal Basketball Tournament being played at Guru Nanak Stadium here, Haryana circle beat Gujarat while hosts Punjab circle got the better of Orissa circle today to enter the super-league stage.