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Money-minting cops nabbed
Ludhiana, December 10
The state Vigilance Bureau today claimed to have busted a racket of ‘money-minting’ cops with the arrest of a Punjab police constable and a Home Guard jawan, who were allegedly indulging in gross misuse of their authority and extorting money by falsely implicating the chosen victims.

Traffic cops fail to manage traffic
Ludhiana, December 10
Traffic cops have miserably failed to manage traffic due to failure in ensuring proper lane driving. Traffic cops posted at the busy road stand as mute spectators to knotty traffic jams occurring regularly at the place.

A trafic jam at Domoria bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Probe ordered into Rs 150-cr land scam
Ludhiana, December 10
A year after a senior official of the Local Bodies Department had conducted an inquiry into a land scam, the department has ordered yet another inquiry into an alleged scam worth Rs 150 crore, in which officials of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust, had given 2.19 lakh square yards of land to the Kabir Cooperative Housing Society in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar by allegedly bending the rules.

Cyclists, officials overwhelmed by hospitality
Ludhiana, December 10 Punjabi hospitality has bowled over the participants from 24 countries in the Asian Cycling Championship being hosted at the velodrome of Punjab Agricultural University. Cyclists from various countries during a training session in Ludhiana on Saturday on the eve of the BSA Asian Cycling Championship which begins on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

COMMUNITY

PHRC pulls up MC, PSEB
School, college under high-tension cables
Ludhiana, December 10
Pulling up the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation and Punjab State Electricity Board for allowing construction of a school and a college under high-tension electricity wires and later on compounding some constructions thereby posing a threat to lives of students, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission has asked the state government to look into the matter.

Protect human rights of poor, says PSHRC
Ludhiana, December 10
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has exhorted the officers of different departments to ensure the protection of human rights of the people, particularly belonging to the weaker sections of the society, while performing their day to day duties.

Exhibition of rare stamps Ludhiana, December 10 A two-day district-level philatelic exhibition, which commenced at Lodhi Club here today, turned out to be a rare treat for the stamp collectors with rare, valuable and antique postage stamps being displayed. Postal stamps pertaining to various themes like butterflies, bicycles, dogs, post-Independence, birds, disneyland, Indian tourism, etc, were displayed. Children watch postal stamps at an exhibition held at Lodhi Club in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Kalkat releases “book” Ludhiana, December 10 The Mewa Singh Gill Memorial Foundation today organised a function to commemorate the 82nd birth anniversary of the late Mewa Singh Gill, eminent lawyer and former member of Parliament at Punjabi Bhawan. Dr G. S. Kalkat, Chairman of Farmers Commission, Punjab, released the book titled “Thandian Lattan” having a collection of poems of the late Mewa Singh Gill.

Dr G.S. Kalkat, Chairman, Farmers Commission, Punjab, releasing the book “Thandian Lattan” comprising poems of the late Mewa Singh Gill at a function at Punjabi Bhavan on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Joke contest organised
Ludhiana, December 10
Members of the Gitanjali Club had organised joke competition here today at their weekly meet in the Gitanjali Ladies Club Complex, Hambaran Road. Ms Karuna Jain, president of the club said idea was to make women to behave more naturaly while cracking jokes.

CRIME

• Nine booked

Results of state science exhibition declared
Ludhiana, December 10 The 34th State Science Exhibition is going for the third day at Atam Public School The theme of the exhibition is ‘Science and Technology for Rural Development.’ This exhibition is specified by NCERT-GOI, and it is organised by SCERT under the supervision of Director Harcharanjit Kaur Brar, Inderjit Kaur, Deputy Director SISE Karnail Singh, Deputy Director, Kiran Trehan and Dr Anand Gupta.
Students and teachers admire a model put up during state level science exhibition being held at Atam Public School in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Founder’s Day at GN Public School, Mullanpur
Ludhiana, December 10 Members of the staff, students and management of Guru Nanak Public School, Mullanpur, and Dr Mohan Kaur Memorial Nursing Institute celebrated Founder's Day at Mullanpur today. Prize winners pose with the chief guest, Dr Ravinder Singh, at the Founder’s Day celebrations of Guru Nanak Public School, Mullanpur, on Saturday.

Award for dietician Ludhiana, December 10 Dr Kanchan Sandhu, a former alumnus of the Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, has brought laurels to her alma mater — Punjab Agricultural University — by winning the Sagarmal Goenka Award. Dr Kanchan Sandhu

DBA gears up for elections
Ludhiana, December 10
Eight more nomination papers for various posts were filed on the last day of nominations for the annual elections to the District Bar Association. Now there are 25 candidates in the fray, out of which there is only one woman Ms Shivani, for the post of executive member.

Polio mop-up operation to be intensified in 6 districts
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 10
Following the directions of the World Health Organisation, the state health department has directed the districts heath authorities at least six districts surrounding the district to be prepared for mopping up operation in view of a polio case detected in city recently.

Guard skin against cold weather
Ludhiana, December 10
Commenting on the skin problems commonly experienced during the cold weather, Dr Emy Alexander, Dermatologist at the Christian Medical College and Hospital here remarked that dry skin (xerosis) was a common problem encountered in this season.

Ophthalmological meet opens
Ludhiana, December 10
Dr Ravinder Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences today asked the medical fraternity to keep abreast with latest developments in medical and related fields to provide world class facilities to the people.