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Workers burn CM’s effigy, more than 100 held, released
Ludhiana, March 22
Protesting against the alleged ‘high-handedness of the police against workers’ who were protesting outside the Oswal Woollen Mills on March 16, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions today burnt Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s effigy here today.

CITU members burn an effigy of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

CM keeps Dullo in good humour
Samrala (Ludhiana), March 22
The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, ensured that the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, got due attention at a mass marriage function organised here today.

Harassed by daughter-in-law, couple attempt suicide

Ludhiana, March 22 The Model Town police today booked a woman and her father for allegedly driving the aged parents of her husband to attempt suicide late last evening in Dugri here. The aged couple, Hardyal Singh and Amarjit Kaur, took an overdose of insulin in their bid to end their lives. Hardyal Singh; and (right) Amarjit Kaur recuperate after being treated for poisoning at a hospital in Ludhiana. — Photos by Inderjit Verma

Improvement Trust members resign
Ludhiana, March 22
Three trustees of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust have sent their resignations to the Local Bodies Ministers after one of the trustees was allegedly told to put in his papers.

1 killed, 4 hurt in road accident Ludhiana, March 22 One person was killed and four, including a woman, were injured when a Ludhiana-Delhi bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw near Alamgir village today morning. A bus-auto-rickshaw accident took place near Alamgir on Wednesday morning. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Woman, parents accused of poisoning husband
Jagraon, March 22
Swaranjit Kaur of Mallah has accused her brother’s wife Sukhwant Kaur, her parents Lachhman Singh and Charanjit Kaur, hailing from Amargarh Kaler, of administering poison to her brother.

COMMUNITY

Amarinder talks projects, jobs
Wants showy marriages to go
Ludhiana, March 22
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today suggested that the concept of mass marriages needed to be encouraged not only among the weaker sections of the society but among the affluent classes as well.

City Centre project poses problems Ludhiana, March 22 Residents of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar here are paying a price for the development of their area. Thanks to the City Centre project which is in progress in the locality. A park in the G-block of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, which has been converted into a site office and a store for a City Centre project being developed in the area. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Oppn councillors to move court on MC budget issue

Ludhiana, March 22 The SAD-BJP combine Opposition councillors in the local Municipal Corporation today announced taking legal recourse to stall the passing of the MC budget for 2006-07, which was allegedly passed in a controversial manner in the General House last week. Activists of the SAD and the BJP stage a dharna in front of the Municipal Corporation office in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Rich tributes paid to martyrs Ludhiana, March 22 On the eve of the 75th martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, activists of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front paid rich tributes to these brave heroes who sacrificed their lives for freedom of their motherland. A large number of workers sporting saffron turbans marched from various parts of the city to the martyrs' statues at Jagraon flyover and raised slogans of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev amar rahein and Bharat Mata ki jai.  Activists of the Anti-Terrorist Front at a rally organised on the eve of the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev at the Jagraon bridge here on Wednesday.

Special counters for IT returns from today
Ludhiana, March 22
The Income Tax Department here has made special arrangements for Bar members, assessees and public for receipt of tax returns. According to Ashok Juneja, president, and Ajay Paul Singh, general secretary, of the Taxation Bar Association, the last date for filing of returns for accounting year 2004-05 was March 31, 2006.

Suvidha camp at Mallowal
Amloh, March 22
The Punjab Government under the leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, Punjab, is committed to launch various welfare schemes for the people and the Lok Suvidha Camp was part its efforts towards that goal, said Mr Sadhu Singh Dharamsaut, Parliamentary Secretary (Home, Justice and PWD), at such a camp organised at Mallowal village in Shamspur Kanungo circle here today.

CRIME

ASI held, released on bail
Jagraon, March22
ASI Joga Singh of Jagraon was today arrested on the order of Ms Jitender Walia, Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, when he appeared in the court. Joga Singh, in spite of the summons issued by this court to appear as witness in a criminal case, was avoiding to appear in the court. So the court issued his arrest warrants.

Investors confused as Sensex fluctuates
Ludhiana, March 22
The investor community remained a confused lot as the BSE Sensex, after hitting the 11,000-mark yesterday, closed a little lower at 10,841 points today. While many investors expected the bullish trend to continue, no less was the number of those who expected a "correction any time".

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Gurminderjit is Miss Farewell
Doraha, March 22
Students of BA II arranged a farewell party for their seniors at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, today. In a programme, collectively conducted by girls of BA Part II and III, various items were presented to entertain the guests of the occasion. The students presented various songs, skits, choreography, modelling shows etc.

From Schools and Colleges
Farewell at Small Wonders 

Ludhiana, March 22 Kids of Small Wonders Nursery School had a farewell party here today. The school was decorated with balloons and frills. Games were arranged for the kids. There was pick and win game on one table and match the colour on the other table. To create confidence in the children, every child was awarded a gift. After playing games, children danced merrily on the latest numbers. Students wear dresses of spiderman at the annual function in St. Xavier Playway School in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by I.V.

Boys prefer Home Science Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 22 Against the explicit instruction of the Punjab School Education Board ,a large number of male students appeared for the Home Science (theory) papers of class X and Class XII. The sights outside examination centres here and surrounding areas revealed that the number of boys appearing for Home Science was much higher than that of girls. Boys discuss Home Science paper outside a Punjab Board examination centre at Ahmedgarh. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

COURTS

Videocon consumer harassed, company penalised
Ludhiana, March 22
A leading TV manufacturing company, Videocon, has been ordered to pay a sum of Rs 5,000 as compensation to an aggrieved consumer. The order was passed by Mr A.S. Narula, President, Mr Daljit Singh Bakshi and Ms Pooja Dewan, members of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.

102 pension cases settled
Ludhiana, March 22
As many as 102cases were settled at a Pension Lok Adalat held at Circuit House here today.Mr Nand Lal, Accountant General, Punjab and UT Chandigarh, presided .

SPORTS

Sports meet at RIMT institute
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 22
The second annual athletics meet of RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology started on the college grounds here today. The chief guest was Arjuna awardee and former Olympian Ramandeep Singh Grewal. He encouraged students to get actively involved in sports and appreciated the institute on giving importance to sports.