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4 members of highway robbers’ gang held
Ludhiana, May 24
The city police today announced the arrest of four members of a gang of highway robbers. The members of the gang did not hesitate even in looting their own relatives or killing an accomplice when they required money.

2 maids ‘rescued’ from doctor’s house
Ludhiana, May 24
A team of District Administration today raided the premises of a local doctor’s residence and rescued two tribal girls, who were working as domestic helps and had not been paid wages for the past two years.

Two girls, who were working as domestic help in the house of a city-based doctor, after their ‘‘release’’ by a team led by SDM in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

A ray of hope for ’84 riot victims Ludhiana, May 24 Even after 22 painful years after the 1984 riots wherein innocent persons were massacred across the country, families of more than 300 serving soldiers, who were killed during that period, have been waging a losing battle to get their dues and bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.
The wife of the late Lance Dafedar Harmit Singh of 5 Armoured Regiment shows a photo of her husband to mediapersons in Ludhiana on Wednesday. The soldier was killed during the ’84 riots. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

New national farm policy on anvil
Ludhiana, May 24
A nationwide exercise is underway to place ‘‘faces before figures’’ under the National Policy for Farmers, aimed at focusing on the problems of farming families as ‘‘human beings’’ feeding the nation.

Labourers’ bodies recovered
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 24
The bodies of two labourers, who died yesterday while digging a well at Gopalpur village, were retrieved last night and handed over to family members after the postmortem.

COMMUNITY

Lawyers stage dharna against quota

Phillaur, May 24 To express solidarity with the agitating medical students and doctors against the new proposed reservation policy of the government, members of the Organisation of Young Lawyers today staged a dharna at the District Courts complex. Activists of the Organisation of Young Lawyers stage a dharna against the quota issue at district courts complex in Phillaur on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Proposed medical bandh garners widespread support
Ludhiana, May 24
The unilateral declaration of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions by the UPA government and the Left Front gathered more flak as the anti-reservation movement by medical fraternity here gained momentum with many NGOs and other organisations pledged support to the agitation.

Doraha, Sahnewal to support IMA bandh call
Doraha, May 24
All hospitals and nursing homes at Sahnewal and Doraha will remain closed in support of the bandh call given by the Punjab IMA, tomorrow.

BKU opposes giving land to Reliance
Ludhiana, May 24
The Bhartiya Kisan Union has finally broken its silence on the Reliance land deal. The union which had so far maintained an ambiguous stand on the issue, today asked the government not to hand over the farmers' precious land to the Reliance.

Mayor’s assurance on road
Ludhiana, May 24
Ludhiana Mayor Nahar Singh Gill has assured the industrial houses along the Kali Sarak near the Jalandhar bypass that the road would be metalled immediately.

5 students of Harkrishan School on merit list Doraha, May 24 Five students of the local Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School have come on the merit list of Class VIII of the Punjab School Education Board. Sujata Bhardwaj, who has secured 42nd rank in the state, is second in Ludhiana district and first in Payal tehsil. Abhinav Kaushal stood second in Payal tehsil. Sahil Kapila, Sakshi Sharma and Kavleen Rakhra, too, are in the merit list.

Nancy Goyal, Manpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Gobind Kapoor, Anu Nanchahal Jasmeen Marwaha, Shivali Manchanda, Balbir Kaur, Damini Chopra, Harpreet Kaur

Hansra takes over as School of Agriculture head
Ludhiana, May 24
Dr B.S Hansra is Director, School of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He is an alumnus of PAU and till recently was Joint Director General, Extension Education, ICAR. He took voluntary retirement to join as Director.

Investiture ceremony held
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 24
Sacred Heart senior Secondary School, Mandi Gobindgarh, organised the investiture ceremony of the student's council yesterday. The function was presided over by the Chairman of the school, Mr Jose Kottaram and the Principal, Mrs A. Sakarsudha.