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Pankaj Kapur attends alma mater function

Ludhiana, October 18 The management, staff, students and alumni of Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM) here will perhaps never forget the memorable moments they spent with Bollywood actors Pankaj Kapur and his wife Supriya Pathak last evening.
Bollywood actors Pankaj Kapur and his wife Supriya Pathak at the Founder’s Day celebrations of Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM) in Ludhiana on Tuesday evening.  — Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Avtar’s family to celebrate Divali after 5 years

Ex-media lensman held for blackmailing Mayor
2 women accomplices also arrested
Ludhiana, October 18
Sending shock waves in the region, especially in the media fraternity, the city police today announced the arrest of a former press photographer Amrik Singh Saggu, alias Prince, and his two women accomplices for allegedly attempting to blackmail city Mayor and senior Congress leader Nahar Singh Gill on the pretext of catching the leader on camera with some women in a compromising position.

Rural doctors on the warpath
Ludhiana, October 18
Rural medical service providers from nine districts of the state today came together on the platform of Rural Service Providers Association, Punjab, to launch an agitation against what they termed as gross discrimination, denial of facilities and undue interference in their day-to-day work.

Hoarding poses accident threat Ludhiana, October 18 A huge hoarding erected by the supporters of Sant Baba Jaspal Singh on the Ferozepore road at Badhowal has people up in arms as this poses an accident threat. A hoarding erected by followers of Sant Baba Jaspal Singh on the Ferozepore road near Badhowal has been causing inconvenience to vehicle drivers during the night. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Prof Mohan Singh Mela starts

Ludhiana, October 18 The Prof Mohan Singh Mela started in the city here today. Members of Bhai Mohan Singh International Foundation, led by its Chairman Jagdev Singh Jassowal, took out a procession from the house of the late Prof Mohan Singh at Maharaj Nagar. A statue of Prof Mohan Singh at Aarti Chowk on the Ferozepore road, Ludhiana, being garlanded by members of the Bhai Mohan Singh International Foundation on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Special project to provide water to 124 towns
Ludhiana, October 18
Parliamentary Secretary for Power, Labour and Employment Surinder Dawar has said that the government had implemented a special programme to provide water supply and sewerage facilities to the population in 124 towns of the state and asserted that these projects would be completed by March, 2007.

Finding Mr Right not easy: Vandana
Ludhiana, October 18
“It is not easy to find an eligible bachelor,” feels Vandana Wadehra, who sings item songs.

Labour exodus on Divali eve
Ludhiana, October 18
As the festival of lights approaches, migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have started leaving for their homes. Prevalence of dengue fever has added to their numbers.

Pleasing officials on Divali
Ludhiana, October 18
With Divali around the corner, the gift culture has gripped the city again. People are busy exchanging gifts among family members and friends and obliging officials.

17 booked in assault cases
Jagraon, October 18
Seventeen persons were booked in three incidents.

Man held with poppy husk
Jagraon, October 18
The Sidhwan Bet police arrested Sona Singh of Pirjian Biharipur from the Kanian Hussaini area on Tuesday and seized 10 kg of poppy husk. A case has been registered under Sections 15, 60, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act.

Biz Brief
Lloyd Shoes: Lloyd Shoes, Germany, a strategic retail marketing venture of Tata International Limited and Europe’s top lifestyle footwear brand, will now be available at popular retail boutique for footwear , Inc.5, on Mall Road here.

AGRICULTURE

Govt urged to save cotton farmers from exploitation
Ludhiana, October 18
The Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) has urged the government to come to the rescue of cotton farmers of the state who are facing acute problems while selling their crop.

EDUCATION

Heritage items dominate youth fest
Doraha, October 18
Heritage items dominated the scene on the fourth day of the Youth and Heritage Festival for Ludhiana Zone-A yesterday, under way at Guru Nanak National College here.

Heritage festival concludes
Doraha, October 18
The culture and heritage of Punjab was elaborately depicted on the concluding day of the four-day Youth and Heritage Festival of Ludhiana zone-A at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha.

A bhangra performance in progress in Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Hall of GNN College, Doraha, as part of the Youth and Heritage Festival of Ludhiana Zone-A in Ludhiana on Wednesday; (right) the team of the host college performs giddha. — Tribune photos

47 fresh cases of dengue reported
Ludhiana, October 18
It is official now! Negating its own earlier assertions of the situation being under control and there being no need to get panicky over the severe attack of dengue, the Health Department today officially admitted that the number of dengue cases admitted to local hospitals had crossed 500 (513 to be precise) till today.

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SPORTS

Pakistan team for Transplant Games
Ludhiana, October 18
Pakistan will send a 10-member contingent for the IX All-India Transplant Games and SAARC Transplant Olympics, scheduled for October 27 and 28 at Guru Nanak Stadium here.

GPS shuttlers make winning start
Ludhiana, October 18
The following are the results of the day one of the XV Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex Badminton and Lawn Tennis Tournament which kicked off at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Sashtri Nagar, here today.

Second SAARC Transplant Olympics flame flagged off
Ludhiana, October 18
The torch of the IX All-India Transplant Games and SAARC Olympics, being organised on October 27-28 at Guru Nanak Stadium, was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Ashok Gupta at a brief function from the Mini-Secretariat here today.