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Aman strangled: Report
Husband’s mother, brother also involved: WitnessAnju
Ludhiana, June 8
Statement of a 12-year-old girl, Anju, employed as a domestic help with in-laws of Amanpreet in house no 74-B, Model Town Extension Area, here, have put serious questions on the police role.
                                                 
Anju

Oil Price Hike
CPM workers disrupt train traffic
Ludhiana, June 8Activists of CPM, CITU, along with representatives of farmers and farm workers, resort to rail roko at Dhandari railway station in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Rail traffic was disrupted for more than two hours on the Ludhiana-Delhi section here today as trade union activists, farmers and farm workers resorted to "rail roko" at Dhandari railway station from 12 noon to 2 pm in protest against the increase in prices of petroleum products. 

Activists of CPM, CITU, along with representatives of farmers and farm workers, resort to rail roko at Dhandari railway station in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed







EARLIER STORIES


Missing children remain untraced; police blamedParents of missing children address a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Ludhiana, June 8
A group of parents representing 88 missing children from the district today said the local police was not following instructions of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and not done anything to find their children even after assuring them the best possible help last month.

Parents of missing children address a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Assault Case
Cops fail to nab youths
Ludhiana, June 8
The Haibowal police has failed to arrest four youths, who had allegedly attacked an insurance investigator five days ago in his house for not giving them a favourable report.

Gurwinder Grewal with his relativesPMT Entrance
Again, BCM lad tops in city
Ludhiana, June 8
After gaining achievements in all board and entrance examination, BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School produced yet another topper, this time in PMT entrance test.

Gurwinder Grewal with his relatives



COMMUNITY


World Human Rights Protection Council president Avtar Singh along with other members took oath after its unit was opened in Ludhiana on Sunday.
World Human Rights Protection Council president Avtar Singh along with other members took oath after its unit was opened in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Census
Elephant surveyors in city
Ludhiana, June 8
Elephants living in the captivity suddenly vanished from the city when a team of surveyors reached here to conduct census.

PAU scientist accorded warm send-off
Ludhiana, June 8
Mandhir Singh Aulakh, a floriculturist, was bid a warm farewell at a function organised by the department of floriculture and landscaping at PAU here recently.

Letters
Lets join hands with police


CRIME

Trucker killed, family alleges foul play
Khanna, June 8
A resident of Baho Majra village died in Aurangabad two days ago. Now, their family, which resides in Khanna, alleged today that he had been murdered. In a complaint lodged with the Sadar police station, wife of deceased, Balbir Kaur, alleged that other drivers who went to Aurangabad with her husband murdered her husband Nirmal Singh.


EDUCATION

Dance, music mark ‘Essence-2008’ at INIFDStudents of INIFD perform during ‘Essence-2008’ in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Ludhiana, June 8
International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) became the first professional institute here to have touched the grave issue of female foeticide through a “theme-based fashion show”. To make people aware of the evil of killing a girl child in the name of abortion and granting girls an equal status in the society, the INIFDins held their annual function ‘Essence -2008’ at Guru Nanak Bhawan with fervour and enthusiasm here last evening.
Students of INIFD perform during ‘Essence-2008’ in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Cash award for Shilpi
Ludhiana, June 8
SPS Apollo Hospital’s MD, Jugdiep Singh, gave a cash award of Rs 16,000 to Shilpi Negi, who topped in Humanities in the state.

 

HEALTH

Dr Parminder Singh speaks during a panel discussion on non-communicable diseases organised by NIMA in Ludhiana on Saturday. Discussion on non-communicable diseases
Ludhiana, June 8
The Ludhiana branch of the National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) organised a panel discussion on WHO’s action plan on “non-communicable diseases” here yesterday.

Dr Parminder Singh speaks during a panel discussion on non-communicable diseases organised by NIMA in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Callipers distributed at camp
Ludhiana, June 8
Bhagwan Mahavir Sansthan distributed callipers, prosthetics and hearing aids among 40 physically challenged persons at a camp organised in Rishi Nagar here today. Bhagwan Singh and councillor Ruchi Jain inaugurated the camp.


 
SPORTS

Probables go through the trials conducted for selecting the Ludhiana team for the Punjab State Inter-District Tournament in Ludhiana on Sunday. 80 probables attend cricket trials
Ludhiana,June 8
At least 80 boys attended trials for selecting the Ludhiana district cricket team (u-19) at the Arya College here today.Trials were conducted to choose the probables for the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Dhruve Pandove Trophy to be organised by the Punjab Cricket Association at a few venues from June 20 onwards, according to joint secretary, Ludhiana District Cricket Association, Naresh Marwaha.

Probables go through the trials conducted for selecting the Ludhiana team for the Punjab State Inter-District Tournament in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma


Students of International Public School attend a Karate workshop on the school premises in Ludhiana.
Students of International Public School attend a Karate workshop on the school premises in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Bhaskar XI outplay Media XI
Ludhiana, June 8
Bhaskar XI defeated Media XI by 19 runs in a friendly cricket match played at Arya College here today. Batting first, Bhaskar XI scored 200 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. The main scorers were Ashok Kumar and Sunny, who chipped in with 60 and 51 runs,respectively. For the Media XI,Tarsem Devgan scalped three victims while Mohit Khanna, Neeraj and Ajit grabbed one wicket each.






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