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Attending kitties? Beware fake notes
Ludhiana, July 19
The industrial city is known for its “kitty” culture. Be it kids, young girls, couples or married women, a large number of kitties are organised in the city everyday. But these days, many hosts are being “duped” by their own friends, who, while handing-over the payment, pass-on fake currency notes to the
former.
A Rs 500 fake currency note that was passed on to a kitty member by one of her friends.
— A Tribune photograph
Man gets life in murder case
Ludhiana, July 19
Court of Additional Sessions Judge M.S.Virdi has convicted Mann Singh of the Harisar Cheema Chowk, Payal, on the charges of killing Pala Singh by inflicting sword injuries on him, near Rara Sahib market, on April 2003.
Sarpanches’ camp angry as poll
date extended
Ludhiana, July 19
Tempers are running high in various sarpanches’ camp in connection with the ongoing campaign. Besides, minor skirmishes reported from a few villages, the police has registered FIRs at Jhande
Daad, Guru Sudhar and Mullanpur villages, besides others, in different cases.
Wedding exhibition draws crowd
Ludhiana, July 19
Vivaha 2008, a three-day wedding exhibition, got under way at Majestic Park Plaza today. The exhibition with its distinctive collection of
jewellery, clothes and other artifacts proved to be a crowd puller, particularly for would-be brides.
City women take a look at accessories on display at Vivaha-2008, a wedding exhibition, that kicked off at Park Plaza in Ludhiana on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Dabwali violence: Security intensified
Ludhiana, July 19
Security has been intensified in the city following yesterday’s violence at Dabwali after a fresh controversy erupted between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs.
Lecture on indirect taxes tomorrow
Ludhiana, July 19
The Ludhiana Management Association has invited P.C. Jha, chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs, to address the members of the association and highlight the role of indirect taxes in economic development process of India on Monday.
Theft of pricy equipments carks farmers
Khanna, July 19
An increasing number of thefts of expensive farming equipments being reported from different villages has become a headache for farmers of the area. Thieves are making money by selling expensive equipments lying in the farms in markets of
Khanna, Mandi Gobindgarh and Ludhiana. The frequently stolen farm implements are copper wires present in various gadgets, electricity motors, motor-fans, tube-well pipes, generators and even diesel.
Letters
Power cuts hit studies
In spite of good amount of rains this season, the Punjab State Electricity Board is imposing frequent power cuts for long hours. School going children have to suffer the most due to these power cuts.
6 booked for assault
Jagraon, July 19
The Humbran and Jagron police has booked six persons on charges of assault in two separate incidents. In the first incident, Jagdev Singh and Gurpal Singh of Rauke allegedly restrained and threatened Amandeep Singh of their village at pistol point on Friday.
Youth killed in Khanna
Khanna, July 19
Kulwinder Singh (19) died last evening after coming in contact with the live wires near Bhadla Tota village in
Khanna.
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