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A short spell of rain brought relief for people in Ludhiana on Sunday.—
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Power Crisis
Two weekly offs imposed on industry
Ludhiana, July 20
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), which has failed to solve the power crisis, has now, imposed more restrictions on the power being supplied to the industrial sector.
12,000 students left in lurch
Pbi varsity fails to declare MET results on Net
Ludhiana, July 20
At least 12,000 students, who had taken their Management Entrance Test (MET) on July 13 at Punjabi University, Patiala, have been left in the lurch due to the non- declaration of results on Internet.
‘Topless’ protesters pledge support to N-deal
 Ludhiana, July 20
In the wake of acute power crisis gripping the state, activists of All India Hindu Suraksha Samiti today came out with a novel way to pledge their support to the proposed nuclear deal with the USA in the hope that it would provide a permanent solution to the growing power needs of the country.
Activists of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti stage a dharna to pledge support to the nuclear deal
in Ludhiana on Sunday. —Photo by Inderjeet Verma
It’s beneficial for us, say youth
Ludhiana, July 20
The UPA government has to show its strength on July 22 on the issue of Indo-US nuclear deal. A majority of youth in the city feel that signing the nuclear safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will benefit the country in a big way.
Notice served on Mohali DC
Mohali, July 20
N.K. Sharma and the group which had swept the Zirakpur municipal council elections yesterday served a legal notice on the SAS Nagar deputy commissioner for delaying the election of the president and vice-president of the council.
Hassle-free driving a call away
 Ludhiana, July 20
From August 1 residents of the city can dial 1800-180-2424 for hassle-free driving. Ace Road Assist Services has launched “on-road assistance” within the municipal limits of the city. For an annual subscription of Rs 500, residents can avail any number of services for a year.
Mayor Hakim Singh Giaspura flags off an Ace Road
Assist vehicle in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma
Truck driver dies in mishap
Khanna, July 20
A truck driver was killed in an accident on the G.T Road here today. The deceased was identified as Rakesh Kumar (32), a resident of Kaithal in Haryana.Rakesh was killed when his truck
hit a barricade at the roadside.—TNS
Letters
Callous system
2 booked for assault
Jagraon, July 20
The Jagraon police has booked two persons on a charge of assault. Sukhwinder Singh and Vicky of Malak allegedly trespassed into the house of Bhupinderpal Singh of their village and assaulted him on Friday.The local police has booked them and registered a case under Section 452, 323, 427, 506, 34 of the
IPC.
280 kg poppy husk seized
Jagraon, July 20
Gurmeet Singh, alias Pilla, a Youth Akali Dal leader and Bassian village
panch, was arrested after
280 kg poppy husk was recovered from his house yesterday. A case under the NDPS ACT has been registered against the accused.—OC
Biz Word
Leonardo holds ‘celebrity cook out’
 Ludhiana, July 20
Dalmia Continental, the owners of Leonardo, a well-known brand of olive oil, today organised a celebrity cook out at Club Nirvana here in which four top industrialists of the city, who also cook as a hobby, tossed up their favourite dishes in the presence of a
large crowd.
New mobile handsets being launched at a dealers’ meet in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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