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Boy dodges organ sellers
Claims he was abducted by four persons; 2 more boys in their custody
Ludhiana, September 28
A 14-year-old boy sent the police in a tizzy when he
claimed he was abducted for his organs by four persons on September 25.


Policemen enquire about abductors’ location from the boy in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Property Dispute
1 dead, another hurt in firing
Raikot, September 28
Two persons were seriously injured in firing that took place at Raikot this afternoon. The incident took place near Kacha Kila when a few persons sitting in a Scorpio, following a Ford Icon car (PB 10 BN 1148), fired at the occupants of the car.

A Bollywood cheergirl performs at the Property Expo-08 at the Sutlej Club in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Rajesh Bhambi

PSEB swoops on two
ice factories
Slaps Rs 32 lakh fine
Ludhiana, September 28
The enforcement wing of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) conducted raids on two ice factories in the Haibowal area who were caught stealing power and also consuming unauthorised load.

Ayurvedic office staff not paid salary
Ludhiana, September 28
More than 125 employees working at the District Ayurvedic and Unani Office here and 40 dispensaries in the district failed to get salary for August following the transfer of the drawing and disbursing authority (DDA) and the district Ayurvedic and Unani officer (DAUO).

COMMUNITY

Govt to convert sugar mills into complexes
Budhewal (Khamano), September 28
To make cooperative a profitable sector, the state government is shortly planning to convert sugar mills into sugar complexes where power, distillery and ethanol will also be produced.

Arhtiyas won’t charge more than 18 pc: Cheema
Ludhiana, September 28
In the wake of complaints being received against a few arhtiyas for charging rate of interests according to their wishes, the Arhtiya Association Punjab has decided that, henceforth, not a single arhtiya would charge more than 18 per cent interest.

Members of the Arthiya Association Punjab honour newly elected president Ravinder Singh Chemma in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Poor performance in Senate polls
PCCTU gen secy resigns
Ludhiana, September 28
Sore over "poor" performance in recent Senate elections of Panjab University, Chandigarh, general secretary of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers' Union (PCCTU), Dr Jagwant Singh, has reportedly resigned from the post on "moral grounds". His resignation has come as a big jolt to the teaching fraternity.

Walk, talks mark World Heart Day
Ludhiana, September 28
City hospitals, including SPS Apollo Hospital, Hero DMC Heart Institute and Sigma New Life Heart Centre, organised various events to observe World Heart Day today.

Patients take part in ‘Walk for Heart’ organised by SPS Apollo hospital in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Visiting Ramlila, be ready to be frisked
Ludhiana, September 28
For the first time after nearly two decades the local police has decided to frisk those coming to see Ramlila during Navratras this time.

Activists leave for Vijay Sankalap rally
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
Activists of saffron parties from the town and surrounding villages marched to Jalandhar city to participate in the Vijay Sankalap rally, being organised by the Bhartiya Yuva Morcha at Jalandhar today.

Activists of saffron parties on their way to take part in the Vijay Sankalap rally in Jalandhar. A Tribune photograph

Delay in roll numbers
Conduct special exam, demand parents
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
Parents of the students of Punjab University, Chandigarh, who have lost their chance to appear in the supplementary examination due to alleged negligence in posting roll number slips, have urged the university authorities to arrange for special centres to allow their wards to take the examination.

Bhagat Singh’s birth
anniversary celebrated
Ludhiana, September 28
Jails minister Hira Singh Gabria yesterday
led a congregation of youths for Khatkar
Kalan for attending birth anniversary
celebrations of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.

Youths pose in front of martyrs’ statue
before leaving for Khatkar Kalan.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Play depicting Bhagat Singh’s morals staged
Doraha, September 28
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Vichaar Manch, Buani, in collaboration with Youth Forum of Doraha, celebrated the 101st Birth Anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in a grand and pompous manner at village Buani today.

Social bodies pay tributes to martyr
Ludhiana, September 28
District units of various organisations working for social causes shared a common platform to pay tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary today.

MC workers ask govt to raise DA
Ludhiana, September 28
The Municipal Workers Union (MWU) has urged the government to recruit new employees and increase the dearness allowance from Rs 350 to Rs 1,000.

Daughter’s Day at Green Grove
Doraha, September 28
The Green Grove Public School here celebrated the Daughters’ Day with great fanfare yesterday.

Freshers get warm welcome
Ludhiana, September 28
A warm welcome was extended to the new entrants at the GGN Institute of Management and Technology (GGNIMT).

Celebrations as road work begins after 10 years
Ludhiana, September 28
Recarpeting of roads in the Atam Nagar and New Partap Nagar areas today became an occasion to be celebrated for residents as the work was taken up after more than a decade.

Merino wool to be promoted in India
Ludhiana, September 28
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), that took over the Woolmark Company, is planning to spend $120 million to promote Australian merino wool.

Cops’ crusade against social evils
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 28
The Ludhiana (rural) police has decided to organise seminars, workshops and awareness camps to educate masses about causes and consequences of multiplying social evils. Drug addiction, AIDS and female foeticide will be the main targets.

Nihal Singh flayed for disrespecting Granth Sahib
Ludhiana, September 28
The Shaan-e-Khalsa has strongly condemned Baba Nihal Singh of Uttar Pradesh for showing disrespect to Guru Granth Sahib.

Club performs marriage of 5 girls
Ludhiana, September 28
The Maa Bhagwati Club performed the marriage ceremony of five girls belonging to the economically weaker section of society here today.

CRIME

Thieves nabbed, 17 bikes recovered
Ludhiana, September 28
The police has nabbed a gang of motorcycle thieves and recovered 17 motorcycles from them. All bikes are new and the accused opened the locks of motorcycles with a duplicate key.


The motorcycle thieves in police custody in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

SPORTS

Punjab Hockey Tourney
Kila Raipur, Sangrur register easy wins
Ludhiana, September 28
Grewal Academy, Kila Raipur, and Sangrur won their respective matches (under-14) in an identical fashion (7-0) in the Punjab State Weekend Hockey Tournament for boys being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at the Prithipal Singh Memorial Astro Turf Stadium on Punjab Agricultural University campus here today.

CBSE cluster TT tourney opens
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 28
The CBSE Cluster XVI Table Tennis Tournament began at the Gobindgarh Public School here today.

Gaganjeet wins national tourney
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 28
A student of Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, Gaganjeet Singh of BA-II, won a gold medal in the Sub-Junior National Power-lifting championship held at Mount Abu.

 

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