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42-yr-old man murdered
Ludhiana, April 18
The Ladhowal police today found the body of 42-year-old Jaswinder Singh on the
main road here today. He was murdered by unidentified persons last night. The in
charge of the Ladowal police station, Kulwant Singh, said a passerby informed
the police after he spotted the body.
Village youth launch war against addictive drugs
Train guns on quack; health officials yet to take action
Ludhiana, April 18
A group of young men from Lalton Kalan village have kicked off a campaign against the sale of habit-forming prescription drugs and other medicines by lodging a formal complaint against a quack for dispensing such drugs to village youngsters. |
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| A ragpicker buys an injectible from a drug store in Ludhiana without prescription and injects it openly.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Traders still unable to claim VAT refund benefit
Ludhiana, April 18
Although the excise & taxation department recently issued a notification stating traders can get 75 per cent of VAT refunds up to Rs 1 crore on the basis of monthly returns against indemnity bonds, the department has yet to provide any details about the proforma to be submitted in this regard.
School kids take to bhajan to beat stress
Ludhiana, April 18
If you think bhajan and kirtan is for the old, think again. The city’s GenNext has taken to devotional singing with aplomb. They are attending special classes, learning kirtan and “path”, and perform in groups, besides playing classical instruments like harmonium and tabla.
PSEB examiners get a meagre Rs 5 per copy!
Ludhiana, April 18
The apathetic attitude of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on recompensing its examiners has them fretting and fuming. The board pays as little as Rs 5 per copy to its examiners to check answer sheets of board examinations.
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Vehicles crossed the road near Friends Regency (left) and on the Feorzepur road in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
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Clampdown on ‘Sunday car bazaar’
Dealers resort to protest, hunger strike
Ludhiana, April 18
After the police and district administration prevented the operation of “Sunday car bazaar” (sale-purchase of used cars) in the Feroze Gandhi Market yesterday following the directions of Punjab and Haryana High Court, the used car dealers held an angry protest and resorted to chain hunger strike against what they termed as highhandedness of the administration. |
Used car dealers hold a protest against the administration clampdown on “Sunday car bazaar” in Feroze Gandhi market, Ludhiana, on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
CM’s ‘sangat darshan’ tomorrow
Sore residents hope for a miracle
Raekot, April 18
Accusing the successive state governments of ignoring their demands, residents of localities falling under the Raikot Assembly constituency are looking forward to the Chief Minister’s scheduled sangat darshan at Bassian, near here, on Wednesday.
SAD-BJP govt has ‘betrayed’ electorate
Ludhiana, April 18
Charging the SAD-BJP government with betraying the people by failing to fulfil any of its pol promises, Congress’ former district president Krishan Kumar Bawa has said people of the state are feeling cheated at the hands of the coalition government.
Remarks against martyrs
More support for Sukhdev’s kin as Cong remains mum
Ludhiana, April 18
As the indefinite hunger strike by the functionaries of the Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust at the ancestral house of the martyr in Naughara locality here continued for the fourth day today, widespread support came from various quarters to the move in response to objectionable remarks about the martyrs — Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru — in the mouthpiece of the Congress.
Central excise supdts facing stagnation
Ludhiana, April 18
Around 12,000 superintendents of central excise are suffering from prolonged stagnation, financial degradation due to pay erosion and social humiliation in officio- social hierarchy due to irresponsive attitude of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, said AK Sharma, president of the All-India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers (Chandigarh zone, comprising Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chandigarh).
Too much liquor claims man’s life
Jagraon, April 18
A middle-aged man died, reportedly of excessive consumption of liquor, here last evening. He was identified as 42-year-old Mahinder Kumar.
According to his family, he left his house along with others in the afternoon to attend a festival at a ‘dargah’ at Kaunke village nearby.
Lung cancer patient needs monetary aid
Ludhiana, April 18
A lung cancer patient, 37-year old Rajinder Kumar needs financial support. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2009.
Rajinder started undergoing treatment at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here, but could not afford the treatment, which included chemotherapy.
English teaching in govt schools
Stress on use of innovative methods
Ludhiana, April 18
Teachers must use innovative methods to teach English in government schools and make efforts for the overall improvement in the standards of education in Punjab, said Sneh Lata Saini, principal, Government In-Service Training Centre (GISTC), here.
PAU offers new course for class-XII passouts
Ludhiana, April 18
PAU has started a new course for class XII (science) pass-outs in the disciplines of basic sciences.
According to dean, college of basic sciences & humanities, PAU, Dr RS Sidhu five-year integrated MSc
(Hons) in chemistry has been started in the university from this academic year.
Conference on pest mgmt kicks off at PAU
Ludhiana, April 18
The Third Congress on Insect Science, organised by the department of entomology, Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU), in association with the Indian Society for the Advancement of Insect Science
(ISAIS), began on the university campus today.
A session of conference on insect management in progress at
PAU, Ludhiana, on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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CIPHET to support soya entrepreneur association
Ludhiana, April 18
To ensure quality soya milk and products, soya products manufacturers have come out with United Soya Entrepreneur Association (USEA), Punjab. The association will get technical assistance from the CIPHET and its director will act as patron.
IMA lecture on MSMEs
Ludhiana, April 18
The Ludhiana Management Association will organise a lecture on “Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in India”.
Susheel Kumar Sehgal, chief general manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh, will be the speaker. VK Goyal, president, Ludhiana Management Association, Dr KNS Kang, general secretary LMA, industrialist of the city will also be present.
Investiture ceremony at Sacred Heart
Sahnewal, April 18
Sacred Heart Convent School, Sahnewal, organised its investiture ceremony on the commencement of the new academic session today.
Director Daniel Gill was the chief guest and presided over the function. He gave badges to the members of the council.
Punjabi book released
Ludhiana, April 18
Ujagar Singh Kanwal’s latest Punjabi book “Rutaan de Parchave”, which is dedicated to his wife, was released at Centre for Immigrant Literature Studies, under the aegis of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College and Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Vocational Studies, here today. |
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| Dr SP Singh, former VC, Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar, and others during the release of Ujagar Singh Kanwal's book in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
‘Kismat’ is here
Amloh, April 18
We should not force our desire about the career of our children contrary to their aptitude so that we can extract the best out of their talent.
This was stated by Bollywood singer Labh Singh Janjua during a function to mark the release of the Punjabi film ‘Kismat’ here on Saturday.
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Owner of hotel alleges bid on life by waiter
Ludhiana, April 18
The owner of the Batra Hotel here, Ashok Batra, has alleged that one of the waiters at hotel tried to give him an electric shock last night while he was sleeping in a hotel room, claiming that it was a conspiracy against him by his rivals.
A police official examines the room where an iron rod was found in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Stenographer commits suicide
Ludhiana, April 18
Thirtyfive-year-old Swaran Singh, a stenographer at the district development and panchayat office, committed suicide at his residence. The postmortem was conducted yesterday, followed by his cremation.
Punjab emerge overall champs in karate
Ludhiana, April 18
Punjab clinched the overall title in the All-India Ahihara Karate Championship that concluded at Balmiki
Bhawan, Chandigarh road, last evening. Delhi and Bihar followed Punjab in second and third positions, respectively. |
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| KARATE KIDS: Winners pose with their medals won during the All-India Ahihara Karate Championship at Balmiki
Bhawan, Ludhiana. |
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