L U D H I A N A

Cheap milk from West may sound farmers’ death-knell
LUDHIANA, June 1 — Dairy farmers in the state are a worried lot ever since reports of the first import of Scandinavian milk powder and butter oil spread earlier this month.

Mr S.D. Bhambri and Mr Hari Jaisingh displaying the copies of Ludhiana Tribune, which was launched at a glittering function in Ludhiana on Thursday. On the extreme right is Mr O.P. Arora. — photo by Rajesh Bhambi

Ludhiana Tribune gets off to a flying start LUDHIANA, June 1 — It was a long awaited occasion for the residents of the city as the Ludhiana Tribune started arriving at the doorsteps of The Tribune readers this morning.

Threat of gastroenteritis epidemic
LUDHIANA, June 1 — The outbreak of gastroenteritis in Fauji Colony of the Sherpur area here, is threatening to assume epidemic proportions, with an alarming increase in the number of patients. 

Students flood cyber cafes to know results
LUDHIANA, June 1 — As the word spread in the city about the release of the CBSE senior secondary examination results on the Internet, all cyber cafes were flooded with the anxious students eager to know their performance.

Permanent residents of Lakaranwala Pull
LUDHIANA, June 1 — Thousands of people may be crossing the Lakaranwala Pull, connecting the Civil Lines area with the Clock Tower daily. But there are some who stay there and stay permanently. Not for a day, a week or a month, but for years together. 

Residents of 16 villages hold protest dharna
LUDHIANA, June 1 — Residents of 16 villages in the district led by sarpanches of their respective village panchayats today staged a protest dharna and later submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner here demanding stern action against attempts to take forcible possession of panchayat land in village Kasabad.

EDUCATION

Students frolic as summer holidays start
LUDHIANA, June 1 — Summer may be too hot for all of us. But it is definitely not so for the students studying in various schools here. Because it holds a promise for them. The promise of a break for about a month. The time to have fun. The summer heat notwithstanding, they welcome it. Rightly so. No early morning awakening. No disturbances and disruptions in watching the cartoons on TV sets and playing video games.

CRIME

Cop booked for tampering with records
LUDHIANA, June 1 — A Head Constable of the Ludhiana police, Ranjit Singh, has been booked by the police on charges of tampering with records under Section 409 of the IPC. The case has been registered following the orders of the Senior Superintendent of Police after seeking the opinion of the District Attorney (Legal) at the Model Town police station.

Rewarded for dubious dealings
LUDHIANA, June 1— Much hoopla over providing clean and transparent governance and repeated vows to root out corruption by the SAD-BJP government led by Mr Parkash Singh Badal notwithstanding, the government appears not only to be shielding officers with dubious records but is also doling out promotions and prize postings to them.