L U D H I A N A

Gaiety, fervour mark Dasehra celebrations
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — Dasehra, the festival marking the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated here with traditional gaiety and fervour. 

Effigies of Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhkarana set up in Ludhiana on the occasion of Dasehra; and (right) children pose as Lord Rama, Laxmana, Bharata and Shatrughana in front of a specially created palki. —Photo by Rajesh Bhambi

Cyber criminal US-based?
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — The controversy over the pornograhic website that has embroiled most of the rich and famous of the city today, took a new turn with the police now claiming that the website could have been created by a resident of New York in the USA.

More dengue cases reported
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — The number of patients suffering from dengue continues to swell amidst reports that a team of experts was being sent by the central government to take stock of the situation.

Fake currency seized
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — The anti-goonda staff has busted a counterfeit currency racket involving a government school teacher and seized currency worth Rs 860 from the accused.





The anti-goonda staff with the accused and the equipment used for making fake currency, in Ludhiana on Saturday. 

Several injured in clash at gurdwara
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — Tension is brewing up in the Gurdwara Nanaksar following a clash between followers of two rival leaders of the same sect. 

Hello Ludhiana! Lines are busy
LUDHIANA, Oct 7— In the era of Internet and dot com companies when the government and planners are talking about e-commerce, and e-governance, more than 50,000 telephones under Transport Nagar and Mata Rani exchange including Sunder Nagar, Sector 39, are 'virtually deada' as far as their utilisation is concerned.

Modern toys for the modern child
LUDHIANA, Oct 7 — In the good old days, mothers used to make ‘guddiyas’ and ‘patollas’ from rags left over after stitching their garments.

CITY SCAN Model Town should maintain itself M.S.CHEEMA IN an age of glamour, glitz and glare with modelling being the in-thing, literary terms such as contents, form, style, design and trend are falling victim to consumerism and commercialism.