L U D H I A N A

Tohra asks CM to clarify stand on detainees

Ludhiana, July 15 Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal (SHSAD) leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra today asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to clarify his stand on the detained youths who have been languishing in various jails across the country for the past many year.

SHSAD President G.S. Tohra (third from left) at a convention of the party’s youth wing in Ludhiana on Sunday.

SHO in soup over fund collection
Ludhiana, July 15
Close on the heels of a controversy surrounding forcible collection of funds by Jagraon police for the organisation of a Punjabi singer’s nite, an SHO of the Khanna police is also in the eye of a similar controversy. 

PAU closes ‘gate’ on residents
Angry Kitchlu Nagar protesters hoodwinked
Ludhiana, July 15
The move of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to close the Gate number 6 has sparked off protests among the residents of Kitchlu Nagar. Some of the residents even tried to stop the construction work last night.

Gate No More: Morning commuters gape in surprise after a wall was constructed overnight closing Gate Number 6 of the PAU; and (right) Dr Sukhdev Singh, a former Vice-Chancellor of PAU, and other residents protest against the closure of the gate on Saturday. 

Satta operator goes bankrupt
Ludhiana, July 15
A satta operator in Focal Point area of the city has gone bankrupt, leaving a number of winners in the lurch.

Low rates raise questions on lab-doc nexus
Ludhiana, July 15
An advertisement by a diagnostic centre in Ludhiana, slashing the rates for various medical investigations like MRI, CT scan and ultrasound between 45 and 80 per cent, has once again raised the question as how the prices can be brought down to such a level. 

Leopard untraced, ‘thikri pehras’ on
Ludhiana, July 15
Even as the team of wildlife officials did not reach Baddowal village despite having been contacted by the Deputy Commissioner, villagers of the area started putting up thikri pehras.

City police clueless in major crime cases
Ludhiana, July 15
While the city police has been boasting about its achievement in controlling crime by busting a number of gangs of opium and poppy husk smugglers or vehicle thieves, it continues to be at its wit’s end in solving a number of major cases.

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COMMUNITY

Samaj for mass movement against female foeticide

Ludhiana, July 15 Swami Satyapatiji of Darshan Yog Mahavidyalaya, Gujarat, today called for a mass movement against female foeticide in the country. He said it was the worst ever thing that could happen to society as the female child was killed before its entry into this world. Swami Satyapati Ji of Darshan Yog Mahavidyalaya, Gujarat with Mr Satyanand Munjal, President Arya Samaj Model Town and others in Ludhiana on Sunday. —  Photo by Rajesh Bhambi

Youth Cong flays sale of properties
Ludhiana, July 15
The Youth Congress today criticised the Punjab Government for selling prime properties in the state at throwaway prices and handing them over to its favourites. Addressing a press conference, the district president of the Youth Congress (Urban), Mr Parminder Mehta, alleged that the state government under a proper plan was handing over these properties to its own people on nominal price.

Senior citizens’ bhavan opened

CRIME

Furnace unit found stealing power
Ludhiana, July 15
The Enforcement Wing of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has succeeded in nabbing an alleged power thief near Alamgir gurdwara. According to board officials, a team of the Enforcement Wing had raided the premises of a furnace unit on July 13.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Knitwear Club signs MoU with Pinnacle
Ludhiana, July 15
The Knitwear Club, a body of knitwear manufacturers and allied industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pinnacle Institute of Design and Technology that was inaugurated by Mr Masahiro Oba, GM, Juki Singapore Ltd, a world renowned stitching machine manufacturer. The MoU was signed by Mr Vinod Kumar Thapar, president, Knitwear Club and Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Director of the institute.

EDUCATION

Salaries of teachers not paid
Samrala, July 15
The convener of the Adhyapak Chetna Manch, Mr Mehma Singh Kang, and General Secretary of the Punjab Lekhak Manch, Dr Gulzar Mohamad Goria, have regretted that the salaries of thousands of teachers had not been paid for the past many months as the government has not issued grants for the sanctioned plan posts.

SPORTS

Shooting meet from July 20
Ludhiana, July 15
The 10th edition of the Ludhiana District Shooting Championship will be organised by the District Rifle Association from July 20 to 22 at newly constructed shooting ranges of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women here, according to Mr G. S. Garcha, general secretary, District Rifle Association, Ludhiana.