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Principal told to proceed on leave
Missing answer-sheets case

Ludhiana, August 23
The Punjab Council of Homoeopathic System of Medicine (PCHSM) has directed the Principal of the local Lord Mahavira Homoeopathic Medical College to step down till an inquiry into the missing answer-sheets case is over.

Society ex-secy commits suicide
Police books three colleagues
Phallewal (Ludhiana), August 23
A poverty-stricken former secretary of the Cooperative Society Phallewal, who was demoted to the rank of a salesman recently, ended his life yesterday in this village by hanging himself from a tree.

Relatives of Balwinder Singh in mourning at his house in Phallewal village today. Also seen in the picture is the son of the deceased. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma 


EARLIER STORIES

 
Tree of reverence for students, teachers
Ludhiana, August 23
This is no ordinary berry tree. It has served as a pillar of support to many students who are studying or have passed out from the Government Senior Secondary School for girls, Bharat Nagar.

Students of Government Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, worship a berry tree on the school campus in Ludhiana. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Students of Government Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, worship a berry tree on the school campus in Ludhiana.

A stepmotherly treatment
Ludhiana, August 23
The physical handicap of Lalit Kumar Chopra was not enough to move his father and stepmother. He literally received a stepmotherly treatment from them after he lost both his legs in an accident.

Panchayat ghar demolished, land encroached upon
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 23
An interesting incident of encroaching upon the panchayat land after demolishing the newly constructed panchayat ghar has come to light. Mr Jaswinder Singh, a former sarpanch of Lohari Kalan village, in a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, has alleged that the present sarpanch, Mrs Mohinder Kaur, in connivance with Malkiat Singh not only caused a financial loss by demolishing the newly constructed panchayat ghar but also helped him to encroach upon the panchayat land, while the department is dealing with the matter in other way.

Probe ordered into beating up of woman
Ludhiana, August 23
In yet another case of police inaction, a woman has been moving from pillar to post to get a case registered against the culprits who mercilessly beat her up, which ultimately led to her abortion. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr S R Kaler, before whom the woman appeared today at a sangat darshan programme, has ordered an inquiry to be completed within two weeks.

 
COMMUNITY

SPEAKING OUT
Debate on Test championship ends in draw
Ludhiana, August 23
There has been a mixed response here to the decision of the Union Government to disallow the Indian cricket team to participate in the Asian Test Championship. While some persons have hailed the government’s decision, there are others who say that the Indian team needs to play in this tournament against top teams of the subcontinent to improve its performance.

Amnesty move for tainted cops condemned
Ludhiana, August 23
The Punjab State Committee of the Marxist Communist party of India (MCPI) has condemned the move of the Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, to grant general amnesty and relief to the police cops involved in cases of custodial deaths and fake encounters during the militancy days in Punjab.

Mega show opens in city
Ludhiana, August 23
Inside Outside Mega Show, an exhibition of interiors and exteriors organised by Business India exhibitors, was inaugurated today by Ms Bublee Sandhu, wife of the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, at Maharaja Palace.
Business India exhibitors organise an exhibition, first of its kind, at Maharaja Palace in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Business India exhibitors organise an exhibition, first of its kind, at Maharaja Palace in Ludhiana on Thursday. — RB

Construction firm’s claims demolished
Ludhiana, August 23
An inquiry ordered by the Chief Engineer (IP) of the Punjab PWD (B and R) Branch into a claim by V.K. Sood Engineers and Contractors, that all construction material had been washed away in flash floods at a Machhiwara site on August 15, has found the claim to be incorrect. The company had been building a bridge on the Sutlej.

Mother poisons kids, ends life
Khamano, August 23
A woman and her two children died after taking some poisonous substance at their home here this morning.

 
CRIME

MLA lodges theft complaint
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 23
Mr Balwant Singh Sahpur, the lone SAD MLA from the district, has lodged an FIR with the Bhadon police station alleging that three of his servants had stolen Rs 6.5 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh from his residence. Interestingly, he came to know about the theft about a month after it was alleged to have been committed.

Army man killed in accident
Jagraon, August 23
Mr Sukhwinder Singh, an Army man aged about 25 years, who belonged to Dehrka village, was killed near Lal Palace here. While taking a turn, his scooter (PB-25L-0383) was hit by a private bus (PB-10AM-5177). He died on the spot. Mr Sukhwinder Singh, who got married in March this year, had come to his village for a week.

 

EDUCATION

Inter-house talent hunt contest
Ludhiana, August 23
The senior section students of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, organised an inter-house talent hunt contest here today.

A student of SCD Government College presents histrionics as he competes in the talent hunt contest held in Ludhiana on Thursday. Talent hunt contest
Ludhiana, August 23
To judge the individual performances of the students, a talent hunt contest was organised at SCD Government College here today.



A student of SCD Government College presents histrionics as he competes in the talent hunt contest held in Ludhiana on Thursday. — IV

 

ADMINISTRATION


Officials told to expedite inquiries
Ludhiana, August 23
Inquiries by the officers must be completed within a specified period and failure to dispose off the inquiries and complaints in a time-bound manner will attract strict disciplinary action.


An elderly couple pleads its case to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Kaler, at his office during a sangat darshan programme in Ludhiana on Thursday. 
— Photo Rajesh Bhambi


Postal Dept, BSNL to stop serving each other for free
Phillaur, August 23
The Postal Department and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited will pay for the respective services given to other department with effect from October 1.

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