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Migrant labourer clubs dairy owner to death
Ludhiana, August 27
Apparently peeved at being rebuked for not doing proper work, a migrant labourer allegedly clubbed a dairy owner to death with an iron rod at Ramdutt Colony near Gopal Nagar, Tibba Road, early morning today. The accused ran away after breaking a mud-wall of a cattle-shed in the dairy.

Relatives and friends mourn the death of Gurmeet Singh (inset), a dairy owner, who was murdered in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo IV

Molestation case takes PAU by storm
Ludhiana, August 27
The controversy surrounding the molestation case involving a student and a faculty member of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) seems to have taken the campus by storm as a number of other girl students today came out openly in support of the alleged victim.

Vets out on city streets
Ludhiana, August 27
Students of the College of Veterinary Science (COVS), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), today boycotted their classes and took out a protest rally through the streets of the campus to protest against the farmers, course being conducted by the university.

Students of COVS raise slogans while on a dharna in front of their college at PAU in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

Journalists to boycott government functions
Ludhiana, August 27
The secretary of the National Union of Journalists (India), Mr Ashok Singhi, has demanded immediate transfer of the DSP, who was allegedly involved in misbehaving with two journalists. The union has sought the intervention of the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, into the matter.

‘Tehelka reporters did a tremendous job’
Ludhiana, August 27
Despite the adoption of objectionable means by the tehelka.com to expose corruption in the higher offices of the country, people have supported and favoured the story.

Of promises not kept
Alamgir (Ludhiana), August 27
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal may be spending millions of rupees in his high-profile sangat darshan programmes every day across the state, yet there are many projects for which he or one of his colleagues had laid the foundation stones years back, but have not taken off so far.

The foundation stone of a road between Rania and Jarkhar villages, which was laid on September 23, 1999. No work has started on the road. — Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Complainants allege ordeal in LICHF fraud case
Ludhiana, August 27
Officials of the LIC Housing Finance Limited, on whose complaint the city police booked about 30 persons on fraud charges two days back, had not only suffered at the hands of the accused for a long time, but also reportedly underwent an ordeal in getting the case registered.

COMMUNITY

Domestic violence on rise
Ludhiana, August 27
Who says wife battering is a thing of the past? It happens right here and is prevalent among the educated urbanites. This inference is drawn by most psychiatrists and psychologists from the alarming number of cases that are reported daily in the region.

Fatehgarh Sahib to go green
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 27
A special 10-day long tree plantation campaign has been launched in Fatehgarh Sahib district by the district administration, involving social, religious, and educational association, rural youth clubs, municipal councils and other NGOs, during which mere than 2 lakh new trees would be planted in the district.

Depoliticise bureaucracy, say pensioners
Ludhiana, August 27
The Atma Raksha Sangh, a body of ex-servicemen, senior citizens and pensioners, at a convention held here yesterday urged the government to depoliticise the state bureaucracy.

The Atma Raksha Sangh holds a convention in Ludhiana on Sunday.

PPCC warns BJP
Ludhiana, August 27
The Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee (PPCC) has warned the BJP that if the ruling party tries to suspend the Congress municipal councillor, Mr Satpal Puri, they will boycott and disrupt the general house meeting of the Municipal Corporation.

Speaker lays stone of substation
Machhiwara, August 27
Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, today laid down the foundation stone of 66 KVA grid substation at Hedon Bet village. This project, with an estimated expenditure of Rs 4 crore, would be completed by March 31 next year.

Sale season on in the city
Ludhiana, August 27
‘Avail up to 50 per cent discount on readymade garments’, ‘Genuine mega sale on footwears’, ‘Sale of new stocks, not the leftovers’: You go to any part of the city, the ‘catchy’ banners outside the showrooms and shops will tempt you to have at least a look into the showrooms.

Hosiery gutted
Ludhiana, August 27
A fire broke out in a hosiery unit at Haibowal in the early morning today. According to the owner of the hosiery unit goods worth about Rs 15 lakh were destroyed in the fire.

Ludhiana Stock Exchange takes austerity measures
Ludhiana, August 27
The Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE) has taken austerity measures to combat its falling revenue after the introduction of the rolling settlement system on July 2. It has decided to cut down the administrative expenses and the financial benefits provided to the staff.

Industry forum resents political interference in PSEB
Ludhiana, August 27
“The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is in a mess today and its performance on all fronts is at a dismal low.” Levelling this allegation here today, Mr Harish Khanna, president, Industry and Trade Forum, said the functioning of the Board had been marred by day-to-day political interference and the Board was being sacrificed at the altar of populist measures adopted by the state government.

Foundation stone of school laid Mandi Gobindgarh, August 27 The 100-crore population of the country has given a big jolt to the development of the country. This was stated by Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, MP, who was the chief guest at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a new school building for the dumb and deaf children, organised by the Manas Welfare Trust, here yesterday. The foundation stone was laid by Mr Kanhya Lal Bardija, industrialist.

Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, MP, addresses a gathering at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Manas Bhidar Vidyalaya at Mandi Gobindgarh on Sunday.

Orders tampered with, alleges Principal
Ludhiana, August 27
Mr Sukhdev Lal, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Baddowal, has alleged tampering with the inquiry orders given by the Department of Education. Stating this, the Principal said during two inquiries conducted by the department in February and May, a school teacher had been found guilty of misconduct, marking wrong attendance, irregularity in taking classes and incorrect marking of answer sheets during examination.

Literary meet held
Ludhiana, August 27
A literary meet was organised by the Dr Ajmer Singh Sahitkar Sadan, a literary organ of the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle, at Bhai Mani Singh seminar hall, Model Town Extension, Ludhiana.

COURTS

3-yr term for causing injury
Ludhiana, August 27
Tarsem Singh of Kailey village has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment besides a fine of Rs 1,000 on the charges of causing head injury to Jaspal Singh of the same village, on December 13, 1997.

SPORTS

City teams lift throwball title
Ludhiana, August 27
Local girls and boys teams won the Punjab State Throwball Tournament organised by the Punjab Throwball Association at Sargodha Khalsa Senior Secondary School, here yesterday.