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24 hurt in bus mishap

Ludhiana, March 26 Over 24 persons were injured, two of them seriously, when a private mini bus turned turtle outside the SSP’s residence on the old DMC road in Civil Lines this evening. About 25 persons, mostly students were travelling, in the bus.

Policemen and voluntary rescue workers try to push a bus into normal position. The bus overturned in Ludhiana on Tuesday

40 Health Dept employees found absent
Ludhiana, March 26
Forty employees of the Health Department, including doctors, pharmacists and para-medical staff, of primary health centres and dispensaries in two rural blocks of the district were found absent by Vigilance Bureau officials today. The Vigilance Bureau officers prepared the list of the ‘offenders’ late evening and sent it to the DGP, Vigilance, and the state government. 

Chandraswamy hospitalised, discharged

Ludhiana, March 26 Controversial godman Chandraswamy was today admitted to a local private heart centre after complaining of breathlessness and uneasiness in the morning. The godman had arrived here yesterday on his way to Chintpurni and Jawala Ji. He stayed here for the night and met hundreds of his followers, including some top politicians and industrialists. Godman Chandraswamy leaves a private hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday. He was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathlessness. —Photo Rajesh Bhambi

Pay salaries, demand govt employees
Ludhiana, March 26
Government employees belonging to different departments organised a protest rally in front of the district treasury office, here today. The rally was held on the call given by the Democratic Employees Front, Punjab, to hold district-level rallies in protest against the non-payment of salaries and allowances.

Bank fraud
Khanna, March 26
A local resident, Swinder Singh, has alleged that an amount of Rs 20,000 has been withdrawn from his ATM account at Bank of Punjab fraudulently. The fraud came to light today, when Swinder Singh’s wife went to the bank for withdrawing some money. 

Students honoured
Ludhiana, March 26
The NCC Air Wing and Cultural Society of Arya College organised its annual prize distribution function here today. On the occasion, roll of honour were presented to 12 NCC students, including Mandeep Singh, Satnam Singh, Mukhtiar Mohammad, Sandeep Kumar, Sanjeev Sharma, Ravinder Kumar, Amzad Ali, Narinder Pal, Manish Kumar and Sukhwinder.

LUDHIANA CALLING The police-public meet at the Kotwali police station on Sunday last did not generate anything worthwhile except an assurance by Mr Rohit Chaudhary, DIG, Ludhiana Range, that such meetings would be made a monthly feature. Crawling when merely asked to bend Where will they go? Informer turned criminal Public memory is too short Yorkshire police

COMMUNITY

PBEF holds sympathy rally
Ludhiana, March 26
The Punjab Bank Employees Federation (PBEF) held a massive rally here today in front of Andhra Bank, in support of a one day nationwide strike called by Andhra Bank Employees’ Union on March 27. The Andhra Bank Employees Union is demanding recruitment of staff against large scale promotion of clerical staff to officer’s cadre.

CRIME

Robbers decamp with cash, gold 
Ludhiana, March 26
In a daylight robbery in Sant Isher Singh Nagar on the Pakhowal Road burglars decamped with Rs 45,000 and gold ornaments worth about Rs 30,000 after sneaking into a locked house in the locality yesterday afternoon.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers told to bring clean and dry wheat to mandis

Ludhiana, March 26 In compliance with the directions of Mr Anurag Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, the Food and Supplies Department today launched an awareness drive for farmers at Jagraon Mandi in this district. A poster asking farmers to bring dried and cleaned wheat to mandis being released at a farmers awareness programme organised by the Food and Supplies Department at Jagraon Mandi in Ludhiana district on Tuesday. —IV

Workshop on ultrasonography
Ludhiana, March 26
The Indian Medical Association IMA), Ludhiana, is organising a two-day workshop on ultrasonography. It will be conducted by the Institute of Ultrasound Training. In order to promote ultrasonography, the IMA has given permission to hold two-day sessions in various cities, including here.

SPORTS

Sahnewal Mini Olympic concludes
Sahnewal, March 26
The 30th Sahnewal Mini Olympics concluded at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium here yesterday. The annual sports were organised by the Panchayati Raj Sports Club under the presidentship of Mr Tejinder Singh Sandhu.