Kids present fancy dress show
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 6
Dressed up in colourful dresses, tiny tots of Guru Nanak International Public School, Model Town, participated in a fancy dress show, here today. The best performance was given by Jaskanwar Singh who wore a white kurta pyjama with a turquoise turban. Supporting a moustache and a beard, he mimicked Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. He also gave a two-minute speech on improving social and financial status of the state. Jaskanwar was given the first prize for acting, which he shared with Ratandeep Singh who acted like a Nihang. The second prize was given to Rajkaran Singh and Komal Deep Kaur and the third prize to Agam Singh and Jaskiran Singh.

Man gets life term for killing wife
A Corespondent

Ludhiana, August 6
Raj Kumar (29) of Railway Colony no. 6, Ludhiana, has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment on the charge of killing his wife, Yasodha ‘Manju’. A fine of Rs 2000 has also been imposed upon him.

‘‘ Keeping in view the nature and gravity of the offence committed by the convict, he is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life,’’ observed Mr V. B. Handa, Sessions Judge, while pronouncing the verdict.

Following a complaint by a railway driver, Mr Mohan Rana, an FIR was registered against the accused on November 16,1999, under Section 302 of the IPC.

The complainant said the accused shared a disturbed relationship with his wife. On the fateful night, at about 1 pm, he heard some shrieks from the room of the accused. When he came out of his room, he saw Raj Kumar running away.

Mr Rana said he found Yasodha lying in a pool of blood on the cot. She later succumbed to injuries on the spot.

When Raj Kumar was arrested he claimed to be falsely implicated in the case.

Prosecution, however, examined nine witnesses and succeeded in proving him guilty.