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Dust clouds engulf city
Residents panic, experts say nothing to worry

Ludhiana, June 7 With the maximum temperature recorded at 43.2°C in the city today, a thick blanket of dust clouds engulfed the city during the morning hours.

Dust clouds engulfed Ludhiana on Saturday, causing fog-like conditions and lowering visibility. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

ILLEGAL SAND MINING
Exchequer suffers Rs 3 cr loss; 20 booked
Ludhiana, June 7
The local Vigilance Bureau has booked 20 persons, including two serving district development and panchayat officers (DDPOs), for causing a loss of Rs 3 crore to the state exchequer by indulging in illegal sand mining in Manewal village.

Cong flays ‘martyrdom’ to Bhindranwale
Ludhiana, June 7
The Congress today criticised Akal Takht’s decision to declare Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as a martyr. Several Congress leaders, in separate statements, observed that granting martyrdom to Bhindranwale would amount to endorsement all what he stood for and could also once again lead to violence and terrorism in the state.

Talhan violence: security beefed up in city

Ludhiana, June 7 In the wake of the violence involving Dalits and Jats at Talhan village in Jalandhar district, security has been tightened in the city at sensitive spots where there was a sizeable population of Dalits. Dalit leaders emerge from the Deputy Commissioner’s residence after submitting a memorandum to him regarding the Talhan violence, in Ludhiana on Saturday. — IV

Leaders appeal for restraint over Talhan violence
Ludhiana, June 7
Cutting across party lines, leaders of different political parties today appealed to people to exercise utmost restraint and not get carried away with the propaganda by certain vested interests following the incidents at Talhan village in Jalandhar district.

Police remand for 9 officials
Ludhiana, June 7
Duty Magistrate Jasbir Singh today remanded nine officials of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board, in police custody till June 9. The officials were arrested by the Vigilance Bureau in connection with the Rs 4.5 crore scam.

Murder of SAD leader’s  son: main suspect held
Doraha, June 7
The main suspect in the murder of the son of Mr Bharpoor Singh Rauni, Circle President, SAD, was arrested by the Payal police last evening. Police sources said Jarnail Singh, son of Gurdial Singh of Rauni village, had admitted to having committed the murder. The other three suspects, including Gagandeep Singh, alias Nona, son of Jarnail Singh, are still at large.

COMMUNITY

Rs 372 cr more revenue generated: Beermi
Ludhiana, June 7
The Punjab Government had launched a special campaign to apprise the people of the state of all development and welfare schemes. And for this purpose block-level meetings of public and party workers would be organised.

Anti-encroachment drive yields results

Ludhiana, June 7 The crackdown by the Municipal Corporation against encroachments in the city during the week has produced results. A view of the Shahpur Road near CMC Hospital, one of the most congested commercial areas, where the shopkeepers have voluntarily agreed to remove encroachments outside their shops. — Photo Inderjeet Verma

Residents go without water for days

Ludhiana, June 7 Residents of the Ward 55 in the Islam Ganj area of the city today held a protest against the alleged failure of the city administration to provide regular supply of water for the past one week. The residents claimed that they had been carrying buckets of water from other localities for household purposes. Residents of Ward No. 55 hold a protest against the irregular supply of water to several localities in Ludhiana on Saturday. — IV

Woman, 2 kids run over, killed by train

CRIME

Missing youth was murdered, says police
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 7
With the arrest of three persons, the police claims to have solved the case of a missing youth of Kanganwal village, who was suspected to have been killed by his wife and her paramour. The youth, Balbir Singh, had been missing since May 25.

Trader beaten up, robbed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 7
A local industrialist was beaten up and robbed by three miscreants near Dehlon village late last night. Mr Vikas Kumar, a partner in a cotton mill, said that he was travelling in his car when three car-borne youths forcibly stopped him. 

3 beaten up by neighbour
Khanna, June 7
Three persons, including a woman, were allegedly beaten up by their neighbour at Bhamadhi village, 10 km from here, last night. Guddo, a neighbour of Ram Pal, called the latter’s daughter to her house yesterday afternoon.

Summer camp for tiny tots

Doraha, June 7 A two-week summer camp for children of five to 18 years age group is being organised at Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha. It is a gala time for tiny tots who are attending this camp as otherwise not much recreational entertainment is available for them here. Students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, enjoy a bath during the summer camp.

BCM school students display creations

Ludhiana, June 7 A two-week-long summer workshop for students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, concluded with an exhibition by the students for the parents here today. The students presented the items that they had prepared during their hobby classes.  Students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, at a workshop on personality development in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Painting contest for students 

Ludhiana, June 7 As many as 125 students attending a summer workshop at Love Dale Montessori participated in a painting contest held here today. While most of the students painted landscapes, there were others who painted a night scene, a temple, a modelling show and other scenes. Children take part in a painting contest during a summer workshop at Love Dale Montessori on Saturday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

NSS camp concludes
Ludhiana, June 7
The 10-day NSS camp of SDP College for Women ended on the college campus today. Mr Balraj Bhasin, Chairman of the college, was the chief guest of the concluding day’s function.

COURTS

Special Lok Adalat settles 314 cases
Ludhiana, June 7
As many as 314 cases involving above an amount of Rs 50 lakh pertaining to the Cooperative Credit Institutions were amicably settled in a Special Lok-Adalat organised here today. A total of 420 cases were placed before the Lok Adalat for disposal.

SPORTS

Hockey club formed 
Ludhiana, June 7
Noted sportspersons and sports organisers of the city held a meeting here yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr Shivtar Singh Bajwa, president, District Football Association, and formed the Kids Promoting Hockey Club.

Ambedkar cricket meet from June 25
Ludhiana, June 7
The third edition of the Dr B R Ambedkar Cricket Cup Tournament (day and night) will be conducted from June 25 to 28 here at the Daresi grounds. A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the local unit of the youth wing of the Dr B R Ambedkar Sports Board.