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Admn prevents protest from turning violent
Ludhiana, June 9
A protest by members of the Guru Ravi Dass Mission and other Dalit organisations was prevented from taking an ugly turn today by officials of the district administration. These people were protesting against the firing at Boota Mandi in Jalandhar, in which one person was killed, and the Talhan incident.

Policemen keep a vigil at Basti Jodhewal Chowk in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

Water level up in reservoirs
Ludhiana, June 9
Water level in various hydel projects is rising by two feet daily, thanks to the severe heat wave that has helped in melting the snow. The water level in Bhakra reservoir is higher by 20 ft compared with the level of last year and water level in the Chamera Dam has also reached the maximum level.

Panchayat poll: political activity picks up
Ludhiana, June 9
Even as a formal notification about the schedule for the panchayat elections to be held on June 29, is yet to be announced by the state government, aspirants for the posts of sarpanches and panches across the state have started testing political waters.

Going to be tough for Cong
Ludhiana, June 9
It is do or die for the Congress in the forthcoming panchayat polls. The party cadres are learnt to have been told to ensure that the party candidates win by good margins. It has been made clear to party workers and grassroots leaders that the performance of the party in these elections would be a direct reflection of the performance of the government in the state.

Homoeopathic teachers sore over ‘meagre’ pay scale
Ludhiana, June 9
Resentment prevails among the teaching staff of the two homoeopathic colleges in the district, over what they term as the ‘poor pay package’ offered by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences. A delegation of teaching doctors from these colleges recently met university authorities to highlight their grievances, but the university failed to give any satisfactory assurance, causing them further anguish.

Theft of transformers on the rise
Ludhiana, June 9
Even as the Punjab State Electricity Board is struggling to curb power theft, the theft of power supply transformers is becoming a major headache for the authorities. At least one transformer is stolen in the district every week, causing inconvenience to consumers and financial loss to the PSEB.

2 buffaloes die of poisoning Kheri Jhameri (Ludhiana), June 9 Two buffaloes of a Gujjar family here died and around 25 were taken ill seriously after consuming chemical-laced fodder this afternoon. Medical aid could reach the village only in the evening. The buffaloes that were taken ill at Kheri Jhameri village in Ludhiana district on Monday. — IV

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COMMUNITY

Power cuts, water shortage hit life

Ludhiana, June 9 With the region in the grip of a heatwave, acute shortage of water and disruption in electricity supply have caused inconvenience to the residents of the city. Scores of localities have been facing erratic water supply for days together, forcing the residents, especially women and children, to fetch water in pails from other colonies. Residents of Maujpura protest against acute water shortage in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

‘PSEB decision ill-advised’
Ludhiana, June 9
The Punjab State Electricity Board’s decision asking induction furnaces to deposit 15 days consumption charges in advance seems to have hit the steel industry hard. The industry feels that under current circumstances, when it is reeling under severe recession, this decision of the PSEB seems to be ill-advised.

Development to be ‘top on govt agenda’

Ludhiana, June 9 'The Congress government in Punjab, headed by Capt Amarinder Singh is committed to speedily carrying out the development works both in villages and towns. Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, accompanied by Mr Jagmohan Sharma, President, DCC, Mr Prem Mittal, Senior Deputy Mayor and Mr Jasbir Singh Chadha, councillor lays the foundation stone of a sewerage project on New Shivaji Nagar main road in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Tributes paid to Banda Bahadur Ludhiana, June 9 Rich tributes were paid to Baba Banda Bahadur on his martyrdom day at a state-level function organised by the Bairagi Maha Mandal, Punjab, at Guru Nanak Bhavan today. The Transport Minister, Punjab, Mr Tej Parkash Singh, honours Prof Bawa Singh, former vice-chairman of Minority Commission of India, at a martyrdom day function of Banda Bahadur in Ludhiana on Monday. — IV

Martyr status to Bhindranwale resented
Ludhiana, June 9
The vice-president of the local unit of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) Mr Neeraj Verma, has, in a press note issued here, condemned the conferring of martyr’s status on Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

‘Defer income tax recovery on steel scrap’
Ludhiana, June 9
The Steel Re-rolling Mills Association of India and All India Induction Furnace Association have urged the Union Finance Minister to postpone the recovery of income tax on steel scrap for three months and hold discussions with the industry, traders and others concerned to sort out the outstanding issues.

Morcha vows to end workers’ abuse
Ludhiana, June 9
The Bharatiya Navjanjagran Morcha has announced a mass mobilisation drive against the exploitation of working classes by employers and to educate workers about their constitutional rights and statutory working conditions.

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CRIME

Man selling poppy husk held
Ludhiana, June 9
On a tip-off that a man was selling poppy husk near the main bus stand, the police laid a trap on Sunday and arrested Surinder Singh, a resident of Mundian Kalan village.

BUSINESS

Better locking system for cars
Ludhiana, June 9
According to Mr Zafar Alam, chairman-cum-managing director of Link Locks, light motor vehicles, including the cars, could be fitted with sophisticated locking systems, but for the reluctance of manufacturers.

Relief for wire drawing units
Ludhiana, June 9
Following the apex court judgement that wire drawing units do not come under the purview of central excise as the process involved does not amount to manufacturing activity, the Central Excise Department has issued a circular dated May 29, exempting wire drawing units from central excise.

AGRICULTURE

Horticulture officers’ workshop
Ludhiana, July 9
Farmers of the state should set aside at least one-fourth of an acre for the cultivation of fruits and vegetables for domestic use, says Dr K.S.Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU. He was addressing a workshop for state horticulture officers on the university campus here today.

EDUCATION

AMIE exam at PAU Ludhiana, June 9 The Institution of Engineers (India), Ludhiana, is conducting AMIE Summer 2003 examination at the College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, from June 7 to 13. The AMIE Summer 2003 examination under way at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on Monday. — IV

CMCH revives drainage system
Ludhiana, June 9
The Municipal Corporation in coordination with the Christian Medical College and Hospital has envisaged an ambitious plan to revive the drainage system at the main gate of the CMCH as a preventive measure to check the flooding problem in and around CMCH compound.

SPORTS

Anil Bharti XI win
Ludhiana, June 9
Bharat Malhotra (61 n.o) and Lalit Malhotra (50 n.o.) helped Anil Bharti XI to a nine-wicket win over Prof F C Chopra XI in the second match of the seventh Chaman Lal Malhotra Cricket Cup (under-14) Tournament at the Arya College for Boys ground here today.