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IT raids unearth illegal transactions
Ludhiana, October 15
Illegal transactions to the tune of crores of rupees have been traced by several teams of the Income Tax Department in late evening raids at houses, offices of traders, money exchange firms, banks and industries here.

Cops stand outside the office of a money exchange company in Gur Mandi as sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence conduct a raid in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by  Pradeep Tewari

‘Case vehicles’ disappear from police malkhanas
Ludhiana, October 15
In one of the biggest scandals involving ‘case properties’ stored at the malkhanas in various local police stations, nearly 20 two-wheelers and four three-wheelers have gone missing from the Division No. 6 police station here.

SSP told to book ex-sarpanch for embezzlement
Ludhiana, October 15
The district administration has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, to register a case against a former woman sarpanch of Kishanpur village for embezzling panchayat funds.

Baba charged with beating up ailing woman

Ludhiana, October 15 The misery of a middle-aged woman Santosh, suffering from a prolonged illness, was further compounded when a self styled tantrik mercilessly beat her up, causing grievous injuries as a part of the ‘treatment’. The husband and son of the patient, accompanying her to the baba’s dera, were also roughed up in the process. Santosh, who was mercilessly beaten up by a self-styled baba, recovering at CMCH in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

COMMUNITY

BJP councillors call off dharna
Ludhiana, October 15
The Bharatiya Janata Party has called off the proposed dharna from today to protest against discrimination in allocation of funds for development works to the party councillors and delay in execution of pending works in the wards represented by the councillors belonging to the BJP.

MC employees on warpath
Ludhiana, October 15
The Punjab Nagar Palika Karamchari Sangathan has served an ultimatum on the civic administration here and the state government will decide all pending cases of recruitment on compassionate ground within 15 days, failing which the employees would launch a statewide agitation.

Foundation demands holiday on October 20
Ludhiana, October 15
Mr Jagdev Singh Jassowal, founder chairman of the Professor Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation, Mr Pragat Singh Grewal, its president, Mr J.S. Khangura, chairman of the Welcome Committee, and Mr Gurbhajan Singh in a joint statement issued here today urged the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma, to declare October 20 as a holiday for local schools and colleges so that students could participate in the mela whole heartedly.

Poets highlight female foeticide menace
Ludhiana, October 15
To create awareness among the people on the menace of female foeticide, a seminar- cum - kavi darbar was organised by the Namdhari Darbar on the second day of the 99th annual Jap Tap Samelan at Bhaini Sahib today. Mr. H.S. Hanspal, President, PPCC, was the chief guest on the occasion.

‘Implement Mandal report’
Ludhiana, October 15
The Backward Classes Welfare Front today urged the state government to implement recommendations of the Mandal Commission in the state with immediate effect.

Woman missing
Ludhiana, October 15
Ms Harcharan Kaur (50), a resident of Mohalla Taj Ganj here, has been missing since October 13. She had gone to meet her daughter at Mundian Kalan village in connection with Karva Chauth.

BIZ CLIPS

Cadets attend Army attachment camp

Doraha, October 15 Seventeen cadets of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, participated in the 10-day Army attachment camp organised by 19 Punjab Battalion NCC, Ludhiana, at Ferozepore from September 29 to October 13. Cadets of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, during the 10-day Army attachment camp organised at Ferozepore.

Function for visually challenged

Ludhiana, October 15 Ramgarhia College for Girls, Miller Ganj, celebrated the International White Cane Day in association with Amway Opportunity Foundation and AICB, New Delhi, here today. The function was presided over by Mr Jagat Singh, president of the Ramgarhia Educational Council. Blind students take part in a function organised to mark International White Cane Day at Ramgarhia College, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Partial strike by Arya  College students

Ludhiana, October 15 Gurinder Singh, vice-president of the student body of Arya College, and hundreds of students came out of their classes today to protest against inaction in connection with the case of kidnapping of Gurinder. An FIR has also been registered against the kidnappers. Dr S.M. Sharma, Principal, Arya College for Boys, Ludhiana, pacifies the striking boys of the college on Wednesday. —  Photo by Inderjit Verma

Yadgari trust honours students

Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 15 The Sampuran Singh Lambardar Yadgari Trust has honoured students of Government High School, Jartoli, consecutively for the third year. Ms Mohinder Kaur, widow of Sampuran Singh, presided over the function and Mr Gursewak Singh was the chief guest. Students of Government High School, Jartoli, who were honoured by the Sampuran Singh Lambardar Yadgari Trust.

KVM students hold exhibition

Ludhiana, October 15 As part of the ongoing foundation day celebrations of Kundan Vidya Mandir, students organised an exhibition here today. Dr D.J. Singh, Deputy Director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, inaugurated it by lighting a lamp. A primary section student of Kundan Vidya Mandir explains the working of a model to other students on the first day of two-day exhibition organised on the school campus in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Kalam’s birthday celebrated
Ludhiana, October 15
The students of GRD Academy and Kundan Vidya Mandir celebrated 73rd birthday of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with zeal and zest on their school campuses here today. Brig Kartar Singh, Director, GRD Academy, gave an enlightening talk on the biography of the first citizen of the motherland.

PAU opens girl-child centre
Ludhiana, October 15
As part of a project on ‘Empowerment of rural girl child’, the staff from the Department of Human Development and Sociology, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, started a rural girl-child centre at Chhapar village, here today.

CULTURE

100-day Lashkara Utsav begins
Ludhiana, October 15
Punjabi satellite TV channel Lashkara is organising 100-day ‘Lashkara Utsav’. The celebrations, which got under way today, will encompass Divali, Christmas, New Year and Lohri.

HEALTH

Health insurance policy for the poor
Ludhiana, October 15
The district is all set to implement the Universal Health Insurance Plan prepared by the Centre for the poor through the National Insurance Company with a view to ensuring the required medical care to them at a premium of Re 1 per day only.

CMCH introduces health insurance scheme
Ludhiana, October 15
The Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Ludhiana today became the first medical institute in North India to implement the Community-based Health Insurance Scheme announced by the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in July this year. The scheme was accepted in principal for implementation by the executive body of the CMC society in July. Now a tie-up has been reached with United India Insurance Company Limited.

Heart institute ties up with Italian surgeon
Ludhiana, October 15
In an effort to bring the best heartcare to the people of the region, Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana, has joined hands with a world renowned cardiac surgeon, Prof Anatonio Maria Calafiore, who has not only trained renowned cardiac surgeons in India and other countries, but made a rich contribution in the field of cardiac surgery by introducing various innovative techniques and has earned many firsts to his credits in the field of cardiac surgery.

Workshop on ayurveda inaugurated
Ludhiana, October 15
A two-day seminar and workshop on ayurveda being held at the Government College of Science Education and Research, Jagraon was inaugurated today by Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, MP.

Quack puts youth's life in danger
Ludhiana, October 15
A youth from Birmi village in the district is battling for life at the CMC Hospital here after a quack in the village gave him some wrong injection. The quack was allegedly practising on a fake identity for the past 10 years. He is continuing with the job despite villagers filing complaints to the Jagraon police and district health authorities.