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Haul of smuggled liquor, 3 held
Ludhiana, December 22
Come foggy nights and activities of liquor smugglers, who bring cheap liquor from Chandigarh and sell it at double the rates here go up. Division No 7 police has thwarted one such attempt and claimed to have seized a big haul of smuggled liquor and pouches from the possession of three notorious narcotics smugglers.

Policemen with the smugglers (sitting) and the haul of smuggled liquor at Division No. 7 police station in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by IV

Killer of 10-year-old boy held
Ludhiana, December 22
The Basti Jodhewal police today cracked the murder case of a 10-year-old boy, Shintu Kumar, whose body was found wrapped in a plastic bag in the Budda Nullah on February 7 this year. Bimal Kumar, a resident of Bhiwani in Haryana, has been arrested on the charge of murder.

Education office returns grant
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 22
The Local Block Primary Education Office has received more than Rs 33 lakh as grants for promotion of primary education. A sum of Rs 16.26 lakh has already been utilised while Rs 6 lakh meant for the construction of Block Resource Centre is being returned due to lack of suitable place for its construction in the town.

NRI’s gift not for city schools, says DPI
Ludhiana, December 22
The 290 computers and other hi-tech accessories like scanners, printers and laptops that have been sent recently by a UK-based NRI would be distributed in government schools of Kapurthala, Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts and Ludhiana was simply a route in the transit of this equipment to its final destination.

School, college timings changed Driving in haze: The mantle of thick fog forces vehicle drivers on a highway to switch on lights in Ludhiana on Monday morning. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

COMMUNITY

New toll tax policy on anvil, says Bajwa
Ludhiana, December 22
The Punjab Government would soon give effect to a new toll tax policy under which tax would be charged from the vehicles plying on 18 main roads constructed on 'built, operate and transfer' (BOT) basis in the state. The collection of toll tax would commence shortly. Two more state highways - Chandigarh to Jalandhar via Phagwara and Chandigarh to Patiala via Zirakpur and a newly constructed bridge on the Sutlej river near Sidhwan Bet would be covered by the new policy.

Anganwari workers seek better deal

Ludhiana, December 22 Hundreds of anganwari workers /helpers protested in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here today. They submitted a memorandum of their demands to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma, for forwarding it to the Minister for Social Justice, Women and Child Development, Punjab. Anganwari workers protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Plea to CM on gazetted holidays
Ludhiana, December 22
The Indian National Bank Employees Congress (INBEC) national president Mr K.R. Tripathi, the Deputy-General Secretary, Dr Shiv Gupta, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (Labour and Employment ) chairman, Mr Balwant Rai Kapoor, and the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Punjab, vice-president, Mr Sunder Lal Mehta, have jointly submitted memorandums to the Labour Minister, Ch Jagjit Singh, the Finance Minister, Mr Lal Singh and the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, appealing to them to declare all Punjab Govt’s gazetted holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, so that the holidays were observed by banks employees, insurance employees and other financial organisations.

Pensioners flay govt policies
Ludhiana, December 22
More than seven lakh Punjab Government and semi-government employees working in various boards and corporations as well as pensioners are upset with the state government for its “anti-employee decisions and policies”.

City stores fail fashion-conscious dames
Ludhiana, December 22
“ Ludhiana is a stupid town. You never get the things you want to wear on special occasions like New Year Eve. After giving it a deep thought, I decided to wear a short skirt with gum boots with heels and a polo-neck sweater. But can you imagine, there are no gum boots with heels to be found in the entire city. A search through shops has not yielded a good polo-neck sweater either. I am so angry and frustrated,” said Shruti ( name changed ).

Help comes for thalassaemic kids

Ludhiana, December 22 Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, has informed that a novel programme, named Student Aid Thalassaemia (SAT), has been launched in the district to help the patients suffering from thalassaemia. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma, at the launch of a programme for thalassaemic kids in Ludhiana on Sunday.

Ex-servicemen observe black day
Ludhiana, December 22
The local chapter of the Indian Ex-Services League, Punjab and Chandigarh, today observed a black day and staged a demonstration outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office to protest against the non-acceptance of their long-pending demands.

Dog show witnesses keen contest
Ludhiana, December 22
The all-breed dog championship and grey hound races were organised by the Sutlej Kennel Club, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, on the Academy Campus yesterday. Despite unfavourable weather conditions, participants turned up in large numbers for competitions in different events. A keen contest was witnessed in different categories as dogs of various local as well as exotic breeds vied for top positions in the championship.

New LIT trustees take over 

Ludhiana, December 22 The newly nominated trustees of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), Mr Sanjeev Talwar and Mr Rakesh Jain Kala Navkar, today formally assumed office at a function here. Mr Ashok Singh Garcha, Chairman, Ludhiana Improvement Trust, welcomes Mr Sanjeev Talwar and Mr Rajesh Jain Kala Navkar, new trustees of the LIT, in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by IV

Roopika club celebrates Xmas

Ludhiana, December 22 Members of the Roopika Ladies Club today celebrated Christmas here on their club premises. The club was tastefully decorated for the occasion with Christmas trees, balloons, bells and pictures of Lord Jesus and Mother Mary. Enthusiastic members were specially dressed up for the occasion. Members of the Roopika Ladies Club, Ludhiana, celebrate Christmas on Monday. — Photo by IV

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Seminar on sewing machine industry today
Ludhiana, December 22
The Small Industries Service Institute (SISI) will organise a seminar on sewing machine industry here tomorrow. Experts from the NISIET, Hyderabad, representatives of leading banks and other government agencies, besides prominent members of the industry, will participate in the seminar.

IGNOU to launch diploma course in ‘radio prasaran’
Doraha, December 22
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch a postgraduate diploma programme in 'radio prasaran' shortly. The academic programme aims at responding to the fast growing demand of trained manpower in the field of radio broadcasting.

Docs’ appeal to VC  on pay scales
Ludhiana, December 22
The doctors of Lord Mahavir Homoeopathic Medical College have appealed to the Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, and the President of the Central Council of Homeopathy to intervene and save the institute from the high-handedness and indifferent attitude of the management.

Class III book riddled with errors
Ludhiana, December 22
Vatavaran, a book in Punjabi , introduced for class III by The Punjab School Education Board this year, is full of errors. According to Mr Amrik Singh Talwandi , a state and national awardee teacher , it is a shame that the book has been jointly written by eight experienced teachers and still it has errors.

Seminar on child education
Ludhiana, December 22
A one-day seminar on ‘New concepts in early childhood education’ was organised by the Ekta Mahila Shikshan Prashikshan Sansthan at Guru Nanak International Public School here.

Students boycott exams
Ludhiana, December 22
Protesting against the evaluation system, the Punjab Agricultural University Students’ Association (PAUSA) boycotted their examination held here today. Over 300 students from all five constituent colleges came out of their examination centre and took a round of the campus raising slogans against the university authorities.

NSS camp at Malwa college
Ludhiana, December 22
A 10-day NSS camp is underway at the Malwa Central College of Education for Women. The camp began on December 20. The chief guest at the inaugural function was Dr Rajan Isaac, Medical Superintendent and Director of Renal Services at Deepak Hospital, and Dr Roma Isaac, Professor of the Department of Pathology, Ludhiana.

Students, Santa and fun
Ludhiana, December 22
A fancy-dress competition for students of various schools was held at the Ebony store here today. The theme of the competition was ‘‘Different Avtars of Santa’’. The participants dressed up as Santa Claus added colour to the competition. Three best Santas were given prizes.

DC concerned at declining sex ratio
Mandi Gobindgarh, December 22
“I was hurt when Fatehgarh Sahib district was singled out for having the lowest female sex ratio, at a seminar in New Delhi. Representatives from different states and from abroad were participating in it.

SPORTS

Sports festival concludes Samrala, December 22 The 10th three-day annual sports festival, organised by the Malwa Sports Association Samrala at Malwa College Bondli, concluded here. Kabaddi matches, bullock cart races and athletic events were the main highlights of the festival. Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa, MLA, Sunam, announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the association. The kabaddi team of Kalakh village, which won the title at the Samrala Rural Sports Festival on Sunday. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Hockey tourney postponed
Ludhiana, December 22
The eighth edition of the All-India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Women’s Hockey Tournament slated to be held here at the Prithipal Singh astro turf ground of Punjab Agricultural University from January 5 has been postponed.