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Migrant labourer stripped, tortured
Ludhiana, March 26
Four persons, including a policeman, have been booked by the Sarabha Nagar police for the alleged torture of a migrant labourer, whom the accused suspected of stealing a wallet last night.

Umesh Kumar, who was allegedly tortured at a hotel in Ludhiana. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Two migrant labourers found dead
Khanna, March 26
The bodies of two migrant labourers were found at the Khanna grain market this morning. While one of the labourers was identified, the identification of the other had not been established.

DC’s order to combine operators for harvesting season
Ludhiana, March 26
The District Magistrate (DM), Ludhiana, today ordered all combine harvester operators and owners to keep their machines in working order in view of the coming wheat harvesting season.

Local man killed in Greece over $70
Ludhiana, March 26
A pall of gloom has engulfed Talwandi Khurd village of this district following the murder of a youth who was allegedly killed by his two Punjabi friends at Elofita town in Greece for $ 70.

COMMUNITY

PSEB employees stage dharna
Ludhiana, March 26
Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) employees today staged a dharna in support of their demands. The agitators are up in arms against the state government’s move to privatise the board and implement the recommendations of the Haldia committee.

CRIME

Big haul of poppy husk
Ludhiana, March 26
The Jagraon police got a major breakthrough in its campaign against smugglers and bad elements when it recovered 30 bags of poppy husk on secret information which were being smuggled in a Tata 709 vehicle.

One booked in fraud case
Ludhiana, March 26
On a statement of Mr Mohan Vishkarma, a resident of Gobind Nagar at Bhammian Kalan Village, the Civil Lines police yesterday registered a case against Narinder Singh, a resident of Kishan Nagar on the Tajpur Road, under Section 468 of the IPC.

25 booked for forcibly occupying shop
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 26
As many as 25 persons were booked under sections 457, 380, 427, 506, 148 and 149 of IPC and sections 25-27 of the Arms Act for allegedly forcibly taking the possession of a shop and removing materials from it. The police has arrested six of them and impounded four vehicles used in this connection.

• Peon robbed

Ludhiana, March 26 If your choice of a car goes for trendier and luxurious speedbirds with an aura of adventure around them, then South City is the place for you to be at where Ford India has come to unfold its ‘Great Ford Drive’ — first of its kind, two-day mega event, which opened here today. The Sports Utility Vehicle Ford Endeavour being driven at a specially laid dirt track at the opening of The Great Ford Drive in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Rolls of honour on college students

Ludhiana, March 26 Rolls of honour were bestowed on Baljeet (bhangra), Gurdip Singh (power-lifting), Fatehjit Singh and Amrit Pal Singh (basketball) at the annual prize distribution function held here today at Gujaranwala Guru Nanak College in its golden jubilee year. Students of GGN Khalsa College at the prize distribution function of the college held on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Akhand Path in memory of martyr

Ludhiana, March 26 The Punjab Agricultural University Students’ Union organised an akhand path in the memory of Lt Thakur Triveni Singh, a former student on Friday. Lieutenant Triveni had attained martyrdom while fighting terrorists at Jammu Railway Station in December, 2003. Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor of the PAU, consoles the father of late Lt Thakur Triveni Singh, a martyr and former student of the university, during the bhog ceremony organised by the PAU Students Union on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Murder accused acquitted
Ludhiana, March 26
Mr Baldev Singh, Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, has acquitted Jatinder Kumar, alias Lucky, of Ghatti Mohalla and Amit Kumar of Gulchaman Gali, in the murder case of Balwinder Singh, finding the statement of alleged eye-witness to be full of inconsistencies.

CMC to start juvenile  diabetic club
Ludhiana, March 26
Keeping in view a large number of children suffering from diabetes, the Department of Medicine at Christian Medical College and Hospital has decided to start a juvenile diabetic club.