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SAD leader booked for luring voters with drugs
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 4
The Dehlon police has booked a former sarpanch and SAD leader for allegedly alluring voters with the promise of supplying drugs and narcotics and conspiring to capture polling booths on the day of polling.

Poll referendum on Congress rule: Sukhbir
Jagraon, May 4.
The forthcoming parliamentary elections are being viewed as a referendum on the acceptability of the Congress government in Punjab.

4 held for defacing public property
Ludhiana, May 4
The police yesterday arrested four persons and booked them under the Prevention of Public Property Defacement Act, 1997, for pasting posters of Shiromani Akali Dal Lok Sabha candidate Sharanjit Singh Dhillon.

Shatrughan Sinha in city today

Bank employees resent election duty
Ludhiana, May 4
The Indian National Bank Employees Congress (INBEC), besides other trade unions, have urged the state government to review the decision to assign election duty to bank employees.

‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ hits car, one injured

Doraha, May 4 The Lahore-Delhi bus was delayed for several hours here today when the Pakistan Tourism bus collided with an Indica car at the toll barrier this afternoon. One person was injured in the accident. The Lahore-Delhi bus, Sada-e-Sarhad, which met with an accident at the Doraha toll barrier on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

She needs help from philanthropists
Ludhiana, May 4
Life has become a burden for Mr Yograj, with the responsibilities of three daughters, an ailing wife and a meagre salary. His wife Chanchal Rani, developed pain in her left kidney a few months back. After going to many local physicians, pain developed in her right kidney too. Both her kidneys were blocked.

LUDHIANA CALLING The dream of a significant population of migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the industrial capital of Punjab to lord over the ‘peends’ and ‘pailies’ seems to have evaporated in thin air if the sheer opportunism and mercurial behaviour of the recently formed Poorvanchal Vikas Party (PVP) is any indication. Aya Rams, Gaya Rams School dropout No gratitude Hearing aid Cut fruit Teddy bear Election fever

COMMUNITY

Drive against communal forces tomorrow
Ludhiana, May 4
As part of a road campaign to motivate voters to defeat communal forces, a group of students from all over India under the banner of “Meri Awaaz Suno-Youth Aman Karwan” will visit the city on May 6 .

CRIME

Scooterist injured in mishap dies
Ludhiana, May 4
The police yesterday registered a case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC on the statement of Ms Geeta, a migrant from Uttar Pradesh, now living in Kuilawal village, against an unidentified scooterist. She stated that the accused had rammed his scooter into the scooter being driven by her husband on Sunday, following which he was admitted to the Civil Hospital in a critical condition, where he died on Monday.

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KVM wins declamation trophy
Ludhiana, May 4
Commemorating the 40th death anniversary of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, the Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust organised its 11th inter-school declamation contest on the kendra premises here today.

Students take out rally to sensitise masses

Ludhiana, May 4 The students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary Public School, Sherpur, took out a rally to sensitise the masses about exercising their right to vote here today. Carrying placards, the students took out a procession in Sherpur area and educated the residents about their right to vote. Students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary Public School, Sherpur, take out a rally to sensitise the masses about exercising their right to vote in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Asthmatics should  be cautious
May 4 is observed World Asthma Day. India has between 18 and 20 million asthmatics. About 1,90,000 persons across the world die of asthma every year. Over the past decade, there has been a 40 per cent rise in the number of children afflicted by the disease.

SPORTS

Jalandhar beat Ludhiana by 59 runs
Ludhiana, May 4
Left-arm spinner, Sumit of Jalandhar, ran through Ludhiana’s batting line-up, grabbing seven wickets to send the hosts packing at 180 and helped his team to register 59-run victory in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (under-17) for the ML Markan Trophy at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College for Boys ground here today.