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Officials deny outbreak of
gastroenteritis
Ludhiana, June 13
Amid reports of gastroenteritis having hit Vijay Nagar and Amarpura localities of the city and contaminated water supply being blamed for it, the district officials and local hospitals have denied that the disease had spread in an epidemic form.
Shuttler’s death: destiny snatches
years of father’s labour
Ludhiana, June 13
The untimely death of ace shuttler Harish Kumar in a road accident in Kolkata yesterday has not only deprived the city of a talented badminton player but also pushed back the progress of the family of Babu Lal, who had come here as a migrant labourer three decades ago and had risen to the Class III post of a caretaker of Lal Bahadur Shastri Badminton Hall here.
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| Babu Lal's family in happier times poses for a photograph with coach Gian Inder Singh (right) at his one-room house in Shastri Hall. Also seen in the picture is his youngest
son Raj Kumar carrying a racket. |
Badminton player cremated
Ludhiana, June 13
Heart rending scenes were witnessed at the Civil Lines cremation ground as the mortal remains of the badminton player, Harish Chander, fondly called
"Lallu" were consigned to flames this evening. Harish, son of Babu Lal, caretaker of the Shastri Badminton Hall at the local Guru Nanak Sports Complex died in a road accident in Kolkata on Friday.
‘Withdraw hike in steel prices’
Ludhiana, June 13
The Federation of Punjab Small Industries Association has demanded that the price rise of Rs 5400 per metric tonne affected from May 13, 2004 by the two public sector undertakings like Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and the Rashtriya
Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) be rolled back.
Land dispute leads to
murder
Ludhiana, June 13
An alleged land dispute led to the murder of shopkeeper Sewa Singh at Dalla village in Jagraon late last night. He was allegedly shot dead by three assailants when he was returning home from Badni village where he used to sell pesticides.
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