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7 get life sentence for triple murder
Ludhiana, October 27
Holding seven persons of Sunet village guilty of murdering three persons of the same village over a land dispute, the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Indrejit Kaushik, today sentenced them to rigorous life imprisonment and also imposed on them a fine of Rs 10,000 each.

Shobha yatras mark Valmiki Jayanti

Ludhiana, October 27 The birth anniversary of Lord Valmiki was celebrated with fervour and zeal throughout the city here today, specifically at various Valmiki temples located at Nalli Mohalla, Ghatti mohalla, Chhawni mohalla and the Daresi ground.

A view of the shobha yatra taken out on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Farmers smother city with smog Ludhiana, October 27 Owing to the lax implementation of laws restraining the farmers from burning paddy stubble, the city is reeling under the perennial problem of smog which poses a serious environmental and health hazard. A thick blanket of smog engulfs Ludhiana as farmers resort to the burning of paddy stubble in the district. — A Tribune photograph.

Fresh scrap containers arrive, police wary
Ludhiana, October 27
The city police and officials here are in a fix over the fresh arrival of over 20 containers of scrap, suspected to contain explosives, imported from the West Asia. The containers have come just when a special team of the Punjab Armed Police Battalion had finished searching and segregating explosives from scrap contained in seven sealed containers.

MC puts off date for receiving tenders
Ludhiana, October 27
Even as the Municipal Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sharma, has ordered an inquiry into the alleged selective distribution of tender forms for development works in the city valued at around Rs 16 crore after BJP and SAD councillors raised the issue earlier this week, the controversy refuses to die down.

Warning against adulteration
Ludhiana, October 27
In the wake of the festival season, the district health administration has stepped up its drive to check adulteration of food stuff.

COMMUNITY

NRIs donate Rs 10 lakh
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 27
Two NRIs and natives of Jandu village, Mr Narain Singh Cheema and Mr Gurdial Singh Cheema, have come forward to raise a novel waiting hall at the office of the SDM, Jagraon.

PSEB engineers’ meeting today
Ludhiana, October 27
A meeting of the Punjab State Electricity Board Engineers Association to discuss reasons of the deterioration in quality of services and measures to improve them will be held here tomorrow.

HCL infrastructure for schools
Ludhiana, October 27
HCL Infosystems today announced that it had bagged an order worth Rs 76 crore from the Department of School Education, Punjab, for the supply of IT infrastructure.

AGRICULTURE

Summit on organic farming
Ludhiana, October 27
Kheti Virasat, an NGO, will organise an organic farming summit in the city in January. As a part of the three-day event, a series of conferences, workshops and forums shall be conducted.

EDUCATION

Students protest against attack on teacher Ludhiana, October 27 The students of Guru Nanak Engineering College today staged a token demonstration in protest against an attack on a college teacher allegedly by another teacher last evening. Students of Guru Nanak Engineering College stage a token demonstration in protest against the alleged attack on a college teacher in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

From Schools & Colleges
Seminar on political organisation of Punjab

Ludhiana, October 27 The Department of History of Guru Nanak Girls College organised an extension lecture today. The resource person was a reader from Panjab University, Dr Veena Sachdeva. The topic of the seminar was “Political organisation of Punjab during the 18th century.” One of the participants at a poster-making competition held at SDP College for Women in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

PU Zonal Youth Festival gets under way

Ludhiana, October 27 On the second day of Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival of Professional Colleges -B Zone, eight plays by different teams were staged today. Participants at a shabad gyan kirtan competition held during the Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival at DD Jain College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Gurpreet wins painting contest Ludhiana, October 27 Nine-year-old Gurpreet, student of Class IV in Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, is the only winner from Punjab among the 24 winners of a painting competition organised by McDonald’s India as part of the World Children’s Week celebrations. These children’s paintings have been printed on greeting cards and calendars to be sold across McDonald’s restaurants in North India. At a ceremony held recently in Delhi to honour the winners Gurpreet had the opportunity to meet other 23 winners. Former Miss India and social activist Nafisa Ali was the chief guest.

GNN College to host youth fest from Nov 6
Doraha, October 27
Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, will host the PU-Zone A Youth Festival from November 6 to 10.

Malwa College holds contests Samrala, October 27 Malwa College, Bondli-Samrala organised a competition in Phulkari embroidery, crochet, knitting and Mehndi under the Department of Home Science. Prof Darpanjot supervised and guided the competition. Winners of an embroidery competition held in Samrala on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

100 students donate blood
Ludhiana, October 27
A blood donation camp for thalassaemic children was organised by the NSS and NCC units of Guru Nanak Girls College yesterday.

SPORTS

Cagers accorded warm welcome
Ludhiana, October 27
The members of the Baba Lodhiana Academy, who were runners up in the Punjab State School Games in Patiala and the Ludhiana girls' team who won the Punjab Annual Basketball League Tournament held at Phagwara on Monday were given a warm reception here yesterday.

Paddy procurement almost complete: DC
Ludhiana, October 27
The paddy procurement in the district has almost been completed. Till date, 17,157,15 metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 100 mandis against 15,07628 metric tonnes last year.