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20 pc increase in liquor price
Ludhiana, December 11
For the first time in the last financial year the liquor prices have gone up. Sources in the liquor trade disclosed that the price rise was prompted by marriage season and the forthcoming new year celebrations. Usually liquor prices see progressive decline as the financial year draws to a close.

Police accused of shielding 2 drug dealers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 11
A social activist of the area here has accused the Ludhiana Police of shielding two members of a gang involved in illegal trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances in this area.

A woman picks saag from a mustard field in bloom on the outskirts of Ludhiana on Saturday A woman picks saag from a mustard field in bloom on the outskirts of Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma









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Gang of looters busted, 5 held
Ludhiana, December 11

The Salem Tabri police today announced the busting of a gang of looters, including a husband-wife duo, who looted people by luring them into eating drug-laced sweets or tea while travelling in vehicles and even in the houses of some victims.


Members of a gang, which allegedly looted people after offering them drug-laced eatables, in police custody in Ludhiana. — Photo by I.V.
Members of a gang, which allegedly looted people after offering them drug-laced eatables

Bid to usurp Trust land, residents demand removal of encroachments
Ludhiana, December 11
To usurp Improvement Trust land worth crores in Model Town Extension-II, Dugri road some persons are fast erecting jhuggis on a huge piece of land meant for constructing MIG flats here.






Land belonging to the Improvement Trust which is filled with water and garbage, has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph
Land belonging to the Improvement Trust which is filled with water and garbage, has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes in Ludhiana

Bank takes possession of Dashmesh Gears’ property
Ludhiana, December 11
Indian Overseas Bank, Civil Lines Branch, Fountain Chowk, through Mr Y.S. Negi, Chief Manager of the Bank and Authorised Officer of the case, took the physical possession of property mortgaged in account of Dashmesh Gears at Jawaddi village adjoining Bonn Bread Godown, Sua Road, Ludhiana yesterday by putting locks and seals under the provisions of various sections of SRESI Act, 2002.

 
COMMUNITY


Mr Kanwaljit Singh Dua, district president of the Shiromani Youth Akali Dal, with party workers on his nomination as national general secretary of the party
Mr Kanwaljit Singh Dua (garlanded), district president of the Shiromani Youth Akali Dal, with party workers on his nomination as national general secretary of the party. — A Tribune photograph

SAD, BJP decry police action on workers
Ludhiana, December 11
The Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP have condemned the yesterday’s police lathicharge on BJP workers.

YC demands arrest of Gosain
Ludhiana, December 11
Congress and BJP functionaries continued to trade charges following yesterday’s dharna by the BJP at mini secretariat here against police excesses and poor law and order situation in the district.

UN team films civic management
Ludhiana, December 11

A team of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India conducted an intensive tour of the city during the last three days to shoot the civic amenities and other infrastructural facilities available in the industrial capital of the state. The film shooting was a part of the project to study the Municipal Corporation model here for a case study of ‘Municipal Management and Capacity Building’. The UNDP had selected the city corporation from the entire country for the study.

In service of people for 48 years
Ludhiana, December 11
Dr T S Cheema, medical superintendent of Ludhiana Maternity Hospital also known as Dr B L Kapoor Memorial Hospital, has served poor and lower middle class people of Ludhiana for 48 years. He had built the hospital from scratch.

A picturesque view of the sky as the sun sets in Ludhiana on Saturday A picturesque view of the sky as the sun sets in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

BSNL employees union gets recognition
Ludhiana, December 11
The BSNL employees union made a victory all over India with a margin of 39601 votes and in Punjab Telecom Circle with a margin of 651 votes in the 2nd membership verification held on December 1, 2004 .

Training programme for PNB staff
Ludhiana, December 11
To provide a regular training to its staff members, the Zonal Training Centre of Punjab National Bank organised a training programme on "healthy living" based on principles of yoga and nature cure, with special emphasis on stress management and stress release.

Talk on management, creativity
Ludhiana, December 11

The Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) organised a talk on twin topics of ‘New vision for better management’ and ‘Key factors for becoming creative’ here last evening.


Dr Girish Patel (second from left) delivers a talk on ‘better management’ and ‘creativity’ in Ludhiana on Friday. — Photo by I.V
Dr Girish Patel delivers a talk on ‘better management’ and ‘creativity’ in Ludhiana on Friday

Pensioners Day on December 17
Doraha, December 11
The Pensioners Day will be celebrated on December 17 at 10.30 a.m. in Pensioners’ Bhavan at Ludhiana. This was informed by Mr Madan Mohan Sharma, general secretary of the Retirees Welfare Association of Ludhiana.

 

BUSINESS

Small industry flays power cuts
Ludhiana, December 11
A joint meeting of the Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India and its allied association was held here recently under the chairmanship of Mr Joginder Kumar to take stock of the situation on the issue of service tax clause 9 of Section - 2 of the Central Excise Act, power tariff and unscheduled power cuts.

 

EDUCATION

School admissions: parents look for “influential” persons
Ludhiana, December 11
With the start of admissions lobbying also begun for school admissions. Some top schools of the city remain attraction for parents to admit their wards. Yesterday long queues could be seen outside a school for forms.

Gill foundation scholarships for 2 students
Ludhiana, December 11
The Mewa Singh Gill Memorial Foundation today awarded scholarships to two brilliant and needy students in a function held at Punjabi Bhavan here today. The function was organised to mark the birth anniversary of late parliamentarian and eminent lawyer-Mewa Singh Gill.

 
SPORTS

Seema adjudged best athlete
Doraha, December 11
The 31st annual athletics meet for girls of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, concluded here yesterday evening. The chief guest, Mr Surinder Singh Virdi, former Chief Engineer and trustee of Ajit newspapers inaugurated the meet by hoisting the flag of the college. He exhorted athletes to take part in games as it kept an individual physically, mentally, socially and psychologically fit.

Rajpreet adjudged best athlete
Ludhiana, December 11
Rajpreet Kaur, a student of 10+2, was adjudged the best athlete in the annual athletic meet of Guru Nanak Girls College, Mullanpur Dakha, yesterday. The president of the Guru Nanak Trust for Education and Rural Welfare and former Chairman of the Punjab Mandi Board, Mr Mal Singh Ghuman, inaugurated the meet, a press note said.

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