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Police holds flag march to quell
labour unrest
Ludhiana, June 5
In a strong move to quell labour unrest in the city besides sending warning signals to criminals, the local police today took out a massive flag march in select areas. Police teams from Khanna and Jagraon police were specially requisitioned for this exercise. Such a flag march has been taken out for the first time in the last five years.

Flag march being carried out by the Ludhiana police in select areas of the city on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Congress, Sena oppose SGPC move on memorial
Ludhiana, June 5
The minar-e-shaheedan proposed to be constructed in the Darbar Sahib complex at Amritsar by the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee with the tacit approval from Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has drawn flak from the Shiv Sena and Congress who have termed it as a provocative step which can lead to communal tension in Punjab again.

Sale of cut fruit goes on despite ban

Ludhiana, June 5 A couple of days ago, the Deputy Commissioner, in an order to check instances of cholera and gastro-enteritis in the city, issued an order banning the running of sugarcane crushers and the sale of cut fruit in the open. Watermelon being sold under unhygienic conditions on the Deepak Cinema road in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by I.V.

MoU with Canadian civic bodies
Ludhiana, June 5
Three municipal corporations of Punjab namely Ludhiana, Amritsar and Patiala have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with civic bodies of Canada to develop social and economic relations besides undertaking technical and environmental collaborations.

LUDHIANA CALLING The city police and the Municipal Corporation keep on cribbing that they don't have funds for development. The departments, however, do not show much concern in maintaining existing infrastructure.

COMMUNITY

YC chief vows to rejuvenate party
Ludhiana, June 5
The newly nominated president of District Youth Congress Dimple Rana has pledged to rejuvenate the local unit of the party, which he felt, had digressed from its real path in the recent past.

Saplings planted to mark environment day

Ludhiana, June 5 The Parliamentary Secretary for Power, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab Mr Surinder Dawar, today stressed the need for planting more trees to conserve environment and to check the alarming increase in pollution in the industrial hub of Punjab. Mr Surinder Dawar, Parliamentary Secretary, Power, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab, plants a sapling at Government High School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, on the World Environment Day on Sunday. — Photo by I.V.

LIC’s awareness seminar
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 5
The Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office, Chandigarh, organised an awareness seminar on pensions, group insurance schemes, and other LIC plans on Friday. It was attended by officials of LIC, industrialists and employees at Gymkhana Club here.

City Jaycees back from China
Ludhiana, June 5
A team of local Jaycees was accorded a warm reception yesterday on its return from Macau in China where it had gone to participate in the Asia Pacific Conference of Junior Chamber International held from May 26 to 29.

CRIME

Havildar held for cheating
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 5
The havildar posted at Press Cell of the SSP office at Ludhiana, who duped innocent persons on the pretext of verifying National Status Certificate in connection with their relatives who applied to settle permanently abroad has been arrested.

Youth robbed of motorcycle at gunpoint
Ludhiana, June 5
Two youths wearing turbans and brandishing a pistol took away the motor- cycle of a youth near Basti Jodhewal in broad daylight yesterday. A red alert has been sounded by the police in the district following the incident as it fears that they may use it for some crime.

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PAU evaluation panel meeting
Ludhiana, June 5
The 178th meeting of the Research Evaluation Committee of PAU was held under the chairmanship of Dr Govinder Singh Nanda, director REC, where 14 proposals were discussed.

CULTURE

Ludhiana, June 5 To develop acting talent and inculcate among students respect for the live performing arts, traditions and values, the Ludhiana Sanskritik Smagam (LSS) in collaboration with Ekjute Theatre is organising a 10-day children theatre workshop here at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar. Nadira Zaheer Babbar, theatre artiste, at a theatre workshop at BCM Arya School, Ludhiana, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Camp for handicapped draws good response
Ludhiana, June 5
The 10-day free surgical correction and prosthetics camp organised by Mahavir Jain Yuvak Mandal at Atma Ram Jain Charitable Hospital in Jamalpur locality, which commenced today, turned out be a godsent opportunity for physically challenged persons from the weaker sections with the organisers claiming to have registered more than 5000 persons even before the camp got under way.

SPORTS

Prabhjot, Manjit, Jaswant to be honoured

Ludhiana, June 5 Hockey star Prabhjot Singh, international athlete Manjit Kaur and veteran writer and sports promoter Jaswant Singh Kanwal will be the recipient of the first Amarjit Grewal Punjab Khed Rattan award. The award will be given by the Punjab Rural Sports Promotion Council (PRSPC) at a function to be held here at Guru Nanak Bhawan here on June 22.

(Left to Right) Manjit Kaur,Jaswant Singh Kanwal and Prabhjot Singh

5-wkt win for MC Club
Ludhiana, June 5
Fine batting by Sumit (62) and Sonu (31) went in vain as Deepak XI lost to Municipal Corporation Club by five wickets in a 25-over-a-side cricket match played at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College ground here today.