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Bazaars buzz with Karva Chauth shoppers
Ludhiana, October 19
Going through the bazaars of the city, one feels that women that rule the roost. Women are thronging the bazaars in colourful clothes, shopping for the Karva Chauth fast on October 20.

Women buy bangles for Karva Chauth in Ludhiana on Wednesday.  — Photo by Inderjit Verma

Tyre theft scandal in Dry Port busted
Ludhiana, October 19
The city police today claimed to have busted a tyre theft scandal in the Dry Port. A Tata Sumo driver and his accomplice have been arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of tyres with the connivance of some employees of the Customs Department from consginments reaching here from abroad.

Johar enchants kids with violin Ludhiana, October 19 Johar Ali, a charming young violinist gave a brilliant performance on his violin in GRD Academy, here, today. Son of the illustrious, the late Ustad Gohar Ali Khan of Rampur of Patiala gharana, he mesmerised the students with the rendition of raag miya ki todi. Johar Ali plays the violin under the aegis of SPIC MACAY at GRD Academy, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. On the tabla is Dr M. Sharma. — Photo by I.V

Another way of evading toll
Doraha, October 19
Since the implementation of the exorbitant toll on National Highway No. 1 by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at Doraha, Shambu and Karnal toll barriers on the Panipat-Jalandhar stretch, commuters have been adopting novel ways of evading toll by discovering alternative routes from time to time.

Passing Thru
Vandana Munjal, Clarati Jewels

COMMUNITY

Registration of poll roll begins today
Ludhiana, October 19
The district administration has appealed to the people to get their names registered as voters during the intensive revision of electoral rolls which starts tomorrow. Deputy Commissioner Anurag Verma said that during this intensive revision house-to-house, enumeration will be carried out from October 20 to November 21.

Residents complain against encroachment
Ludhiana, October 19
Residents of Shaheed Karnail Singh Nagar, Phase II, have complained that some influential person has usurped 10-14 feet of land earmarked for laying a road, thereby reducing the actual width of the proposed road.

Farmers plan advisory council
Ludhiana, October 19 The Punjab State Farmers Commission has decided to set up an advisory council of eight farmers for advising the commission on various issues confronting the farming community in the state.

Bankers send relief for quake victims

Ludhiana, October 19 The Oriental Bank Employees Union (North Zone) and the All-India State Bank of Patiala Employees Federation have sent a truckload of blankets to Srinagar for earthquake victims. Bank employees flag off a truck carrying blankets to Srinagar for earthquake victims.

At the Crossroads
The man behind the Mela
The show has been going on for the past 27 years. It was started to keep alive the memory of the great Punjabi poet, Prof Mohan Singh. He had settled in Ludhiana at the fag end of his chequered career.

Sikh students protest against Bhasha Manjari
Ludhiana, October 19
Activists of the Sikh Students’ Federation today staged a demonstration against the publishers of Bhasha Manjari, a Hindi textbook, for the alleged blasphemous remarks against Guru Gobind Singh in it. They later submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Verma.

Concern over LPG shortage
Ludhiana, October 19
The Ludhiana Citizens Council (LCC) has expressed its concern over an acute scarcity of the LPG in the city, particularly when the festival season is at its peak. In a statement here today, the LCC Chairman, Mr Darshan Arora, and secretary-general, Mr Ashok Juneja, charged the government with deliberately disrupting the distribution network of the LPG in the region with an intention of cutting down the subsidies.

Special counters for service tax returns 
Ludhiana, October 19
The Central Excise Commissionerate is setting up special facilitation counters for the receipt of half yearly service tax returns (ST-3) on October 24 and 25 at the office of Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise Division, Ludhiana III, in New Prem Nagar here.

Dawar’s father cremated
Ludhiana, October 19
The mortal remains of Charan Dass Dawar, father of Parliamentary Secretary Surinder Dawar, who expired yesterday following a brief illness, were cremated at the Daresi Cremation ground here today.

Dhandari Kalan out of bounds for two days
Ludhiana, October 19
The Dhandari Kalan area in the city will remain out of bounds for people on October 21 and 22 for destroying thousands of explosives recovered in scrap reaching at the dry port here from the Middle-East countries.

Hit by train, richshawpuller killed

CRIME

• Seven booked
• Man found hanging from tree

Biz Clips

AS College students bag 44 awards
Khanna, October 19
Around 1,100 students from 14 colleges participated in the youth festival of Panjab University, Ludhiana Zone A, organised at AS College for Women, Khanna, from October 13 to 16. Dr Rekha Bhardwaj, Principal of AS College for Women College, claimed that the college had hosted the youth festival for the third time since 2000.

From Colleges
Management conclave on Oct 24
Ludhiana, October 19
Arya College Ludhiana, will host a “Management Thinkers Conclave” on October 24 in seminar hall. The conclave would be organised by the Punjab Commerce and Management Association (PCMA).

From Schools
Saraswati school celebrates annual day

Ludhiana, October 19 Saraswati Modern School celebrated its annual day at its CBSE branch in Partap Singh Wala. The chief guest, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Education Minister, Punjab, was given a warm welcome by the director of the school, Ms Kamla Jain. Students of Saraswati Modern School at its annual function in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

South Korean delegation visits SIFT
Ludhiana, October 19
Delegates from SunStar, a Korea-based embroidery and sewing machine manufacturing company, arrived at the Sportking Institute of Fashion and Technology (SIFT) for a two-day ‘SunStar Technical Seminar’ for students and technicians here on Monday.

COURTS

Forum quashes PSEB demand
Ludhiana, October 19
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has quashed the demand of Rs 19,846 raised by the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), with the observation that the theft charges against the consumer could not be proved.

SPORTS

BVM School athletes dominate

Ludhiana, October 19 Athletes of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, continued their dominance on the second day of the Ludhiana District Schools (PAU Zone) Athletics Meet being organised by the District Education Department at the GGN School ground here today. Vedika Thapar of KVM School who won a gold medal in discus throw in the Ludhiana Schools Athletics Meet being organised by the Education Department in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Jagraon police retain hockey title

Ludhiana, October 19 Defending champions Jagraon Police outclassed the Udham Singh Club of Sahnewal 3-1 to win the sixth Bibi Surjit Kaur Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey League Tournament organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club at Jarkhar village, about 15 km from here. The Jagraon police team which won the 6th Surjit Kaur Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey  Tournament played at Jarkhar village. — A Tribune photograph

Sports meet concludes
Samrala , October 19
The four-day sports meet, organised by the Baba Sidh Sports and Social Welfare Club, Salaudi, 10 km from here, concluded with yesterday evening. The Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, and the local MLA, Mr Amrik Singh Dhillon gave away the prizes to the winners.