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Missing jeweller found murdered
Woman, accomplices at large with booty

Ludhiana, May 13 The jeweller disappearance case has turned into a bone-chilling murder tale and a major gold heist, with the police recovering the jeweller’s body from near Neelon Canal, Chamkaur Sahib, last midnight. Pooja, alias Neeru, the prime accused in the jeweller murder case. The photo was captured in a mobile by a relative of the victim

2 servants held on charge of killing employer
Ludhiana, May 13
The Division No. 7 police has caught two alleged murderers of a trader who was found dead in his residence in Industrial Area near Samrala Chowk. The accused have been identified as Madhav, alias Chottu and Moti alias Bahadur. The police has recovered Rs 85, 000 cash from them. They were caught while they were fleeing the state.

Stem-cell scientist ‘discouraged’ in India, famous abroad
Ludhiana, May 13
An internationally acclaimed Australian scientist of Indian origin, who has patented rare development in embryonic stem cells for treating incurable diseases is looking towards the Punjab Government to give him opportunity to train scientists back home and serve his motherland.

Another Tohra loyalist on way out from SAD?
Ludhiana, May 13
After having virtually been pushed to the wall, a former minister and general secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal is understood to be under tremendous pressure from his supporters to draw up a clear plan about his future within the party or look for alternative options. The senior Akali leader is learnt to be feeling hurt over the way he is being treated by the party leadership in the past couple of months.

Cool CAT: A tiger in the Tiger Safari near Ludhiana heads towards water to quench its thirst. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

COMMUNITY

People want bypass proposal reviewed

Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 13 Fearing desertion of the local town on account of a proposed bypass at Pohir village on the left side of the existing carriageway, various organisations of the area have urged the authorities of the Punjab Roads and Bridges Development Board to review the proposed plan.

Shops at Kup Chowk, near Mandi Ahmedgarh, which will have to be razed to widen the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma

Scrap explosives to be defused after monsoon
Ludhiana, May 14
The explosives lying on the premises of the freight container depot (dry port) of the Punjab Warehousing Corporation in the focal point area, Dhandari, here will be defused after the monsoon. A decision to this effect was taken today at a meeting of the civil and Army authorities held with Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, in the chair.

Senior citizens seek greater say on panels
Ludhiana, May 13
An emergency meeting of the All- India Senior Citizens Organisation was held under the presidentship of Mr Suresh Verma at Sawarnkar Bhavan, Bazaar Sarafan held yesterday. The association said that the Union Government and the Punjab Government should fulfil their demands.

California Sikhs to honour author
Ludhiana, May 13
A scholar and author of 60 publications, Dr Sarup Singh Alag, Chairman of the Alag Shabad Yug International Charitable Trust, Ludhiana, will be honoured by various socio-religious institutions of California for his contributions spanning four decades.

Khalsa Dal raps govt over Reliance deal
Ludhiana, May 13
Gifting prime land at Mohali to a big industrial house at a throwaway price is yet another political fraud of the Congress-led Punjab Government with the people, said the Shiromani Khalsa Dal in a press note issued here yesterday.

Lineman falls to death

CRIME

1 killed in accident
Khanna, May 13
An Indica car overturned after its driver lost control over it, resulting in the death of one person on the G.T. Road near police post Kot today. According to information, the car was coming from Alwar and bound for Jalandhar. A stray dog appeared on the road near the police post. In order to avert the accident, the driver applied the brakes but the vehicle steered off the road and fell into a pit.

Decomposed body found

CIIS offers easy ways of study-based immigration
Ludhiana, May 13
In the region, where the dream starts with settling in Canada for better life-style and professional opportunity, the Canadian Institute of International Studies (CIIS) is on a mission to facilitate the dream come true with lesser trouble.

Vet students withdraw strike
Ludhiana, May 13
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University(GADVASU) today sought to clarify that students of the College of Veterinary Science, who had been boycotting their classes, were not properly informed on the issue.

PAU scientist gets ICAR professorship
Ludhiana, May 13
PAU Senior Soil Chemist, Dr Bijay Singh, has been selected as Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Professor. He has been selected for this honour on account of his outstanding research achievements. As ICAR National Professor, Dr Singh will work on plant need-based nitrogen management in rice and wheat. His selection has brought laurel to the university as there are only 10 National Professors in agricultural sciences in the country.

Closure of private schools demanded
Doraha, May 13
The All-India Federation of Democratic Youth and the Youth Forum of Doraha have demanded the closure of private schools in the wake of rising temperature and scorching heat.

Annual convocation at BCM College

Ludhiana, May 13 The 7th Annual convocation session 2005-06 was held at BCM College of Education here today. Dr H S Soch was the chief guest. Mr Satyanand Munjal presided over the prize distribution function. Students being awarded degrees at the annual convocation of BCM College of Education in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by I.V.

Seminar on export strategies begins at SIFT
Ludhiana, May 13
A four- day seminar on 'Export Strategies for Entrepreneurs' started here today at the Sportking Fashion Institute of Technology (SIFT). The seminar is being organised jointly by the SIFT in association with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi.

Students made to march in sun
Chandigarh, May 13
There could not have been a more severe punishment for 10-year-old students of Aanchal Public School, Sector 41. As a punishment for not learning their science lessons, nine students of Class V were made to march in the Badheri market around noon yesterday, and later stand there for an hour.

From Schools
Atam awards presented
Ludhiana, May 13
Atam academic awards were given at a function in Atam Public Senior Secondary School. Mr H.S. Dang, councillor, was the chief guest. The function was studded with cultural items such as group songs and dances.

Tips to save skin from sun
Ludhiana, May 13
Soaring mercury takes a toll on the body by way of varied health problems but it is the skin which bears the maximum brunt of the scorching sun. Persistent exposure to sun causes damage to the skin and may cause skin cancer. At least 90 per cent of skin cancers result from long-term exposure to UV radiation from the sun. Sunlight is also responsible for wrinkles, blotching, drying, and leathering of the skin. The best defence is to limit time in the sun and protection when moving outdoors.

Global recognition for city doctor 
Ludhiana, May 13
Dr Gautam Ahluwalia, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, was invited as a lead author to contribute a series of four review articles on 'extrapulmonary tuberculosis' by an international peer-reviewed indexed journal published in the USA. 

SPORTS

Ludhiana register emphatic victory

Ludhiana, May 13 Hosts Ludhiana registered an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Muktsar in their opening encounter on the second day of the first edition of the Punjab State Inter-District Twenty-Twenty Cricket Tournament being played at the Punjab Agricultural University campus ground here today. A batsman plays a shot during the match between Mansa and Gurdaspur teams in the Punjab State Inter District Twenty Twenty Cricket Tournament being played at PAU ground, Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph