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BJP cycle rallies against rise in prices

Ludhiana, July 6  The BJP will take the issue of rising prices of essential commodities to the people. The party feels that both state and the Central Governments had failed in their duty to keep the prices of essential commodities under control.

The Punjab BJP president, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Injderjeet Verma

Another murder in city Throat of youth slit open Ludhiana, July 6 A badly decomposed body of an unidentified Nepali youth was recovered from a hotel opposite new sabzi mandi in Salem Tabri today morning making it the latest murder incident in the city that has been rocked by murders, snatchings and robberies in the last ten days.
Fingerprint experts take prints from the room of the hotel where an unidentified body was found in Ludhiana on Thursday. Sniffer dogs were also pressed into service. — Photo by I.V.

Gurpurb celebrated
Ludhiana, July 6
The Istri Satsang Sabha and Shri Guru Singh Sabha of Gurdwara Sarabha Nagar celebrated the gurpurb of Guru Hargobind Sahib. They prepared “missey parshadey.” People showed enthusiasm to do “seva” and dusted the shoes of the “sangat.”

Akalis resent Badal’s attitude
Sahnewal, July 6
Akali leaders of rural constituency of Akali Dal (Badal) here gathered at the residence of Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bulara, former MP, to express resentment over the fact that the party president, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, has failed to take the party leaders into confidence before planning a conference at Sahnewal on July 9.

Panic among industrialists
Ludhiana, July 6
A spate of crime has caused panic among local industrialists, who have urged the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to take measures to provide safety to residents.

51 held for damaging PSEB property, records
Noorpura, July 6
At least 51 persons of this village in Ludhiana district were arrested by the Raikot police for allegedly interrupting official work, threatening board officials and damaging public property yesterday. They were later released on bail.

COMMUNITY

Youths to get loans under rozgar yojana
Ludhiana, July 6
Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Gupta has stated that under the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana subsidised loans ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh each would be advanced through the district industry centre (DIC) to the unemployed to start ventures in 2006-07.

INA veteran’s wife dies awaiting pension Ludhiana, July 6 Eighty-four-year old Sarjeet Kaur, an INA veteran’s wife died a dissatisfied woman. In her last days she was a pained woman as her country did not recognise her and her husband’s sacrifice for the nation’s independence. Waiting for at least five decades to get pension, Sarjeet Kaur, wife of an INA veteran, Hazoora Singh, who was imprisoned for several months in Singapore pre-Independence, passed away at her Bhaini Aroran village near here on Monday. A file photo of Sarjeet Kaur, an INA veteran’s wife, with photos of her husband and son.

Abandoned by parents, adopted by ashram

Ludhiana, July 6 An infant girl who was abandoned by her parents for not being able to get her congenital defect treated for want of money, found a new home at Nishkam Seva Ashram at Daad village here today. Taranjeet at Nishkam Seva Ashram at Daad village in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

Dance competition at Aastha club
Ludhiana, July 6
‘Naya zamana andaz purana’, a dance competition was organised here today by the members of Aastha Ladies club. Dressed up like actresses of yester years, the participants presented various dance numbers on the hit songs between 1960-1980.

Ex-Bar council chairman dead
Ludhiana, July 6
The former chairman of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana Mr Gurcharan Singh Grewal, a resident of Sangat Road, Civil Lines expired today morning following illness.

PSEB panel presents memoranda to Cong leaders
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 6
The Joint Struggle Coordination Committee of various trade unions of employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board has called upon the leadership of the Congress to impress upon the management of the board to call the committee to talks for negotiation on the issue of pending demands.

Dist status for Jagraon sought
Jagraon, July 6
Representatives from various institutions and leaders of different parties demanded district status for Jagraon at a meeting held at the Officers' Club here today.

PAU, Business School of Fashion ink pact

Ludhiana, July 6 The Department of Clothing and Textiles of the College of Home Science, PAU, now hopes to walk down the ramp in the world of fashion. This possibility has arisen following signing an MoU between PAU and Business School of Fashion, Fashion Technology Park, Mohali. PAU Vice-Chancellor K.S. Aulakh (right) and Fashion Technology Park chief executive officer J.S.Kochar sign MoU at the PAU in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Lathi charge on teachers flayed
Ludhiana, July 6
Nijikaran Adhyapak Morcha, Punjab, Ludhiana, at a meeting held in the city yesterday criticised the lathi-charge and use of water cannons by the police on the unemployed B.Ed and PTI teachers who had gathered to stage a protest at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh demanding jobs for them.

HEALTH

No. of patients rises with rise in humidity
Ludhiana, July 6
The hot and humid weather has not only caused uneasiness among the people but has brought a lot of skin problems, too. If the OPDs of hospitals and private clinics is any indication, then there has been a substantial increase in the number of patients having skin problems.