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One killed, another injured in accident
Khanna, January 9
One person was killed while another sustained serious injuries as a truck rammed into a car (PB-10-AQ 0274) on the Samrala railway over bridge, here today.
Farm dept staffer looted, murdered
Ludhiana, January 9
An employee with the local agriculture department, Jaswinderpal Singh, 54, was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Jaspal Bangar village this morning.
One month, 1,600 challans
Ludhiana, January 9
Setting a record of sorts, traffic cops challaned nearly 1,600 violators in the Feroze Gandhi market here in the last one month. As per rough estimates, total revenue generated was around Rs 16 lakhs. The market is one of the busiest in the city, with a large number of business houses, commercial offices, banks and finance companies located here.
Large cache of drugs seized
Ludhiana, January 9
In what could be termed as a major success against the unregulated sale of narcotics and addictive drugs in the city, the drug enforcement authorities made a huge seizure of tablets, injections and cough syrups from two wholesale chemists in Pindi Street here yesterday.
Days before wedding, girl hurt in accident
Ludhiana, January 9
Four days before marriage, Rajni, a resident of a colony near Daresi, was seriously injured after a water tanker of the municipal corporation hit her scooter (PB-31-B-1407) near a private hospital here today.
SAD function penalty
for transporters
Ludhiana, January 9
Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Inter-state Bus Terminus, Ludhiana, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal on January 11, 2008. To make the function successful, district transport office has started "requesting" the transporters of Ludhiana, Jagraon, Raikot and nearby areas to provide their buses and trucks.
Call for mass movement against foeticide
Ludhiana, January 9
Jagdev Singh Jassowal, a legendry figure in the world of Punjabi culture, today gave a clarion call to the people to create a mass movement against social evils of female foeticide and drug addiction in the wake of skewed sex ratio in the state and increasing menace
of drug dependence among the youth.
Dignitaries listen to a speaker at a seminar on female foeticide, organised by Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch in connection with the Lohri Mela in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Jaggery samples fail test
Ludhiana, January 9
As many as six out of total 11 samples of gur (jaggery) taken from different places in the district by field staff of the health department have failed the test at government laboratory.
Vets training on brucellosis diagnosis ends
Ludhiana, January 9
GADVASU organised IInd Continuing Veterinary Education (CVE) programme on “Diagnosis of Brucellosis” from January 2 to 5 under the aegis of the Veterinary Council of India. The programme was planned to give hands-on-training to the veterinary officers so that the diagnosis of Brucellosis could be carried out at the field-level.
Collector price of land will not be cut today
Ludhiana, January 9
The collector price of land in the city may not be reduced tomorrow as announced by the acting president, SAD, Sukhbir Singh Badal a few days ago as a meeting specially convened by the district administration to reach a consensus remained inconclusive.
Pensioners meet Kang
Ludhiana, January 9
A delegation of about 15 pensioners of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), today met vice-chancellor Dr
M.S. Kang at his office to find the status of their pension. The vice-chancellor told them that the Chief Minister, for the time being, was not in a position to help university on the pension issue.
Book Fair!
500 titles on display at BCM
Ludhiana, January 9
To inculcate reading habits among children and for getting them into the habit of applying their mind, a book fair has been organised at B.C.M Arya Model Senior Secondary, Shastri Nagar, as a part of the book- week celebrations. At least 3,000 students are expected to visit the book fair which will continue for three days.
Students go through the books during the first day of the book fair organised at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Undisclosed income of Rs 3.82 crore detected
Ludhiana, January 9
The IT department has detected undisclosed income of more than Rs 3.82 crore following surveys it conducted this month. According to officials, Rs 1.50 crore was detected from two assessees in Khanna, Rs 1.15 crore in two cases in Ludhiana and another Rs 1.71 crore in Moga.
Consumer forum president retires
Ludhiana, January 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum's president, A S Narula, retired today. He completed the tenure of five years as president of the forum.
Letters
Roads in old city
I wish to highlight the pitiable condition of roads and frequent traffic jams especially in the old city. The roads alongside Jagraon Bridge, from the Laxmi cinema chowk to Fieldganj (Jail road), are full of potholes and put the lives of passengers especially the senior citizens at risk.
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Ludhiana, January 9
