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Fake currency seized
Four accused in police net
Khanna, January 10
The Khanna police here today busted a fake currency racket with the arrest of four persons and seized fake currency of Rs 2.20 lakh from one of the rented accommodations in the town.

Amarinder’s visit halts work
Ludhiana, January 10
Capt Amarinder Singh’s supporters outside the District Sessions Court. The high-profile visit of the former Chief Minister in the District Courts became a day of inconvenience for the public and also those working in the courts complex.

Capt Amarinder Singh’s supporters outside the District Sessions Court. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed


EARLIER STORIES

MC keeps minutes under wraps
Ludhiana, January 10
The SAD-BJP combine in the House has not yet sent the minutes of the last house meeting held on December 7 to the state government and councillors.

Students and faculty members of Guru Nanak Girls College celebrate Lohri in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Students and faculty members of Guru Nanak Girls College celebrate Lohri in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo Inderjit Verma

10 labourers fall unconscious after taking meals
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
The Ludhiana (Rural) police has initiated a probe into an incident in which over 10 migrant labourers, working in a rice sheller at Latala village near here had fallen unconscious after consuming some poisonous substance last night.

A day before CM’s visit, encroachers under fire
Ludhiana, January 10
A day before Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's visit for inauguration of the bus stand here tomorrow, Tehbazaari wing of municipal corporation removed kiosks and other temporary encroachments from the bus stand road here today.

COMMUNITY


Tiny tots of Kiddies Paradise School celebrate Lohri with joy and fervour in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tiny tots of Kiddies Paradise School celebrate Lohri with joy and fervour in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Only 2.5 pc returns undergo scrutiny: IT dept
Ludhiana, January 10
It is only 2.5 per cent of the total number of income tax returns that undergo scrutiny by the IT department. The remaining 97.5 per cent are accepted as a norm.

Vehicle tax according to seating capacity
Ludhiana, January 10
A deputation of Punjab School Education Board, affiliated Schools, led by Rajinder Sharma, met Punjab transport minister Master Mohan Lal today and discussed difficulties confronted by affiliated schools due to consolidated vehicle tax imposed on school buses.


 

EDUCATION

Seminar on agricultural research opened
Ludhiana, January 10
A national seminar-cum-training session on high- resolution imaging in agricultural research was inaugurated at PAU here today. Dr Manjit Singh Kang, who presided over the inaugural function, said biological systems could only be understood well if their structure was known with precision. This underscored the importance of structural biology, the science that investigates the structure and function of components of the living system, said Dr Kang.

 

CULTURE

'Karta Koonda' released
Ludhiana, January 10
A video film in Punjabi 'Karta Koonda' (Chhankata-2007), jointly produced by Dr Jaswinder Bhalla, PAU faculty member, and his colleague Bal Mukand Sharma, chief manager, Markfed, was released by the PAU VC, Dr Manjit Singh Kang, here today.

HEALTH

New surgery technique a boon
Ludhiana, January 10
Addressing a press conference here today, Dr Harpreet S. Gill, consultant in the department of orthopaedics at SPS Apollo Hospital, said minimally invasive hip replacement surgery is a boon for those suffering from hip joint problems.

 
SPORTS

Sports meet kicks off
Ludhiana, January 10
The three-day North Zone sports meet, organised by the Central Revenue Sports Board, began at the Sutlej Club here today.

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