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Steel Price Hike
Industry on the boil
Protesters burn effigies of ministers; sit on relay fast
Ludhiana, February 4
Soaring steel prices brought together over 60 industry associations here today to mark their strong protest over the "government's inability" to control the situation that is causing massive losses to the industry.

Industry associations burn effigies of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and steel minister Ram Vilas Paswan in protest against the rising steel prices in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Industrialists protest against soaring steel prices in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Budda Nullah
At last, hope for clean water
Lakhowal (Ludhiana), February 4
Resuming of kar sewa on Budda Nullah today rekindled the hopes of clean drinking water for residents of villages alongside the nullah, who claim their underground water was contaminated.

Case Against Dead Man
SSP orders inquiry
Ludhiana, February 4
Senior superintendent of police R.K. Jaiswal today ordered a departmental inquiry against the munshi of the police station division number 5 for booking a dead man in a land fraud.

Migrant woman alleges rape
But cops pick holes in her story
Ludhiana, February 4
The Division No. 6 police is in a maze regarding allegations by a migrant woman that two men raped her after kidnapping her on a motorcycle near Transport Nagar on Saturday night.

Good Samaritan turns looter
Holds free medical camp; Gives injection to woman; Flees with her jewellery
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 4
In a bizarre incident, a practitioner organised a free medical check-up camp in a gurdwara at Brahampur village yesterday, but fled after robbing Jasbir Kaur of her gold ornaments after drugging her.

COMMUNITY

Green belt turns into a garbage dump
Marriage palace menace along Ludhiana-Mullapur highway
Ludhiana, February 4
The green belt alongside the Ludhiana- Mullapur highway is fast turning into a garbage dump, thanks to the marriage palaces that are dumping their waste in the forest area as forest officials prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem.

Garbage lies in the forest area on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road. — Photos by Inderjeet Verma

Students of the JD Institute of Fashion Technology receive degrees during its annual convocation organised in Ludhiana on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal starts kar sewa of Budda Nullah at Lakhowal village in Ludhiana on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Killer hole: An open manhole poses a threat to passerby near Feroze Gandhi market in Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Core Committee members meet on master plan
Ludhiana, February 4
Hammered by the High Court to prepare a master plan, the city mayor, Hakam Singh Gyaspura, today called a meeting of members of the Core Committee to discuss the issue.

Youth saved  from drowning
Machhiwara, February 4
Timely action and prompt rescue operations by the local police saved the life of a married youth of nearby Shatavgarh village, who being mentally upset, had jumped into Sirhind canal to end  his life.

Mayor visits Transport Nagar
Orders staff to clean it in 2 days
Ludhiana, February 4
Mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura today ordered the staff of the Municipal Corporation to clean the Transport Nagar area within two days and asked for getting the development projects worth Rs 43 lakh completed at the earliest.

Band member killed in accident
Machhiwara, February 4
Bihari Lal (42), a member of a brass band party of Jodhewal Basti, Ludhiana, was killed and four of his associates hurt, when a tempo ( Tata 207 number HP 12 A 84444) carrying them overturned near Mannewal village near here last night. The injured were identified as Prem Kumar, Ram Saroop, Ballu and Rajesh. They were shifted to civil hospital by  the police.

Encroachers removed from Feroze Gandhi market
Ludhiana, February 4
The tehbazaari department of the municipal corporation will fine the contractor of Feroze Gandhi market for allowing the vendors to set up their kiosks in the parking area.

        Letters

Seven get jail for murder bid
Ludhiana, February 4
Additional session judge A.K.Mehta has sentenced five years rigorous imprisonment to Karnail Singh and four years rigorous imprisonment to Mohanjit Singh, Naib Singh, Jarnail Singh, Gurnam Singh, Mukhtiar Singh and Darshan Singh on the charges of attempt to murder case.

Biz Word
Engineering expo from Feb 7
Ludhiana, February 4
The city will host a four-day engineering exhibition beginning February 7. Infomedia India today said over 150 exhibitors from across the country would participate in the expo, which is conducted in several states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat.

LIC launches unit-linked health insurance
Ludhiana, February 4
Life Insurance of India introduced its first long-term unit-linked health insurance plan, LIC Health Plus.

Teachers to go on strike today
Doraha, February 4
General secretary of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union Kuldip Singh said today that since the union would resume its deferred court arrest agitation, after four months gap, private colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh might be closed for an indefinite period.

PAU to start agro-biotech school
Ludhiana, February 4
The Punjab Agricultural University academic council has given its clearance for starting a school of agro-biotechnology in coming days. This school will also award B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD degrees. Till now, the biotechnology section has been running under the plant-breeding department.

Sudanese delegation visits PCTE
Ludhiana, February 4
Two-member delegation from the Khartoum Aviation and Tourism Academy, Sudan, visited the Punjab College of Technical Education here yesterday for exploring collaboration in the field of academics. 

Jatinderpal is Miss Fresher
Ludhiana, February 4
Senior students of SRS Government Polytechnic College for Girls gave a freshers’ party to the first year students of college. Joginder Singh Khera inaugurated the function by lighting the ceremonial lamp.

Diabetics at greater risk of kidney failure, says expert
Ludhiana, February 4
Stressing the need for proper management of diabetes to avoid its complications, Dr Ramanbir Singh, consultant endocrinologist, sounded a note of caution that unmanaged and untreated diabetes could lead to several life-threatening diseases, including kidney failure.

Health officials take spices samples
Ludhiana, February 4
In the course of its ongoing drive against adulteration in food items, teams of health officials today took eight samples of turmeric, chilly, dhania and jeera powder from karyana merchants and department stores in different localities of the city.

SPORTS

Sujjapur rout Sidhwan Khurd

Ludhiana, February 4 Sujjapur came out triumphant without being challenged by their rivals Government Senior Secondary School, Sidhwan Khurd, 53-3 in the men’s section of the 58th Ludhiana District Basketball Championship for men and women that began at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.

Players, who received basket balls are seen with the members of the Ludhiana District Basketball Association prior to the inauguration of the District Basketball Championship at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma

SAI trials today
Ludhiana, February 4
Trials will be conducted here tomorrow to select players for admission to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre being run here at the multi-purpose sports complex of Guru Nanak Stadium.

1,600 sports wings being set up in state: Majithia
Ludhiana, February 4
Bikram Singh Majithia, minister for water supply and sanitation, information and public relations, Punjab, has stated that the state government was going to launch its new sports policy soon, under which good facilities, latest equipment and improvement of stadiums will be ensured.

Sarpreet strike gold
Patiala, February 4
The hero of the last three days, Punjabi University cyclist Sarpreet Singh, once against gave ample evidence of his potential by winning gold medal in the 4 km individual pursuit in the All-India inter-university cycling meet being held at the Punjabi University, here yesterday.

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