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Overcharging From Customers
Five gas agencies to lose licence
Ludhiana, February 6
After exposing a major scandal of gas- agency owners, selling domestic LPG on commercial rates, the district food and supply controller (DFSC) has now found five other gas agencies who have been duping consumers as well as the government by overcharging and preferring certain consumers over others.

Shopkeeper’s Death
FIR without MC staff names
Ludhiana, February 6
The death of a shopkeeper in the Janakpuri area, who died of a heart attack during the Municipal Corporation's anti encroachment drive recently, has been swept under the carpet with the family being pacified by a leader.

Protesting traders sell papads
Ludhiana, February 6
The Vishwakarma Chowk presented an unusual sight this morning when leading industrialists of the town carried a basket full of "papads" and went around selling them to passersby. Amid the traffic jam, that stayed for almost half-an-hour, these high-profile sellers found their customers in factory workers, office-goers and others on the road.
Papads for a living: Industrialists sell papads to passersby near Vishwakarma Chowk in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph 

Meanwhile, acute shortage of cooking gas
Khamano, February 6
The people of Khamano sub-division, including Khamano town and Sanghol, are facing an acute shortage of LPG cylinders. Although Khamano town has a population of about 13,000, yet there is no gas agency in the town.

KFC man run over by truck
Ludhiana, February 6
A KFC employee crushed to death by a speeding truck outside West End Mall at Ferozpur Road here today.

2 get jail for dowry death
Ludhiana Feburary 6
R L Ahuja, presiding officer of the Fast-Track Court has convicted Saudagar Singh and his mother Jaswant Kaur, residents of Rajewal village, in a dowry death case. The duo were sentenced to undergo 10 years imprisonment each.

COMMUNITY

Sewage, water bills
Govt proposes, PUDA disposes
Ludhiana, February 6
In a typical case of government proposes and the Punjab Urban Development and Planning Authority (PUDA) disposes, the PUDA has levied sewage and water bills for the last 18 months on the residents, when the state government had waived these bills.

Due to fog in the morning, there was low visibility in the city on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjit Verma

Demand to waive fee on Amarnath yatris
Ludhiana, February 6
Shri Amarnath Yatra Welfare Organisation has rued that despite the NGOs paying a whopping Rs 25,000 as fee during the last Amarnath Yatra, no facility was provided to them for smooth holding of langar and other facilities for the yatris. In a letter to the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board, Jammu, the national president, Rajinder Sharma, said the board neither provided them any facility last year nor refunded to them till date security worth Rs 10,000.

51 units collected at blood donation camp
Ludhiana, February 6
Fiftyone volunteers came forward to donate blood at the first blood donation camp, organised here today by Salaam Zindagi, an NGO working for the welfare of thallassemic children in the city. S.M. Sharma, principal, Arya College for Boys, inaugurated the camp while B.S. Bath, chief engineer, Ludhiana Central Zone, Punjab State Electricity Board, was the chief guest.
Volunteers donate blood at the first blood donation camp organised by Salaam Zindagi in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjit Verma

Boy with heart disease needs help
Ludhiana, February 6
Umesh Thakur and Meena Devi, a migrant couple living in the city, are in a desperate situation and good samaritans of the region are their only hope. Their 12-year-old son Santosh is suffering from severe rheumatic heart disease with involvement of three heart valves.

 

103 go ‘missing’ but cops yet to sit up Ludhiana, February 6 Pawan Kumar is searching for his 12-year-old son Gaurav, who went missing on the morning of November 28. He has had little help from the police in his endeavour. Kumar complains that the police has not initiated any action in tracing his mentally challenged son. Pawan Kumar is not alone in this predicament. Families of as many as 103 people who have gone missing have little hope of seeing their dear ones return home.

Gaurav

Aggarwal dharamshala panel’s chief
Ludhiana, February 6
Amrit Lal Aggarwal was unanimously elected president of the Ludhiana Dharamshala Committee, Chintpurni (HP), for the 11th time in succession. The elections of office-bearers for a term of the next two years were conducted in the presence of returning officer and assistant commissioner (general) J.K. Jain, deputed for this purpose by the deputy commissioner on the directions of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Man booked for eve-teasing
Chandigarh, February 6
Manbir Singh of Sonepat has been booked for allegedly eve-teasing a girl near DAV College. The girl alleged that she was passing by the auditorium when the incident happened.

Navigation devices launched
Ludhiana, February 6
Voxtel Telecom, part of $ 500 million Binatone Electronics International, a UK-based telecom company, today said it had introduced a range of touch screen navigation devices here.

College Teachers oppose abolition of posts
Ludhiana, February 6
A meeting of the Government College Teacher Union (GCW unit) was held here today under the presidentship of president Paramjit Kaur and secretary Dr Rakesh Kumar. The members condemned the "anti-teacher" policies made by the previous government, which were being implemented by the Badal regime.

Expression-2008
Anchal wins pot-painting contest
Ludhiana, February 6
An inter-college on the spot painting competition “Expression-2008” was organised in the department of fine arts at the Government College for Women here today. The function was presided over by R.K. Aulakh,principal. Gurwinder Kaur,head of the fine arts department, welcomed the chief guest. She praised both undergraduate and postgraduate students for organising such a function.

Students take part in on-the-spot painting competition organised at the Governmetn College for Women in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma

Lecture on Herbert Marcuse
Doraha, February 6
An extension lecture on “political ideas of Herbert Marcuse” was organised by the postgraduate department of political science, G.N.N.College, Doraha, today.
Dr Bhupinder Singh Brar, Panjab University, Chandigarh, resource person, being welcomed by students of postgraduate department of political science, G.N.N.College, Doraha.

Beekeeping training course at PAU
Ludhiana, February 6
A 12-day beekeeping course for farmers and farm women of Punjab has been organised at Punjab Agricultural University, under ICAR’s all-India coordinated project, on honey bee research and training from February 4 to 15.

From Schools
Farewell function at KVM 
Ludhiana, February 6
Anshul and Palak were adjudged Mr and Miss KVM during the farewell function organized by the KVM School, Civil Line, here today. KVM bid farewell to another Class XII batch. It was followed by havan.Principal S.C. Saxena also took part in it. Results: Mr KVM - Anshul, Miss KVM- Palak Goyal, Mr Scholar- Abhishek Garg, Miss Scholar- Navroop Kaur, Mr Elegant - Harmeet Singh, Miss Elegant- Aditi Jain, Mr Well-dressed- Sahil Kapoor, Ist runners up- Harmandeep Singh, Miss Well-dressed-Manima Khanna, 1st runners up- Manisha Vinayak, Mr Versatile- Ayush Sharma, Miss Versatile- Mehak Wadhera.

Dental college graduate honoured
Ludhiana, February 6
The 21st annual convocation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy (India section) was held at Maulana Azad Dental College, New Delhi, recently. This year the academy scholarship was awarded to Dr Charis Chandy Joseph from Christian Dental College. The scholarship consists of a cash award, a certificate and one-year subscription of the PFA journal. In addition, 28 new fellows were inducted into the academy and their convocation was held.

Prachi Miss GPS
Mandi Gobindgarh, February 6
Class XII students of Gobindgarh Public School, Mandi Gobindgarh, were given a warm send off by Class XI students on the school premises here yesterday.

NCC cadets participate in a camp organised at Ramgarhia College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Tips for seed producers
Ludhiana, February 6
The Punjab Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (Pameti) on the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus yesterday organised a two-day refresher course for the benefit of seed producers registered with Punseed.

11 selected during campus placement
Amloh, February 6
Eleven students of RIMT Institute of Management and Computer Technology were selected during campus placement last week. Institute's director N.K. Maheshwary said three-step placement process was adopted to select candidates. The first organisation to visit was the Centurion Bank of Punjab. The bank selected five students.

NCC 'A' certificate exam held
Ludhiana, February 6 NCC examination for “A” certificate for the junior division and junior wing (boys and girls) was organised by the 19 Punjab NCC Battalion at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar.

Seventy examined at eye camp
Khamano February 6
A free eye-operation camp was organised at Bilaspur village, near here, by Pendu Vikas Club, Bilaspur, with the help of villagers in the memory of Shaheed Dasondha Singh's 150th martyrdom day. The camp was inaugurated by MLA, Samrala, Jagjivan Singh Khirnian.

City doc nominated to ‘Pharmexcil’ panel 
Ludhiana, February 6
The committee of administration of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), set up by the union ministry of commerce and industry, has constituted a panel of "Herbal Ayurvedic Sidha Unani" for overall propagation of Indian systems of medicine and to meet the export targets of pharmaceutical sector assigned in the 11th Five Year Plan.

SPORTS

Sunil, Supreet best athletes
SGHS Athletics Meet 
Doraha, February 6
The 19th annual athletic meet of Guru Hargobind Sahib Senior Secondary School, Kottan, was organised on the school premises here yesterday.

The 19th annual athletics meet of Guru Hargobind Sahib Senior Secondary School, Kottan, Doraha, on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

SAI conducts trial 
Ludhiana, February 6
Special tests were conducted on aspirants, attending the trials for the selecting players for being admitted to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre being run here at the multi-purpose sports complex, opposite Guru Nanak Stadium, here today.

Players trials being conducted by the Sports Authority of India in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

Guru Nanak School boys triumph
Basketball Championship
Ludhiana,February 6
Guru Nanak Senior Secondary School and Government Multipurpose Senior Secondary School registered win in their respective matches in the junior boy’s section on the third day of the 58th Ludhiana District Basketball Chamapionship for men and women being played at Guru Nanak Stadium, here today.
A match in progress between Ludhiana and Ferozepur during 58th Senior Punjab Basketball Championship being played at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

AIMING HIGH: A match in progress between Ludhiana and Ferozepur during basketball championship being played in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed

JCT to take on AI on Feb 10
Ludhiana, February 6 JCT, the premier football league of North India, will wind up their engagements in the ongoing ONGC Indian Professional National League after an encounter with Salgaocar SC, Goa, here on February 23. In the current league, JCT are placed at the third spot.

Harpreet, Gurjit best athletes
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 6
Harpreet Kaur and Gurjit Kaur of BBA II were declared the best athlete and runner-up,respectively, in the 6th annual athletics meet of the Guru Har Karishan College for Women, Phallewal Khurd, that concluded near here recently. Amanveer Singh Cherry, OSD to Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, presided over the concluded function and Rakesh Kumar Goel, president District Volleyball and Handball Association, Sangrur, gave away prizes. According to Amarjit Singh Sidhu, director of the college, at least 200 students had participated in various athletics events conducted according to Olympic norms.

ADMINISTRATION

DETC joins duty
Ludhiana , February 6
Parampal Singh today joined as the deputy excise and taxation commissioner (DETC), Ludhiana, an official press note said. Before this, he was AETC-II at Jalandhar, from where he was promoted as DETC one month ago. Earlier Parampal Singh had served as AETC Ludhiana-II for more than three years. — TNS

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