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Truck Union Row
Cashier’s brother shot
Ex-president, two others booked
Machhiwara, February 12
The truck union row, which had apparently been resolved sometime ago, turned bloody when the brother of the union’s cashier was shot dead by its former president last night.

Bhangra icon: Say no to drugs this Valentine’s
Ludhiana, February 12
Sending a strong message against drugs, UK-based Punjabi singer Mehsopuria has appealed to the youth to say no to drugs on this Valentine’s Day.

"As a singer, I would want to share the responsibility to evoke in youngsters the spirit to give up drugs. — Mehsopuria

Digging resumes despite ban orders
Ludhiana, February 12
Despite the MC banning the construction of a commercial complex in Gobind Nagar, the owner of the building started work on the foundation today.

Marriage palaces just won’t pay up
Ludhiana, February 12
Marriage palaces in the city which charge anything between Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for a marriage party per day, owe the municipal corporation crores of rupees as house tax which they have not paid for the last eight years.

Truck laden with wheat looted
Ludhiana, February 12
An alleged gang of highway robbers looted a truck transporting wheat near Kheri village last night. Chander Shekhar who was transporting the wheat said he and his driver Nishan Singh was waylaid by a gang of four robbers who were in an Indica car without a number plate.

0001 goes for Rs 4.45 lakh
Ludhiana, February 12
The special number PB 10 CE 0001 fetched the transport department Rs 4.45 lakh.

COLOUR ME RED: With the arrival of spring, nature seems to reveal its hidden treasures. A Tribune lensman captured this flower in full bloom in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

	HC clears cops of molestation charge February 12, 2008
	Whither national pride? February 11, 2008
	Sad, a booth-owner is disabled further February 10, 2008
	Flats on children’s park February 9, 2008
	Gas agents set up complaint forum February 8, 2008
	Five gas agencies to lose licence February 7, 2008
	Another panel on city master plan February 6, 2008
	Industry on the boil February 5, 2008
	Dead man booked for fraud February 4, 2008
	Tension over removal of slum February 3, 2008
	4 of Gambhir’s kin get bail February 2, 2008
	‘Spit-fire’ feat claims youth’s life February 1, 2008

Vigilance inspects two rice mills
Ludhiana, February 12
A team of the vigilance bureau today made surprise checks at two rice mills near Mullanpur to assess the quality of rice and verify the transactions.

COMMUNITY

Trust comes to shot-putter’s aid
Ludhiana, February 12
The Mittal Champion Trust has extended a helping hand to Navpreet Singh, India’s top shot putter and potential medal hope for the Beijing Olympics.

Students of KCW perform a Gujarati folk dance in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Peace bus makes detour through city
Ludhiana, February 12
City residents got a surprise visitor today when the Indo-Pak peace bus, “Sada-e-Sarhad”, passed through the city after its route had to be altered due to a traffic snarl-up.

Woman dies during delivery, kin allege negligence
Ludhiana, February 12
A young woman of 27 died due to the alleged negligence of doctors at a nursing home here this evening.

City resident alleges BSNL fraud
Ludhiana, February 12
Despite finding one of its distributors from Jagraon - Sandeep Goyal - ineligible for distributorship, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) re-started its supplies to him yesterday. Alleging a fraud, a local resident Surinder Kumar Sharma said at a press conference that BSNL had stopped its supplies to the distributor after a complaint on the issue.

Complainants air grievances
Ludhiana, February 12
Mayor Hakam Singh Gyapsura today listened to the grievances of zone A and B and asked officials concerned to redress the problems.

Letters
Do not commercialise
Two days ago, a core committee of Ludhiana municipal corporation had discussed a ‘master plan’ for the city. From the proceedings it is clear that politicians here want to convert residential areas around Gill Road, Samrala Chowk and Jodhewal Basti, Chandigarh Road, Dhandari and Gias Pura into commercial ones.

Rising Steel Price
While CM assures hope, Ramoowalia brings one
LBP chief fixes industry’s meeting with Paswan
Ludhiana, February 12
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today offered merely a verbal assurance to protesting industry on the issue of steel prices, Lok Bhalai Party president Balwant Singh Ramoowalia won industry’s favour by securing their meeting with union minister of steel Ram Vilas Paswan on February 14.

Set up varsity for girls: Badal to Khalsa Dewan
Ludhiana, February 12
Presiding over the centenary celebrations of Khalsa Dewan at the Khalsa College for Women here today, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked the management to set-up a deemed university for girls at their premises.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and KCW principal Varinder Kaur Thind release the souvenir of Khalsa Dewan in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Students get info on Aussie varsities
Ludhiana, February 12
An Australian education fair was organised for students willing to study abroad here today.

Basant Panchami celebrated at DIMT
Doraha, February12
Students of MBA, BBA and BCA courses at Doraha Institute of Management & Technology (DIMT) celebrated Basant Panchmi on the college campus, here today.

Seminar on youth empowerment skills
Ludhiana, February 12
A seminar on ‘youth empowerment skills’ was held on a fashion institute campus here today. It was in collaboration with World Alliance for Youth Empowerment (WAYE) - an NGO under The Art of Living Foundation, set up by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

A resource person from WAYE delivers a lecture to INIFD students at Ludhiana on Tuesday. — A Tribune photo

SPORTS

Karamsar kabaddi team lift cup
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 12
The kabaddi team of Karamsar (Rara Sahib) emerged victorious during the finals of the 4th Nirmal Singh Nimma memorial kabaddi tournament that concluded at Kalakh village near here, today. The team from Dasmesh Academy, Kalakh, was a close second, losing by just half a point. The winners were awarded Rs 1.11 lakh while the runners-up received Rs 81,000.

ADMINISTRATION

2 officials to clear sale deeds
Ludhiana, February 12
To expedite execution of sale deeds, the DC posted two officials in the sub-registrar’s office today.

 

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