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Another power tariff hike likely
Ludhiana, March 27
Even as the rollback of power tariff hike over seven months ago still remains on paper and consumers are paying power charges on revised rates, the PSEB has filed an aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) and retail tariff petition for 2008-09 with the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) to pave the way for another hike in tariff.

Date for submitting C forms extended
Ludhiana, March 27
Acceding to the industry’s demand, the government has agreed to extend the last date for submitting C forms. The last date, however, is yet to be announced.

Draftsmen protest arrest of colleagues
Ludhiana, March 27

Draftsmen of the building branch of the MC today went on a pen-down strike and staged a dharna against the action against three MC employees.
MC draftsmen stage a dharna in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Sutlej Club candidates fight it out, literally
Ludhiana, March 27
Some members of the “prestigious” Sutlej Club indulged in a scuffle late last night while campaigning for their candidates.

POOL PARTY: Street children enjoy a bath in the sun in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

	IT counters to open for more hours March 27, 2008
	Town planner, 2 draftsmen nabbed March 26, 2008
	Sealing put off by a month March 25, 2008
	Friend held for killing SAD leader’s son March 24, 2008
	Elevated road or death knell March 22, 2008
	MC okays Rs 467 cr budget March 21, 2008
	Buildings violating parking norms to be sealed March 20, 2008
	Jagriti Yatra inconveniences students March 19, 2008
	Industry unhappy with budget March 18, 2008
	6,000 small units face closure March 17, 2008

7 months after polls, MC forms committees
Ludhiana, March 27
Seven months after the house was elected, the MC constituted committees for finance and contract, house tax, building and roads and water supply and sewerage last evening.

COMMUNITY

PAU board members meet on budget
Ludhiana, March 27
The annual budget of 2008-09 of Punjab Agricultural University was presented during a meeting of board of management in Chandigarh today.

7 held for assault, kidnap
Jagraon, March 27
Seven persons have been booked for allegedly waylaying Manish Kumar of Bhundari and his uncle and assaulting them with sticks. The accused later kidnapped Manish. The accused have been identified as Amarjit Singh, Subhash Chander, Tarsem Lal, Mohan Lal, Naresh Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Jagga Lal of Bhundari.

Intoxicants seized
Ludhiana, March 27
The narcotics control cell of the local police has seized at least 16,000 intoxicating tablets, capsules, injections and syrups from three chemists in raids conducted yesterday evening.

BUSINESS

Industry against 30 pc hike in minimum wages
Ludhiana, March 27
The local textile industry has urged the government not to effect the proposed 30 per cent hike in minimum wages stating that it would not be able to bear the burden of higher wages as it is already passing through a tough phase.

...begins relay fast against mobile excise barriers
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 27
Despite suffering losses worth crore of rupees, the local industrialists have decided to continue with their indefinite strike against the mobile barriers set up by the excise and taxation department for checking tax evasion.

PAU to revitalise research works
Ludhiana, March 27
Courtesy the state government corpus grant of Rs 50 crore, Punjab Agricultural University has enough funds for laboratory research in the fields to attempt improvements in seed production and innovations in plant protection.

Multi-state research project for varsity
Ludhiana, March 27
Punjab Agricultural University has got a mungbean research project “Popularisation of extra-short duration mungbean cultivars for poverty alleviation and improved nutrition” in Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Tamil Nadu from Asian Vegetable Research Development Centre (AVRDC), Taiwan.

From Schools
Fun day for adventure seekers
Ludhiana, March 27
Students of KVM School, city branch, took part in a one-day camp conducted by a Tourista Adventure Academy. Headmistress Namita Raj Singh declared the camp open by releasing balloons.


Students of Akal Sahai Convent Senior Secondary School present gidha at annual prize distribution function in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Protest by Arya college students
Ludhiana, March 27
Around 100 students protested against the “callousness” on part of college authorities for not issuing them their roll numbers at Arya College, Civil Lines, today.

Students of Arya College protest against college authorities for not issuing their roll numbers in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by I.V.

Community participation must for sustained development: Expert
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 27
RIMT-Institute of Management and Computer Technology organised a three-day AICTE approved seminar on “sustainable development” on its premises. The seminar was inaugurated by Jagesh Khaitan, vice-president and MD, Amrit Vanaspati Company, Rajpura. RIMT group of institutes chairman Hukam Chand Bansal called upon people particularly the budding managers to be more vigilant and do their best to check environmental degradation.

SPORTS

DMCH Sports Meet
Harminder beats Piyush in table tennis
Ludhiana, March 27
The three-day North Zone Inter-Medical and Dental Colleges Games (NOZIT-08) began at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here today. At least 400 participants drawn from about 15 major medical and dental colleges of the North zone are taking part in the meet.

A table tennis match in progress during the North Zone Inter-Medical Colleges Sports Meet organised at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

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