Youngster lick ice-candies in hot Ludhiana afternoon on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
3 con men held for forging documents
Ludhiana, April 20
The local police has arrested three con men who allegedly used to fabricate documents for financing the vehicles and selling it in the market.
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Farmer’s death: Cops yet to trace accused
Raikot, April 20
Nine months after the mysterious death of Lakhvinder Singh (26), a farmer of Lohatbaddi village, the police is groping in the dark to trace the accused.
Tunics catch women’s fancy
Ludhiana, April 20
Tunics are the latest rage among the fashion savvy women of the city. Be it a small get-together or a formal occasion, not many women are seen wearing regular suits (salwar-kameez) these days. Young girls and women prefer tunics with pencil-shaped jeans and tights.
Insurance agent’s murder: Cops struggle to crack the case
Ludhiana, April 20
Twenty-four hours after an insurance agent was shot dead in his office at Pink Flats in Sant Ishar Singh Nagar, the police is struggling to find a lead to investigate the case.
Fifteen months after stone of grain market laid
Farmers forced to dump produce in open
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 20
Fifteen months after the foundation stone of a grain market at the Jagera road was laid, farmers of the area have been forced to dump their produce in open. The PVC sheets arranged for saving the produce from rain are being used to protect it from mixing it with the soil. The column, made up of a few hundred bricks, serves as a support for a tent to house handcart of a tea vendor.
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| The foundation stone of the proposed grain market that was laid by the Congress government on December 26, 2006; and (right)
farmers use PVC sheets to save the produce from getting mixed with the soil
at the Jagera road in Ahmedgarh on Sunday. — Tirbune photos by Mahesh Sharma |
Two books by NRI released
Ludhiana, April 20
International Punjabi Culture Society in association with the Punjabi Sabhyachar Academy and the Punjabi Sahitya Academy organised a function to release two books by NRI writer Harbhajan Singh Dhillon at Punjabi Bhavan today.
PAU vice-chancellor Dr M.S. Kang releases two books by Harbhajan Singh Dhillon at Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana, on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma
Tension at Ramdev’s regional centre
Staff clash, scribes manhandled
Ludhiana, April 20
Tension prevailed at the Baba Ramdev’s regional yoga and pharmacy
centre, opposite Preet Palace, when representatives from the national centre at Hardwar raided the premises to confiscate medicines that were not approved by the guru.
GADVASU celebrates foundation day today
Ludhiana, April 20
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) will celebrate its second foundation day tomorrow.
Animal husbandry, dairy development, fisheries minister Gulzar Singh Ranike will be the chief guest on the occasion.
MLTA elects office-bearers
Ludhiana, April 20
Bharpur Singh Sekhon and Sukhwinder Singh Gill have been elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Medical Laboratory Technicians Association at the general body meeting held under the supervision of election observer Resham Singh Jalal.
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