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Another road rage incident
Driver opens fire after minor collision
Ludhiana, April 21
In yet another incident of road rage in the city, a youth opened fire at another after a minor collision of their cars near the Atam Nagar police post this evening.
Teachers go without salary for 2
months
Ludhiana, April 21
Hundreds of government schoolteachers in the district have not received their salaries for the past about two months.
Truck, trolley owners hold protest
Allege harassment by sand mine contractors
Ludhiana, April 21
Alleging harassment by contractors of sand mines, hundreds of truck and trolley owners staged a dharna outside the deputy commissioner’s office here today. They alleged that the contractors were charging four-five times higher royalty from them.
Trolley and truck union members protest against the alleged harassment by contractors of sand mines in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma
Chahal case adjourned
Ludhiana, April 21
A fast-track court headed by an additional sessions judge today adjourned a case involving B.I.S. Chahal, former media adviser to a former CM, till April 29.
Missing truck driver found dead
Mandi Gobindgarh, April 21
The police today recovered the body of a truck driver, who had gone missing a few days back, from the canal here.
Flunking of ailing student
Parents cry foul over school’s attitude
Ludhiana, April 21
Chicken pox cost a student of class IX in a leading city school one year. Parents of the student, Sagar
Davar, alleged that even after assuring that their child, who was suffering from chicken pox, would be promoted to the next class on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by him during the year, the authorities of Sacred Heart Convent School, Sector 32, failed to do so.
Kanjhla admits factionalism within SAD
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 21
Admitting that factionalism among regional leaders and activists of the SAD was evident in Sangrur, district president and vice-president of the state body Rajinder Singh Kanjhla claimed that judicious nominations to prestigious posts would end tussle that had proved costly to the party’s image in otherwise Akalis stronghold.
Rajinder Singh Kanjhla along with leaders and activists of the SAD at Ahmedgarh on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph
Baba Farid Award for Dr Upinderjit Kaur
Ludhiana, April 21
Baba Farid Foundation International today honoured education and languages minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur with the Baba Farid Award for her contribution to promoting Punjabi language and culture.
Make people aware of rights: Thind
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 21
General secretary of the state unit of the human rights protection council Jatinder Singh Thind has called upon office-bearers of the social and political organisations to make people aware of their rights. At the same time it should be ensured that the human rights activists were not misguided, he stressed.
Bairagis call for Sirhind fateh divas on May 12
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 21
Claiming that Baba Banda Singh Bairagi had fought for poor people irrespective of their caste and creed, the local unit of the Bairagi Mahan Mandal has called upon office-bearers of a few social and religious organisations to impress upon their constituents to commemorate May 12 as the ‘Sirhind fateh divas’ at Chapar Chiri Kalan near Sirhind. This was decided during the organisation’s executive committee meeting organised at the Jandali road here today.
Make Ahmedgarh subdivision: Forum
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 21
Activists of the Ahmedgarh development services forum organised an awareness rally to impress upon office-bearers of a few social, trade and political organisations to launch a campaign for demanding establishment of subdivision here.
Left stages dharna against inflation
Khamano, April 21
On a call given by the Left parties CPI and CPM workers of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions here staged a dharna against the rising prices of essential commodities, including eatables of daily uses. The protesters started from local police station and marched through the main bazaar. They also slogans outside the SDMs office.
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