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MC set to resume sealing drive
Ludhiana, April 22
With the deadline for correcting building bylaw violations having ended yesterday, the MC is likely to resume the sealing and demolition drives in the city.

Fire destroys wheat in 21 acres
A charred field at Umarpura village near Ahmedgarh on Tuesday. Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 22
At least 21 acres of wheat crop was reduced to ashes here during the past 24 hours. Wheat straw in 40 bighas was also destroyed.


A charred field at Umarpura village near Ahmedgarh on Tuesday. — Photo by
Mahesh Sharma



EARLIER STORIES


Rape, sodomy cases high in city
Ludhiana, April 22
The safety of women and children is in focus in the city following the recent cases of rape, molestation and sodomy.

Timely action saves student’s life
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 22
Timely action by the police and passersby saved the life of a student who was seriously hurt after being hit by a tractor trailer on the Jagera road here today.

Co-op bank penalised Rs 20,000
Ludhiana, April 22
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered Ludhiana Primary Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation to a customer for deficient services.

Excise scam accused traced to hospital
The accused of the Rs 24 lakh excise duty scam is reportedly suffering from a serious ailment and is in ICU
Ludhiana, April 22
Almost seven months after a Rs 24 lakh excise duty fraud, scripted by breaking into the computer system network of the district excise department, hit the headlines, the economic offences wing has managed to trace the accused.


COMMUNITY

Industrial and farm labourers protest against inflation in Ludhiana on Tuesday.Widespread protests against inflation
Cong, CPM, labourers hold rallies
Ludhiana, April 22
Widespread protests against rising inflation were reported from various parts of the city today. Workers of the Congress, which holds the reigns at the Centre, held a dharna at New Grain Market.

Industrial and farm labourers protest against inflation in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Attack on CMCH unionist
Accused says he is victim
Ludhiana, April 22
Nathaniel Gill, PPCC executive member, who along with his son Nitin and some others has been charged with attacking Amrin Gill, president of the CMCH sangharsh committee, has claimed that actually he was a victim of high-handedness of Gill and his supporters.

Rescued elephant with PFA activities at division number 3 police station in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Samaritan to jumbo’s rescue
Ludhiana, April 22
An injured female elephant was rescued from
the clutches of its cruel masters here today.
It was later handed over to the forest
department officials.


Rescued elephant with PFA activities at division number 3 police station in Ludhiana on Tuesday.  — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

City doc delivers lecture at Patna conference
Ludhiana, April 22
Dr Veena Jain, chief of gynaecological oncology at Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation here, was invited as a guest speaker at the "Gynae-oncology update".


 

CRIME

50 quintal narcotics destroyed
Machhiwara, April 22
The police burned over 50 quintals of narcotics seized in around 40 cases during 2005-06, at Ramgarh, near here, today.


 

EDUCATION

From Schools
Students take pledge to save earth
Tiny tots of KVM School await their turn to perform at the prize distribution function of the school in Ludhiana on Tuesday.Ludhiana, April 22
World Earth Day was observed at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, today. As many as 2,000 children took a pledge to protect the planet.

Tiny tots of KVM School await their turn to perform at the prize distribution function of the school in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Earth Day at PAU
Ludhiana, April 22
Earth Day was celebrated on the PAU campus today. The department of agricultural meteorology, in collaboration with the ministry of earth sciences, Government of India, organised a special programme.

Chirag best story teller
Ludhiana, April 22
An innovative activity day was organised at Bal Bharati Public School wherein students participated in a story-telling competition.


 
SPORTS

The gymnasium that has been kept under lock and key by the sports department in Ludhiana. State-of-the-art gymnasium
gathers dust

Athletes train in filthy conditions
Ludhiana, April 22
State-of-the-art multi-facility gymnasium is
gathering dust at Guru Nanak Stadium as it
waits for its formal inauguration.

The gymnasium that has been kept under lock and key by the sports department in Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma





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