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Spurned youth throws acid on women
Ludhiana, April 24
A youth of Sherpur Kalan Colony allegedly threw acid on a girl and a woman today to teach the girl a lesson for spurning his advances.

MC water tankers being put to personal use
Ludhiana, April 24
MC tankers are being used to help an employee who is constructing a portion of his house here.

A water tanker of the horticulture wing of the MC parked outside the house of a sanitary inspector in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Cop molests friend’s wife
Ludhiana, April 24
A constable was arrested last night for allegedly molesting the wife of a friend at Kuliewal Colony early yesterday.

Temperature up in city by 3 °C
Ludhiana, April 24
The mercury in the city has shot up 3 degrees above normal, touching the maximum of 39 degrees today. The only respite in this weather will be from mosquitoes who die in such hot conditions.

Capacity of treatment plants to be enhanced
Ludhiana, April 24
Revving up its efforts to treat domestic and industrial waste here, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to augment the capacity of common effluent treatment plants in Jamalpur, Bhattian and Ballopur within three months.

Panel to look into PAU clash
Ludhiana, April 24
The PAU has constituted a seven-member committee to look into the brawl that took place on April 21 on the campus, following which five students were injured.

Admn bans burning of crop residue
Ludhiana, April 24
The district administration has prohibited burning of crop residues and construction activity in the fields next to the ammunition dumps in Ludhiana district under Section 144 of the Cr.PC.1973, with effect from April 23 to June 22.

COMMUNITY

Wheat Procurement
Agencies, agents grapple with labour shortage
Khanna, April 24
Despite best efforts being put in by the authorities, the shortage of labourers has started affecting the lifting of wheat at the Khanna grain market - the biggest one in Asia.

Yoga to be made mass movement, says Baba Ramdev
Ludhiana, April 24
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is working towards making yoga a mass movement in the country. Through practice of yoga on regular basis, the Indian people will not only become disease-free but will have a better and relaxed lifestyle. Talking to mediapersons here today, Baba, who was on his way to Kurukshetra to hold a two-day yoga camp there from tomorrow, said 35,000 yoga instructors had already been trained to hold yoga classes in different parts of the country.
Baba Ramdev addresses mediapersons in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

2 NRI complainants turn accused, held
Jagraon, April 24
Two NRI brothers of Agwar Dalla, who had lodged a complaint against a man accusing him of attempting to rob them, have themselves turned out to be the accused and have been arrested.

AGRICULTURE

PAU to boost kinnow production
Ludhiana, April 24
The virus-free, true-to-type nursery plants of kinnow are in demand by the fruit growers of the state. Dr Jasbir Singh Randhawa, head of department of horticulture at PAU, stated this. He said PAU had a sound programme to produce disease-free, quality nursery of kinnow for distribution to growers and nurserymen of the state.

EDUCATION

GNIMT students top in MBA
Ludhiana, April 24
Preeti Kalsi of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT) has topped the merit list of MBA III semester result, declared by the Punjab Technical University by scoring 90.9 per cent marks. Chanpreet Kaur stood second with 90.4 per cent marks and Megha Jain stood third with 89.9 per cent marks.

The meritorious students of GNIMT are all smiles in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by 
Inderjeet Verma

Garcha institute signs MoU with Canadian varsity
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 24
Acknowledging that Punjabi youth besides being laborious and conservative had figured higher on the prosperity map, Dr J.P. Burak, dean, University of Manitoba (Canada), said blended teaching at institutes affiliated to the university would enable them prove their worth in various fields at global level.

Tarannum tops Maths Olympiad
Ludhiana, April 24
Tarannum Pratap, daughter of MC commissioner Vikas Pratap, has brought laurels to the city as she scored top position in the state in the International Maths Olympiad organised by the Science Olympiad Foundation.

Sukhdeep Kaur wins recitation contest
Ludhiana, April 24
An English poem recitation competition was organised at Ram Lal Bhasin Public School here today. The tiny tots participated in the competition. Esha Khosla and Shivani Sabharwal were the judges.

SPORTS

Pakistan XI scrape past SAI Patiala in semis
Ludhiana, April 24
Pakistan XI beat Sports Authority of India (SAI) Patiala 3-2 in the first semifinal of the 6th All-India Under- 19 Jagtar Memorial Hockey Tournament at Prithipal Singh Astro Turf Stadium, Punjab Agricultural University, here today.
The first semifinal match between Pakistan XI and SAI Patiala in progress on the fourth day of the 6th All-India Jagtar Memorial Hockey Tournament (U-19) in Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on Thursday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

GMT karatekas win laurels
Ludhiana, April 24
Five students of GMT Public School won laurels for the school by winning three gold medals and two silver medals in sub-junior category in the Open Punjab State Full Contact Karate Championship held at Saraswati Modern School.

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