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Fire in candle factory
Wax worth thousands destroyed
Ludhiana, May 6
Wax worth thousands was reduced to ashes when a candle manufacturing company near GMT School on the Jalandhar bypass caught fire this morning.

Exam near, but re-evaluation result not out
Ludhiana, May 6
Students pursuing MBA, MCA, BBA and BCA courses at Punjab Technical University (PTU) are in a predicament as the PTU has failed to declare reappear and re-evaluation results of last semester.

Torture Case
SI sent to Police Lines
Ludhiana, May 6
The SSP today transferred SI Surjeet Singh to the Police Lines pending an inquiry against him. A sound system provider had alleged that the cop had used third degree torture on him by illegally detaining him at the bus stand police post.

HIGHER CONNECTION: A man dressed as Lord Parshuram talks on his mobile phone during a shobha yatra in Ludhiana on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Sayed Ahmed

5 held for shooting industrialist
Ludhiana, May 6
The police has busted a gang of five for allegedly shooting an industrialist on April 26. Other than sharp-edged weapons, the police has recovered a 12 bore rifle, a 32 bore gun and 21 cartridges.

Women power in factories
Ludhiana, May 6
Owing to the ongoing labour shortage, industrial units are tapping the relatively unexplored segment of women workers.

NDPS Act
Man gets 20-year jail
Ludhiana, May 6
The court of the additional sessions judge, Sanjeev Berry, has sentenced Neela Singh of Jarda village, Raikot, to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years on the charges of possessing narcotics. He was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh.

Fake Bombs: Suspect identified
Ludhiana, May 6
The police has zeroed in on a local resident who had planted “fake bombs” at two nursing homes and demanded a ransom. He is yet to be arrested.

COMMUNITY

G.K. group managing director Gulshan Kumar being honoured with “Businessman of the Year Award” by Delhi-based Society of Industry and Business Achievements.

Hoax bomb calls worry IMA
Ludhiana, May 6
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has expressed its concern at repeated bomb scares in city hospitals in the recent past. Hoax bomb calls were made to two nursing homes on two consecutive days a few days ago.

PCCTU elections advanced
Ludhiana, May 6
The elections to the state unit of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU) have been preponed to May 8 from May 11 as announced earlier.

Visa status via SMS
Ludhiana, May 6
A cellular service provider has launched “visa status service” that enables its subscribers to know the status of their visa applications for 10 countries, including the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia.

Brawl
PAU panel goes slow on probe
Ludhiana, May 6
The committee probing the brawl that took place in hostel number 7 of the PAU on the night of April 21, has still not taken any decision on the matter.

Steel Prices
Downward trend short term, fears industry
Ludhiana, May 6
Apprehending that the downward trend in steel prices is a short-term phenomenon, the local industry feels that the government needs to take stringent measures to deal with the issue.

AGRICULTURE

Rice scientist visits PAU
Ludhiana, May 6
Dr Sant Singh Virmani, former principal scientist of the International Rice Research Institute, Manila, visited Punjab Agricultural University yesterday and held discussions with vice-chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang and other senior scientists of the university. The discussions centred around the role of hybrid varieties in increasing rice production.

50 examined for kidney ailments
Ludhiana, May 6
Dr P.M. Sohal, consultant nephrologist at Ludhiana Mediciti Hospital, has said that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global problem and the condition remains unidentified in around 90 per cent of the victims.

SPORTS

GMT karatekas excel
Ludhiana, May 6
Students of GMT Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar bypass chowk, won laurels for their school in the 6th All-India Ashihara Karate Championship organised by the Punjab Ashihara Karate Federation here, recently.

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