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Shooting range in college opens today
 Ludhiana, May 14
There is a good news for city shooting aspirants as the stage is set for the first private shooting range, which will be functional at S.D. Government College for boys from tomorrow.
Shooting that is considered to be “the men's domain” is actually a brain-child of college-going girl.
Swapanpreet Kaur, who is doing a diploma in physical education (DPEd) will open the shooting academy.
The shooting range at Govt College for Boys in Ludhiana A Tribune photograph
Jaipur Blasts
Police on high alert
Ludhiana, May 14
The police is on high alert in the city following the series of blasts in Jaipur even as cops are in a fix on how to check such sabotage activities. Those planting the bombs have outsmarted security agencies by using bicycles in the Jaipur blasts.
Admn’s apathy riles candidates
Ludhiana, May 14
The going got tough for candidates contesting for block samiti and zila parishad elections in the district and their supporters today as there was no arrangement for water at the counting venues.
SP dharna clogs traffic
Ludhiana, May 14
Hundreds of city commuters today faced traffic jam of nearly an hour outside the mini secretariat with the Samajwadi Party activists led by chairman Mohammad Ansari staging a protest dharna against the flourishing lottery business in the state.
Traffic chaos outside the Mini Secretariat as the Punjab unit of the Samajwadi Party burns an effigy of lotteries. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Winners’ supporters brave heat to celebrate
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 14
Celebrations at some places and gloom at others described the mood of the people following results of the zila parishad and block samiti elections in this part of the area, falling under Ludhiana and Sangrur districts.
SAD leaders and activists pose with winners of block samiti elections. Also a candidate and his supporters in a jubilant mood at Khera village near Ahmedgarh. Photo by
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Workshop on skewed sex ratio tomorrow
Ludhiana, May 14
The department of health education and family welfare at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) is organising a workshop on "female foeticide and trafficking among women" here on May 16. The overall objective of this workshop is to re-establish the balance in male and female sex ratio in Punjab and throw light on the demographic and sociological consequences in the states of Punjab and Haryana.
Member of gang stealing copper wire held
Payal, May 14
The police has tightened the noose around members of a notorious gang that had been involved in stealing copper wire from electric motors and transformers installed in the fields of farmers of the area.
EC’s intervention sought to shift them
Posting of govt officials in home districts
Raekot, May 14
Failing to draw attention of the State Election Commissioner towards the alleged posting of certain government officials in their home districts, office- bearers of a few political organisations have sought the intervention of the Election Commissioner of India to get these officials shifted, at least before the ensuing panchayat elections. They have also demanded a probe into the alleged harassment of aspirants for election to the civic body on various pretexts. Office-bearers of a few political organisations have urged the Election Commissioner of India to probe the manner in which the officials had been deputed on election duties in violation of the code of conduct of elections.
SAD candidate wins from Dhanaula zone
Khamano, May 14
The counting for two zila prishad seats of block Khamano was held at the local Government Senior Secondary School under the returning officer, tehsildar Gurjinder Singh Benipal.
N-deal ineffective in long run: CPI
 Ludhiana, May 14
CPI deputy general secretary and Member Parliament Sudhakar Reddy criticised the UPA government's stand on the nuclear deal terming it ineffective in the longer run and pronounced hydel projects as the viable solution to deal with the power crisis in India.
S. Sudhakar Reddy, MP and deputy general secretary, CPI, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cross subsidy on power increasing: industry chamber
Ludhiana, May 14
Cross subsidy on account of power tariff is increasing each year, said the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry here today. President of the chamber
P.D. Sharma said as per tariff regulation 2005 announced by the electricity regulatory commission, the cross subsidy element has to be eliminated by 2015. "However, cross subsidy level is increasing year after year. In 2002-03, it was 31 paisa per unit, but rose to 43 paise between 2005 and 2007."
Notify changes in VAT Act ‘publicly’
Ludhiana, May 14
The taxation department's notification allowing brick-kiln owners to make lump sum payment of tax will result in double taxation, said members of the Taxation Advisers Association at a meeting to discuss VAT-related issues here today.
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Election duties
Dyeing units to hike rates
Raw material prices, input costs go up
Ludhiana, May 14
Dyeing units here have decided to increase their charges citing rise in raw material prices and input costs as the reason.
PAU lays thrust on cultivating hybrid gladiolus
Ludhiana, May 14
Gladiolus is being grown by a few growers of Punjab for commerce. Punjab Agricultural University has strengthened its research programme on developing improved varieties of gladiolus together with standardising matching production and protection technologies.
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Classmate hurt critically when group of youths attacked them
