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Row Over Shrine
Brother of SAD activist thrashed
Rival group denies hand
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 19
The row over control of Gurdwara Singh Sabha turned ugly this afternon when a group attacked the jewellery shop of Kuldip Singh Karwal, general secretary of the youth wing of SAD, and thrashed his brother Gurdeep Singh after dragging him to the Railway road here.
Woman clubbed to death by another
Khanna, May 19
In a bizarre incident, a woman was killed by another over a petty issue at Khanna Khurd village last evening.
PETA’s cause: Lakshmi
Ludhiana, May 19
Moved at the plight of Lakshmi, a female elephant, the international animal rights organisation-People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA)- has written to the principal chief conservator of forests to take action against all those using elephants to beg door to door.
Change in panchayat poll rehearsal venue
500 govt employees left in the lurch
 Ludhiana, May 19
In yet another faux pas, the district administration has put more than 500 government employees to inconvenience as the rehearsal venue of the forthcoming panchayat elections was yesterday changed from Rotary Bhawan in Ludhiana to Pakhowal village without giving prior intimation.
Government employees stage a protest after the venue of the forthcoming panchayat poll election was changed from Rotary Bhawan in Ludhiana to Pakhowal village. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed
Work on flyover anytime now
Ludhiana, May 19
After more than a year, construction of Gill flyover connecting the railway overbrige over the Dhuri line is set to start with the state government giving the green signal. The flyover will ease traffic at the busy Gill Chowk.
Khatri Sabha honours Kaushal
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 19
The local Khatri Sabha and the Yuva Khatri Sabha organised a “Samman Samaroh” at the Mandi Gobindgarh club for honouring its Punjab unit president Manmohan Kaushal for being elected as the vice- governor of the Lions Club District 321-F for 2008-09.
One arrested for student’s murder
Ludhiana, May 19
The Sadar police today nabbed one of the six assailants in the murder case of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College student, Rajdeep Singh, even as students today staged a dharna again, demanding the arrest of the accused.
Electroplaters want to be heard
Upset over not being invited for discussions with the CM
 Ludhiana, May 19
Local electroplaters are upset that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal instead of meeting them had met chairman of Vardhman Group of Industries
S.P. Oswal for discussing the issues pertaining to the dyeing and electroplating units.
CEO of the Ludhiana Effluent Treatment Society Joginder Kumar
addressses a press conference in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Inderjit Bakhshi takes over as SBI AGM
First woman regional manager of the bank
 Ludhiana, May 19
First woman regional manager, State Bank of India
(SBI), Ludhiana, Inderjit Bakhshi, plans to focus on direct and indirect lending in rural areas and agricultural financing.
Bakhshi, who took over as the bank’s AGM today, will head more than 50 branches in Ludhiana and
Sangrur.
Inderjit Bakhshi being felicitated by staff of the State Bank of India in Ludhiana
on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
PAU weatherman predicts showers in next 24 hrs
Ludhiana, May 19
The agro-met observatory at Punjab Agricultural University yesterday recorded maximum and minimum temperatures of 38.6 degrees and 24.4 degrees centigrade, respectively. According to Dr G.S. Bains, head of the department of agricultural mateorology, the normal maximum temperature for the week was 38.5 degrees celsius.
Spurious Seeds
Shopkeeper to compensate farmer
Ludhiana, May 19
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the owner of Kisan Seed Store, Chaura
Bazar, Ludhiana, to compensate an aggrieved farmer for causing unnecessary harassment, mental pain and agony to him by selling adulterated seeds.
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Ludhiana, May 19
Ludhiana, May 19
Ludhiana, May 19
Hosts Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School came out triumphant without being challanged from their rivals, Guru Nanak International Public School to clinch the title in the boy’s section of the 7th Sub-Junior Ludhiana Softball Championship which concluded at Ramgarhia Educational Complex, Miller Ganj, here today. In the final, Ramgarghia school lads blanked Guru Nanak International Public School 6-0.
