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... Meanwhile, Kesaro’s papers rejected
Ludhiana, May 25
In what could be termed as clear defiance of a Punjab and Haryana High Court order, the district administration has failed to entertain the nominations of Kesaro from Kathari village for the panchayat election scheduled for tomorrow.
Parties’ Trump
Card
People get Rs 1,000 for each vote cast
Khanna, May 25
Political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters for the ensuing panchayat elections. Besides spending a huge amount of money on hoardings, flags and posters; the local parties are also reportedly alluring the voters by promising to pay Rs 1,000 per vote cast by them.
Breaking Barriers
Happy to be in step with them
Ludhiana, May 25
While educational institutions in the city are cashing in on the summer break, conducting various workshops, a city resident has taken a the initiative to conduct a summer camp for the hearing impaired.
Harpreet, alias Happy, dances with the hearing impaired at a summer camp in Ludhiana.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Central Status for Panjab University
Punjab govt must provide support, says senator
Ludhiana, May 25
Tall claims of state government of ‘rationalising’ higher education fall flat as far as providing grants and funding reputed universities is concerned.
 Sportsgirl is KVM topper in medical stream
Ludhiana, May 25
Not only in the field of sports, Aanchal Gupta has also proved her mettle in
academics. Aanchal, student of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, has secured 89 per cent marks in the medical stream of the 10+2 examinations results of which were declared recently to top her school.
Being a sportsperson, she has a number of medals and certificates in her kitty. She won accolades in badminton and karate
championships.
Aanchal Gupta poses with medals and trophies. A Tribune photograph
Bypoll
Cong frustrated: Badal
Ludhiana, May 25
Having gained an "emphatic" mandate from the people of Amritsar South constituency, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was in a jubilant mood today.
The tiny tots of Alpine International School dressed up as animals in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
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Wooing voters with liquor, drugs
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 25
Liquor and drugs continued to flow in villages around Ludhiana and Sangrur barely 12 hours before the panchayat elections.
Banned drugs being sold in market
Ludhiana, May 25
A large number of drugs that have been banned in most parts of the world are being openly sold in the local market despite adverse effects being recorded among children and adults. Ironically, the drug authorities in India have also banned the sale of such drugs, which unfortunately only remains on paper.
Despite reminders, MC fails to check poor sanitation
Doraha, May 25
Accumulation of sewer water and heaps of garbage in and around the town has made the lives of the people miserable apart from putting a question mark on the functioning of the local municipal council.
An open manhole in Sarabha Nagar’s ‘J’ block poses threat to passers-by life.
Photo by Inderjeet Verma
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Fill posts, says media body
Ludhiana, May 25
The Mass Media Officers Association, Punjab, has demanded a departmental promotion committee (DPC) to fill
the posts of state mass media officer and district mass media and information officer.
Assn honours new member
Ludhiana, May 25
Members of the wholesale utensils association honoured a newly-appointed member of the small-scale industries’ board Swaran Singh at a meeting held here on Sunday. He invited traders to share their problems so that the same could be conveyed to the state government.
Association’s president Sunil Gupta and secretary Narinderpal Singh were also present on the occasion.
Letters
Curb beggary
Children begging is a common sight in every corner of the city. Lack of education and income force these poor people into begging.
Cousins commit suicide
Jagraon, May 25
A boy and his cousin sister were found dead in a house at Ramgarh Bhullar village near here today. They were identified as Sukhwinder Singh, 22, and Sarbjit Kaur, 14.
New industrial policy soon
Ludhiana, May 25
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called upon the industry to do its bit in dealing with the pollution in Budda Nullah that force inhabitants of various areas around Sutlej to drink contaminated water.
PAU scientists educate farmers, volunteers
Doraha, May 25
Scientists from Punjab Agricultural University were especially invited yesterday during a one-day special camp at Government Senior Secondary School Bilaspur village, organised by volunteers and programme officers of the NSS camp of Doraha College with the motive of providing valuable information to the farmers regarding new techniques in agriculture and the related trades.
PAU scientist addresses farmers of Bilaspur village during the special one-day camp in Doraha on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
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Polling staff at gover- nment elementary, high and senior secondary schools in Phullanwal, Sunet, Gill, Dhandra and various adjoining villages remained without work till late this evening owing to delay in the arrival of ballot papers and voters’ lists.
A week-long aerobics and yoga camp organised by Arogya Club at Mini Rose Garden in Kidwai Nagar concluded here today.
