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Peon’s daughter rides high
 Ludhiana, June 1
Shilpi Negi, daughter of a school peon, did the city proud by topping the state in humanities in the Class XII examination conducted by the Punjab School Education Board.
Shilpi is a student of BCM Senior Secondary School, where her mother works as a peon.
She scored 427 marks out of 450.
Shilpi Negi with her parents
Insurance co. told to pay Rs 3.78 lakh
Ludhiana, June 1
The insurance ombudsman from Chandigarh has asked officials of the United India Insurance Company to pay Rs 3.78 lakh to a city doctor on account of the theft of his car.
Petrol station sealed for arbitrary rationing
Ludhiana, June 1
The District Food and Supplies Controller today sealed a petrol station engaged in "arbitrary rationing" at Bharat Nagar Chowk here.
Woman stabbed to death; 7 booked
Ludhiana, June 1
The police today booked seven persons, including two women, for allegedly stabbing to death Channo Rani, a woman leader of Qilla Mohalla, outside her house last night.
Death in Sewer Managers booked
Ludhiana, June 1
The Focal Point police has booked two managers of safe engineering industry for their alleged negligence leading to the death of two persons while cleaning a sewer in the factory yesterday afternoon. Those booked have been identified as Kuldip Singh and Sukhdev Singh.
— TNS
Cong councillor at SAD function
Ashu’s presence sparks off debate
 Ludhiana, June 1
Sparking off controversy, a senior Congress leader and municipal councillor Bharat Bhushan Ashu today met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at vice-chairman, Board of Trade and Commerce, Madan Lal Bagga’s residence here today.
Bharat Bhushan Ashu (extreme left), among others, honours CM Parkash Singh Badal during a function in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Labourer murdered
Ludhiana, June 1
A migrant labourer was found murdered in a vacant plot near Raghav Industries,
Giaspura, today morning. Narr Singh, a middle-aged labourer, was found dead with multiple stab wounds on his body at 9.30 am by a few factory workers.
— TNS
Docs seek ban on genetic foods
Ludhiana, June 1
More than 100 medical professionals called for an immediate ban on genetically modified crops or foods in India in light of its impact on human health. The doctors, who met at Wheat Auditorium of the Punjab Agricultural University today for a dialogue on “GM crops and health issues” expressed shock and dismay at the way in which the regulators were ignoring disastrous consequences of indiscriminate open air trials and expressed concern over genetic engineering in agriculture compromising food safety.
Basketball
LBA lads emerge champs
 Ludhiana, June 1
The Ludhiana Basketball Academy in the boy’s section while Gurdaspur district
in the girl’s section came out triumphant in the Sub-Junior Punjab State
Basketball League Championship that concluded at AS Senior Secondary School
ground, Khanna, yesterday.
Players of the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, who emerged champions in the Sub-Junior Punjab State Basketball Championship held at
Khanna, with office-bearers of the Ludhiana District Basketball Association at Guru Nanak Stadium,
Ludhiana, on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed
Swimming
Two meet records shattered
 Ludhiana, June 1
Two meet records were broken in the 24th Sub-Junior Punjab State Swimming Championship held at the municipal corporation swimming pool, Rakh
Bagh, here today.
A swimmer in action during the 24th Sub-Junior Punjab State Swimming Championship in
Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed
Mohit propels Media XI to victory
Ludhiana, June 1
Mohit Khanna’s blistering knock of 109 runs enabled Media XI to register a
comfortable five-wicket win over Deaf and Dumb XI in a friendly cricket match
played at Arya College here today.
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