Girls buy cards on the eve of Friendship Day in Ludhiana on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Barrier to shift, but toll charged for month
Doraha, August 2
Even as the toll plaza at Doraha is finally going to shift to the Sutlej bridge
on August 5, some commuters have complained that toll officials are forcing them
to get their monthly passes renewed for the entire month.
Dugri Murder
Forensic experts scan room
Ludhiana, August 2
The mystery surrounding the death of the 60-year-old woman whose charred body was found at her house in Baba Deep Singh Nagar in Dugri yesterday, continues even as the police registered a case of robbery and murder against unknown persons today.
Vegetable prices dip
Ludhiana, August 2
After maintaining an upward trend for over two months, vegetable prices recorded a decline of 20 per cent to 50 per cent last week.
Surplus vegetables coupled with a drop in demand has led to the fall in prices, dealers say.
Ishmeet’s death personal loss to PM
Ludhiana, August 2
The death of Ishmeet Singh is a personal loss to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Family sources told the Tribune that Dr Charan Kamal Singh, uncle of Ishmeet was a distant relative of the PM.
No end to his woes
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 2
The President of India has not approved his plea for mercy death. He has no
funds to treat the dreaded motor nerves degenerative disease that has almost
been labeled as incurable by doctors. This is the plight of Daljit Singh Pannu
(52), a farmer of Katahri village and a former reporter with a vernacular
newspaper.
Rajinder Kaur feeding Daljit Singh Pannu.
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Left mourns Surjeet’s death
Ludhiana, August 2
Communists paid rich tributes to Harkishan Singh Surjeet, a former CPM general secretary, who died after a prolonged illness in New Delhi yesterday. In a condolence meeting organised at the party office here yesterday, CPM functionaries described it as an irreparable loss for the party and the nation.
Akalis promise funds for development
Khamano, August 2
Avtar Singh Ria,who was recently elected president of the local block samiti, assumed office during a function organised by the samiti. Samrala MLA Jagjivan Singh Khirnian and chief parliament secretary Bikramjit Singh Khalsa along with other Akali leaders were present on the occasion.
Bank attaches property
Ludhiana, August 2
Officials of the Bank of Rajasthan, Millers Ganj branch, took physical possession of property at Kakowal and Jasian villages after the borrowers failed to repay the loans.
Female Foeticide Case
Cops to dig sewer pits
Ludhiana, August 2
The city police is trying to ascertain whether illegal abortions were being carried out on a large scale and the aborted foetus were buried in a sewer pit inside the Gambhir hospital located at the Pakhowal road."We have got information that there could be lot more than just one case of abortion”, said a senior police official.
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Ludhiana, August 2
