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3 of family get life term for murder
Ludhiana, August 28
A local resident, Gurmit Singh of New Moti Nagar, testified against his mother, sister and brother, accused of killing his wife Balwinder Kaur by setting her ablaze.
3 students caught stealing bike
Ludhiana, August 28
A student of Tagore Public School was allegedly nabbed while trying to steal a motor cycle from the parking lot of Alpine Public School here this afternoon. Two of his classmates, however, fled the scene after seeing the guards.
Heist at computer shop
Ludhiana, August 28
Robbers struck at a computer shop located on the Club Road, Civil Lines, last night and took away Rs 1.90 lakh in cash and electronic gadgets, including two mobile and two computer monitors.
Smack seized
Khanna, August 28
The local police today arrested a resident of Uttam Nagar with 10 gram smack. The accused, identified as Mohan, was arrested from Bija T-point. A case has been registered against him at the Sadar police station in this connection.
— TNS
‘Indecency’ at Sutlej Club
Show by liquor co irks members
Ludhiana, August 28
A fashion show hosted at Sutlej Club by a liquor company last night has put the executive committee of the club in the spot.
Property Dispute
Octogenarian NRI locked in house
Ludhiana, August 28
An octogenarian NRI, who is visiting his village, Sahni, near Sahnewal, was allegedly locked in his house by his relatives over a property issue.
Diarrhoea cases surface in Mahatama Colony
Ludhiana, August 28
The threat of gastroenteritis looms large in Mahatama Colony on Tibba road as a large number of diarrhoea cases are surfacing in the area owing to the expansion of LMC dump nearby.
The dump of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation on Tibba road has expanded
towards residential areas resulting in health hazards.
Unhygienic conditions prevail in Ludhiana.
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Water shortage in Daresi irks residents
Ludhiana, August 28
Shortage of potable water is troubling the residents of Daresi and division no 4 for the last four days. Despite repeated complaints to the residents, the snag in motor pump has not being rectified.
The residents said they were forced to fill water from private connections. They
were not even able to take bath in this weather as every bucket of water was to
be carried manually.
Residents of Daresi fetch water from a tanker in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Visitors harassed at suvidha centre
Ludhiana, August 28
Inconvenience was caused to city residents at suvidha centre of the district administration here today as the public works were delayed for hours together.
Visitors to the office alleged that the work was being delayed due to connivance
of employees at the centre as well as the advocates, who identified the
deponents in affidavits and other legal documents.
Huge rush of residents at suvidha centre in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Banda Bahadur Manch
Commemoration of historic meeting on September 3
Ludhiana, August 28
The third centenary of the historic meeting of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur with last Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, will be commemorated by the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur International Manch at Hazoor Sahib, Nanded
(Maharashtra), on September 3.
An educationist to the core
Doraha, August 28
Dr Ishwar Singh, whose 87th birth anniversary falls tomorrow, was an educationist who played the game of his life with full zest and vigour. There was no looking back for Dr Singh who was highly respected in official and social circles.
Dr Ishwar Singh
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Tributes paid to Prof Cheema
Ludhiana, August 28
“Woh subaha kabhi to aayegi,” the melodious song of Mukesh brought back the memories of golden past for the audience gathered at Mukesh Nite organised yesterday at Punjabi
Bhawan.
Adeeb International organised the Nite to pay tributes to late Professor MS
Cheema, the literary and cultural figure of the city who died recently.
PSEB staff for scrapping of power Act
Ludhiana, August 28
Led by activists of the Technical Services Union (TSU), employees of the city central division and the grid maintenance division of the Punjab State Electricity Board
(PSEB) held a gate rally in support of their demands at Daresi Ground office of the board here today.
PSEB employees hold a rally in support of their demands in Ludhiana on
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Glitch hits Spice services
Ludhiana, August 28
Hundreds of Spice telecommunication users in the city faced uncomfortable times when the signals snapped for more than two hours yesterday.
Pay service tax without fear, says excise dept
Ludhiana, August 28
Aiming to allay fear in the minds of assessees and encourage them to pay their service tax honestly, the Central Excise Commissionerate has assured people of not checking their premises if they are registered for service tax.
Overturned trolley causes traffic jam
Ludhiana, August 28
The trolley overturned at Pakhowal Road last
night is causing traffic jams and giving tough time to the city residents. School going kids were the worst sufferers in the morning as they got stuck in the traffic jam and were late for their schools as the trolley overloaded with dry fodder was lying in the middle of the road till evening.
Man killed in accident
Khanna, August 28
A resident of Bhaini Sahib village was killed in an accident this morning.
Vendor booked for assault
Khanna, August 28
A vendor was booked for injuring another over a petty dispute. A scuffle took place on the
G.T. Road when two vendors selling some edibles on the road entered a brawl over the issue of bringing water from the servant of a third vendor.
New UPS system launched
Ludhiana, August 28
Luminous Power Technologies Ltd., provider of IT products and services, has launched Prima and Viva UPS system.
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