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Amandeep Gill new MC chief
Raikot, December 6
Complying with the High Court’s
orders the SDM Raikot today conducted a re-election for the post of
president of the local municipal committee. Amandeep Singh Gill was
elected president unopposed by SDM Mukand Singh Sandhu as the other
candidate Vijay Jain along with two other BJP councillors, Satish
Aggarwal and Raj Kumar, abstained from the poll.
Cheque
Bounce
Man gets jail, told to pay Rs 4.80 lakh
Ludhiana, December 6
In an important decision, a city court has ordered an accused in cheque bounce case to make the payment of Rs 4.80 lakh as compensation to the aggrieved complainant, who kept on pursuing the litigation for five years.
Goel is Bar chairman
Legal fraternity erupts in joy
Ludhiana, December 6
In another shot in the arm for the legal fraternity here, a city lawyer, Balwinder
Goel, has been unanimously elected chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and
Haryana.
Warning SMSes, letters create panic
Ludhiana, December 6
Warning SMSes and hoax letters about terror attacks in the city are spreading panic among residents. The aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks has witnessed a steep rise in the warning SMSes thereby sending the police and residents in a tizzy.
Sales tax, octroi fuel confusion
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 6
Sales staff at various petrol stations here and its surrounding areas had a tough time dealing with customers today, as a majority of them insisted on calculation of slashed prices of petrol and diesel at the rate of Rs 5 and 2, respectively, taking sales tax as well as octroi into account.
Fuel price cut brings
cheer to many
Ludhiana, December 6
Cut in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 and Rs 2, respectively, has evoked a mixed response from city residents. While many feel that the cut is a welcome step, there are others who feel the reduction is an eyewash.
Election process root cause of corruption: Dakha
Mullanpur Dakha, December 6
Impressed with the election process in the US, former Dakha MLA Malkait Singh Dakha today termed the election process in India the reason behind corruption and slow development here.
Signature drive against terror
Ludhiana, December 6
Activists of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha today organised a signature campaign against terrorism and paid tributes to the martyrs of Mumbai attack.
BJP state president Prof Rajinder Bhandari, district president O.P. Bhardwaj, deputy speaker Satpal Gosain and leaders Rajiv
Katna, Jeevan Gupta and many others were present during the campaign.
People sign a poster during the BJYM’s signature campaign in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
International community must condemn Pak: Atwal
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 6
Appreciating the stand taken by US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in asking Islamabad to cooperate with India in bringing to book the perpetrators of the attack on Mumbai, Lok Sabha deputy speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal has called upon the international community to condemn the Pakistan government for allegedly not allowing India to destroy terrorist camps across the border.
Power poles on roads to go: MLA
Ludhiana, December 6
Electricity poles standing in the middle of several roads will soon be removed, as Dakha MLA Darshan Singh Shivalik will take up the matter with the Punjab State Electricity Board authorities.
Sugar output to dip this year: Mill chairman
Samrala, December 6
The cooperative sugar mill,
Budhewal, will crush 10 lakh quintal sugarcane this crushing season, which is 44 per cent less than last year. Stating this, acting chairman of sugar mill Dharamjit Singh Gill said the decline was due to the decreasing cultivation of sugarcane this year.
It’ll be a quiet New Year’s Eve: Ex-Miss India
Ludhiana, December
6
 Mumbai attacks have affected everyone. Even celebrities are keeping the New Year’s Eve celebrations a low-key affair this year. Former Miss India Tina Chatwal will be home on the New Year’s eve, remembering those who lost their lives during the Mumbai terror attacks.
Dressed in brown dress and red scarf, Tina was in the city to inaugurate a salon in Model Town.
“Lots of shows have been cancelled and I have also decided to stay home. We have to carry on with our lives and society has to be strong to bear such losses,” adds Tina.
Former Miss India Tina Chatwal at the inauguration of a salon in Model Town, Ludhiana, on Saturday.
Photo: Satvinder Basra
Computer centre accused of issuing fake certificates
Mullanpur Dakha, December 6
A student has accused a local computer centre of issuing fake certificates to him. Gurbind Singh of Hissowal village in Raikot
tehsil, near Mullanpur, yesterday filed a complaint with the Jagraon SSP and Ludhiana SSP accusing Rishi Computer
Centre, Mullanpur, of issuing him fake certificates, gobbling up Rs 20,000 besides ruining two years of his life.
Domoria Bridge
One-way traffic rule goes
Ludhiana, December 6
The traffic police did away with the one-way traffic rule at Domoria bridge here today after traffic problems compounded following the enforcement.
Food Processing: PAU gets Rs 2.15 lakh grant
Ludhiana, December 6
The directorate of employment generation and training of Punjab has sanctioned Rs 2.15 lakh for organising a course on food processing and preservation at Punjab Agricultural University, a press note said here yesterday.
From Schools
Seminar on financial management
Ludhiana, December 6
A seminar on Financial Management Marketing
(FMM) was conducted by BCM Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh road, here today for the students of class X.
Include regional writings in syllabus: Experts
Doraha, December 6
Scholars and intellectuals from the Indian universities seem to be all set for assigning the literatures in their purely regional form, a major place in the curriculum designed for various undergraduate as well as postgraduate students of India.
Aagaaz-2008 begins at RIMT
Mandi Gobindgarh, December 6
A colourful extravaganza was organised at RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi
Gobindgarh, last night. The vibrant show of Aagaaz-2008 was marked by excitement, zest and enthusiasm. The ball was set rolling with lighting of the lamp by chief guest Surjit Singh Dillon, deputy commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib.
Chief guest, Surjit Singh Dhillon, lights the lamp on inaugural fuction “AAGAAZ -2008” at RIMT,
Mandi Gobindgarh, on Saturday. Photo: Bhushan Sood
Doraha school bags top honours
Doraha, December 6
The junior and senior teams of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, won laurels for the school by bagging the first position at the state-level shabad gayan competition conducted by the Punjab School Education Board,
Mohali, at Paragoan Senior Secondary School, Mohali, recently.
Students of Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, who won the state-level Shabad Gayan Competition conducted by the Punjab School Education Board,
Mohali. Tribune photo: Lovleen Bains
Nagpur artists vent anger
Ludhiana, December 6
The anger against the recent Mumbai attacks has also stirred up the emotional minds of the artists. An art exhibition by young contemporary artists from Nagpur at the Artmposphere Art Gallery has vent their anger against the attacks through their
paintings.
Cake mixing
Ludhiana, December 6
Christmas extravaganza commenced at Fortune Klassik with centuries old English tradition of “cake mixing” ceremony.
Letters
Roads in pitiable state
Six persons booked for attempted murder
Jagraon, December 6
The police has booked six persons for attempted murder. On Thursday evening, the six — Param Jit Singh, alias
Pamma, Charanjit Singh, alias Golu, Jagroop Singh, Charanjit Singh, Nirmal Singh and Bhag Singh — all of Bardeke village, had assaulted Manjit Singh of the same village with sharp-edged weapons with intent to kill.
Two booked for cheating
Khanna, December 6
The Khanna police today booked two residents of Bir Kishan Singh Wala village for encroaching upon a piece of land fraudulently.
Smooth sailing for seeds
Jagraon, December 6
The All-India Tennis Association (AITA) Super Series Tennis Tournament began at the campus of Harvest Tennis Academy at Jassowal, Ludhiana, here today.
Jasjeet adjudged best athlete
Ludhiana, December 6
A large number of students took part in regular and fun games in the one-day sports meet of GD Goenka Public School, Jhande village, Ferozepur road, here today.
Harpreet Kaur (Ist), Jyoti (runner-up) and Prabhjot (2nd runner-up), who won the 3,000 m race in the State Games organised in Ludhiana. Photo: Rajesh Bhambi P6
SAI soccer trials from Dec 9
Ludhiana, December 6
Accepting the request of the District Football Association,
Ludhiana, the union sports ministry, under its sports promotion scheme, has agreed to grant day-boarding to the Sports Authority of India
(SAI) to cover schools and colleges under the scheme. The scheme has been awarded to the Shaheed Kartar Singh Government Senior Secondary School at Sarabha village in Ludhiana district.
Punjab School Athletics Meet
Ludhiana, Gurdaspur lads excel
Ludhiana, December 6
On the second day of the 54th edition of the Punjab State Schools Athletics Meet, being held here at Guru Nanak Stadium, hosts Ludhiana along with Gurdaspur districts today made their presence felt in the boys’ section, while athletes from SAI
Centre, Badal Wing and Kairon Wing, proved their mettle in the girls’ section.
Harpreet Kaur , Jyoti and Prabhjot (2nd runner-up), who won the 3,000 m race in the State Games organised in Ludhiana. Photo: Rajesh Bhambi |
Taranjeet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur and Surjit Kaur, who bag top three positions in long jump in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo:Rajesh Bambi |
Jasjeet adjudged best athlete
 Ludhiana, December 6
A large number of students took part in regular and fun games in the one-day sports meet of GD Goenka Public School, Jhande village, Ferozepur road, here today.
Kids take part in fun games during the annual sports meet at GD Goenka Public School, Ludhiana, on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Jasminder, Komal
claim top honours
Ludhiana, December
6
Jasminder Singh and Komal Deol were named best athletes among boys and girls, respectively, in the annual sports day of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh
Nagar, Ludhiana, held today. Tagore House bagged the overall trophy.
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