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Fate’s cruel blow to budding cricketer
 Ludhiana, August 8
For the past five years, Rahul Singh had been virtually living for cricket. He was keeping awake at nights to work so that he could arrange money for playing during the daytime. But the fate had willed otherwise when the doctors yesterday declared that he would not be able to play.
The promising career of a cricketer, known as ‘‘budding Brett Lee’’ for his right arm medium pace bowling, ended abruptly when his left eye had to be removed after it was perforated by a bullet that hit him after an IRB cop shot it accidentally in the air yesterday.
Cashier, aides held from Rajasthan
Cash, jewellery stolen from Gaurav Malhotra and Co office recovered
Ludhiana, August 8
The Rajasthan Police has nabbed Bablu Nirvan alias Sikandar, cashier with Gaurav Malhotra and Company, who allegedly decamped with cash, gold and diamond jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh from the company’s collection office in Rose Enclave at Sant Nagar near Ghumar Mandi.
Demolition squad returns empty-handed
Faces stiff opposition from Punjab Mata Nagar residents,
councillor
 Ludhiana, August 8
Following heated arguments with area residents and municipal councillor Tanveer
Dhaliwal, the town planning wing of the Municipal Corporation had to suspend the demolition drive at Punjab Mata Nagar here today.
A policeman tries to remove a senior citizen, who sat in front of the JCB machine, protesting against the demolition drive in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Rs 75 cr for technical education: Minister
Ludhiana, August 8
Bikramjit Singh Khalsa, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (technical education) said to improve the standard of technical education and provide modern equipment to technical institutions and industrial training centres in Punjab, the government would spend Rs 75 crore during current financial year.
 Swine Flu Treatment
Private hospitals in fix over unclear norms
Ludhiana, August 8
In the absence of clear guidelines from the state government on the treatment of swine flu suspects, a stalemate prevails between the department of health and family welfare and authorities of the leading city hospitals.
The private hospitals have no facility to determine the H1N1 infection, but going by the symptoms of the swine flu, the doctors put the patients on the symptomatic treatment.
Jail inmates 3,300, doc one
Presence of dengue larvae spreads panic in jail
Ludhiana, August 8
The presence of larvae of Aedes mosquito at all three prisons, Central Jail, Women Jail and Borstal Jail, found by a team of the anti-larvae wing from the Department of Health and Family Welfare, along with a team of officials from the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme
(NVBDCP), New Delhi, has again highlighted the plight of poor conditions in jails.
14 more cases of diarrhoea
Ludhiana, August 8
Uninterrupted supply of "contaminated water" in Muslim Colony and Ranjit Nagar near Sherpur Chowk has added to the number of diarrhoea cases.
Ban autos for success of bus service: Transporters
Ludhiana, August 8
A presentation of how the city bus service would run in Ludhiana was given to the transporters at Bachat Bhawan here yesterday.
Building Plans
MC Commissioner ‘promoting’ red-tapism
Ludhiana, August 8
In an apparent bid to promote red-tapism in the approval of building plans, Municipal Commissioner GS Ghuman has decided to seek sanctions from the ATP (Zone-D) and the legal adviser for clearing the same.
Banks receive customers in droves
Ludhiana, August 8
The customers, especially traders and industrialists, heaved a sigh of relief with the opening of banks here after the two-day strike by the All-India Bank Employees’ Union.
Teachers, students in a fix about ‘changed’ syllabi
Sahnewal, August 8
Students and teachers of the colleges affiliated to Panjab University are in a tizzy as there is no official information regarding the “changed” syllabi for the new academic session. On the other hand, classes have already begun as per the university guidelines from July 22.
PAU Notes
Practical training must for job: Expert
Ludhiana, August 8“Education in India plays a great role in providing basic insight about a subject to students that helps them to earn score for their degrees. However, application of knowledge to practical situation is a different thing.
PAU Vice-Chancellor, Dr Manjit Singh Kang, interacts with US-based biochemist, Dr Harminder
Mashiana, in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
GHG college to get digital library soon
Mullanpur Dakha, August 8
Taking a step further in the field of education, GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar
Sadhar, has planned to set up a central digital library on its premises. MP Manish Tiwari today inaugurated the construction site of the library.
MP Manish Tiwari and others inaugurate the construction site of the central digital library at GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar. Photo: Rakesh Gupta
Lok adalat on August 29
Ludhiana, August 8
In order to reduce the huge pendency cases, the District Legal Services Authority
(DLSA) has decided to hold a special Lok adalat on August 29.
Boy held for kidnapping minor
Jagraon, August 8
A minor girl had a narrow escape when a boy tried to kidnap her from Chakar village near here.
Nirmal Dass of Chakar village, in his complaint, has said yesterday his six-yr-old daughter Raman had came home from the Government Primary School of the village during recess period, where she had been studying in Class I.
Undertrials flee from police custody
Ludhiana, August 8
Two undertrials, identified as Rajwinder Singh and Rawinder Singh, fled from the police custody from
Morinda, while they were being taken to Mohali for hearing in a case.
GTB lads corner glory
Ludhiana, August 8
GTB School, Doraha, lads emerge champions in the under-14 and under-17 categories in the PAU Zone Inter-School Zonal Football Tournament (boys) organised by the Punjab education department and concluded on the Punjab Agricultural University campus here today.
Anand Isher school eves win U-19 title
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 8
The under-19 team of Anand Isher Senior Secondary School, Chhappar, emerged winners during the Kilaraipur Zonal School Football Tournament, which concluded at the Nasket Memorial Stadium at Mehma Singh Wala village near here yesterday.
Winners pose with director and principal of Anand Isher Senior Secondary School near Ahmedgarh on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
TT meet from Aug 14
Ludhiana, August 8
The Prithipal Singh Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament will be held at Prithipal Singh Complex of Punjab Agricultural University from August 14 to 16. The competitions in the under-12, under-14, under-17 and under-20 categories in the boys and girls’ sections, as well as the events in the men's and women's categories (singles) will be conducted during the three-day meet.
Besides the matches in the senior men's section, lucky doubles and mixed doubles events will also be held.
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New Delhi, August 8
