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Three nabbed for killing youth
 Ludhiana, August 29
With the arrest of three youths, the city police claims to have cracked the blind murder case of a youth whose body was found from fields of Katani village on July 30.The accused have been identified as Gurnderpal Singh, alias
Gaggi, Narinderpal Singh, alias Shakti, and Jaspreet Singh, alias Batta, all in their mid-20 are residents of Katani village.The SSP said the trio killed Gurinder Singh (19) and threw his body in the fields. They, in order to destroy the evidence, also threw the motorcycle of Gurinder into Doraha river.
Gurinder Singh Gaggi in police custody. A Tribune photograph
Security outside temples upped
Ludhiana, August 29
Keeping in view the need of stepping up security near religious places, the District Magistrate has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police to take necessary steps. The direction comes in the wake of the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s orders following a writ petition filed by Dinesh Goel, a local resident, who moved the court to direct the police department to step up security outside Luxmi Narayan Mandir, Durga Mata Mandir and Sita Mata Mandir.
Budha Nullah: Solid waste being dumped despite
 Ludhiana, August 29
Besides being used for draining the sewers and industrial effluents, solid waste continues to be dumped into the Budha Nullah in different parts of the city.Despite the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s orders directing local authorities not to throw garbage and subsequent orders of the district magistrate to ban the practice, people continue to throw litter into the water body and authorities sleep.
Budha Nullah where solid waste is being dumped in the Haibowal area of
Ludhiana.Photo: Inderjeet Verma
10-yr-old raped by neighbour
Ludhiana, August 29
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour in Sanjay Gandhi Colony near the Samrala
Chowk.
No takers for home science graduates?
Students blame PAU placement cell
Ludhiana, August 29
Uncertainty about their career prospects has students of College of Home Science of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) ruing the lack of job opportunities.
From Schools & Colleges
Founder's day at Ryan International
Ludhiana, August 29
Ryan International School, Ludhiana, celebrated the birthday of its founder chairman Dr AF Pinto with zeal.Gurpreet Kaur Sandhu, school principal, appreciated the student’s efforts and said: “It was an endeavour to give shape to our chairman’s vision of an all-round development of a child's personality.
Desh Bhagat colleges chairman honoured
Mandi Gobindgarh, August 29
Dr Zora Singh, chairman of Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes and president, IMA Chandigarh state branch, has been honoured with yet another prestigious award- Shiksha Bharti Puraskar.
Man who nursed many
Doraha, August 29
The late Dr Ishwar Singh’s 88th birth anniversary will be celebrated at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, tomorrow.
Session begins with bhog at DIMT
Chairman asked the freshers to
follow the path shown by the Sikh gurus in order to build a strong and ethical
society
Doraha, August 29
The inaugural session of Doraha Institute of Management and Technology (DIMT),
Doraha, started with bhog of Sri Sukhmani Sahib on its campus today.
CBSE survey on Class X board exam
Ludhiana, August 29
The CBSE has started conducting a survey to assess the perception of students, parents, principals and teachers about an external public examination for Class X.
Declamation contest
Khanna, August 29
Khanna Vikas Parishad organised Kavita Khanna Memorial Declamation contest on “Corruption is the root cause of all social and political evils”. The contest was held at Radha Vatika Senior Secondary School.
Emphasis on physical exercise
Khanna, August 29
A lecture was organised at AS College for Women, wherein, teachers of physical education made the students aware about the advantages of exercise.
PAU Kisan Mela
College to showcase tech for women
Ludhiana, August 29
College of Home Science is all set to showcase technologies for women during the two-day Kisan Mela to be organised by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, on September 17 and 18.
Rotarians to spread awareness
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 29
Rotarians in the district 3090, comprising major parts of Haryana and Rajasthan, besides this part of Malwa, have joined hands against the dreaded H1N1 virus that is spreading its tentacles in the state.
Gold prices continue to soar
Ludhiana, August 29
Gold prices continue to soar with price of 24 carat quoted at Rs 1,5150 and for 22 carat Rs 14,000 per ten grams each.
Rs 309 cr for upgrading medical colleges: Minister
 Ludhiana, August 29
The Punjab government is committed to providing better health facilities to people of the state and for this purpose the government medical colleges were being upgraded with modern equipment and latest techniques, said Tikshan
Sud, minister for parliamentary affairs, medical education and research and forests, here today.
A member of the Optical Association explains the function of auto-refractometer at the National Optical Exhibition in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
600 cases settled at lok adalat
 Ludhiana, August 29
Over 600 cases involving around Rs 7.34 crore were settled at a quarterly lok adalat held by the District Legal Services Authority under the supervision of its chairman-cum-District and Sessions Judge GK Rai at
Samrala, Khanna, Jagraon sub-divisions along with Ludhiana here today.
Additional Sessions Judge MS Virdi hears litigants during a lok adalat held at district court complex in Ludhiana on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
All set for ‘Virasti Mela’: Gabria
Ludhiana, August 29
Hira Singh Gabria Jail, tourism and cultural affairs minister, today said all arrangements had been made for the two-day “Virasti Mela — Dhian Da” to be organised by the cultural affairs department and Punjab Arts Council from tomorrow at Government College for Women,
Ludhiana.
Man electrocuted
Mullanpur Dakha, August 29
A man from nearby Sahauli village was killed following electrocution last evening.
Forensic experts dwell on medicolegal issues
Ludhiana, August 29
In an effort to educate doctors about the procedure of injury report preparation, the department of forensic medicine at Dayanand Medical College College and Hospital (DMCH) today organised a continuous medical education (CME) on “Medicolegal Update and Consumer Protection Act” with special focus on improving the quality of medico-legal report preparation.
National awards for industrialists
 Ludhiana, August 29
City-based industrialist Ramesh Mago, MD, Kitty Bread Industries, has been conferred national award for outstanding entrepreneurship by the Ministry for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, at a function held at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi, yesterday. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was the chief guest.
City-based industrialist Ramesh Mago receives national award for outstanding entrepreneurship from Union Minister Dinsha Patel at New Delhi.
Dr Sofat’s undoing — All over a plot
Ludhiana, August 29
After spending years in trouble due to his alleged land dispute with Dr Sumit
Sofat, Ramesh Pashan, a local industrialist, is now a relieved man.
 House raided
Residents protest installation of gate
Ludhiana, August 29
Residents of Ambedkar Nagar in Model House, under the leadership of welfare society chairman Dr Surjit Singh, raised slogans against the municipal corporation for its failure to have a uniform policy on installation of gates in street here today.
Industrial Expo: 7,000 visitors on day 2
Ludhiana, August 29
The International Industrial Expo and Conference-2009, being organised by Paramount Exhibitors in association with the International Trade Promotion Council (ITPC), saw over 7,000 visitors on the second day today.
City doctor on Indian arthroplasty panel
Ludhiana, August 29
Dr Harpreet S Gill, senior consultant and head, Department of Orthopaedic, SPS Apollo Hospital here, was invited as a faculty at the recently concluded biennial conference of the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA) at Chennai.
Robbery at octogenarian’s house
One of the sons of Gujar Singh lives
in Uttar Pradesh, while another is settled in the Philippines. Gujar Singh lives
alone in the house
Jagraon, August 29
An octogenarian at Gagra village, near here, was reportedly robbed at his house by six armed men last night.
Robbery bid at patrol station, two held
Ludhiana, August 29
Two youths were overpowered while attempting to rob a patrol pump employee at a filling station located opposite Preet Cinema here today.
Woman commits suicide
Jagraon, August 29
A woman committed suicide by jumping into a canal at Akhara bridge on the Raikot road here yesterday afternoon.
Sarpanch assaulted by son
Jagraon, August 29
The sarpanch of nearby Ramgarh Bhuller, her husband and her elder son were reportedly assaulted by her younger son last night. Sarabjit Singh, armed with a sharp-edged weapon, allegedly attacked his mother Mohinder Kaur and father Jagir Singh.
Wheat meant for poor seized
Khamano, August 29
The local police intercepted a tractor-trailer near Farour village on Khanna-Khamano road and seized wheat meant for poor. The wheat was being transported to Khanna and was to be sold in the open market there.
Cricket
Teja, KVM schools in final
Ludhiana, August 29
Teja Singh Swatantar Memorial School and Kundan Vidya Mandir recorded facile victories in the Boost Cup PCA Inter-School Cricket Tournament (u-16) being held at MGM Public School, Dugri, here today.
Sangrur, Taran Tarn set up title clash
Ludhiana, August 29
Sangrur overpowered Ludhiana and Amritsar while Taran Tarn beat Muktsar and Ferozepur to secure berths in the final of the Big Ben Twenty20 Cricket Tournament being organised by the sports wing of Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle on Punjab Agricultural University campus here today.
Yoga meet at BVM
 Ludhiana, August 29
Students from 21 schools participated in the girls’ section in the Inter-School District Yoga Championship, organised by the district education department, at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar branch, here today.Principal,
BVM, Sunil Arora gave away prizes to winners, while Baljeet Singh Gill, director, sports of the school, thanked the participants.
Students perform yoga at BVM School
in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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