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Train derails; driver averts tragedy
Ludhiana, October 31 The incident took place at 9.45 am when the bull was sitting on the Ludhiana-Dhuri track and got run over by the train. A compartment was damaged and two wheels of the coach got derailed, a few metres ahead of the Sidhwan Canal bridge. Had the driver Baldev Raj not shown presence of mind and applied the brakes on time, the train may have fallen into the canal, railway officials said while inspecting the site. It is learnt that the train started from the Dhuri railway station at 8.30 am and was running at a speed of 70 km/hr when the accident took place. According to railway sources, more than 700 passengers were travelling in the train. The sudden brakes unsettled many passengers. "We heard the sound of something hitting the train floor, but before we could understand what was happening, a sudden halt pushed us forward. On alighting from the train, we saw the mutilated carcass of the bull," a passenger said. Some passengers who were standing lost their balance and fell, but no one was hurt. It is learnt that today being Saturday, many businessman were travelling on the train for purchasing hosiery goods and other wholesale items from the industrial town. Baljinder Singh, a khoya trader who was coming from Rahon for collecting payment from sweetmeat sellers, said: "God averted the tragedy as the train was very fast and could have fallen into the canal had the driver not applied the brakes on time." Harminderpal Singh, guard, said if the train had fallen into the canal, many lives might have been lost and it would have become difficult to save passengers. It was only after about two hours that a crane was sent to recover the coaches and take these to the Ludhiana railway station.
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Trains delayed for hours
Ludhiana, October 31 RK Sharma, station superintendent, said the derailed coach was lifted with the help of a crane around 1 pm and only then the rail traffic could be restored. As a result, Hisar-bound 4LJH passenger train, scheduled to depart at 9.35 am, was delayed by more than four hours while 1058 Amritsar-Dadar Express left the Ludhiana railway station at 1 pm with a delay of over an hour. Passengers were seen rushing to enquiry counters, asking for the reason for the delay.
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Shanties, stray animals pose
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Ludhiana, October 31 With no caretakers for stray cattle and not enough “gaushalas”, there is hardly any road where bovines are not present. According to railway officials, the shanties that are mushrooming near the track are the real cause
of concern. They said people living there send the cattle for grazing near the track, which might result in a collision. In today’s accident, the bull belonged to migrants living in shanties near the track at Guru Nanak Nagar. However, no one claimed responsibility. The Tribune team also spotted pigs and other animals wandering near the track. Even children could be seen running on the track. Shopkeepers said it was not the first time that the incident had happened here. They asked the administration to remove the shanties so that such accidents could be avoided. No first aid
Passengers, visibly shaken after the incident, were in for another rude shock when hours after the accident, no first- aid vehicle or any other emergency vehicle was sent at the spot. After waiting for some hours, they decided to hire autorickshaws to reach their destination. Goods train also stuck
A goods train heading for Ferozepur was also stuck at the Shastri Nagar level crossing. This happened when its wheels got jammed. The driver of the train made many SOS calls to railway officials, but to no avail. He had to take the help of some truck drivers to fixed the wheels. Traffic jam
Thousands of commuters were stranded due to the traffic jam caused by the two train incidents. The railway authorities closed the level crossing which resulted in serpentine queues. Harassed commuters were seen arguing with railway employees to open the level crossing. It took more than an hour for the traffic police to clear the traffic. |
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Father, stepmother kill 7-year-old son
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 31 Sacrifice for begetting a child by his stepmother or property is suspected to be the reason behind the murder. Josh Inder Singh Josh, the only son of Satwinder Singh of Maherna Kalan, was found dead in his house shortly after he returned from his school on Friday. Though the family, which is facing allegation of the murder, had started the process to bury him in a hurry, the Dehlon police, receiving information about the incident, registered an FIR under Sections 302, 120 B and 34 of IPC late last night. The accused included Satwinder Singh Chhinda, father, Baljinder Kaur, stepmother, and the grandparents of the deceased. Preliminary investigations revealed that Josh, a class I student of a private school at Lehra, was the only son of Satwinder Singh, who was married to Harjinder Kaur of Sehora village in 2001. Harjinder Kaur had died due to burn injuries under mysterious circumstances about three years ago. Having arrived at compromise with his in-laws after the death of Harjinder Kaur, Satwinder Singh got remarried to Baljinder Kaur two years ago. Things went normal for some months after which Baljinder Kaur started showing unusual behaviour due to depression. Repeated failure of pregnancies was cited to be the reason behind depression. Sources at Victoria Public School revealed that Josh was a normal child faring well in studies. Parent-teacher meetings were attended normally by his father only. He was all right when he left the school yesterday. Villagers and the grandparents of Josh came to know about the incident when Baljinder Kaur came out shouting that the child had fallen unconscious all of a sudden. The villagers shifted the child to a private hospital here where doctors declared him brought dead. Though the family had taken the body to their house, the Dehlon police receiving information about the incident took it in possession. Circumstantial evidence and external marks of injuries on the neck of the body suggested that the child had been assaulted physically. Though the police is yet to announce developments in the cases, it has been learnt that some members of the family and relatives have been rounded up. Satwinder Singh was admitted to a local private hospital.
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Industrial area roads full of potholes
Ludhiana, October 31 Time and again, industrialists have lodged several complaints to the Municipal Corporation but to no avail. Except for assurances by the authorities concerned, no steps have been taken to make these areas a better place to work. Condemning the state government for such pitiable state of affairs, Parminder Singh, running a dyeing unit near Mahavir Complex, Tajpur Road, said for the Punjab government, the industry was never on the priority list. He said not even half a kilometre stretch of road was normal to drive. "There are huge potholes on roads and it has always been a bumpy ride. The situation gets worsened in the rainy season when the potholes are filled with water. I fail to understand why we cannot see any development here. We are paying all taxes regularly, still there are no facilities for us. The Central Jail is also located on the same road, where officials/politicians visit on routine, but no body has shown any concern for the development of area", said Singh. There are approximately 150 dyeing/textile and other units running on Tajpur road. They had jointly submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, about two months back but with no results. "We have compromised with the situation as there is no other option left", said Parminder Singh. Manav Bhatia, running a dyeing and chemical factory at Industrial Area A Extension, said factory owners were perturbed over the scattered garbage all around. "Though a garbage dump has been put on the main road, slum dwellers and factory workers find it convenient to throw their waste in the streets. We are bound to inhale foul smell for 8-10 hours daily. Initially, we got the garbage removed by paying from our own pockets, but now we have surrendered. There is absolutely no improvement. Despite our repeated requests, the corporation has not done anything. Had they taken stern action against defaulters, thinks could have been improved", said Bhatia. Rakesh Sood, a hosiery exporter, said they had to cut a sorry figure when buyers visited their factories. "Before placing orders, they visit factories to see the stuff. They also feel sorry to see the pathetic conditions where we work", he said.
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Tantriks flourish as admn sleeps
Ludhiana, October 31 Local TV channels are giving prominent display to the advertisements given by the imposters and are promoting superstition in the illiterate and economically weaker section of the society. Miyan Rehmani Ji, Moin Ji Samrat, Miyan Ayub Ali Shah and a large number of tantriks and astrologers are misleading people on the pretext of giving them remedies for physical, mental, social and financial problems. So much so that these tantriks also claim to have cure for diseases like AIDS, cancer, heart ailments, infertility, which is a clear violation of the Drugs and Magical Remedies (objectionable advertisements) Act. Also, these advertisements carry highly objectionable details. The Tribune team visited Miyan Ayub Ali Shah Bareillywale in Sarabha Nagar wherein a ‘darbar’ was set up to deal with the people coming with their problems. Ayub Ali Shah, in order to attract customers, had displayed a list of his achievements, including letters from the Prime Minister office, New Delhi, which ‘Miyan Ji’ claims was sent to him following his prediction of Dr Manmohan Singh becoming the Prime Minister for the second term. ‘Miyan Ji’ has maintained attractive albums of his photographs with the top police officials, politicians, industrialists and artists, who he claims come to him to take the “success mantra”. Interestingly, Miyan Ayub Ali Shah has kept a consultation fee of Rs 101 and meets people on appointments. In order to curb the menace, all such advertisements were banned in Chandigarh following the orders of the SSP to the cable operators not to give advertisements of the tantriks. But nothing is being done in Ludhiana where these witchdoctors and tantriks are openly flouting the norms. The liberty that these tantriks enjoy includes distribution of their visiting cards/pamphlets and posters put up in every nook and corner of the city. When contacted, Ludhiana SSP SS Gill said: "I will give orders to the officials to give me a report on the same and the action will be taken as per the law.”
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Commission agents cry foul
Our Correspondent
Jagraon, October 31 If one goes by the facts, around five lakh bags of paddy is lying in the open in Jagraon alone. A similar amount is waiting to be lifted from Mullanpur Dakha and at Raikot grain market, around two lakh bags are still lying in the yard. The situation of the nearby procuring centres is also alarming. The non-lifting of paddy has worried the commission agents as once paddy is packed in the bags, the preservation and accountability of the crop is solely theirs. Once packed, the paddy gradually starts loosing its moisture and the moisture level in some cases may come as low as 10 per cent. The low moisture level may be beneficial for the rice-shelling units, but it comes heavily on the pockets of the commission agents as with the loss of 1 per cent of moisture, paddy sheds around one quintal weight per lorry carrying about 300 bags. Last year too, the commission agent had suffered a huge loss. Some shopkeepers of Jagraon grain market said the glut in grain markets is created for the benefit of shellers in convenience with the transport contractors and inspectors of the procuring agencies. They rue that they will be ruined this year also if the lifting of the procured paddy is not done effectively. Commission agents said they were now offering sops to shellers in cash to lift the bags lying with them. Assistant food and supplies officer, Jagraon, Surjit Singh expressed his inability in getting the paddy lifted quickly as he said during the past four days, there were three special trains to ferry the foodgrain from Punjab to the Central pooling and one full day is wasted in case a special train comes. He expressed apprehensions that two more special trains were expected in the next two days. He said he has already apprised his superiors of the situation. Inquiries made by The Tribune reveal that farmers are forced to download their produce on the roadside and the greenbelt and residential colonies.
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Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi
Ludhiana, October 31 The urban development cell of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) observed the day as “Balidan Diwas” at the circuit house. Paying homage to the slain leader, Ramesh Joshi, chairman of the cell, and other party activists said the then Prime Minister had fought a valiant battle against separatist and disruptive forces to safeguard the unity and integrity of the country. “Indira Gandhi, with her far sight and dynamic leadership, not only foiled the attacks on the Indian soil from across the borders, but also sternly dealt with the separatist and the anti-national elements within the country. Under her leadership, India achieved new heights in various fields and became a power to reckon with, especially among the developing nations,” the Congress activists remarked. The Congress Sewa Dal workers, led by district organiser Nirmal Singh Kaira, organised a prayer meeting at Basti Abdullapur to observe the martyrdom day of Indira Gandhi. Recalling the sacrifice made by the then Prime Minister, Kaira and other Congress activists, including former minister Malkiat Singh Dakha, president of the Organisation of Terrorism-affected Persons Krishan Kumar Bawa, said Indira Gandhi dealt with the foreign aggressors effectively, fought against terrorism and also took revolutionary steps like nationalisation of banks for economic development of the country. In another prayer meeting, activists of the Rising Youth Association paid tributes to Indira Gandhi. Gurinder Chahal, president of the association, described her as a big source of inspiration for the youth and women. “She led the country with great wisdom, far sight and the nation took big strides in the fields of agriculture, economic development and technology under her leadership. She also provided the country a strategic leadership in the war against Pakistan in 1971.” Preet Kamal Grewal, general secretary, Sandeep Thapar, secretary, Bunty Jassal, vice-president, Sukhpreet Sandhu and Vaneet Behl also addressed the meeting and recalled the contribution made by her for all-round development of the country.
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Animals help study cancer, say vets
Ludhiana, October 31 The genesis of various types of cancer in human beings has been explored in research programmes at institutes in North America, Europe and Japan. Veterinary pathologists have played a major role in those, stated Dr M Alison from the UK. He deliberated on “Stem cells in health, disease and cancer” on the second day of the 26th annual conference of the Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists at the GADVASU. Poster sessions were held on “Pathology of diseases of pet, pack, laboratory, wild and zoo animals and others species”, “Toxic pathology and comparative pathology”, “Zoonosis and oncology and current trends in diagnosis of animal diseases”. The key session was on diagnostic pathology. Dr Lal Krishna, ADG, animal health, ICAR, and Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India, spoke on “Recent trends for diagnosis of animal diseases”. Many important issues, concerns and developments in the diagnostic field, particularly in bimolecular approaches, were taken up. Brig (Dr) NS Kanwar, who was the chief guest, gave an overview of the role of veterinarians, particularly pathologists, in combating threats of bio-terrorism and nuclear and biological warfare. Dr PP Gupta said the precise diagnosis of diseases in human beings and animals was a complicated task requiring the use of multifarious tools. This was all the more difficult in animals because they were deaf and dumb for practical purposes, he added. At least 260 delegates from various parts of the country and abroad were participating in the deliberations.
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Probe against civic body head
Jagraon, October 31 The four-member team of vigilance led by Bharat Bhushan Sachdeva raided the MC office and examined the documents pertaining to the allegation against the president.
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‘Tulsi vivah’ performed
Ludhiana, October 31 Tulsi vivah was celebrated by residents at several places in the city today. Shobha yatras were organised with devotees wearing colourful traditional outfits, carrying Thakurji (Lord Krishna - the bridegroom) to Tulsi's (bride) place. The yatras were accompanied with musical bands, who played various bhajans throughout the route. Sumanlata, a resident of Major Sham Singh Road, said Tulsi-vivah was being celebrated by the area residents for the past several years. "It is like any other marriage with all rituals like sangeet, mehandi, phere and doli. The residents volunteers for organising the holy marriage. The entire expenditure is borne by the volunteers. Certain devotees organise langar (lunch) for baratis. These two days are really unforgettable", said Sumanlata. An octogenarian, Sita Devi who organised this year's marriage, said this was the most sentimental, which falls on the 11th day of the bright half of Kartik month. “A mock marriage is performed between Tulsi and Lord Krishna. The belief is that one who performs this ceremony of giving away Tulsi, considering it to be one's own daughter gets the credit as making a kanyadan which is regarded as an extremely meritorious act in the religion", she added.
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Riot victims take divergent stand
Ludhiana, October 31 Victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have opposed the call saying it will not serve the cause of the riot-affected families. The Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) has given the call for bandh to observe the 25th year of anti-Sikh riots in different parts of the country. The district chief of the party, Sultan Singh Sodhi, has made an appeal to all the Punjabis to observe bandh and keep their industrial units, commercial establishments, educational institutions and business houses close on that day to express solidarity with the victims of the anti-Sikh riots. However, the Punjab Sikh Migrants’ Welfare Board has termed the call for bandh as a misplaced action, which will not, in any way, help the cause of the affected families. “The Sikh bodies supporting the bandh should rather observe ardas diwas on this day which is a big black spot in the Indian history.” President of the board Jaswinder Singh Patna said in place of going for such protests, Sikh religious institutions, including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, should come forward and help the dislocated families by providing them employment, financial assistance, help them set up business and industry and provide free education to the youth. The Shiromani Akali Dal should also make efforts to dispense justice to more than 10,000 families of the riot victims settled in different parts of the state.
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Gurpurb celebrated with fervour
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, October 31 The students also recited shabads and bannis. Headmistress of school Tarannum Fatma wished all students. Prasad was also distributed among the students. BCM school
The students of BCM School, Dugri, celebrated Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev with religious fervour, zeal and gaiety. The function started with chanting of “Waheguru”. Simran, a student of XI commerce, gave an inspiring account of Guru Nanak Dev’s life. It was followed by shabad gayan by the students. The children also recited “sakhis” from the life of Guru Sahib. School principal Dr Vandna Shahi urged the students to follow the preachings of the Sikh guru. The function ended with ardas and distribution of sweets amongst the students as well as the staff. BVM school
The students of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir (BVM) Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, recited shabads, delivered speeches and recited poems to express their devotion to Guru Nanak Dev on the birth anniversary. Sat Paul school
Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana, celebrated Guru Nanak Jayanti, the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev with great zeal and fervour. The students learnt about the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev through speeches in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr Rajeev Chauhan, principal, Sat Paul Mittal School, urged the students to imbibe the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev in word and spirit. He advised the children to follow the path paved by great people in order to lead the country to the heights of glory. The function ended on a merry note amidst fun and frolic. SKN school
On the eve of Guru Nanak's birthday, a function was organised in SKN Model High School, Tilak Nagar. The students recited shabads. Vansh of UKG, Sandeep and Teena of class V and Dovish of class VI told the life history of Guru Nanak Dev. Anti-poverty Day
The school organised a charity drive here today for the poor and needy on the eve of World Anti-poverty Day. This was done to inculcate the spirit of giving, compassion, kindness, benevolence and helpfulness in the students. The students from all classes participated in the drive and brought clothes, woollens, blankets, quilts, coats, sweaters, shoes, socks, toys, various stationery items and dry snacks, etc. These items were distributed among the underprivileged schoolchildren in Lalton village. Essay contest
Nandani: Voice of the deprived, an NGO based in Chennai, organised an all-India essay contest on the topic “Future of democracy under control of families”. Two students of Government College for Women, namely Gurleen Kaur and Swastika Kholsa of BAII, made to the top 12 entries and received a cash award of Rs 500 each. Orientation programme
Principal Rajiv Nagalia of Kundan Vidya Mandir invited parents of class IX students to attend an orientation programme to explain to them the changes in the examination structure. Vice-principal Navita Puri along with registrar examination Vinay Syal and heads of English, Hindi, maths, science and social science departments received the parents. All students of class IX also participated in the programme.
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Polio Drive Mandi
Ahmedgarh, October 31 While over 90 per cent of children were administered polio vaccine drops during the drive in Malwa, staff at the Civil Hospital here and surrounding localities situated in Sangrur and Ludhiana have been asked to administer the polio drops to remaining 10 per cent children at the earliest. Out of targeted 6,100 children, about 5,800 children have been administered the vaccine during the drive, which was undertaken in 11 districts, including Sangrur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Mohali, after a case was reported in Ludhiana recently. Nearly 9,800 houses have been covered by about 25 teams of health officials, including two transit teams and one mobile team. Occupants of at least 510 houses could not be contacted despite best efforts by these teams due to paucity of time, as the drive concluded recently. Dr Amit Gupta, pediatrician and nodal officer at the local Civil Hospital, said various teams of paramedical staff had been constituted to cover all houses in the area. “We have asked the team members to take help of social leaders and councillors of respective wards to ensure that all children living in such houses had been administered the vaccine,” Dr Amit added. Dr Ravinder Sharma, president, local unit of Rotary Club, said he along with other members of the association had asked Pardeep Sood, coordinator of the project, to provide them list of houses, which could not be approached. “Once we get the list of these houses, we will try to contact occupants with the help of volunteers from other social organisations,” said Dr Sharma.
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Gobindgarh college visits Doordarshan Mandi Gobindgarh, October 31 The college team-A comprising Honey, Sanyam and Maninder stood first in the contest. The second team comprising Meenu, Hasanpreet Kaur and Amandeep and third team comprising Shafali Sharma, Davinder Singh and Krishan Joshi stood second and third, respectively. The winner students are awarded Rs 300 each by the Doordarshan. In another event, three NSS volunteers, namely Ankit Kaushal, Nitesh Khanna of BCom-II and Honey Tagger of BA-II of the college, have been selected for participation in the pre-Republic Day parade camp-2009 being organised by the NSS Regional Centre, Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, New Delhi, from November 1 to 10 in Gurgaon.
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Saplings planted at AS college Khanna, October 31 NGO president Mangat Singh said members of the NGO had been planting saplings to make the environment clean and pollution free. Vice-president Attli Singh and cashier Shyal Lal Kapoor planted one sapling each and urged people to plant more saplings in the area to keep the surroundings pollution free. College secretary Jatinder Devgun, Sanjiv Dhamija, Vinod Vashisht, Vipan Kapoor, Subhash and college principal Rekha Bhardwaj thanked the members of the NGO for planting saplings and donating tree guards.
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Bi-scriptural ‘Saanjh’ released Ludhiana, October 31 The magazine carries contributions in the form of articles, poems, stories, interviews and travelogues by the writers from different parts of the world. Kang while appreciating the efforts being made by the magazine said such efforts were needed to propagate fraternity, harmony and peace in He also lauded the Academy of Punjab in North America (APNA) in making the efforts to promote Punjabi culture, arts and heritage through its website.
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7 booked for seeking dowry
Jagraon, October 31 Manjinder Kaur of Lappe Shah Road here has stated in her complaint to SSP Ludhiana Rural that she was married to Harpreet Singh of Kartarpur near Jalandhar on April 24 this year and her parents had spent lavishly on the marriage as per the demands of her in-laws. After sometime of the marriage, her in-laws started harassing her for bringing inadequate dowry and sent her out of their house. She returned back to her parents and on October 26, she complained the matter to SSP Jagraon Harinder Singh Chahal. On the basis of preliminary inquiry, the SHO Jagraon found the allegation by Manjinder Kaur as true and yesterday booked Harpreet Singh, his mother Prem Lata, father Sukhwant Singh, his brother Sonu, his grandmother, his sister Annu and her husband Harvinder Singh of Jagraon under Sections 406, 498A, 506 IPC and arrested Annu and her husband Harvinder Singh. The other accused are still at large. Another dowry case The Sidhwan Bet police booked seven members of the family of in-laws of a girl including the husband and his parents for seeking dowry. Charanjit Kaur, a resident of Gorsian Khan Mohammad near Sidhwan Bet, has in her complaint to the women cell, has stated that she was married to Mangat Singh Chandiwal village near Ferozepur in 2006. She said two years were spent peacefully and thereafter when no issue was born to her, her in laws including her husband, his mother Dano Bai, his father Basara Singh, his brother Joginder Singh of Bukaniwala village in Ferozepur district, Amarjit Kaur wife of Joginder Singh, Mohinder Singh and Paramjit Kaur of Chandiwal near Ferozepur started demanding more dowry as they had termed the dowry bought by her as inadequate. They also asked her to get her share from her parents’ property and began to beat her on one pretext or other. On January 12 this year, the family of her husband turned her out of there house for the want of more dowry. She complained the matter to the women cell Jagraon. The women cell found all the allegation true. The attempts of the women cell to reunite both of them went futile. The women cell sent its report to SSP Jagraon Harinder Singh Chahal who ordered for a case to be registered against the accused. The Sidhwan Bet police booked all seven accused under Sections 406, 498A, IPC. No arrest has been made so far.
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Telecom firm employees booked
Ludhiana, October 31 The employees were digging the road for laying a cable without taking permission at night. Activists of an anti-corruption organisation, asked the employees for the permission, but they failed to provide the documents. The activists then complained to the MC authorities, who later filed a complaint with the division number 7 police. On the complaint of the executive engineer, the police registered a case under Sections 431 and 434 of the IPC against the company officials for damaging public property.
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PO arrested
Ludhiana, October 31 The accused, Rajinder Kumar Verma, was declared proclaimed offender by the court 10 days ago. Gurvinder Singh, in charge of the wing, said the accused was booked in 2008 along with his accomplice Sanjiv Kumar for fraudulently withdrawing Rs 16 lakh deposited under the saving scheme. The money belonged to several depositors.
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7 cases of power theft detected
Ludhiana, October 31 A penalty of around Rs 1.5 lakh has been slapped on the defaulters. Giving this information, MP Singh, senior executive engineer, Aggar Nagar division, said a team of officials led by Gurmel Singh Cheema, SDO, conducted spot checking on 92 premises in Chander Nagar, Haibowal. The field staff came across seven instances where power was being stolen either through kundis or creating bypass from the energy meter. He said the drive against power theft would continue and defaulting consumers would be dealt with sternly.
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Athletes turn spectators
Ludhiana, October 31 The decision to leave the ground again raised the question of lacking sports infrastructure in the industrial town. “We did not know that we are called here to be spectators as athletics meet was conducted only for a few hours and organisers of the tournament told us to sit in the spectators gallery and watch the football match,” said a student, while cheering the host football team JCT. Rupinder Singh, assistant education officer, said the tournament committee would try to cover up the remaining events in tomorrow’s schedule. Sources in the sports department said it was a gross mistake on part of the sports department as they gave ground to both event organisers on the same day. “My father often laugh at my physique and call me couch potato. He tells me to play games. Please some one ask him where is the ground ? Today I came to play but did not even allowed entering the stadium as according to the football event organisers, if I run on the ground it would be damaged.”
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Desh Bhagat college bag second position
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 31 Fortyeight colleges had participated in the tournament. Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes chairperson, Dr Zora Singh, while extolling team members for their achievement, emphasised that the sports activities were an integral part of the overall course programmes of the institutes and participation in sports activities imbibed the qualities of competition, team spirit and cooperation. College management and principal, Dr Tejwant Singh, congratulated the team on its achievements.
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Kabaddi meet from Nov 3
Ludhiana, October 31 The tournament is being organised by the Ludhiana District Kabaddi Association. Addressing the press conference, District Kabbadi Association president Gurmail Singh Pahalwan said 20 teams each of the national style kabaddi and circle style kabaddi from both boys and girls would participate in the tournament. He said the association had made full arrangements for the stay and diet.
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