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Canada-America Kabaddi Cup
Performance-enhancing drugs used by players
Ludhiana, December 20
With no doping test in place, Kabaddi players were found using performance-enhancing drugs during the opening day of the Canada-America Kabaddi cup here today.
Suspected swine flu cases
6 samples collected
Ludhiana, December 20
Six more samples of suspected swine flu cases were collected today from city hospitals and sent to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, for testing.
Aamir makes ‘guest appearance’ at rural wedding
Jagraon, December 20
It was a surprise gift for the bride and her family when Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan participated in her marriage festivities.
Aamir Khan (in disguise) participates in a marriage; and (right) reveals his identity and breaks into a dance at the marriage in Chur village on Saturday. Tribune photos |
Cop thrashed
Ludhiana, December 20
A cop was thrashed by miscreants who were selling illicit liquor in the Amarpura area near Field Gunj here today.
Videos of clash on YouTube
Police set to take action
Ludhiana, December 20
Fifteen days after the violent clash between the police and Sikh radicals on December 5, the city police is planning to take action against anti-social elements, who had instigated the mob.
City gets PSEB customer-care centre
 Ludhiana, December 20
The state government will set up four new thermal power plants to increase power generation. With this, the state will not only be self-sufficient in power generation but also become a power surplus state, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, accompanied by Hira Singh Gabria, Minister for Jails and Tourism, and HS Brar, chairman, PSEB, inaugurates the PSEB call centre and customer care centre in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
New techniques for safe heart surgery soon
Ludhiana, December 20
Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, head of cardio-vascular surgery at the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, attended a conference organised by the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) in Gurgaon recently.
‘Innovation key to development of industry’
Ludhiana, December 20
The management of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) organised a seminar at its complex here yesterday.
Training in value-added products
Ludhiana, December 20
The Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology,
Ludhiana, organised an entrepreneurship development programme on “Development of value added meat products using simple technologies” on its campus.
From Schools & Colleges
Students at their creative best
Ludhiana, December 20
The Sportking Institute of Fashion Technology, Ludhiana, hosted an inter-school fashion illustration competition on at its premises here today.
No-confidence motion against nagar
Khamano, December 20
The way was cleared to remove Nagar Panchayat president Gian Chand when no-confidence motion moved against him by councillors was passed by a two-third majority.
Post-harvest training for farmers
Ludhiana, December 20
Twenty farmers from Nalanda, Bihar, received training in “Post-harvest technology for rural catchments” at the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology
(CIPHET), PAU campus.
Paediatrics heart care clinic opens
Ludhiana, December 20
Dr GL Avasthi, director medical services, SPS Apollo Hospital, inaugurated a Paediatric Heart Care Clinic in the hospital yesterday.
Doraha-Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road
4-laning to begin shortly, felling starts
Doraha, December 20
The project of four-laning the road along the canal from Doraha to Ludhiana till the Ferozepur junction it seems will begin shortly as the process of the felling of tress is in the full swing for the past a few days.
Midday Meal: Students to get more despite price hike
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 20
In order to make the midday meal scheme more effective and foolproof the Union government has amended norms on menu of food to be served, expenses to be incurred on each student and wages to be paid to the cooks.
Poets relive Sahir magic
Ludhiana, December 20
Amid poetic salutations and accolades, Urdu poets brought alive memories of their favourite ‘shayar’ Sahir Ludhianvi at the
Jashn-e-Sahir, the 37th annual international ‘mushaira’ hosted by the Adeeb International
(Sahir Cultural Academy) yesterday. At least 12 poets from all over the country came together to celebrate Sahir’s poetry at the Nehru Siddhant Kendra here.
Youth Cong to hold training camp
Ludhiana, December 20
The urban and rural units of the District Youth Congress will jointly organise a two- day training camp for preparing the ranks for the “aam admi ka sipahi”
(AAPS) drive, a community service and mass contact programme, at Hari Om Mandir Dharamshala here on December 30 and 31.
Post-H1N1 complications resulting in deaths
Ludhiana, December 20
Experts in the city have termed the post swine flu “complications” as the cause behind the majority of deaths wherein the infected lungs fail to supply oxygen to the vital organs.
Exporters meet Customs officials
Ludhiana, December 20
The Export Engineering Promotion Council (EEPC) organised an interactive session with the exporters and Custom officials recently. SK Goel, member (Customs), Central Board of Excise and Customs, was the chief guest. Chief Commissioner, Chandigarh, PK Sarohi, Commissioner, Central Excise, Charanjit Singh, Commissioner, Customs, Ranjit Singh were also present on the occasion.
Unscheduled power cuts are here to stay
Doraha, December 20
Residents of Doraha and Sahnewal are again forced to reel under scheduled and unscheduled power cuts, which are taking a heavy toll on their personal lives, leave aside the farming, business, trade and the industrial sector.
Polluting Unit: Villagers’ fight for health revival
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 20
As environmentalists gather at Copenhagen to devise methods to counter growing pollution, residents of Jitwal village and localities surrounding it are waging a battle to seek revival of their health affected by uncontrolled carbon emissions from a factory situated at the village.
Babys’day out at Mother's Pride school
 Ludhiana, December 20
It was surely a baby's day out at Mother's Pride Junior Pre-School here today. Dressed in their best, over 200 cute tiny tots from all over the city gathered at the school along with their parents, to participate in the grand baby show.
Mamma’s girl: A mother-daughter duo during
the grand baby show held in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
PNB Exam Centre in Delhi
Candidates from North inconvenienced
Ludhiana, December 20
The examination for the post of probationary officers in Punjab National Bank, held in New Delhi today, put candidates from this part of the region in "trouble".
Land dispute settled amicably
Ludhiana, December 20
Setting an example for others to follow, the municipal corporation yesterday solved a dispute over the ownership of a plot in Kidwai Nagar peacefully. Municipal Commissioner AK Sinha, who visited the plot and met the members of both the groups that were at loggerheads since December 13, in this regard made efforts.
Woman held under NDPS Act
Ludhiana, December 20
A woman, who was on the run for the past three years in a drug paddling case, has been arrested. The accused has been identified Rani, a resident of Khanpur village in Phillaur. She was declared a proclaimed offender by the court about three years ago. According to Division no.2 SHO, the Nakodar police also booked her in the similar case.
4 booked on assault charges
Mullanpur Dakha, December 20
The Dakha police has booked four youths for armed assault charges against each other.
The incident occurred on November 24 morning at Pamal village near here. Both the group had quarrelled over some issue a few days before the clash and the families were trying to reach out for a compromise.
Youth killed in accident
Raikot, December 20
A youth was killed in an accident when he was hit by an unidentified Indica car last night.
Chess Tourney
Gursher emerges champion
Ludhiana, December 20
Top-seed Raminderbir Singh from the State Bank of Patiala lost to Gursher Singh, an international player, in the final of the senior section of the Ludhiana District Chess Championship that concluded at the Janj
Ghar, Shastri Nagar, here today.
Players concentrate on their game during the District Chess Championship that concluded in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjit Verma
Kabaddi tournament
hunting ground for travel agents
Ludhiana, December 20
Immigration agents had a field day during the Canada-America Kabaddi cup at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
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