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Six injured in a pile-up
Ludhiana, February 19
Six persons were seriously injured in a road accident involving two cars and a Mahindra Maximo delivery van near Gahaur village on Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway this evening. The injured were immediately rushed to different hospitals of Ludhiana by an ambulance of the Lok Sewa Committee,
Mullanpur.
Three vehicles involved in a pile-up near Ghanaur village in Ludhiana on Saturday.
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Road rage takes ugly turn
ITBP personnel thrash youth
Ludhiana, February 19
Road rage took an ugly turn after personnel of the Indo Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP) allegedly thrashed a youth at Vishkarma Chowk here today.
On the other hand the ITBP personnel have denied the allegations and claimed that the youths hurled abuses and even damaged the windshield of the bus. |
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Police arrests well-connected conman
Ludhiana, February 19
In a major development, the city police has claimed to have nabbed a conman who was giving nightmares to top bureaucrats of the state by using their names and identities for taking vehicle loans.
Jail inmate sedates cops, escapes from hospital
Ludhiana, February 19
Notorious thief Arjun, a resident of Hoshiarpur, who was undergoing jail term for several cases of theft, again gave the police a slip and escaped from a civil hospital here today by sedating two police officials.
Jail guards, who were given sedatives, recuperate at the Civil Hospital in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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12-year-old boy sustains bullet injury
Ludhiana, February 19
In yet another incident of firing during a wedding, a
12- year-old boy sustained a bullet injury when a celebratory shot by an allegedly drunken man hit the former during the pre-wedding party at Pakhowal village late last night.
SAD-BJP out to lure voters
MC enhances annual budget to Rs 800 cr
Ludhiana, February 19
With Assembly elections scheduled to be held in March 2012, authorities of the Municipal Corporation are all set to spend whopping amount on developmental works for wooing the voters. The civic authorities, for this, have increased their annual budget from
Rs 633 crore last year to Rs 800 crore this year.
Examination fever grips students, parents
Ludhiana, February 19
With the onset of “examination season” in many schools in the city, students get anxious and while hearts of many skip a beat, others spend sleepless nights. It is not just the students who are a worried lot, but the parents, too, are stressed and panicked. The fear of failing to perform to the best of their ability is certainly making students unhappy, stressed and insomniac.
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Challenges in financial sector discussed
Doraha, February 19
More than 100 delegates from various parts of the country attended the two-day UGC sponsored national conference on “India an Emerging Service Economy: Issues and Challenges” being organised by the postgraduate department of commerce and business administration, Guru Nanak National College.
Man of Mettle
City’s ‘honey man’ wins Golden Trophy
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Ludhiana, February 19
Jagjit Singh Kapoor profoundly known as “Honey Man” once again proved his mettle by winning “Golden Trophy” from Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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MOMENT: Jagjit Singh Kapoor and his wife display the ‘Golden Trophy’ awarded to him by the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
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Honey festival at PAU
Ludhiana, February 19
Preparations are on at the Punjab Agricultural University for the honey festival and flower show, to be held on the campus this month.
Political rallies put off bus operators
Ludhiana, February 19
More than 250 bus operators in the district have been asked to provide vehicles for mobilising masses from nearby villages to Dana Mandi where a state-level function is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Research project
Ludhiana: Dr Anil Gupta, head, department of botany, Arya College, has been granted a major research project by the University Grants Commission
(UGC), New Delhi, on “Systematic Studies on the Genus Agaricus from Punjab State”. Dr Gupta will complete the project in three years.
Automotive makers’ meet
Ludhiana, February 19
The Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (ACMA), northern region, organised its first-ever auto component buyer-seller business meet and exhibition here yesterday at Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings.
28-yr-old property dealer shot at
Ludhiana, February 19
A property dealer was shot at by an armed assailant on the Pakhowal road here late last night.
The victim has been identified as Joy (28), who was returning home when some assailants, who were travelling in a car
opened fire at him.
Realtor alleges assault
Ludhiana, February 19
Director of Basant Avenue Colony Dinesh Garg has alleged that his rival property dealer, along with his accomplices, thrashed him and fled with his SUV at Basant Avenue near Dugri Dhandra road here today.
Petrol Bombs
Ex-Shiv Sena chief, son convicted
Ludhiana, February 19
Former Shiv Sena Rashtrawadi chief Jagdish Tangri and his son Sunil Tangri have been sentenced to a three-year rigorous imprisonment for making petrol bombs and gathering arms to attack the police.
Justice Kumar inspects courts
Ludhiana, February 19
Justice MM Kumar of Punjab and Haryana High Court today inspected the working of the district courts here.
He conducted the inspection without any prior intimation.
Team’s performance to decide viewers’ interest
Ludhiana, February 19
It will be the performance of the Indian team that will decide viewers’ interest in the World Cup, feel sports lovers across the city.
Hotels and restaurants in the city have pinned hopes on the Indian team’s performance.
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