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Finally, enumerators on job
MC Commissioner assigns wards to officials
Ludhiana, March 3
Acting in the capacity of the citizens of the Democratic Republic, residents of the city indomitably knocked at doors of officials thereby bringing back the enumerators to their doorsteps to fill up their respective forms for the Census 2011.
Richie Riches of kabaddi
Ludhiana, March 3
If captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni is riding high on his “super bike” and Harbhajan flaunting his Hummer, our “desi heroes” kabaddi players are no different as a majority of them have put up their “style statements” on display during the kabaddi encounter during the ongoing Shaheed-E-Azam Punjab Games being played at Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) here today.
Kabbadi players strike a pose with their SUV in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Hmanshu Mahajan
Sewing machine industry opposes excise duty
Threatens to launch agitation if govt fails to revoke its decision
 Ludhiana, March 3
Ludhiana, the largest cluster of sewing machine industry, has received a jolt after the Finance Minister proposed to bring this industry under the cover of the Central excise duty.
Representatives of the Sewing Machine Dealers and Assemblers’ Association address a press conference in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Favouring contractors
PAU acts tough against ‘tainted’ XEN
Removes him from post; orders probe
Ludhiana, March 3
Acting tough against the “tainted” XEN working at Punjab Agriculture University
(PAU), authorities have finally taken back the additional charge of XEN (C2) from the Assistant Professor, Civil branch. Not only this, but entire record kept in the XEN’s office has also been seized by the members of a committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor to probe into the matter.
Farmers seek remittance of power bills
Gherao jail minister; accuse govt of adopting anti-farmer policies
 Ludhiana, March 3
Representatives of 17 farmers' organisations "gheraoed" Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabria here today. On the call given by several farmers' organisations to remit electricity bills of farmers, they submitted memorandums to several ministers in various districts of Punjab today.
Farmer representatives from various organisations gheraoed jail minister Hira Singh Gabria’s house in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
DAV girls mesmerise audience with folk instruments
 Ludhiana, March 3
Nine students of BBK DAV Girls College, Amritsar, who have formed a “Folk Orchestra” group, today gave a thundering performance by playing 80 musical instruments in their 25-minute performance.
ON A HIGH NOTE: Girls of BBK DAV College, Amritsar, all set with their instruments to perform at the Government College for Women in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
 Allotment of Chambers
Lawyers stage dharna
Ludhiana, March 3
Controversy has deepened over the allotment of 40 chambers to lawyers in the Lawyers’ Chamber Complex, Part-II.
Alleging injustice, several lawyers who had applied for chambers in 2006 today staged dharna in front of the library at the district court complex.
District Bar Association president Naval Kishore Chhibber (centre) gesticulates with his arm as he talks to agitating lawyers in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
LIT to auction 24 business hubs, four plots
Ludhiana, March 3
Continuing with its drive to dispose of commercial properties- both built up units and sites- and residential plots that have not been allotted in different schemes, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) is all set to auction 24 commercial properties and four residential plots on March 21.
Workshop
Ludhiana, March 3
Pinnacle Institute of Fashion Technology organised a fashion designing workshop from February 24 to March 3 on the PIFT campus to encourage young and enthusiastic fashion designers.
Truck catches fire
Ludhiana, March 3
A truck ferrying household goods caught fire near Jalandhar bypass here yesterday.
This incident took place when the truck haired by Madan Joshi, a retired headmaster, who shifting the belonging of his son to
Gurdaspur, caught fire.
Firefighters try to douse the fire after it engulfed a truck near the Jalandhar bypass in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Mixed Land Use Category
Traders resent non-inclusion of areas
Ludhiana, March 3
Some areas have been left out of the mixed land use category in the master plan, which has created problems for the industrialist.
The non-inclusion of these areas in the mixed land use category has incapacitated the unit owners to deal with government departments, including the Pollution Control Board, the electricity department and the District Industry Centre for getting the entrepreneurs memorandum number and applications for the extension of load are also not entertained.
Stress on women education
Ludhiana, March 3
Working Women Forum, Ludhiana, and Punjab Istri Sabha under the weeklong celebrations of International Women’s Day staged the first function at an educational institution on the Rahon road.
Petrol station employee robbed
Ludhiana, March 3
Two motorcyclists snatched Rs 8,000 from an employee of a patrol station located on the Hambran road here on Tuesday night.
Rakesh Kumar, an employee of the patrol station, said, “Two youths, with their faces muffled, arrived at the patrol station and requested him to fill the tank of their motorcycle. As soon as I reached near them they fled away with the money.”
Rakesh Kumar, a petrol station employee, who was robbed by two motorcyclists in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
 Punjab Games
ACHIEVER from City
Taking-off to better his own record
Ludhiana, March 3
The “lord of jumps” is back and is hungry for breaking his own national record. This is the time for his rivals to gain more confidence to fight with the hungry lion.
One of the promising long jumpers of the country, Amritpal Singh, is set to give a tough time to the athletes in various national championships.
Amritpal, a resident of Raikot in Ludhiana district, started competing after taking a long rest after he suffered a hamstring injury. He won a silver medal in the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh state games being held at Guru Nanak Stadium with a leap of 7.64 meters.
Amrit Pal Singh
Back-door entry in kabaddi
Organiser’s role under scanner
Ludhiana, March 3
First they make rules and then they break rules. Gurdeep Singh Malhi, general secretary of the Punjab Kabaddi Association, Maluka Singh group and in charge of the Faridkot district team, was allegedly caught giving entry to two kabaddi players, who originally hail from Mansa and Moga and represented Faridkot team during the Shaheed-E-Azam Punjab Games being played at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
Games on, no dope test conducted so far
Ludhiana, March 3
It seems like “friendly games” are in progress at Shaheed-E-Azam Punjab Games in
Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala, respectively, as even after three days of the grand beginning of the games no dope test have been conducted so far.
future AT STAKE: In their age to play these children are forced to clear garbage. A lot of money is spent on the Punjab Games, but their childhood is clearly being given a miss. Photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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Powerful show: A kabaddi semi-final match in progress between Ludhiana and
Kapurthala
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All Cheers: Kabaddi supporters in a jubilant mood while watching their favourite players.
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