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Cong leader booked in land grab case
Ludhiana, February 17
Former District Congress Committee (DCC) president Jagmohan Sharma and his close aide were booked in a multi-crore land grab case by the city police here today.
The case was registered following the complaint of Harpal Singh, a resident of Gurdev
Nagar.
Man booked for raping daughter
Ludhiana, February 17
The city police has arrested a man for raping his 16-year-old daughter. The accused, identified as Satish Kumar, who spent over a decade in jail for brutally killing his wife Kamlesh
Rani, was caught again by the Salem Tabri police last evening on the charges of raping his daughter.
20-yr-old hit by truck, dies
Ludhiana, February 17
A day after two women were run over by a speeding truck, a 20-year-old girl lost her life after being hit by a pick-up truck on a flyover near Atam Nagar Chowk here today.
Liquor vends fall in line
Ludhiana, February 17
After the Excise and Taxation Department cracked its whip on the liquor vends, owners have now put small display boards outside their vends.
Last month, the department had issued notices to the liquor vend owners to remove huge hoardings and posters displayed outside.
A liquor vend with a small display board in the city.
photo: Inderjeet Verma
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No scheme to rehabilitate beggars
Ludhiana, February 17
Though the district administration and police have put up boards at major places in the city, asking residents not to encourage beggars by giving alms, as their number will be increased manifolds in a few years to come.
A girl begs at the Bhai Bala Chowk in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Sikh migrants seek justice
Ludhiana, February 17
Charging the state government with giving step-motherly treatment to the Sikh migrants, the Ludhiana Sikh Migrants Welfare Board has said that even after 27 years, the victims of anti-Sikh riots had not been given justice.
Tipsy cop creates ruckus at hospital
Ludhiana, February 17
A tipsy policeman created midnight drama at the Civil Hospital. After creating a ruckus, he broke a window glass of a police post located in the Civil Hospital here last night.
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Ban goes up in smoke
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Despite a ban, foreigners smoke at Ghumar Mandi in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Experts stress use of solar water pumps
Ludhiana, February 17
The rate of electrification in India has not kept pace with expanding population, urbanisation and industrialisation and has resulted in the increasing deficit between demand and supply of electricity, said experts of the Department of Soil and Water Engineering
(SWE), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
COLLEGE NOTES
Declamation contest held
Ludhiana, February 17
Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Pharmacy organised a declamation contest on the theme “Herbal drugs, pharmacist- a health care professional and lifestyle drugs" here today. Twelve students declaimed on these issues which are becoming increasingly important in our society.
SCHOOL NOTES
BCM Arya students’ model wins Ist prize
Ludhiana, February 17
A state-level science exhibition for students was recently held at Anandpur Sahib by
SCERT, Chandigarh. A team of four students, Yatin Chopra, Kuljeet, Raghav and
Nitesh, from BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, displayed their model “BCM e-Complex, a green building” at the exhibition and bagged the first prize in the energy conservation category.
‘Decision to discontinue flying squads to send wrong signal among students’
Doraha, February 17
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has decided not to constitute flying squads to check copying during the second semester this time, as it has been facing a shortage of funds. The responsibility of preventing copying would rest on the District Education Officer
(DEO) and observers deployed in schools.
MC ex-chief’s watchman murdered
Mandi Gobindgarh, February 17
Assailants barged into former municipal council chief Joginderpal Singla’s house in Chanderlok Colony here today and murdered chowkidar Ram Bhadar (45), a resident of Harmpani (Nepal), with sharp-edged weapons.
Doc sent to judicial remand
Ludhiana, February 17
Two persons, including Dr Anil Kumar Pandey of Balaji Nursing Home and his woman partner Neeraj of Basti
Jodhewal, who were booked yesterday by the police following the complaint of an area resident for administering door-to-door chickenpox vaccine in the area by charging Rs 100 per dose were sent to judicial remand today.
A day of athletics meets in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, February 17
Amandeep Kaur, a student of BA I, proved to be too fast for her immediate opponents in the 100m sprint to emerge as the fastest runner in the 51st edition of the Annual Athletics Meet of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, which began here today.
A student attempts a long jump at the annual athletics meet of the Khalsa College for Women in Ludhiana on Friday. |
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Gurpreet, Preet best athletes
Gurpreet Kaur, student of MCom I in the women's section while Preet
Gursimran of BCom II in the men's section proved their mettle and were declared the best
athletes in the annual athletics meet of Kamla Lohtia SD College, Subhash Nagar, near Daresi ground, here today.
Jasmeet, Manbir shine
Jasmeet Kaur and Manbir Singh were declared the best athletes among girls and boys, respectively, in the 14th Annual Athletics Meet of BCM College of Education, Chandigarh road, here today. Venus House was adjudged the best house.
A race underway at the annual athletics meet of BCM College of Education in Ludhiana on Friday.
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Reeta best athlete
Doraha, February 17
The 7th Annual Athletics meet of Doraha College of Education was organised today. The chief guest on the occasion was Pargat Singh, former Captain of Indian Hockey Team. Sandeep Sawhney, Principal of the college, welcomed the chief guest.
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PAU Model rout TSS School
Ludhiana, February 17
Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU, today routed Teja Singh Swatantar Senior Secondary School by a huge margin of 140 runs in the second match of the PCA Inter-School Cricket Tournament (u-16) for Coca Cola Cup. The tournament is being organised by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College ground here.
Need to promote sports at grass-roots level: Pargat
Doraha, February 17
The 38th annual athletics meet for girls of Guru Nanak National College,
Doraha, concluded here today. The meet was inaugurated by former Captain of Indian Hockey Team Pargat Singh.
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