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Important record of Health Dept lies buried under debris
Ludhiana, September 26
Important official record of the Civil Surgeon's office has been still lying buried under the debris of a building which collapsed two months ago. A number of almirahs containing official record were buried under the debris when the roof over a verandah in the Civil Surgeon's office collapsed due to rain on July 23.
Almirahs containing official record lie in the midst of debris at a collapsed building in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Months on, traders yet to get VAT number
Ludhiana, September 26
A large number of case files for getting a new VAT registration number are lying pending with the Excise and Taxation Department for the past few months.
Bittu wanted to free terrorists: Police
Ludhiana, September 26
Daljit Singh Bittu, who is currently in police custody for his alleged involvement in threatening a witness in the Shinghar bomb blast case, is a "master storyteller".
2 IPS officers transferred
Ludhiana, September 26
Two IPS officers, ACP (North) Swapan Sharma and ACP (East) Naveen Singla, have been transferred out of the city. Both officers have been deputed in the Chief Minister's security wing.
Stray cattle menace poses threat to motorists
 Jagraon, September 26
There is no relief for the residents of Jagraon and the commuters traveling on roads are due to stray animals menace. The presence of a large number of stray animals on different roads including one of the busiest Ludhiana-Moga highway, has been posing serious risk to the lives of the commuters.
Stray cattle obstruct traffic at Main Chowk in Jagraon on Wednesday.
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Chhapar mela
Admn imposes Section 144
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 26
Taking cognizance of reports of youths exploiting Chhapar Mela for settling scores with their rivals during past years, the administration has taken stern preventive measures to maintain law and order during the
mega event commencing on Friday.
All arrangements in place for Chhapar Mela
Mandi Ahmedgarh, Sept 26
With Chhapar Mela only a day away, preparations, which have been under
way for over a weeks are on the climax.
Centre condemned for introducing FDI in retail
Ludhiana, September 26
An open session was held during the 6th All-India BSNLEU conference in which Tapan Sen, MP (Rajya Sabha), general secretary general, CITU was the chief guest. He stated that all the unions of the working class are fighting together for the last two years against the pro-private sector policies of UPA-II Government. He stated that over 90 crore people belong to the middle and poor class. If we fight together, then the government will have to change its policies to save the BSNL and the other PSUs. He condemned the UPA-II government for introducing the FDI in retail, hike in petroleum products and LPG there by burdening the common man.
panjab university zonal youth and heritage festival
Folk dances mark 2nd day of youth fest
Khanna, September 26
The second day of the four-day Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival, which is in progress at AS College, Khanna, was full of folk items including folk dances, and folk songs. Classical dances, bhangra, group dances, gidha, poem writing, debate, essay writing, short story writing, and poem recitation were performed by the students of different colleges.
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| Students take part in a dance programme during the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival; and (right) girls present an item during the event.
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Jailbreak case: Superintendent transferred
Ludhiana, September 26
Five days after the jailbreak incident took place, Jail Superintendent, RK Loomba, has been transferred. Three hardcore criminals had managed to scale the 16 feet wall of Central Jail, Ludhiana, and later were arrested by the police in Dhandari area.
Suspected dengue death reported from hospital
Ludhiana September 26
One suspected dengue patient died at the DMC hospital today. The deceased, Baljeet
Kaur, was from Hoshiarpur. According to district epidemiologist Dr Anil Verma, tests for dengue were conducted on the
Baljeet, but the reports are yet to come.
Sunset:
Workers return home after a hard day’s work in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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Ex-servicemen hail 'one rank, one pension' scheme
Jagraon, September 26
Ex-servicemen of the area have welcomed the 'one ran one pension' decision taken by the union government.
CM's security beefed up
Ludhiana, September 26
The security of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has been beefed up. In a latest development, young IPS oficers have been included in the Chief Minister's security.
22-year-old mowed down by car; family alleges murder
Ludhiana, September 26
A 22-year-old man succumbed to injuries after being hit by a speeding car at the Focal Point area here today. However, the family of the victim termed the incident as murder.
iit jee-main
Online forms from Nov 1
Ludhiana, September 26
Application forms for the newly revised Joint Entrance Exam (Main)-2013, which will replace the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), will be available online from November 1. The exam will be conducted by The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and there will be no sale of paper application forms.
NSS volunteers donate blood, plant saplings
 Ludhiana, September 26
A blood donation camp was organised by the NSS wing of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) on the occasion of Social Justice Day (September 25) here today. Dr Naved
Aslam, senior cardiologist of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, inaugurated the blood donation camp.
Volunteers donate blood during a camp organised by the NSS wing of GADVASU in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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from schools and colleges
Picnic organised
In an endeavour for making learning fun for the children, a picnic was planned by Cherubs The Preschool, Dugri. It was a day full of outdoor games, running, climbing and having fun. The children played games like hide and seek, blindfold, cricket and passing the parcel. They also shared their picnic lunch with each other.
ludhiana scan
Medical camp
A free eye screening camp was organised by Senior Citizens Welfare Association Ludhiana
(SCWAL) at Chak Bhai Ka village here on Wednesday in collaboration with an eye hospital in
Ludhiana. The purpose of the camp was to screen poor and needy patients of the village and that of the surrounding area for eye aliments and identifying those requiring surgical treatment. Over 286 patients were examined and 63 out of them were identified for treatment. In all 53 were brought to the hospital for the surgery free of cost which was successful.
Man arrested with four stolen cars
Khanna, September 26
Khanna police has claimed to have nabbed a person with four stolen cars following a tip off. The recovered cars were with fake registration numbers. The accused has been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Kaka a resident of Ghudani Khurd near
Khanna. Police also claimed to have recovered one 12- bore gun with four live cartridges from his possession.
Twenty teams to participate in basketball league
Ludhiana, September 26
Twelve teams in the boys section while eight from girls section will battle it out in the inaugural edition of the IMG Reliance Schools Basketball League. The tournament will be organised by the Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India here at Guru Nanak Stadium between September 28 and October 1.
Table tennis meet begins at Alpine International School
Ludhiana, September 26
Hosts Alpine International Senior Secondary School along with Green Land Public School, Ludhiana, and DAV Public School, Ludhiana, recorded victories in their respective matches (boys U-14) to advance into
the next round on the opening day of the CBSE Cluster XVI Table Tennis Championship being held here today.
Zonal Basketball
Green Land School cagers defeat KVM, bag title
Ludhiana, September 26
Green Land Senior Secondary Public School, Jalandhar bypass branch, overpowered Kundan Vidya
Mandir, Civil Lines, 33-28 to bag the title in
the Inter-School Zonal Basketball Tournament (boys U-14) organised by the district education department at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Punjab Agricultural University, here today.
Cricket Tournament
KVM storm into final
Ludhiana, September 26
Kudnan Vidya Mandir (KVM), Civil Lines, Ludhiana, registered an authentic five-wicket victory over hosts MGM Public School, Dugri, to storm into the final of the 13th All India Bhai Gobind Singh Pasricha Memorial Cricket Tournament (U-19) being played here today.
Punjab restrict Delhi to 157 runs
Ludhiana, September 26
Punjab was in a position against Delhi from where they could dictate the terms in the final of the North Zone Inter-State Cricket Tournament (U-14) being played at the Delhi Public School, Rohtak, today.
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