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Two Cong workers killed, three hurt in road accident
Mandi Ahmedgarh, Sept 30
Two activists of the Congress were killed and three others were injured when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a banyan tree near Latala village on the Ahmedgarh-Raekot road last night.
Teachers block GT Road, another day of harassment for commuters
Ludhiana, September 30
Commuters faced the brunt of protests by teachers unions on yet another Sunday in the city today. Members of the Sikhya Provider Union, Punjab, and the Unaided Staff Aided Schools Front, Punjab, blocked the GT Road for over 90 minutes — from 2 pm to 3.30pm.
Policemen use force to stop members of the Sikhya Provider Front, Punjab, from blocking Karabara Chowk in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: inderjeet Verma
NRI dupes wife of Rs
1.15 crore
Ludhiana, September 30
In yet another case of a man cheating on his wife, the city police has booked a US-based non-resident Indian (NRI) for transferring Rs 1.15 crore from the joint account of his wife to another bank in the city.
Police takes task of removing encroachments
Ludhiana, September 30
With Municipal Corporation's tehbazaari wing failing to check encroachments, the city police has taken the task at hand.
Reporters’ Diary
Hug children at home, belt them up in car
Usually, it has been observed that people do not obey traffic rules. Many a times, people do not wear seat belts while driving. Many of them do not even use seat belts for their children.
Migrants collect oil that fell on a road after an electricity transformer was hit by a heavy vehicle on the Metro Road in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Cultural heritage given a miss
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 30
Plea of art lovers and saviours of Punjab’s cultural heritage went unheard, as no particular space was earmarked for the folk singers and artistes at the Chhapar
Mela.
Huge crowds converge on political conferences
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 30
The third and final day of Mela Chhapar saw a huge crowd at the venue. The day being a Sunday, people from the neighbouring as well as far-flung areas visited the fair to pay obeisance as well as take part in various political conferences.
Huge crowds at the SAD rally at Mela Chhapar at Mandi Ahmedgarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Organisers make hay at expense of visitors
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 30
The rights of consumers remained at stake at the largest rural fair of the region, with the government making no proper arrangements to check the quality and the quantity of eatables and other items sold during the Chhapar
Mela.
Potable water in all houses within 30 months, promises CM Badal
 Chhapar (Ludhiana), September 30
Within two and a half years, each and every house, including hutments, in Punjab will have access to potable water. Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Parkash Singh Badal said this while addressing the SAD (B) political conference at Chhapar Mela today.
The mounted police deployed outside the venue of Mela Chappar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Join secular front, says Left
Mandi Ahmedgarh, Sept 30
Leftist organisations have called upon the residents to join the Third Secular Front constituted to “fight for the rights of common man”. The call was given during a rally organised jointly by the various social, trade and political organisations owing allegiance to the CPM and the CPI.
19 houses affected as electricity meters gutted
Khanna, September 30
The setting up of several electricity meters at one place proved to be a curse for 19 houses at Bhaurla village, when these meters were gutted in a fire that broke out suddenly today.
Phillauri remembered on his birth anniversary
Phillaur, September 30
Although almost all the religious congregations of Hindus are either started or concluded with the prayer “Om Jai Jagdish Hare”, unfortunately very few people are aware of the author of this “aarti”. Composer of this popular hymn Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri was remembered at a few functions in Phillaur and Ludhiana on his 175th birth anniversary.
Jagraon in grip of viral fever
 Jagraon, September 30
It is not just cases of dengue or swine flu that is causing a panic among the residents, viral fever has also gripped the town. There has been a considerable rise in the number of patients suffering from the viral fever during the last days.
Unhygienic conditions near a newly constructed market at the Old Grain Market in Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
A victim of neglect at the dusk of their lives
Ludhiana, September 30
October 1 is celebrated as World Senior Citizens' Day. The age when you become old in all aspects, physically, spiritually and intellectually, and this is the time when one needs the care and affection of children, the most.
UNESCO: Population of elderly to cross two-billion mark by 2050
Ludhiana, September 30
The elderly population has witnessed an increase over the years. As per UNESCO estimates, the number of the aged (60+) is likely to reach 590 million in 2005. The figure will double by 2025.
City favourite destination for protesters
Ludhiana, September 30
Ludhiana is fast becoming the most-preferred destination for protesting teachers.
Police personnel deployed on the GT Road following a protest by members of the Sikhya Provider Union, Punjab, and Un-aided Staff Aided Schools Front, Punjab, in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Neonates respond to pain, says expert
Ludhiana, September 30
Experts have come up with a new finding that neonates also perceive pain.
People not keen on donating blood
Ludhiana, September 30
Despite a number of awareness campaigns on blood donation, people prefer to get blood from an NGO or a blood bank.
Traffic route to be diverted
Ludhiana, September 30
One side of the Sidhwan Canal bridge on the Ferozepur Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from next week on account of the construction of an underpass under the Sidhwan Canal Expressway project.
Carnival of lights draws crowds
Ludhiana, September 30
The two-day exhibition, Carnival of Lights, ended today. Being Sunday, the exhibition drew a good number of visitors today. Latest festive collection for personal and home fashion was brought to the city by designers and entrepreneurs from all over India.
Three drug peddlers held
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 30
The Dehlon police has nabbed three members of a gang of drug peddlers and seized a rich haul of pharmaceutical preparations on Saturday afternoon.
House of NRI woman burgled
Phillaur, September 30
The house of one NRI woman, Balbir Kaur, was reportedly burgled in the Loh Garh village last night. The burglars took away Rs 10,000, a pair of gold earrings, one laptop and two rings from the house. The police has registered a case.
Two suicides reported in city
Ludhiana, September 30
A 27-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Peeran
Nagar, Kakowal Road, Basti Jodhewal, today. The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar.
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