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Swine flu cases on the rise
Ludhiana, January 30
More cases of swine flu are being reported from various parts of the state and the adjoining states this year. According to experts of the Health Department, swine flu is an endemic in the district now as cases are pouring in from local areas also with no travel history.
Man gets 10-yr jail for raping 2-yr-old
Ludhiana, January 30
Fast Track Court Judge Mandeep Pannu (Additional Sessions Judge) has convicted Dina Nath (50), a resident of Samastipur district in Bihar, of raping a two-year-old baby.
Missing boy found dead
Ludhiana, January 30
The mutilated body of a 13-year-old boy, Sarabjit, who was feared drowned in a pond, was found
after the authorities drained out water from the pond at Mundian village here today.
Three arrested for woman's murder
Ludhiana, January 30
The police today claimed to have cracked the Reshma Devi murder case by arresting three persons in this connection.
Fastener units face closure
Ludhiana, January 30
Embroiled in various problems, the local fastener units are finding themselves in a severe crisis. Many small units are on the verge of closure while some have already stopped operations. With no definite procurement policy of the state government in sight, a large number of units have shifted to Kolkata while others are moving towards Gujarat. The state fastener manufacturers have planned to set up a cluster in Gujarat by investing Rs 1,000 crore initially.
Vends removed from railway platform No. 1
Ludhiana January 30
The Railway authorities have removed vends from platform no. 1 at the local railway station in order to ease crowding at the station.
Star cast of the “Stupid-7” movie pose for a photograph in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Star cast of 'Stupid 7' descends on Ludhiana
Ludhiana, January 30
The star cast of the upcoming movie, "Stupid 7", was in the city today. Young actors of the movie, including Milind
Gaba, Pukhraj Bhalla, Jasmeet Kaur, Karanjit Singh, Gunjit Cour, Sukhman Brar, Jannatpreet
Kaur, Saibi Sodhi, who have played the lead characters in the movie, were in Ludhiana along with director of the movie Pali Bhupinder and other actors Jaswinder
Bhalla, Ramnik Sandhu and Madhvi Malhotra.
Owners of the stalls, which have been shifted from platform No. 1 to ‘Musafirkhana’, wait for customers at the railway station in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Councillors’ dharna enters third day
Ludhiana, January 30
Dharna of Congress councillors entered in third day here today. As many as 12 Congress councillors led by senior congress leaders, Hem Raj Aggarwal, Rakesh Prashar sat on the Dharna at the MC headquarter Mata Rani Chowk.
NRI attacked by relatives
Ludhiana, January 30
An NRI was injured in an attack by brother and other members of his family at Kutbewal Gujjran village, near Lodhowal, here today.
Man stabbed with ice-cutter
Ludhiana, January 30
A 23-year-old man was attacked with an ice-cutter following a fight on the Issa Nagri bridge here this evening.
PAU student brings laurels
Ludhiana, January 30
Pardeep Kumar, a Ph.D student of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, was awarded with the "International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award 2012" for his excellence in academics, co-curricular activities and international relevance of Ph.D research.
Man crushed to death
Jagraon, January 30
A middle-aged man was crushed to death by an unidentified vehicle on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway here last night.
City pays tributes to Bapu
Ludhiana, January 30
Martyrdom day of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was observed in the city today.
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Old students day celebrated
Ludhiana: The Old students Association provides an ideal opportunity to all the old students to rekindle their association with their alma mater and to renew the contacts with their teachers. Keeping alive the tradition of previous years, a get together of old students and the faculty of the college, was organised here on Wednesday at the GCG, Ludhiana.
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Homage paid to Father of the Nation
OP Gupta SDP Model Senior Secondary School remembered the Father of nation on his death anniversary. In the vibrant guidance of Balraj Kumar
Bhasin, president SDP Sabha, Ludhiana, several competitions-viz-poem recitation, songs and portrait making camp organised exclusively for tiny-tots from Nursery to III standard.
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Farmers can expect better sunflower prices: PAU
Ludhiana January 30
The Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre (AMIC) of the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) has predicted the sunflower prices in the range of Rs 3,500 to Rs 3,700 per quintal during May and June, 2013.
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Library inaugurated
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, along with Punjab Cabinet Minister, Bikram Singh
Majithia, inaugurated Mata Gujri Memorial Library at Bhanohar village here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Selinger said Punjabis had made a significant contribution to the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger inaugurates a library at Bhanohar village in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Jagraon police books man on charge of sexual abuse
Jagraon, January 30
The Jagraon police has registered a case against one person for allegedly abusing a girl sexually on the pretext of marriage.
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Theft at computer shop
Ludhiana: Thieves entered a computer showroom located at Saggu Chowk near Kaka marriage palace and decamped with computers and other electronic appliances worth Rs 2.5
lakh.
Sahodaya schools’ chess: Green Land, BCM Arya share honours
Ludhiana, January 30
Hosts Green Land Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar bypass branch, and BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar branch, shared the honours, clinching two titles each in the Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex (LSSC) Chess Championship, which concluded here today.
All set for Kila Raipur sports festival
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 30
Five eminent sportspersons will be felicitated during the 77th edition of the Kila Raipur sports festival, also known as mini-Olympics, commencing on Thursday.
Shivam Academy enter cricket final
Ludhiana, January 30
In a thrilling finish, Shivam Cricket Academy, Ludhiana, defeated Joshi Cricket Academy,
Jalandhar, by three runs to secure a place in the final of the inaugural edition of the Friendship Cricket Cup Tournament (u-16) being played on the Dana Mandi ground, near Jalandhar bypass, here today.
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Dense fog this morning triggered three pile-ups in the district, leaving 84 persons injured. The injured were taken to hospitals from where 40 were discharged after being given first aid.
