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School Principal booked on charge of raping teacher
Ludhiana, January 31
A 70-year-old school Principal has been booked on a charge of raping a 35-year-old teacher. The Shimlapuri police today booked Gurbachan Singh (70) following a complaint lodged by the victim. The woman, who is a divorcee and has two children, started working in a school in 2007. Gurbachan Singh's wife had died long ago. Soon, proximity between the two increased.
Missing man found dead
Ludhiana, January 31
The body of a 30-year-old man, who was missing since January 26, was found from the Sirhind canal in Sudhar here today.
The police has recovered the body and sent it to the Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination.
Man gets jail in cheque bounce case
Ludhiana, January 31
Judicial Magistrate Ekta Sahota has convicted Kuldeep Singh of M/s Gaurav Overseas, Industrial Area-A, Ludhiana, in a cheque bounce case of Rs 3 lakh. He was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for one year. He was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1,000.
Thieves strike at house
Ludhiana, January 31
Thieves stuck at a house in Thrike village and decamped with cash, gold ornaments and home appliances worth over Rs 2 lakh.
Music should be made compulsory in schools, says violin exponent
Ludhiana, January 31
Her violin indeed seemed to be singing, as her way of playing the violin has come to be known as "singing violin".
Kala Ramnath, renowned violinist, emulated all nuances of vocal singing through her violin, as she performed during a programme organised by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture amongst Youth
(SPICMACAY) at DAV Public School here today.
Violinist Kala Ramnath performs at DAV School in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Varsity inks pact with NDRI
Ludhiana January 31
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, and National Dairy Research Institute,
Karnal, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a period of 5-years in areas of collaborative research, sharing of faculty for teaching, exchange of academic information, curriculum development and training of students, informed Registrar, Dr PD
Juyal.
Students risk their lives by travelling on the rooftop of an overloaded bus in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Fake policeman arrested
Ludhiana, January 31
The Jamalpur police has nabbed a man, who used to extort money from residents by posing as a policeman.
Direct cash transfer begins from April 1
Ludhiana, January 31
The direct cash transfer scheme for various welfare schemes will be started in Ludhiana from April 1. Under the scheme, the money to be given to beneficiaries will be directly deposited in their bank accounts.
Dates of Kisan melas announced
Ludhiana January 31
The Directorate of Extension Education of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has announced the dates for the series of seven Kisan Melas, slated to be held in March 2013 in different parts of Punjab.
Ashu camp meets Commissioner
 Ludhiana, January 31
As the protest of a section of Congress councillors against the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation entered its fourth day today, another section of Congress councillors held a meeting with the MC Commissioner.
Congress councillors hold a protest against the MC at the Zone A office in Ludhiana on
Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Ambulance staff threaten to go on strike from today
Ludhiana January 31
The 108 Ambulance Union has threatened to go on strike from tomorrow to press for their demand for an increase salaries. A section of 108 ambulance employees submitted memoranda to Civil Surgeon Subhash Batta and project head Jatinder Kumar.
Onion prices go north
Ludhiana, January 31
The prices of onion have gone up by Rs10 or Rs15 due to their poor supply from Nasik, the place which supplies onion to most parts of the country.
Travel agent, daughter plead innocence
Ludhiana, January 31
A woman travel agent and her daughter have claimed that they were being falsely implicated in a human-trafficking case.
Parts of building demolished
Ludhiana, January 31
Taking action against a building under construction in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar for violations of building bylaws, a team from the Zone D office of the MC today demolished parts of the structure.
Fog, chill stage comeback in city
Ludhiana, January 31
The city witnessed a return of chill and fog as the meteorology department recorded 100 per cent humidity in the morning today.
According to weather experts, an increase in moisture has led to foggy mornings. The agro-meteorology department of Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) recorded 100 per cent humidity in the morning and 60 per cent in the evening.
A thick blanket of fog envelopes the Dugri area in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Office-bearers
Old team of Auto Parts Manufacturers Association (India) came into power unopposed in the elections which were contested here on Thursday. Before announcing the results of the election by the presiding officer BS
Sangha, announced the result that the following persons were elected for five seats as unopposed.
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Fine arts workshop
Ludhiana: Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, here on Thursday organised a one-day fine arts workshop for the students to teach them various techniques of water and acrylic colours.
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English declamation contest
Ludhiana: English plays an important role in the domains of education, global communication etc. Teaching and learning, if targeted at right age,
can help a lot in attaining the basic proficiency of this language.
Thieves steal inverter
Ludhiana, January 31
Thieves struck at the offices of a property dealer and a gas agency in Bhamia village last night and decamped with an inverter and batteries.
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Jagga of Assi Kalan won the first prize in a bullock cart race organised on the first day of the 77th chapter of Kila Raipur Rural Sports, popularly known as mini-Olympics, by clocking a time of 19.50 seconds. Ujagar Singh of Maholi Kalan village and Binda of Sahabana village were the joint second clocking 19.94 seconds.
