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Residents wake up to rainy, chilly day
Ludhiana, February 23
Residents woke up to a rainy and chilly day today. It kept raining throughout the day. Water got accumulated on roads, putting commuters to inconvenience.
Residents were seen scurrying to save themselves from the rain.
A car makes way through a waterlogged road near Domoria Bridge in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Sales tax evasion: 214 packets of goods confiscated from
railway station
Ludhiana, February 23
The mobile wing of the sales tax department today confiscated 214 packets of goods from the railway station.
The goods in the packets were not as per the bills. After receiving information from senior officials, Excise and Taxation Officer KS Dhaliwal and ETO Jarnail Ram conducted a raid on the Information Collection Centre
(ICC) at the railway station.
Drunk teacher suspended
Ludhiana, February 23
Taking a suo-moto action against a drunk teacher, Director General, Secondary Education, KS Pannu has suspended Shamsher Singh, an English teacher at Government High School, Zonewal, Ludhiana.
22-yr-old hangs himself to death
Ludhiana, February 23
A 22-year-old daily wage earner reportedly committed suicide at his residence on the Punjab Agricultural University premises on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Lekh
Raj.
Property tax: Foes turn friends
Ludhiana, February 23
With the Congress leader, Parminder Mehta, posing questions on the issue of property tax to the Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh
Badal, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) conducting a signature campaign against the imposition of the tax, the tax politics is playing full throttle in
Ludhiana.
Students all out to clean Sarabha Nagar market
Ludhiana, February 23
Even the rain and chill failed to dampen the spirits of students, residents and shopkeepers at the main market in Sarabha
Nagar, where they carried out a cleanliness drive today.
Students create awareness during a cleanliness drive at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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hyderabad blast
Institutions told to install CCTV cameras
Ludhiana, February 23
In the wake of the Hyderabad blast, Ishwar Singh, Police commissioner,
Ludhiana, issued instructions to educational, industrial and financial institutions to keep the CCTV cameras functional.
Musical play ‘Kabeer’ casts spell
Ludhiana, February 23
During his visit to the city, Artiste Shekhar Sen said that it was great peforming in Ludhiana when he came to the city last time. A play “Kabeer” was staged at Guru Nanak Bhawan today depicting the life of great poet and reformist of his times,
Kabeer.
Artiste Shekhar Sen in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Three booked for trying to kill property dealer
Jagraon, February 23
The police has booked three persons for allegedly trying to murder a property dealer.
The victim, identified as Harpreet Singh, a local resident, was shot in the leg. He was admitted to a hospital. A police team recorded his statement.
Cash, cellphone stolen from bakery
Ludhiana, February 23
A theft took place at Guru Ramdas Bakery near Kapoor Hospital last night.
The police said that unidentified persons broke the shutter with iron rod and entered the bakery. Thieves have stolen Rs 15,000 cash and smart phone from the safe of
the bakery.
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