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Snatchers' gang busted, 5 held
 Ludhiana, March 1
With the arrest of five persons, the city police claims to have busted a gang of snatchers, who were reportedly behind a series of snatching incidents that took place recently.
The accused in police custody in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
0001 goes for Rs 4.10 lakh
Ludhiana, March 1
The craze for vanity numbers for vehicles in the city continues unabated. This was evident from the fact that the registration number PB 10 DJ 0001 was auctioned today for Rs 4.10 lakh. The auction
for vanity numbers was organised by the District Transport Office at Bachat Bhawan here.
State ideal for medical tourism, says minister
Ludhiana, March 1
Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal has taken a step forward to promote medical tourism in the state by inviting the Royal Society of Medicine, UK, which provides health services to the sick the world over, to Punjab.
Retired MC employee gagged to death
Ludhiana, March 1
A 65-year-old retired municipal corporation employee was gagged to death by robbers at his house in New Kundan Puri here today. The victim has been identified as Ramesh Kumar. The assailants decamped with 15 tola of gold ornaments and Rs 10,000 from the house.
Shooting of Punjabi movie gets under way
Ludhiana, March 1
The inauguration of shooting of a Punjabi movie, "Rose - Ek Ajeeb Kahani", was organised at Gujrawala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, here.
During the inauguration, producer of the movie Kamaldeep Singh from the city said that the movie was about a girl, named Rose.
Zones of 400 colonies changed
Ludhiana, March 1
During a meeting of the zoning committee members held yesterday, zones of around 400 colonies were changed by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. In a majority of such cases, the colonies have been shifted to a lower zone, which means the residents of a lower zone will have to pay less property tax than those in a higher zone, the rates of which would be fixed soon.
Goods worth lakhs destroyed in Galib Kalan village fire
 Jagraon, March 1
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed in a fire that broke out at a house at Galib Kalan village near Jagraon today. Owner of the house Kuldip Singh claimed that goods worth more than Rs 4.5 lakh were destroyed in the fire.
Police officials inspect the gutted house at Galib Kalan village near Jagraon on Friday. A tribune photograph
Jhansi Road commercial complex to go under the hammer on March 6
Ludhiana, March 1
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) will once again put under the hammer its 2.22-acre commercial complex on Maharani Jhansi Road here on March 6. With a built-up area of 7,634 square yards, the complex has been constructed at a cost of Rs 16
crore. The complex, situated close to the upmarket commercial hub of Ghumar
Mandi, will be sold as a single unit at a reserve price of Rs 197 crore.
The commercial complex on Maharani Jhansi Road in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
5 dyeing units, 1 showroom face closure
Ludhiana, March 1
The Punjab Pollution Control Board has issued closure notices to five dyeing units and one automobile showroom in the city.
Birth certificate norm relaxed
Ludhiana, March 1
Providing much relief to residents, the state government has now allowed the residents above 15 years of age to get their names included in their birth certificates as well as the official record. According to the previous rules, only those could get their names included in their birth certificates who were below 15 years of age. The residents can get their names included in their birth certificates by December 31, 2014.
MC House meeting to be held next week
Ludhiana, March 1
The much-awaited general house meeting of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is expected to be held next week. Earlier, the Mayor had announced that the meeting would be held in the last week of February (after the Moga byelection), but in view of some official meetings regarding property tax, the meeting was postponed for March.
‘Petrol price hike blow to common man’
Ludhiana, March 1
A day after the Budget proposals were presented in Parliament, the petrol price saw an upward trend today. The petrol price was hiked by Rs 1.40 per litre, the second big increase in two weeks. The hike is excluding local sales tax or VAT and the actual increase in the price for consumers will be higher after including these taxes. The previous petrol price hike was Rs 1.50 per litre, excluding VAT, effected on February 16.
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Warm send-off for PAU Dean
LUDHIANA: A warm send-off was given to Dr DS Cheema, Dean, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), upon his superannuation. A farewell party was organised wherein the university deans, directors, heads and faculty members wished Dr Cheema a happy, healthy and wealthy post-retirement life. During the party, the PAU Vice-Chancellor,
Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, lauded Dr Cheema's 30 years of significant contribution to research, teaching and extension activities. He added, Cheema's long association with the research and development of vegetable crops, especially, in
the field of vegetable breeding, spoke volumes of dedication, devotion and earnestness.
From Colleges
Techno-cultural festival
LUDHIANA
: A two-day techno-cultural festival 'GENESIS-2013', organised by Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, concluded here. Dr M S
Saini, Director of the college, congratulated the winners of various events and expressed his gratitude to the volunteer students, staff & all the members of the organising committee who left no stone unturned to make the function a great success.
Students enjoy during the Techno-Cultural Festival ‘GENESIS-2013’ at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,
Ludhiana, on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
From schools
Eye check-up camp
LUDHIANA: Ryan International School, Dugri organised an eye check-up camp in the school premises, here. All the students were given a thorough check-up in the camp along with the knowledge of the various tips for a healthy eye sight. The eye check-up camp was organised under the theme, 'Health care and good living'.
ludhiana scan
Woman dies of swine flu
LUDHIANA: One woman patient died due to swine flu, here at CMCH Ludhiana. Wile another female patient from J&K tested positive for swine flu. She is under treatment at CMCH. With this district Ludhiana received 22 swine flu positive patients, out of which 7 died.
Two arrested on charge of illegal sand mining
Jagraon, March 1
The police has arrested two persons for allegedly mining and smuggling of sand illegally. Both the accused were arrested from two separate locations during a search operation launched by Mullanpur Dakha Police to prevent illegal mining of sand from the Sutlej.
Couple, kin booked for fraud
Ludhiana, March 1
A newly married couple along with their relatives were booked by police for fraud, here . It has come to light that the groom was previously married and the case was registered following the statement of his first wife.
Five held for forgery
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 1
The police has arrested five out of 12 swindlers, who had been booked under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 120 B of IPC for allegedly conspiring to dupe some bank by raising huge loans against property of an NRI by preparing fake documents of his identity.
Woman dies as car hits rickshaw
Ludhiana, March 1
A 65-year-old woman was killed after the rickshaw she was travelling in was hit by an overspeeding car near the railway station here last evening. The victim has been identified as Radha Rani of Salem Tabri. According to Narinder Kumar, victim's son, his mother was heading towards Hathi Chowk along with his nieces on a rickshaw.
Man arrested with drugs
Ludhiana, March1
The city police nabbed one person and seized huge quantity of pharmaceutical drugs from his possession. The accused has been identified as Sara Lal, a resident of Jammu. On spotting the police at Mata Rani Chowk, when the accused tried to escape, police found his activities suspicious and got hold of him. On checking the bag police found huge quantity of psychotropic drugs, including injections, cough syrups and tablets. A case under Section 22-61-85 the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused.
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The Class XII board examinations of the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)began today.
The 93rd Annual Sports Meet of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, begins today with much fanfare.
Principal of the college Poonam Mittal hoisted the sports flag. Vice-Principal of the Government College for Girls Sudarshan Mehta was the guest of
honour.