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20-year-old youth stabbed to death
Ludhiana, May 22
The blood-soaked body of a 20-year-old youth was found from a vacant flat in the CRP Colony here today. The city police claims to have cracked the case with the arrest of one person. A hunt is on to nab two other accused in the case.
SAD reigns supreme in ZP poll
Ludhiana, May 22
It was the SAD all the way in the zila parishad elections with 22 party candidates emerging victorious in the 25 zones. Only three candidates from the Congress managed to win.
Ram Krishan, SAD canditate from Bonkar Gujjran village, celebrates his victory in the block samiti poll.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Irate parents, residents assault school staff, block National Highway No. 1
Ludhiana, May 22
The rattled parents of a four-year-old girl, on whom there was a rape bid in her school yesterday, and residents of the area today assaulted the school staff and blocked the National Highway No. I near Jodhewal Basti in protest against the incident.
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| Area residents and relatives of the victim of a rape bid block the NH-I in Ludhiana on Wednesday; and
(right) a policeman tries to pacify the protesters. Tribune Photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
BRAVING THE ELEMENTS: Girls ride a scooter on a hot afternoon in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune Photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
power shock
Consumers flay advance deposit
Ludhiana, May 22
There is widespread resentment among people in the mega city as Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has raised a demand for advance consumption deposit (ACD) from domestic, commercial and industrial consumers of electricity. Depending upon the average consumption of power by the consumers for one and a half months, the amount of the ACD could vary between Rs 2,000 and several lakhs of rupees in the case of power-intensive industrial units.
35-yr-old man beaten to death by neighbour
Ludhiana, May 22
A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbour on the Tibba road here today after the duo entered into an argument over a trivial issue.
Karnataka set to woo local industry
Ludhiana, May 22
After Himachal Pradesh, the government of Karnataka is all set to woo the local industry to set up their units in their state. A meeting in this regard is being held later in the evening as the Commissioner of Industries, Maheshwar Rao, is in the city.
Need to boost exports in MSME sector: Expert
Ludhiana, May 22
Waning confidence of the MSME sector needs to be boosted. The cost of the product can be competitive if the factors of production like raw material, cost of capital, labour cost, power cost and technology upgradation are rightly priced. These suggestions were given by the delegation of Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by PD Sharma, president, who had a meeting with Inter Ministerial Committee headed by the Union Finance Secretary.
wada ghallughara memorial
Staff to be appointed on priority: Govt
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 22
Keeping in view the historical and spiritual importance of installations associated with the greater holocaust (Wada
Ghallughara), the State Government has decided to give top priority to selection procedure for deploying the staff at the Wada Ghallughara Kup Rohira Memorial, which is being constructed at Rohira village near here to commemorate the sacrifice of 35,000 Sikhs, who were massacred by invader, Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1762.
Members of a team, led by Punjab Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh, come out of the Wada Ghallughara Memorial at Rohira near Mandi Ahmedgarh on Wednesday.
A Tribune photograph
100 jhuggis razed near cinema
Ludhiana, May 22
Amid heavy resistance from jhuggi dwellers, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials cleared around 100 jhuggis near Orient Cinema in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar here this evening. More than 200 jhuggis had come up on government land worth crores in one of the poshest areas of the city.
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| The police tries to disperse protesters in Ludhiana on Wednesday; and
(right) scared children look at them. Tribune Photo Himanshu Mahajan |
SAD sweeps Khanna Zila Parishad poll
 Khanna, May 22
The Shiromani Akali Dal has won all the five seats (two each in Khanna and Samrala and one in
Machhiwara) of Zila Parishad that fall in the police district of Khanna. In the block samiti elections in
Khanna, the SAD has won 12 seats while the Congress has been declared winner on five seats. One seat has gone to an independent candidate.
Akali Dal leader Ranjit Singh Talwandi with the party winners at Khanna. A
Tribune photograph
SAD wins 9 samiti seats in Amloh
Amloh, May 22
Out of 16 seats of Amloh Block Samiti members, the SAD has won nine seats while the Congress candidates have emerged victorious on seven seats.
I-T Dept sets up special cell
Ludhiana, May 22
To track down tax evaders, the Income Tax (IT) Department has set up a compliance management cell that will specifically keep a track of the tax payments and returns.
Drivers’ agitation leaves passengers in the lurch
Ludhiana, May 22
For the second consecutive day today, the city residents were at the receiving end of the strike by the drivers of 30 low-floor buses plying under Ludhiana City Bus Service Ltd (LCBSL). This is the second such strike in less than a month. Four new routes (started in April), Chandigarh Road, Hambran Road, Delhi Road and Dugri Road, have been non-operational since yesterday.
174 water samples fail purity test
Ludhiana, May 22
The water samples of 174 government and government- aided schools failed purity test conducted by the District Health Department in last three weeks. Assistant Civil Surgeon,
Ludhiana, Dr Kaushal Saini, said: “There are 1,533 government and government-aided schools in the district. We have started checking purity of drinking water at these schools. Till date, we have collected water samples of 661 schools. Out of these 174 samples failed purity test. The reports of samples of the remaining 872 tests will be compiled by May 31.”
Power generator set catches fire
 Ludhiana, May 22
A power generator set was damaged in a fire that broke out at a private building in the posh Mall Road area here this afternoon. Though the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered the removal of these generator sets, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has failed to get them removed.
Firemen douse the fire that broke out in a generator set on the Mall Road in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
Lack of awareness behind most hepatitis cases
Ludhiana, May 22
People of the peripheral areas of the Ludhiana district are falling an easy prey to Hepatitis B and C as very few are aware of this disease. Experts of the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMC), Ludhiana, disclosed this fact after holding screening camps in these areas.
Sample taken from mid-day meal kitchen
Ludhiana, Ma y 22
A team of the Health Department, led by Dr Avinash Kumar, District Health Officer, raided the central kitchen for mid-day meal and many grocery shops across the city.
pu-affiliated colleges
Confusion over fee hike
Ludhiana, May 22
Though the committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University
(PU) approved a “nominal” increase in the fee structure of various courses in the colleges due to inflation, still in the absence of proper guidelines by the university, confusion prevails among the colleges on how much fees has to be increased from the current academic session.
gadvasu notes
Vet varsity student wins doctoral scholarship
Dr Rajesh V Wagh, a doctorate student of the Department of Livestock Products Technology,
GADVASU, bagged a prestigious scholarship in the World for Doctoral research studies awarded by the Finnish Government. He won this scholarship after competing with the participants from as many as 25 countries including the USA, Australia, Italy, France, Greece etc.
pau Notes
‘Kinnow Queen’ member of management board
A progressive farm woman, Karamjeet Kaur Danewalia, resident of Danewala village, Fazilka district, Punjab, has been appointed as a non-official member of the Board of the Management of the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) for three years. Giving information, Dr PK Khanna, Registrar, PAU, said Karamjeet had been appointed in the category of a progressive farm woman, as approved by the Governor of Punjab, Shivraj
Patil.
College Notes
GNIMT, PCTE among top business schools
The All India Management Association has published the result of business schools ranking May 2013 in its monthly Magazine “Indian Management May 2013” edition. Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology
(GNIMT), Gujarkhan campus, has got the top grading in Punjab, J&K, Himachal
Pradesh, Haryana and Western UP except the NCR.
school notes
Pool party
The little Montessorians of ABC Montessori, Basant Avenue, enjoyed a splash pool party organised by the school. The scorching heat of the sun and daily uniform was put off by the children. Before waving ‘good bye’ for summer vacations, school gave a pool party to the children. The pool side was decorated with colourful umbrellas, balloons and tub toys. Children enjoyed rain dance with their teachers.
ludhiana scan
Union meet
A meeting of the workers of Moulder and Steel Workers’ Union was held here today during which they condemned the Haryana government's dillydallying attitude regarding the protest of Maruti workers. “The government instead of helping the workers in their protest is putting them in jails,” said Harjinder Singh, president of the Union.
Youth held in triple murder case
Jagraon, May 22
The local police claims to have cracked the triple murder case that took place at Abupura village about two weeks ago. The police has also arrested a youth, who had allegedly killed three persons, including two women and one man of the same family.
The accused in police custody in Jagraon.
A Tribune photograph
crime briefs
Man booked for duping employers
Ludhiana, May 22
A man has been booked for duping his employers of Rs 10 lakh. The accused has been identified as Satwinder Singh of Dugri. According to Palwinder Singh, a resident of Hargobind Nagar, he runs a hosiery factory and his two brothers Amarjit Singh and Sukhwinder Singh work as iron commission agent on Gill Road. The accused was handling the accounts of both the firms.
Tantrik, aide held
Ludhiana, May 22
It was justice at last for Jasbir Singh Khurana, a businessman who was duped of Rs 35 lakh by a self-styled
tantrik.
Association mourns death of basketball coach
Ludhiana, May 22
The Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) mourned the death of an international basketball coach, Dr S
Subramanian, who died in Patiala early this morning. Dr Subramanian had not been keeping well for the past six months.
Dr S Subramanian
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