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The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Khaki did the trick for Gur Arpan
Ludhiana, July 18
The fear of khaki did the trick for Gur Arpan and his accomplices, who kidnapped industrialist Manish Bharara and his driver Hem Raj on July 13.
The kidnapping of Manish was no secret for the workers of his factory. They witnessed the entire episode like mute spectators.
Gur Arpan (left) being presented before a court in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Absconding robber shot dead
Ludhiana, July 18
A person who tried to rob a jeweller at gunpoint yesterday was found shot dead at Subhash Nagar in Basti Jodhewal today.
Vinay Singh (22), a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was on the run after an alert goldsmith foiled a robbery bid on Rahon Road.
Auction of parking sites on Ferozepur Road called off
Ludhiana, July 18
The auction of nine parking sites along Ferozepur Road — a national highway — failed to take off due to poor response by bidders.
MC Additional Commissioner Isha Kalia at the auction of parking sites in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Foreign students get a taste of Punjabi hospitality
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Ludhiana, July 18
Punjabis have always been recognised for their big hearts and hospitality. And keeping the tradition alive, some families of the city are playing host to foreign students under the student exchange
programme. This all started from the railway station where the families extended a cordial reception to the students on their arrival.
Marion Choufa (centre) from France will stay with her hosts in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Roads at Jagraon Grain Market a shambles
Jagraon, July 18
The Jagraon Grain Market, which is the second largest grain market in Asia after the Khanna Grain Market, has been in a state of utter neglect. Jagraon Grain Market and the roads connecting the grain market with main roads have been in a bad condition due to prolonged delay in construction work.
A car passes through an unmetalled road at Jagraon Grain Market. A Tribune
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Industrial body demands setting up of auto park in city
Ludhiana, July 18
Automotive parts and auto companies have demanded a separate policy for proper growth and development of the sector.
Avtar Singh, general secretary, Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking, in a statement issued today said that despite of the fact that there was good demand for trucks, cars and two-wheelers due to high per capita income, no original equipment manufacturing (OEM) plant had been set up in Punjab.
zila parishad and block samitis
Huge gathering expected at oath-taking ceremony
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Ludhiana, July 18
Over 10,000 persons from all over Punjab are expected to visit the city tomorrow to witness the state-level oath taking ceremony of the zila parishad and block samiti members.
The police and officials of the Health Department, Municipal Corporation and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited are on their toes making preparations for the event, in which Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be the chief guest.
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| (Clockwise from top): A huge pandal set up to accommodate aver 10,000 visitors; the police uses sniffer dogs to check for any security lapses; and water tankers arranged for the function at the grain market in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
bihar mid-day meal tragedy
School heads in region taking no chances
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 18
The Bihar mid-day meal tragedy has come as a wake-up call for those responsible for preparation and supply of meals to students in the region.
They were jolted by the death of nearly 30 students due to negligence of teachers responsible for the execution of the scheme in Saran district of Bihar. |
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| Principal Pardeep Sharda supervises the preparation of mid-day meal at MGMN Senior Secondary School in Mandi Ahmedgarh on Thursday. A Tribune
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Industrialists apprised of trade opportunities
Ludhiana, July 18
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), organised an outreach session on free trade agreements (FTA).
Have you paid wealth tax?
Ludhiana, July 18
Very few taxpayers have heard of the wealth tax while even fewer have paid it. With notices being served on farmers pertaining to the filing of wealth tax, it’s important to be familiar with it.
A night of mixed emotions
Jagraon, July 18
It was a night of mixed feelings for a family belonging to Meerpur Hans village near Jagraon when some unidentified thieves stole a car from outside a nursing home where a woman of the family gave birth to twin boys.
interlocking of tiles on club Road
Residents sore over shoddy work
Ludhiana, July 18
Residents of Club Road ought to be happy for the Municipal Corporation has taken in hand the work of fixing interlocking tiles on the footpaths on both sides of the road. But the poor quality of workmanship and lack of proper supervision has left them fuming and fretting instead.
The area residents complain that the work of fixing tiles was being carried out by unskilled workers without proper supervision of skilled staff or even the field staff of the Building and Roads Branch of the Municipal Corporation.
Interlocking tiles that are being fixed on Club Road in
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monsoon woes
Use kitchen herbs to stay fit: Experts
Ludhiana, July 18
Acidity and indigestion are common problems during monsoons and immunity system also becomes weak. But one can keep fit by using a few basic kitchen herbs while cooking.
A city based ayurvedacharya, Dr Ravinder Vatsayan, said, "Amla is very good for combating acidity and for improving the immunity level.
A pharmacist crushing herbs at an ayurveda clinic in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Miraculous escape for 25 students on Hambran Road
Ludhiana, July 18
Twenty-five students of Jesus Sacred Heart School had a miraculous escape when a bus they were travelling in collided with a milk tanker on Hambran Road near Dairy Complex today.
A school bus that met with an accident on Hambran Road in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet
Verma
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LUDHIANA SCAN
Protest
Union workers’ protested outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in support of the Maruti Sazuki workers who were jailed after violence erupted at the Manesar plant of the company on July 18, last year. “The workers’ legal demands should be accepted and they should be released from the jail. |
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Workers stage a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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kidnapping
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‘It’s tough to make out the real cops’
Ludhiana, July 18
Anyone wearing a khaki uniform is not a policeman. The July 13 kidnapping incident where six men posing as policemen kidnapped industrialist Manish Bharara proved that.
"Who should we trust? when kidnappers wear khaki uniforms, the real policemen arrived at my eatery in plain cloths," said Hardeep Singh, a dhaba owner reflecting the sentiments of area residents following the kidnapping incident on National Highway I, near Doraha.
Calls were made from different locations to hoodwink police
Ludhiana, July 18
"I am kidnapped," was the first message that accused Gur Arpan had sent from Morinda on Manish Bharara's mobile phone.
Sources said that after kidnapping Manish Bharara and his driver Hem Raj, Gur Arpan switched off their mobile phones and took them to his
(Gur Arpan’s )farmhouse in Khatra village near Khanna.
2 booked for kidnapping woman
Ludhiana, July 18
The city police has booked two brothers for kidnapping a 22-year-old woman on the pretext of offering her a job. The accused have been identified as Santosh Kumar and Shiv Poojan, residents of New Partap Nagar, Haibowal Kalan.
After six years on the run, PO held
Jagraon, July 18
The Jagraon police has arrested a proclaimed offender on the run for the past six years. The accused, Rakesh Kumar, alias Meshi, of Raikot, was booked in an illegal liquor seizure case in May 2007.
I-T Dept employee charged with fraud
Ludhiana, July 18
A computer operator at the Income Tax office was allegedly found issuing fake income tax refunds in her and her family's name.
Sources in the department revealed that since she was aware of the passwords of the Income Tax officers, she accessed the logins and issued refunds worth Rs 89,000.
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