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Does Kala Kachha gang really exist?
Ludhiana, August 16
The registration of two cases against an African national and eight basketball players of a private university has yet again proved that how the police is giving credence to the rumour of African and Kala Kachha gang. The African national has been identified as Ronald O'Malley, a resident of Nairobi Kenya.
100.1 FM Gold Radio on air, stay tuned
Ludhiana, August 16
The city got its FM Gold Radio today. With the launch, Ludhiana has become the fifth city in the country after four metros, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, to have its own FM Gold Radio. The current range of 20-km radius of the channel will be enhanced in coming months and studio-based programmes will be produced and broadcast from here.
A singer performs during the launch of FM Gold Radio in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
6 diarrhoea cases reported in city
Ludhiana, August 16
After Sherpur
Kalan, Dhandari, Muslim Colony and Jawahar Nagar, six diarrhoea cases have been reported from different localities on the Pakhowal Road. The areas are Kanchan Colony, Govind Nagar and Shaheed Karnail Singh Nagar area.
22 samples of eatables fail purity test
Ludhiana, August 16
As many as 22 samples of different eatables failed purity test which were collected in the last seven months on the instructions of Dr Subhash
Batta, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana.
Rain fails to dampen patriotic spirit
Mandi Ahmedgarh/ Raikot/ Payal, August 16
Flooded roads, streets and premises of government and private offices greeted the residents of the region on Independence Day. But this did not dampen the patriotic spirit of residents who reached venues of their choice wading through flooded roads and streets.
Residents wade through the flooded Railway Road in Ahmednagar on Thursday. a Tribune Photograph
Students made to work during I-Day function
Ludhiana, August 16
Students taking part in the Independence Day function at Guru Nanak Stadium were given chalk powder to mark boundary lines on the ground.
Students mark boundary lines; and (right) a student faints during the Independence Day function in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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Three die in roof collapse
Ludhiana, August 16
Three persons, including two children and a woman, died after a roof of a dilapidated house located in Baazigar Colony, Salem Tabri, collapsed on the intervening night of August 14 and 15.
AIDS awareness campaign in rural pockets
Ludhiana, August 16
To educate Ludhiana’s rural population on HIV and AIDS, Plan India, a non-governmental
organisation, and National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has kick-started an awareness campaign, under the Link Worker Scheme, today.
Imposter DTO held
Mandi Gobingarh, August 16
One of the three miscreants, accused for posing as district transport (DTO), was held by the police, Mandi
Gobindgarh, at a naka, near the Lal Batti chowk, last evening.
The imposter with the impounded car in police custody at Mandi Gobindgarh on Thursday. a Tribune Photograph
Man booked for attempt to rape
Ludhiana, August 16
The police of Division Number No 7 has booked a pedophile for sexually abusing a child and attempting to rape her.
District badminton tourney begins
Ludhiana, August 16
A record number of over 500 participants are taking part in the annual Open Ludhiana District Badminton Championship that got underway at Shastri Badminton Hall near Guru Nanak Stadium here yesterday.
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