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Fog continues to hit rail traffic
 Ludhiana, January 31
With the weather showing no signs of improvement and the visibility continuing to be poor due to thick cover of fog in the region, most of the long route trains were running behind schedule by several hours.
Dense fog has reduced visibility to near zero in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Animal board hounds dog race organisers
Kila Raipur, January 31
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has raised questions over greyhound races being organised by the Grewal Sports Association during Kila Raipur Sports Festival.
Greyhound racing under way on the second day of the 78th Kila Raipur Sports Festival. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Youth claims attack by BJP councillor's son
Ludhiana, January 31
A 22-year-old youth has levelled an allegation that BJP councillor Gurdeep Singh Neetu's son along with the latter's accomplice attacked the former with swords.
MC recovery teams told to expedite collection of taxes
Ludhiana, January 31
Isha Kalia, the Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, has asked all recovery teams in four blocks to pull up their socks and start collecting the revenue at a faster pace.
Kejriwal has no right to target politicians: CM
Ludhiana, January 31
Reacting on the list of corrupt politicians issued by the Aam Aadmi Party Chief, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said, “Kejriwal don't have any constitutional right to issue such list.” He even asked from reporters that did he mention his name in the list.
‘Poor’ govt asks schools to generate funds from donors
Ludhiana, January 31
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked government schools to collect some money (funds) from the students to pay the routine expenses of schools. He also asked Deputy Commissioner, District Education Officer and school administration to seek aid from industrialists to pay the daily expenses of schools.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal interacts with the staff of Government Senior Secondary School, Cemetery Road, in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Relatives of accused demand cancellation of case
Sahnewal, January 31
The kin of the alleged accused has demanded the cancellation of case against his father and brother, who according to him has been falsely implicated in a murder case.
Relatives of the accused sitting on a hunger strike for the past seven days at Sahnewal Chowk. A tribune photograph
2 car robbers held
Samrala, January 31
The Samrala police arrested two car robbers when they were trying to rob another car near
Samrala.
The accused in police custody at Samrala. A tribune photograph
Youth held with smack
AMLOH, JANUARY 31
AI Baljinder Singh along with a police party arrested a man near canal rest house here last evening. The police claimed to have recovered 10 gm of smack from his possession.
Crime briefs
Graft case: Tehsildar gets four-year jail
Ludhiana, January 31
Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Joshi has convicted a tehsildar, Rajesh
Verma, in an 11-year-old corruption case. He was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment.
Bullock cart, motorcycle races, equestrian events mark Day 2
Kila Raipur , January 31
Enthusiasm and zeal marked the second day of the 78th Chapter of the Kila Raipur Sports Festival at the Grewal Sports Stadium here today.
A bullock cart race in progress; and (right) a man performs stunt on a motorcycle at the 78th Kila Raipur Sports Festival on Friday. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Bullock fractures leg while racing, hospitalised
Kila Raipur, January 31
A bullock was gravely injured, while two others received minor injuries, during the bullock-cart race event at the 78th Edition of the Kila Raipur Sports, here today. The bullock fractured its front leg when the rider lost control over the bullocks.
A bullock lets itself loose; and (right) a bullock (sitting) hurts its leg during a bullock cart race.
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