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Drugs eating into village youngsters
Ludhiana, June 3
For getting drugs they can go to any extent. They would indulge in violence at home, fight with friends and neighbours, steal things from their own houses. The daily dose of drugs is a must for them to “survive”.
Drug addicts lodged in the Central Jail in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Jilted lover sets girl’s house on fire
Ludhiana, June 3
A jilted lover, in an attempt to win back the girl, who was in a “live-in” relationship with another person, set her house on fire so that she would go back to her mother’s place and he could start a relationship with her again. The incident took place on the night of May 31. At that time, the police considered it as a normal fire incident. While scanning the footage of a CCTV camera, the police got suspicious and later found that the house was set on fire.

Fishery College students polish shoes in protest
Ludhiana,June 3
Students of Fishery College of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) marked the second day of their protest by polishing shoes here today. More than 20 students, a majority of them girls, of the final year of Bachelor of Fishery Sciences polished shoes outside the Veterinary Hospital near Gate No. 5.

Students of Fishery College polish shoes during protest in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

30 challaned under tobacco Act
Ludhiana, March 3
The Health Department today issued 30 challans for violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA).

Officials of the Health Department challan a vendor for selling tobacco products without displaying a warning in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Products worth lakhs destroyed in factory fire
Ludhiana, June 3
A fire that broke out at Dimple Textile Mills at Iqbal Ganj destroyed textile products and shawls worth lakhs this morning. The fire started early morning. When someone noticed smoke and flames billowing out of the factory, he raised the alarm.

COMMUNITY

Dismissal of Inspectors
Strike enters second day
Ludhiana, June 3
Members of the Inspector 2010 Batch Union, Punjab (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs), struck work for second day today. Protesting against the dismissal of two Inspectors, the union members sat on a dharna in front of the office of the District Food and Civil Supply Controller, Ludhiana.

Members of the Inspector 2010 Batch Union, Punjab (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs), raise slogans against the authorities at the DFSC office in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Drug menace: Doraha police up their efforts
Doraha, June 3
The Doraha police have intensified their campaign against drug peddling. The police are not only nabbing peddlers and addicts, but also counselling them and the general public.

At Mandi Ahmedgarh, focus shifts to preventing withdrawal symptoms
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 3
Medication-assisted de-addiction programmes at government and private health centres are providing solace to drug addicts, with habit-forming drugs virtually unavailable due to coordinated efforts of the state police.

Construction on in full swing
Ludhiana, June 3
Despite admissions to the newly opened residential school for meritorious students set to begin on June 5 and classes slated to start from July 1, the construction of the building is yet to be completed.

Workers engaged in various tasks to ensure timely completion of construction of the residential school for meritorious students in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Missing youth case: Police still clueless
Khanna/Machhiwara, June 3
The police are still clueless about the whereabouts of 25-year-old Sarabjit Singh who is missing from Machhiwara for past 10 days. According to the Sarabjit Singh’s brother—Surjit Singh, sarpanch of Hyatpur village—the former had gone to Machhiwara with his friends on May 23, but never returned.

Herbal medicines can do wonders 
Ludhiana, May 30
Before popping pills for cough, cold and fever or using sugar-fee powder in your tea, you can use some herbal medicines that you can grow in your home garden or in planters.

Relief for cancer patients
Ludhiana, June 3
The fresh instructions issued for getting monetary benefits under the Chief Minister’s Cancer Relief Fund have brought relief to cancer patients in the state. The state government provides Rs 1.5 lakh as financial assistance to cancer patients who are undergoing treatment at government hospitals or at hospitals empanelled under the scheme.

Protest by PRTC employees
Ludhiana, June 3
A joint action committee of the PEPSU Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) held a protest at the PRTC Ludhiana depot. Nirmal Singh Dhaliwal stated that the PRTC was reeling under financial crunch due to unfavourable policies of the state government. “The employees have not got their salaries for the past two months and those who have retired have not received their pensions,” he said.

DC stops annual increment of patwari
Ludhiana, June 3
Taking serious note of the issuance of a “fard” without getting the mutation sanctioned, Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal today banned the annual increments of the patwari for two years. 

Advocate accused of ‘harassment’ 
Ludhiana, June 3
A few women advocates have accused a male colleague of “harassing” a woman advocate. The complainants alleged that Ajay Chanchal had written the name of Meena Rani in the toilets of the courts complex and that he sent objectionable messages to her.

Meena Rani and her colleagues address mediapersons in Ludhiana. Photo: inderjeet Verma

Traders hopeful of getting VAT refunds
Ludhiana, June 3
With the city receiving Rs 60 crore for the disposal of value added tax (VAT), traders are hopeful of getting pending VAT refunds.

Anti-drug campaign a drama: Bittu
Ludhiana, June 3
Ravneet Singh Bittu, MP from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency, said the Punjab Government’s campaign against drugs was a political drama of the ruling party. He alleged that instead of nabbing smugglers in the state, the police were harassing the common man in the name of the anti-drug campaign. Bittu stated that if the state government was serious to check the drug menace in Punjab, it should nab the culprits.

from schools & colleges
Summer camp
A summer camp was inaugurated at Spring Dew Public School, Nanaksar (Jagraon). The school authorities said only bookish knowledge was not sufficient for students. They must take part in sports and cultural activities as well. This camp will continue till June 13. Experts from different fields will train students in varied activities. On the first day, students practised painting, yoga and cricket.

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CRIME

Drug peddlers held in Jagraon
Jagraon, June 3
The Jagraon police today arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized 105 gram contraband from their possession.

Five in police net for illegal sand mining
Jagraon, June 3
The Sidhwan Bet police have arrested five persons allegedly involved in illegal mining of sand from Sutlej River. The accused were arrested by police teams at Akuwal and Kotumra villages near Sidhwan Bet during a raid, following a tip-off, last night.

SPORTS

City gets a sports equipment store 
Ludhiana, June 3
Sports lovers had a reason to cheer as a sports equipment store was inaugurated in the city today. Games can also be played in the store spread over 25,000 sq feet. Store manager, Decathlon, Dashmesh Singh Aulakh, said people could come to learn skating and waveboard on Sundays for two hours. “As store managers specialise in one sport or the other, they will also coach people interested in learning sports,” he added.
Residents can learn skating and waveboard at the store every Sunday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Karate meet
Medal haul by Punjab players
Khanna, June 3
The Sub-Junior, Cadet and Junior National Karate Championship, 2014, was held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, from May 29 to June 1. Around 42 players from Punjab clinched seven medals, including two silver and five bronze medals.

 

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