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Trees dying due to dumping of effluents near Khanna
Khanna, March 28
The waste water management by industrial units of this township as well as in other areas in Ludhiana district has come under a scanner with the alleged dumping of chemical-laced water in the forest area alongside the GT Road in Khanna.

Liquor vend auction fetches Rs 237.3 crore
No takers for 6 vends; revenue target achieved
Ludhiana, March 28
Even as six unit liquor vends in the district had no takers after the completion of the draw of lots for the 16 unallotted vends at Casa la Baron marriage palace here today, the revised excise policy of allotment of vends on licence system appeared to have achieved the desired purpose if the revenue collection was any indication.

A butterfly sucking nectar from a flower presents a picturesque scene in Ludhiana on a cloudy Sunday. Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

A scene from the Punjabi play, "Vaapsi", directed by Nirmal Jaura,which was organised by the Malwa Rang Manch and staged at Guru Nanak Bhavan, Ludhiana, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed POOR CHILDREN'S PLEASURE: These slum dwellers swing precariously from a pipe on the railway overbridge near the Leisure valley making use of the dry riverbed. — Photo by I. V.

Oswal takes back 1,500 absent workers
Ludhiana, March 28
The 12-day impasse between workers and management of Oswal Woollen Mills ended today as the company agreed to take back more than 1,500 workers "absent from duty" between March 16 and March 28. The two parties arrived at the agreement at a meeting of representatives of both sides held in the presence of labour inspector, Mr Labh Singh, at Labour Office here today.

350 absent Avon employees report for work
Ludhiana, March 28
As many as 350 workers of Avon Cycles, who remained "absent from duty" between January 2 and March 27, 2006, reported for work this morning in compliance with the Labour Commissioner's decision.

Fearing police action, youths go in hiding
Assault on ASI in Naali Mohalla
Ludhiana, March 28
Males, especially youths have virtually disappeared from the Naali Mohalla, as the police today stepped up a counter action against a group of youths who had beaten up an ASI of Kotwali Police Station in Bhadaur House yesterday afternoon. However, none of the accused youths has been arrested so far even as tension prevailed in the area over the police presence.

COMMUNITY

Income tax laws need to be simplified: experts
Ludhiana, March 28
While highlighting salient features of the Budget on income tax-related issues and new amendments, taxation expert Girish Ahuja made a plea for the simplification of income tax laws to improve compliance and effectively tackle evasion of taxes.

Chawla vice-chief of Sutlej Club

Ludhiana, March 28 Mr Ajit Singh Chawla and Mr Sanjay Arora were elected vice-president and secretary, respectively, of Sutlej Club on Sunday. As many as 1,861 of the 2,600 members exercised their right to vote, said the returning officer, Mr Prem Chand. Members of the Sutlej Club, Ludhiana, greet one another after the club election on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Jeweller held for hand in highway robberies

Gang members used to pose as cops Ludhiana, March 28 A jeweller having a shop in Ghumar Mandi along with two other accomplices, including a woman, was allegedly part of a unique gang of ‘‘highway robbers’’ who masqueraded as police officials and waylaid several residents of the city. The gang usually struck at around midnight, on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar stretch of the G T road. Harpal Singh and Sandeep Singh in the custody of the Salem Tabri police on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Three assaulted

BUSINESS

MBD Neopolis tie-up with Debenhams
Ludhiana, March 28
MBD Neopolis, which is coming up with a three-in-one mixed-use mall, today announced its tie-up with UK's popular department store, Debenhams, as its anchor department store.

'Enhancers' to provide training courses
Ludhiana, March 28
'Enhancers' — an institute — has begun functioning in Block-I of Sarabha Nagar Market here today. They are imparting training in IELTS and TOFFEL. They have decided to provide courses on personality development, hospitality, travel and tourism.

GNN College holds convocation
Doraha, March 28
The convocation and annual prize distribution function of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, was held at Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Auditorium. The function was organised under the guidance of Bibi Bhagwant Kaur, president, college managing committee.

Vocational training for unemployed youths
Ludhiana, March 28.
A batch of 50 unemployed youths of Punjab completed one month integrated vocational training course in food processing and preservation at Punjab Agricultural University here today.

GNDEC student brings laurels
Ludhiana, March 28
Navdeep Singh Ahuja, a final year student of electronics and communication engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, won the third prize for technical paper presentation at the national technical-cum-cultural fest, 'Saturnalia', of the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.

Seminar on beekeeping 
Ludhiana, March 28
The Punjab State Beekeepers Federation, Progressive Beekeepers Association, Khadi Village Industries Corporation and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will jointly host a state-level workshop-cum-seminar on current problems of beekeeping at the Wheat Auditorium, PAU, on March 29 at 11 am, according to association president Gagandeep Singh.

COURTS

Insurance company told to pay mediclaim
Ludhiana, March 28
Holding the repudiation of a mediclaim by the United India Insurance Company, only on the basis of history recorded in the discharge summary issued by a hospital, without any independent evidence not to be justified, the Consumer Forum has directed the insurance company to pay the claim.

PCMS doctors to observe “black day” on March 31
Ludhiana, March 28
In response to the call given by Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA), doctors of this district will observe “black day” on March 31. The doctors will organise rally in front of the Civil Hospital.

Blood collected for thalassaemic kids
Ludhiana, March 28
The Department of Transfusion Medicine of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), in collaboration with the Thalassaemia Welfare Society, organised a blood donation camp at Bharat Vikas Parishad, Jaitu in Faridkot district, on Sunday.