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70-yr-old woman found murdered
Ludhiana, December 11
A 70-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in the Daba area of the city this evening. The victim has been identified as Narinder Kaur.
Residents wake up to powerless morning
 Ludhiana, December 11
Thundershowers accompanied by high velocity winds that lashed the city in the wee hours of Tuesday wreaked havoc on power supply in the city. Residents in many localities as well as commercial establishments and industrial units had to go without electricity for three to six hours.
PAU students bask under the sun that played hide and seek in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
20 latecomer MC officials get show-cause notices
Ludhiana, December 11
Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria has issued show-cause notices to 20 officials posted in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Zone D office after they reporting late on duty.
Allotment of land to residents’ body under vigilance scanner
 Ludhiana, December 11
The Local Government Department, Punjab, has taken a serious note of the allotment of 3,556 square yard of land in the J-block of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar locality to a residents' body for a Community Centre in 1985 by Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT).
The community centre at the J-Block of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
2 vehicle lifters held
Ludhiana, December 11
With the arrest to two persons, the city police claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle lifters.
The police has recovered three stolen motorcycles from the accused. The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh Mand and Amandeep Singh. They were nabbed from the Dugri area following a tip-off.
Youths killed in accidents
Ludhiana, December 11
Two persons were killed in different parts of the city in separate accidents.
A 22-year-old youth, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Civil City in Haibowal, was injured when his motorcycle hit a bull standing in the middle of the road last night.
Civic body issues Fresh orders
 Ludhiana, December 11
To check the menace of rehris in the city, the Mayor today issued orders stating that if any rehri was confiscated three times by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation's tehbazaari wing, it will not be returned to its owner.
Encroachments at Bhadaur House in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
MC mulls canal-based water supply to city
Ludhiana, December 11
To keep a check on depleting underground water table in the state as well as in the city, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is mulling over supplying canal-based water to city residents.
Another mobile tower sealed
Ludhiana, December 11
Waking up from a deep slumber, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today sealed a mobile tower installed on the rooftop of a building on the College Road today.
Jewellery exporters expect brisk business this Christmas
Ludhiana, December 11
Gems and jewellery exporters are betting on the demand during Christmas to help arrest the decline in jewellery exports.
More rain expected in region in coming days
Ludhiana, December 11
Mercury witnessed a dip following lightning and thunderstorm in the region.
Though the minimum temperature saw an increase in the past 24 hours, still the chill forced the residents to pull out their woollens and jackets.
Mazdoor union stages dharna against police inaction
 Ludhiana, December 11
Members of the Bharat Nirman Mazdoor Union staged a dharna outside the Police Commissioner’s office against police inaction in a kidnapping case of eight-year-old girl.
Members of the mazdoor union stage a dharna outside the Police Commissioner’s office in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Flower show at PAU
Ludhiana, December 11
A week-long chrysanthemum exhibition, jointly organised by the department of floriculture and landscaping and Estate Organisation of Punjab Agricultural University, witnessed a good response. Dr Kushal Singh, head, department of floriculture and landscaping, said the parrot green flowers were the major attraction.
Folk artistes to create awareness on AIDS among village residents
Ludhiana, December 11
The Punjab State AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh, and National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) have roped in folk artistes to create awareness among villagers.
Brick-kiln body submits memo to admn
Ludhiana, December 11
The Ludhiana District Brick-Kiln Owners' Association here today submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner to stop illegal mining of brick earth by a resident of Sujapur village near here.
Students give presentations at farm varsity
Ludhiana, December 11
The students of four constituent colleges of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today gave presentations for "Dr Avtar Singh Atwal Gold Medal 2011-12". Dr Atwal, a well-known scientist, has served in various capacities at the PAU.
Mother, daughters reunite
Ludhiana, December 11
It was an emotional reunion for Vidya Devi when she met her two daughters after a span of six months. Monika (15) and Sarika (13) went missing six months ago when they were accompanying their mother on a pilgrimage.
Probe ordered into incident
 Raikot, December 11
The police has initiated probe into an incident in which two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths had thrown acid on a Class XII student of Raikot Public School when she was going to school after attending tuition in the Kutba Road area this morning.
Raikot MLA Gurcharan Singh Boparai meets the acid attack victim at a hospital in Raikot on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Woman killed in mishap
Jagraon, December 11
A middle-aged woman was killed while her husband and three-year-old daughter sustained serious injuries when the car they were travelling in rammed into a pole on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway.
Owners of fashion designing academy booked for fraud
Khanna, December 11
The Machhiwara police on a complaint of four girls has booked the owners of a fashion designing academy for not providing them course certificates.
3 booked for duping Raas Leela Mandli
Ludhiana, December 11
Three persons have been booked for duping and stealing the luggage of 18 persons of the Raas Leela Mandli from Delhi, who had checked in at a hotel near the Bus Stand.
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