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Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 21Ten cases of Covid-19 were reported in the district today. Of them two patients came in contact with positive patients three visited OPDs and four visited Flu Corner. The total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87452 while 11650 patients belong to other districts or states. A total of 2095 patients from Ludhiana and 1048 from other districts have died of the virus to date according to the Health Department. A total of 10158 samples were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 20Three persons tested positive for Covid-19 while no death was reported from the district today. Today only one patient suffering from the virus was admitted to a hospital while no patient either from Ludhiana or from other districts was on ventilator support. At present there are 75 active patients in the district and 70 persons were sent for home isolation. Now the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 87442 while 1048 patients belong to other districts/states. The total number of persons who lost their lives include 2095 persons from Ludhiana and 1048 from other districts.

Ludhiana August 17Four persons tested positive for Covid while no death due to the disease was reported from the district today. A total of six patients — four from Ludhiana and two from other states/districts —tested positive in the last 24 hours. Now the total number of patients belonging to Ludhiana is 87431 while 11645 patients belong to other districts/states. The total number of persons who lost their lives to the disease is 2095 from Ludhiana and 1048 from other districts. “Samples of 10847 suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly” said Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma.

Ludhiana August 20Barnala defeated Ludhiana by 34 runs in the third match of the Punjab State Inter-District Women's Cricket Tournament being played at Aryabhatta Group of Institute ground Barnala on Friday. Barnala scored 172 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Nidhi made 50 runs with the help of six hits over the ropes while Priyanka scored 44 off 47 balls laced with six boundaries. Chasing the target Ludhiana could muster 138 runs after losing nine wickets as they ran out of overs. Avneet Sandhu top scored with 29 runs Kirti Gupta made 26 while Akansha Saini Seema Purohit and Gurleen Kaur Jassal contributed 19 12 and 11 runs respectively.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 19Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Gurmeet Singh Kular and his brother Vicky Kular are among 25 persons booked for attacking the president of the United Cycle Parts Manufacturing Association (UCPMA) during the annual meeting last night. A case was registered on the complaint of UCPMA president Daljit Singh Chawla. Chawla said a meeting of the association was called to audit the expenses of the association and discuss other issues late last evening. The moment meeting started Gurmeet Kular Vicky Kular cashier Ashru Ram Gupta Valati Ram Satnam Singh Makkar Rajinder Singh Sarhali and 19 unknown persons attacked him. Gurmeet denied the allegations of tossing turban of Chawla.

Batting first after winning the toss Ludhiana started on a cautious note losing wickets at regular intervals. However skipper and former India U-19 player Nehal stood his ground. Eventually he declared the innings at 327 for 5 after 71 overs. Davinder Sidhu made 42 runs while Tanroop Saini contributed 37 and Tanishq remained not out on 21. Ludhiana medium pacer Baltej Singh scalped four victims after conceding just six runs while Deepin Chitkara secured one wicket for two runs and Siddhant Tiwari Om took one wicket for two runs.

Sports CorrespondentLudhiana August 18Patiala beat Ludhiana by 66 runs in the second match of the Punjab State Inter-District Women's Cricket Tournament being played at Aryabhatta Group of Institute ground Barnala on Wednesday. Batting first Patiala scored 124 runs in 41.2 overs in which the main contributions were made by Anjali Kanika Ahuja and Mannat Kashyap who made 33 18 and 13 runs respectively. For Ludhiana Moli Gosal captured three wickets for 10 runs and Parineeta Saroha took three for 15 runs. Target set by Patiala turned out to be an uphill task as Ludhiana wilted under pressure and made 58 runs in 25.4 overs. For the winning side Mannat Kashyap excelled with the ball claiming four wickets in 7.4 overs after conceding just nine runs.

The police had registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC on the statement of Sidhu Kumar resident of Namdev Colony here. Giving details Joint Commissioner of Police Sachin Gupta said in the course of investigation of the blind murder the prime suspect seemed to be the maternal uncle of the deceased Sarvan Kumar Sah who broke down during interrogation and confessed to the crime. Accordingly Sarvan Kumar Sah resident of Raj Enclave Jagirpur Road was arrested and charged with murder. The police said Sarvan Kumar Sah revealed that he had remained in jail for drug trafficking and came out on bail in March this year. Was hit with an iron rod

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 17For resolving the chronic waterlogging problem on Damoria Bridge MC SDO Anshul Garcha has been honoured at the district-level event held at Guru Nanak Stadium to mark Independence Day. Major waterlogging was being witnessed on Damoria Bridge during rainy season due to which a large number of residents suffered. No waterlogging was witnessed at the bridge site even when heavy rainfall lashed the city during the ongoing rainy season as per civic body officials. Garcha said: “It was a challenging task for me to resolve the problem of waterlogging on Damoria Bridge in about three months. Trolleys had made about 2300 rounds to shift the removed waste and slid from the drain.”

Now the Environmental and Welfare Association of New Janta Nagar and Shimlapuri have sought that the civic body ensures shifting of stray cattle roaming on the city streets to gaushalas or shelters at the earliest. A number of fatal mishaps had taken place due to the stray cattle while some persons had even been attacked by them he said. The stray cattle were commonly seen roaming near Dana Mandi on Gill Road Bahadurke Road Shimlapuri Pakhowal Road Hambran Road Tajpur Road Chandigarh Road and Jalandhar Bypass. Sher Singh said “It is the responsibility of the Ludhiana MC to take necessary steps to shift the stray cattle from the roads to gaushalas at the earliest”. A gaushala has also constructed a shed and stray cattle from the city areas would be shifted there he had added.

Batting first after winning the toss the visitors in their first essay were bundled out for a paltry score of 91 in 54 overs. At draw of stumps Ludhiana were 113 without any loss after 39 overs. Moga skipper Harish Kumar's decision to bat first turned out to be a miscalculation as their batsmen except Sagareshver Khattri and Sukhsehaj Narang failed to cope up with Ludhiana bowlers and surrendered meekly. For Ludhiana skipper Shabd Tangri and Karanjot Singh were the most successful bowlers chipping in with three wickets each. Ludhiana began its reply on a sound note with the opening pair of Karanveer Rana and Jaiveer Singh posting 113 runs on the board without being separated.

Our CorrespondentLudhiana August 16The police have arrested two mobile phone snatchers identified as Gurpreet Singh a resident of Gurpal Nagar and his accomplice Mandeep Singh a resident of Kot Managal Singh and a snatched mobile phone was recovered from them. The duo were apprehended during the investigation of a mobile phone snatching incident reported by Khursheed Ali of Gulabi Bagh on Tibba Road. The victim had told the police that while going home on a scooter with his friend Imran on August 13 two motorcycle-borne youths snatched his mobile phone near the Punjab Mata Nagar cut and fled the spot. The police said some of the stolen power cables were recovered from the accused. The police have booked the accused under Sections 457 and 380 of the Indian penal Code.

Ludhiana August 16Around 350 participants (boys and girls) took part in the inaugural edition of the athletics meet organised at Jathedar Santokh Singh Margind Stadium near the historic Gurdwara Flahi Sahib at Duley village in Ludhiana district. The meet was dedicated to legendary athlete Milkha Singh who passed away recently. Teja Singh Dhaliwal an eminent sports promoter and general secretary Punjab Basketball Association gave away prizes to position holders. He also donated 50 sports uniforms 24 footballs and a set of net for the use at the stadium. Daljeet Singh Lakhvir Singh Rana Jora Singh Duley Paramjeet Singh and Davinder Singh Rania besides coaches Kuldeep Pathak and Kulwinder Singh were among those present.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 12With the arrest of two men from Ludhiana the Khanna police claimed to have solved the case in which a derogatory message was posted against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on an LED screen installed on a highway. The SP said the accused hacked a VMS (variable message signboard) of public convenient LED installed on the national highway in front of Libra village on the intervening of July 30-31 and flashed some derogatory message against the Chief Minister. A complaint was received from Dharminder Sharma in-charge of control room NHAI Ambala and a case under Section 67 of the IT Act-2000 and Section 500 of the IPC was registered. They halted at Apna Vaishnu Dhaba Libra for dinner. Before leaving they planned the mischief and hacked the VMS to flash the derogatory message against the CM.

Ludhiana August 13The Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) today announced teams (senior men and women) for the upcoming Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament to be organised under the aegis of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). Anupam Kumaria honorary general secretary LDCA said 45 men attended the selection trials whereas 35 women participated in it. The selection panel finalised 17 players for the first match of the Katoch Shield tournament scheduled for August 19 against Fatehgarh Sahib at Ludhiana. The players have been asked to report at GRD Global Education Institute ground on August 15 at 9 am. Meanwhile the selected women players are Palwinder Kaur Seema Purohit Aishmine Kaur Parineeta Gurleen Kaur Moli Samridhi Akanksha Saini Manya Sharma Divya Kirti Avneet Kaur Jyoti Yadav Heemiksha Seerat Harshita Joshi Harita Joshi and Harshika Dhammi.