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Search on for lost daughter
 Rita Role of in-laws suspected
Ludhiana, May 24
Ram Samujh and his two sons, Amarnath and Nikku, have been desperately searching for his daughter Rita since April 28. They suspect the role of her Khanna-based in- laws behind her disappearance.                               Rita

Pollution board penalises MC
 Shuts down premix plant

Ludhiana, May 24
Penalising the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation for causing air pollution in the city, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has ordered the closure of a premix unit of the civic body on the Humbran Road here.

The premix plant on Humbran Road that has been closed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board in Ludhiana on Thursday.
The premix plant on Humbran Road that has been closed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

...But what about burning of leaves?
Ludhiana, May 24
Strange are the workings of the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana.

A squirrel bites a grass blade in Ludhiana on Thursday.
NIBBLE NIBBLE: A squirrel bites a grass blade in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed

EARLIER STORIES

Dera row hits hotel business
Ludhiana, May 24
Pilgrimage tourists and businessmen from other states are postponing their visit to Punjab fearing disturbance. The result is a more than 50 per cent decline in occupancy rate in hotels here.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief should be prosecuted, says IHRO chairperson
Ludhiana, May 24
The International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) today urged the Sikh leadership, including the Akal Takht Jathedar, against compromising the interests of the people while striking any peace pact under the garb of an apology from the Dera Sacha Sauda head.Punjab DGP N.P.S. Aulakh

DGP’s call to maintain communal harmony
Ludhiana, May 24
Punjab DGP N.P.S. Aulakh today gave a call to all district residents to maintain calm and communal harmony in the wake of the Sacha Sauda controversy, while asserting that each jawan of the Punjab Police and para-military forces was prepared to ensure security of their life and property. He was here to review the law and order situation in the district in view of the May 27 deadline given by the Akal Takht for vacating all deras associated with the Sacha Sauda sect from the state. Punjab DGP N.P.S. Aulakh
Residents cry as sewerage blocked for 3 weeks
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 24
Residents of Power Colony, situated at the local Pohir road, are crying foul as water supply and sewerage remain suspended for weeks together.

PSEB employees walk to bring water from a hand pump near the office at Pohir Road on Wednesday. — Photo by Mahesh Sharma		 PSEB employees walk to bring water from a hand pump near the office at Pohir Road on Wednesday.

City centre scam: 112 pen drive accounts decoded
Ludhiana, May 24
Vigilance Bureau today claimed to have successfully decoded 112 accounts, information about which was stored in the pen drive allegedly recovered from the Delhi-based businessman Chetan Gupta. The businessman was arrested in connection with the City Centre scam last week.

COMMUNITY

‘Old age pension conditions will be simplified’

Mandi Gobindgarh, May 24
Punjab Government is going to provide pension to senior citizens which include women aged 60 and above and men aged 65 and above.


Ch Swarna Ram distributes wheelchairs to physically challenged person at a fuction at Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Gobindgarh, on Thursday. — Photo by Bhushan Sood

 Ch Swarna Ram distributes wheelchairs to physically challenged person at a fuction at Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Gobindgarh, on Thursday.

DTO ruckus: Officials demand action
Ludhiana May 24
The staff and officers working in various government offices in the Mini-Secretariat and other locations here in Ludhiana have demanded strong action against Jassa, the relative of an Akali leader, who wreaked havoc in the District Transport Office yesterday.

 

EDUCATION

PAU starts masters programme
 International water management course
Ludhiana, May 24
The candidates admitted to masters programmes in soils, soil and water engineering and civil engineering at the PAU will be eligible for the seats for the newly established sandwich degree programme on ‘International water management’.

PAU campaign for custom hiring
Ludhiana, May 24
The Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, organised a one-day awareness campaign for custom hiring operators yesterday.

GGNIMT tech conference today
Ludhiana, May 24
The computer wing of the GGN Institute of Management and Technology (GGNIMT) will organise national conference on "Advances in Computer Technology and Applications" on May 25.

Rajnoop Kaur Mangewal girl tops ICSE exam in HP
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 24
Topper of the ICSE Board in HP Rajnoop Kaur feels that the practical knowledge about the working of the state and local body government acquired during her childhood from her grandfather late Harnek Singh Mangewal, former congress minister, enabled her to get 98 per cent marks in the political science paper of Class XII examinations.                                                      Rajnoop Kaur

B.Sc in fashion design introduced
Ludhiana, May 24
The Pinnacle Institute of Fashion Technology (PIFT) has introduced a B.Sc. degree course in fashion design in technical collaboration with Sikkim Manipal University (SMU).

Beekeeping training programme on at PAU
Ludhiana, May 24
An advance Beekeeping Training Course on ‘Bee Diseases, Enemies and Their Management’ is being organised by the Directorate of Extension Education and Department of Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana under the ICAR’s all-India coordinated project on honeybee research and trainings from May 23 to 25.

PAU research projects reviewed
Ludhiana, May 24
The review team comprising Dr M.R.Thakur, chairman and former vice-chancellor, Dr Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Dr C. Singh, Dr S.J. Singh, Dr R.P.Kachru and Dr G.S.Prakash visited Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to review the progress of work done in the All-India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on tropical fruits.

Ivanna to hold summer workshops
Ludhiana, May 24
The Ivanna Institute of Fashion Technology and Hotel Management, affiliated to Punjab Technical University (PTU), today celebrated its fifth foundation day.

 

HEALTH

Patients told about dental ailments at camp
Ludhiana, May 24
A free dental check up camp was organised by Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in New Moti Nagar here today.

All set for pulse polio round
Samrala, May 24
Dr Harvinder Singh, senior medical officer, Civil Hospital, Samrala, has said that volunteers are ready for the pulse polio round on May 27.

Ultrasound centres warned against sex test
Ludhiana, May 24
Sounding a note of warning to ultrasound centres in the city against carrying out foetal sex determination test and female foeticide in violation of the PNDT Act, the civil surgeon, Dr S.P. Sharma, today said even though the department had no intention of causing unnecessary harassment to the sonologists, those found defying the Act would not be spared.

 
SPORTS

Bharat to lead Ludhiana cricket team
Ludhiana, May 24
Bharat Malhotra, student of Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines, has been named captain of the Ludhiana cricket team (u-19) for the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Dhruv Pandove Trophy to be organised by the Punjab Cricket Association.

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