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In Basta
Bank heist files gather dust
Ludhiana, October 7
One of the major bank heists in the region has not been solved and the files are gathering dust in the police record room.
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The city Mayor Hakim Singh Giaspura is finding it tough to tame his rival Simarjit Singh
Bains. Giaspura scored over Bains for being double his age to become the Mayor. But the young turk does not appear to be letting it go. Immediately after Giaspura took over as the Mayor, Bains started operating from another zonal office of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation at Sarabha
Nagar.
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Power Game
Transfer of villages upsets sarpanches
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 7
The inclusion of 12 villages of the Kila Raipur constituency, falling under the jurisdiction of the Dehlon police station, in Ludhiana (rural) police district has become a bone of contention.
HOOD-BLINK: The traffic light on Bharat Nagar chowk is covered by a tree, making it difficult for drivers to see the light.
—Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
At The Crossroads
Stereotyped existence takes away life’s charm
No more rat race but race for the ultimate has gripped the minds of people from all walks of life. Sometimes I feel caught in a jam that has ignored time or find myself marooned on a traffic island while vehicles pass by me at full speed. The mind does not collaborate with the speed and in the process it moves round and round like whirligig. Mind and matter, time and space, thoughts and actions and aspirations and achievements seem to have collided with each other.
Truck unions’ standoff
Farmers, agents feel the heat
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 7
Agitated by the indifferent attitude of the administration towards their alleged harassment due to tussle between two truck unions of the Sihar area, farmers and commission agents of the area have threatened to launch an agitation if lifting of around one lakh bags was not effected soon.
Truck unions illegally minting lakhs in demarcated areas
Ludhiana, October 7
A few truck unions in the state are illegally minting lakhs of rupees every month from truckers as a“special union fee” for doing business in the “self-demarcated” area. This fee ultimately contributes to the price rise thereby making people pay extra for the commodity.
Unique marriage anniversary
Ludhiana, October 7
It was a special day for Yash Pal Gosai, former president of Rotary Club, Ludhiana South-end and his wife when they were celebrating the silver jubilee of their marriage earlier this week, and
the couple wished to make the occasion a memorable event.
3 killed in accident
Ludhiana, October 7
The Dakha police has booked Sukhwant Singh, a resident of Baddowal village, for allegedly causing the death of three persons in a road accident last evening near Mulanpur.
Manch organises Bhagwati Jagran
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 7
Eleventh Bhagwati Jagran for peace and prosperity of the people was organised by Deshmesh Kala Manch, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Saturday night in ward no.11 of the town. The SAD executive committee member Randhir Singh Bhambri lighted a lamp at the stage of worship and presented Rs 11,000 to the manch.
Dugri residents resent lack of amenities
Ludhiana, October 7
Residents of Dugri in Urban Estate have complained against lack of civic amenities in their area. The roads and parks are in a bad shape and the street lighting system is not functioning properly.
Love for Lord Krishna brings Uzbek here
Ludhiana, October 7
Satyawati was born in a conservative Muslim family in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, in early sixties, the heydays of Communism and the mighty USSR. It was in the late eighties, when the Communist empire was on the verge of collapse that, she came in contact with ISKCON while doing her PhD in Physics from St. Petersburg University, Moscow. Today she as a devotee is “married to Krishna.”
Cop promoted
Ludhiana, October 7
Former SHO , division No. 5 police station, Gursewak Singh Brar has been promoted as DSP and posted as staff officer to Punjab vigilance bureau,
Chandigarh, with immediate effect, a press release said here today.—TNS
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