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Mind Your Pocket
Cosying up for theft
Ludhiana, October 8
If a young well-dressed girl “cozies” up to you in a jampacked auto-rickshaw or brushes against you at the slightest jolt, then beware! For she may be a member of a gang of girls from Madhya Pradesh who are on a stealing spree, depriving auto-rickshaw passengers of their valuables, in the city.
Six shops burgled at one go
Ludhiana, October 8
Burglars struck in the Jaitwani market, near Cheema chowk, at midnight and broke into six shops selling machine spare parts and dyeing chemicals and decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs.
Body found on rail track
Ludhiana, October 8
A middle-aged woman was stoned to death near Railway Engine shed, Jagraon bridge this morning.
Residents protest against MC’s tow away drive
Ludhiana, October 8
The tow away drive of the MC in Feroze Gandhi Market today evoked protests from shopkeepers and residents who claimed that they had no parking space left in the market and the civic body was harassing them.
Suwidha centre at mini secretariat defies its purpose
Ludhiana, October 8
The suwidha centre set up by the government at the mini secretariat here hardly seems to serve any purpose. Rather, it leads to harassment and delay in getting the routine works done. To top it all, the people pay for it.
The Suwidha Centre at Ludhiana, which sometimes wears a deserted look due to the
non-availability of officials there. — Tribune photo BU Sayeed Ahmed
Shahi Imam crowns Sukhbir as ‘heir’
Ludhiana, October 8
It may take some more time for Sukhbir Badal, the acting president of Shiormani Akali Dal, to ascend the throne, but the Muslims of Punjab have already “crowned” him as the heir apparent to his father and the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a grand function, Iftar Party, here yesterday. The Iftar (when Muslims break their day long fast) was hosted by Sukhbir Badal himself.
Muslims offer prayers at a mosque in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph
Bring down all posters in city: Mayor
Ludhiana, October 8
Posters, bills, placards, banners, bunting and streamers splashed all along the roads, streets, thoroughfares and roundabout continue to be a harsh reality in the Manchester of India.
A banner of a politcial party has been spared while others removed following the directions of Punjab and Haryana High Court in Ludhiana.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
City haven for high class gamblers
Ludhiana, October 8
Though the festival of lights is a month away, yet for people trying their luck in gambling, it’s Diwali everyday. Be it prestigious clubs, hotels, private parties or family get togethers, gambling has already gripped Ludhianvis. Gambling lovers, like Mumbai and Delhi culture, take pride in transacting lakhs of rupees in one sitting over their favourite game rummy.
ATM machines churn soiled notes, banks unmoved
Ludhiana, October 8
Increasing incidences of ATM machines churning out soiled currency notes is causing undue harassment to city residents. The problem is more frequent in case of private sector banks, most of whom are outsourcing the work of putting notes in the machine to private parties.
Raikot resident wins Rs 2 lakh prize
Ludhiana, October
8
Sunderlal Madaan of Raikot, Ludhiana, has won Rs 2 lakh in the Airtel bumper contest. A cheque for the prize money was presented to him by Rohit
Tandon, general manager (marketing), Airtel Punjab circle yesterday.
Give respect to cadre: Brar
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 8
Acclaiming sacrifice of former Chief Minister of Punjab late Beant Singh in bringing normalcy and peace in the state after dark phase of terrorism and remembering him for acknowledging importance of party workers, legislator Darshan Singh Brar, former congress minister, urged top leaders of various political parties to recognise their respective activists. Talking to Ludhiana Tribune after addressing a meeting of activists, Brar claimed he along with his associates had impressed upon Rajinder Kaur Bhathal, president, PPCC, to ensure that rank and file in the party organisation was given due respect.
— OC
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The closing ceremony function of annual training camp of 3 Punjab Girls
Batallion, NCC, Ludhiana, was held here last evening at the Khalsa College for Women. The camp was organised from September 28 to October 7, in which 600 cadets from 18 schools and colleges participated.
Fine batting by Ashish and Yovanjeet steered Government Model Senior Secondary School, Punjab Agicultural University campus, to a comfortable win by 46 runs against Green Land Senior Secondary School in the PCA Boost Ludhiana District Inter School Cricket Tournament for boys (u-17) being played at Bachan Singh Academy ground, Balloke near Haibowal
Khurd, here today. This was second defeat in a row for Green Land School and they made an exit.
Hosts Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar, blanked Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, 3-0 in the inaugural match of the Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex Football Tournament being played here today.
