Devotees worship the Sun near the banks of the Satluj on the occasion of Chhath Pooja in Ludhiana on Friday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Drugs seized from chemist shops
Ludhiana, November 16
Raids conducted by a team led by state drug controller Bhag Singh at a couple of chemist shops in Pindi Street here today yielded a rich haul of intoxicants.
Servant decamps with Rs 15 lakh
Ludhiana, November 16
An old and trusted servant of a local businessman has allegedly duped him of Rs 15
lakh.
200 FIRs fail to deter colonisers
Ludhiana, November 16
Illegal construction in hundreds of colonies in the district and adjoining areas continues unabated as the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has no teeth to check it. The illegal activity continues despite registration of cases with the police authorities. The authorities are helpless and hundreds of common folk continue to make purchases.
Rishi dhaba
murder solved
Employee was killed over minor tiff
Ludhiana, November 16
It was an argument over preparing ‘raita’ that allegedly led to the gruesome murder of Hari
Chand, an employee at Rishi Dhaba in Deep Nagar, near Gill chowk, on the November 13 night.
Legal Services Day observed
To create awareness on the concept of lok adalat and free legal services to the needy, a seminar was organised here today at the ESI Hospital by the District Legal Services Authority on the initiative of its secretary, civil judge (senior division) K.S. Cheema, on the occasion of Legal Services Day.
CM gives Rs 25 lakh for
Sarabha memorial
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 16
Moved by appeals of the residents of the area about the completion of the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha memorial that had been announced nine years ago, Parkash Singh
Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, released a grant of Rs 25 lakh for the purpose and directed the deputy commissioner,
Ludhiana, to get the work resumed immediately. He announced to give more grants as and when required.
The grant was handed over to Sumer Gurjar, deputy commissioner, Ludhiana, at the closing ceremony of the 60th annual Shaheed Kartar Singh Memorial Tournament organised at Sarabha village, near here.
The incomplete Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Memorial surrounded by vehicles of VIPs.
— Photo by Mahesh Sharma
Statewide strike by PSEB staff on Nov 21
Ludhiana,November 16
Responding to a call given by the joint forum of PSEB employees, the activists of city central division and the grid maintenance division of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) held a rally at the circle office on the G.T. Road here today to mobilise employees for the one-day statewide strike on November 21.
Trade Union Poll
Railway unions hold gate meeting to seek support
Ludhiana, November 16
The Rail Mazdoor Union (RMU) and the Technical Employees Association of Railways (TEAR) today held a joint gate rally at the diesel shed to seek support of the cadres for the trade union elections to be held from November 26 to 28, 2007.
Leaders of railway trade unions address a gate rally at the diesel shed to mobilise support for coming elections in Ludhiana on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph
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The annual prize distribution function and a cultural programme, “Kya Yehi Hai Azadi”, were organised at the local Green Land Senior Secondary Public School yesterday in a novel way wherein Tushar A. Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was honoured by the chairman-cum director of the school, Rajesh Rudhra, and other members of the managing committee.