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RDX Haul Case
City jail refuses to house accused
Ludhiana, December 6
The Ludhiana Central Jail has refused to accommodate Bhavdeep Singh, one of the accused in the RDX haul case, sighting security reasons.
The accused was remanded in 14-day judicial remand by the local court yesterday.
Punjab has 3rd highest number of undertrials
Ludhiana, December 6
Jails across the country have a capacity of about 2.46 lakh inmates, but the number of prisoners, including undertrials, at present is 3.58
lakh. Out of those lodged in jails, some 2.37 lakh are undertrials, and about 19,000 have been languishing in jails for over two years.
Assault Case
Probe against SDM shifted to SP (D)
Ludhiana, December 6
The SSP, R.K. Jaiswal, has marked the inquiry against SDM (East) Jugwinder Singh Grewal, who allegedly assaulted his wife on November 29, to SP (D) Gurpreet Singh Toor. Earlier, Sukhchain Singh Gill, SP (city) was probing the matter.
Woman done to death by driver
Khanna, December 6
The Khanna police has registered a case against one Gurmukh Singh and his friend Minto for having allegedly killed Baljit
Kaur, wife of Gurmeet Singh of Mangli Khas village, in whose house he worked as a driver.
Power situation worsens
Ludhiana, December 6
Power cuts ranging between three and four hours
every day on urban feeders have thrown life out of gear. The power supply in the rural areas of the district is worse with people having to stay without power for eight to 12 hours every day.
PSEB to hold seminar today
Ludhiana, December 6
The central zone of the Punjab State Electricity Board will hold a seminar to focus on conservation of power and awareness against power theft at BCM Senior Secondary School in Shastri Nagar here tomorrow.
Waterless residents threaten agitation
Samrala, December 6
Accusing civic body authorities of failing to provide basic amenities to residents of the Old Sabzi Mandi area, consumers have threatened to launch an agitation if water supply, that had been interrupted for five days, was not restored soon.
Cong agitation soon against govt policies
Ludhiana, December 6
Accusing the SAD government of emptying the state coffers and targeting the opposition, particular the Congress, former finance minister Lal Singh today said the Congress would soon launch a state-level agitation against the government mishandling of the affairs of the state and victimisation of Congress workers. |
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| Former finance minister Lal Singh addresses mediapersons in Ludhiana on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
Red Beacon
MCPI(U) assails Badal govt
Ludhiana, December 6
The local unit of the MCPI(U) today criticised the Punjab government for extending the benefit of fixing red lights atop vehicles to members of the SGPC, in a press note issued.
General secretary Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri said the government move to allow red beacons was unjust and illogical.
YouthScape
Anarkali suits back
Ludhiana, December 6
Ludhiana women and fashion go hand in hand. The trendy women, including girls and elderly, always look for something unique and eye-catching to be the centre of attraction.
A visitor from Delhi tries an ‘Anarkali’ suit at one of the shops on Mall Road, Ludhiana, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
At The Crossroads
Sahir Ludhianvi stands apart
THE brook in Alfred Tennyson’s poem says - “Men may come and men may go but I go on for ever.” In fact, the poet is the stream that goes on for ever. With the passage of time, other things perish whereas creative writings resist decay.
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Jagmohan Kaur remembered
Ludhiana, December 6
The tenth death anniversary of Jagmohan Kaur, melody queen of Punjabi music, was celebrated in a unique way here today when her husband K. Deep, a singer, distributed blankets to needy persons at various places in the city here today.
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