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Bharat petro stations run dry
Ludhiana, May 23
The news of outlets of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) going dry has made city residents panicky with majority of them trying to get their vehicles completely filled ahead of dry days.
Bharat Petroleum staff in Ludhiana sitting idle after the company’s stations ran dry across the state on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Liquor vends in every nook and cranny
Revenue, not people, on govt’s priority list
Ludhiana, May 23
In the battle between revenue and residents, it seems the former has always been on the priority list of the Punjab government, which has been allowing liquor vends to come up in every nook and cranny despite protests.
Constable commits suicide
Ludhiana, May 23
Depressed over his son’s marital dispute, a 50-year-old constable with the Punjab police committed suicide by consuming some poison substance at his residence in Jamalpur police quarters here today afternoon.
Milk Pilferage
Crisis in Verka plant deepens
GM transferred to Chandigarh
Ludhiana, May 23
The crises at the local Verka milk plant seem to have deepened further with the transfer of General Manager Balwinder Singh to
Chandigarh. At least 500 members of the Milk Plant and Dairy Workers’ Union openly
came out in support of Balwinder Singh, against whom the case of milk pilferage had recently been registered.
577 cases settled at lok adalat
Ludhiana, May 23
As many as 577 cases involving over Rs 3 crore were settled by the District Legal Services Authority during its the quarterly lok adalat held in the district under the supervision of its chairman GK Rai (Sessions Judge) today.
Civil Judge (Senior Division) Lachhman Singh hears cases during a lok adalat in Ludhiana on Saturday.
A Tribune photograph
BSNL’s data card in short supply
NIC (network interface card) is in great demand among subscribers
due to its low cost and good speed but the BSNL has failed to supply
the card to match its demand
Ludhiana, May 23
The shortage of NIC (network interface card) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL) for past over one month has compelled subscribers to go in for other options.
MC complacent as city cries for water
Of the 63 water storage tanks, half were in disuse as they had
outlived their utility
Ludhiana, May 23
Claims of the Ludhiana municipal corporation authorities of providing 100 per cent water supply to the town have proved hollow with major areas of the city reeling under severe water crisis.
Leader of Opposition in MC
Scramble among Cong aspirants for post
The role of councillors in campaigning during the general elections
remains key to the selection of the leader of opposition
Ludhiana, May 23
With general election over, Congress councillors here are busy lobbying for the post of leader of opposition in the Ludhiana municipal house.
Tewari welcomed on
homecoming
Ludhiana, May 23
Congress workers and leaders accorded a rousing reception to newly elected Member of Parliament Manish Tewari after his return from Delhi here today.
New MP expresses grief over train tragedy
Ludhiana, May 23
Manish Tewari, MP, has expressed shock and grief over the death of eight students in a train-school van collision near Bilga recently.
City students design air bike
 Ludhiana, May 23
Basing their efforts on the principle,
“Experimentation always leads to
innovations”, students of Guru Nanak
Dev Polytechnic College have
designed a motorbike that runs on
air in spite of fuel.
Students of Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic
College with their air bike in Ludhiana.
A Tribune photograph
Give autonomy to state education council: Bureaucrat
Ludhiana, May 23
Expressing concern over the deteriorating state of education in Punjab, senior IAS officer RC Nayar has suggested that the State Council for Education Research and Training be made autonomous as “a society to take care of all district institutes of education training, five telescopic in-service training centres and all other types of training institutes for teachers”.
Seminar on counselling at GMT College
Ludhiana, May 23
A national seminar on "guidance and counselling in modern era" was organised at the GMT College of Education here today. Dr DR Vij was the chief guest. Principals, dignitaries and resource persons from various colleges participated in the seminar.
Dignitaries light up the ceremonial lamp at GMT College of Education in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Inderjit Verma
Students hone skills in
summer camp
Ludhiana, May 23
Students of Ryan International School
are having a wonderful time as the
school has organised a summer camp
from May 18 to 30.
Students of Ryan International School
attend the summer camp at the school
in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
India Mart picks Desh Bhagat students
Ludhiana, May 23
The MBA students of Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences
(DBIMCS) have been selected as management trainees by India Mart Intermesh, business-to-business market place company.
Mockery of evaluation system
Students entreat evaluators to pass them for favour
Doraha, May 23
A few teachers on the evaluation duty here have complained that in the absence of any check on their part or for that matter the university, candidates appearing in the examinations go all out to make all sorts of entreaties to the examiners with the hope of winning their favour in some way or the other.
School celebrates ‘red day’
Doraha, May 23
Tiny tots of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public
School celebrated red day today.
Classes from kindergarten to IIIrd
standard took part.
Tiny tots of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public
School celebrate red day in Doraha on
Saturday. Photo by writer
Students given warm send-off
Doraha, May 23
The annual prize distribution and farewell function for the outgoing 11th batch of BEd and 2nd batch of MEd classes of BCM College of Education was organised on the college premises today.
238 teachers attend camp
Khamano, May 23
A teacher’s training camp was organised at Government Senior Secondary School,
Khamano, to uplift the level of education in the government schools.
VAT collection up by 40 pc in Punjab
Ludhiana, May 23
VAT collection in Punjab has risen by more than 40 per cent in Punjab during the past two years.
Pact signed to boost garment business
Ludhiana, May 23
Vinod Thapar, president of Federation of Knitwear, Textile and Allied Industries Association
(FEKTAA), and Rajveer Singh, director, ACDS, signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) here today.
MoU being signed between Federation of Knitwear, Textile and Allied Industries Association and Apex Cluster Development Services in Ludhiana on Saturday.
A Tribune photograph
Role of SEZs in growth highlighted
Ludhiana, May 23
The Confederation of Indian Industry organised a sensitisation session on “Special Economic Zones - The Changing Business Landscape at
Ludhiana” here on Thursday.
 Lagda Ishq ho Gaya
Star cast in city
Ludhiana, May 23
It was a pleasant surprise for the audience when they saw the star cast of a recently released movie “Lagda Ishq Ho Gaya” here yesterday.
Actor Roshan Prince and Shveta in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
565 examined at health camp
Ludhiana, May 23
As many as 565 patients were examined at a medical and dental check-up camp organised by CMCH at Kausar CMCH hospital, near
Malerkotla.
Death of hairstylist
Gang war likely to turn bloody
Ludhiana, May 23
With the death of hairstylist Jeewan Mattu four days ago after he was shot at on April 23, the gang war between the Manvir group of Gill village and Jasvir group of Shajad village is likely to turn bloody.
Two injured in brawl
Jagraon, May 23
A group of youths had assaulted two persons of Akhara village near here yesterday over an old dispute.
12 kg poppy husk seized
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 23
The Dehlon police has registered a case under the NDPS Act against unknown persons after it seized 12 kg poppy husk from a deserted place near Latala village.
Cyclist killed in accident
Mullanpur Dakha, May 23
A cyclist was killed when he was hit by a speeding car here yesterday. The victim, identified as Jaswant Singh, a resident of Sehjad village, near
Sudhar, was going on a cycle to work.
National Football League
14 teams to fight it out
The four teams are- Salgaocar SC of Goa, Pune Football Club,
Viva of Kerala and Lajong Sporting Club of Shillong
Ludhiana, May 23
Fourteen soccer teams will slug it out in the next edition of the I-League. Arjuna awardee and honorary general secretary of the Punjab Football Association
(PFA) Inder Singh informed this at a press meet here last evening.
Martial Arts
Kirandeep carves a niche
Ludhiana, May 23
Kirandeep Kaur (10) has carved a niche for herself in the
field of martial arts. A student of Ryan International School,
Chandigarh road, Ludhiana, Kirandeep gave awesome
performance in kickboxing, karate, taekowondo and
martial arts to establish her name in several state and
national-level competitions.
Agri college honours sportspersons
 Ludhiana, May 23
College of Agriculture Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, organised a function on the university campus here yesterday to honour the students who excelled in several disciplines in the All-India
Inter-Agri Varsities Sports Meet.
Student of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, who excelled in different sports meets being honoured
at a function in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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Ludhiana, May 23
