|
Saddam execution unfortunate: NGO
Ludhiana, January 1
The GGS Institute of
Information Communications and Technology, an NGO accredited with the
United Nations, called an emergency meeting today to condemn the
execution of Saddam Hussein.
A boisterous start to New Year
Ludhiana, January 1
City residents welcomed year 2007 with great pomp and show here last night. Be it clubs, hotels, pubs, restaurants or private get-togethers, an untiring enthusiasm was witnessed everywhere.
Elderly, youngsters and children had great fun till midnight and the year was welcomed amidst cheers, fire-crackers and excitement.
Bollywood singer Sukhwinder Singh regales audience on the New Year’s Eve at Sutlej Club in Ludhiana on Sunday night.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
.jpg) |
Revelry saw SMSing on
a new high
Ludhiana, January 1
Amid promises of strengthened networks and better services by mobilephone companies, Short Messaging Service (SMS) congestion could not be prevented this year too.
Rickshaw-puller’s death: Police begins probe
Ahmedgarh, January 1
Taking cognizance of a complaint lodged by a family of the local Chand Cinema area, the local police has initiated probe into the death of the head of the family, a rickshaw-puller, who according to the complainant was thrashed by a financier about a fortnight ago.
Family members of Surjit Singh mourn his death at Ahmedgarh on Monday.
— Photo by Mahesh Sharma |
 |
One killed, four hurt in
car mishap
Sahnewal, January 1
One person was killed and four others injured when the car in which they were travelling hit an electricity pole after being hit by another vehicle at Pawa Khagat village last night.
Goods worth lakhs stolen
from garment store
Ludhiana, January 1
Thieves broke into a garment showroom in Ghanta Ghar Chowk in last night and decamped with garments and artficial jewellery worth lakhs of rupees.
According to the owner of the shop, H.K. Groverson, the thieves jumped on the roof of the shop from the elevated road and broke into a wall and a door.
The incident took place after 10:30 pm yesterday when the owner had left the shop.
When they came today morning they found the shop broken into and ransacked. The exact loss is being ascertained.
The ransacked safe of a garment showroom that was burgled in Ludhiana on Sunday night.
— Photo by I.V. |
.jpg) |
SAD (A) committed to forming third front
Ludhiana, January 1
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) today said it was mulling alliance with like-minded parties to defeat the Congress and the SAD-BJP alliance.
SAD senior vice-president Daljeet Singh Bittu and general secretary Prof Jagmohan Singh at a press conference in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
.jpg) |
Dilemma for Congress on Jagraon candidate
Ludhiana, January 1
While SAD president Parkash Singh Badal might be finding it difficult to make the final choice of the party candidate from Jagraon, for the Congress, the task appears to be equally tough.
Fogged
out: Cyclists brave the chill on a foggy Monday morning in Ludhiana.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
.jpg)
Young devotees take part in nagar kirtan taken out to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Tax assessment invalid sans statutory notice
Ludhiana, January 1
Income tax assessment will be invalid if the statutory notice under the proviso to Section 143(2) (ii) of the Income Tax Act is not served on the assessee within stipulated time.
The Delhi High Court, in an important judgement delivered recently, held that there was a clear distinction between issuance of notice and service of notice.
Road accident fatalities alarming in India: expert
Ludhiana, January 1
Whereas in the developed countries the incidence of neurotrauma is on the decline owing to better highway engineering, automobile innovations and greater awareness among public about prevention of accidents, India witnesses six deaths for every one million kilometres driven as against one death for 160 millions kilometres driven in USA, where highways are considered to be safest in the world.
Stating this at a seminar on “Roadside Accidents and Management of Head Trauma”, Dr Manoj K. Sobti, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sobti Neuro and Trauma Centre, said a survey conducted on road traffic safety by the Central Road Research Organisations had revealed that there was one accident for every one minute on roads while one human life was lost (due to road accidents) every 8.5 minutes.
State Bairagi Mandal
chief felicitated
Ludhiana, January 1
The president of the Bairagi Maha Mandal, Punjab, Mr Hari Das Bawa, was felicitated in a function organised by Mr Ramesh Kumar Bawa, president of Ludhiana rural Assembly segment, and Ms Kanchan Bawa, president of women wing of the body here today.
Mysterious death of owls to be probed
Ludhiana, January 1
The controversy surrounding the claims of the local chapter of the PFA (People for Animals) about the recovery of six owls has deepened further with the national president of the PFA and environmentalist, Maneka Gandhi, terming the claims as mysterious and the honorary Chief Wildlife Warden, Dr Sandeep K. Jain, initiating an inquiry into the episode.
WCA gets best district
body award
Ludhiana, January 1
The year 2007 commenced on a happy note for the Wholesale Chemists Association
(WCA) here today when sweets were distributed and members danced to the beats of drums to
celebrate the best district association award presented to the body at a state-level
convention of chemists held at Patiala on December 30.
|
.jpg) |
| Wholesale Chemists Association president Tikka Dalip Singh with the Best District Association trophy after it was awarded to the body in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
|
.jpg)
