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LIFE IS HELL HERE FOR THE RESIDENTS
Near Haibowal, cause is Buddha Nullah stench 

Ludhiana, April 30
Even as the high court has taken a serious note of the bad state of the Buddha Nullah and directed the government to clean it, huge piles of garbage littered in the water body near Haibowal are forcing people to live in stench and under threat of diseases.

Lungs of city gasp for breath
Ludhiana, April 30
The lungs of the city-- green parks-- are gasping for breath even as the authorities concerned prefer to look the other way. A majority of the parks in the city present a picture of neglect. A park in Industrial Area B that is a garbage dump
A park in Industrial Area B that is a garbage dump. —  A Tribune photograph









EARLIER STORIES

In Dashmesh Nagar, due to polluting unit
Ludhiana, April 30
The industrial pollution generated by a cycle handle polish unit at Dashmesh Nagar is playing havoc with the lives of several residents living in the area for the past many years.


Labourers working in a cycle handle polish unit at Dashmesh Nagar in Ludhiana, which is generating air and noise pollution and playing havoc with the lives of area residents. — Photo by Inderjit Verma
Labourers working in a cycle handle polish unit at Dashmesh Nagar in Ludhiana, which is generating air and noise pollution and playing havoc with the lives of area residents.

Showcasing history with brush & chisel
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 30
No Sikh organisation, including the SGPC, ever bothered to recognise his efforts to restructure historical events through the brush and chisel at Gurdwara Mehdiana, a place that has become a centre of attraction for art lovers and Sikh devotees.



Artist Iqbal Singh Gill at work. — Photo by writer
Artist Iqbal Singh Gill at work

Punjab to produce surplus power
Amloh, April 30
The Congress government in the state had failed to generate even a single unit of power during its five-year tenure, Harsukhminder Singh, alias Babbi Badal, chief spokesman for the Youth Akali Dal, said while talking to mediapersons here last evening after attending the bhog of an Akali worker at Tanda Badha village.

Cong workers being harassed, says Dullo
Mandi Gobindgarh, April 30
“The law and order situation is going from bad to worst in the state, and jathedars act as ‘thanedars’ in the Badal regime to harass Congress workers,” alleged Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Shamsher Singh Dullo while talking to mediapersons at the residence of zila parishad chairman Pakhar Singh Salana after addressing a meeting of Congress activists at Salana village, near here, yesterday.

COMMUNITY

Mixed response to reorganisation of police districts
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 30
The reorganisation of Jagraon police district to Ludhiana (rural) and inclusion of Dakha and Koom Kalan police stations in Ludhiana (urban) and Khanna police districts have received mixed response from the residents.

Nishkam society gets another girl married
Amloh, April 30
In continuation of the series of marriages of girls from low-income group families, the Nishkam Kirtan Sewa Society, Mandi Gobindgarh, organised its 62nd marriage at Chehal village, 4 km from here, on Sunday.

Intervention in brawl costs youth dear
Ludhiana, April 30
Intervening in a brawl between two persons cost a local youth dearly when he was hit with a chair on his head by one of the persons fighting during a marriage function in a resort near Sahnewal last evening.



Amit Midda, who was injured while intervening in a brawl during a marriage function in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Amit Midda, who was injured while intervening in a brawl during a marriage function in Ludhiana

 

BUSINESS

Minister assures industry of e-connectivity
Ludhiana, April 30
The government is taking up Ludhiana as a pilot project for implementing a project of computerisation and connectivity between district industry centres and headquarters.

 

EDUCATION

LCET holds 'Anahad 2K7'
Ludhiana, April 30
The Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology (LCET), Katani Kalan, organised its annual function 'Anahad 2K7' here recently.

From Schools
MGM Public School holds contests

Ludhiana, April 30
MGM Public School has organised an inter-house declamation contest for the senior wing and an inter-house poetry recitation competition for the primary wing.

 

HEALTH

World Asthma Day
One can live a healthy life with asthma: Doc

Ludhiana, April 30
"Bronchial asthma is a chronic (ongoing, long-term) inflammatory disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs and causes difficulty in breathing. During an asthma attack, the muscles around the airways tighten, making the opening in the airways smaller. The lining of the airways swells from inflammation, which causes an increase in mucus that blocks the airways."

 
SPORTS

Ludhiana, Jalandhar lads register wins
Ludhiana, April 30
Ludhiana and Jalandhar recorded victories over their respective opponents in the boys section and qualified for the semi final league on the second day of the 24th Punjab Youth Basketball Championship being held at Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Ludhiana defeated Ferozepore 80-46. Ferozepore lads made a few successful baskets in the initial stages of the encounter but they could not match their rivals who outsmarted them in every sphere of the game.


A match in progress between Ludhiana district and Moga during the Punjab youth basketball championship which began in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed 

A match in progress between Ludhiana district and Moga during the Punjab youth basketball championship which began in Ludhiana

45 cricket probables selected 
Ludhiana, April 30
As many as 45 players were selected as probables for the regional coaching centre being run here by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) as well as for the forthcoming Punjab state inter-district cricket tournament (u-17) slated to commence in the first week of May at different venues.

Dist hockey meet from May 7
Ludhiana, April 30
The Ludhiana district hockey championship for boys (u-19) will be held at the Prithipal Singh Astro Turf Stadium on the Punjab Agricultural University campus here from May 7 to 10, according to R.K. Jaiswal, SSP, Ludhiana, and president, District Hockey Association.

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