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Don’t claim fee refund, schools tell parents
Force them to sign affidavit
Ludhiana, December 16
A number of city schools have found a convenient way of not refunding the money charged as security fee at the time of admission. They have now made it mandatory for parents to give an undertaking that no refund would be sought.
Stamp Duty Evasion
16 deals dubbed shady
Ludhiana, December 16
The alleged stamp duty evasion scandal that took place on a single day when sub-registrar Mukesh Sharma, specially posted here to check corruption, was on leave, looks bigger with 16 deals having been identified as shady.
RDX Haul Case
Suspect gets 14-day judicial remand
Ludhiana, December 16
The duty magistrate, Palwinderjit Kaur, today remanded Dr Bhagwan Singh
Sandhu, a former research scholar, Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, in judicial custody for 14 days.
Recruitment in Army
Punjab govt seeks scrapping of 2 pc quota
Ludhiana, December 16
The Punjab government will request the Centre for scrapping the 2 per cent quota for recruitment in the Army and instead carry it out with it on basis of merit.
SMART ACT: Air Force men during a Vijay Diwas ceremony in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Kin of war heroes in tears after being honoured on the ocassion of the Vijay Diwas observed in Ludhiana on Sunday.— A Tribune photograph |
MC tussle
Sukhbir will deal with the issue: Badal
Ludhiana, December 16
SAD acting president Sukhbir Singh Badal will personally look into the crisis that has arisen in the local municipal corporation after senior councillor Simarjit Singh Bains leveled allegations against the commissioner a few days ago.
Paper on nasal bleeding gets gold medal
Ludhiana, December 16
A presentation from the department of ENT at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
(DMCH) on “Endoscopic Management of Nasal Bleeds” was awarded gold medal at the national annual conference of the Rhinology Society of India, which recently concluded at
Allahabad.
9-yr-old kidney patient needs help
Ludhiana, December 16
Arshdeep (9), son of Jagtar Singh is suffering from a kidney failure. He is the only brother of four sisters.
Resident of Bhammi Pura Kalan, in Jagraon subdivision, this child is presently
being admitted to the PGI, Chandigarh, for kidney transplant. But for, Jagtar
Singh, a farm worker, and his family, it is difficult to meet the huge expenses
required for undergoing transplant.
Arshdeep
PAU doctor to get Shri Hans Raj Pahwa Award
Ludhiana, December 16
Dr Ramesh Kumar Sadavarti, professor and head of the department of landscaping and floriculture, PAU, has been selected for Shri Hans Raj Pahwa Award-2007 in recognition of his contributions in the field of floriculture and landscaping.
Jagjit Singh breaks down
during award cermony
Ludhiana, December 16
It was a catharsis not only for Ludhianvis but also for renowned singer Jagjit Singh, who gracefully handled his breaking down to tears at mention of his son, who died long ago, on one hand and transcending human spirits to emotional bliss, on the other. The occasion was the live concert at Guru Nanak Bhavan on Saturday night under the aegis of the Harpal Tiwana Foundation.
City all decked for Christmas
Ludhiana, December 16
In wake of Christmas, the markets in the city are flooded with gift items, including masks of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, jingle bells, decorative hanging, stars and moon, cards, thermocol gifts etc these days. The residents, especially the Christian community is in a mood to have a swinging time on Christmas Eve.
Tribune scribe bereaved
Ludhiana, December 16
Ahmedgarh municipal councillor, Chitrlekha (50), wife of
The Tribune correspondent Mahesh Sharma, died here yesterday evening. She was suffering from cancer for the past few months.
She was also the director of the Janta College for Women. She is survived by her son and daughter.
She was cremated at the Ram Bagh cremation ground today.
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