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Brawl in Khanna
Khanna\Mandi Gobindgarh, May 26
Gram panchayat elections in Khanna and Mandi Gobindgarh concluded peacefully with minor incidents of brawl being reported from sensitive areas.
PNB told to pay Rs 7.28 lakh for negligence
Ludhiana, May 26
Terming the services of Punjab National Bank to be deficient, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the bank to pay Rs 7.06 lakh to a consumer.
Gujjar Stir Spillover
Chaos reigns at city railway station
Ludhiana, May 26
Suspension of trains owing to the Gajjars’ agitation created a chaotic situation at the railway station here today with a huge crowd at booking windows, reservation and enquiry counters.
Reservation counters at railway station witnessed an abnormal rush of passengers waiting to confirm status of trains in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Hike Talk
Filling stations halt service
Ludhiana, May 26
Anticipating hike in fuel rates, many petrol stations stopped filling diesel today. It caused harassment to hundreds of commuters and affected bus service in a big way.
Jodhan, Raikot, Mansuran, Mandi Amedgarh were the worst hit areas as several dealers covered up their diesel-filling machines indicating "no fuel".
A petrol station near Hambran village has covered up its diesel-filling machine.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
 Delayed
arrival of ballot papers
Voting cancelled at some villages
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
Delayed arrival of ballot papers at a large number of polling booths in villages falling under Sangrur and Ludhiana districts near here caused harassment to voters of the area and the staff posted at these stations.
However, the conciliatory role of leaders of the Congress and the SAD enabled
the presiding officers to perform their duties according to the changed
schedule.
Cops on duty at Changan village during the panchayat poll on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Parties shower attention on elderly voters
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
Ailing and elderly persons were the most cared for in most of the villages where polling for panchayat elections was held today.
Supporters of candidates carry an old woman on chair at a Chhappar village near Ahmedgarh on Monday.
— Photo by writer
Hundreds fail to vote as they get no leave
Sahnewal, May 26
Even as many villagers exercised their right to vote today, there were hundreds others, who could not cast their votes because their employers wouldn’t spare them to do so.
A family in Fatehgarh Gujjaran becomes the vote bank of one of the family members, contesting in panchayat elections.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Invoke ESSMA against steel hoarders: Industrialists
Ludhiana, May 26
The industrialists have sought invoking of ESSMA against the hoarders and black marketeers of steel in Punjab. A delegation of the industrialists led by Inderjit Singh Pradhan, president, Punjab Small Industries Development Board, and president, Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings, met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here yesterday and brought to his notice the alleged hoarding and black marketing of steel by the secondary steel producers in the state.
Demand to make Ahmedgarh subdivision
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
Activists and office-bearers of various social, religious and political organisations of the town and surrounding villages resolved to continue their struggle till the town was granted the status of a subdivision. The resolution was passed at an all-party demonstration organised under the banner of the Ahmedgarh Development Service Forum at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk here on Saturday night.
Institutes cash in on students’ success
Ludhiana, May 26
As soon as the results of various professional courses were declared, a few academies are staking claim over the candidates’ success. Pictures of a few candidates could be seen in more than one advertisement of different academies which take pride in projecting themselves as a force behind the successful candidates.
Taxpayers feel cheated
Ludhiana, May 26
Professionals and small traders, who were expecting tax relief after the announcement of increase in minimum tax limit in the Union Budget, are feeling cheated. The finance ministry, it seems, has left the minimum income limit for maintenance of accounts unchanged.
Sewerage water enters houses
Khanna, May 26
Residents here are loosing their battle against sewerage water that enters into their houses almost every day. At Godam Road, Nandi Colony, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar and Lalheri Road area, there is no outlet for the dirty water.
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Ludhiana, May 26
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
Ludhiana, May 26
