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Unruly jawans put rlys in action mode
Ludhiana, January 14
The railway authorities have taken exception to the “high-handedness” and unruly behaviour of Army jawans on Jammu-Indore Malwa Express twice last week when they bolted the doors of reserved sleeper coaches and those with confirmed reservation from Jalandhar and Ludhiana were not allowed to board the train.
Idol thieves arrested
Ludhiana, January 14
The CIA-II staff has nabbed three thieves for stealing silver idols from a temple at Mundya Khurd four days ago.
Dilpreet Singh, in charge of CIA-II, said the thieves had stolen idols of Lord
Vishnu, Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi, weighing 1 kg, from a temple at Paramjeet
Colony in Mondya Khurd in the wee hours of January 10.
The idols that were seized by the police in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
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400 jhuggis at Focal Point razed
Ludhiana, January 14
The tehbazari wing of the municipal corporation removed around 400 jhuggis at the Focal Point during a joint exercise here today.
Timely help saves wounded youth
Suicide Bid Suspected
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 14
Timely action by villagers and prompt medical assistance saved a youth of Khera village in Ludhiana district, who sustained multiple stab wounds in the abdomen last afternoon.
Partial diagnosis hurts the disabled
Ludhiana, January 14
“Partial” diagnosis of physically and mentally challenged children by a panel of specialist doctors at the Civil Hospital is causing obstructions in their treatment, pension schemes and travel concessions.
Foundation of Banda Bahadur hall laid
Mullanpur Dakha, January 14
The foundation stone of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial Hall was laid at Raqba village near here.
Sant Baba Ram Pal Singh of Jhande, Sant Jasvir Singh of Kala
Aana and Baba Balvir Singh of gurdwaras Panjuana Sahib, Lamme
Jatpura, laid the foundation stone of the hall.
Baba Ram Pal Singh, Sant Jasvir Singh and Baba Balvir Singh among others during the laying of foundation stone of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial Hall at Raqba village, Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Rakesh Gupta |
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50 quit SAD over market panel chief’s appointment
Khamano, January 14
Around 50 senior local Akali leaders left the SAD over the appointment of Market Committee chairman Gurdeep Singh Ghuman without taking them into confidence.
Dakha constituency on development trail: MLA
Mullanpur Dakha, January 14
Development works worth Rs 200 crore had already been started in the Dakha constituency. This was stated by MLA Darshan Singh Shivalik while addressing a gathering at Fatehpur Awana village after inaugurating the project of fortifying the drainage system of the village at a cost of Rs 4 lakh.
SP activists protest imitation of Big B, Amar Singh
‘Kaash
Mere Hote’
Ludhiana, January 14
“Kaash Mere Hote”, the debut film of city lad Kumar Sahil, ran into rough weather today after the youth wing of the Samajwadi Party and members of the Aishwarya Rai Fan Club staged a protest against Johny Lever’s imitation of actors Aishwarya
Rai, Amitabh Bachchan and SP general secretary Amar Singh.
Activists of the Samajwadi Party stage a protest in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: I.V. |
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LS Poll: Wooing voters through rallies, grants
Ludhiana, January 14
Despite wrangling in the Congress as well as in the ruling coalition, the two major parties of Punjab are vying with each other for holding rallies and contact programmes for interacting with the electorate and preparing the ground workers for the Lok Sabha poll.
Paper tree: Lohri kites entangled in the branches of a tree gone dry make for a pretty picture in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
Jurisdictional Conflict
Development board chairman, bureaucrats at loggerheads
Ludhiana, January 14
The Industrial Development Boards of Punjab chairman and other functionaries seem to be at loggerheads over the issue of their contribution for the development of the industries in the state with the bureaucrats. There is now jurisdictional conflict between the newly appointed industrial development board and bureaucrats heading the industries department and departments concerned.
Gosain writes to CM, seeks DC’s arrest
Ludhiana, January
14
BJP MLA Gosain has once again recommended the registration of a corruption case against Gurjar after Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh confirmed that he had received a complaint against Gurjar alleging his involvement in accepting bribes from tehsildar (West) Arvind
Prakash.
60-yr-old beaten to death
Ludhiana, January 14
A 60-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after he was allegedly beaten up by a group of drunken youths at Ward No. 6, New Colony, Sahnewal, late last night. The man has been identified as Gurmail Singh.
Rs 3 crore alloted for promoting girl education
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan
Ludhiana, January 14
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Punjab, has chalked out a programme to encourage girl education in the state and has also announced several incentives to motivate the girls to go to the schools. Various new experiments with learning are being conducted to promote girl education in schools.
A teacher during a debate organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Katha Sahitya Goshti at the Government College for Women in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph |
PAU to host state-level workshop from Jan 23
Ludhiana, January 14
Punjab Agricultural University will host a three-day state-level workshop on "Micro-organisms: Let us observe and learn", organised by the Centre for Communication and International Linkages (CCIL) and department of microbiology under the aegis of the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST).
Diploma in insurance management launched
Ludhiana, January 14
Max New Life Insurance in partnership with the Punjab Technical University
(PCTE) today announced the launch of a diploma programme in insurance management
(DPIM). The programme offers professional training in specialised subjects such as insurance sales practices and management, insurance products, legal and regulatory aspects of life insurance and will also cover the fields of general and marketing management.
SPS Apollo ties up with Gurdev Hospital
Ludhiana, January 14
In its endeavour to bring healthcare to the neighborhood, SPS Apollo Hospitals today tied up with Gurdev Hospital to offer its medical expertise and technology.
Dr GL Avasthi, director medical services, SPS Apollo Hospitals, and Dr SS Grewal,
medical director, Gurdev Hospital and managing trustee Sri Gurdev Dharam Arth
Trust, signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard.
An MoU being signed in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
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Needy students get woollens, shoes
Jagraon, January 14
The Jaycees of Jagraon today distributed woollens and shoes to the needy students of RK High School.
Dr GS Saroa is PAUTA’s spokesperson
Ludhiana, January 14
Punjab Agricultural University Teachers' Association (PAUTA) is learnt to have changed its spokesperson. Dr GS Saroa has reportedly replaced the previous spokesperson of the association Mukesh Siag in recent development.
Biz Word
Milestone for cable co
Ludhiana, January 14
KEI Industries limited, a power cable manufacturing company, has joined the elite group of cable manufacturers in the country that have an in-house capability to manufacture cables with more than 66 kV capacity. Earlier, the company was manufacturing HT power cable up to 33 kV capacity.
City Concerns
Transparency must for effective auto-rickshaw service
Lungs of city residents continue to be choked by the smoke emanating from more than 30,000 auto-rickshaws. These vehicles are nightmare for the majority of people commuting on the roads. At the same time, in absence of an effective mass transport system, the autos ferry thousands, daily, to the less-covered distances on the city transport route maps.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Man booked for defaming girl
Raikot, January 14
A man has been booked bringing a village girl into disrepute. Inder Singh, son of Deva Singh of Burj Littan village, has accused Balwinder Singh, son of Nachhater Singh of the same village, for bringing a classmate of his daughter into disrepute.
SAI trials from Jan 22
Ludhiana, January 14
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will conduct trials to enroll players for its training centre being run at the multipurpose hall of the Guru Nanak Sports Complex here from January 22 to 24, according to Harbans Singh, in-charge of the centre.
Basketball meet
Ludhiana, January 14
The 59th edition of the Punjab Basketball Championship for men and women will be held at Jarkhar village in Ludhiana district from January 20 to 23.
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