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Students of College of Agriculture in a jovial mood after getting their degrees
in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
Woman, paramour arrested for murder
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 15
Kuldip Kaur of Gujarwal village in Ludhiana district, a mother of three, allegedly conspired with her paramour to kill her husband by clubbing his head with bricks.
Man strangles wife
Ludhiana, January 15
A woman was allegedly strangled by her husband at the Moti Nagar area in the wee hours here on Thursday.
PAU gets Rs 3.5-cr grant from California varsity
Ludhiana, January 15
Dr Gurdev Singh Khush, adjunct professor, department of plant scientist, University of California, today announced a grant of Rs 3.5 crore to the PAU.
4 burglaries in one night
Amloh, January 15
Burglars struck at four places and decamped with cash and grocery articles during the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday. The burglars entered Gurdwara Sahib at Bholia village and decamped with a cash box lying in front of Guru Granth Sahib.
Residents of Bagaur village protest against the dumping of garbage from the urban areas by the Khanna MC on Thursday.
Photo : Gurdeep Singh Mann |
House Tax: MC right on target
Ludhiana, January 15
The municipal corporation, which had fixed a target of collecting Rs 50 crore as house tax during its budget for the financial year 2008-2009, seems to be nearing its goal as it has already earned over Rs 35 crore in nine months.
Bank penalised for deficient services
Ludhiana, January 15
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the Ludhiana Central Co-operative Bank limited, Salem
Tabri, to pay Rs 5,000 in compensation to an aggrieved consumer for causing un-necessary harassment.
Members of the Bharti Kisan
Union hold a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office
demanding cut in prices of petrol, diesel, LPG and other taxes
in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
Rural doctors to discuss agenda
Ludhiana, January 15
The Punjab Rural Medical Services Association (RMSA) will hold a state-level meeting in Ludhiana on Sunday to discuss the difficulties faced by doctors working in rural areas followed by the unfulfilled promises of the state government.
Villagers protest implication of Baba Joginder Singh
Attack on Nihang chief
Mullanpur Dakha, January 15
Panchayats, leaders and social oganisations today protested against the alleged implication of Baba Joginder Singh, chief of Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, Raqba village, and executive president of the 96 Karodi Shiromani Panth
Akali, Buddha Dal, in the case of attack on Nihang chief Baba Balvir Singh on
January 13.
Seminar on cervix cancer
Ludhiana, January 15
A seminar on cervix cancer and its prevention was held at Iqbal Nursing Home and Hospital here. Dr Mini
Ahuja, consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician, said a HPV (Human pappiloma virus) was instrumental in the development of cancer of cervix in women.
A seminar on cervix cancer in progress at Iqbal Nursing Home and Hospital in Ludhiana on
Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Film premiere no longer complimentary now
Ludhiana, January 15
Organising premiere shows of movies on Thursday, a day prior to the release, in major cities in India has become a rage with Bollywood directors, producers and distributors.
But the “movie premiere”, which once was a special invitation and a
complimentary show for movie buffs, is nothing more than a “paid preview”.
Youngsters at a cinema during a premiere show of Chandni Chowk to China in Ludhiana. Photo:
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Construction of toilets to start today
Ludhiana, January 15
The construction work on 100 toilets and water kiosks, which would come up in different parts of the city under build-operate-transfer
(BOT) basis, would start from tomorrow. Under the first phase, the company, Tricon Media, which has been assigned the project, would start working on 20 sites.
Punjabi jutti a fashion statement
Ludhiana, January 15
Punjabi jutti presents the richness and the most colourful aspect of Punjabi culture. But now, it has become a style statement amidst the present generation.
Punjabi Juttis is a traditional ethnic footwear that has always been a craze in
Punjab. Today, it is not only limited to just one state, but is in demand across
the globe.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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New train from Jan 25
Ludhiana, January 15
Northern Railways has announced introduction of a new weekly express train — 2483/2484 Amritsar-Kochuvelli-Amritsar (via New Delhi) — which will commence its run from January 25, 2009. Senior railway officials said the down train will run every Sunday from Amritsar at 6.05 am while the up train will depart from Kochuvelli (Kerala) every Wednesday at 8.50 am.
Students present mime on female foeticide at SCD College, Ludhiana, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
Story telling contest at KVM
Ludhiana, January 15
An English and Hindi story telling contest was organised for the students of Class I and Class II by the Junior Humanities Forum in the auditorium of Kundan Vidya Mandir, here. Rajiv Nagalia, principal, presided over the function. In Class I, Chhavi Sood stood first in English story telling contest, whereas Uday Khera and Ena Gupta stood second and third, respectively.
US research fellowship for PAU student
Ludhiana, January 15
Harsimran Kaur, a student of Dr SK Jalota, senior soil physicist of the department of soils, has proceeded to Iowa State University, USA under Master’s Sandwich degree programme to conduct research for six months on “Simulating the potentialities of irrigation and nitrogen management to mitigate the climate change impact on productivity of maize-wheat cropping system” under the guidance of Dr Ramesh
Kanwar, professor and chair, department of agricultural and bio-system engineering.
Expert stresses on context-based learning
Doraha, January 15
Doraha College of Education today hosted an international workshop on ‘Teaching Strategies -Context Based Learning’.
The resourceperson of the workshop was Prof Roberta Altman, faculty, Bank Street
College of Education, New York.
Prof Roberta Altman, faculty, Bank Street College of Education, New York, addresses a workshop in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Seminar on female foeticide
Ludhiana, January 15
Under the ongoing campaign against female foeticide, the district health authorities today organised a function at SCD College, here, wherein experts from diverse fields participated in various programmes designed to create awareness against the menace.
Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan releases grants
Ludhiana, January 15
Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan (SSA), Punjab, has released grants for the development of infrastructure of schools as well as for the teacher learning material (TLM). About Rs 2.5 lakh have been earmarked for classrooms, Rs 35,000 for toilets and Rs 50,000 for furniture. Another sum
of Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 are being spent for upper primary and primary school buildings repair
and maintenance.
Needy students distributed woollen clothes
Mullanpur Dakha, January 15
A NRI duo today distributed woollen clothes to the needy students of Government High School, Pamal village. Gurdev Singh Sekhon and Rajvir Singh Sekhon today visited the
school and distributed the clothes to them.
City Concerns
The recent strike of petroleum employees and truckers inconvenienced the public, which had a difficult time managing the kitchen, besides transportation. The prices of essential commodities, including vegetables and household items, shot up.
Two panchayat members assaulted
Amloh, January 15
Panch Nirbhai Singh, a former
sarpanch, and panch Gurdev Singh were allegedly attacked and severely beaten by about a dozen persons when they were going to disburse the old age pensions today at Sounti village, 1 km from here. According to former sarpanch Pargat Singh of Anian village, both the injured persons had been admitted at civil hospital,
Amloh. The cause of incident was said to be an old rivalry.
TT Meet
Subhash, SP Singh in semis
Ludhiana, January 15
Subhash Batra and SP Singh, both from Central Excise, along with JS Bedi and LR Kundal of Department of Postal Services recorded victories in their respective matches today to secure berths in the semifinals of the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee Ludhiana Table Tennis Tournament being held at the Central Excise House, Rishi Nagar, here.
Arrangements reviewed for Jarkhar sports fest
Ludhiana, January 15
The stage is set for annual sports festival slated to be held at Jarkhar village, near here, from January 20 to 23.
The four-day festival will be organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club under
the aegis of the Punjab Rural Sports Promotion Council and under the patronage
of Punjab Cabinet Minister Hira Singh Gabria and DGP and Director, Punjab Police
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of Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club at a press conference in Ludhiana
on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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