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Lurking Danger
Pits pose threat to life
Sekhewal, March 29
Over 11 pits have been dug up in Sekhewal and surrounding areas to dispose of nearly 200 quintals of explosives, posing threat not only to children, but also to animals, both domestic and wild, at the place.
It has been well over three months since the Army dug up this area, but due to the indecisiveness of the administration over the disposal of the explosives, these pits are lying unused and no measures have been taken to cover them.
Children play near a pit dug up to dispose of explosive scrap material at Sekhewal village. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Cops give tips to etiquette trainers!
Ludhiana, March 29
Instead of taking lessons on good behaviour from ‘etiquette trainers’ provided by a consultancy, policemen here gave the latter tips on ways to tackle a hardened criminal.
Behaviour trainer Palwi Walia during an interaction session with cops at the police lines in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo:
Himanshu Mahajan
Husbands, sons call shots in local bodies
Ludhiana, March 29
As per the reservation of women representatives in local bodies, one-third seats may have been occupied by women councillors, but the reality is that their wards/works are being managed either by their better-halves or sons.
Ban on sale of meat flouted;
2 booked
Ludhiana, March 29
Although Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari had banned the sale of non-vegetarian food on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the sale of the same went unabated in the city.
Annoying SMSes, phone calls
  Elections to Sutlej Club, better known as officers club, witnessed a hectic campaigning with members being pestered with phone calls and SMSes on their cell phones throughout the day and even during night.
DOING HIS BIT FOR MOTHER EARTH:
A tailor who switched off lights in his shop to observe the World Earth Hour in Ludhiana. The call was given by the World Wildlife Fund. Only a few people took the call seriously. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
MC Staff Protest
Engineers empower executive
Ludhiana, March 29
The protesting Municipal Corporation engineers may have come back to work after getting assurance by Commissioner AK Sinha, but they have "empowered" their executive to take decision and engineers have decided to adhere to it.
MC staff accused of stalling animal scheme
Ludhiana, March 29
District forest officer Vishal Chauhan alleged today municipal corporation employees have undermined the animal adoption scheme, launched recently by the forest department at the city’s tiger safari and zoo, by damaging the 120 by 15 feet hoarding erected on the forestland near the Sidhwan canal.
A hoarding put up by the forest department for animal adoption scheme which has been damaged by miscreants.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Dirty water enters houses
Machhiwara, March 29
Residents of Garhi Tarkhana village, 3 km from here, have been spending sleepless nights for the past more than 10 days, as dirty water has entered their houses due to an overflowing pond in the village.
DOES ANYONE CARE?: The overflowing pond in Garhi Tarkhana village in Machhiwara. Photo by the writer
PAN must to file IT return
20 pc TDS will be charged if one fails to mention PAN
Ludhiana, March 29
The income tax department has made mentioning of the permanent account number (PAN) mandatory while filing IT returns for those whose tax is being deducted at source.
Farmers stock produce in cold storage
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 29
After a sudden fall in procurement price of potato, panicked farmers of the area have started storing their produce in cold storage. Some, who are expecting restoration of normal process within couple of weeks have stocked temporarily at their farms or homes.
Vehicles loaded with potato bags queue up near a cold storage on the Ludhiana-Patiala road. Photo by the writer
Farmers to step up protest at village level
Jagraon, March 29
The forcible repression of the three-day protests of the farmer at Amritsar does not seemed to have deteriorated the moral of the farmers unions of the state. The representatives of the 22 unions that had planned the protest at Amritsar has asked the government not to celebrate their victory as they had now planned to stage protests at the villages level through out Punjab.
BKU (E) refutes CM’s allegations
Ludhiana, March 29
The Bhartiya Kissan Union (Ekta) today refuted the allegations evelled by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for having resorted to vandalism during their recent protest in
Amritsar.
Pass holders accuse rly
officials of harassment
Ludhiana, March 29
The Daily Passengers’ Association has charged the Northern Railway authorities with step-motherly treatment towards thousands of commuters having monthly pass.
6 yrs on, CBI fails to
crack case
Khamano, March 29
After the Punjab Police and the crime branch, the CBI has also failed to crack the case of a missing family of Naugawan village even after six years.
Non-availability of kerosene irks workers
Ludhiana, March 29
A delegation of Moulder and Steel Workers’ Union today met the district controller for food and civil supplies for not getting kerosene oil from the ration depots situated at the Gill road.
Daily-wage earner needs financial help
Ludhiana, March 29
Vinod Soloman Singh was admitted in Christian Medical Medical College and
Hospital(CMCH) on January 15 with cervical spondylosis and hypertension.
Blood donation camp
Ludhiana, March 29
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Employees’ Union organised a blood donation camp on the Bharat Nagar telephone exchange premises. The camp was organised to celebrate the foundation anniversary of the union.
Volunteers at a blood donation camp organised by the BSNL Employees Union in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
400 examined at check-up camp
Mullanpur Dakha, March 29
A free check-up camp for diseases and deformities of spinal cord was held at Gurmat Bhawan, Mullanpur Dakha Mandi, Ludhiana district, yesterday.
Medicines given free of cost
Raikot, March 29
The Lions Club, Raikot, yesterday organised a free eye check-up camp for needy patients at the Lions Bhawan here.
Constables’ recruitment postponed
Jagraon, March 29
Recruitment of constables for the Punjab police and Punjab Armed Police has been postponed to April 9.
Class XII Accountancy Exam
Printing error creates panic among students
Ludhiana, March 29
An error in the question paper of accountancy exam of Class XII (CBSE), which was held today, created panic among students.
Warm send-off to lecturers
Doraha, March 29
Prof Madan Singh Bhandari, Head of the Hindi Department, and Prof Harwinder Kaur, Head of the postgraduate Department of Punjabi and Girls Wing In charge, were given a warm send off by the management, principal, staff and students of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, in the form of a get-together, especially organised in their honour in Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Hall of the college today.
Work hard to succeed in life’
Khanna, March 29
A prize distribution function was organised at AS College for Women wherein 225 students of the college were given prizes for their achievement in the field of academic and cultural activities.
GADVASU students, staff get anti-rabies shots
Ludhiana, March 29
With a view to safeguard its students and staff against rabies, the College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), has a unique programme in place. All students, staff and clinicians working in the university veterinary hospital are given prophylactic vaccinations against rabies during a medical camp held on the GADVASU campus every year. One such camp was organised here today on the GADAVSU campus wherein 172 students and staff members were vaccinated against rabies.
4 youths snatch car from doc
Ludhiana, March 29
Armed assailant snatched the SUV of a Jalandhar-based doctor near Amaltas at GT road late last evening.
49 selected for cricket coaching centre
Ludhiana, March 29
Nearly 85 aspirants (u-19) turned up for the trials conducted by the Ludhiana District Cricket Association
(LDCA) at MGM Public School, Phase I, Dugri, here yesterday.
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