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Victim’s family was looking for prospective bride
Ludhiana, June 20
For the past several months, his family had been searching eagerly for a prospective bride for him. For, they wanted him to marry soon and see him get settled in life. However, destiny had some other designs for him.
Over 40 trees axed to make way for parking lot
Admn’s move raises environmentalists’ hackles
Ludhiana, June 20
About 42 trees have reportedly been felled on the orders of the district administration to clear the site for a proposed Rs 9 crore multilevel parking lot inside the premises of the city’s mini secretariat, leaving environmentalists and social organizations fuming. Though administration officials claimed new saplings would be planted in place of the axed trees, this undertaking is most likely to remain only on paper.
Gardener rescues 3 from canal
Ludhiana, June 20
Swift action and courage displayed by a gardener proved to be a blessing for three persons travelling in a Tata Safari, which fell in the Sidhwan Canal near Ayali village here this evening.
Senior citizen with green cause close to heart
 Ludhiana, June 20
He has found a judicious way of spending his hard-earned money. Instead of spending on other luxuries of life, Gurdish Singh Grewal (74), has been contributing a portion of his earnings for maintaining a park in the F block of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar area.
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A traffic policeman offers help to a ‘papad’ vendor on the busy Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Monday . Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
RTI activist sends notice to Commissioner
Use of objectionable language in a reply
Ludhiana, June 20
RTI activist Kuldip Khaira has served a legal notice to municipal corporation (MC) Additional Commissioner MS Jaggi for using “objectionable” language against him in a reply submitted to the state government.
3,117 take BSc entrance test
Ludhiana, June 20
As many as 3,117 candidates took the entrance examination for admission to four-year BSc Agriculture (Honours) programme, which was conducted by Punjab Agricultural University here today. The total number of seats in the course is 90.
Protest by education volunteers
Want permanent job, minimum salary of
Rs 10,000
 Ludhiana, June 20
Inclusive education volunteers today took out a protest rally against the non-fulfillment of their demands. The volunteers, today, started from Ludhiana to Chandigarh and will be protesting in front of the Vidhan Sabha.
Inclusive education volunteers hold a protest rally in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Deputy CM to open police suvidha centre
Phillaur, June 20
Additional Director General of Police (HRD & CP) SK Sharma has said that at least 78-community police suvidha centres at the subdivisional or assembly constituency levels and 35 police stations outreach centres will start functioning from Wednesday (June 22) onwards to provide various facilities to people under one roof.
Get ready for unique identification cards
Ludhiana, June 20
At least 1,500 residents from various parts of the city enrolled themselves for getting unique identification cards, the work on which was started by the district food and supplies controllers here today. The food and supplies department, Punjab government, has been given the task of making unique identification cards those residing in the state.
At work Fingerprints and eye colour of residents being scanned for unique identification cards in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
reporters’ diary
Highway becomes ramp for models
Models crossed the busy Ferozepur highway to attend media interaction for Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (Government of Punjab) in
Ludhiana. These models preferred to walk as it takes nearly 20 minutes to reach on the other side of the road. Due to the on going development projects, the stretch near mini-secretariat has become the worst bottleneck of the city.
Yesterday, a truck was stuck after the road caved in.
Health workers hold protest, seek regularisation
 Ludhiana, June 20
Criticising the pick-and-choose policy of the state government in regularising workers, members of the Contract Multipurpose Heath Workers Union, Punjab, deployed in different civil hospitals of the state held a protest under their president Kiranjeet Kaur at the local Civil Hospital here yesterday.
Getting louder Health workers of the Civil Hospital sit on a dharna in Ludhiana on Monday.
A Tribune photograph
Dalit bodies start hunger strike
 Ludhiana, June 20
Irked over the state government’s failure to initiate work on the construction of a community centre after Dr BR Ambedkar, even eight months after its announcement by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, 31 activists of Dalit organisations, led by Bahujan Samaj Party secretary Ramanjit Lally, commenced an indefinite hunger strike at Jalandhar bypass chowk here today.
Pledge Activists of Dalit organisations sit on an indefinite hunger strike in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjit Verma
Admn tries to cut corners on road safety
Balks at installing speed breakers on accident-prone stretch
Ludhiana, June 20
Strange are the ways of the district administration that has spent nearly Rs 50 crore for widening the Ludhiana-Jagraon highway. But, when it comes to adopting traffic safety measures it invariably falls short of funds.
flood preparedness
DC issues notice to five for skipping meeting
Officials told not to go on leave from July to mid-Sept
Ludhiana, June 20
Even as the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Rahul Tewari, convened a meeting of district officials to take stock of flood preparedness here today and called for round-the-clock vigil, two executive engineers (PWD), block development officers of Samrala and Raikot and naib tehsildar of Koom Kalan skipped the meeting. Taking note of the absenteeism, the DC has issued them show-cause notices.
Coolest June in five years
Max temp around 10 °C below normal
 Ludhiana, June 20
June, 2011, has been the coolest month in the past five years. The data available with the meteorological department, Chandigarh, revealed that this year’s June was the coolest month since 2006-07.
unbridled joy Children enjoy a ride in the rain with their mother on a scooter in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
250 patients examined at medical camp
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 20
Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, organised a free medical check-up camp at Kumbh village, near here, today.
Ludhiana Scan
Kinapping: Cop shields wife, parades 12 women in defence
Ludhiana, June 20
The alleged kidnapping and beating case of Amarjeet Kaur took a dramatic turn today with head constable, Malkit Singh, against whose wife allegations were levelled by the former, paraded more than 12 women, who had lent money to Amarjeet
Kaur, in front of media.
Squall damages Jarkhar stadium
 Ludhiana, June 20
Squall followed by heavy rain that swept the region early Saturday morning caused heavy destruction at the Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium of Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, around 15 km from here.
the Aftermath The sheds damaged following squall and rain at the Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium of Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road. A Tribune Photograph
Rajinder, Pushpa muscle to the top
 Ludhiana, June 20
Rajinder Kumar Mehndi of Punjab and L Pushpa Rani Devi from Manipur got the better of their respective competitors to emerge champion of champions in the men and women’s sections, respectively, in the 35h Arm Wrestling Championship that concluded at Nehru Sidhant Kendra here last evening.
arms and men
Players in action during the 35th National Arm Wrestling Championship-2011 in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Ludhiana, June 20
