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Thieves strike at NRI’s house
Ludhiana, April 23
Thieves struck at a house of an NRI located in Sarabha Ngar and decamped with gold jewellery worth over Rs 7
lakh, besides a 52-inch LCD and other valuables.
The house belongs to Mohinderpal Kaur, who is currently staying in Australia following the death of her husband.
Forensic experts lift fingerprints from the door of the house where a theft took place in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Work hit as government fails to appoint LIT Executive Officer
Ludhiana, April 23
The Local Government Department, Punjab, has failed to appoint a new Executive Officer for the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) after Avtar Singh Azad was sent on compulsory retirement on April 11 on a charge of dereliction of duty. Senior officials have not made any temporary arrangement to deal with the day-to-day working of
the Trust.
GLADA sells 11 properties for Rs 6.74 cr
Ludhiana, April 23
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) today realised Rs 6.74 crore from the sale of 11 commercial properties in the Dugri Urban Estate, Phase III, and Dhandari Kalan, Phase III. Shop-cum-flat (SCF) sites, shops and booths of the total 29 properties on offer were sold at a marginal premium of around 4 per cent over their total reserve price of Rs 6.47 crore.
Eve-teasers attack girl’s father, held
Ludhiana, April 23
Two eve-teasers were arrested for culpable homicide after they attacked and injured a girl's father, who was trying to protect his daughter from being molested in the Dugri area here last evening.
dsp murder case
2 accused move HC for bail
Chandigarh, April 23
Two accused in the DSP Balraj Gill double murder case have sought regular bail. The two, Ravinder Singh and Hasanjeet Singh, have moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the rejection of their bail plea on February 11 by a Ludhiana court.
Youth gets 7-year jail for rape
Ludhiana, March 23
Additional Sessions Judge Surinder Pal Kaur has convicted a youth, Upinder Paswan (25), a resident of Ranjit Da
Vehra, Meharban village, Ludhiana, of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old minor girl.
Local politicians have their way
Ludhiana, April 23
The officials of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation had to face politicians' ire for yet another day today. A day after the building branch officials were prevented by politicians from removing encroachments from Haibowal, the Tehbazari officials, who had gone to remove encroachments from the Shingar Cinema road today, were stopped by the local politicians.
transfer jitters
Zila Parishad elections bring respite to govt officials
Ludhiana, April 23
In view of the coming Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab, which have been scheduled for the second week of May, the State Election Commission has banned new postings in the state till May 31. The ban has come as a major "relief" to officials who were having transfer jitters.
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All set for ZP poll, says Deputy Commissioner
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Ludhiana, April 23
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari, while briefing the media at the Bachhat Bhawan today, said elaborated arrangements had been made for a smooth conduct of the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti
elections.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari briefs mediapersons on rural elections in Ludhiana
on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Wheat arrivals pick up in Jagraon
Jagraon, April 23
After a slow beginning, wheat arrivals in the grain markets here have picked up in the last week. Wheat procurement is in full swing at Jagraon Grain Market, which is the second largest grain market in Asia after Khanna Grain Market.
Delay in starting pool worries swimmers
Ludhiana, April 23
Though the swimming pools at private clubs have been functioning for the past two weeks, there is little hope the Municipal Corporation will make its pool functional till May 1. The MC authorities have invited tenders for the maintenance of pool on April 20.
An empty swimming pool in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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delhi rape case
Protest for speedy justice
Ludhiana, April 23
The five-year-old innocent girl, Gudia, who was brutally raped and tortured by two youths in Delhi recently, has left an impact on the tender minds (children), who talk about the incident with their parents and teachers. The capital of India seems to have become a "deadly" place, where they do not wish to visit.
Women take part in a signature campaign seeking speedy justice
for the five-year-old rape victim in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
SEEKING JUSTICE FOR THE ANGEL: School students, under the banner of the Matra Shakti Bachao Association, hold a protest against the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. |
Special immunisation drive from April 25
Ludhiana, April 23
In continuation with the RI (Routine Immunisation) Intensification Drive and in line with the World Immunisation Week (2013), four rounds of special immunisation weeks will be observed in the current year. Its first round is going to start from April 25.
General body meeting held
Ludhiana, April 23
A general body meeting of the Ludhiana Focal Point Association, Phase IV-A, was held here today. The meeting was presided over by Rajan Gupta, president of the
association. The balance sheet for 2012-13 was presented by Sita Ram
Bansal, finance secretary, which was approved unanimously.
board norms
Check land status of schools, DEO told
Ludhiana, April 23
The Punjab School Education Board has sent a list of about 303 private schools in the district, which were allegedly functioning from an area less than 500 sq yards.
The District Education Officer(DEO )has been asked to inspect these schools and submit a report.
Summer shades: Girls carry umbrellas to protect themselves from the scorching heat in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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panjab university
Narjit tops MA-III sociology exam
Doraha,April 23
Narjit Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, has topped the Panjab University MA sociology (Semester-III) exams.
Narjit Kaur has secured 81.75 marks in the subject. She had secured second position in PU MA sociology (Semester-I) exams.
FROM COLLEGES
Khanna students shine in university exams
Ludhiana: The AS College for Women, Khanna, got 100 per cent result in
the first semester exams of MSc (Maths) declared by Panjab University, Chandigarh. Swaranjeet Kaur and Geetika Bansal of the
college bagged fifth position and sixth position, respectively in the university exam.
FROM SCHOOLS
Foundation day
Ludhiana: The students of the Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar, celebrated their foundation day on Tuesday. The day began with the “hawan” ceremony. Various skill oriented
competitions like drawing competition for Class III, creative writing competition for Classes
IV and V, slogan writing and poster making competitions for Classes VI to VIII and paper reading contest for the students of Classes IX and X were organised on the campus based on the theme of “my dream school”.
PAU NOTES
Admission process begins
Ludhiana: The admission process for the academic session 2013-14 commenced at the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU). The university has invited applications from the candidates residing in Punjab and Chandigarh for the admission to various undergraduate, postgraduate programmes and diploma course.
GADVASU NOTES
Animal welfare camp
Ludhiana: The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, College of Veterinary Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU), Ludhiana, organised an animal welfare camp at Umedpur-Dugri village on Tuesday.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Elections
Ludhiana: Divisional secretary of the Northern Railwaymen Union (NRMU) Daljit Singh has sought support of the railway employees for the elections of the union to be held on April 25, 26 and 27. The verdict of the elections will settle the issue for the recognition to the union as an official body of the employees. |
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Northern Railwaymen Union secretary Daljit Singh addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
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Teacher booked on charge of molestation
Khanna, April 23
The Khanna police has registered a case against a teacher on the charge of molesting a student of Class IX. The incident happened at a government school near
Khanna. SHO Sadar Khanna Waryam Singh said a student of Class IX of Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru Government Senior Secondary School, Issru, alleged that a teacher of her school molested her.
Gang of vehicle thieves busted
Ludhiana, April 23
With the arrest of two persons and recovery of 15 stolen motorcycles, the city police claims to have busted a gang of vehicle thieves, who used to sell the stolen motorcycles on instalments to factory labourers.
27 bottles of liquor seized
Ludhiana, April 23
The Excise and Taxation Department today conducted raid at the Captain Jack Sparrow Restaurant located at Elite Arcade, Mall road, and found that they were serving liquor without any license.
Inter-school chess meet on April 27
Ludhiana, April 23
The second edition of the Ludhiana District Inter-school Prize Money Chess Championship will be held at BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri
Nagar, on April 27 and 28. Cash prizes worth Rs 21,600 will be given to the winners.
Basketball trials on April 24
Ludhiana, April 23
Trials to select the Ludhiana district basketball squads (sub-junior boys and
girls) will be conducted at the Guru Nanak Stadium at 4.30 pm on April 24. Teja
Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, said players
born on or after January 1, 2000, could take part in these trials.
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