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Youth goes missing in New Zealand
Ludhiana, September 10
The dream of a family to see one of their members settle in a foreign land were shattered when they learned that their son had gone missing there.
Balkrishan, a resident of Rampur, had paid travel agent Surinder Pal Singh of Phillaur a sum of Rs 4 lakh for sending his son Sandeep Kumar to New Zealand against the agreed amount of Rs 6 lakh.
Man booked for rape
Ludhiana, September 10
The police has booked Banwari Lal of Harkrishan Nagar for alleged rape of a migrant woman.
The complainant, a domestic help known to the accused, was returning home on the Disposal road on September 6, when the accused who was standing in front of Malkit Singh’s house in street No. 9, asked her to come inside as his sister-in-law wanted help.
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The Do Moria bridge connecting the new city to the old one is unable to handle the traffic. With the volume of traffic increasing day by day, the bridge requires expansion in such a manner that the vehicles have four paths to pass through. This would go a long way in avoiding traffic jams at the place but no one seem to be thinking about it.
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Residents-shopkeepers row turns worse
Ludhiana, September 10
The confrontation between the residents and shopkeepers in the posh area of Sarabha Nagar, Block-I over the use of a urinal by the latter has taken a serious turn, with the residents claiming that they would seek action against the shopkeepers for urinating along the park side.
Badal stresses on education of Dalits
Ludhiana, September 10
Former Chief Minister and president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today accused the Congress of exploiting and betraying the Dalits across the country.
The SAD chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, at a rally organised by the Bhartiya Valiki Dharam Samaj in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Deaths of field workers expose PSEB faults
Machhiwara, September 10
The Punjab State Electricity Board’s negligence towards the security of field workers is becoming a matter of great concern as two field workers have lost their lives in the past around two months in Machhiwara subdivision alone.
Thousands visit Chhapar Mela
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 10
Even after its ceremonial conclusion, thousands of devotees today thronged the Chhapar Mela to pay obeisance to
Guga, the embodiment of “nag devta”.
Contrary to the expectations of locals, the gathering was thickest today as all establishments were closed due to Sunday.
A view of the Chhapar Mela near Mandi Ahmedgarh on Saturday. —
Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Keralites organise community lunch to celebrate Onam
Ludhiana, September 10
Members of the Keralite community celebrated Onam, the festival of harvest, here today. A considerable number of the Keralites live in Ludhiana. They organised a community lunch also as part of the celebrations.
Keralites have a community lunch as part of the Onam celebrations in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Yoga guru against Ramdev’s methodology
Ludhiana, September 10
Eminent yoga expert Yogiraj Swami Lal today said there could never be a “thumb rule” in yoga, which suggests that all ‘aasans’ (yogic exercises) will suit everyone.
Yogiraj, who has over 50 years of experience in yoga, is currently conducting a week-long free camp at the ground adjacent to Government College for Women. Hundreds of people attended the camp on the inaugural day today.
Stir threat by drivers’ union
Ludhiana, September 10
The Punjab Government Drivers and Technical Employees Union has said the authorities were not redressing their grievances despite several representations in the past.
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