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Missing woman found at paramour’s house
Raikot, March 10
Blinded by love for her paramour, Manpreet Kaur left her in-laws house and deserted her two-month-old son over two months ago. Her parents, however, got a case registered against her in-laws.
STANDING TALL: A gladiolus blooming in all its beauty in Ludhiana.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Own your tubewell scheme
Farmers demand refund
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 10
Accusing the Punjab State Electricity Board authorities of befooling innocent farmers of the state by collecting over Rs 2,000 million in the name of ‘Own your tube well’ scheme, the Punjab Kissan Sabha has threatened to launch a movement in case the amount was not refunded immediately.
Implement water supply schemes,
says DC
Ludhiana, March 10
At a water supply and sanitation committee’s meeting organised at Bachat Bhawan,deputy commissioner Sumer Singh Gurjar directed officers concerned to ensure that maximum villages were covered under the World Bank-sponsored water supply and sanitation project.
Noon water supply resumed
Ludhiana, March 10
The general house of the municipal corporation here today approved the restarting of the much-needed afternoon water supply in the city besides empowering the mayor to constitute the Financial and Contract Committee and House Tax Committee.
Senior deputy mayor Parveen Bansal makes a point in MC general house in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Timely surgery, financial help save boy
Ludhiana, March 10
Bishnu Kumar and Meena Devi, residents of Aggar Nagar locality in the city, had tears of joy in their eyes when their son, Santosh, fully recovered after a marathon open heart surgery for a triple valve defect and was discharged from the local hospital today.
Cleaning up of Budda Nullah
Admn not helping us, says committee
Ludhiana, March 10
The Budda Nullah Development Committee, constituted by principal secretary P. Ram, has rued that though they had taken up the responsibilty to clean up the polluted water body, they had no support from the district administration.
Discrepancy in recruitment of teachers
DEO invites applicants to seek info
Ludhiana, March 10
Chairman of the District Selection Committee Varinder Sharma has invited all 1,291 candidates, who have applied for the posts of elementary
teachers, to seek any information regarding their candidature.
Incidence of heart disease on rise, says doctor
Ludhiana, March 10
By the year 2020, India will have the maximum number of people suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). But on the positive side, CAD is not a disease of chance, it is a disease of choice. If we are able to manage the risk factors associated with the disease, we can falsify the above prophecy.
Sub-inspector dies of heart attack
Khamano, March 10
Sub-inspector and Khamano additional SHO Sardool Singh (55) died of heart attack early in the wee hours today when he was on night patrol near Farour village.
PAU kisan mela from March 13
Ludhiana, March 10
Director of extension education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Dr N.S.Malhi has said a two-day (March 13 and March 14) kisan mela would be organised on the university premises. The theme would be to “Save Environment, Save Punjab.”
Kartar Singh Dhaliwal awards announced
Ludhiana, March 10
Noted novelist Ram Sarup Ankhi will get Kartar Singh Dhaliwal Award for 2006.
52 donate blood at camp
Ludhiana, March 10
As many as 51 volunteers came forward to donate blood at the 2nd blood donation camp organised by Salam Zindagi, an NGO, at Arya College for Boys here today. DSP (Vigilance) Ravcharan Singh Brar inaugurated the camp while principal of the college S.M. Sharma was the chief guest.
Volunteers donate blood at a camp in Ludhiana on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
16-member team visits PAU
Ludhiana, March 10
A 16-member team of National Defence College, Delhi, today visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and Hero Cycles to assess the essence of growth in the industrial and agricultural sectors.
Debt-ridden farmers stage protest
Ludhiana, March 10
‘‘Please God don’t give us birth in a small farmer’s family if we are to born again.” These sentiments were echoed by a large number of marginal farmers, who had gathered to urge the Chief Minister to help them in keeping their kitchen fire burning.
Farmers protest outside the deputy commissioner’s office in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Tehbazaari team removes encroachments
Ludhiana, March 10
A tehbazaari team of the municipal corporation today removed encroachments from all four zones of the town.
Hospital employees found absent
Khamano, March 10
Gurvinder Kaur Kang, deputy medical commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib, visited Civil Hospital, Khamano, to assess the working of the hospital and check the presence of hospital staff. Two of the staff members were found to be absent. Kang ordered the entire staff to remain present on duty and said action would be taken against the absent employees.
Chemist shops raided, addictive drugs seized
Ludhiana, March 10
A huge quantity of addictive and intoxicating drugs were seized in raids conducted by the police and enforcement staff of the health department in different parts of the city
Autorickshaw gang busted
Ludhiana, March 10
The CIA wing of the city police today claimed to have busted a gang of auto-rickshaw thieves with the arrest of it five members. They were arrested from near the Seeds farm in Laddowal yesterday night.
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