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Dhanda inspects roads being recarpeted
Ludhiana, June 11
Chief parliamentary secretary, Local Bodies, Harish Rai Dhanda today inspected two major roads in city, being recarpeted afresh.
He got the samples of premix on Humbran Road and Chandigarh Road tested in his presence. He even checked the thickness and density of three different samples.
Chief parliamentary secretary Harish Rai Dhanda inspects Chandigarh road in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma
Amanpreet Case
Cops fail to provide safe
custody to prime witness
Ludhiana, June 11
Making a mockery of justice, the 12-year-old maid, who is the prime witness in the Amanpreet murder case, is being shuttled around by the accused and the complainant with the police remaining a mute spectator.
Park panel up in arms against MC
Ludhiana, June 11
Residents of I-block of Sarabha Nagar are up in arms against the horticulture wing of municipal corporation for “victimising” them by issuing a notice to the park management committee for not maintaining the park well and not paying maintenance even a month after submitting the bill.
The lush green park and shady trees of Sarabha Nagar Block-I.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Braille press in a shambles
Jamalpur (Ludhiana), June 11
The only braille press in the state, located in the vicinity of the city, is in utter shambles. The virtual ruins in 12 acres house approximately 80 blind students and handicapped students. The press is just another sad story of misappropriated funds and mishandled ambitious projects of the government. The costly infrastructure lies waste.
Braille literature gathers dust at Braille Library in Jamalpur on Wednesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Power in villages
Centre to grant Rs 154 cr to board
Ludhiana, June 11
The Union government has approved 17 projects for augmenting the power distribution system in rural areas of Punjab. It will provide funds worth Rs 154 crore to the Punjab State Electricity Board
(PSEB) under the Rajiv Gandhi Nirman Yojna. The ambitious scheme aims at providing electricity to at least 1.25 lakh “power-less” villages in the country in a phased manner at an estimated expenditure of Rs 33,000
crore.
PSEB engineer-in-chief (Central Zone) B.S. Bath gives a certificate to a staff member on the concluding day of the three-day training programme in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Tampering with Voters’ List
People ask authorities to rectify it
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 11
Accusing civic authorities of allegedly tempering with the list of electorate of a few wards, candidates and residents have urged the higher authorities, including the state election commissioner to impress upon the officials concerned to rectify the schedules.
COOL DIP: Young swimmer during the summer camp, organised by the Ludhiana District Swimming Association, in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Visitors check out Awadhy cotton fabrics during an exhibition at Nehru Siddhant Kendra in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Stray-cattle menace on rise
Khanna, June 11
Stray cattle here are creating a nuisance for the commuters and pedestrians as a large number of cattle roam on busy roads of the city.
PAU in a fix over payment of pension
Ludhiana, June 11
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) authorities are in a quandary over the issue of payment of pension to retirees. While the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the vice-chancellor to make the payment of pension to retirees within a month, the Punjab government has expressed its inability to meet the financial needs of PAU.
Industry absorbs 42 needy students
Ludhiana, June 11
At least 42 needy students from different districts of the state out of 50, have been absorbed by various industries and a salary package of Rs 80,000 per annum to Rs 1,08,000 p.a. and incentives based on their performance have been offered.
Residents protest overflowing sewage
Ludhiana, June 11
Residents of Bhagwan Chowk in ward number 70 yesterday staged a dharna to protest choked sewers that had made their life a hell.
Bicycle prices to go up for 3rd time
Ludhiana, June 11
Those planning to switch to bicycles after the fuel price hike are in for a disappointment as manufacturers of cycles are all set to increase prices by roughly Rs 100 a unit.
Letters
Equal treatment for all
JE, SDO booked following death of two
Rajpura, June 11
A junior engineer and sub-divisional officer of the Punjab State Electricity Board have been booked after two persons, including a minor, were electrocuted.
Biz Word
Singapore tourism offers packaged tour
Ludhiana, June 11
The Singapore Tourism Board has come out with packages and offers for tourists this season.With the annual Great Singapore Sale-2008, organised by the tourism board, tourists can look forward for attractive offers and discounts,the board said in a press note issued here today.
Mealy bug poses threat to cotton crop
PAU stresses on immediate eradication of weed
Ludhiana, June 11
Mealy bug has started appearing in the cotton belt of Punjab and immediate measures are required to manage this pest. As the persisting weather is favourable for multiplication of this pest, the experts at Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) here have warned that once this pest migrates to cotton, its management will be very difficult.
Farmers opt for paddy
Lured by good MSP, they forgo state govt’s warning
Galvaddi (Khanna), June 11
The Central government’s decision to grant handsome MSP to farmers who opt for paddy crop has lured them to increase the area for sowing this water-guzzling crop. This has dealt a severe blow to the state government’s move on diversification of crops with farmers opting paddy over other crops for this kharif season. “All of us have decided to opt for intensive paddy farming this time. We got handsome price for wheat and now the government has promised an equally good MSP for paddy as well”, said Surjan Singh, a farmer having 5 acres land in
Khanna.
PAU holds workshop on farmers’ suicide
Ludhiana, June 11
A workshop to discuss the methodology for conducting census on “Farmers’ Suicides on Account of Indebtedness in Punjab” was organised today at Farmers’ Service Centre of
PAU. The departments of economics and sociology of the university will conduct a census of farmers’ suicides in Sangrur and Bathinda districts on a pilot basis.
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