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Rain leaves roads waterlogged
Ludhiana, June 15
The first showers of monsoon today left roads in the city waterlogged. Many low-lying residential areas were inundated, throwing life out of gear.
The waterlogging exposed the preparedness of the local civic body as the storm water sewerage system proved insufficient to drain rainwater.
A vehicle makes its way through a waterlogged road in Feroze Gandhi market in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Trees, power cables uprooted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 15
Heavy rain and storm brought respite from heat last night, but at the same time wreaked havoc. The strong wind threw life out of gear. It blew away roofs, uprooted trees and damaged power and telephone cables.
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An uprooted tree on the Ahmedgarh-Payal road; and a flooded road in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photos by Mahesh Sharma, Inderjeet Verma |
Murder Bid
SSP told to probe afresh
Ludhiana, June 15
The DIG of Ludhiana has asked the SSP, Khanna, to inquire if a family of Bore village had been falsely booked for attempting to murder a woman. DIG Ishwar Singh gave these directions to the SSP on an application filed by Amar Singh of Bore village.
Ancient coins a passion with this scholar
Ludhiana, June 15
In a classic case of hobby turned into a passion, Hira Singh, a student of
PAU, carrying on his doctoral research in vegetable science, has piled up a collection of over 2,000 coins from 50 countries across the globe in his kitty.
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Council Polls
Congress announces 13 candidates
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 15
The Congress, at a meeting attended by local MLA and member of the All-India Congress Committee Sadhu Singh
Dharamsot, today finalised the first list of candidates to contest the elections from 13 wards of the A-class municipal council of Mandi
Gobindgarh.
Organise workshops for reporters to avoid litigation: Expert
Mandi
Ahmedgarh, June 15
Regretting that editors of most main newspapers were facing court cases due to slip-ups of their field reporters, Vijay Chopra, a veteran journalist and chief editor, Hind Samachar Group, advocated that the managements of various newspapers should organise workshops for reporters occasionally, to avoid unnecessary litigation and embarrassment.
Bus driver, conductor beat up passenger, booked
Khanna, June 15
A bus driver and conductor of Jhajj Bus Service, Sirhind, have been booked for beating a resident of Ludhiana over a petty issue.
The passenger, identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Bhai Randhir Singh
Nagar, boarded the bus from Mohali to Ludhiana last evening.
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