An MC employee demolishes a shop at Calibre Plaza that was illegally constructed on the space meant for a lift, in Ludhiana
on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
City's first evening court to speed up cases
Ludhiana, February 22
Punjab & Haryana High Court judge Ashutosh Mohantta, inaugurated the first evening court in the city today. Speaking on the occasion, he said about 120,000 cases were pending in the district courts. “The evening court will prove to be quite useful for litigants and help in reducing the number of such cases”, he observed.
Power Theft
PSEB engineers split over suspension
Ludhiana, February 22
Even as the PSEB engineers’ association has fired the first salvo against PSEB chairman HS Brar for initiating disciplinary action against five engineers for their suspected complicity in power theft at a factory in Rajpura in Patiala district recently.
Cheating goes hi-tech with Bluetooth devices
Ludhiana, February 22
Gone are the days when students used to sit up all night making “parchis” for the paper the next day. Cheating in examinations has gone hi-tech, courtesy the advent of latest wireless technology.
Cong activists burn Taliban’s effigy
 Ludhiana, February 22
Congress workers led by former president of the District Congress Committee, Krishan Kumar
Bawa, and Congress Sewa Dal chief Nirmal Singh Kaira, today burnt an effigy of the Taliban in front of the mini secretariat in protest against the beheading of two Sikh youths in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Effigy of Taliban being burnt near Clock Tower chowk in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune Photograph
Burning effigies pose risk
Ludhiana, February 22
Burning of effigies in the middle of intersections of the city during protests has become a major traffic hazard and a constant headache for the police.
Protest against demolition notices
 Amloh, February 22
All shops and business establishments here remained closed today on a call given by some political parties.
Protesters present a memorandum to the tehsildar at Amloh on Monday. Photo: Bhushan Sood
Exporters’ meet at IDBI
Ludhiana, February 22
IDBI Bank organised an exporters’ meet here today, in which over 50 exporters participated.
Sarpanch of Tugal village reinstated
Raikot, February 22
In an interesting turn of events, Gurbax Singh, the suspended sarpanch of Tugal village, near here, has been reinstated.
From Schools & Colleges
Small Wonder celebrates sports day
 Ludhiana, February 22
Sports day was organised at Small Wonders Pre-Nursery and Nursery School here today. The school was decorated with colourful balloons. Events like races, back race, jump race, walk race, collect-the-block race and other field games were held. Principal Neeti Dewan emphasised on the importance of such events.
Students of Kiddies’ Paradise participate in a tug of war during their sports day in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Seminar on concrete
Ludhiana, February 22
An international seminar on ‘Concrete for sustainable high-performance infrastructure: Challenges and opportunities’ was organised here recently to boost the construction industry’s effort of reducing carbon dioxide emission during construction.
Wakf board takes charge of shrine
Jagraon, February 22
Two groups, one led by Basant Bawa and the other by Chet Ram, are at loggerheads over their respective claims to the offerings made during the ‘Roshni da mela’, which runs into millions annually.
State of Health in Rural Areas-II
Untrained midwives hold sway
Ludhiana, February 22
The failure of the department of health and family welfare and the department of rural development and panchayats to fill vacant posts of multi-purpose health workers at subsidiary health centres in the Machichiwara block of the district has not only crippled the move of the health ministry to promote institutional delivery, but has also hindered the drive to curtail infant mortailty rate and maternal mortality rate.
Cut in ceiling rate on export credit cheers industry
Ludhiana, February 22
The Federation of Association of Small Industries of India (FASII) has welcomed the recent announcement made by the RBI to reduce the ceiling rate on export credit in foreign currency by banks. The notification was announced on February 19.
BJP councillors for removal of ‘illegal’ hoardings
Ludhiana, February 22
Moving from apathy to action against hoardings that have dotted the city for the past one year, BJP councillors today demanded all of them should be removed immediately. They also sought termination of the Rs 8.5 crore contract between the municipal corporation an advertising agency, Greenline, terming it an outcome of "corrupt" practices of MC officials.
Police urged to step up vigil against militants
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 22
Reports of some militants owing allegiance to the Khalistan Liberation Force
(KLF), an erstwhile Sikh separatist group, being active in the area under the jurisdiction of the Ludhiana (rural) police district have created apprehension among the region’s residents. What has further worried them is the police’s admission that none of the militants have been arrested so far.
Main market road in pitiable condition
 Sahnewal, February 22
The condition of the main market road of Sahnewal has turned from bad to worse due to poor maintenance and absence of
recarpeting.
A stretch of the main market road at Sahnewal. Photo by writer
Ramesh high on hope
Ludhiana, February 22
Ramesh Kumar has his fingers crossed as Malkiat Singh’s album featuring him will be on the air this week.
Oppn should raise people’s voice: Kainth
Phillaur, February 22
Bahujan Samaj Morcha president and former opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Satnam Singh Kainth expressed his concern over the increasing problems of law and order, communal tension, rampant corruption, unemployment and economical crisis and held the SAD-BJP government responsible for it.
Tewari seeks special economic package for Punjab
Ludhiana, February 22
All-India Congress Committee spokesperson and member of parliament Manish Tewari has reiterated his demand for extending the special economic package being provided to Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab.
Bats for cycle industry
Ludhiana, February 22
All-India Congress Committee spokesperson and local MP Manish Tewari yesterday met Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and sought some concessions for the cycle and cycle part
manufactur-ing industry.
Illegal, but who cares?
It is as illegal as using the red, yellow or blue beacon lights. But who is going to stop people from flaunting positions they hold? So, the city is full of vehicles which proudly carry outlandish plaques or boards indicating that they are in the service of a
sarpanch, a member of the zila parishad, a member of the anti-corruption bureau and even, hold your breath, a liquor contractor!
A student during the annual day celebations at her college with her hand scribbled with the song lyrics for memorisation. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
100 contest in pageant
Ludhiana, February 22
At least 100 local contestants came together for the city finale of the ‘Fem de sohney sohney mukhde of Punjab’ beauty pageant. After three rounds, a panel of judges shortlisted three contestants to represent the city at the grand finale, to be held in Chandigarh on March 6.
Central excise supdts meet Pranab
Ludhiana, February 22
A delegation of superintendents of the central excise met the union finance minister, Pranab
Mukherjee, in New Delhi.
Six booked for gangrape
Ludhiana, February 22
The police booked six persons for abduction and
gangrape. The victim alleged that she was going to Beas on Saturday when six persons abducted her from the Samrala
chowk.
Kila Raipur Games
National festival status sought
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 22
Two years after Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s promise to organise a mega-event and revive a national festival status for the Kila Raipur Rural Sports Festival, the status of the event remains unchanged.
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