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Zebra crossings vanish within a week
Ludhiana, March 21
Only a week after the municipal corporation in association with the traffic police painted zebra markings afresh on city streets, they have begun disappearing in patches suggesting poor quality materials were used.
The recently painted zebra lines on a city road which have vanished.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Though she adds colour to the lives of others by selling balloons, her future seems to be in the dark. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Power Cuts: Students find themselves in tight spot
Doraha, March 21
Power cuts, both scheduled and unscheduled, are taking a heavy
toll on studies with students literally forced to ‘burn midnight oils’ in
the wake of power failure every now and then.
260 cardiac patients examined
Raikot, March 21
The Lions Club, Raikot, recently organised a medical camp for cardiac patients of the area at the Loins
Club here. Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander, head DMC Hero Heart Centre,
Ludhiana, conducted a thorough medical check-up of around 260 patients.
‘Don’t be afraid of knee replacement’
 Ludhiana, March 21
Sulbha Deshpande (74), Marathi theatre and Bollywood actor, having overcome her arthritis is now inspiring thousands of Indian women suffering from the disease, as she tells them “Don’t fear knee replacement, as all you need is will power and medical assistance which will give a relief from the pain and discomfort.”
Actor Sulbha Deshpande during a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph
320 examined at eye camp
 Ludhiana, March 21
A free eye and dental check-up camp was organised by Ved Mandir Eye and Charitable Hospital here today.
A total of 320 patients were examined for eye ailments and 26 were registered for operations that would be carried out in the hospital.
An opthalmologist examines a patient at a medical camp in Ludhiana on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph
Teachers to sit on hunger strike
Ludhiana, March 21
To protest against the non-fulfillment of promises by the state government on the issue of seniority, lecturers belonging to the Scheduled Castes have decided to sit on a hunger strike unto death.
Trends in retail business discussed
Doraha, March 21
A national seminar on “New Horizons of Retail Management: Challenges and Opportunities” was organised yesterday at Doraha Institute of Management and Technology in collaboration with the
Punjab Commerce and Management Association.
ETT teachers burn degrees
Ludhiana, March 21
Member of the Unemployed ETT Teachers’ Union of Punjab burnt their degrees and staged a protest against the state government at the Chattar Singh Park here today.
Central Schemes
Govt charged with failure in implementation
 Ludhiana, March 21
Punjab Youth Congress president and Lok Sabha member from Anandpur Sahib Ravneet Singh Bittu today charged the state government with failure to implement hosts of centrally funded welfare schemes in Punjab due to fund crunch.
District Youth Congress functionaries welcome Member of Parliament and president of the Punjab Youth Congress Ravneet Singh Bittu in Ludhiana on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph
Campaign against AIDS put on back burner
Ludhiana, March 21
The sale of emergency contraceptive tablets has increased manifold in the past one year, which has put the national campaign against HIV/AIDS on the back burner.
Unable to differentiate between the two categories, uneducated women and young girls are rampantly using the emergency contraceptive pills, openly being sold as over-the-counter product.
Woman scribe passes away
Ludhiana, March 21
Punam Sapra (46), a senior journalist with a regional newspaper, died due to cardiac arrest at his Jassian road residence here today.
The incident took place this morning when she was spotted lying motionless on the bed.
Carpeting of roads begins at Ward No 1
Ludhiana, March 21
Carpeting/patch-work of roads was started at ward number 1 here today. The laying of roads started in the streets of Aman Nagar and Akash Nagar. The project of road carpeting was inaugurated by RS Sibia, husband of ward Councillor Rattanjit Kaur Sibia.
Three-day power cut on industry a cruel joke: Tewari
Ludhiana, March 21
Ludhiana MP and national spokesperson of the All-India Congress Committee Manish Tewari today castigated the Punjab government for imposing drastic power cuts of 58 to 72 hours on industry and furnace units, increase in electricity duty proposed in the state budget and imposition of tax on electricity produced by generators on the recommendations of Sukhbir-Kalia report.
Commercial activities in vacant land irks residents
Ludhiana, March 21
The residents of Sarabha Nagar, J block, have condemned the commercial activities being going on in a vacant plot of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), near Durga Mata Temple, here. This had been second camp held by a car company in the past 15 days to which residents have raised objections. They feel that such commercial activities disturbed the peace of residents and authorities must not “promote” such activities in residential areas.
Dalits continue to be exploited: BSP
Ludhiana, March 21
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has charged both the Congress-led UPA government at Centre and the SAD-BJP government in Punjab with exploiting the Dalits and the poor even after 63 years of Independence.
One dead, 4 hurt after SUV rams into tree
Ludhiana, March 21
One person was killed and four others seriously injured after the overspeeding SUV in which they were traveling rammed a tree on Pakhowal Road near Vikas Nagar here today.
70 units of blood donated
Jagraon, March 21
A blood donation camp was organised today at the Civil Hospital, Jagraon, by the National Consumers Awareness Group to commemorate the death anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. In the seventh blood donation camp, 70 volunteers donated blood.
Ghuggi, Navneet promote their film
Ludhiana, March 21
Comedy is always his first love. Gurpreet Ghuggi, an ace comedian, will now be seen in Punjabi movie “Lad gaya pecha”. Portraying different characters with a shade of comedy is all he wants to do. Ghuggi and Navneet Kaur, the lead pair of the movie, were in the city today.
Owner of marriage bureau held for cheating
Raikot, March 21
In a late evening drama set up by the local leaders of the Lok Bhalai Party ended with the arrest of the owner of a Raikot-based marriage bureau, along with two of his accomplices. The Lok Bhalai Party had initiated a campaign against the fake marriage bureaus and travel agents indulging in cheating the unsuspecting clients.
Blind murder case cracked, 1 held
Ludhiana, March 21
With the arrest of a Bihar resident, the city police has solved a blind murder case of a man whose body was found stuffed in a gunny bag near a garbage dump in Shimlapuri on March 14.
Gang of LPG cylinder thieves busted, 4 held
Ludhiana, March 21
The police has arrested four members of an LPG cylinder thieves gang from the Shimlapuri area following a tip-off.
The accused have been identified as Binder Kumar, Ravinderpal Singh, alias Danna, Ram Rattan, alias
Gyani, and Vijay Kumar.
Man kills brother over land feud
Ludhiana, March 21
A man was killed while three others, including a woman, seriously injured following a family dispute in Kirpal Nagar in Jodhewal today. The deceased has been identified as Dharminder, 38, while the condition of his wife Madhu, 35, and two younger brothers, Ramesh and Shashi, who were rushed to CMC Hospital in a serious condition is stated to be critical.
Charanjeet declared Mr Ludhiana
 Ludhiana, March 21
Charanjeet Singh, a trainee of Flex Body Liners, Dugri road, was declared Mr Ludhiana in the junior as well as senior section in the Mr Ludhiana and Mr India Bodybuilding Championship held at SD Kamla Lohtia College, near Daresi ground here today.
Participants flex muscles in the Mr Ludhiana and Mr North India Bodybuilding Championship held in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
World kabaddi meet from April 3
Ludhiana, March 21
The motive of organising the World Kabaddi Cup Tournament is to keep the youth away from drugs and motivate them to take part in sports.
This was stated by PS Aujla, secretary sports, Punjab, while addressing a press conference here yesterday.
Out-of-book solutions for hockey
Ludhiana, March 21
Following the debacle of Indian team in the Hockey World Cup, its high time that hockey coaches learn some practical lessons too.
Nearly 50 hockey coaches, majority of them with huge tummies, would be seen sweating it out during practical training camp from March 26 to April 7 in
Jalandhar. The camp would be organised to keep the hockey coaches updated with recent trends in the game.
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