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Man poses as CM’s adviser
Dupes residents of Rs 10 lakh
Ludhiana, July 9
The swindler, who was posing as adviser to Chief Minister Parkash Singh, conned three residents of Rs 10
lakh.The matter came to light here today when Division No. 7 police registered a fraud case against Satish
Nagpal.
Army jobs a big draw among rural youth
Ludhiana, July 9
Career security and easy availability of essential commodities at CSD prices turned out to be the ultimate attraction for thousands of young men from rural areas who thronged at the Guru Nanak stadium during the opening day of the Indian army’s recruitment drive here today.
Candidates doing chin-ups during the recruitment rally in Ludhiana on Friday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Fawning SAD leaders sing paeans to Sukhbir
Ludhiana, July 9
Though riven by factional infighting, senior Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal leaders as well as the party’s rank and file celebrated the 49th birthday of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister (and heir apparent) Sukhbir Singh Badal today at several places in the city, though separately. The mood at the bashes was festive as party bigwigs and workers bent over backwards to mark their presence and get photographed too.In their effusive birthday greetings to
Sukhbir, the SAD-B leaders did not fight shy of being branded sycophants while describing the chief minister’s son as the
"saviour of Punjab, a far-sighted politician, an untiring warrior, a dynamic leader" and other flattering encomiums.
Biometric system introduced
Ludhiana, July 9
While the government is undecided over the launch of the unique identity card to be issued to every citizen of the country, the Army recruitment agencies have taken a big leap and introduced the biometric identification system to store the history of every soldier.
14 years on, vocational building at govt school awaits launch
 Sahnewal, July 9
Girls at Government Senior Secondary School here have been denied the right to support themselves, as the vocational building, erected by spending lakhs is still awaiting inauguration for the past fourteen years.
A building that was erected to provide vocational training to rural girls awaits inauguration since 1994. Photo by writer
PAU Notes
Plantation drive
BTech final year students of College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
(COAE&T) of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) started a plantation drive here today.The BTech pass out students also joined them. They planted saplings of Neem in the lawns of hostel no. 4. The first tree was planted by college Dean Dr PPS
Lubana.
Flood-like Situation
Jalandhar DC pulls up admn, visits areas
Phillaur, July 9
Phillaur administration was forced to visit areas along with the Sutlej, as Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti arrived here today and administration, which otherwise never bothered to take stock of flood-like situation, was perhaps in confusion.
3,000 for cooking contest
Ludhiana, July 9
LG Electronics today rolled out the first round of “Mallika-e -Kitchen” cooking contest- an initiative to promote healthy cooking in the country. The contest, an endeavour to promote the cooking aficionados is set to witness participation from around 3,000 cooking enthusiasts across the country.
Encroachments removed from Zone C
 Ludhiana, July 9
The building branch of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today removed over 230 encroachments, including stairs, extensions and permanent markings, from Zone C.
A JCB machine removes encroachments at Kot Mangal in Ludhiana on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
Labour shortage hits textile industry
Manufacturers switching to automation, outsourcing
Ludhiana, July 9
Acute labour shortage in the city has forced the textile units to outsource their work.Specialists have been roped in for suggesting measures for the automation in all possible areas so that dependence on labourers could be
minimised. Many units have a mechanised transport system to move material from one place to another.
Eateries warned against contamination
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 9
The district health department has warned owners of eateries and fruit vendors in the area for allegedly showing negligence during preparation, storage and serving of food items, contamination of which could cause spread of water-borne diseases. Further action might be initiated after the receipt of results of the examination of samples sealed from these establishments.
No U-turn from rly station gate
Ludhiana, July 9
To streamline traffic, the Kotwali police has installed barricades on a stretch in front of the city railway station. This was the second bottleneck where the police erected barricades to stop the vehicles from taking a U-turn.
Barricades put up outisde the railway station to conrol traffic in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Protest by aanganwadi workers
Ludhiana, July 9
On a protest call given by the Aanganwadi Employees Union, Punjab, and Federation of Aanganwadi Workers and Helpers, district aanganwadi workers held a protest at Mini-Secretariat here today.
Aanganwadi workers protest in front of the
Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana on Friday. A Tribune photo
7-yr-old jumps from third floor to win bet
Jagraon, July 9
A seven-year-old child is reported to have jumped from the third floor of a house and got head injury.The boy, Gursharandeep Singh, took this extreme step to win Rs 3,000 bet with his friends.A few days ago Gursharandeep was playing at his friend’s house at Balocha
Mohalla. While playing one of his friends said since the roof is so high, no one could jump from.
Gursharandeep Singh being treated at a hospital in Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
500 motorists challaned
Ludhiana, July 9
The keep tab on traffic violations, the city police carried out a massive challan drive at several key locations of the city this evening.
Healthcare outlet launched
Ludhiana, July 9
The Himalaya Drug Company today announced the launch of its first “Himalaya Herbal Healthcare” outlet in
Ludhiana. The new store offers 200 researched, safe and efficacious herbal products spanning the entire wellness spectrum - healthcare, personal care and animal health. —
TNS
Commercialisation of kabaddi
Players urged to stay away
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 9
Showing concern over increasing confrontation among sports promoters and organisers of kabaddi academies, Balraj Singh Bazi, organiser of Jand Kabaddi Centre, has urged players and coaches not to fall prey to sinister designs of divisive forces.
Gurinder, Sharmada clinch titles
Jagraon: Gurinder Singh of Punjab and Sharmada Balu of Karnataka lifted the Men’s and Women’s crown at the HTA-AITA Men’s and Women’s Tournament. Gurinder beat Deepinder Singh Bains by 6-1 and 7-5. Sharmada beat Natasha Palha by 6-2 and 6-3.
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After remaining off track for three days following flooding of tracks, the rail traffic on the Ludhiana-Delhi trunk route is limping back to
normal.
