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With only 4 JEs, MC unable to handle complaints
Ludhiana, July 28
If waterlogging plagues your locality, the sewers are choked, drainage pipes are clogged, dirt and filth abound in every corner, the area’s tubewell is nonfunctional and your complaints to civic officials go unheeded, spare a thought for the junior engineers of the municipal corporation’s operations & maintenance (O&M) cell.
Primary teacher accused of beating student
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 28
A decade after the Supreme Court banned corporal punishment in schools, yet another teacher has been accused of beating a student.Baljit
Kaur, currently posted at Government Primary School, Shahpur, where she was earlier transferred from another school following similar complaints, allegedly thrashed
Arashdeep, a class 3 student, for scribbling her name on a classroom blackboard a few days ago.
Breaking the ‘mail’ bastion
Ludhiana, July 28
It wasn't easy adapting to her new assignment as a "lady postman", but the gutsy 50-something took it up as a challenge when the postal department shifted her from stamp window two months ago to work as a post woman after three decades at her previous position.
Postwoman Nirmala Devi on her way to
work.Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Nursing Institute Row
Affiliation cancelled; director dubs it conspiracy
Jagraon, July 28
The Department of Punjab Medical Education and Research has terminated the affiliation of Jiwanjot Nursing Institute, run by Baba Nand Singh Ji Memorial Trust, which has been in embroiled in a bitter dispute for over a year. The institute director has termed the episode a conspiracy.
Teacher accused of tuition by force
Raikot, July 28
A teacher with the SGG Senior Secondary School at Gondwal, near here, has been accused of forcing children to take private tuition classes from him at his house.
Helpline for diarrhoea, malaria
Ludhiana, July 28
The Ludhiana civil surgeon Dr Satwant Bhalla cautioned the people to take preventive measures against the seasonal diseases, including diarrhoea, fever, jaundice, hepatitis, dengue and malaria.
Catching time by the forelock
Way back in 1945 our professor of English told our second year class in the college that one should catch time by the forelock. Then he explained that time is like a bald-headed person who has a tuft of hair just above his forehead. In case one catches hold of him by the forelock, he will be in one’s control. Once he turns his back, one’s hand will only scratch his bald head while he beats a hasty retreat.
From Schools & Colleges
Vanamahotsava
Staff and students of Green Land Senior Secondary Public School continued with their endeavour to spread the message of “Each one, plant one” and “Save the environment” by planting hundreds of saplings on the third day of the week-long activities today.
Students celebrate vanmahotsava at Green Land Sr Sec Public School in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Contests mark 10-day NSS camp
Doraha, July 28
A 10-day NSS camp is under way at Doraha College of Education here. Poster-cum-chart making and slogan writing competitions on Aids, road safety, save girl child, drug de-addiction and save earth were held for the volunteers today.
Unfulfilled Promises
Powercom engineers threaten stir
Ludhiana, July 28
The PSEB (now Powercom) Engineers Association (PSEBA) has served an ultimatum on the state government and the Powercom authorities to launch a state-wide protest against what they term as unfulfilled promises and commitments made at the time of restructuring of the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board.
Shab-e-Barat celebrated with enthusiasm
Ludhiana, July 28
Shab-e-Barat was celebrated with enthusiasm here last night. Devotees prayed throughout the night. According to Muslims, Shab-e-Barat is the night when Allah writes the destinies of all men for the coming year.“Shab-e-Barat means the night of forgiveness or day of atonement. It is also known as Boraks Night,” Shahi Imam of Punjab said at the Jama Masjid here last night.
A merry-go-round produces a colourful pattern on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat at Basti
Jodhewal. Tribune photo Himanshu Mahajan
Satellite mapping to nail tax defaulters
Ludhiana, July 28
Property tax defaulters, beware! The municipal corporation is all set to tighten its noose around the tax evaders with the help of satellite mapping as the city is all set to have its own Quick Bird view in collaboration with Punjab Remote Sensing Centre here.
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Girls take shelter under umbrellas as rain lashed Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Shingar Cinema bomb
blast
Prime accused sent to police remand
Ludhiana, July 28
Prime accused of the Shingar Cinema bomb blast Harminder Singh was brought to the city from Khanna for interrogation and sent to one-day police remand here today.
Bank staff briefed on TDS filing
Ludhiana, July 28
The income tax department held a special meeting with bank employees to make them aware about the technicalities regarding TDS and
e-TDS returns.Income Tax Commissioner KK Sinha said nearly 5,000 income tax payees had filed incorrect PAN due to which they would be required to fill the returns again.
ESIC hospital accused of tender violations
Ludhiana, July 28
Accusing officials of the Employees State Insurance Corp (ESIC) Model Hospital of being involved in a scam involving lakhs of rupees, a city based NGO has filed a written complaint against the hospital to the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) for providing an "invalid" web address in its tender notice.
Organisers in a hurry to wind up meet, courtesy exam
Ludhiana, July 28
The semester system introduced by the education department has proved to be a
spoilsport for city players.With the examination for classes IX and XI scheduled in the first week of September, the education department is in a hurry to wrap up ongoing inter-school games.
Workers’ federation seeks release of arrears
 Ludhiana, July 28
Grade III and IV workers of the Punjab Subordinate Services Federation,
Ludhiana, held a rally to press for the release of arrears since January 1, 2006 under the pay commission.
A member of the Punjab Subordinate Services Federation, Ludhiana, raises his hand during a protest in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Driver shot at in blackmailing incident
Raikot, July 28
A driver of a Qualis car was shot at when he accompanied another youth, who was involved in an altercation with a middle-aged man of Jhorran village. The youth identified as Manohar Lal alias
Murli, was blackmailing the middle-aged man identified as Beant Singh for the past one year and had extorted Rs 2.4 lakh from him. Murali was now demanding Rs 40,000 more from.
Teacher arrested forbid to kill brother
Had implicated latter in false case
Mullanpur Dakha, July 28
In an interesting turn of events, the police has arrested a complainant for the attempted murder of his brother.The complainant, a government schoolteacher, had earlier got his brother and eight others booked under Sections 452, 427, 447, 354, 148 and 149,
IPC, after an inquiry by ASI Amrik Singh.
Contractor ‘robbed’ of
Rs 5 lakh
Ludhiana, July 28
A labour contractor today sent the police in a tizzy, when he complained to the police that three armed robbers allegedly snatched Rs 5 lakh from him.The incident occurred outside Bharat Nagar Chowk branch of Canara Bank this afternoon, when he was coming out of the bank after withdrawing money. Contractor Junesh Singh informed the police about the incident, but when the police swung into action, he started changing his statements.
Man, son held with 6 kg opium
Khanna, July 28
The police today claimed to have arrested a man and his son with 6 kg opium from near Machhiwara during a naka here.The SSP, Sukhminder Singh Mann, addressing a press conference, stated that the accused had been identified as Darbara Singh and his son Kuldip Singh, residents of Bhaini Sahib, near Sahnewal.
Rain stops play
Ludhiana, July 28
Due to intermittent rain here today, matches in the Ludhiana Inter-School Zonal Cricket Tournament for boys u-14 to be played at GRD Academy, Hambran road, could not be completed.
Inter-School Zonal Tournament
BVM boys are soccer champs
 Ludhiana, July 28
Hosts Bhartiya Vidya Mandir (BVM), Kitchlu Nagar branch, outplayed Government Middle School,
Mangat, 2-0 to emerge winners in the Ludhiana Inter-Zonal Football Tournament for boys u-14 organised by the education department at the BVM School here today.
Players of BVM, Kitchlu Nagar branch, who emerged champions in Ludhiana Inter-School Zonal Football Tournament in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Sargodha school eves claim kho-kho title
Ludhiana, July 28
Sargodha Government High School bagged title in the girls’ u-14 years section in the Ludhiana District Inter Zonal Kho-Kho Tournament held at Atam Devki
Niketan, Kidwai Nagar, here yesterday.
Paramjeet appointed TT coach
Ludhiana, July 28
Paramjeet Singh from technical and development circle, BSNL, Ludhiana, has been appointed coach of the BSNL table tennis team for the 40th All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championship for men and women slated to be held from August 4 to 8 at
Ajmer.
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