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City Master Plan
Non-inclusion in mixed land use category
10,000 unit owners fear closure
Ludhiana, November 24
Owners of nearly 10,000 units are in dilemma over their future as the areas have been left out of the “mixed land use” category in the proposed master plan of the city. These areas are housing large chunk of the hosiery and knitwear industry for the past 100 years. The units, more than 10,000 in number, are a source of livelihood for over a lakh worker directly or indirectly.
Construction work at ROB
5,000 BSNL phones go dead
Ludhiana, November 24
Nearly 5,000 BSNL landline phones got disconnected after an underground cable got snapped due to the ongoing construction work at the railway over bridge at the Lakkar Bridge here today. The nearby households, business establishments and corporate offices faced a lot of inconvenience due to the “dead telephones.”
“Forged” Signature Case
VC puts the ball in state information panel’s court
Ludhiana, November 24
Putting to rest the recent controversy generated over “forged” signature of one of the members of the Board of Management (BoM) of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Vice-Chancellor, Dr MS Kang said the university was not pursuing the matter further.
Kicking drugs give addicts new lease of life
Ludhiana, November 24
Easy access to habit-forming drugs is playing havoc with the mental and physical health of those who are unable to get out of the clutches of addiction in the absence of proper deaddiction programmes and
counselling.
Balwinder Kumar
Dyeing unit discharging acidic water bane to residents
 Ludhiana, November 24
While it will take another two years for setting up of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant
(CETP) at Tajpur Road, the nearby residents feel the heat with huge amount of acidic water accumulating near their houses and in addition to this all forest trees have dried up in the area.
Acidic water collected outside a dyeing unit near the Octroi post near Bhattian village.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
MCom in business innovations from next year
Ludhiana, November 24
Under the Innovative Programme-Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas of the University Grants Commission, SCD Government College, Ludhiana, will be introducing a new postgraduate programme MCom (business innovations) from 2011-12.
Two service lanes bring relief to locals
Ludhiana, November 24
In order to give respite to the general public from traffic congestion at the Civil Lines locality, finally the authorities have decided to divert the traffic in the area by constructing two service lanes along with the under construction Lakkar Pull ROB. Ironically it took more then five years for the authorities to wake up to the problem.
Sources revealed that the decision regarding the construction of both these service lanes was taken in a meeting of the top brass of the Municipal Corporation (MC) and Police department held a few days back. The decision was taken by the top authorities of both the departments so that the smooth flow of traffic could be facilitated in the area.
A view of traffic near the DIG’s Office at Civil Lines
in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Loss to Public Exchequer
Newly constructed road dug up due to water leak
Ludhiana, November 24
Due to lack of planning and co-ordination amongst the branches of the Municipal Corporation (MC), a part of a newly built road in the city was dug out by the civic body after water leak was detected at a point. This is a clear example of how loss is incurred on the public exchequer.
Illegal jaggery-making units mushrooming near Phillaur
 Phillaur, November 24
With the onset of the sugarcane season, a large number of jaggery-making units have mushroomed on the
Phillaur-Noormahal, Phillaur-Goraya, Phillaur-Ludhiana, Phagwara-Nawanshahr,
Phagwara-Jalandhar, Phagwara- Hoshiarpur, Phagwara-Goraya- Phillaur, and
Phagwara-- Nakodar roads these days.
Workers preparing jaggery at a unit located on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar road on Wednesday.
Photo by the writer
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This is how we can save lives |
Posters on road-safety prepared by students for the police department on display at the GCW campus
in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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At the Crossroads
You never can tell!
It is difficult to predict which one of one’s creative work will survive the tide of time. In 1959, at the age of 30, I wrote my debut novel Sogwar (In Mourning) during my stay in Shimla. It was published in 1960 in a quarterly Urdu journal, “Nigarish”, Amritsar. It was well-received by readers and critics in India and Pakistan. Later, I translated it in Punjabi in 1967 under the title Kasak (Lingering Pain). Punjabi readers found it a little taxing on their standard of morality.
From Schools
NCC Day
LUDHIANA: NCC girls of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar, celebrated the NCC Day here on Wednesday. Anu Puri made the students aware of the significance of NCC in one’s life. A slogan-writing contest on the importance of NCC was held along with a chart-making competition on energy conservation. Students showcased their hidden talents in the
competitions.
Students perform at the annual function celebrations of Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School at Doraha on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Health Notes
706 examined at eye camp
Ludhiana: A free eye check-up camp was organised at Guru Nanak Charitable Trust (regd), Gurmat Bhawan, Mullanpur Dakha Mandi, Ludhiana. It was sponsored by Dhata Foundation, an eye mobile team from Ruby Nelson Memorial Hospital, Jalandhar. Around 706 patients were examined at the camp. While 240 of them were operated upon for intra ocular lens implant with small incision stitchless (SIS) technique, 28 underwent yag laser procedure and three were operated upon for squint.
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Awaiting their turn |
Contestants at the Miss World Punjaban Contest in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Plays, bhangra mark Utsav-10
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 24
“Utsav 2010”, the annual prize distribution-cum-cultural function was held at CS International School, Mandi Gobindgarh. Several dance performances, animal show, English play, Hindi play, Malwa giddha and bhangra enthralled audience.
‘Gurmat Samagam’ from today
Ludhiana, November 24
The annual “Gurmat Samagam” will begin at Gurdwara Nanaksar, Samrala Chowk, from November 25 to 28 under the aegis of Baba Jaswant Singh to propagate spiritual teachings of the great gurus and foster universal brotherhood.
Parents feel the pinch as school functions get grander
Ludhiana, November 24
School functions that once were affairs organized on a small scale have now metamorphosed into “mega” events, moving out of school grounds into auditoriums, galleries and even hotels. Be it the annual day or an interschool debate contest, more and more city schools are renting out out-campus locations to hold their events.
Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Jacob Hall and Pal Auditorium of Punjab Agriculture University and the Nehru Sidhant Kendra have become the favourite locations of various schools, small and big alike, for holding their functions. Besides these, halls in city hotels too have been booked for school events in the recent past.
Tourism Development
Rs 2.42 cr Central grant yet to reach board: Tewari
Ludhiana, November 24
It is not only the Centrally funded welfare schemes where funds are misdirected and spent on things other than those specified, but the Punjab government has virtually been sitting over a tourism development project sponsored by the Union Ministry of Tourism for the “integrated development of Ludhiana as a tourist destination in Punjab” as well.
Rural healthcare mission launched
Ludhiana, November 24
In a unique initiative taken to promote preventive healthcare in rural areas, SPS Apollo Hospital today inaugurated the Rural Preventive Healthcare Mission.
Nitish’s Victory: Mini-Bihar bursts into celebrations
 Ludhiana, November 24
As Bihar celebrated the victory of the NDA government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in the Assembly elections, the celebrations reverberated in migrant-dominated areas in the city, commonly referred to as a mini-Bihar, here today.
As soon as victory was announced, lakhs of migrants, especially from Bihar, settled in various colonies here, broke into revelry, burst crackers and danced to bhangra tunes.
BJP activists celebrate the victory of Nitish Kumar in the Bihar Assembly elections in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Sanitation
MC to regularise workers in phases
Ludhiana, November 24
Unheeding the state government’s decision to regularise sanitary workers across the state, the core committee of municipal corporation has announced that around 473 workers would be regularised in the first phase, while others would be employed on DC rates.
Dharna by safai sewaks
Ludhiana, November 24
Sore over the dilly-dallying tactics of the authorities in regularising workers, safai sewaks of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation staged a dharna at Zone-D office of the civic body here yesterday. The protesters said: “Even after assurances, not even a single workers has been regularised so far.”
NGO demands removal of divider
Ludhiana, November 24
Irked over the traffic nuisance being created by a newly constructed divider on the Rajpura road, an NGO, Citizens for Public Cause, has requested Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner AK Sinha to remove the divider for the convenience of commuters.
Case registered against fraud travel agent
Khanna, November 24
The Samrala police has registered a case against a travel agent on a complaint filed by a resident of Kubbe village. Resident Sukhchain Singh, who is a retired CRPF personnel, has filed a complaint with the SSP, Khanna, who further marked the enquiry to Samrala police. After an enquiry the Samrala police registered a case against Rajiv Walia,a travel agent of Jalandhar, under Section 420 of the IPC.
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Over two dozen youngsters smoking ‘hookahs’ and ‘sheesha’ at a hookah joint located within Mr Beans, an eatery in the city’s upscale Sarabha Nagar locality, were questioned by officials during a raid.
