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Potato becomes too hot for farmers to handle
Wholesale prices nosedive to Rs 1.60 - Rs 3 per kg
Ludhiana, February 8
A bumper potato crop has not brought any rewards this time for farmers who are suffering losses instead with prices having
nosedived, making it a problem of plenty. With prices of the carbohydrate-rich tuber having slumped to between ` 1.60 and ` 3 per kg in the wholesale market, growers say they are being forced for sell 50 kg of potatoes for anything between
Rs 70 and Rs 150.
MOUNTING HEADACHE: Farmers are suffering huge losses due to a bumper potato crop in Ludhiana this year. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cattle made to binge on vegetables
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 8
With prices of vegetables taking a nosedive, farmers have started feeding their cattle with carrots, peas, cauliflowers and potatoes.
As these vegetables are much cheaper than the wheat chaff and cattle feed, the farmers, who are dealing with a problem of plenty, are making their cattle binge on vitamin-rich vegetables.
VEG BARGAIN: A farmer feeds his cow with vegetables at Mandi Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer
Manhole Death
10 more engineers of Soma Co. quit
 Ludhiana, February 8
After an engineer of Soma Company, which has undertaken the work of six-laning the National Highway No. 1, was booked for the death of the seven-year-old boy who died after falling into the manhole, at least 10 other engineers have also quit their jobs within the past a week in protest against the administration’s highhandedness. This has brought the work of the ambitious project to a halt.
WORKWHILE: Engineers of Soma Company sit idle at a site where work on widening of National Highway-I in Ludhiana was stalled a week ago. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Quacks, witchdoctors continue to defy ad ban
Ludhiana, February 8
Swindling people by offering "magical remedies", quacks and self-styled witchdoctors in the city continue to put out misleading advertisements on local cable TV channels and vernacular newspapers in blatant violation of the district magistrate’s orders prohibiting such ads. In turn cable operators have also dared to defy the orders by displaying the adverts, infringing the Drugs & Magical Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act.
Census begins today
Ludhiana, February 8
The work of the second phase of Census -2011,falling under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation, will start from tomorrow. Mayor, Hakam Singh
Gyaspura, will be the first one to be counted at his residence in Urban Estate,
Jamalpur, at 8.30 am. —TNS
Saaban Bazaar Locality
BSNL installs mobile tower amid protest
 Ludhiana, February 8
Despite protest by shopkeepers of the area, BSNL authorities installed their mobile tower in the congested Saaban Bazaar locality under tight.
On Tuesday morning, as soon as the BSNL authorities began installing their mobile tower in the bazaar, the shopkeepers of the area led by Vinod
Jain, Davinder, Arvind Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Sudesh Sharma, Neeraj Chawla, Ravi Kumar and others gathered at the site to oppose the move.
Shopkeepers protest against the installation of a mobile tower at Saaban Bazaar in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Residents usher in Basant amidst festivities
 Ludhiana, February 8
“Aayee basant, pala udant” (With the outset of Basant goes the winter chill).
Singing a goodbye to the chilly winter and welcoming the cool spring season, city residents celebrated Basant Panchmi here today.
With sun symbolising Basant, people celebrated the festival by donning
yellow-coloured clothes and savouring similar delicacies.
Judging their might: Girls participate in a tug-of-war on the occasion of Basant Panchami at
GGNIMT. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Loan from PWSSB
Even after 10 yrs, LIT fails to get repayment
Ludhiana, February 8
In a clear testimony to the apathy shown by the authorities towards optimum usage of public money, the officials of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) have not even bothered to finalise the basic conditions for getting interest and repaying of a loan given to the Punjab Water Supply Sewerage Board (PWSSB) about a
decade ago.
Preparations on for Punjab Games
Ludhiana, February 8
The preparations are in full swing for the twice-postponed Shaheed-e-Azam Punjab State Games for men and women, now scheduled to be held at four venues —
Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Mohali and Patiala — in the state from February 28 to March 9.
Sales Tax Dept
Relief for traders as website restarts
Ludhiana, February 8
Traders finally got a respite after the official website of the sales tax department restarted today after a halt of one day.
Filling of vacancies in government depts
Start dialogue or face consequences, PAU students to govt
Ludhiana, February 8
The agitating Agricultural Technocrats of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) have asked the state government not to test their patience and initiate a dialogue with the students. If the government failed to do so, they would be forced to take steps for which the government would be
held accountable.
Road to temple site sought
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 8
Devotees of the area have urged the administration to construct a road leading to a place on outskirts of Rohira village where a new temple is coming up.
NIFT Meeting
‘Fashion body must to help textile industry’
Ludhiana, February 8
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra, today organised a meeting on fashion education
upgradation. Representatives from hosiery and knitting industries and students from NIFT, Kangra, attended the meeting.
Students honoured
Ludhiana, February 8
Swami Vivekanand Study Circle awarded “Swami Vivekanand Youth Award 2011” to Parul of Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar. The silver medal was won by Abhay Kumar Grover of the College of Agriculture Engineering,
PAU, on the occasion of National Youth Day at KIMT, Ludhiana.
Miss College Ludhiana 2011
71 city girls to undergo training
Ludhiana, February 8
Around 71 students have been selected for Miss College Ludhiana 2011. The contestants will undergo a training process of three days for enhancing their overall personality in different aspects. Tips on personality and styling, beauty, attire and costume will be given to contestants by experts.
20 Ramgarh families rejoin SAD
Sahnewal, February 8
Around 20 families of Ramgarh village rejoined the SAD here today. They had supported the Congress in the previous elections.
Training in post-harvest processing begins
Ludhiana, February 8
Taking its technologies to the international level, the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology
(CIPHET) today initiated an “Indo-Africa Forum Summit” — a 14-day training on post-harvest processing and value addition of
foodgrain.
Tribune Impact
Postal dept official conducts check
Doraha, February 8
Taking a serious notice of the report published in these columns over the negligence shown by the staff of the local post office in following the official time schedule, an inspector deployed by the superintendent of the postal department raided the office and took stock of the situation. Sources said the inspector, who had been especially deployed by the superintendent to visit the place following the report, reached the post office before 9 am and conducted a surprise check.
GADVASU Notes
Ludhiana: Dr JPS Gill, professor and head, Veterinary Public Health, has been awarded Dr SP Singh best paper award by the Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialist at the IX Annual Conference of IAVPHS and national symposium on “Veterinary Public Health: New Horizon for Integrating the Animal Production, Food Safety and Human Health” held at Bombay Veterinary College,
Mumbai.
From Schools
Basant Panchami celebrated
St GDS Convent
The festival of Basant Panchmi was celebrated with great fervour on the premises of St GDS Convent School,
Meharban, on Tuesday. All staff members were wearing yellow attires. A speech on the significance of Basant Panchmi was delivered in the morning assembly. Students enjoyed kite flying. A dance workshop was also organised in which about 200 students participated with enthusiasm and enjoyed the dance and music.
From Colleges
“Run for Fitness”
The Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management here organised the "Run for Fitness" on Tuesday. A total of 400 students and all faculty members of the college participated in the marathon. The Marathon started from the college sports ground.
Ernakulam, Pune shuttlers retain titles
Ludhiana, February 8
Defending champions Ernakulam region in the men’s section and Pune region in the women’s section emerged victorious in the 6th All-India Badminton Tournament of New India Assurance Company Limited organised by the New India Assurance Sports and Recreation Club,
Ludhiana, which concluded at the Shastri Hall near Guru Nanak Stadium here yesterday.
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Two employees of a payment collection agency were robbed of Rs 2.45 lakh by four unidentified youths Tuesday afternoon at Green Field, near the Hero bakery on Pakhowal Road. The suspects fled with the cash kept in a bag after injuring the duo who were on their way to the
agency office.
