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Smarting, Ramdev followers deny collecting money
Ludhiana, June 5
Controversy surrounding yoga guru Swami Ramdev refused to die down as following the midnight drama in Delhi, it were the followers of the yoga guru who were at the receiving end for allegedly seeking donations to sponsor his protest against the Centre.
PSEB class XII result today, but not on CBSE pattern
Ludhiana, June 5
``Once bitten twice shy'' seems to be the condition of the Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, for delaying the result of class XII, as the Board does not want to to repeat the errors it committed last year.
City teenagers reach out to slum kids
 Ludhiana, June 5
While teenagers usually love to spend weekends chatting with friends over a cup of coffee this group of eleven young people trudge along in the scorching heat in the city’s slums to distribute clothes and impart “lessons” in civic responsibility.
For a cause Teenaged members of NGO “Jeevan Sanyam” distribute clothes to slum kids in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo : Himanshu Mahajan
Guns ’n Roses
NCC cadets from different colleges hone their shooting skills during a training camp at the Khalsa College for Women in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himansu Mahaja |
Sukhdarshan Singh is city AIEEE topper
Ludhiana, June 5
Sukhdarshan Singh Saini, a student of BCM School, Basant Avenue, has achieved the 290th all-India rank in the AIEEE, the results of which were posted today.
Paper leak responsible for poor showing, say students
Ludhiana, June 5
Hundreds of students who could not score well in AIEEE, the results of which were declared today, feel that their energy-levels had come down due to paper-leak on May 1. The students said that they felt disgusted, as they were not given another chance by CBSE to prove their worth.
Parents couldn’t have asked for more
from wards
Ludhiana, June 5
For Anita Gupta, Sucheta Rampal and Renu Goel, mothers of Mohit Gupta, Kanav Rampal and Aatish Goel, who have bagged the top three positions in AIEEE, these were the “unforgettable” memories of their lives. “We could not ask for more”, has been the reaction of the proud mothers, whose sons have achieved the best!
Drunk cop creates ruckus at midnight
 Jagraon, June 5
High drama was witnessed when a cop in an inebriated state created ruckus for more than an hour and a half at Jeevan Nagar locality of Kacha Malak Road here late last night. The tippler cop also showered abuses on nearby residents when they locked him inside a house where he had come to meet a woman.
A policeman registers statement of residents at Jeevan Nagar locality of
Jagraon. A tribune photograph
Earthen pots, grains distributed for birds
The Bharat Vikas Parishad (Tagore Branch) distributed earthen pots and foodgrains under "feed a bird" programme in a bid to provide water and food to the birds.
MC allays contract staff fears on retrenchment
Ludhiana, June 5
With the municipal corporation officials soon finalising the company that will handle the solid waste management project in the city, senior officials have clarified that no existing employee, whether on contract or those getting DC rates, will be sacked.
Traffic blues outside MC’s Zone-D building
 Ludhiana, June 5
The municipal corporation officials posted at the Zone-D office in Sarabha Nagar have been grappling with the problem of traffic congestion in the area, especially ever since the shifting of the sub-registrar (west) office to their building three years ago.
mad rush
The number of people visiting the Zone-D office building of the MC has grown manifold ever since the sub-registrar (west) opened its office there three years
ago. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Vikram Hazare enthrals audience
Ludhiana, June 5
Vikram Hazare an international singer, Art of Living, enthralled audience here at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan by reciting
bhajans. He was performing in a musical evening “Dil se” organised by Art of Living a Non Government
Organisation. He recited bhajana of Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva etc and kept the audience glued to the seats.
Punjabi Likhari Sabha honours five writers
Doraha, June 5
Five distinct Punjabi writers were honoured by the Punjabi Likhari Sabha Rampur (PLSR) at its 58th annual function today. The function was presided over by noted historian and poet Niranjan Singh Sathi.
GN model school gets CBSE affiliation
Doraha, Sahnewal: Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, has been granted the affiliation of Central Board of Secondary Education up to Senior Secondary level w.e.f. the current academic session. Earlier, the school was affiliated to P.S.E.B. With a strength of more than 1,500 students and a staff of 65, the school has a well equipped gymnasium hall, basketball court, iken classrooms, well-equipped library, and a hockey ground. It offers music and moral education as special subjects.
Farmers’ body vows to get faulty policies reviewed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 5
Condemning successive governments for dragging Punjab, once known as the ‘wheat bowl of India’, from top position to fifth in agriculture, office-bearers and activists of the Kirti Kisan Sabha Punjab resolved to get the alleged faulty policies reviewed in view of changed scenario.
Activists of the Kirti Kisan Sabha, Punjab, resolve to get agriculture policies reviewed at
Kila Raipur on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Is it a real fight against corruption?
Almost everybody, it seems, is out to launch a fight against corruption. If every one cannot become an Anna
Hazare, or Baba Ramdev, then there is an easier option to follow them, or still better, jump into their bandwagon. So in the rat race against corruption, all those who perform at the instructions of their yoga instructors, have become crusaders overnight to rid the nation of the demon of corruption.
An art workshop in progress at Gallery Artmosphere in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan
Rotary underlines its fight against polio
 Ludhiana, June 5
“With just one case having been reported so far from all over the country, a drastic fall has been witnessed in the number of polio cases this year as compared to the previous years.
Members of the Rotary Club at a function held in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: inderjeet verma
Auto drivers charge traffic police with harassment
Ludhiana, June 5
The Clock Tower Auto-Rickshaw Union has charged the traffic police in the city with finding new ways to harass three-wheeler owners and drivers, while alleging that the apparent motive was to throw thousands of auto-rickshaw operators out of business at the behest of vested interest.
Martyrdom Day
A kirtan being recited at Sukhmani Sahib Gurdwara on the martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev. A Tribune photo: Manav |
More research needed to prove cancer link: Experts
Ludhiana, June 5
Mobile phone radiation may cause malignant glioma - a type of malignant tumour that starts in brain - among users but research is inconclusive to prove this.
Cabbage not alone to cause worm infection
Ludhiana, June 5
For those who think mere avoiding of consumption of cabbage can prevent them the risk of getting infected from a disease-causing worm in the brain, think twice! For, cabbage is not the only culprit, as other vegetables can also cause the health hazard.
Nurses’ strike continues
Ludhiana, June 5
The strike by nurses of Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation continued on its fifth day today.
Sports contract staff to hold dharna from June 27
Ludhiana, June 5
Coaches and other administrative staff recruited by the Punjab Sports Department on contract will sit on a dharna from June 27 to 29. This was resolved at a meeting of the Punjab Sports Department Outsourcing Employees Union (PSDOEU) held at Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Sukhraj Singh, senior vice-president of the union, presided over the meeting in the absence of its president Parminder Singh.
Doraha Hawks sneak past Kila Raipur XI
Ludhiana, June 5
Hat-trick by Parvinder Singh went in vain as Kila Raipur XI suffered their first defeat, going down 3-4 against Doraha Hawks, in the men’s section of the second edition of the Prithipal Singh Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey Festival, being organised by the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association, at Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium of Jarkhar village, near here, today.
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