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Two of 5 youths who jumped into river still missing
Ludhiana, June 13 Of the five friends - Tarun Kaushal, 19, and his brother Varun Kaushal, 21, Varinder Singh, Sonu and Happy - only two managed to escape the clutches of death. Family members suspect the youths midway changed their plan to go to the gurudwara and went a few kilometers further to the banks of the Sutlej river near Jamalpur Leli village. "Though none of them knew how to swim they jumped into the river after which tragedy struck," said Ravinder Behal, a family friend of the Kaushals who reside on Kali Sadak near the Basti Jodhewal locality. All the five jumped into the river one by one they soon began floundering in the water due to strong water current. Sonu and Happy were lucky to be saved in time by some villagers who said the other three boys were swept away by the swiftly flowing water. The villagers immediately raised an alarm after with area residents gathered at the scene. Divers from the nearby village of Gaunsgarh who were called in managed to fish out Varun's body while those of his younger brother Tarun and their friend Varinder are yet to be recovered. Tarun’s elder brother Arun, 23, who works at a photo studio, said he had been standing on the banks of the Sutlej since early morning on Monday. "But we haven’t yet been able to find my brother's body," he said with tears in his eyes. Satnam Singh, a relative of Varinder was also standing on the river banks along with other family members and relatives, said: "We’re fervently hoping the bodies of the two youngsters still missing would be recovered soon."
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Admn doesn’t have divers
Ludhiana, June 13 The family members of the five friends involved in the tragedy had to hire divers from Phillaur in Jalandhar district. A group of eight “professional” divers reportedly charges Rs 10,000 for a rescue operation in such situations. Village residents rued even though such incidents were frequent in the area the administration had failed to put up any warning boards on the banks of the river. Surinder Singh, president of the gurudwara management committee in Jamalpur Leli, who is a diver himself, said such incidents had become very common. "However, despite several such mishaps having occurred at this particular point of the river, the district administration appears to have virtually turned a blind eye. Hoards of youngsters throng this area every Sunday. Though we discourage them not to get into the river they don't listen to us, and that’s why such incidents take place. If the administration puts up warning signboards near this point or station some people there in case of an emergency the number of such accidents will certainly come down," said Surinder. Meharban police station SHO Sumit Sood said he had engaged the divers from Phillaur in the search for bodies in Sunday’s incident. "Right now our main aim is to find the two youths who are still missing. As far as the divers who’ve been hired I’ll pay for them from my own pocket," he added. Meanwhile, the eight divers who were brought in from Phillaur said they suspected the two missing youths had probably drowned and their bodies swept away by the swift river current a kilometers ahead of the scene of the incident. "But now that we’ve been engaged for this task we’ll certainly find them," said Billa, one of the divers.
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Tarun’s b’day cake untouched
Ludhiana, June 13 “Sadly, it turned out to be his last birthday and her last gift to him. Even his birthday cake is lying in the refrigerator,” said his maternal uncle Ravi Gupta, who had come from Merrut. His mother has not uttered a single word since the tragedy occurred. She just sits in a corner of the house and stares blankly. “We don’t know how she will recover from this loss,” said Ravi. Tarun and Varun’s father Mahinder Kaushal had passed away some years ago and the family shifted to a new house around 18 months ago. Tarun, Varun and their elder brother Arun, all were students of Class XII in a private school. Arun works part time at a photo studio. “There is no other source of income besides Arun’s. There are some small benefits that the family got after Mahinder’s death,” said another relative. Their friend Sonu said: “On Saturday evening, we were playing cricket and I asked them to join us. But they said they would be leaving for gurdwara early morning and had to sleep early. I never knew I would not be able to see them again.” Varun’s body has been kept at the mortuary of the Civil Hospital. A relative said whenever Tarun’s body was recovered, both brothers would be cremated together.
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Admission
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Ludhiana, June 13 The victim, Dr Anil Arora, claimed that Kundan Singh had demanded Rs 7 lakh to get his son’s admission under the NRI quota at a college affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Faridkot. “But he neither arranged for the admission, nor did he return the money. When I asked him about it, he indulged in dilatory tactics,” he said. He then filed a written complaint to the then SSP, RK Jaiswal, after which an inquiry was ordered into the matter. “The inquiry continued for three years, and by that time, the accused had already fled from his house. When I submitted the complaint, Kundan Singh was living at his house and later fled from there,” he said. Dr Arora had met Kundan Singh through a common friend in 2008. “He had demanded Rs 7 lakh for getting the admission under the NRI quota. I gave him Rs 5 lakh in the presence of Teja Singh and Paramjit Singh. When my son failed to get admission, I realised that I had been duped,” he said. When the case reached the police, Kundan Singh gave two cheques for Rs 40,000 each and some for Rs 1 lakh each. “But when I submitted a cheque for clearance in the bank, he got the payment stopped. The other cheques he gave me were dated 2012 and 2013. The only refund which I received was of Rs 20,000, which he deposited in my account,” he lamented. Meanwhile, a case of fraud was registered against Kundan Singh yesterday. The investigating officer said the accused would be arrested soon.
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Auto fares up for small routes
Ludhiana, June 13 “On the one hand the prices are increasing and on the other hand, the administration does not want us to overload passengers. We are left with no option, but to hike the fare,” said Jagtar Singh, an autorickshaw driver. Kanta Devi, a commuter, said charging Rs 10 from Bharat Nagar Chowk to the mini-secretariat was too much. Lakhvir Singh, vice-president of the Ludhiana City Auto Rickshaw Mazdoor Federation, said although the union had increased the rates for smaller routes from Rs 5 to Rs 10, it was working against them. “People are accusing us of overcharging for small routes. The fare for 1.5 km should be Rs 5 only,” he added. Another commuter Dayal Chand said he commuted daily from Bharat Nagar Chowk to Durga Mata Mandir. Earlier, he paid Rs 5, but now it has been doubled so he prefers walking.
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PSEB Class X results today
Ludhiana, June 13 “Results will be uploaded on the board’s website on June 15 at 7 am,” Dalbeer added. Suresh Tandon, vice-chairman of the board, said, “The results will be on the CBSE pattern, which means each student will get marks as well as grades in each subject.” Students, failing the exam, would be given a chance in September, he added. |
They’ve made lifesaving a habit by giving blood
Talking to The Tribune, Anurag Kalhan, 34, the secretary of the NGO Salaam Zindagi an NGO who has donated blood 37 times, said: ``I donated my blood for the first time when I turned 18 and since then it has become a regular habit with me. My blood group is A positive." Drawing inspiration from him his younger brother, Amit Kumar, 30, has also donated his blood 19 times. And of course elders can show the way for the younger generation. Balram Mehta, 53, an accountant and the working president of Salaam Zindagi, who donated his blood 34 times, succeeded in inspiring his three family members to do the same. “My brother Ashwani Kumar donated blood 24 times. Last year my son Armaan who is enrolled in the BCA course at the University of Delhi donated blood on his first birthday on November 9. Similarly my nephew Ankur also donated blood on his birthday." There is no other service bigger than saving the life of someone. This is what Ashok Gupta, 43, a history lecturer at the city’s Kamla Lohtia SD College, who has donated his blood 31 times, believes. “The first time I donated blood was on Teachers' Day in 1987 at the inauguration of a hospital in Beas. Considering it as a huge service to humanity I keep donating my blood from time to time. I also inspire my students to make blood donation an integral part of their lives." People from different professions are signing up for this noble cause. Said Baldeep Singh Nagi, 29, a medical representative: “I’ve donated blood, blood plasma and platelets 24 times. My blood group is AB Positive. I got married last year and, after a while, I’ll also request my wife Amandeep Kaur to donate her blood”. “Recalling the first time he donated his blood he said: “One of my friend's grandfather was very sick and needed blood. I was 22 years at that time”.
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Sutlej consumed her world
Ludhiana, June 13 “If his body is fished out, my worst nightmare will come true. I hope he was taken away by water and pushed out on the bank of the river somewhere,” said an inconsolable Gurmeet Kaur, without moving her sight away from the divers for a moment. “She is not eating or drinking anything and has been crying continuously. We feared that she might fall sick, but she does not want to leave the place till the time Varinder’s body is recovered. She is continuously looking towards the river, waiting for the divers to recover Varinder’s body soon,” said a relative. Varinder Singh was the only son of his parents and had a 13-year-old sister. His father Jatinder Singh works as a labourer in a factory and he was a student of class XII at a private school. Hailing from lower middle class family, Varinder is remembered as a very mild mannered and well-behaved boy by the area residents. His family lives in the Bank Colony near Kali Sadak.
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Midday meal cooks ‘overworked’
Ludhiana, June 13 Jagdeep Singh, a teacher of Government Elementary School, Madaur, Patiala district, who was leading this protest, alleged: “Midday meal workers are paid quite less as compared to their work. Moreover, they are harassed by the school authorities to perform other duties, which are otherwise not part of their duty.” There are about 60,000 midday meal cooks in Punjab. He further said that the Front had already given a memorandum of demands to Baldeo Purusharttha, director general school education, Punjab, on June 8 and he assured them of providing an amicable solution. However, nothing has happened so far. The Front started holding these protests at all district headquarters from June 7 and would continue it till June 22. Complaining about the harassment being faced by these cooks, Kiranjeet Kaur and Karamjeet Kaur of Government Middle School, Jeewanpur, said, “We work in the school from 8 am to 2 pm. But we are paid salary for only 10 months. The school authorities and teachers ask us to sweep the school premises.” Amarjeet, another cook of Government Primary School, Lakhi, said: “There are 350 students in the school and three cooks prepare food for them every day. For all this hectic work we get only Rs 30 to 35 per day. We are also asked to perform other works in the school, for which we are not paid.” Shanti and Soma Devi, both cooks at Government Primary School, Subhash Nagar, said: “There are 300 children in the school and we two are the only cooks for the midday meal. We feel badly harassed at the hands of school authorities.” Vidya and Reshma cook food for 200 kids at Government High School, Subhash Nagar. The cooks demanded that the government should pay them salary on a par with the helpers of aanganwaris. They said, “Each aanganwari worker gets salary of Rs 1,900 per month throughout the year. We should also be given the same salary.” Vidya and Reshma said, “Sometimes we get less than Rs 800 in months when there are many holidays or the days when school faces any problem in managing ration for the midday meal. But what is our fault in all this?” Despite repeated attempts, Director General School Education, Punjab, Baldeo Purusharttha could not be contacted for his comments.
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Suwidha Centre opened
Jagraon, June 13 The air-conditioned ultra-modern building is equipped with an LCD, a water cooler, a generator set, new furniture, proper sitting arrangement, trained computer operators and most importantly well mannered and helpful police officials. The centre will provide services like passport verification, martial and family disputes, property disputes, police clearance, NRI visit registration, visa extension, departure clearance of NRIs, reentry of NRIs, national status verification, hotel visitors’ registration, military verification and arms licence issuance/renewal. SSP Ludhiana (rural) Gursharan Singh Sandhu said the centre aimed at improving police-public association. “The centre will provide a single window facility for various public services. It will not only reduce workload of the police officials, but also solve problems of people by speeding up the work,” remarked Sandhu. Apart from Jagraon, a Suwidha Centre has also been opened at the Raikot sub-division. Inspector Balwinder Singh has been appointed in charge of the centre. “Another centre will be opened in Mullanpur Dakha shortly,” said the SSP. A small green zone has also been developed along the office. Parking facility will also be provided in front of the office.
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Industry to be hit hard
Ludhiana, June 13 Nearly 240 units in Punjab are using electricity under the open access system. If the cross subsidy is implemented, it will yield devastating results for the already struggling industry. Mahinder Gupta, president of the Induction Furnace Association, Mandi Gobindgarh, said 80 per cent of the furnace units in Punjab were using power under the open access system while the rest of the industry was steel and spinning, etc. The worst affected would be the furnace industry as it mostly drew power under the open access system. “But now getting power supply through open access (OA) facility in Punjab may get costlier as State Power Corporation Limited in its proposal to the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has demanded to increase wheeling charges and levy cross subsidy surcharge on open access consumers,” he said. “It has been proposed to levy Rs 1.25 as cross subsidy. Except for a couple of states, no other state charges cross subsidy. Some states are charging it at 27 paise. It is proposed to charge Rs 1.25 in Punjab which is very high and will prove disastrous,” said Narinder Bhamra of the Fasteners Manufacturers Association. In addition to this, power in Punjab was already costlier. In 2005, the open access system was introduced due to paucity of power in the state. The industry was facing tough days due to power cuts and then the PSPCL introduced the open access system. Most furnace units were purchasing power through private sources as it was a power intensive industry. “It seems that the PSPCL wants to end the system of open access as the industry will not be able to bear the heavy charges if the cross subsidy is levied,” said Badish Jindal, president of the Federation of Punjab Small Scale Industries.
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17-yr-old NRI gifts computers to students
Ludhiana, June 13 Vikram, a student of Sierra Canyon School in California, the US, who comes to Ludhiana every year during vacation, and interacts with children of this school, was shocked to know that these kids did not know how to operate computers. ‘‘When I came here last year, I interacted with students. They did not have an access to computers. I went back and raised funds worth Rs 52,000 with the help of a Los Angeles-based gurdwara and bought two HP computers for the students, ’’ said Vikram. He said he was in the process of creating a website and would remain in touch with a teacher of the school through Internet. ‘‘Students are quick and eager to learn here,” said Vikram, whose parents are doctors in the US. Karnail Singh, principal of the school, which is affiliated to the PSEB, said the school had no computers. ‘‘Vikram has gifted two computers to students. It came as a pleasant surprise for children. There could not have been a better gift for them,’’ he said.
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‘Refund only after matching computer data with forms’
Ludhiana, June 13 President of the association, GS Chopra, said under the refund banker scheme if an assesse mentions wrong bank account number in the form then he has to send an application, along with the refund cheque. “Sadly even after sending the application and cheque, assesses are not getting the refund. The process is taking a long time,” he said. Another member J Khurana added that sometimes even the department failed to tell assesses about the status of their refund applications. Replying to the queries, GS Randhawa said if data in their computers does not match with the data filled in the application then the department can’t issue the refund. “Refund is issued only after matching the entire data of the computer with the forms,” he said.
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Testing times ahead
Doraha, June 13 It has been noticed that despite the fact that the southern bypass road is now all set to be converted into an express highway and four laning of the road is at its peak, land owners along the road are busy erecting buildings. “They are doing nothing illegal as they own the land. Neither can they be asked to maintain a stipulated distance from the road which is being widened nor can they be asked to stop the work. They are free to do whatever they wish to,” said a PWD official. The PWD officials said the government should declare the road as a schedule road, but it seems that it is facing a number of pulls and pressures. “The construction would have been stopped, had the government passed a notification declaring the southern bypass road as a schedule road, the delay in which may prove to be a big financial loss for the government and material and personal loss for commuters in the long run,” lamented a senior official of the department. “Since the road is not a schedule road, the buildings which are being constructed there are not illegal. If the government would want to widen the road further, it would have to pay huge sums to land owners as compensation,” he added. “The dream project of converting the road into an express highway can never be accomplished in its true spirits if the government fails to declare the road as a schedule road. Although the delay in the process is being attributed to political pressure. If the construction work along the road is not stopped, the vehicular traffic and the roadside engagements can prove destructive,” said another official of the department. “The day the road is declared a schedule road, no construction work would be allowed within a 300 feet radius,” he added. Madan Bansal, SE, Central Works Circle, Ludhiana, admitted that they were already facing a lot of inconvenience due to the road width being already too less. “It was impossible to increase the width of the road, hence we had to extend it towards the canal side by putting anti crash-barrier metal beams. Which means further erection of buildings may give a severe setback to all future plans of road extension.” Bansal said, “We are thinking in terms of declaring the road as a schedule road and talks are on in this regard.”
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Naib tehsildar’s office still awaits inauguration
Mullanpur Dakha, June 13 Despite completion of the building a few months ago, clients and constituents of both the offices have to continue confronting congestion as usual. Officials at the joint-sub-registrar’s office said the work would start only after some additions for accommodating deed writers and stamp vendors are made by the civil department. Officials of the revenue department, including naib-tehsildar and his staff, had been functioning from congested rooms situated on the premises of the market committee’s office for over 15 years. This besides causing inconvenience to people visiting these offices confronted constituents of both the offices with problems associated with congestion and inadequate space. Keeping in view problems faced by residents, the civic body had transferred a piece of land to the revenue department in 2009. Foundation stone for the proposed building of the naib tehsildar’s office was laid by Cabinet Minister Ajit Singh Kohar. Though the building was completed about four months ago, the authorities have not yet announced shifting of the joint-sub-registrar’s office from the old premises. Sources in the ruling party said the new wing would be put into use after some minister consents to inaugurate the same. While the lock at the main gate mocks at the alleged unconcern of the authorities towards proper utilisation of public property, residents have urged the higher authorities, including Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to impress upon the authorities concerned to shift the office in new building at the earliest.
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Can’t make people cry, says Khayali
Ludhiana, June 13 Sharing a fact from his life, he said he passed 10th standard in the fourth attempt. To provide basic education to children of his village near Sri Ganganagar, he donated a piece of land worth Rs 2.25 crore where a sainik public school will come up, which will be run by a trust. “Most of the children in my village are illiterate. I always wanted to start a school for kids,” he added. Khayali is an artiste with a rustic background, who grew up believing in the right conduct, which can be achieved with hard work, commitment and honesty. People in his village don’t know him as an actor, as they themselves are still struggling for the basic necessities of life. Talking about the vulgarity and double meaning jokes that have slithered into comedy shows, he said, “It was the reason why I left “Mahasangram” (a comedy show). Comedy shows have been made commercial and comedians are doing it and indulging in double meaning jokes to make some fast bucks. But in all this they should never forget their social responsibility,” he said. Khayali has two films ready for the release which include “Chance milta hai by chance”, Jiyo life bindaas”, while he is shooting for “Chooron ki baarat”.
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Philately school comes up in city
Ludhiana, June 13 Yash Pal Bangia, president of the club, said the school would strive to promote universal brotherhood and international cross-culture. Ludhiana Philatelic Club is a non-profit organisation, working for the promotion of philately in the region for the past 37 years. The club has organised more than 20 stamp exhibitions, several workshops and seminars on stamp collecting in schools with the help of the department of posts. “The school will launch a number of innovative programmes for different target groups. Members of the club will visit schools and help them start youth philatelic club, stamp camps for kids and deliver talks on special topics such as national heritage and stamps, understanding the basics of stamp collection and science and stamps,” said Bangia.
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CME on pain management
Ludhiana, June 13 “Pain is of two types, acute pain and chronic pain,” stated the doctor. Dr PN Jain from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Dr YK Batra, PGI, Chandigarh, Dr Baljit Singh, GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, spoke on various technologies being used in pain management. They deliberated upon ozone therapy, radio frequency aplaion and ultrasound guided blocks. Dr Gurpreet Kaur said, “Pain is managed through drugs, injections and sometimes through above mentioned therapies.”
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Cycle rally taken out
Ludhiana, June 13 Orders issued
Health and Family Welfare Minister Satpal Gosain has directed all senior medical officials to display boards carrying phone numbers of the SMOs, doctors, director (health) and health minister for public convenience. He held a meeting with officials of the health department at Circuit House yesterday.
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Residents without power for two days
Ludhiana, June 13 Residents said despite repeated complaints, the power supply in their area was not restored. They remained without power throughout the day yesterday. The supply was restored at night, but it was again disrupted during the day. ‘‘We have been complaining, but to no avail. Even the inverters have stopped working,” said Surinder Singh, an area resident.
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Schools & colleges
Ludhiana: With the arrival of summer vacation, begins the fun and frolic of summer camps. A fortnight long summer camp ended at BCM, Dugri. Professionals imparted training to students in martial arts, music, western and classical dance, gymnastics, art and craft and games like basketball, table-tennis and badminton. Young dancers at BCM Dugri had a gala time when they had a face-off with the finalist of DID season I and a professional trainer, Jai Kumar. The day was a memorable day for the participants. Jai not only interacted with them, but also gave them a few dancing tips. All parents and teachers had the opportunity to dance with him. Children were taught various dance forms be it freestyle or locking and popping or jazz, hip-hop or salsa. Children also had a photo shoot and a few talented artistes were also selected by Broadway Company. Certificates were given to all participants. Another major attraction of the camp was a professional course of radio jockey offered by the Academy of Broadcasting where students were trained to be verbal-smart and do studio recordings. School principal Dr Vandna Shahi appreciated participants. Results
Students of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women have shown brilliant results in the annual examination conducted by Panjab University. Shivani of BCom (first year) has secured fourth position in the university and first position in the college with 83.81 per cent. Shweta bagged fifth position in the university and second position in the college with 83.63 per cent followed by Jatinder and Bharti with 81.82 and and 81.45 per cent, respectively. Kusum Rani of BCom (second year) stood first in the college 75 per cent, while college toppers in BCom (third year) were Neha (76.5 per cent), BCA (second year) Kavita Lohani (77.9 per cent), BCA (third year) Manpreet (76.8 per cent), BBA (first year) Pooja Verma (73.73 per cent), BBA (second year) Shilpa Rani (76.06 per cent). College president Swarn Singh and principal Dr Parveen Kaur Chawla congratulated students. Camp ends
A plethora of activities marked the summer camp held at Ryan International School. Ryanites got a golden opportunity to participate in various activities like art and craft, instrumental music, various activities related to sports and various dance forms. Around 500 students from classes I to IX took part in the summer camp. For students, it was the best way to beat the summer heat as they enjoyed the fun filled activities for a fortnight.
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PAU
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Ludhiana: To impart training to the farm women and rural youth, the directorate of extension education of PAU is organising a training course on “home baking and value addition to household articles for preparation of handicrafts” at Kairon Kisan Ghar from June 20 to 30.
Director of extension education Dr MS Gill said the course involved participation of 25 trainees. The registration for the event would be held on June 20 at 9 am at the scheduled venue and the course would offer an opportunity to the farm women and rural youth to deliberate, understand and interact with the subject-matter specialists and seek their expertise on home made preparations.
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Centre director Navsher said the centre in the city focused on academic delivery and quality placements which had resulted in shaping promising career of students. The aim of the programme (BCA) is to produce full-fledged IT professionals. The joint programme will be made available across the country at selected Aptech Education Centres. It will be a three-year BCA course. Examination will be conducted online. Meeting
At a joint meeting of the Ludhiana City Auto-Rickshaw Mazdoor Federation and Clock Tower Auto Rickshaw Union today, members took strong exception to the unilateral hike in minimum fare from Rs 5 to Rs 10 by a self-styled three-wheeler union. Those present at the meeting said the increase was unjustified. They called upon the district authorities to rein in leaders of a section of auto-rickshaws plying in the city and restore the minimum fare to Rs 5 for a distance of up to 1.5 km. Saplings planted
Easyday store, owned and operated by Bharti Retail Ltd, today cleaned and planted saplings on the Ferozepur road, near PAU. Employees of eight easyday stores and its customers gathered to clean and plant saplings on the road. The effort was appreciated by the community and the local forest department. Garbage was removed from the roadside. Workshop
To update the knowledge of members of the Offset Printers Association (OPA ), a one-week workshop on "Financial Management" is being organised in collaboration with the MSME, department of industries (DI), Ludhiana, from June 13 onwards. The workshop aims at imparting training in financial management of the unit. A total of 29 members of the OPA are attending the workshop. More such workshops would be organised in the coming months on other subjects as well, stated a press release issued by the OPA. Meeting
The District Congress Committee (Urban) has launched a series of meetings. In a meeting of workers from ward no 58, organised by Bhupinder Singh Dimple and Satwinder Singh Jawaddi, DCC president Pawan Diwan claimed that the party believed in development. He exhorted the party workers to expose the misdeeds of the SAD-BJP government. Check-up camp
NIMA Ludhiana and Diabetes Free World organised 109th free diabetes check-up camp at Dr Surendra Gupta Clinic in Shivpuri. About 180 patients got free consultation and screening for diabetes. Dr Surendra Gupta, secretary, NIMA Ludhiana, and managing director of the Diabetes Free World, along with other doctors, checked up the patients. Medical camp
Bhartiya Dalit Sena organised a free medical check-up camp at Manohar Nagar here on Sunday. Doctors from Deepak Hospital checked up about 280 patients. The camp was inaugurated by Congress leader Amarjit Singh Tikka. A team of doctors, including Dr Sandeep Sharma, Dr Vandna Rajput, Dr Puja Jindal and Dr SP Vasudeva checked up the patients. Memorandum submitted
The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan/ Rashtriya Madaamik Sikhiya Abhiyaan Teacher Union (SSA/RMSA) held a meeting at the Mini Secretariat today. The meeting was presided over by Baldev Singh Raj. He said since June 8 two teachers had been observing fast unto death in front of the DEO’s office in Mohali. The teachers demanded that they should be regularised. Teachers from the entire state are supporting them and observing fast. The union in Ludhiana today handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard. “If our demands are not met, we will intensify the stir,” he added.
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Three killed in mishaps
Phillaur, June 13 Savita (22) of Goraya was run over by the Malwa Express between Goraya and Phillaur on Saturday. The Government Railway Police sent the body to the Civil Hospital here for post-mortem examination. In another incident, Paramjit Ram, a youth of Omarpur village, near here, was killed when a speeding vehicle hit him on the Noormahal-Talwan road on Saturday night. The police registered a case and sent the body to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. Man murdered An unidentified middle-aged man was found murdered in fields at Dogran village, near here on Saturday night. The post-mortem examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital. The police kept the body at the mortuary for identification.
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Cases of theft
Phillaur, June 13 Goods worth Rs 6 lakh were stolen from the house of Pyara Singh at Balanda village, near Nakodar, on Saturday night. With the family sleeping in the open, thieves entered the house from the rear. They decamped with 30-tola gold ornaments, silver ornaments and Rs 60,000. The police registered a case and started investigations.
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Ludhiana, June 13
The local centre of Aptech Computer Education (ACE) commemorated 18 years of imparting high quality computer education in the city with the launch of a BCA course. CEO and MD Ninad Karpe said in recent years, the demand for vocational and specialised degree courses had been steadily on the rise due to the growing emphasis on professional and skill-based knowledge.