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Year on, road near Vikas Nagar caves in
Ludhiana, September 19
Is the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation using good quality material for constructing and re-carpeting of city roads? Sample this: Not even a year has passed when the Pakhowal road was re-carpeted, but a portion of the same road near Vikas Nagar caved in early today morning. |
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| Residents look at the portion of the Pakhowal road, which caved in near Vikas Nagar in Ludhiana on
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Post SGPC Poll Barbers busy as a bee
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 19
Barbers and hairdressers of the local town and its surrounding areas were as busy as a bee today. Most of them were found serving a section of the electorates, who got their hair cut and beards trimmed after casting their vote in the SGPC elections held yesterday.
A man gets his beard trimmed at a barber’s shop in
Mandi Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer |
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DC seeks report on voting by Patit Sikhs
Ludhiana, September 19
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tewari today sought a report from all returning officers
(ROs) who had been deputed to conduct the SGPC elections as to how voters with shorn hair and trimmed beard were allowed to exercise their franchise yesterday.
SGPC POLL
Talwandi family makes a hat-trick
Ludhiana, September 19
Making it a record of sorts, the Talwandi family has become the first political family of the state to make it to the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee
(SGPC) third time in a row.
(From left) Chhanga Singh, Jagdev Singh, Jagjit Singh Talwandi |
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Three get life for murder
Ludhiana, September 19
Court of Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Gulzar has convicted Gurcharan Singh, alias Bata, Suraj Kumar and Deepak Kumar, alias Sunny, all residents of Shimlapuri, Ludhiana, in a murder case.
Auto dealers told to shut
Ludhiana, September 19
Officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board today ordered two dealers, who used to sell luxury cars, to shut down their operations. These include Dada Motors, dealers in Range Rover and Jaguar cars, and Jaycee Automobiles, dealers in Audi cars. Both dealers were caught discharging untreated water into a soaking pit and boreholes, respectively.
A2Z company too told to wind up
Ludhiana, September 19
In a major development, the company, which had got the contract for managing solid waste of the city, has packed its bags and has shut its operations from the city. Ever since the company-A2Z Waste Management Ludhiana Ltd- started its operations from August 15 onwards, it was facing tough resistance from private garbage collectors, most of whom belong to the Valmiki community. |
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Garbage bins lying strewn on a road in Sarabha
Nagar, Ludhiana, as a mark of protest against the door-to-door solid waste collection. File photo
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Old building poses high risk
Jagraon, September 19
An old building at old grain market, Jagraon is posing risk to the lives of commuters as well as the shopkeepers owning shops nearby. Á century old building seems to collapse any time that can lead to a major tragedy if not repaired.
The dilapidated building poses a risk to the lives of schoolchildren at the Old Grain Market in
Jagraon. a tribune photograph
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18 patients share 10 beds at maternity ward every day
Ludhiana, September 19
Despite of the fact that Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, has received some new beds from the health department, the 3:1 ratio of patients and beds remain the same at maternity ward which has been receiving more than 18 delivery patients almost daily.
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Expectant mothers share beds at the maternity ward; and (right) new beds with mattresses lying in a storeroom of Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital in
Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
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Rare heart surgery saves woman, foetus
Ludhiana, September 19
A rare open-heart surgery was performed at the Christian Medical College and Hospital
(CMCH) on a pregnant woman, Gurpreet Kaur (25), a resident of the Kidwai nagar locality in the city.
Gurbax Kaur with her husband Manmeet Singh and their baby pose with the doctor at the CMCH in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
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Missing juveniles
Police groping in dark
Ludhiana, September 19
The police has failed to trace the two minors who fled from the Juvenile Home by scaling the wall taking advantage of rain and power cut on September 16.
Both the minors, Jatinder Kuman and Bishanjit, were lodged in the Juvenile Jail on the charges of theft.
No trace of missing basketball player
Ludhiana, September 19
To protest against the police failure to trace the missing basketball player, Ramanand (19), the family members and relatives of the player gathered outside the Division No. 4 police station and raised slogans against the police.
Lack of funds: students asked to bring answersheets
Ludhiana, September 19
Students in a city government school have been asked to bring their own answer sheets for the terminal examinations. Apart from the non-uniformity for the answer sheets that students bring with them to the examination halls, chances of bringing them with pre-written also increases, if they escape the checking before entering the examination hall.
Exam phobia hangs heavy on students
Doraha, September 19
It may be schools or colleges, the students are expected ‘to do or die’ in the terminal exams. They are burning midnight oil to prove their worth. The examination fever has gripped them so much that they have sleepless nights. At such a time in their tight schedule, they are expected to cover the entire syllabus within a stipulated time.
Creating her own style with clear vision(s)
Ludhiana, September 19
'Visions', a fashion store for women, was not a difficult decision for Pooja Mago as she's from a business family. But it did require some quiet thinking and a bit of prodding from her husband and mother-in-law.
It may seem unconventional, but in Pooja's case her in-laws have been her motivating force.
Medicos call for abolition of nuclear weapons
Ludhiana, September 19
Students of medical colleges in Punjab and other neighbouring states have called for an end to the nuclear arms race and all other forms of violence.
They expressed their concern over the dangers of nuclear energy and urged the governments to consider strong policy decisions to tap renewable sources of energy, especially solar and wind.
Allotment of sites for sale of crackers
Ludhiana, September 19
The commissioner of police here has invited applications for allotment of stalls for the sale of crackers during Dussehra/Diwali festivals.
According to a press release issued by the Miscellaneous License Branch, the printed performas for the allottment are available at the Miscellaneous License Branch from today.
Lineman electrocuted on duty
Ludhiana, September 19
Gurpal Singh Latala, a lineman at the Gill Chowk electricity board office, died this evening while
he was attending to a complaint. Following his death, other linemen and employees of electricity board protested and jammed the Gill Chowk road for about an hour.
Man threatens to set himself ablaze
Ludhiana, September 19
Police Division No. 7 foiled a “self-immolation” bid today, while a local resident threatened to burn himself at Samrala
Chowk. Aman Kataria (32) had strained relations with his wife.
Man dies in wall collapse
Khanna, September 19
One person was killed following a wall collapsed on Lalheri road in Khanna this morning.
The deceased has been identified as Swarn Singh (55) a scrap dealer and a resident of Guru Ravi Dass
Mandir, Khanna.
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