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Bitter side of sweet(s) business
Ludhiana, October 12
The festival season is in full swing, and as always, those trading in sweet poison are working at a feverish pitch to wreak havoc on the health of the people.
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| Petha (sweetened pumpkin) kept in dirty utensils with dead flies and mosquitoes in them; and
(right) Unhygienic condition prevails in the petha factory which was sealed on Wednesday.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
No-Entry Zone
Despite ban, ‘killer’ MC truck defies orders
 Ludhiana, October 12
Despite claiming several innocent lives in the city recently, drivers of the “killer” garbage-lifting trucks belonging to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation refuse to learn any lesson from the past.
Onlookers block the traffic near the Samrala Chowk and intercepted MC garbage-lifting truck, which was plying on the route during school hours. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Textile workers ‘manhandle’ babu’s driver
Ludhiana, October 12
Labour Commissioner’s driver Vipan Sharma was allegedly manhandled by protesting Textile Mazdoor Union workers outside the labour department office here today as the former tried to request the agitating workers to let a peon (a woman) fetch water from a tap.
Vipan Sharma, driver of Labour Commissioner, shows injuries marks on his back. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
BlackBerry blinks, users fume
Ludhiana, October 12
The users of Blackberry mobile phones in the city have been passing through tough time for the past few days. The delay in sending messages and emails along with Internet disruptions have been caused by the core switch failure, according the statement by the Canada-based mobile maker.
Sarabha Nagar
40 full-grown trees felled
Ludhiana, October 12
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation seems to have been rocked by another scam. About 40-odd full-grown trees have gone missing “under mysterious circumstances” from a park located in the I-Block of Sarabha Nagar. While members of the park management committee claimed that municipal officials cut the trees, MC Zonal Commissioner Amarjit Singh Sekhon said the committee members had told him that these trees never existed in the park.
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| (Left) A file photo of a park in Block I of Sarabha Nagar; and
(right) the same park without the greenery in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Jagraon rly station
Absence of canteen harries passengers, staff
Jagraon, October 12
The absence of a canteen at the local railway station, one of the oldest in the region, has been a source of discomfort for passengers as well as employees.
Sukhbir’s halt at ex-Bar chief’s house ruffles feathers
Ludhiana, October 12
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s visit to former Ludhiana District Bar Association president Parupkar Singh Ghuman’s house has raised may an eyebrow in the local political circles. Sources in the SAD say as Ghuman is vying for a ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ludhiana West constituency, the visit has not gone down well with other leaders in the race from the constituency.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal interacts with party leaders at the house of Parupkar Singh Ghuman, former president of the District Bar Association, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Congress leader gets threat mail
Ludhiana, October 12
A local Congress leader, Ishwarjot Singh Cheema, has received a threat to life from an unknown person claiming to be a member of a jehadi group “fighting for a cause”.
Ishwarjot Singh Cheema
Initiative on disaster management
Ludhiana, October 12
The inaugural session of the Disaster Management Under Taking Youth aimed at taking up voluntary work for social causes was held today.
Dignitaries at the inauguration ceremony of a programme on disaster management in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
PAU research work appreciated at national level
Ludhiana, October 12
The Punjab Agricultural University's research work on grapes and guava, being conducted in the department of horticulture and at Regional Research Station,
Bathinda, has been appreciated at the national level.
Urological Society
DMCH doc to head north-zone unit
Ludhiana, October 12
Dr Baldev Singh Aulakh, professor of urology and transplant surgery, and head of the transplant unit at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) here was named president (elect) of the Urological Society of India (North Zone) at a general body meeting held during the annual conference of the society in Shimla.
Seminar on IT certifications
Ludhiana, October 12
The GGN Institute of Management and Technology (GGNIMT) organised a seminar on “IT Certifications - A Success Mantra for IT Professionals” for the students of MCA here today.
PAU employees protest
Ludhiana, October 12
The PAU Employees Union held a dharna on the campus here today in which employees from various departments got together and raised slogans against the state government and comptroller AC Rana.
sky watching programme
Getting a glimpse of moon, Jupiter
Ludhiana, October 12
"Seeing Jupiter with three moons on one side another one on the other was a breathtaking experience," said Ishana Jain a class XII student from Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines.
Students watch moon and jupiter through an electronic telescope at KVM School in Ludhiana
on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
284 patients examined at medical camp
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 12
Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College & Hospital organised a four-day free eye check-up and surgery camp on the college campus here today. Inaugurating the camp, Desh Bhagat Group chairman, Dr Zora Singh and vice-chairperson Tejinder Kaur, said the institute has been providing the medical facilities to the people at subsidised rates for the past 15 years.
Seminor on psychology of interview and selection
 Ludhiana, October 12
A training workshop for MBA and MCA final year students was organised at Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology
(GNIMT) on psychology of interview and selection. Asit Ghosh, Founder Director of Tuff Trak International, from Kolkata conducted the workshop.
Students attend a seminar on ‘Psychology of Interview and Selection’ at GNIMT in Ludhiana
on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
World Arthritis Day
‘Despite advancement, patients sans adequate healthcare’
Ludhiana, October 12
To mark the World Arthritis Day, the Punjab Rheumatology Clinic, in association with the local branch of Indian Medical Association
(IMA), today organised a public awareness lecture on arthritis, which was followed by a free check-up camp. IMA president Dr Kulwant Singh inaugurated the camp while Dr Karamvir
Goyal, secretary released a booklet on arthritis.
from schools
Chemistry fest at BCM Arya school
On the second day of the chemistry festival, inter-school quiz as well as chemistry olympiad were organised in which the first prize was won by KVM School, the second by BCM Arya Model School, Shastri
Nagar, and the third position was secured by Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana.
ludhiana scan
Demand to repair road
The district congress committee president Pawan Dewan has asked the civic authorities to repair the caved in roads in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar around the city
centre. Presiding over a meeting of the party workers in Ward 59, he said the road damaged during rains was still awaiting repair while the MC and the Ludhiana Improvement Trust were closing their eyes to misery of the residents. He later went round the area to take stock of the situation. He said he had found roads in quite a pitiable condition. Dewan expressed surprise as to why the civic administration had not woken up to the problem so far although the monsoons were long over.
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from right top) A Jago ritual being performed by girls on the campus;
An enactment of a marriage procession in progress; Students dressed up as a newly married ‘couple’ with the ‘groom’ walking behind his
‘bride’. The purpose was to convey the message that it will not be long before no more girls are left;
Save the girl child: The message is loud and clear. |
| The Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) youth festival offered glimpses of the rich and vibrant Punjabi culture. On a more serious note, students enacted short skits to create awareness about social evils such as female foeticide and drug addiction in Ludhiana on Wednesday. |
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| The awareness drive started with a procession which were led by students mounted on horses |
The event started from the College of Veterinary Science to the Open-Air Theatre at the PAU. |
Say no to drugs: Students raise the issue of drug addiction rampant in the region.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
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Green Land paddlers for national meet
Ludhiana, October 12
Five students from the local Green Land Senior Secondary Public School have been selected for the XVIth National Cluster CBSE Table Tennis Meet to be held at Varanasi from October 13 to
18.
District roller skating on Oct 21, 22
Ludhiana, October 12
The District Roller Skating Association (DRSA) will organise 14th Roller Skating District Championship here at the Lesiure Valley Skating Rink, Sarabha Nagar, on October 21 and 22 according to president of the association, AK Sharma.
Greenland team to play TT nationals
Ludhiana, October 12
Table tennis players (U-16 girls, U-19 girls - Individual category) from Greenland Public School, GT Road, who are going to represent Cluster XVI in CBSE Table Tennis Nationals at Sunbeam School Lahartara, Varanasi, from October 13 to October 18 2011.
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