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ESIC hospital not model
Ludhiana, November 4
Chanchala Devi of Dhandhari Khurd reportedly delivered a baby at the ESIC Model Hospital in the absence of doctors and paramedical staff in the wee hours of today.
The closed doors of ward no. 2 at the ESIC Model Hospital in Ludhiana. The doors were closed to prevent the entry of mediapersons. photo: inderjeet verma
Peas freeze inflation in its tracks
Ludhiana, November 4
People have started preferring frozen vegetables over fresh ones owing to rising inflation. With the price of peas reaching an all-time high, consumers are buying frozen peas
instead.
Farmers told to use new techniques for farming
Jagraon, November 4
The agriculture department of Ludhiana organised a district level Farmer Training Fair at Jagraon today. As many as 1200 farmers from various villages of Ludhiana district participated in the district level Farmer Training Fair, held at Over Seven Seas
Palace.
National symposium on livestock and poultry
Ludhiana, November 4
A three-day national symposium on “Emerging Management concepts for Sustainable Livestock and Poultry Production” and XIX Annual Convention of Indian Society of Animal Production Management
(ISAPM) was organised by the department of livestock production management, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU), concluded here
today.
Electricity poles in middle of roads are a death trap
Raikot/Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 4
Electrical poles erected in the middle of busy link roads and highways are waiting for some major tragedy to happen for the past several years. Night driving is risky as residents apprehend that some major tragedy might occur due to the poor visibility. Admitting that the electricity poles were source of inconvenience to the commuters, authorities of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(Powercom) said no request regarding shifting of any of the installation was pending with them.
An electricity pole erected in the middle of a road along the Sirhind Canal near Mandi Ahmedgarh.
MC wakes up, covers manhole after 4 days
Jagraon, November 4
Residents heaved a sigh of relief this evening when the Municipal Council of Jagraon finally woke up from slumber and covered the sewerage manhole on the local College Road, which was lying uncovered for the past four days. The manhole had endangered the lives of
commuters.
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Women power disrupts drive
Clockwise A cop tries to pacify a woman lying in front portion of a ditch machine, Assistant Town Planner Kamaljit Kaur (in green suit) helps police personnel in putting an injured woman in an ambulance, a structure being demolished; and a woman opposes the demolition drive being carried out in the Model Town Extension area of Ludhiana . Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
Dengue fear looms large in village
Shamashpur(Samrala), November 4
Fear of dengue has gripped Shamaspur village near here as the symptoms of the disease were detected in more than 157 residents of the village. The total population of the village is about 2,000.
Petrol prices: 8 hikes in a year pinch
Ludhiana, November 4
Frequent hikes in the prices of petrol is burning a hole in the pocket of common man. The residents have witnessed eight hikes in price of petrol during past one year starting from October 2010 to November this year.
Forensic team meets injured persons
Ludhiana, November 4
A four-member team of forensic experts from the state forensic sciences department today visited the furnace blast site that had left one dead and 10 others injured two days
ago.
Cyber cafes favourite haunt of rural schoolchildren
Jagraon, November 4
In the era of information technology, when people are getting hooked on to each other through Internet and are using various online facilities, children studying in rural areas too don’t want to lag
behind.
Ministerial staff go on strike
Ludhiana, November 4
Members of the Punjab State Ministerial Services’ Union went on strike in protest against their long-pending demands. This badly affected the working of the various government offices.
Dy CM’s ailing horse at GADVASU
Ludhiana, November 4
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has received yet another VVIP guest. It is Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal's horse named King Bruce, which has reached the GADVASU hospital, here. This horse reached the varsity hospital in the evening and ever since its arrival, it is being given VVIP treatment.
King Bruce, an imported horse belonging to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal gets treatment in a VIP enclosure in GADVASU on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
From school
Schools wooing parents with outdoor advertisements
Ludhiana, November 4
As city schools have rolled out the registration dates for admissions for the coming session, hoardings and unipoles in the city can be seen throughout the city as some of the schools haves started using outdoor advertising as a means of spreading awareness among the prospective admission seekers for their children.
A unipole carrying an advertisement of a school in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Inderjit Verma
From college
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Bedecked
The new Shatabdi train decorated with flowers and balloons awaits a green signal for departure at the Ludhiana railway station on Friday.
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Noble gift
Members of the Bharat Vikas Parishad, Rotary Club and senior citizens donat artificial limbs to the needy at Rotary Bhawan in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjit Verma |
Eight booked for shootout
Ludhiana, November 4
The city police has booked eight persons in an attempt to murder case following the yesterday’s shootout incident.
Finally, real culprit booked
Ludhiana, November 4
The city police has booked a man for fraud, who misled the revenue department for usurping the land of his parental
uncle.
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A woman Assistant Town Planner (ATP) was manhandled when a team of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) went to demolish jhuggis in the Model Town Extension area this afternoon.
Ludhiana, November 04
