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Married man elopes with student, booked
Ludhiana, December 4
Blinded in love, a former state-level baseball and hockey player deserted his wife and two children and eloped with a third-year college student.
Women workers winnow straw at a farm of Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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Ex-SP duped of Rs2 lakh
Ludhiana, December 4
Let alone the common man, even retired senior police officers are not being spared by con men, who promise high monthly interest after an investment of a few lakh rupees. A retired superintendent of police (SP) Sukhwinder Singh Uppal, resident of Sarabha Nagar Extension, is the latest victim of one such fraudster, who duped the former of Rs 2 lakh.
2 Powercom employees held for graft
Ludhiana, December 4
The city police nabbed two contractual employees of Powercom for graft following the complaint of a
city resident.
Maidservant commits suicide
Ludhiana, December 4
A 16-year-old maidservant allegedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances at a house in Model Town here.
According to the police, preliminary investigation indicated that the girl, identified as Puja, committed suicide by hanging herself with a ceiling fan.
Car rams into divider
Ludhiana, December 4
In yet another incident of reckless driving, a car rammed into a road divider located in front of A hotel on the Ferozpur road here late last night.
When Badal jr kept knocking on SGPC man’s door
Ludhiana, December 4
Usually, people take pride in inviting political leaders to their house, but it turned out to be otherwise for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Amarjit Singh Chawla today.
Woman found dead, husband unconscious
Ludhiana, December 4
A 25-year-old woman, Satbir Kaur, died under mysterious circumstances at her Canal Enclave residence on the Pakhowal road here today. Her husband Davinder Singh, who was found in an unconscious state, is undergoing treatment at the Civil
Hospital.
‘Keeping tab on crime no rocket science’
Ludhiana, December 4
"Keeping a tab on crime prone locations is no rocket science, just a matter common sense," says the Commissioner of the police, Dr SS
Chauhan, rattled by failure of the police in cracking robbery and snatching incidents that took place recently.
Kids participate in the bucket race at the annual sports day of a school in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan |
Students in grip of exam fever
Ludhiana, December 4
With the start of term examinations, students of both schools and colleges are burning midnight oil to fair well these days. Due to increased stress, students are also complaining of different health problems, like not feeling hungry, overeating and forgetting everything that they have learned so far.
Farm issues discussed with Pak delegates
Ludhiana, December 4
A function was organised at PAU in honour of the delegation of alumni of College of Agriculture (COA), from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan, last evening.
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Preaching, but not practising
In a brazen display of contempt for the very rules that the top brass of the traffic police have been enforcing in order to ease the traffic congestion as also to facilitate uninterrupted flow of traffic on the city roads, recently a cut in the road divider has been provided right in front of the residential complex for the senior police officials, adjoining the official residence of the Commissioner of Police in Civil Lines locality here.
Private buses take passengers for a ride
Doraha, December 4
Taking passengers for a ride, conductors and drivers of private buses have been luring passengers into boarding their buses only to dump them midway of their journey.
Pedalling for a greener environment
Ludhiana, December 4
Hundreds of city residents, along with Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari and a large number of district officials and leading industrialists, pedalled through many city localities to spread the message of
"cyclogreen", an initiative launched by a city-based leading bicycle manufacturer.
Kids take part in a cycle rally to raise awareness on protecting environment in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Clothes collection drive by Rotaract Club
Ludhiana, December 4
The Rotaract Club of the DMCH, under the aegis of the Rotary Club, Ludhiana Greater, on Friday collected old clothes and distributed these among the needy. The campaign for the collection of clothes for the needy will continue till December 14.
Queen’s
Rival: Kids perform dance during the Sports Day at Mother’s Pride School in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Man dies of dengue
Phillaur, December 4
A Goraya resident, Sarvesh Kumar, died of dengue at a Ludhiana hospital last night. The deceased had been suffering from high fever and was diagnosed with dengue.
Ramoowalia takes centre stage
Ludhiana, December 4
Balwant Singh Ramoowalia took centre stage at an SAD rally held here today, taking digs at the Congress and underlining the development projects carried out by his party.
Akali leaders take potshots at Captain
Ludhiana, December 4
After Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh’s yesterday statement of having a “khunda” (a traditional long wooden stick) to teach a lesson to the
Akalis, the “khunda” dominated the speeches of several leaders during an SAD rally at Detwal village today.
Cong leader projects herself as candidate
Jagraon, December 4
With the Assembly elections in the state only a couple of months away, election activities have started gaining momentum in various constituencies of the state. Though no political party has declared the name of any candidate so far from the Jagraon Vidhan Sabha constituency (reserved), some aspiring candidates within different political parties have started projecting themselves as the candidate of their political party.
Aspiring candidates line up at Congress camp
Ludhiana, December 4
As the state Assembly elections are approaching, the Congress is abuzz with activity, with a large number of local leaders making a beeline for the District Congress Committee office to apply for a party ticket.
Residents direct posers at Manpreet
Ludhiana, December 4
A gathering of local intellectuals, including doctors, lawyers, writers, poets, principals, professors, teachers, lawyers, ex-servicemen, students, NRIs and many others, bombarded People’s Party of Punjab president Manpreet Singh Badal with a series of questions here yesterday.
PPP president Manpreet Singh Badal interacts with a gathering; and (right) Bir Inder Singh Sidhu, president, PAU Students Association, asks a question to the leader in
Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Express train suspended
Ludhiana, December 4
With the biweekly (19771/19772) Amritsar-Jaipur Express running behind schedule for hours due to dense fog and poor visibility on certain sections, the Northern Railway authorities have decided to suspend the train for a period of one month.
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Knitwear business centre
Ludhiana: A real estate developer, Aerens Gold Souk Group, brings to the city, ‘The Hive’, a premier hub for domestic and international trade in fashion clothing and knitwear at India International Habitat
Centre.
From schools
Prize distribution
Doraha: The 23th Annual Function-cum-prize distribution of Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School,
Doraha, was organised yesterday. Dr Manjit Singh Kang, former Vice-Chancellor
PAU, Ludhiana, was the chief guest of the occasion. The events included group dance, choreography,
qawali, giddha and bhangra.
Armed men fire gunshots, set shop on fire
Khanna, December 4
Some armed persons attacked and set a shop on fire of a commission agent in the Grain Market, Khanna. The persons also fired some shots in a broad daylight on Saturday.
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