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Contractual staff dies at DMCH
 Ludhiana, December 24
Tinku (25), who was asphyxiated inside a sewer in Dashmesh Nagar on the Gill Road on December 20, died at a private hospital in the wee hours today.
Family members of Tinku stage a protest against the Municipal Corporation in front of the DMCH in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Unscheduled power cuts making life hell
Ludhiana, December 24
This summer everyone heaved a sigh of relief when there were no power cuts in the state. They were hopeful of things to improve as far as continuous power supply was concerned.
20 pc city youths prone to depression
Ludhiana, December 24
City youngsters are falling prey to depression as is evident from number of patients visiting hospitals for the check-up daily. The number of patients is increasing with the passage of the year.
Unscheduled power cuts hit residents hard
Jagraon, December 24
Prolonged power cuts in the region have thrown lives of residents out of gear. The town as well as several villages surrounding Jagraon has been witnessing about eight to 10 hours of unscheduled power cuts for the past five to six days.
Pensioners plan protest
Ludhiana, December 24
A state-level meeting of zila parishad pensioners was held at Zila Parished office here today. The pensioners claimed that they were not receiving their pensions since November.
Petrol cheaper by 70 paise
Ludhiana, December 24
Petrol and diesel are going to be cheaper, as the state government today decided to abolish octroi on the petroleum products.
City hot spot for gamblers
 Ludhiana, December 24
City seems to have become a hot spot for all those flouting rules and regulations. Authorities prefer to overlook even if they come across young and old basking under the Sun and playing cards at public places.
A group of people plays cards in a garden in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Workshop on research methodology
Ludhiana, December 24
The five-day workshop on “Research methodology, applied statistics and use of SPSS”, which started on December 18 at BCM College of Education, concluded here yesterday. Both staff members and students participated in the workshop.
Fancy dress contest to mark Christmas celebrations
 Ludhiana, December 24
Sai Public School celebrated Christmas with zeal. A fancy dress competition was organised to mark the occasion. The students dressed as angels, fairies, Santa Claus and Mother Mary wished everyone “Merry Christmas”.
Children perform a dance during Christmas celebrations at Saraswati Public School in Ludhiana on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Christmas with special kids
Ludhiana, December 24
Employees of Virka Infotech, a private company, today celebrated Christmas with children of Nirdosh School, a school for special children.
Bikramjeet bags gold at school games
Ludhiana, December 24
Bikramjeet Singh won a gold medal in the State-Level School Games, which was recently held
at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium here.
Awareness rally against social evils
Khamano, December 24
St Joseph School, Khamano, organised a public awareness rally in the town against social evils.
FOR THE LORD
A church decorated on Christmas eve at Salem Tabri in Ludhiana on
Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Stress on conservation of resources
Ludhiana, December 24
A four-day training programme organised by the Directorate of Extension Education of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) for officials of Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP), concluded here on Saturday.
Make Punjabi a compulsory subject
Ludhiana, December 24
Punjabi language should be given equal importance in schools affiliated to the CBSE. Many of the teachers said the subject, Punjabi, should be made mandatory and school authorities should give equal importance to Punjabi as other subjects.
Role of radio in farm development discussed
Ludhiana, December 24
A five-day training programme on “Farm journalism and documentation of success stories” organised by the
Punjab Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) in collaboration with the department of agricultural journalism, languages and culture
concluded here today at PAU.
Labourer’s son makes it to Indian Army
Ludhiana, December 24
It was a dream come true for Rajpal Singh, a brick-kiln worker at Latheri village in Chamkor Sahib, when his only son Manvir Singh was recruited in the Indian Army.
The runaway bride
Ludhiana, December 24
Now, the tables have turned, earlier, men used to desert their newly-wedded wife for dowry, but now its vice-versa. A newly- married woman allegedly left the house of her husband, barely two days after her wedding, due to his poor financial condition.
Groom Suraj at his house in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
Kader Khan in city for mushaira
Ludhiana, December 24
Kader Khan, the veteran actor, said he was touched by the hospitality of the people of Ludhiana. He was in the city for the all-India mushaira organised at Nehru Sidhant Kender.
Millers seek probe against agency
Khanna, December 24
A meeting of Rice Millers’ Association, Khanna, was held at the grain market today, in which representatives of the association demanded a high-level inquiry to find out a nexus between officials and labour of the warehouse purchasing agency.
Biotechnologists win laurels
Ludhiana, December 24
Research associate Rohini Sachdeva and Hitesh Pawar Nandlal, PhD scholar, from the school of animal biotechnology of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary And Animal Sciences University bagged the prestigious "ISVIB Young Scientist Award" of the Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology and the Best Poster Award.
2 toppers honoured
Raikot, December 24
Hardeep Kaur Dhaliwal (638/800) and Amandeep Kaur (628/800) of the local Swami Ganga Giri Janta Girls College and toppers of Panjab University,
Chandigarh, in MA (political science) were felicitated by the management committee of the institute at a function organised on the college campus.
Another petrol station looted
Ludhiana, December 24
In yet another incident, three armed men struck at a petrol station and decamped with Rs 21,000 by holding employees hostage.
Seven robberies in 10 days
Ludhiana, December 24
The notorious "Swift gang" has struck for the seventh time in the past 11 days.
While the state police is groping in the dark, the gang struck again and fled with Rs 21,000 cash by keeping employees of a fuel station hostage.
Two youths snatch purse
Ludhiana, December 24
In yet another snatching incident, two motorcycle-borne youths snatched a purse, containing Rs 10,000 cash, an ATM and a bank document, from a woman near the Jagraon Bridge area here today.
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