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MC goes a smart way
The 10 categories under which the complaints can be filed include streetlights, water supply and sewerage, roads, sanitation, tehbazaari, encroachments, horticulture, unauthorised construction, illegal advertisements or boards or hoardings and the City Bus Service. By using this application, which has been developed by a city resident, Jaskirat Singh, citizens can also send pictures of non-functional streetlights, potholes on road, garbage and encroachments. MC officiating Commissioner Isha Kalia said with the help of this application, residents could easily complain about the problems in their respective areas. “They can click photographs of the problem area and post them online. Once the complaint is submitted, the complainant will get a confirmation SMS. The complaint will be automatically forwarded to the department concerned through an email,” she said. This application will automatically keep the complainant informed through SMS and email by sending updates when the MC assigns the complaint to an attendant and again when the work is completed. “We appeal to city residents to use this application so we can get proper feedback about the prevailing civic issues in the city. We are here to solve all the problems and hope that this android mobile phone application will help the MC in catering to the needs of the residents,” Isha Kalia said. Installing the application You should have an Internet connection on your mobile phone The mobile phone should be GPS enabled Open Google Play Store and search for LMC CRAMAT Click Install button to install it on an android tab or a phone Once downloaded, run the application Register yourself by entering your email id, cell phone and password You need to do this only once Once registered, login using your email id and password Using the application For submitting a complaint, click ‘Add’ icon in the application Click red-coloured camera icon to capture the picture Select category of the complaint Add a brief description, if required Save and submit your complaint
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Geriatric care a call away
Ludhiana, March 4 She said, "The organisation has tied up with city hospitals for the purpose. The members approach such families. She said: "We have already approached Mohan Dai Oswal and will interact with doctors there. We will tell them how to look after such patients when their attendants are away." Those interested in joining the NGO for the
noble cause can call up 98555- 32501. |
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Mid-day meal: Students served ‘dal’ after 2 hours
Paras (name changed), a student, said he was not happy with the meal being served. "The meal is not as per the menu and the vegetables are stale at times. Today, we were not served dal/vegetable,” he lamented. A teacher said the scheme was not successful in urban areas. “Children are served fresh meals in rural areas. But here, lunch for about 35,000 children is prepared and it is not easy to maintain hygiene and quality. I fail to understand why the government is playing with the lives of children by providing low-quality food. Instead, they should be given milk packets and fruits, which is healthy and hygienic,” said the teacher. |
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Two groups clash, man shot at
Ludhiana, March 4 Personal enmity is suspected to be the reason behind the clash. The police said the victim, Amandeep Singh, and Komal Singh, both residents of Gujjarwal village, had a brawl during a wedding function. On Sunday night, groups led by Amandeep and Komal entered into a clash. Several rounds were fired during the clash. Rachpal Singh, SHO, Jodha, said: “A case will
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No takers for commercial sites, properties in city
Ludhiana, March 4 A couple of intending buyers had deposited eligibility fee of around Rs 25 lakh for each of the two sites meant for the construction of multi-storeyed residential complexes, but after waiting for more than five hours, GLADA officials decided to call off the auction. On offer were two pieces of land, measuring 12,826 and 12,196.80 square yard with a reserve price of over Rs 25.68 crore and 24.39 crore, respectively. Earlier also, a public auction conducted by GLADA on February 22 to sell a hotel site measuring 8,615 square yard in Sector 32-A with a floor price of Rs 51.69 crore, had met the same fate. No buyers had turned out and the auction had to be cancelled. A similar attempt to sell a prime commercial sites through the public auction by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust on February 26 had also turned out to be a flop show when only two out of a total 42 sites could be sold and the LIT had to be content with sale proceeds of just about Rs 55.30 lakh as against the Rs 13.66 crore which was the reserve price of all the commercial sites and properties intended to be out under the hammer. GLADA officials claimed that the lack of interest among buyers for prime commercial properties and sites was due to the overall recessionary trends in the real estate sector, sources in the realty market said the reserve price of the properties fixed by GLADA, the LIT and other government agencies was unrealistic and very high compared to prevailing market rates. "Another crucial factor having adverse impact on the sale of properties through public auction by GLADA and other government agencies is that there is no role of unaccounted money in these transaction which is very common in the open market for deals of such huge sizes," said a real estate agent.
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Strike: District likely to suffer loss of Rs 3 crore
Ludhiana, March 4 At the sub-registration offices, sub-divisions, no land sale deeds could be registered due to strike. President of the Punjab Raj Zila Daftar Karamchari Union Baldev Singh said: “The government has failed to fulfil our demands.” The demands of the staff include upgrade of grade II posts at the sub-division level and upgrade the scale of steno-typist at the SDM office. "Besides, new districts have been announced by the state government but there is no sufficient staff to run the show. The government needs to recruit the staff in all these new districts,” said Baldev Singh. A clerk at the sub-registrar’s office said many residents came to register their sale deeds, but had to return disappointed.
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Riot victims take to road
Ludhiana, March 4 They also blocked Ferozepur Road for over an hour.
Surjit Singh, president, Danga Peerit Welfare Society, Punjab, who led the protest, said the families of riot victims had been residing in several LIG and MIG flats in Urban Estate, Dugri, Phase I, for the past more than 27 years. "Some of these flats have been duly allotted to the occupants as per policy of the Punjab Government whereas a few flats are yet to be allotted. But now notices of eviction are being issued to the occupants in violation of the government directions for allotment of the flats to the eligible occupants," he alleged while terming this as a conspiracy to once again uproot the riot victims. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Administrator of GLADA, the society demanded that flats should be allotted to the occupants wherever they were residing and strict action be taken against the officials threatening the riot-affected families with eviction. However, GLADA Additional Chief Administrator Baldev Singh asserted that the riot victims' body was raising a hue and cry to shield unauthorised occupants in the LIG and MIG flats. "The eviction notices to unauthorised occupants have been issued as per the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which GLADA is committed to enforce in letter and spirit," he added. |
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She overcame odds for her passion
Ludhiana, March 4 But wonder and awe come knowing she is visually impaired. She was in the city to participate in "Balihari Kudrat Vaseya", an event to celebrate nature and spread awareness, at Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Sarabha Nagar. She displayed the martial art form of self-defence. Her passion for gatka did not diminish, despite losing eyesight about eight years ago. "I was always keen on learning gatka," she said. "I lost my eyesight due to brain tumour. But it was not possible for me to stay away from gatka," she said. "I perform as well as teach gatka. My coach has been supportive and taught me the art again after I became visually impaired. My husband has always been there," she stated. Her coach Kuljeet Singh said Rashpal defied all odds to prove her mettle. "Every girl should learn gatka for self-defence," she said. It is ironical that despite being a woman, a mother does not care much about her daughter. "Girls should be self-empowered," she said. "I want youngsters to learn this wonderful form of martial art," she added. She said youngsters performed stunts like standing on nails, breaking tubelight rods on their bodies, but it was not gatka. "We are not acrobats for performing stunts. We are warriors and should practise gatka," she said.
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11 new low-floor buses added to fleet
Ludhiana, March 4 With these buses starting operations in the city, the total number of low-floor buses with the city bus service has reached 31. Besides, another lot of 10 low-floor non-AC buses, which reached the city on Saturday evening, will start plying on another route (see box II) from next week onwards. At present, the LCBSL is having a fleet of 20 low-floor non-AC buses, which are plying on two routes, from Octroi Post near Jalandhar bypass till Atam Park and from Octroi Post on Ferozepur Road till railway station. While flagging off the new buses, Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria said the new buses would cater to a large number of city residents. "For the safety of residents, especially women, these buses are equipped with CCTV cameras and GPS," he said. MC officiating commissioner Isha Kalia said at present, the backup of CCTV cameras would be taken manually. "We are already in the process of setting up a control room, where we would be able to manage a backup of six months. This control room is likely to start functioning when we receive the delivery of 160 new buses, the tendering process of which has already started," she said.
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75-year-old man gets new lease of life
Ludhiana, March 4 On the basis of certain diagnostic tests, the doctors spotted a large stone in his urethra, the membranous canal through which urine is discharged from the urinary bladder to the exterior of the body. Moreover, some stones were also discovered in patient's urinary bladder and he had a conspicuous inguinal hernia on left. Adding to his woes, patient's urethra was extremely dilated, a condition known as diverticulum, due to prolonged growth of stone. Dr Anand Sehgal said, ''In view of patient's deteriorating condition, our team opted for a surgical procedure to remove the stone from his urethra. After being put on a course of broad spectrum antibiotics, M Singh was operated upon at our
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CII office-bearers elected
Ludhiana, March 4 While outlining the agenda for the CII Punjab Council for this year, they said, "In Punjab, CII's endeavours would focus on strengthening the engagement with government, reviving the manufacturing sector and achieving manufacturing excellence, enhancing competitiveness of the Punjab SMEs to the international standards, skill development and training as per industry requirements, safeguarding environment and empowering the women and the deprived and marginalised sections of the society".
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Workshop on nursing held
Ludhiana, March 4
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Isha Kalia is officiating MC chief
Ludhiana, March 4 Isha Kalia presently heads the building branch, advertising branch, Ludhiana City Bus Service Ltd, computerisation and some other important branches of the civic body. She is also the Zonal Commissioner of Zone D. Isha Kalia said she would work as the MC Commissioner till the time Rakesh Kumar Verma returned. The IAS couple, Dr Sumit Jarangal and Isha Kalia, had joined the Ludhiana MC on January 16 and both had been posted as Additional Commissioners.
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Four hurt in road accident
Khanna, March 4 The incident happened near Atwal Palace, when the van was ferrying the students to the college. The injured has A portion of the van was badly damaged as per the information given to the police by the van driver Jagjit singh, When contacted Hans Raj, Station House Officer, city police station, Khanna, he confirmed the
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from schools LUDHIANA: The students of Ryan International School, Dugri, brought laurels to the school in the International Informatics Olympiad 2012. The students participated with zeal and enthusiasm and performed wonderfully in the event. The following students bagged state ranks and won gold medals: first- Aryan Gupta (class I), second- Shivansh (class II), third- Srishti Gupta (class II), fourth- Shreya Karipal (class II), fifth Palnika (class III), sixth- Aayush (class V) Annual sports meet A sound mind resides in a sound body', keeping this in view, the Annual Sports Meet was held at Kiddies Paradise School. A large number of students participated in frog race, jumping race, lemon in spoon race, matki race, tug of war, obstacle race, try cycle race, flag race, run for fun race, 100-m race, three-legged race, sack race, kangaroo race, crawling race. Everyone was in high spirit to compete and win. The message of the day was to keep discipline, self-confidence and be healthy & cheerful. The school principal Taranjit Kaur congratulated the winners. While highlighting the value of games in life, she persuaded the students to avoid junk food and take fruits, vegetables, pulses in daily diet to be fit mentally and physically. She further emphasised the need of team spirit, discipline, leadership qualities and physical fitness and mental development in a child's life.--
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pau notes LUDHIANA: An "Agro-Processing Complex Entrepreneurs' Association" was formed at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Chamkaur Singh, Jodha Agro-Food Products, Ludhiana, was elected as the president of the association unanimously along with the other office bearers. The dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Dr PPS Lubana, appreciated the formation of such an association and said that it would go a long way in improving the overall functioning of complexes. The head, Department of Processing and Food Engineering Dr Ashok Kumar, highlighted that a large number of complexes, established in various parts of the Punjab state under the guidance of the Department of Processing and Food Engineering, were running successfully for the processing of cereals, pulses, oil seeds and turmeric. Such complexes added to the income and provided employment to the rural youth, he further said. Added to this, a monthly meeting of association will also be held in which lectures from the department and other related agencies will be organised. Dr Jarnail Singh, Senior Research Engineer, while highlighting the need for such an association, said that it would provide the entrepreneurs a platform to discuss their problems and seek solutions for the same. Second kisan mela
from today
In a series of the seven Kisan Melas of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), the second kisan mela will be held tomorrow i.e. March 5 at Khalsa College, Amritsar. Dr J S Kular, member, board of management, and former director of Extension Education, PAU, will be the chief guest whereas Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, will preside over the mela. The special emphasis of mela will be on promoting the kitchen garden model through its theme "Ghar Di Sabzi-Dal Ugao: Sihat Banao, Paise Bachao (Grow vegetables and pulses in your household kitchen garden: Save money and Stay healthy)." —
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Results declared
LUDHIANA: Manoj Gupta group won eight posts from the coveted ten posts in the Lodhi Club elections held yesterday. Manoj Gupta won the post for general secretary and won this post for the third time. Vikas Dua won the honorary post for bar secretary, Swarnjit Singh Sethi won the post of sports secretary. Pawan Garg won the position of cultural secretary, Ripudaman Singh won the position mess secretary, Vipan Singhania won the post of joint secretary, and executive members are Amarpreet Kaur Walia and Avinash Jindal. On the other hand, from the Jagmohan krishan Jain group, Yogesh Gupta won the position of vice president and Nitin Mahajan won for the position of finance Secretary. The elections concluded peacefully without many incidences on violence or altercations. Gurcharan Rampuri's poems
'The Hues of Rainbow', translated from Punjabi into English and edited by Dr SN Sewak was released at Rampur yesterday by Dr Manjit Singh Kang, former Vice-Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana. The function was jointly organised by Punjabi Likhari Sabha Rampur and Punjabi Sabhyachar Akademy. The two papers by Dr Amarjit Singh Hayer and Dr Kulwinder Minhaas were read on the occasion. The first paper described Gurcharan's poems as poetry of colours; the second paper analysed the process of translation involved in rendering Punjabi poems into English. Both the critics admired the quality of translated poems which succeeded in capturing the spirit of the original. Food samples collected
A team from the health department, collected as many as 10 samples of food items from different shops in Dugri area, under the guidance of District Health Officer Dr Avinash. The Food Safety Officer Harpreer Kaur said,"We have collected samples of moong daal, chana, garam masala, sabji masala, zira, rajmaah, sugar, rice, besan and salt." Condolence
Manish Tiwari has extended his condolences to the family of the school kids who lost their lives during the accident at Jalandhar-Nakodar highway, today. As many as thirteen school kids lost their lives during the collision between school bus and truck. He suggested Ludhiana commissionerate to immediately take steps to prevent the happening of such incidents in future. INBEC criticise budget
Indian National Bank Employees' Congress(INBEC) has strongly criticised the union budget presented by the finance minister. Dr Shiv Gupta, deputy general secretary of INBEC termed the budget as hopeless giving no relief to common man. Protest on Mar 18
Members of Bharti Kissan Union Punjab said they were all geared up for the mass protest that would be held outside the parliament on March 18. They released a press note that said, twenty two districts had sent the memorandums to central government through respective deputy commissioners but nothing had been done in this regard. Competition for cleanliness
District education office (secondary) and deputy commissioner office's miscellaneous branch jointly won the first prize in the competition for keeping clean office. The Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari visited various government offices to check the cleanliness. He visited district transport office, district education office, DC office and town planner 's office. After inspecting he said that keeping the surroundings clean was one of the major duties of every employee, who was working in the office. CII president elected
Surinder Singh Ryait, managing director of GS Auto International Limited, has been elected member of CII Punjab State Council for the fourth time consecutively. Surinder Singh Ryait is also the president of the Punjab unit of Federation of Auto Parts' Association (FAPMA) and general secretary of Guru Nanak Public School. Janpur football team win c'ship
The football team of Jangpur village emerged victorious in Ahmedgarh Sports Club Welfare Society Football Championship that concluded at Anand Isher Senior Secondary School, here. Whereas, Latala footballers emerged runners-up and Maninder Singh of Jangpur was declared as the best player of the event. Kartar Singh, director, Anand Isher Educational Trust, inaugurated the championship and Ravinder Puri, president, municipal council was the chief guest. Manpreet Ayali and Iqbal Singh, legislators from Dakha and Amargarh constituencies gave away prizes to the winners. Arvind Mavi, president of the club passed a vote of thanks. Deepak Sharma, an office bearer of the host club said 16 teams participated in the tournament and the victorious teams had reached finals by defeating Ramgarh and Banbhaura teams in semifinals earlier. Granth released
An 'Abhinandan Granth' on noted littérateur and journalist Jagjit Singh Anand was released by the Punjabi Sahit Akademi (PSA). The first copy of the treatise was presented by the PSA president Gurbhajan Singh Gill and others, including the NRI from America S Roop Singh, PSA senior vice president Dr Anup Singh Batala. Anand could not reach the PSA function to receive the publication, due to his indisposition. ''The factual information comprised in the treatise throws light on the multifarious aspects of the personality of Anand," said Gurbhajan Gill, adding that the future generations would derive inspiration from the life and works of Anand. He declared that an Award in the name of Jagjit Singh Anand would be given every year by the PSA for which Roop Singh Roopa had provided sponsorship. Seminar on English language held
JAGRAON: Guru Teg Bahadur National College, Dakha, organised a seminar on the topic 'Role and Need of Technology in Teaching and Learning English Language'. Professor and former chairman of English Department of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr Pushpinder Syal, visited as the resource person during the seminar, sponsored by the College Development Council of Panjab University. A large number of students and around 50 teachers from various schools and colleges of the area, including the host college, attended the seminar. While delivering keynote address on the occasion, Dr Syal exhorted the teachers to train themselves to utilise the modern technologies, particularly in teaching English phonetics. The other resource person, Dr Anil Sarwal from DAV College, Chandigarh, through his power point presentation, exhibited how the listening skills could be enhanced with the help of latest technologies. Dr Gurleen Ahluwalia, senior professor from Punjabi University constituent college, Ghanour, also presented her views during the occasion. She told the students how they could utilise the internet for learning English language with their own efforts. She also demonstrated how technology could be used for learning as well as teaching in the educational institutes. The college principal Dr Assa Singh Ghuman, while sharing his experience as how they used to learn English language through translation method by listening to news in Hindi and English through panchayati radio. In the end, he thanked the resource persons for sparing their valuable time and sharing their views with the students and teachers and hoped the seminar would benefit the students and teachers in learning process. Athletics meet Pargatdeep Singh of BA final year and Veerpal Kaur of BA first year were declared best athletes in boys and girls categories respectively, during the Annual Athletic Meet of Sri Ram College, Dalla, near Jagraon. The college students participated in various athletic events, including 100-m race, 200-m race, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, disc throw, hammer throw etc with full enthusiasm, during this two-day long annual athletic meet, here. Jagdeep Singh of BA final year emerged victorious in disc throw in boys' category. He was followed by Pargatdeep Singh of BA final and Gurpreet Singh of BA second year on second and third positions respectively. In the girls' category, Harjeet Kaur of BA final year bagged the first position while Amandeep Kaur and Sarabjit Kaur of BA second year won second and third positions respectively, in disc throw. In 200-m race, Veerpal Kaur of BA first year was declared winner while Lakhvir Kaur of BA final year and Amandeep Kaur of BA first year stood second and third respectively. Pargatdeep Singh of BA final year and Veerpal Kaur of BA first year accumulated maximum points by clinching top positions in various events and were declared best athletes in boys and girls categories respectively. Canada-based NRI Baldev Singh Sidhu and Britain-based NRI Kishan Singh visited as the chief guests and gave away prizes among the winners. The college management committee also felicitated BA first year student Amandeep Kaur, who brought laurels to the college and Jagraon area by clinching bronze medal in All India Intervarsity Boxing Championship held recently. Former Jagraon MLA and chairman of college management committee Bhag Singh Mallha, college principal Dr Balwant Singh, village sarpanch Chand Singh Dalla along with other members of village Panchayat were also present during the prize distribution function. |
Woman arrested for snatching gold chain
Ludhiana, March 4 The victim, Prabhjot Singh, a resident of Shimlapuri, said the woman was standing behind him in a queue at gurdwara Alamgir Sahib. He said when he was paying obeisance, the woman removed his gold chain. He reported the matter to the police The CCTV footage provided vital clues to the police in nabbing the accused.
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Two arrested for murder
Khanna/Payal, March 4 The incident was stated to be a fallout of an old rivalry. It was learnt that three to four years ago, the victim, Gursewak Singh, had stopped the accused from teasing a girl. Khanna SP Bhupinder Singh said Gursewak, a resident of the Bharthla Randhawa village, was shot dead by two car-borne assailants in broad daylight in front of his house. The accused had fled the scene. A special police team was formed to crack the case. Jaskaran Preet Singh (22), alias Jass, and Gurpreet Singh (24), both residents of Bhamaddi, were arrested and they confessed to the crime. Their accomplice Hardeep Singh Cheema, a resident of Ghungrali Rajputa, is still at large. The SP said the the accused murdered the youth to settle scores. They fired a gunshot from a point blank range. Gursewak died on his way to a hospital. The accused were nabbed during a naka near Jargari village. The police said the trio hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Gursewak and committed the crime.
A case under Section 302 of the IPC and 25,27,54 and 59 of Arms Act has been registered. The police is on a lookout for the third accused. Snatcher held The police has arrested lucky, a member of Chetan Puri gang, from Daresi area today. While Lucky was nabbed, his accomplice Raminder, who is wanted in 25 snatching cases, managed to give the police a slip. The duo, who was released on bail recently, snatched a mobile phone from a railway employee on February 24. The police tracked the IMEI number of the mobile phone and nabbed the accused. The police said it was on a lookout for Raminder. Woman dies of burns A 35-year-old woman, who was set on fire by her neighbour on February 12, succumbed to her burn injuries at a private hospital today. The victim, Babli (35), a resident of Rajiv Gandhi colony in Focal Point, was set on fire by her neighbour Durgesh following an altercation. The police today registered a case against Durgesh for murdering the woman by pouring kerosene on her. Cash stolen from car Unidentified persons smashed the windscreen of a car belonging to local Congress worker Ashu Rana and fled with a bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh while he was visiting The incident took place this morning. When Ashu Rana approached his car after meeting someone, he was shocked to find the windshield of a car broken. He raised the alarm. He said the miscreants fled with cash. A case has been
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Budding gymnasts strike bronze
Ludhiana, March 4 Madhav Thakur and Keshav Thakur bagged bronze medals in the U-14 gymnastics events. Vinod Bhatt and Himal participated in the U-10 category. The budding gymnasts have undergone training at the centre of Punjab sports department. Their coach Prem Singh, said, "I joined the centre in October 2008. The gymnasts have worked hard and their efforts have paid off. They have done the city proud by securing the third position in the championship. The players slugged it out with the teams of 21 states." Madhav Thakur finished fourth in pommel horse event. "The team performed well. We are hopeful of clinching a gold medal next time," he said.
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Ludhiana, March 4
Ludhiana, March 4
