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MC turns a blind eye to haphazard parking
Ludhiana, April 8
It appears that when it comes to following the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, officials of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation work hard, but when it comes to performing their routine duty, they are often found wanting.
Vehicles parked in a haphazard manner in the Feroze Gandhi market; and (below) in the Bhadaur House area in Ludhiana on Monday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
‘Insulted’ by policewoman, man sits on hunger strike
Ludhiana, April 8
Not only are newly recruited men constables gaining notoriety for being boorish, woman constables also seem to be following in the footsteps of their male counterparts and reports of misbehaviour by policewomen have been trickling in.
Jaswinder Singh, a city resident, sits on a hunger strike outside the office of the ACP (Traffic) in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
HC seeks action-taken report
Chandigarh, April 8
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought an action-taken report from the state of Punjab on a petition filed in public interest for shifting students from five “unsafe government schools in Ludhiana district”.
Hearing adjourned till April 18
Ludhiana, April 8
Additional Sessions Judge Paramjit Singh today adjourned the hearing in the DSP Balraj Gill and Monika Kapila murder case till April 18. DSP's father Kashmira Singh Gill, who had lodged the FIR, was present in the court for a cross-examination along with his lawyer Harpreet
Sandhu.
Experts give tips on hypertension
Ludhiana, April 8
Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) & SNA (Student Nurses Association) Unit of College of Nursing (Local Branch) celebrated World Health Organisation Day in Medical OPD of the CMC, Ludhiana. The theme of World Health Organisation Day of this year is “Hypertension”.
Squint can cause decreased vision: Experts
Ludhiana, April 8
People usually consider that a squint has only cosmatic value. But it can also cause decreased vision because of amblyopia, which means vision is not developed in one of the eyes in early childhood. And it is better if one gets treated it at the earliest, otherwise only cosmetic purpose is solved and vision-wise, there is no benefit.
Real Train Info System gaining popularity
Ludhiana, April 8
Real Train Information System (RTIS), used for accurate train tracking, has been gaining popularity as it provides much required service to the train passengers.
Child labour goes unchecked in city
Ludhiana, April 8
Efforts of the administration to put a curb on child labour have failed to yield any result in the city. A number of children can be seen working at roadside
dhabas, tea vendors and industrial units.
Children sell wares in a market in Ludhiana; and
(right) a child on way to serve tea. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Police Commissionerate yet to respond to notice
Ludhiana, April 8
It has been three months since the Central Excise Department served a notice on the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate for failing to deposit service tax. However, the Police Department has not even replied, leave alone the payment of the tax. The due date for depositing service tax is April 24.
86,165 administered polio drops on Day 2
Ludhiana, April 8
On the second day of the migratory round of pulse polio campaign, the District Health Department administered pulse polio drops to as many as 86,165 children.
Ludhiana Market Committee all set to buy produce
Ludhiana, April 8
The Ludhiana Market Committee is all set for the procurement of wheat as committee officials claim that they have completed all arrangements in the local mandis.
Procurement of wheat begins at Khanna grain market
Khanna, April 8
Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal launched the procurement of wheat at the Asia’s biggest grain market today.
He said all arrangements regarding the procurement had been completed in Punjab.
While talking to mediapersons, he said about 277 quintals of wheat arrived in Punjab grain markets till today as compared to the 617 quintals last year.
Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer singh Lakhowal and others during the launch of wheat procurement at the grain market in Khanna. A Tribune Photograph
Residents protest, want liquor vend shifted
Ludhiana, April 8
Residents of Chander Nagar again held a protest against the setting up of a new liquor vend in the area.
1,636 trainees pass out from Punjab Police Academy
Phillaur, April 8
The annual passing-out parade of the Punjab Police Academy (PPA), Phillaur, was held today. SK Sharma, Additional Director-General of Police (HRD and CP)-cum-Director, PPA, Phillaur, took the salute.
Working for the cause of stray animals
Ludhiana, April 8
In the hustle bustle of the busy and fast-paced city life, amid traffic and mounting noise, people turn blind eye to the speechless animals, only to look at them with aversion. But a few people feel the pain and plight of the animals, stray or abandoned struggling to survive in the inhumane environment.
Pet lover Poonam Kalra (right) tends to dogs at a kennel made by the Sarabha Nagar Market Association in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Kavita Mela to provide platform to young Punjabi poets
Ludhiana, April 8
Punjabi Kavita Mela is all set to be organised on April 19 and April 20 at the Punjabi
Bhawan. In one-of-its-kind initiative, new poets, who are writing poetry online and otherwise, will get a platform to meet and discuss the emerging trends in Punjabi poetry.
US citrus fruit breeder interacts with farm experts
Ludhiana, April 8
A professor of Citrus Genetics and Breeding, Citrus Research and Education Centre, Lake Alfred, University of Florida, USA, Dr Fred G Gmitter today held a detailed interaction with the senior officials of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) namely Dr PK Khanna, PAU Registrar; Dr SS Gosal, Director of Research; and Dr Gursharan Singh, Dean of Postgraduate Studies. Besides, he also interacted with the deans, additional directors, and heads of various departments of the University.
Pvt schools protest against property tax
Ludhiana, April 8
Even as the state government is yet to decide the unit value of property tax, around 25 private schools of the city have joined together and held a silent protest march against the government, here today. The march started from the Guru Nanak Stadium and went up to the statue of Bhagat Singh on the Jagraon Bridge.
Students of private schools hold a protest against the property tax in Ludhiana on Monday.
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3 suicide cases reported from city in 24 hours
Ludhiana, April 8
Three suicide cases have been reported from the city during the past 24 hours.
Farmer murdered; 17 booked
Phillaur, April 8
A farmer, identified as Gurdev Singh, was reportedly attacked and brutally murdered with sharp-edged weapons by his own nephews and their wives in connivance with nine other villagers in the nearby Gorsian-Peeran village near Bilga here last night.
Thieves strike at cloth unit
Ludhiana, April 8
Thieves struck at a cloth unit at Hargobind Nagar on Friday midnight. Harvinder Singh, owner of the unit, said on Friday night, he closed his unit and went home. But when he returned to the unit the next morning, he was shocked to find his unit ransacked.
Man poses as friend, loots house
Ludhiana, April 8
The police has registered a case against an unknown person who posed as a friend and ransacked a house. The accused fled with gold ornaments and cash. The police booked the accused after conducting a four-day long investigation.
Crime briefs
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Officials of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (Zone C) today sealed three mobile towers of leading telecommunication companies at Jugiana village in the city.
