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After widening, Ferozepur Road to get a facelift
Ludhiana, April 24
As the Rs 40 crore project for widening and eight-laning of Ferozepur Road nears completion by June this year, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority
(GLADA) has taken up a project for the beautification of the national highway.
Four get life imprisonment for murdering
jeweller, wife
Ludhiana, April 24
Rajiv, alias Raja, of Taj Ganj, Ludhiana, his paramour Pooja, alias Neeru Sharma, of Haibowal Kalan are among four persons who have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment on a charge of murdering Darshan Singh (45), a
jeweller, and his wife Paramjit Kaur (43) in their house opposite Sahara Hospital, Civil Lines, in July 2006.
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Park management committees sans funds for 6 months
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Ludhiana, April 24
At a time when the city is fast turning into a concrete jungle due to haphazard growth, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation seems to have closed its eyes to the maintenance of the green cover in the city. The park management committees
(PMCs), which were set up with the motive of initiating
public participation, have been ignored.
A well-maintained park in the Sarabha Nagar area in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Labourers bear the brunt as rising prices of sand, bricks halt work
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Ludhiana, April 24
Rising prices of bricks and sand have brought the construction activity in the city to a halt, hitting labourers hard. There was a time when construction workers had no time to spare, but now they can be seen sitting idle, waiting for work.
Labourers are finding it difficult to find regular work in
Ludhiana. A file photo |
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Gangster Chhota Lalla, 3 others held
Ludhiana, April 24
The city police today arrested notorious gangster Vijay Sidhu, alias Chhota
Lalla, and his three accomplices with 2.7 kg of psychotropic drug powder. ADCP-I Nilambari Jagdale said
Lalla, who was wanted in several crime cases, was arrested along with his accomplices Deep
Sidhu, Honey Sidhu
and Prabhat.
Gangsters in police custody in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjit Verma |
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Judge for speedy justice
Ludhiana, April 24
Justice SK Mittal, a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, today laid stress on speedy and quality justice to the masses.
He was addressing a meeting of local judicial officers here. He urged them to work more efficiently.
LAND GRAB CASE
SP joins probe
Ludhiana, April 24
A day after being booked by the police in a land grab and illegal confinement case, Mangal Singh Superintendent of Police, posted in the Chief Minister's security, today joined the probe. Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh also formed a SIT to investigate the matter.
tribune impact
MC repairs potholed roads, but in patches
Ludhiana, April 24
A few days after Ludhiana Tribune highlighted the poor shape of the roads in the city, most of them have been repaired to some extent by carrying out patch work. But, strange is the working of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. The roads have been repaired only in patches and several potholes have been left unfilled. |
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| Municipal Corporation staff repair the road near the BSNL Exchange at Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Miller Ganj sub-post office awaits renovation
Ludhiana, April 24
Years after the introduction of Project Arrow in the Postal Department, which was aimed at improving customer experience, streamlining the process and giving the post offices a facelift, the Sub-Post Office at Miller Ganj still awaits renovation.
Visitors at the sub-post office, Miller
Ganj. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Encroachments on roads leading to CMCH worry staff
Ludhiana, April 24
As encroachments on the roads leading to the Christian Medical College and Hospital have become traffic bottlenecks, the Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh and Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria have taken a serious note of the problem and ordered the officials concerned to remove the encroachments.
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| Left: An ambulance stuck in a traffic jam outside the CMCH in Ludhiana on Wednesday; and
(right) auto-rickshaws line up outside the hospital. Photos: Inderjit Verma |
Will not tolerate corruption: Majithia
Ludhiana, April 24
The Revenue Minister, Bikram Singh Majithia, has said at least 10
tehsildars/naib tehsildars had been suspended while the service of three officials were terminated following corruption charges were levelled against them in the last one year.
The minister was in the city last evening to attend a Mahavir Jayanti function, which was held at the Guru Nanak Bhawan here.
Having a splash: A girl plays with water at a park in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Unpredictable weather worries farmers
Jagraon, April 24
The unpredictable weather for the past couple of days in the region has spelled troubles for the thousands of farmers whose wheat crop has been lying in open at the Jagraon Grain Market. Similar is the state of several other farmers who have yet to harvest the wheat crop in their fields.
Stray dogs scare morning walkers
Ludhiana, April 24
Doctors consider morning and evening walk as good for human health and people suffering from the diseases like obesity, blood pressure and joint pains are dependent on the walking areas of the city to keep them fit.
New fitness techniques catch fancy of youth
Ludhiana, April 24
Doing fitness workouts in gymnasiums over a period of time might become monotonous, and many people give it up after a few months. So new fitness techniques are being used in the city that make losing weight more interesting.
A fitness session under way at a gymnasium. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Ludhiana mourns singer Shamshad Begum’s death
Ludhiana, April 24
Shamshad Begum, who was the voice behind many of the popular Bollywood songs in the 50s and 60s passed away, putting an end to era music. She was 94.
Fans and residents, who used to listen to the melody queen of her heyday, were mourned coming to know about her demise.
Notice served on Sangrur-based firm
Ludhiana, April 24
The State Government has reportedly served a notice to a Sangrur-based firm for supplying "sub-standard" quality of practical notebooks to the students studying in government schools. The company has been asked to submit the reply within a week.
Now, pay extra for blood transfusion at pvt hospitals
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 24
Revision of user charges in the government hospitals being governed by the Punjab Health Systems Corporation has come as extra burden on patients requiring blood transfusion at private hospitals.
Officials visit Budha Nullah
Ludhiana, April 24
Technical Advisor to CM Maj Gen (retd) VK Bhat, accompanied by secretary local bodies JM Bala Murugan today held a review meeting about ongoing development projects with MC officials, here. Later, both the officials, accompanied by the MC top brass also visited several ongoing projects in the city. |
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| Officials hold a meeting at the Zone D office of the MC in Ludhiana on
Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Tax evaders may face the music
Ludhiana, April 24
This year's union budget has a provision to prosecute those who have evaded of tax exceeding Rs 50 lakh, which has created a fear psychosis in the industrial sector.
Medium sector of industry has the feeling that this provision has been misused by taxation officials.
Traders briefed on Food Safety & Standards Act
Ludhiana, April 24
Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Adjudicating Officer Neeru Katyal has stated that getting a licence is mandatory for selling food items under the Food Safety and Standards Act. She has ordered for a full implementation of the Act in the district.
Food samples collected
Ludhiana, April 24
A team of the Health Department collected samples of food items in the city. A sample of milk cream was collected from a dairy on the Haibowal Complex while a milk sample was taken from Durga Colony at
Haibowal.
FROM SCHOOLS
Fresher's party organised
Jovial smiles and high spirits marked the Fresher's party organised at Green Land Convent School, Civil City, for Kindergarten students. Jyoti Sachdev
Pujara, Principal of the school, graced the function. The function provided a platform to the kiddies to mix up with each other.
Students of ABC Montessori School participate in a function in Ludhiana on
Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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FROM
COLLEGES
KCW girls shine in exams
Ludhiana: Students of Khalsa College for Women have shown excellent results in MSc mathematics examination. Priyanka Dixit and Sunita Kumari of MSc third semester have secured second and third university positions by getting 76.2 per cent and 76 per cent marks, respectively. |
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| Girl students at a farewell party at SCD Government College in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
LUDHIANA SCAN
Fans celebrate Sachin’s birthday
Cricket fans in the city wished Sachin Tendulkar a happy birthday and prayed for him to achieve more milestones in the coming years. The residents were seen celebrating the great player's birthday offering sweets to his photographs.
Girl ‘abducted’ near Guru Nanak College
Ludhiana, April 24
The police has registered four cases of kidnapping in the city. In the first incident, the police registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old girl near a college in Model Town.
Youth booked for eve-teasing
Ludhiana, April 24
There seem to be no stopping of eve-teasing incidents. A day after the arrest of two youths for eve-teasing in
Dugri, who had attacked a girl's father while the latter was trying to protect his daughter from falling victim of eve teasing, the Division No 6 police today booked one person for eve-teasing.
ML Markan trophy
Ludhiana clueless to Chandigarh skipper’s spin
Ludhiana, April 24
Raman Bishnoi, skipper of the Chandigarh team, excelled with the ball and the bat forcing the hosts,
Ludhiana, to struggle on the opening day of the second match in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-16) for ML Markan Trophy being played at SCD Government College ground here today. |
A match between Ludhiana and Chandigarh in progress at SCD Government College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Hockey trials today
Ludhiana, April 24
Trials to select hockey players (u-14 and u-19) will be held at the multi-purpose Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium of Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, about 15 km from here, at 10 am on April 25.
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