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Gang of women swindlers on prowl
Ludhiana, April 28
Cases of swindler women robbing innocent persons on the pretext of befriending them are on the rise. In the recent incident, a government schoolteacher of Rakba village fell victim to the honey trap and was kidnapped by six persons.
20-yr-old falls off roof, dies
Ludhiana, April 28
A 20-year-old youth died after falling off a roof at Vishwakarma Colony today. The deceased has been identified as Vinit Kumar. He was studying in Class IX and was working for an orchestra in the evening to eke out his living.
Health dept plans to start SMS service
Ludhiana, April 28
Making residents aware of diseases through SMSes still seems to be distant dream for the district health department.
Following the pattern of Delhi, officials of the Ludhiana district health department also planned to start the SMS service last year, but the plan did not materialise.
RTI activist booked for forgery, impersonation
Ludhiana, April 28
The city police has booked a self-proclaimed RTI activist, who was allegedly settling personal scores and harassing his son's father-in-law by seeking information under the Right to Information Act.
The accused has been identified Gurjit Singh, a resident of Rishi Nagar.
Summer Vacation
Railways to run summer special trains from May 1
Ludhiana, April 28
In order to clear the passenger rush during the summer vacation, the Railway has decided to run summer special trains between New Delhi and Udhampur and Varanasi and Udhampur via
Ludhiana. Some more trains on the Amritsar-Mumbai and other trunk routes are also expected to be announced in the near future.
Hike in rail freight hits industry
Ludhiana, April 28
The increase in the freight charges is giving tough times to the local industry as steel prices have gone up by 5-8 per cent. Rail freight charges on the movement of iron ore as well as finished steel have been increased. The prices of several other commodities like cement have also gone up with transportation getting costlier.
Government schools sans English, maths teachers
Ludhiana, April 28
The state government is in process of implementing the Right to Education (RTE) in true spirits. But at maximum government middle schools in the state, there are no teachers for teaching important subjects like maths and English. The only alternative adopted by the state government has been hiring the services of science and social science teachers to teach maths and English, respectively. The impact shows is projected in their results as maximum students get compartment in maths and English in Classes from VI to VIII.
303 pvt schools under PSEB scanner
Ludhiana, April 28
The checking of as many as 303 private schools, which are located in below 500 square yards of land and the list of which was sent by the Punjab School Education Board
(PSEB) to the District Education Department here, seems to have become a Herculean task for the department as about 20 schools of the total number are such, which do not have proper, valid addresses and in that case, it would be too difficult for the teams to visit the schools.
City-based poetess releases book
Ludhiana, April 28
A book titled “A Silent Dream” was released today. A collection of poems, it has been penned by city-based young poet Bhagya Shree and this is her first book.
Released amid the presence of noted personalities including DIG Fayyaz Farooqui, prof Gurbhajan Singh Gill, president of Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Dr Kewal Dhir, chairman Adeeb International, the book comprises about 60 poems, written over a period of four years. |
Bhagya Shree with her poetry book “A Silent Dream”.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Play depicting shades of relationship staged
Ludhiana, April 28
A play titled 'Rishtey' was staged at Punjabi Bhawan here last evening.
Written by Dr SN Sewak, the play brings to the fore the various shades of
relationships. Organised by the Ludhiana Kala Manch, in collaboration with Senior Citizen Welfare Association and Punjabi
Sahit Akademi, the Punjabi play shows conflict caused by the generation gap.
District chemists plan strike on May 10
Ludhiana, April 28
On a call of the All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, the Ludhiana District Chemists Association have decided to go on strike on May 10.
Disclosing this, GS Chawla and Tikka Dalip Singh, general secretary and president, respectively, of the Ludhiana District Chemists Association, said: "All the members of tehsil and
sub-tehsil-level associations participated in an executive body meeting held here today. |
Office-bearers of the Ludhiana District Chemists’ Association at a press conference in Ludhiana
on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Printing possible without chemicals, says expert
Ludhiana, April 28
Printing is possible without the use of water and chemicals, said Anjan Kumar Baral, head of the printing department at the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,
Hisar. Baral was speaking at a seminar on 'Waterless Offset Printing' during soft intervention meeting of the printing and packaging cluster here.
Transfers in Excise and Taxation Dept
Ludhiana, April 28
Transfers and shuffling have been effected in the Excise and Taxation Department in view of the coming Lok Sabha elections 2014, which are likely to be announced anytime.
According to the Election Commission, the officials, who have been posted in a district for the past three years, have to be shifted in any case.
Promoting green the dance way
Ludhiana, April 28
Visitors to a mall on Ferozepur Road were caught unawares when a flash mob of around 35 youngsters appeared from nowhere and started dancing today. They danced for about 10 minutes and then disappeared into the crowd.
The dance was organised to spread the message of purification of not only the environment, but also "people's mind". |
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| Promoting green the dance way: Visitors to a mall on Ferozepur Road were caught unawares when a flash mob of around 35 youngsters appeared from nowhere and started dancing in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune
photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
world dance day
Dance gaining popularity among residents in city
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Ludhiana, April 28
It seemed like scene right out of a Bollywood wedding indeed when both, bride and groom, started dancing like professional dancers
during the wedding season. As World Dance Day was celebrated across the world, the spirit of dancing has caught on the city both amongst the grown up and children.
Girls perform dance on World Dance Day at an event organised in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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LUDHIANA SCAN
Punjabi singer enthrals audience
Noted Bollywood and Punjabi singer, Master Saleem, performed at the Lodhi Club here on Saturday. He sang his popular Punjabi songs including
'Charke di ghook' and 'Hum ka peeni hai'. Saleem said he would not sing vulgar songs like other singers. Pawan
Garg, cultural secretary of the club said he also performed sufi songs and the performance was enjoyed by club
members.
reporters’ diary
‘That’s not my house, I can litter here’
“This is not my home, so I can litter here and there.” This is what I overheard when a seven-old-year old child asked his mother why she was throwing a wrapper on the floor at city’s railway station.
Rose sycophancy: Congress workers hold red roses to welcome PPCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa outside the residence of a Congress leader in
Ludhiana.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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PAU NOTES
Quality seed is crucial for enhancing crop productivity: Experts
Ludhiana April 28
Annual Group Meeting of All-India Coordinated Research Project (National Seed Project) was formally inaugurated at
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here today. Vice-Chancellor PAU, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, was the chief guest at the inaugural session while Dr RR Hanchinal, Vice-Chancellor, University of
Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad was guest of honour.
FROM COLLEGES
Three-day workshop concludes
Ludhiana: A three-day summer workshop being held at Sportking Institute of Fashion Technology came to an end here on Sunday. The closing day of the fun-filled workshop was conducted for students seeking admissions in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
FROM SCHOOLS
Exhibition
Ludhiana: An exhibition based on green plants & save environment charts was organised by Shri Harkrishan Sahib Public Senior Secondary School, Gill Market. Director Prem Singh Sokhi and Principal Manjeet Kaur Lotey gave a message on this occasion. Students of Class III to X participated in this exhibition.
Five booked for sale of kerosene on black market
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28
The police has claimed to have busted two gangs involved in the sale of kerosene on the black market. At least five members of these gangs have been booked under the Essential Commodity Act and 4,100 litres of kerosene and the vehicle used in the crime seized by the police.
Three arrested for consuming hookah
Ludhiana, April 28
The Srabha Nagar police cracked down at a dance party at a house in Sunet village and arrested three youths who were consuming hookah.
Giving details, ASI Inderjit Singh said, he along with his team, was patrolling in the area when he saw vehicles parked outside house.
BCM School emerge chess champions
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Ludhiana, April 28
Participants from the hosts school, BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri
Nagar, secured 17 points to emerge the winners in the second edition of the Ludhiana District Inter-School Prize Money Chess Championship that concluded here today.
Students take part in the Ludhiana District Inter-School Prize Money Chess Championship at BCM Senior Secondary School, Shastri
Nagar, in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo:
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ML Markan Trophy: Ludhiana fumble after good start
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Ludhiana, April 28
Fine batting by Jaskaran Singh (57) and Deepin Chitkara (37) went in vain as Ludhiana were restricted by Jalandhar to a paltry total of 186 runs in their first innings on the first day of the third match in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-16) for ML Markan Trophy being played at SCD Government College here today. |
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| A match between Ludhiana and Jalandhar in progress on the first day of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (U-16) at SCD Government College in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
CASH AWARD
District hockey team players feel ignored
Ludhiana, April 28
While 102 players, who were honoured by the Sports Department, are feeling proud after getting the award money, the members of the district hockey team, who had also performed well, have been feeling neglected.
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