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Cycle industry rides high on high-end bikes
Ludhiana, May 29
In the age of luxury cars and super mobikes, the good old bicycle is still moving ahead. When major auto players seem out of breath, the bicycle industry is paddling ahead at full stream, thanks to the high-end fancy segment that has grown by almost 50 per cent in a year.
High-end bicycles at a shop in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Sacked worker booked for threatening
woman employer
Ludhiana, May 29
The city police has booked a person for allegedly threatening a woman employer.
The man even threatened the woman that he would upload her lewd picture on a social networking website.
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A busy day for fire officials in city
Ludhiana, May 29
It was a busy day for the fire brigade today as four incidents were reported in different parts of the city. Short circuit is said to be the reason behind all four incidents.
Furniture and other goods lying in a restaurant near Clock Tower in the old city area were gutted when fire broke out this evening.
Flames engulf a restaurant near Clock Tower in Ludhiana on
Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Illegal commercial activity rampant
Ludhiana, May 29
Illegal commercial activity rampant in the residential area of Model Town has been posing problems to residents of the area. Apart from two roads, all roads in Model Town have been declared as ‘residential’ in the master plan and still the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials have not bothered to take note of the commercial activity that is going on right under their nose and prefer to look the other way.
A leading multi-national brand has opened its outlet; and (right) Illegal commercial activity is on in full swing in the residential area of Model Town in
Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
A hair salon has also come up in the area. |
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Register FIR against defaulters: Maluka
Ludhiana, May 29
It seems to be game of passing the buck as far as serving of "low-quality" mid-day meals in government schools is concerned.
Students being served mid-day meal in government school in
Ludhiana. A file photo
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Vet varsity prof gets fellowship
Ludhiana, May 29
Dr Sandeep Kaswan, an assistant professor at the Department of Livestock Production Management, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), was awarded Professor Tielen Foundation (PTE) fellowship.
Health Dept conducts check, destroys stale food
Ludhiana, May 29
A team of the health department from Primary Health Centre, Sahnewal, conducted a surprise check at Sherpur and Dhandari area and examined fruits and other food items on vends and shops.
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Over 400 chemicals cause cancer, say experts
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 29
Students and staff of MGMN Senior Secondary School vowed to abstain from the consumption of tobacco and tobacco products and joined a crusade launched against the menace by the health department.
Seminar against tobacco consumption in progress at MGMN Senior Secondary School in Mandi Ahmedgarh on Wednesday.
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Book on youths’ problems released
Ludhiana, May 29
The Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Dr Baldev Singh
Dhillon, today released a book entitled "Jive Jawani," penned by Gurpreet Singh
Toor, a senior police officer and an eminent Punjabi writer.
Dawn after dusk: It was a quiet sunset on Wednesday after a dust storm hit Ludhiana in the afternoon.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
New EO for Improvement Trust appointed
Ludhiana, May 29
At last, there is a ray of hope for city residents who had been making regular rounds of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) office here for various works related to trust properties without success for the past one and a half month.
FROM SCHOOLS
Story telling workshop
Ludhiana: A three-day story telling with dramatic effects, workshop was organised for the staff and students of Chanda Mama School. Teachers tried to create virtual reality by using puppets, masks, battery operated toys, musical instruments and live models with the result that the students were totally involved with the exercise.
Ice-cream parlour owner booked
Ludhiana, May 29
An ice-cream parlour owner booked for causing traffic obstructions at the busy Dandi Swami road. The accused has been identified as Sumit, a resident of Civil City, Chander Nagar. The police said, Sumit Kumar, owner of Natural Soup and Sales, had put up a make-shift kiosk on the road causing traffic obstruction.
Man dupes two of Rs 70,000
Ludhiana, May 29
One person has been arrested for duping two city residents of Rs 70,000 on the pretext of getting him a job in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. Interestingly, the accused even claimed to be ‘very close’ and ‘just like son’ to Mayor Harcharan Singh
Gohalwaria.
Six of a family booked for demanding dowry
Ludhiana, May 29
Demanding dowry items before the wedding proved costly for the to-be groom and his family as they were booked by the police.
The accused have been identified as Paramjit Kaur, Beant Singh, Gurjant
2 booked with habit-forming drugs
Ludhiana, May 29
The Sadar police nabbed two drug peddlers with habit-forming drugs here last night. The accused have been identified as Inderjit Singh, a resident of Dugri, and Palwinder Singh, a resident of Guru Gobind Singh Nagar.
Two booked for fraud
Khanna May 29
The Khanna police has registered a case of forgery against two persons which provided fake matric certificates to two youths. Sources said that Manish Kumar, a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh, said he and his friend, Raj Kumar, had gone to Sangrur for recruitment in the army but failed as they were under
matric.
Taxi driver booked for stealing gold
Ludhiana, May 29
A taxi driver has been booked for stealing 22 told of gold jewellery. The accused identified as Jatinder Kumar was booked on the complaint of Prem Chand of Janakpuri in New Delhi. Prem Chand said that he along with his wife visited Sunder Nagar on Jatinder Singh's taxi.
Six injured in head-on collision
Doraha, May 29
Two cars collided head on the Southern bypass today afternoon. All the six occupants of both the cars were injured. One of the cars caught fire after which fire brigade had to be called. The injured were rushed to a local hospital.
Two booked for murder
Amloh, May 29
Pritam Singh (55), a resident of Manngarh village, was allegedly murdered at a tube well here yesterday. Pritam’s son, Devinder Singh, alleged that his father went to the tube well yesterday to water the fields.
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