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MC total failure, says Manish Tewari
Ludhiana, October 19
Local MP and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has once again lashed out at the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation and termed it a "total failure". He says it is because of the failures of the MC as a whole that the city residents are demanding funds for water tubewells from the local MP.
No stopping dengue sting, 42 cases reported
Ludhiana, October 19
As many as 42 dengue patients were tested positive today at the DMCH,
CMCH, Gurdev Hospital, SPS Apollo Hospital and Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital here. Of these, 22 patients are from Ludhiana, 17 from the city and five from the peripheral areas. Seventeen patients are from Fatehgarh Sahib, four from
Hoshiarpur, two each from Sangrur, Jalandhar and Kapurthala and one each from Mukatsar and
Bathinda. Three patients from J&K also tested positive.
Now, accused’s wife attempts ‘suicide’ near police station
Ludhiana, October 19
In a new twist to the alleged molestation case, in which Meetpal Singh
Dugri, national vice-president, YAD, and two others have been booked, the wife of the main accused in the case, Harwinder Singh
Bagga, consumed some substance in front of the Dugri police station. She was rushed to the CMC hospital where her condition is stated to be stable.
Family members of main accused Harvinder Singh Bagga in an aggressive mood during a protest outside the Dugri police station in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune Photo ; Himanshu Mahajan
Adulterated sweets can play havoc with your health
Ludhiana, October 19
Everyone gets attracted to colourful sweets and loves to satisfy his taste buds by partaking of them. Very few people know that many sweet makers decorate sweets with "aluminium foil" and use synthetic colours to make them more attractive. All this plays havoc with people's health, as these adulteration material are carcinogenic (cause cancer) and some major problems in the vital organs.
Govt to provide land on lease to religious bodies
Ludhiana, October 19
In the absence of any clear policy on providing government land to religious organisations, the state government has recently decided to provide land on nine-years’ (minimum) lease to such social bodies in villages and city limits, for which necessary instructions have also been issued to all nagar councils, corporations, Municipal Corporations and Deputy Commissioners.
Lakkar Bridge project hangs fire
Ludhiana, October 19
The completion of the Lakkar Bridge project doesn’t seem to be in sight anytime soon. All hopes of erecting girders on a 35-metre portion of the Lakkar Bridge project were dashed out as the railways failed to get rail traffic closure.
Farmers block traffic over non-purchase of paddy
Samrala/Machiwara Oct 19
Resenting the non-purchase of paddy, hundreds of farmers led by BKU president Balvir Singh Rajewal blocked the vehicular traffic at the main Samrala chowk on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road for two hours.
BKU president Balvir Singh Rajewal addresses farmers during a protest in Samrala on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Arhtiyas go on indefinite strike
Doraha, October 19
The local Arhtiya Association has gone on strike for an indefinite period.
Jagraon deaths: All cremated amid tight security
Jagraon, October 19
All four members of a family, victim of a tragic incident in which a woman, Parminder Kaur, allegedly poisoned her husband and two minor children to death before committing suicide on late Wednesday night, were cremated here today amid tight police security.
Guru Nanak Public School script victories
Ludhiana, October 19
Hosts Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sarabha
Nagar, recorded victories in their matches in football and handball on the opening day of the CBSE North Zone Tournaments, which commenced at GNPS here today.
16 schools covered under legal awareness scheme
Amloh, October 19
Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary Legal Services Authority Gurpreet Singh addressed a meeting of Class XII students to spread awareness among households through the students, teachers and PTA members at Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Amloh, today.
Seminar stresses on rising crime, solutions
Ludhiana, October 19
A seminar, 'Rising Crime Rate - Causes and Solutions', was organised at the Punjabi Bhawan today.
Shashi Kant (IPS), former DGP (Prisons), Punjab, addresses a seminar at the Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Dance fest sees participation from across nation
Ludhiana, October 19
The Punjab International Dance Festival, organised by the Sangita’s Studio of Performing Arts, is seeing participation by different artistes and performers from various parts of the country teaching different genres of dance to the participants.
A dance trainer holds a session during the Punjab International Dance Festival in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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Rs 3.64 lakh stolen from car
Ludhiana, October 19
In a broad daylight incident, miscreants stole a bag containing Rs 3.64 lakh from a car on the Pakhowal road here today. The car was parked outside a bank. The police suspects that the victim might have concocted the story of bag theft.
4 medical shops raided
Ludhiana, October 19
A team led by State Drug Controller Ajay Kumar Singla today raided four shops in the Pindi street and seized injections of steroids and anti-rabies worth Rs 1.84 lakh.
Four of baby lifter gang arrested
Ludhiana, October 19
The city police arrested four members of a baby lifter gang and rescued a 2-year-old child, who was kidnapped on October 7 from the Jamalpur area, today.
The accused in police custody; and (right) Paramjit Singh Pannu, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, hands over the rescued child to his parents.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Two held with illegal wine, smack
Samrala, October 19
The police claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered 84 bottles of illegal wine and 100 gm of smack in two different incidents around Samrala.
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Tug-of-war a crowd-puller
Ludhiana, October 19
Tug-of-war is known as a crowd-pulling sport in the School Games as this particular event entertains the rural masses. In the Punjab School Games at Government Model Senior Secondary School at
PAU, tug-of-war attracted the maximum spectators.
A tug-of-war contest underway during the 59th Punjab State Inter-District School Games
at PAU, Ludhiana. A File Photo
Young judokas do city proud
Ludhiana, October 19
Manjot Kaur Gill and Bhavleen Kaur, promising judokas, brought fame to the city and their coach. They gave a good account of themselves by securing a gold and a bronze medal, respectively, in the Open Junior Punjab State Judo Championship held in
Jalandhar, recently.
Manjot Kaur Gill and Bhavleen Kaur flanked by coaches Rakesh Singh (left) and
Amandeep. A Tribune photograph
Pugilists from Chakar sports academy bring laurels
Jagraon, October 19
Adding yet another feather in the cap of Shere Punjab Sports Academy,
Chakar, near Jagraon, two budding women trainees of the academy clinched a gold medal each in the North India Boxing Championship concluded recently at
Srinagar.
Shavinder Kaur and Parminder Kaur show their medals. A Tribune photograph
Students of Bhambian Khurd school honoured
Ludhiana, October 19
Students of Government Primary School, Bhambian
Khurd, near here, who finished among the first three position holders in the block-level (Mangat-3) Government Primary Schools Games held at Bhambian
Khurd, were given prizes today.
KCW eves emerge champions
Ludhiana, October 19
Khalsa College for Women (KCW), Civil Lines, Ludhiana, wrapped up all their super league fixtures to top the points table and emerge as champions in the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball Championship held in Chandigarh, recently.
Members of the Ludhiana KCW team, which won the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball Championship held in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
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