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Crackers with Punjabi film stars’ photos in demand
Ludhiana, November 1
Pictures of film stars and celebrities have been adorning the covers of crackers for a long time. Pictures of Bollywood stars are used often illegally on the covers to promote the sales of the firecrackers.
Thieves target Diwali shoppers
Ludhiana, November 1
Visiting the Jawahar Nagar market for Diwali shopping proved costly for a couple. As they were busy buying goods, a thief stole their bag containing goods worth Rs 5,000.
Toiling for a happy Diwali: A woman paints earthen lamps. Photo: Inderjeet verma |
Crackdown on gambling
Ludhiana, November 1
The police has unearthed a gambling racket operating in the posh Gurdev Nagar locality with the arrest of 11 persons. The police has recovered around Rs 2.1 lakh from the possession of the suspects.
Dengue scare: Residents pin hopes on cracker smoke
Ludhiana, November 1
Despite repeated appeals of the Health Department, many people are still not taking the required precautions to save themselves from dengue thus falling an easy prey to the disease. Moreover, many people are now pinning their hopes on cracker smoke as they believe it would kill dengue mosquitoes. However the health authorities have denied it.
Woman sets herself on fire
Ludhiana, November 1
A 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire following a quarrel with the second wife of her husband at Kuldeep Nagar in Basti Jodhewal here today.
Roof collapses in LPG cylinder blast
Ludhiana, November 1
Panic spread in the Bhadurke area after a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a house this afternoon. No one was injured in the incident though the roof of the house collapsed due to the explosion.
School pledges eco-friendly Diwali
 Ludhiana, November 1
Students of one of the local school and college today pledged to say no to crackers during
diwali. Giving a serious thought to the increasing pollution level in the city which causes harm to both animals and plants students pledged to celebrate diwali without crackers.
Students of BCM School take out a rally against crackers in Ludhiana on Friday.
photo: inderjeet verma
Need to censor Punjabi songs: Study
Ludhiana, November 1
A study has found that Punjabi music being churned out these days is irresponsible towards youth and concludes that it should be censored.
Training programme on livestock concludes
Ludhiana, November 1
A 21-day training programme on "Advances in Diagnosis, Therapy and Prevention of Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases of Livestock" organised by Department of Veterinary Medicine of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, under the auspices of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi concluded today.
from schools
Diwali celebrations
Diwali mela was celebrated today at GRD academy. The mela was held on the school campus. The Mela had stalls of various eatables like “panipuri”, “Chana-Tikki”. There were different games stalls like “matka”, dart game, lucky draw where anyone could try hand and win prizes.
from colleges
Quiz
A quiz was organised by Department of Computer Science, Kamla Lohtia SD College, Ludhiana today under the able guidance o1itu Gupta, In-charge, Department of Computer Science and HOD Gaurav Joshi. Sandeep
Aggarwal, vice-president, College Management Committee and principal Dr Shiv Mohan Sharma.
Potters vanishing from society
Jagraon, November 1
There were to be times when potters were an integral part of our society. But with the modern equipment catching up fast among the people, the potters are vanishing fast from the social scene. As the modern apparatus made of rubber, steel, plastic etc are taking place of traditional apparatus made of mud, the number of potters is declining every year.
Tewari demands district status for Jagraon
 Jagraon/Ludhiana, November 1
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Manish Tewari, today demanded the district status for
Jagraon. He said, Jagraon was a historical city with over three-century old history, besides it was an important religious centre as well.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari addresses a gathering in Jagraon
on Friday. A tribune photograph
College prof makes it to PCS
Ludhiana, November 1
Minakshi Sood is elated at having secured 44th rank in the Punjab Civil Service (PCS) examination. The results of the exams were declared last evening.
For many, Diwali is about exchanging gifts
 Ludhiana, November 1
Let the festive spirit take over because at no time of the year, because this is the time of the year when maximum gifts are exchanged. This is the reason people in the city are revelling in the feast of shopping and gifting.
Oil paintings packed with a gift pack are gaining popularity in Ludhiana. photo:
Inderjeet verma
MC staff doubt release of festival advance on time
Ludhiana, November 1
Due to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation's dwindling fiscal position, the employees are apprehending that the civic body would not be able to disburse festival advance to its employees before
Diwali, which is just three days away. But the MC officials claim that they would be issuing the festival advance on time.
Students of the Khalsa College for Women take a look at the candles and other articles displayed at the college in Ludhiana on Friday. photo: inderjeet verma |
Government gives ‘delayed payment councils’ a miss
Ludhiana, November 1
The state government has failed to form "delayed payment councils" at District levels as a result medium and small enterprises are also unable to take due benefit from the scheme.
Society should launch struggle against corruption, says SSP
Phillaur, November 1
All sections of the society should come forward together to launch a struggle against the menace of increasing corruption. This message was delivered by the SSP Vigilance, Jalandhar Range, while presiding over a seminar conducted during Vigilance Awareness Week in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Police Public School, Phillaur, today.
Paddy procurement touches over 9 lakh MT in district
Ludhiana, November 1
Claiming that paddy arrival in the mandis in the district had picked up and all arrangements for purchasing the produce were in place, the Deputy Commissioner, Rajat Aggarwal, today said that till October 31, the total arrival was to the extent of 9,57,011 metric tonnes (MT) out of which 8,98,997 MT (94 per cent) paddy had been purchased by government agencies and traders.
Laser light decorations may harm eyes: Doctors
Ludhiana, November 1
Latest laser lights were seen in discotheques or for laser shows are now available in the market with their cost coming down. These lights are for decorative purposes. Starting at the prices of Rs 1500, these laser lights can cost up to tens of thousands.
Officials asked to maintain records
 Ludhiana, November 1
State Information Commissioner (SIC), Parveen Kumar, today held a meeting with the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials and showed displeasure with the way cases related to the Right to Information Act are dealt with by the civic body staff.
State Information Commissioner Parveen Kumar (left) and MC Additional Commissioner Isha Kalia hold a meeting with the MC staff in Ludhiana on Friday. photo: inderjeet verma
Samples of sweets collected
Ludhiana, November 1
A team of health department today collected as many as 8 samples today to check the ongoing sales during the festivals.
Illicit liquor peddlers keep cops on toes
Sudhar, November 1
Come festival season, it is hide and seek for boozers, liquor contractors and traffickers. While contractors want to clear maximum stocks before
Diwali, those involved in illicit trade of smuggling of country-made liquor are leaving no stone unturned to make hay while the sun shines.
Harnoor wins 3 TT titles
 Ludhiana,
November 1
Harnoor Singh, a student of DCM Presidency School proved his mettle after
winning three titles in the 24th Prithipal Singh Memorial Ludhiana District
Table Tennis Championship which concluded at Punjab Agricultural University
campus here today.
Winners of the Prithipal Singh Memorial Ludhiana District Table Tennis Championship at the PAU in Ludhiana on
Friday. A tribune photograph
Sahodya inter-school b’ball tournament kicks off
Doraha, November 1
The Ludhiana East Sahodaya Schools Complex Inter-School Basketball Tournament
began today at Doraha Public School today.
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