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New buses yet to hit road
Ludhiana, December 2
The new fleet of 25 buses of Ludhiana City Bus Service Limited is yet to run on city roads. Reason: The buses are yet to be registered as the Regional Transport Authority
(RTA) has not cleared the file since November 23.
The newly purchased low-floor buses parked at the MC workshop on Hambran Road.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Sidhwan Canal Bridge to be fully operational from today
Ludhiana, December 2
The right side of Sidhwan Canal Bridge on Ferozepur Road will be thrown open to traffic from Tuesday.
The stretch on the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic for the past few months due to the construction of an underpass for the Sidhwan Canal Expressway project.
The Sidhwan Canal bridge on Ferozepur Road. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Import tariff value on gold, silver slashed
Ludhiana, December 2
The import tariff value on gold and silver has been slashed to USD 405 per 10 gram and USD 642 per kg, respectively, in line with global trends.
The notification in this regard has been issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC). The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined to prevent under invoicing.
Floral delight: A girl admires chrysanthemum at a flower show in Ludhiana on
Monday
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The fragrance of flowers spreads during a flower show in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Express Parcel Service launched
Ludhiana, December 2
The Express Parcel Service was launched today at the Head Post Office located at Bharat Nagar
Chowk. The Express Parcel Service will be available to both retail as well as business (corporate) customers.
Informing about the features of the the express parcel, Swaraj Kaur, Senior Post Master, said it was an air express parcel product providing time-bound delivery of parcels.
The Express Parcel Service being inaugurated at the Head Post Office in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
lpg on subsidised rate
Ludhiana, December 2
Domestic gas consumers in the city, have been told by their respective gas agencies that from December onwards, they would be provided LPG cylinders on
non-subsidised rates only if their Adhaar cards are linked to their bank account.
Eviction order a bolt from the blue
Ludhiana, December 2
Residents of Power Colony at Sarabha Nagar have expressed helplessness in vacating their houses before December 31.
The state government wants to develop a theme park, shopping malls, multiplexes and luxury corporate apartments on the land. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
They are better than the rest
Ludhiana, December 2
Visually impaired students of the Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre
(VRTC) performed well in the state-level competition organised by the Punjab state branch of the National Federation of the Blind at Hoshiarpur from November 30 to December 1, 2013.
The students, who bagged the first, second and third prizes, in Ludhiana.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Hosiery traders get lukewarm response
Ludhiana, December 2
While the outstation consignments have been sent, the domestic demand is still to be picked up, as it has not turned that cold in the city yet.
Hosiery manufacturers say, “Our godowns are full to the capacity and we are just waiting for the demand to pick up. After rainfall, it seemed that it would turn very cold this winter but the situation is otherwise,” said Harsharan Mishra, a hosiery
manufacturer.
from schools & Colleges
Declamation contest
Ludhiana:
Parneet Kaur of Green Land Convent School, Sector 32, secured the second position in Punjabi declamation contest at Guru Nanak International Senior Secondary School on Monday. Sixty-six students participated in the event. Her topic was 'Dhiyan (daughters)'. She was given a trophy and Rs 500 in cash. Principal Vinita Sanan congratulated the students.
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Dr MIS Gill joins as head of fruit science dept
Ludhiana:
A senior horticulturist of Punjab Agricultural University, Dr MIS Gill has joined as the head of the department of fruit science, PAU. During his 21 years of service in the university, Dr Gill has made significant research contributions to the field of horticulture involving conventional and biotechnological approaches. He has to his credit 16 research recommendations, including three crop varieties and 13 plant propagation, production, processing, protection and post-harvest technologies having field relevance. All recommendations made by him have been included in the Package of Practices of Fruit Crops, PAU.
Television actor Priyal Gaur is making her debut in Punjabi movies with “Just U and Me”. She was in the city to promote her film with the starcast.Tribune photo: Himanshu
Mahajan
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Seminar
Ludhiana:
The department of veterinary and animal husbandry, Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, organised a seminar for pig farmers. Alferd Wahl, expert, Polar Genetics, Canada, delivered a lecture on artificial insemination in swine and adaptability of Canadian pigs. He discussed in detail about semen collection, semen evaluation, semen handling and artificial insemination technique in swine.
Awareness rally on World AIDS Day
Ludhiana, December 2
To mark World AIDS Day, 4 Punjab Air Sqn NCC organised a seminar and took out an awareness rally. Around 168 cadets attended the event.
muslim organisations
Efforts on to fulfil demands: Atwal
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 2
The speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Charanjit Singh Atwal, gave an assurance to the office-bearers and activists of the Muslim organisations of paying heed to
their pending demands at the earliest.
BJP workers upbeat over Modi’s visit
Jagraon, December 2
BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Jagraon for the first time to address a rally being organised by the ruling
SAD-BJP alliance on December 21 ahead of the forthcoming parliament elections. The rally being organised at the Sugar Mill,
Jagraon, has been named as ‘Fateh Rally’.
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Meeting
A delegation of Kirti Kissan Union met DIG, Ludhiana on Monday. President of the union Hardev Singh demanded that the police should not be biased. The members alleged that in case the people who want to lodge a complaint were associated with the ruling party then the complaint was adhered to at once but in case, people were associated with the opposition party, then they were not listened at all.
Metal stolen from transformers
Jagraon, December 2
Some unidentified persons decamp with metal from five electricity transformers installed in the fields at Talwandi Kalan and Talwandi Khurd villages, near here, last night.
The theft has not only caused a huge loss and shock to the farmers but also to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL).
Parts of an electricity transformer lying on a field in Jagraon. A Tribune Photograph
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raids her way to Kenyan team
Ludhiana, December 2
The kabaddi bug stung her during the world cup last year. And there was no
looking back for 23-year-old Asthara from Nigeria. Asthara, who works as a domestic help, has made it to the Kenyan women kabaddi team. The team is here to participate in the World Kabaddi Cup.
Asthara, a member of the Kenyan kabaddi team, during a practice session in Ludhiana
on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Relaxing: Players of the England kabaddi team enjoy during a practice session for the World Cup Kabaddi in Ludhiana.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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prison games
City team win tug-of-war
Ludhiana, December 2
The host trounced Patiala Zone 2-0 in tug of war, while Bathinda Zone thrashed
Patiala 37-18 in kabaddi during the opening day of the Punjab Sudhar Home Sports
2013 that kicked off at Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Stadium in Central Jail
today. As many as 120 prisoners from 26 jails of the state are taking part in the games. Additional Director General of Police (prisons) Rajpal Meena inaugurated the games and the Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents of 26 jails of Punjab were present on the occasion.
Akal Academy, Dugri, excel in inter-school athletics meet
Doraha, December 2
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order to promote rural sports and participation of village students in various
sports events, the Punjab Youth Welfare Club and Gram Panchayat, Lopon,
organized an inter-school athletics meet in which a total of 12 schools
participated with enthusiasm.
An athlete in action during a shot put event at Lopon village on Monday. A Tribune Photograph
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