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Snatching turns out to be a story
Ludhiana, November 29
The sensational Rs 7 lakh snatching at Dhandra Road on November 20 turned out to be a concocted story.
After being booked by the city police, the accused, identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Dhandra Road, told the police that he was duped by five persons of Rs 10 lakh.
HC order cheers advocate
Ludhiana, November 29
Advocate Harjot Singh Harika said he had paid the price for raising his voice against corrupt practices prevailing in the District Courts Complex.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restored his right to contest the Bar elections. While lauding the judgement of Justice K Kannan, Harjot Singh Harika said: “The judgement has restored my faith in the judiciary.”
Reality check: Ward No. 1
Littered streets, choked sewerage reek of MC apathy
Ludhiana, November 29
Picture is not rosy in Ward No. 1. Potholed roads and choked sewerage speaks volumes of the apathy of the civic authorities.
Development works have been put on hold for want of funds. Area councillor Randhir Singh Sibia said he had not received funds for the past one-and-a-half years.
Garbage dumped in the open at Aman Nagar; and (right) a broken road in Ward No. 1. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Chaar Sahibzaade an inspiration for many
Ludhiana, November 29
Movie Chaar Sahibzaade not only shows the historical perspective, but also the responsibility the young sons of Guru Gobind Singh shouldered against the tyranny and exploitation.
This was stated by Gurpal Kaur, principal, Ryan International School, Chandigarh Road.
Students of Green Land Public School at a multiplex in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Lab on wheels a call away
Mandi Ahmedgarh, Nov 29
Shiksha Ratan Jaswinder Singh, a lecturer in physics and in charge of the Circle Inspection Team,
Nabha, has transformed his personal car into a mobile laboratory which is available on
call for schools or organisations to illustrate over 100 practical experiments in the field of science and mathematics.
Jaswinder Singh illustrates an experiment at Guram village near Mandi Ahmedgarh.
A tribune photograph
Residents question lack of development
Khanna, November 29
Fed up with false assurances of development, residents are protesting against politicos and administrative officials. The angry residents have put up boards in wards number 4 and 5, demanding reasons for their neglect.
BJP reaches out to rural population in, around Jagraon
Jagraon, November 29
With the aim of strengthening its base in rural areas, the Jagraon unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed some rural Sikh leaders on various important party posts.
550 examined at free eye, ayurvedic
camp
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 29
A team of doctors examined around 550 persons during a free eye check-up and ayurvedic camp at Butahri village.
ludhiana scan
One tests positive for dengue
One more patient from district has tested positive for dengue. The patient, a 30-year-old man from Chander Nagar, is undergoing treatment at DMCH. With this, the total number of patients diagnosed with dengue in Ludhiana hospitals has reached 232.
drug addiction
A team brings ‘hope’
Ludhiana, November 29
Hope Trust, an internationally acclaimed rehabilitation centre based in
Hyderabad, is touring Punjab to spread awareness about proper treatment methodologies.
Talking to the media, Trust directors Rahul Luther and Rajeshwari Luther said the team was interacting with doctors, psychiatrists, counselors and social workers besides visiting rehabilitation centres in the state.
Directors of Hope Trust, a rehab based in Hyderabad, talk to mediapersons in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
from schools
Students’ enrichment programme
Ludhiana: A students' enrichment programme was organised at Partap Public School, Ludhiana. Spread over three days, the enrichment programme provided rich and varied exposure to thes tudents through many inter-house competitions, including Hindi poetry recitation, Hindi extempore, wall magazine contest, Punjabi poetry recitation, joke enactment, face painting, English poetry recitation and collage making. The contests were held at three layers- intra class, inter class and inter house for students of classes VI to XII.
Agriculturalists vow to adopt dairy farming
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 29
Farmers in the area have vowed to adopt dairy farming as an organised profession to supplement their regular income. They took the oath in response to an appeal made by the Department of Dairy Development officials during a camp at Barundi village near here today.
Illegal gates in Rajguru Nagar
Residents defy govt’s instructions
Ludhiana, November 29
Even as vast majority of the residents of posh locality of Rajguru Nagar in the city, developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), are turning against the installation of seven illegal gates on public roads and streets, which remain closed all through the day, another section of the residents seems to be bent upon open confrontation with the authorities on the issue.
The gated Rajguru Nagar colony in Ludhiana. A file photograph
NGO envisages a smoke-free Ludhiana
Ludhiana, November 29
The Generation Saviour Association, an NGO, has initiated a smoke-free Ludhiana campaign in the district. The NGO will press upon government offices to implement the Cigarette and Tobacco Product Control (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003. In its first phase, the NGO will focus only on smoking.
Amiteshwar Kaur, president of the NGO, said with the support of the Tobacco Control Cell, Punjab, they had completed the campaign in 18 districts out of the 22 districts of the state. By now, only four districts of Ludhiana,
Moga, Tarn Taran and Pathankot are left.
It would take the help of the District Tobacco Control Societies to make the district smoke-free.
ADC (Development) Supreet Singh Gulati pastes an
anti-tobacco poster on a wall in Ludhiana. A Tribune Photograph
63 vehicles challaned
Ludhiana, November 29
As many as 63 vehicle drivers were challaned during a special naka set up by the district administration and the police near Phullanwal village in the Pakhowal Road area last evening.
Art Carnival: Works of 40 artists showcased
Ludhiana, November 29
Art Carnival 2014 has about 40 artists that are showcasing their artworks. About hundred works of art in different media, on myriad themes comprise the exhibition being organised by the TAC Art Gallery in association with the Ishmeet Singh Music Institute at the institute. The works include paintings, sketches, sculpture and photography works of the artists that include students, amateur artists as well as accomplished artists.
A visitor takes a picture of a painting at the TAC Art Gallery in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Three of thieves’ gang held
Jagraon, November 29
The Jagraon police have arrested three members of a gang allegedly involved in various theft incidents that took place in the area in the recent past. They were nabbed by a Bhundri police chowki team outside Valipur Kalan village near Sidhwan Bet, following a tip-off yesterday evening.
Crime briefs
Man run over by train
Ludhiana, November 29
A middle aged man died after being hit by a train here today. The incident took place this morning near Gill village here today.
Government Railway Police officials said they received the information in the morning following which a police party reached the spot and recovered the body of the victim, who could not be identified yet.
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