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Traders, excise officials
on collision course
Ludhiana, February 11
For the past some time, the excise officials from the Central and state departments are finding it difficult to carry out survey, raids and other routine checks.
At times, they have to face resistance from traders. On several occasions, they are even threatened, manhandled and physically intimidated. This has prompted the raiding officials to seek adequate security for themselves, besides asking for stringent action against the culprits.
Harassment by officials irks transporters
Ludhiana, February 11
The Ludhiana Transporters Welfare Association has lamented the lack of infrastructure and basic amenities in Transport Nagar, saying that no development works had been carried out in the area for a long time. It also took exception to persecution of transporters by officials of different government departments.
Ban Valentine’s Day functions, demands sewa sangh
Ludhiana, February 11
While various hotels and clubs of the city are busy planning attractive programmes for Valentine’s Day celebrations, the Ludhiana Sewa Sangh today fired its first salvo against the celebrations saying the sangh would oppose all such activity in the city.
Stone laid for roads
Ludhiana, February 11
The foundation stone for the construction of roads in
Aman Nagar and Akash Nagar localities in ward No. 5 was laid by
area councillor Kashmir Kaur at a well-attended function here
today. Ms Kashmir Kaur explained in detail the complete and ongoing development works in different localities in the ward and also focused on other works which were in the planning stage.
Ms Kashmir Kaur, councillor of Ward No. 5, lays the foundation stone of a road in the area.
— Tribune photo by Inderjit Verma |
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Residential block stone laid
Mandi Gobindgarh,
February 11
“We should adopt the path shown by our Gurus and ancestors with regard to serving mankind”, said Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, former Member of Parliament. He was addressing a function after laying the foundation stone of a residential block of doctors in the hospital complex run by Prabhatpuri Social Welfare Trust, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Tuesday.
No civic amenities despite funds
Amloh, February 11
The district headquarter of the erstwhile Nabha State known for its cleanliness and pollution-free environment surrounded by gardens, Amloh has now become a headache for residents due to non-disposal of sullage water, which remains standing on streets.
 Local lad does city proud
Doraha, February 11
Sunny Bhardwaj, a BA-II student of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, and a cadet of 19 PB Bn NCC has done his parents, institution and city proud by taking part in the Republic Day Celebrations
(RDC) and putting up an excellent show in front of huge crowds.
Common grey hornbill pair sighted
Ludhiana, February 11
A pair of common grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) was sighted yesterday in the Sundernagar locality here by the office-bearers of the local chapter of the
PFA. According to Dr Sandeep Jain, president of the PFA, the birds are not commonly seen in this region. It is a large, long-tailed and a greyish bird with long decurved bill, sandy grey with black and white tipped tail, blackish eye stripes and a black-based yellow bill.
City gearing up for Maha Shivaratri
Ludhiana, February 11
The city is gearing up to celebrate Maha Shivaratri on February 18 on a grand note with the holding of several shobha
yatras, bhandaras and langars all over the town. The Haibowal Mahotsav Committee has chalked out a programme to take out a shobha yatra on February 16 in which the chariot of Lord Shiva would be manually pulled by 51 bare-foot devotees clad in white
kurta-pyajamas.
Jyoti Arora wins cooking contest
Ludhiana, February 11
The LG Microwave Cooking contest was held at a women’s club here yesterday. The event put to test the culinary skills and resourcefulness of the fair sex through the contest. Ms Rajni Bector and Ms Sheel Nanda were the judges. The judgement was based on the basis of taste, presentation and nutritional value of the dish prepared.
Thirty women participated and came up with a wide range of delicacies.
Went to renew bus pass, manhandled
Ludhiana, February 11
Mr Sandeep Watts, an employee with Aarti Steel, who commutes to Ludhiana everyday from Mandi Gobindgarh, has alleged that when he visited the PRTC office at the local bus stand for renewing his bus pass on Monday, the employee posted there did not renew his pass. He kept talking to three persons, one of them who was drunk.
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