HOODWINKING WEATHER: Girls enjoy a morning walk in the cold on the PAU
campus in Ludhiana on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
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IT Surveys
Assessees surrender Rs 5.30 crore
Ludhiana, January 18
Post-surveys, concealed income to the tune of Rs 5.30 crore has been surrendered to the IT department by assessees.
Woman swindler arrested
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 18
Harpreet Kaur of Patiala, a self-styled social activist who had allegedly been duping people and officials on the pretext of getting their work done from the higher authorities, is cooling her heels in lockup at Machhiwara, near here.
Torture Case
SSP pulls up cops, orders probe
Ludhiana, January 18
The SSP, R.K. Jaiswal, has pulled up Sarabha Nagar police officials for illegally detaining and harassing a migrant family at the behest of an influential person who accused them of theft.
Owner of Waryam Steels summoned
Ludhiana, January 18
Officials of the central excise commission today resumed investigations in the case of Waryam Steels, suspecting duty evasion to the tune of Rs 4 crore.
Root out female
foeticide: Chawla
Ludhiana, January 18
Punjab health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla today gave a call for launching a comprehensive mass movement to root out female foeticide from society. She exhorted NGOs and social service organisations to come forward for this noble cause.
MC in spot over waiver
Water, sewage bill rollback
Ludhiana, January 18
Putting the local SAD-BJP-run municipal corporation in a tight spot, the Union government has asked it to stop waiving off the water supply and sewage bills to poor residents if it wanted funds under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
Hailstorm lashes city
Ludhiana, January 18
The district experienced hailstorm in the small hours today raising concerns about the extent of damage caused to the crop among farmers even as agriculture experts said the wheat crop was not at risk as it was not in ear formation stage yet.
Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
At The Crossroads
Snow at Shimla
In midwinter this season while reading the novel “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemingway, I am reminded of the snows of Shimla. About 50 years ago, Shimla used to have frequent snowfalls during the months of December, January and February. Sometimes it could be quite heavy, covering the roads with a thick woolly carpet. It was a treat to walk on the freshly-laid snow, pushing down the fluffy layer with the feeling of a path-finder. Later, the pressed down snow turned into a passage, much traveled upon.
Lok Adalat
Recover interest from sub-postmaster, not customer
Ludhiana, January 18
The permanent lok adalat has directed the senior superintendent of post offices, Ludhiana, not to recover the interest paid to one of its customer, with the observation that he was not at fault.
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