Girls buying gifts for their
Valentines in Ludhiana on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed
Ahmed
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For some, day for "Mata Pita Pujan"
Ludhiana,February 12
Having failed to curb V-Day enthusiasm among the young, an organisation has decided to make the occasion indigenous and name it "Mata, Pita Pujan Divas".
Demolition squad sent packing
Ludhiana, February 13
Amid high drama, slum dwellers of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar today forced a demolition squad of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust to return here today.
Following an order of the PSHRC to the LIT to clear jhuggis from parks in the G and F blocks of SBS Nagar, the squad came back after telling them to clear the parks by February 19.
Student’s spat with conductor costs youth his life
Samrala, February 13
Supporting a student in a dispute with a conductor of a private bus cost a youth his life.
Gurmukh Singh (20) of Mushkabad in Ludhiana district succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Samrala last evening.
Timely action saves 3 lives
Mandi Ahmedgarh,
February 13
Timely action by passersby and the Dehlon police saved the lives of three youths, including a jawan, who were hit by a speeding vehicle near Gopalpur village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road last night.
Undertrial escapes;
2 cops arrested
Ludhiana, February 13
Two cops have been arrested for their alleged negligence in the escape of an undertrial while he was being taken from the Central Jail to attend the bhog of his mother yesterday.
Man booked for raping employee
Ludhiana, February 13
The police has booked Keshav Kumar who runs a consultancy office near Bharat
Nagar on the charge of raping an employee on the evening of February 11.
Gurmukh Singh Mann of the Punjab Students Union addresses a gathering in a meeting organised in Ludhiana
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Campaigning on for PU senate poll, already
Ludhiana, February 13
Though the elections to the Panjab University, Chandigarh, senate are slated for September, campaigning has already begun here with the city having a strong lobby of contenders.
GADVASU
Applications invited for CM’s award
Ludhiana, February 13
The Punjab government established Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University (GADVASU) in April, 2006 to give boost to the livestock sector in the
state.
V-Day gets ABVP stick
Ludhiana,
February 13
Condemning Valentine’s Day, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held
a dharna outside Kamla Lohtia College here this morning. “The day has no significance for Indian culture and it is only polluting the minds of our youth, which should be indulged in more fruitful ventures,” said parishad leader
Sahil.
Activists of ABVP burn posters related to Valentine’s Day in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Foundation of Singh Sabha gurdwara laid
Ludhiana, February 13
Foundation stone of Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Rajguru Nagar, was laid in C block here. The Panj Piaras led by Surinder Singh Badowal, SGPC member, performed the ardas.
Land-use panel meet postponed
Ludhiana, February 13
The meeting of the optimum land use committee, scheduled for today, was postponed as the senior town planner, Balkar Singh Brar, met with an accident on the Delhi-Ludhiana road.
Camp at BJS Dental College
Ludhiana, February 13
The Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College and Hospital organised a dental check-up camp at Gurdwara Katana Sahib, Neelon, Chandigarh Road today. A large number village elders, women and children took part in the camp to avail the benefits of comprehensive dental check-up extended by a team headed by Dr Ashish Kumar and Dr Hardeep Singh. The camp was a part of the ongoing rural dental health campaign initiated by the hospital.
Tehbazaari wing removes encroachments
Ludhiana, February 13
A Tehbazaari team of the local municipal corporation today confiscated cars and other goods from the I-block market of Sarabha Nagar during a swoop today morning.
MLA seeks third Shatabdi
Ludhiana, February 13
Kila Raipur MLA Jassi Khangura in a letter to Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has urged him to start third Shatabadi train service between Ludhiana and Delhi at the earliest.
Man falls from roof, dies
Samrala, February 13
Mystery shrouds the death of Raj Singh of Siala village at a hospital near here today. Family members of Raj Singh said he sustained injuries after falling from the roof of his house five days ago.
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