Folk artistes from Greece and Russia perform in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Two members of an international art group at the Circut House in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— A Tribune Photograph |
 In Basta
Endless wait for missing son
Ludhiana, February 24
The only son of an aged couple of Jai Gurdev Nagar, near Mundian Kalan village, has been missing for nearly two years, but the police has not been able to trace him.
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Fake Institute
Cops suspect bigger racket
Ludhiana, February 24
The city police seems on the brink of busting a suspected national- level racket of fraudlently giving away franchisees of Symbiosis University.
Railway station stalls face closure
Catering corpn asks contractors to pay up
Ludhiana, February 24
Railway passengers might not get food items, soft drinks and other articles at major railway stations in Punjab from tomorrow if the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
(IRCTC) gives effect to closure orders served on over 60 defaulting contractors.
Banquet hall owner shows the way
Ludhiana, February 24
The outlets sealed by the MC in the recent past might have prompted defaulters to use political clout and get the drive stalled, but a sweet seller has himself closed his banquet hall in the basement and changed it into a parking lot.
Middle class wants increase in tax slab
Ludhiana, February 24
With the Union Budget only a few days away, middlemen hope that this budget offers more relaxations in terms of tax slab, cheaper commodities and does not add undue burden on them, particularly in case of items like the LPG.
Rs 850 cr for sick sugar mills, says minister
Machhiwara, February 24
Minister for cooperation Kanwaljit Singh, while holding the Congress government responsible for recurrent losses suffered by state-owned cooperative sugar mills, said such institutions would boost the state’s economy by producing electricity and ethanol from its byproducts that used to be discarded earlier.
‘No harassment of any assessee during survey’
Patiala, February 24
Rupinder Kaur Brar, additional commissioner of income tax department, Patiala, has assured the District Taxation Bar Association (DTBA) that there will be no harassment to any assessee during the survey.
Internet still evades this town
Bassi Pathana, February 24
This is the only town in Patiala division of telecom circle, which is deprived of broadband to access the Internet.
15 couples tie knot
Ludhiana, February 24
The Nishkam Sewa Ashram at Daad village, Pakhowal Road, organised a function here today in which 15 couples got married. Chairman Sarwan Kumar, K.K Sood and other members of the ashram welcomed the guests on the occasion.
Newly weds being blessed by members of the Nishkam Sewa Ashram at Daad village in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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Justice Gurnam Singh remembered
Ludhiana, February 24
A function was organised on the premises of Guru Nanak College to commemorate the 109th birth anniversary of Justice Gurnam Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and founder of this college.
500 cobblers form forum for a cause
Ludhiana, February 24
Children who work as cobblers to earn their livelihood will soon learn the first alphabet of their life, thanks to 500 families who have joined hands to form a “Joota Brigade” for ensuring a better future for these kids.
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