Spreading light:
A temple all decked up on the eve of Shivratri in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Row over land near Chand cinema
Theatre owners accuse police of being partial
Ludhiana, March 5
A 10,000 sq. yd land worth about Rs 150 crore situated near Chand cinema is in a centre of controversy with a doctor-son duo, Dr Rajinder Hora and Dr Rajeev
Hora, owners of Chand Cinema, today alleged the div no. 4 police had joined hands with a person to grab the prime piece of land.
Allotment process for liquor vends kicks off
Ludhiana, March 5
The process of allotment of liquor vends in this district kicked off today as the Excise and Taxation Department began accepting applications. Applicants made a beeline to the department's office in mini secretariat to procure their applications.
Housing company told to refund Rs 1.77 lakh
Ludhiana, March 5
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed owners of Premier Complexes, Ludhiana, to refund the amount of Rs 1,77,750 charged from a consumer against allotment but failed to deliver the possession and execute the sale deed in favour of the consumer even after receipt of entire amount.
3 roundabouts to shrink
Ludhiana, March 5
To ease traffic chaos in the city, the MChas decided to reduce the circumference of roundabouts at Arti Chowk, Jamalpur Chowk and Fountain chowk besides starting construction on the railway overbridge in place of the old lakkar bridge.
Boy finds a saviour in scientist
Ludhiana, March 5
With no roof over his head, a critically ill 18-year-old Atma Ram, lying on the sidewalk of a busy road in the city, would have lost his battle with death had he not been spotted by Dr Naurang Singh Mangat, a volunteer with Guru Amar Das Apahaj Ashram.
Atma Ram lying on the footpath; (Inset) Dr N.S. Mangat
Traffic chaos reigns during Shobha Yatra
Ludhiana, March 5
Smooth traffic flow became a casualty during the Shobha Yatra held on the eve of Shivaratri even as the city traffic police failed to do anything to manage the traffic.
Serpentine queues of vehicles were seen in congested markets of the city, especially Chaura
Bahar, Sabzi Mandi and Minna Bazar, which witnessed the worst traffic chaos in the afternoon.
Children dressed up as Shiva and Parvati in a tableau during a Shobha Yatra held on the eve of Shivaratri in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Resolve farmers’ problems, says Pak scientist
Delegation meets Kang, moots scientific exchange
Ludhiana, March 5
A delegation from the University of Agriculture, Faislabad, Pakistan, led by Dr Abdus Salam Khan, professor, plant breeding and genetics, interacted with vice-chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang here today.
At The Crossroads
The ultimate companion of life
It is a long story as to how human life completes the circle. Sometime it takes the form of a zigzag puzzle. At another time it sails smoothly towards the whirlpool. Mostly it creates hiccups which drain the reservoir of patience. Still the end of life is clouded in mist and it has ever remained a mystery. But the human mind is all the time engaged in understanding the mystique of death.
Buddha nullah cleaning faces obstacles
Dyeing units reject zero discharge
Ludhiana, March 5
Cleaning of Buddha Nullah appears to be a distant dream as textile dyeing units here have refused to adopt the recommendations of P. Ram Committee. The units are particularly reluctant on ensuring zero discharge and want the municipal corporation to take responsibility for effluent treated by the industry.
Banks, finance cos turn to police to recover loans
It’s not the right forum, say cops
Ludhiana, March 5
After all measures adopted by banks and finance companies to recover loans from defaulters were shot down by the police and judiciary as illegal, the financial institutions have now resorted to registering FIRs against the defaulters. They argue not repaying the loan amounts to cheating and criminal breach of trust.
High prices of buffaloes affect small farmers
From suppliers of milk, they turn consumers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 5
Prices of buffaloes have gone so high in this part of Malwa that marginal and small farmers, who used to supplement their income by rearing a couple of cattle earlier, have stopped doing so.
Hike labour charges: Galla Mazdoor Union
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 5
Activists of the Galla Mazdoor Union, led by Rajesh Bungra, have urged the state and Union Governments to enhance labour charges for various types of work undertaken by them while cleaning and loading of agricultural produce in grain markets. The activists staged a protest at the local grain market on Wednesday.
Poet Kulwant Jagraon dead
Ludhiana, March 5
Renowned Punjabi poet and journalist Kulwant Jagraon breathed his last here today after suffering from serious illness for the past few years.
Pensioners meet farmers
Ludhiana, March 5
A 25-member delegation of Punjab Agricultural University pensioners along with PAUTA members, PAU employees union and Class IV representatives today went to Rauni near Patiala to urge farmers to extend their support. The university has organised a kisan mela at Rauni village in Patiala today.
SHO transferred
Ludhiana, March 5
City SSP R.K. Jaiswal has posted ASP Dhanpreet Kaur as the SHO of Sarabha Nagar in place of inspector Navreet Singh.
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