BRAVING THE ELEMENTS: Children try to cover themselves with a plastic sheet during rain in Ludhiana on Saturday night.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Consumer Forum
PSEB penalised; told to restore connection
Ludhiana, April 6
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the PSEB to restore the electric connection and pay Rs 5,000 as compensation to an aggrieved consumer. The forum president and its member Daljit Singh Bakshi also directed the PSEB authorities to refund the amount of Rs 11,162 charged from the consumer and pay Rs 1,500 as litigation cost.
In Basta
Suspects untraced in 17-month-old murder case
Rampur (Ludhiana), April 6
Even after 17 months after Naseeb Kaur, an old woman of Rampur village, was hacked to death, the police is yet to nab suspects who had been rounded up during preliminary investigations.
Tantrik held
Ludhiana, April 6
The Civil Lines police has arrested an alleged tantrik, Hazi Habib, for allegedly fooling a number of city residents in the name of treating different ailments through magic and cosmic powers.
SP activists protest over rising prices
Ludhiana, April 6
Activists of the Samajwadi Party, Punjab, staged a protest against the increasing prices of commodities here today.
Led by Mohammad Naseem Ansari, the agitators raised slogans against inflation and asked the Centre to check the rising prices.
Samajwadi Party activists hold a protest in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph
Sufi singer Dev Dildar regales audience on the occasion of the senior citizens conclave in Ludhiana on Saturday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
World Health Day Today
By 2100 globe will get warmer, says doctor
Ludhiana, April 6
Climatic change is one of the greatest challenges of our times. It not only threatens to change the way we live, but is expected to make a huge impact on the health and human suffering on a global scale. World Health Day, celebrated on April 7 every year, is a unique opportunity to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health. This year, World Health Day focuses on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of climatic changes.
Help curb social evils, Gabria tells writers
Ludhiana, April 6
Minister for jails, tourism and cultural affairs Hira Singh Gabria has asked poets, lyricists and writers of Punjab to condemn social evils like dowry, drug-addiction and female
foeticide.
Minister Hira Singh Gabria with Punjabi Ghazal Manch award winners in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
WWICS unveils proposed changes in immigration rules
Ludhiana, April 6
Immigration to greener pastures of potentially sound economies like Canada, Australia and the UK is all set to become much more dynamic and fast in the coming year. With governments of all these countries, particularly Canada, all geared to bring in a fresh legislation upon classifying prospective immigrants in terms of their requirement, the immigration processes are likely to be expedited
many folds.
Officials from the WWICS unveil new rules for
Canadian immigration during a press meet
in Ludhiana on Sunday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Rly pensioners want medical unit upgraded
Ludhiana, April 6
Railway pensioners today made a plea for the upgrade of the local medical unit to hospital level for delivery of better and specialised healthcare to serving and retired workers.
A member makes a point during a meeting of the Northern Railway Pensioners Welfare Association in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma
Red card for ’84 riot victims
Interview of remaining lot from today
Ludhiana, April 6
The bitter row between the district administration and the association of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims for rejection of claims seems to be heading towards some solution with the administration announcing new dates for issuing red crads to the victims.
SAD misleading people: Tewari
Ludhiana, April 6
AICC spokesman and national secretary of party Manish Tewari said today that the SAD-BJP government had failed fulfill promises made to people during elections.
Car accident: Accused identified
Ludhiana, April 6
The Sarabha Nagar police has identified the car driver, who had allegedly rammed his car with another one being driven by the Moga-based family near Verka milk plant resulting in the death of two persons and injuring three other members of the same family yesterday.
Marriage of 35 poor girls solemnised
Jagraon, April 6
The Lok Sewa Society today solemnised the marriage of 35 poor girls on the premises of LR DAV College today. The ceremony was part of the 9th Samuhik Kanya Daan Mahayagya of the society.
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