Cattle
hub? Stray cattle rule Ludhiana roads but the municipal corporation seems to be in no mood to solve the
menace. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Pacifying fighting labourers cost
him life
Ludhiana, April 18
In a freak incident, a rickshaw manufacturer died of excessive bleeding after he accidentally shot himself in one of his legs while he was preventing a clash between two groups of labourers working in his factory at about last midnight in
Haibowal.
‘PPSC flouts UGC norms’
Revise ads for posts of college lecturers: Aspirants
Mandi Ahmedgarh April 18
Accusing the authorities in the Punjab Public Services Commission (PPSC) of violating norms laid down by the University Grants Commission, to benefit certain aspirants for posts of lecturer, holders of PhD and M Phil degrees have urged the higher authorities to impress upon the chairman of the commission to revise advertisement inviting applications for posts of 265 college lecturers.
Granthi held with opium
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 18
The police has arrested a youth of Akalgarh Chhanna village who had allegedly been involved in trafficking of drugs and narcotics under the guise of a granthi of the village gurdwara.
Mosquitoes breed,
authorities sleep
Ludhiana, April 18
Lack of proper sanitation in the city is making mosquitoes and flies breed indiscriminately. These insects, known for being vectors of several diseases, are posing a threat to the health of city residents.
Mosquitoes breed on a pool of water in Ludhiana on Friday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
A clarification
Ludhiana, April 18
It is clarified that a report "MC allots tenders to blacklisted firm" published in these columns on Wednesday, erroneously mentioned that Ceigall Builders Private Limited was a blacklisted firm. The firm had entered into arbitration with the Chandigarh administration for an incomplete work for which notices were issued to it. The firm has completed several prestigious multi-crore road and other construction projects and was listed as a class ‘‘A’’ contractor. The error is regretted.
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TNS
Jain saadhvis give discourse to pay tributes to Lord Mahavira on the 2608th birth anniversary of Jain guru
in Ludhiana on Friday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Unethical ads: PMC to act tough against doctors
Ludhiana, April 18
The state government’s decision to act tough against unethical advertisements being placed by medical practitioners of indigenous and modern medical system in print and electronic media is a welcome step. But at the same time, once the regulatory authorities get down to the task of bringing the offenders to book, they would realise that it is easier said than done.
Udyog Rattan award for city businessman
Ludhiana, April 18
The Institute of Economic Studies (IES) has conferred “Udyog Rattan” award on the
Ludhiana-based entrepreneur Hardeep Singh at a national seminar on the “current economic scenario” organised in New Delhi.
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