Two held with 105 stolen
wheat bags
Ludhiana, May 5
The Haibowal police has arrested Pawan Kumar, a resident of
Doraha, and Om Prakash, and recovered 105 stolen bags of wheat. They were arrested while they were allegedly unloading the bags from their vehicle this
morning.
Residents go without water for 3 days
Ludhiana, May 5
Residents of Chander Nagar, Preet Vihar and Anand Nagar are facing water shortage thanks to a snag in a tubewell supplying water to these areas.
Residents have been going without water for the past three days and complaints to the MC have fallen on deaf ears.
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Water Woes: Women fill water from a roadside tap in Ludhiana on Monday; and (right)
residents of Chander Nagar protest against water scarcity. —
Photos by Inderjeet Verma |
Display of Snakes
PFA writes to forest minister, Maneka
Ludhiana, May 5
The controversy over holding of python and snake shows by the wildlife department, Punjab, with the help of an NGO, Wildlife Conservation Society, Nawan
Shahr, has further deepened as the People For Animals, Ropar, has complained to forest minister Tikshan
Sood, activist Maneka Gandhi and other officials of the department in this regard.
A python being exhibited by wildlife officials in association with an NGO.
— A file photo
Cong councillors resent case registration
Ludhiana, May 5
Congress councillors in the city today decided to give a memorandum to the deputy commissioner and senior superintendent of police against the registration of cases against two councillors during the past few days.
Congress councillors during a meeting in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Race to get poll duty cancelled
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 5
A large number of employees of various departments, mainly private and government school teachers, have been visiting SAD and BJP leaders to get their election duty cancelled or changed to more suitable places.
Panchayat Poll
SAD (Panch Pardhani) for consensus
Ludhiana, May 5
The SAD (Panch Pardhani), led by Daljit Singh Bittu, today resolved to motivate the rural population to go for unanimous panchayat elections.
Teachers’ Union
New chief keen on resolving pending issues
Sahnewal, May 5
Newly elected district president of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union Gumeet Singh Hundal is upbeat about the early implementation and resolution of outstanding demands of the non-govt colleges of the states.
Rageshwari delights audience
Ludhiana, May 5
Ludhianvis had a memorable experience at Sutlej club here last evening when singer Rageshwari enthralled them for more than two hours. The mesmerising performance left the audience spellbound.
Rageshwari and her dance troupe perform at Sutlej Club in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Green Park Sabha
Ludhiana, May 5
Darshan Dawar was elected president of the Green Park Sabha at a meeting of the sabha, according to a press note here today. Surjit Singh Nota was the presiding officer.
Success eludes tehbazaari team
Ludhiana, May 5
The tehbazaari team of the MC today failed to achieve success when it had gone to demolish jhuggis in the Focal Point area.
The team removed only three-four jhuggis and confiscated some goods. It left after giving jhuggi dwellers a warning to vacate the place themselves.
Jhuggi dwellers at the site of the demolition in Ludhiana on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Don’t be rubber stamps: ZP
candidate
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 5
Knowing that contesting election on the ticket of a party in opposition is like swimming against the tide, Sunita Rani Sharma of Sihar village, a Congress candidate for the zila parishad elections from Dehlon, aspires to bring about development in the area if she is inducted into the district development body.
PSIEC blamed for wire rod shortage
Ludhiana, May 5
The North India Wire Drawing Association has blamed the PSIEC for shortage of wire rod in the market.
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