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CET forms sold amid chaos
Ludhiana, May 13
Chaos and confusion prevailed at Allahabad Bank (Ghantaghar chowk branch) here during sale of Combined Entrance Test (CET) forms.
Cable operator’s folly has
voltage zooming
2 suffer burns; household items damaged
Ludhiana, May 13
Two persons suffered burn injuries and household appliances like televisions, refrigerators and electrical fittings in several houses in the Bachittar Nagar locality were damaged due to sudden spurt in voltage here yesterday.
Two employees dupe company of lakhs
Ludhiana, May 13
Two employees of Nahar group of companies, that manufactures brands like Monte Carlo and Cotton County, allegedly defrauded the company of lakhs by
making bogus entries in connivance with two company franchises.
...Meanwhile, sports quota in colleges soon
Ludhiana, May 13
After a gap of 14 years, the Punjab sports department is all set to reintroduce admissions in the colleges under sports quota across the state.
Act invoked to prevent
outbreak of diseases
Ludhiana, May 13
In the wake of quite a few mild cases of gastroenteritis, jaundice and diarrhoea reported from several colonies in the city during last couple of weeks, the district administration has issued prohibitory orders under relevant sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 within the city limits with immediate effect.
IT notices to those not filing tax returns
Ludhiana, May 13
Refusing to let go of people who earn well and are attempting to escape taxes, the income tax department has sent notices to those it found had high income but were not filing their tax returns. The department has sought details of their income by May 20 and even asked them to appear in person.
Post-Poll Scene
Empty bottles say it all
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 13
Empty liquor bottles
lying at the collection centre for ballot boxes in Dehlon were tell-tale
signs of love for Bacchus that those on election duty may have. It
seems that those on duty for the zila parishad and block samiti
elections were unwilling to give up drinking even on the two dry days of
May 11 and May 12, if empty bottles are an indication to go
by. Government Senior Secondary School, Dehlon, which was a collection
centre for the ballot boxes, had high security and no outsiders were
permitted inside without a search.
Empty liquor bottles lying at Government Senior Secondary School, Dehlon, a collection centre for ballot boxes. Photo by Mahesh Sharma
BSNL employees stage protest
Ludhiana, May 13
Protesting against the merger of 50 per cent IDA with basic pay of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) executive and non-executive employees, the employees held a lunch hour demonstration outside the office of general manager of telecom here today.
250 donate blood
Ludhiana, May 13
As many as 250 volunteers came forward to donate blood at the blood donation camp organised by Vyakti Vikas Kendra of Art of Living Foundation to mark the 52nd birthday of the founder Sri Sri Ravi Shanker here today.
Volunteers donate blood at a blood donation camp organised by Art of Living Foundation in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma
Retired PAU prof releases two books
Ludhiana, May 13
Dr Faqir Chand Shukla, a retired professor from the department of food and technology, PAU, has recently published two books in Punjabi. Dr Shukla has penned ‘Vakhare Rang Gulab De’, a book on short stories, and a collection of articles on nutrition and health titled ‘Rogan To
Bacho’.
Body of infant girl found
Ludhiana, May 13
The body of a baby girl, mauled by stray dogs, was found near GK Estates on the Chandigarh road this morning.
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Ludhiana, May 13
Maa Sharda Sewa Peeth has opened its sixth school in the slum areas of the city. This has provided opportunities to hundreds of children dwindling their time on the streets.
The peeth, yet to be registered with the district administration, is already working on expanding its work area in the city. Rajinder Sharma is the chairman of the
peeth.