summer’s splendour.
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World Hypertension Day
To destress, get into your walking shoes
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 16
With one out of every five persons in India suffering from hypertension, there is need to change lifestyle and increase awareness to prevent this "silent killer" that is rapidly spreading its tentacles, said Dr K.C. Goyal, district health officer, Sangrur, on the eve of World Hypertension Day today.
Excise
raid on Lodhi Club
Ludhiana, May 16
Excise and Taxation officials conducted a raid on the high-profile Lodhi Club here late last night.
Punish erring
college staff, says Rajdeep’s father
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 16
The body of Rajdeep Singh, final-year student of Guru Nanak Engineering College, was cremated at his native village, Kohli
Kalan, today. A large number of SAD and Congress leaders attended the funeral.
Rajdeep Singh
NGO goes green
Takes to fruit tree plantation
Ludhiana, May 16
Taking up plantation of fruit trees, the Nishkam Sewa Ashram, a city-based NGO, is supplying saplings of various fruit trees, including mango, orange, peach, guava, jamun, apple and ber, free of cost.
CPM protests against inflation
Ludhiana, May 16
To mark its protest against inflation, the Communist Party of India (M) held a protest march from Chatar Singh Park to the deputy commissioner's office where it held a dharna here today.
Authorities ask tea shop owners to stop serving food
PAU appoints another contractor; staff resent move
Ludhiana, May 16
Resentment prevails among employees of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) over the recent letter issued by authorities asking teashop owners not to serve food to its employees, students and faculty members. The university has given the contract of serving food to another person recently.
Missing Children
Police slack in absence of FIRs, says Bajaj
Ludhiana, May 16
Lesser police accountability in tracing a missing child because no FIR is registered has led to parents registering cases of their wards being kidnapped.
This was stated by Sanjana Bajaj, member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR), while talking to The Tribune here today.
Sanjana Bajaj, member, NCPCR, looks into the complaints of aggrieved parents of missing children at the circuit house in Ludhiana on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph
Vets demand exemption from poll duty
Doraha, May 16
The dairy animals of the state especially of Payal tehsil seem to be left entirely at the mercy of God as all the 11 veterinary doctors and para veterinary staff of the tehsil has been deployed on election duty, not only for the recently held elections but for the coming panchayati elections also.
Hit-and-run accident victim needs help
Ludhiana, May 16
Darbara Singh, a resident of New Subhash Nagar in Basti Jodhewal locality here, met with a road accident in which he sustained fractures in both legs and a head injury in early March this year. As the offending driver of the vehicle managed to escape without paying heed to the victim, he was taken to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) by the area residents for treatment.
PAU breeding peacocks
Ludhiana, May 16
A peacock sanctuary has been opened in 10 acres at Punjab Agricultural University here. About 30 peacocks are being bred in the protected green belt. “This is the part of 16 acres of the department of landscaping and floriculture at the university. We are taking steps to preserve the National Bird in the natural environment. Special care is being taken so that these peacocks, whose number has increased to 30 during the past few months, are not disturbed and threatened”, Dr Ramesh Kumar
Sadavarti, head, department of landscaping and floriculture, PAU, said.
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TNS
Letters
Ban adult film screening
Banned drugs seized
Jagraon, May 16
The Anti-Narcotic Cell conducted a raid in Chhajjawal village yesterday and recovered a large quantity of banned drugs from a shop.
State govts should ‘contribute’ to MSP
Khanna, May 16
The state governments should also contribute to the MSP given to the farmers on their produce. This could be done only when the state governments moot a policy related to it.
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