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Suicide: Fiancee, parents booked
Ludhiana, June 23
Over five months after a youth of Field Gunj here committed suicide allegedly, the police today booked four members of a family. The youth ended his life after the family of his fiancee refused the marriage a few days before the scheduled date.
90 kg poppy husk seized
Khanna, June 23
The Khanna police has arrested three persons from different places and seized 90 kilograms of poppy husk from their possession. The police has also impounded a motorcycle and a Lancer car used for carrying the poppy husk.
Parks that attract no one
Ludhiana, June 23
Parks and green belts in colonies developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) in the city portray a pathetic picture of persistent neglect and poor upkeep and despite an outcry by residents, officials remain indifferent. |
Parks in Rishi Nagar in poor upkeep in Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjit Verma |
Labour shortage
Industry looks towards automation now
Ludhiana, June 23
With the efforts to woo labourers failing to yield results, local industry is now making heavy investments towards automation to deal with the labour shortage in the long run.
Consumers resent hike in cable rates
Ludhiana, June 23
The National Consumer Awareness Group has expressed resentment against the hike in cable charges.
"Cable operators have increased the rates and that is causing harassment to customers. The government needs to take action against them,” said M P Singh Gogia, president of the group.
Freedom fighter remembered
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 23
In the memory of veteran freedom fighter, Lal Singh, an associate of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose, Desh Bhagat group of Institutes, organised path of Sukhmani Sahib here yesterday.
Kidnapped baby recovered
Ludhiana, June 23
The Division no 7 police has recovered a four-month-old girl allegedly kidnapped by a youth from Guru Arjun Dev Nagar.
Liquor bottles looted
Khanna, June 23
Some unidentified people looted liquor bottles from a liquor vend in a village near
Samrala. In a complaint to the police, Inderjit Singh, a worker at the liquor vend, alleged that some unidentified people, in an inebriated condition, took away eight bottles of liquor of various brands, three beers, damaged liquor vend, threatened and slapped him.
Students promote farm education in villages
Ludhiana, June 23
Three students of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) are volunteering the task of spreading agricultural education in areas considered to be backward in the state.
Hira Singh, Gurpreet Singh Brar and Hardeep Singh share their views on the promotion of agriculture education
in villages in Ludhiana on Monday. — Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma
The students discuss the courses given in prospectus to take admission in colleges in Ludhiana.
— Tribune photo by I V |
445 students of Class XII counselled
Ludhiana, June 23
The state government in collaboration with Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, organised a career counselling session for 10+2 students at SCD Government College here today.
BCET launches on-campus training
Ludhiana, June 23
Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology (BCET) launched on-campus training
programmes, in collaboration with leading IT Industry leaders Oracle, HCL and
NIIT, here today.
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