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Squall renders city powerless
Ludhiana, June 24
A storm that lashed the city in the wee hours of this morning disrupted the power supply for several hours, throwing normal life out of gear. The power supply which went off around 4 am was restored in some parts of the city after three hours while several other localities remained out of power till noon.
Several trees uprooted and power lines snapped following a storm in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma 
Arrest dera chief: Protesters
Ludhiana, June 24
Protesting against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, various Sikh outfits today demanded immediate arrest of the
baba. Nihang outfits and the Shiromani Shaheed Baba Jiwan Bhalai Trust held a demonstration and dharna here.
Protest against the Dera Sacha Sauda’s chief in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Laptop snatched
Ludhiana, June 24
Three unidentified youths today snatched a bag carrying a laptop of a chartered accountant Kapil Sethi in broad daylight in Sherpur
Chowk.
Windstorm uproots illegal hoarding
Portion of building falls, nobody hurt
Ludhiana, June 24
A portion of a two storied private building collapsed in the middle of the Manju Cinema road after an illegal hoarding fixed atop it was carried by windstorm in the small hours today.
A portion of a building collapsed after an illegal hoarding fixed atop fell on its roof in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Downpour exposes civic body’s claims
Mandi Ahmedgarh June 24
Heavy rain that lashed the town today threw the normal life out of gear besides exposing the inadequacy of infrastructure to check flooding especially in the low-lying areas. However, civic authorities claimed to have strengthened the sewerage system to cope with the situation.
Workers upset over shifting of factory
Protest outside labour office for job
Ludhiana, June 24
Workers of Centex, a woollen manufacturing unit, alleged today that they had been rendered jobless as owners were shifting the manufacturing unit to Gobindgarh near
Sahnewal. The workers, who also protested outside the labour office today, said they were not even allowed to enter the premises.
GADVASU experts call for conservation of natural fisheries
Ludhiana, June 24
"Rivers, canals and reservoirs/wetlands of Punjab, potential natural resources of irrigation, drinking water and power generation, harbor about 25 per cent (116) of total warm water fish species of India and about 30 per cent of total fish production of the state is from these resources," said Dr V. K.
Taneja, VC, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).
Australasian fellowship for CMC neurologist
Ludhiana, June 24
Dr Jeyaraj D. Pandian, professor of neurology at Christian Medical College (CMC), has been awarded the Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). Dr Pandian received the award from Prof Thomson, president of Royal Australasian College of Physicians at a ceremony held in Adelaide, Australia.
Tanker collides with PRTC bus
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 24
A major tragedy was averted when a tanker, filled with highly inflammable solvent, collided with a PRTC bus carrying at least 50 passengers near Momnabad village on the
Ludhiana- Malerkotla road near here today.
BDPO nabbed for taking bribe
Ludhiana, June 24
Vigilance sleuths have arrested block development and panchayat officer
(BDPO) Manoj Dhand for allegedly taking a bribe for extending favour in a land deal.
The officer was nabbed at Sudhar yesterday afternoon, while receiving a bribe of Rs 25,000 on a complaint lodged by panchayat secretary Balwinder Singh.
BDPO Manoj Dhand being arrested by Vigilance Bureau’s sleuth for taking
bribe in Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph
2 held with poppy husk, smack
Khanna, June 24
The Khanna police has arrested two people for drug trafficking. Paramjit Singh of Ghungrali Rajputan village was arrested with 6 gram smack from his village during a special search operation by the police.
Seven booked for thrashing man
Khanna, June 24
The Khanna police has booked seven persons, including two women, for beating a resident of Manjali Kalan village.
Biz Word
Loans to farmers
Ludhiana, June 24
Mahindra and Mahindra has tied up with Mahindra Finance to provide on-the-spot tractor loans to farmers through its dealerships. The company is holding an 'On-the-Spot-Loan
Mahotsav' in eight states including Punjab.
Demonstration on leaf colour chart by PAU
Ludhiana, June 24
A demonstration on resource conservation technologies for paddy cultivation was organised by PAU department of extension education in the adopted villages of
Mandi, Bhar Singhpura and Kandola Kalan today wherein PAU scientists highlighted the need for judicious use of resources like fertilisers and water.
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