Sky is the
limit: Basketball players of the Baba Lothiana Academy during a practice session at Guru Nanak Stadium in
Ludhiana.
—Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
Trees felled illegally to widen road
Ahmedgarh, July 10
Under the garb of widening the Jagera-Rara Saheb road along the Bathinda branch canal, illegal felling of trees is on allegedly to help land developers.
The widening has come as a golden opportunity for the developers, especially for those trying to set up a petrol station. Felling of one tree here or there felicitates carving out a path for leading up to the fuel pumps.
Missing kids cases to be treated as kidnappings
Ludhiana, July 10
In a major reprieve to missing children’s parents, who have been complaining of police inaction in tracing their missing wards because of no registeration of an FIR, the city police has
decided that from now on a case of kidnapping will be registered if the child cannot be found for two days.
Power aplenty, only if Chief Minister is in city!
Ludhiana, July 10
For once the residents of this mega city did not mind the elaborate security bandobust and hassles of traffic diversions at various places during the visit of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today because his presence all through the day had a magical effect on power supply, which remained uninterrupted.
Providential escape for kids as power cable snaps
 Ludhiana, July 10
Things could have taken a tragic turn had the uncle and grandfather of the two
kids-Lakhwinder Singh and Kamaljit Kaur-both residents of Karabara Road here, not rushed to their rescue when these boys accidentally touched a snapped low-tension cable lying on the ground in front of their house today morning.
Shocked children, who escaped possible electrocution after a LT power line snapped, with their family members in Ludhiana on Wednesday evening.
—Photo by Inderjeet Verma
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Industry seeks CM’s intervention
Ludhiana, July 10
Local industry today urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to resolve the power problem on the priority basis. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister members of the Knitwear Club told him that the small units were on the verge of extinction due to unscheduled power cuts.
Farmers’ panel honours Kaura
Ludhiana, July 10
The Progressive Dairy Farmers' Association has honoured Anil Kaura, former director, Dairy Development,Punjab, for his contributions in the field of the dairy development sector. A seminar was also organised by the department of veterinary and animal husbandry extension and the directorate of extension education,
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Ludhiana, July 10
