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Power situation improves, cuts withdrawn
Ludhiana, August 5
With widespread rains in different parts of the state during the past few days and additional power having been arranged by the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), the power scenario in Punjab has shown a marked improvement during the past couple of days.
Plan to go green faces roadblock
Ludhiana, August 5
The state government is trying to create a "clean and green" environment in Punjab. In this direction, mass level campaigns have been initiated by the government to make Punjab "pollution free".
Rise In Input Costs
Common man's bicycle set to be costlier
Ludhiana, August 5
The common man's bicycle, roadster, that has seen a price rise four times this year, is all set to get costlier soon with bicycle manufacturers unable to cover the rise in input costs even after effecting a price hike.
City
Concerns
Rains usually bring joy but certainly not for the residents of Punjab’s financial capital, Ludhiana. Just an hour of downpour leaves the city deluged. And it’s not only the low-lying areas that suffer the brunt. Even posh localities get flooded, leading to all sorts of problems for the residents and daily commuters.
Shops come up near nullah, MC sleeps
Ludhiana, Augut 5
A number of shops are coming up in Transport Nagar near ganda nullah illegally in connivance with senior functionaries of the municipal corporation.
While these controversial 20-22 shops are being constructed under the nose of the authorities, no action has been taken against the illegal structures.
Shops coming up near a nullah in Transport Nagar in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Barrier shifted, yet commuters being charged toll
Doraha, August 5
As the toll barrier was finally shifted today from Doraha to the Satluj Bridge, passengers plying from Ludhiana to Patiala will now have to encounter no toll plaza on their way.
A vehicle passes on Tuesday after the toll barrier was shifted to Satluj Bridge.
— Photo by Lovleen Bains
Rain cools city
Ludhiana, August 5
The rainfall in the region in the past 48 hours has brought respite from hot and humid weather to city residents. The maximum temperature which hovered around 35 degree Celsius in recent days, came down to 30 degrees today.
Health officials visit slums
Ludhiana, August 5
A team of health officials undertaking public awareness campaign against diseases prevalent in the rainy season today visited slum areas in various parts of the city. The officials asked the people to contact civil surgeon control room on 2444193 in case of dire need.
Jathedar for consensus on major issues
Ludhiana, August 5
"I will attempt a consensual approach in dealing with different issues facing the Sikh
panth,” said the newly appointed Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Gurbachan Singh, while talking to mediapersons here today.
Breastfeeding Week
Competition held for schoolchildren
Ludhiana, August 5
The Punjab state branch of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week
(WBW) organised an on- the- spot postermaking competition for students of Shahed-e-Azam Sukhdev Thapar Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bharat
Nagar, Ludhiana. Principal Kamaljeet Kaur inaugurated it.
Students participate in a poster-making competition held in connection with the breastfeeding week organised by the Indian Academy of Paediatries in
Ludhiana. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma
CMCH rebuts patients’ allegations
Ludhiana, August 5
The CMCH today rebutted allegations made by attendants of some indoor patients pertaining to enforced buying of medicines from hospital pharmacy.
Letters
Inconvenienced by ATM
ATM counters at different parts of the city have become a source of inconvenience. On Monday, I had to face a lot of harassment and approach one after another ATMs of the city to get the money.
Experts for judicious use
of pesticides
Ludhiana, August 5
Entomologists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have advocated judicious use of pesticides on paddy on the basis of economic threshold levels (stem borer - 5 per cent dead hearts in paddy and 2 per cent dead hearts in basmati, 10 per cent leaf damage of leaf folder and 5-10 plant hoppers/ hill floating on water for plant hoppers).
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