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40 ultrasound facilities raided
Dashmesh hospital registration suspended
Ludhiana, August 10
The district health authorities have suspended the registration of Dashmesh Charitable Hospital ultrasound centre following a series of raids conducted in different parts of the district, sources said here today.
City roads motorists’ nightmare
Ludhiana, August 10
With craters staring at motorists, most city roads have become a nightmare for them even as the municipal corporation sleeps over the problem.
The MC faces a huge expenditure on account of damage caused to roads as most of these have been washed away. While a lot of hue and cry is being raised, the MC seems to be unmoved. Some days ago, the MC began a patchwork on some roads, but a lot more need attention.
The poor state of Haibowal Road that has become a bane of Ludhiana motorists.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
‘Irregularities’ in Admission
SCD college clerk blames it on panel
Ludhiana, August 10
The case of giving “preferential treatment” to certain students at SCD Government College here recently by one of the clerks today took a new turn when the “controversial” clerk, Ranjit Singh, said he had nothing to do with those admissions and had just obeyed the orders of the three-member admission committee of
BCom-I.
’84 Sikh Riots
Fake claimant of relief booked
Ludhiana, August 10
In a fresh twist to the two-month-long controversy over alleged fake claimants of 1984-Sikh riot victim compensation, the division No. 5 police booked a Model Town resident for allegedly getting a compensation of Rs 2 lakh on fake documents.
Jodhewal clash: 5 held
Ludhiana, August 10
The Basti Jodhewal police has arrested five youths in connection with the last evening’s clash between two groups of alleged local goons.
Farm households spend more on non-food items: Study
Ludhiana, August 10
Farm households in Punjab spend proportionately less on food items, including cereals, milk and milk products, sugar and meat, as compared to non-food items like housing, lighting, medicine,
travelling, education, religious and social activities.
City residents in gridlock
Ludhiana, August 10
Honking of horns, automobile collision, vehicular gridlock is what bothers the city populace settled on west of Sidhwan Canal.
In recent past, a large number of urban colonies have come up on this side resulting in the increase of vehicular traffic on the canal bridges.
A decade ago, urbanisation was limited to colonies like Urban Estate Dugri, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Nagar, BRS Nagar, Aggar Nagar and the width of the bridges was adequate to cater to the traffic.
Vehicles caught up in a traffic jam under a bridge in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
State will be self-sufficient
in power: Majithia
Ludhiana, August 10
Bikram Singh Majithia, minister for information and public relations, water and sanitation and science and technology, Punjab, has stated that the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is all set to achieve power potential of 1,581 mw in new and renewable sources of energy (NRSE) by 2010.
Safety certification for city-based chip maker
Ludhiana, August 10
King Multitech Global Pvt Ltd, a Ludhiana-based healthcare company, marketing cell phone chip that saves the users from ill-effects of electro-magnetic radiation (EMR), today announced that "King Bio-Pro Chip" has secured international safety certifications of CE Mark, S-Mark and RoHS.
100 saplings planted
Ludhiana, August 10
The Adarsh Lane Welfare Society celebrated vanamahotsava by planting 100 saplings in the area here today. Councillor Roopamdip Kaur planted the first sapling. She highlighted the menace of air pollution and urged citizens to join hands in curbing the menace. Senior councillor Bharat Bhushan Ashu was the chief guest.
Langar organised
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 10
Thousands of devotees and Naina Devi Shrine pilgrims enjoyed 10-day langar organised by the local unit of Durga Sewa Dal at Jagera Bridge near here.
Letters
Act before it's too late
It is very easy to criticise whereas difficult to find a solution. Unfortunately, this is exactly the case with various departments entrusted with the responsibility of improving the living conditions of the city. Unless a committee consisting of the Pollution Control Board, Municipal Corporation, PWD and PSEB is formed, nothing tangible can be expected.
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