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A feather in the cap for Aagaz 
NGO presented Godfrey Phillips Award
Ludhiana, October 31
Aagaz Charitable Foundation, a city-based NGO, was recently conferred with 17th Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award for its courageous activities. It is a special award introduced as ‘Social Act of Courage’ by Godfrey.
Manmeet Grewal and Preeti Kansal of Agaaz Charitable Foundation, an NGO, with the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award in Ludhiana on Friday. Tribune Photo: Rajesh Bhambi
Gyaspura Flats
Site in charge sans approved plan
Ludhiana, October 31
Have you seen the government construction work undergoing sans a copy of approved plan with the site in charge?
MC to discuss low-cost houses
Ludhiana, October 31
The much-awaited meeting of the municipal corporation’s finance and contracts committee will be held here on Saturday.
Two booked
Khanna, October 31
The police yesterday booked two residents, including a woman, of village Bhattian for beating another resident of the village. Rinklejeet Singh alleged Randhir Singh and Chhinder Kaur of beating him. —
TNS
Slow lifting of paddy, a nightmare for farmers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 31
Slow lifting of paddy procured by various food agencies of the state from the grain market here and the centres running under the local office of the market committee has affected all sections of the society adversely, besides forcing farmers to stay at mandis for days to sell their produce.
Heaps of paddy bags lying in the grain
market at Ahmedgarh. Photo Mahesh Sharma
‘No stock of damaged rice with FCI’
Khamano, October 31
There is no old stock of damaged rice with FCI in Fatehgarh Sahib district and the new rice has started coming by millers after milling.
Mehar Singh, area manager, FCI, inspects the quality
of rice at FCI godown in Sanghol. Photo: Gurminder Singh Grewal
‘Counter gender bias in class’
Doraha, October 31
Women activists, including Dr Iqbal Kaur and Dr Jyoti Seth, lecturers, Government College, Chandigarh, stressed the need for adopting a gender-sensitive approach in the classrooms during a one-day workshop on “Teachers as catalysts of change for gender equal society” held at the Doraha College of Education here today.
Dr Jyoti Seth addresses the workshop at Doraha College of Education in Doraha on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Mini-secretariat, many functions
Ludhiana, October 31
The district administrative complex, also known as the mini-secretariat, is one of the most happening and congested places in the city with over 5,000 people visiting it daily for redressal of their grievances.
Dismiss Maharashtra govt: Akali Dal
Ludhiana, October 31
Reacting strongly to the continuing attacks on North Indians and killing of two migrants in
Mumbai, the labour wing of the Shiromani Youth Akali Dal (Badal) today held a protest march from Sherpur to the mini-secretariat where a common effigy of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, union home minister Shiv Raj
Patil, Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackarey and state home minister R.R. Patil was burnt.
Members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (labour wing) burn an effigy of the Centre and Maharashtra governments in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjit Verma
Shahi Imam flays Raj Thackarey
Ludhiana, October 31
Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Mualana Habib-Ur-Rehman today criticised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj Thackarey for targeting innocent people from other states.
Shahi Imam, Punjab, Maulana Habib-Ur-Rehman addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Friday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Move to cancel holiday on Punjab Day opposed
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 31
Office-bearers of various teachers’ unions have opposed the state government's move to cancel the public holiday on the Punjab Day to be observed tomorrow.
Founder’s Day celebrated
Ludhiana, October 31
S.A.N. Jain Senior Secondary School and the S.A.N. Jain Model Senior Secondary School celebrated the 139th birth anniversary of its founder Vijay Vallabh Surishwar Maharaj here today.
Students perform on the Founder’s Day at the SAN Jain Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana on Friday. A Tribune photograph
GGPS students stand out
Doraha, October 31
Students of Green Grove Public School won prizes in Inter-School Declamation and Cart Making Competition organised by Ved Parchar Mandal at
DAV, Khanna, recently. In declamation, Aastha Mehta of IX won the second prize on ‘Drug Addiction-A dead end’.
Teachers demand pension, 50 pc DA
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 31
Around 50 activists of the Punjab State Recognised and Aided School Teachers Union of the Ahmedgarh block led by Raghbir Singh Grewal left for Morinda today to join activists from other parts of the state to block traffic at the national highway there.
CME on bariatric and metabolic surgery
Doraha, October 31
The state-level assembly of the National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA) of Punjab is holding a continuing medical education (CME) on bariatric and metabolic surgery for morbid obesity and minimally invasive surgery for haemorrhoids at Ludhiana on November 2.
Equestrian c’ship begins
Ludhiana, October 31
The 4th Punjab Horse Show and State Equestrian Championship commenced at Punjab Police Academy, (PAP) Phillaur, here today.
Letters
Roads in a run-down state
It is unfortunate that the quality of roads in the highest income-tax payees’ city remains below the expectations of the residents. The government spends huge amounts on recarpeting of roads but the condition of roads worsens and cracks and potholes appear, especially during monsoon.
1 held for kidnapping
Ludhiana, October 31
The division No 6 police has nabbed an alleged kidnapper for abducting a one-and-half-year-old child of Balmiki Colony here today.
3 nabbed for killing eyewitness
Ludhiana, October 31
The city police has arrested a gang leader and two other of the alleged murder of Vijay Kumar which took place on October 23 at Salem Tabri.
Cyclist run over by bus
Raikot, October 31
A cyclist was killed after being hit by a bus here today. The deceased, identified as Sewa Singh (65), a resident of Burj Hari Singh Wala village, was going on his cycle from Noorpura village. The incident occurred when a Ludhiana-bound Orbit bus, coming from Bathinda, hit the deceased while he was crossing the road. The driver of the bus, Sulakhan Singh, said the accident occurred when he tried to save some children on the road.
4 booked for beating up disabled
Khanna, October 31
The Khanna police today booked four residents of village Kotla for beating up a physically challenged man, his wife and mother.
 Cricket Tourney
Amritsar eves outplay Ludhiana
Ludhiana, October 31
On the basis of first innings lead, Amritsar defeated hosts Ludhiana by a huge margin of 340 runs in the two-day match of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Women played at the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, ground
here today.
A player in action on the second day of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Rahul to lead T20 squad
Ludhiana, October 31
Rahul Verma has been named captain of the Ludhiana squad to take part in the forthcoming Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Punjab State Inter-District Twenty20 Cricket Tournament to be held at Jaito in Faridkot district from November 2 to 9, the president of the Ludhiana District Twenty20 Cricket Association, Amarveer Singh, said.
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