Devotees pray at the Sidhwan Canal bridge on the occasion of Chhat Puja in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Bhambi |
Doctor gets bail in PNDT case
Disappointed, health dept sends details to
minister
Ludhiana, November 4
There is resentment among the medical fraternity with Dr A.P.S. Gambhir, accused of violating the Medical Termination of Pregnancy and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Test Act, getting bail from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Villagers back dowry accused
SSP Reorders Probe
Jagraon, November 4
The police party that had gone to arrest the accused in a dowry case felt the heat when the entire village stood in the support of the accused.
Protest rally by non-teaching staff today
Ludhiana, November 4
The non-teaching employees union of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here is adamant on their stand of holding a rally against the authorities tomorrow.
Woman dies for want
of medicare
In-laws booked for dowry death
Ludhiana, November 4
Hardeep Kaur (24) died as her in-laws allegedly refused to provide her timely medical assistance. She succumbed to her illness at the Civil Hospital this here morning.
Cop slaps youth; traffic blocked
Ludhiana, November 4
Traffic came to a halt for more than an hour in front of Atam Nagar chowki in protest against the alleged assault on a youth by the chowki in charge here today.
Torching
of Youth
Police initiates process to identify facilitators
Accused still at large
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 4
The local police has initiated process to identify those persons who had facilitated a local family kill the paramour of their daughter after setting him afire three weeks ago.
Pvt buses bypass parking laws
Ludhiana, November 4
Illegal and haphazard parking of buses outside the general bus stand has become a big irritant. The parking of buses on the main road opposite the bus stand not only poses a traffic hazard but also results in frequent accidents.
Private buses parked outside the bus stand in Ludhiana.
— Photo by Rajesh Bhambi |
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GNG students protest fee hike
Ludhiana, November 4
Hundreds of students of Guru Nanak Girls College here protested against the management for the sudden increase in the fee structure in the form of various allowances while paying the second
instalment.
Students protest the recent fee hike at Guru Nanak Girls College in Model Town, Ludhiana, on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Bhambi |
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Seminar on Indian women writers
Ludhiana, November 4
A one-day UGC-sponsored national seminar on “Indian women writers: A feminine perspective” was organised by the English department of Khalsa College for women here today.
PAU youth fest from tomorrow
Ludhiana, November 4
According to information provided by Dr Tejwant Singh, PAU director students welfare, the inter-college youth festival of Punjab Agricultural University will begin from November 6 and continue till November 19.
Science exhibition
concludes
Ludhiana, November 4
The two-day science exhibition that kicked off at Ramgarhia Girls Senior Secondary School, Miller
Ganj, concluded here today. Results of various competitions were also declared
today.
Students at science exhibition in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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Baba Bulle Shah Award for Gurbhajan Gill
Ludhiana, November 4
Eminent Punjabi poet and editor of PAU farm magazine, Changi Kheti, Gurbhajan Gill has been selected for literary honour “Baba Bulle Shah Poetry Award” by Copenhagen-based Asian Writers Association.
Gill has authored nine anthologies of Punjabi poetry — “Sheesha Jhooth Bolda
Hai”, “Har Dhukhda Pind Mera Hai”, “Bol Mitti Diya Bawia”, “Agan
Katha”, “Do Harf Rasidi”, “Dharti Naad”, “Man De Buhe Barian”,
“Khair Panjan Panian Dee” and “Surakh Samundar” and an illustrated book
“Camere Di Akh Boldi” on civic life highlighting social issues.
Akademi library a hit with scholars
Ludhiana, November 4
The research library of the Punjabi Sahitya Akademi is a repository of the rich heritage of Punjab’s culture. It has a rare collection, besides books on Punjabi, English and Urdu literature.
Cops on challaning spree in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Stress laid on saving energy
Ludhiana, November 4
“Electricity is a precious and vital form of energy” was the bottom line of the inter-school paper reading contest on energy conservation held in Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh
Nagar, here today. The seminar was organised by the Punjab State Electricity Board.
Photos that exude emotions
Ludhiana, November 4
A photo exhibition by Gurpreet Singh Virk, Rajesh Bhambi and Ravi Kasnojia was a treat for art lovers, who appreciated the plethora of human emotions exuded by the photographs.
LBA accords hero’s welcome to Pranav
Won bronze at Youth
Commonwealth Games
Ludhiana, November 4
Ludhiana Badminton Academy (LBA) accorded a hero’s welcome to its trainee Pranav Chopra, who returned from Pune after bagging a bronze medal in the Youth Commonwealth Games.
Harish Rai Dhanda honours Pranav Chopra in Ludhiana.
— A Tribune photograph |
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PSEB back with another round of power cuts
Ludhiana, November 4
After a comfortable fortnight when the mercury had started to drop and drastic power cuts of six to seven hours all through the day were completely withdrawn, the power situation has again taken a turn for the worse.
Amenities, services wanting at rly station
Ludhiana, November 4
One of the busiest railway junctions in the Ferozepur division of the Northern Railway, Ludhiana — with some 120 mail and passenger trains passing through it daily, creating a passenger flow of around 25,000 and generating an annual revenue in excess of Rs 100 crore — is in a state of poor maintenance and upkeep. |
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| A parking bay in the compound of the railway station, Ludhiana, littered with garbage and stagnat water on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Protesters burn Thackeray’s effigy
Ludhiana, November 4
Activists of the Ludhiana District Nationalist Youth Congress held a rally and burned an effigy of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for issuing abusive statements against north Indians.
Freedom fighter hurt in assault
Khamano, November 4
A freedom fighter, Pritam Singh (92), of nearby Sidhupur Kalan village was injured when he was attacked by a youth of the same village. The victim was admitted to the local civil hospital.
Awareness week by PNB
Ludhiana, November 4
Under the guidelines of the Central Vigilance Commission of India, PNB is organising “Vigilance Awareness Week” from November 3 to 7 at its offices in Ludhiana circle by administering oath to its employees to combat corruption.
Double whammy for candle makers
Prices of wax, paper go up
Ludhiana, November 4
With the prices of wax and kerogated paper skyrocketing, candle manufacturers are in a fix as to how to sustain their trade. To add to their woes, authorised wax dealers indulge in black marketing, making things even more difficult for them.
Body fished out of tubewell
Mullanpur Dakha, November 4
A badly decomposed body of a man was fished out of a tubewell at Chak Kalan village. The deceased is identified as Baljinder Singh, son of Sardara Singh of Chak Kalan village.
Assault victim succumbs to injuries
Jagraon, November 4
A man who was injured in an assault by two person on October 26 succumbed to his injuries today.
Satnam Singh of Abbupura village was injured when Bara Singh and Binder Singh of
Sidhwan Bet village had assaulted him.
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