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Making fire dept fit to fight
To get first hydraulic ladder soon
Ludhiana, November 13
The fire department of the municipal corporation which had been knocked for being ill-equipped for fighting fire in high buildings is finally going to get a its first hydraulic ladder.
Fire tenders parked at a fire station in Ludhiana on Thursday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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‘Sexual Harassment’ Case
Finance minister defends accused
Directs PAU authorities to get the matter probed by a third party
Ludhiana, November 13
Giving a political twist to the ongoing “sexual harassment” controversy at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal has come to the defence of the accused, Dulcha Singh Brar, and “ordered” the varsity authorities to get the matter probed by a “third party”.
Dehydrated, jumbo gets treatment on road
Ludhiana, November 13
The veterinarians of the State Veterinary Department and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) literally set up a hospital on a roadside within a few minutes today to save a circus elephant that fell on the road due to exhaustion and dehydration.
A jumbo that fell unconscious on the banks of Sidhwan Canal in Ludhiana on Thursday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Tainted sub-registrar seeks bail
Ludhiana, November 13
Apprehending arrest by the Vigilance Bureau, tehsildar-cum-sub-registrar Arvind Parkash Verma today filed an anticipatory bail application in the court of additional sessions judge G.S. Sran.
Seeds of success
Floriculture makes many farmers bloom
Ludhiana, November 13
Floriculture in Punjab has become a profitable profession today with quintals of flower seeds being exported to European, the US and Middle East countries each year.
The site for flower seeds in Rakhra village near Patiala offers a picturesque sight.
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Admission to kindergarten leaves parents anxious
Ludhiana, November 13
Admissions to the kindergartens have begun and so do the worries of the parents to get their wards admitted to the reputed schools in the city.
Most of the schools in the city have already started mock interviews of children. Some of the kindergartens are also making tall promises of ensuring admission to the highly sought after schools.
For many parents getting their wards admitted to schools is an uphill task.
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Inderjeet Verma |
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Religious fervour marks Gurpurb
Ludhiana, November 13
Parkash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated in the city with religious
fervour. Gurdwars in the city were tastefully decorated with flowers and lights. Devotes thronged the gurdwaras from the early morning. The “bhog” of Akhand Path was held in the morning followed by a “kirtan”.
Devotees partaking langar at a gurdwara in Ludhiana on the occasion of Gurpurb on Thursday.
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PAU, CMC to undertake joint survey to ascertain cause of cancer deaths
Ludhiana, November 13
The Punjab Agricultural University and the Christian Medical College and Hospital are likely to undertake a survey of cancer deaths in the Malwa region.
Artificial limbs given
Ludhiana, November 13
Free limbs were today distributed by the Mahavir Viklang Help Centre to 31 persons. Sushil
Kaura, general secretary of the centre, said they had been providing artificial limbs to the needy from the past 25 years.
Artificial limbs being distributed by Mahavir Viklang Help Centre in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Students given tips on film, TV production
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 13
A 10-day workshop on “film, television and digital video production” concluded today at the Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Mandi
Gobindgarh.
MC labour union to stage dharna today
Ludhiana, November 13
With the Municipal Corporation failing to regularise employees of sanitation committees, the Safai Labour Union, along with Disposal Worker Union, has decided to go on a dharna here on Friday.
Ongoing seminars a waste of time: Teachers
Ludhiana, November 13
About 5000 teachers are made to attend seminars every year in Ludhiana district organised by the Punjab Education Department to refurbish their knowledge. At present seminars are being conducted from November 6 to November 14 and then they will be reconducted from November 17 to November 22.
Expressions 2008 begins at GPS
Amloh, November 13
Gobindgarh Public School celebrated "Expressions 2008" with students displaying their telents in acting, singing and dancing.
Reporters' Diary
From agriculture to culture
Not long ago, people used to say that there is too much of agriculture in Ludhiana and no culture at all. That was possibly because of the phenomenal agricultural growth in Punjab that was supplemented by the industrial development.
Letters
Road or death-trap
It is mentally disturbing to learn about accidental deaths on the elevated road every now and then (Ludhiana Tribune, November 13) Immediately, the following steps need to be taken to address the problem and avoid mishaps at blind turns before any high-level probe into faulty construction, as demanded by the politicians, can offer relief.
2 dead, 11 hurt in mishap
Jagraon, November 13
Two persons died and 11, including a 5-year-old child, was injured when an overcrowded tempo met with an accident. The accident occurred around 12 am today near Nanaksar on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road.
Three brothers among 4 sentenced to life in murder case
Ludhiana, November 13
Court of Additional Sessions Judge M.S. Virdi has sentenced three brothers of Haddiwal village to life imprisonment for killing Gurmukh Singh of Chak Dango village, while trying to forcibly take possession of 15 acres.
Bisht brothers clinch title
Jassowal (Ludhiana), November 13
Ronit Bisht and his brother Rohit Bisht of Delhi survived a scare against duo of Digvijay Singh Mehta of Himachal Pradesh and N Sai Kartik of Andhra Pradesh 6-1, 7-6(4) before romping home champions in the doubles section on the penultimate day of the annual AITA National Lawn Tennis Championship (u-16) being held at Harvest Tennis Academy courts, Jassowal, today.
GNE College beat Ferozpur
Ludhiana, November 13
SSIT, Dera Bassi, quelled a strong challenge from their opponents GTBKIET,
Malout, before romping home victors 5-3 in the inaugural match of the Punjab Technical University Inter-College Hockey Tournament that began on the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College campus, Gill Road, here today.
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| Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, and BCET, Gurdaspur eves in action during the Punjab Technical University Inter-College Hockey Tournament being played in Ludhiana on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Inderjeet Verma |
BVM students rule the track
Ludhiana, November 13
Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar branch, dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the Ludhiana Zonal Athletics Meet
(PAU Zone) being organised by the District Education Office, Ludhiana, at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
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