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2 women flee court after sentence; 1 nabbed
Jagraon, August 27
Two women fled from the court after fooling the police as soon as a sentence was pronounced against them here yesterday.
House gutted
Ludhiana, August 27
Fire broke out in a house at Guru Amar Das Colony here this afternoon. It started in a room on the first floor and soon engulfed all the three rooms.Fire department officials said short circuit was likely the reason for the fire. Everything, including furniture, had been reduced to ashes. It took three fire engines to douse the flames in two hours.
Firemen douse flames at a house in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
One killed in accident
Jagraon, August 27
A man was killed yesterday when a mini bus, while overtaking another vehicle, rammed into a mini truck. The accident took place last afternoon on the national highway near Nanaksar when a speeding Jagraon bound mini bus, while overtaking another vehicle, came on the wrong side and hit a mini truck owned by a bread manufacturing company. —
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PAU Notes
Environment everybody’s concern, says Kang
Ludhiana, August 27
“Protection of environment is everybody’s concern,” said PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang after planting a sapling of kachnar during the vanamahotsava programme organised by Punjab Agricultural University in Government Primary School, Doraha, near here today.
Promote livestock profession, says minister
 Ludhiana, August 27
Promotion and popularisation of livestock profession is the need of the hour to explore the new dimensions for livestock farming sector. It is a new ray of hope “if we develop the profession in a technical and scientific way”.This was stated by Gulzar Singh
Ranike, cabinet minister for animal husbandry, fishery, dairy development and welfare, during a review meeting.
Cabinet Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fishery, Dairy Development and Welfare Gulzar Singh Ranike addresses a meeting in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
From Schools & Colleges
Community college of IGNOU
inaugurated
Ludhiana/Jagraon, August 27
Ludhiana’s sole chapter under the IGNOU’s community colleges programme began its operations today at the Baba Kundan Community College in Rishi Nagar.
Extended power cuts keep residents on tenterhooks
Ludhiana, August 27
In the wake of the huge gap prevailing between demand and availability of power, and the consumption of electricity by the farm sector for paddy crop showing no signs of let up, the city population is at the receiving end with power cut far exceeding the scheduled period of seven hours during the day. Frequent break downs due to cable or transformer faults in most of the city localities at one time or the other further add to the misery of people who have to make it not only without power but water supply as well.
Ramzan
Industry relaxes timings for Muslim workers
Ludhiana, August 27
The local industrial units depend largely on Muslim workers. A huge number of them from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are contributing to the industry.
Right attitude key to happy old age: Expert
To remain productive in the old age,
people should practice kindness more to boost happiness, recall mentors for some
time and thank them for support, learn to forgive and invest more time and
energy in friends and family
Ludhiana, August 27
“Growing old is a reality and ageing starts from the age of 20. All of us have to grow with the passage of time. But it is the attitude that keeps us young and productive forever,” said Dr Shielu Srinivasan, founder president, Dignity Foundation, Mumbai, while addressing members of the Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) here last evening.
A cultural programme, highlighting national integration, presented by members of a ladies’ club
in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Critically ill baby needs help
Ludhiana, August 27
Two-month-old Roshni hails from a very poor family and was brought to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here in a serious condition. She was admitted in paediatric ICU and diagnosed to be afflicted with sepsis pneumonia and respiratory failure.
Bad Roads
Residents urge CM to send emissaries
Though senior leaders of all parties
have visited the area to woo voters during the electioneering, none
seems to be bothered about the condition of these roads
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 27
Irrespective of the political allegiance, residents here want the Chief Minister to send emissaries to Chhappar
Mela, an annual event where top leaders of almost all politicians converge to address conferences organised by their
parties.
Deplorable condition of the roads that connect Mandi Ahmedgarh with Ludhiana, Malerkotla and other surrounding villages. Photo by writer
Change in reappear rules
Strike by students continues
 Ludhiana, August 27
Students of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College continued their strike for the second consecutive day in protest against change in rules for reappear examinations in the semester system of Punjab Technical University.The students alleged that earlier if a student got a reappear or compartment in any subject, he could take the reappear examination in the next semester.
Students of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College strike for the second consecutive day in Ludhiana on
Thursday.A Tribune photograph
Foundation stone laid for polyclinic
Ludhiana, August 27
The Minister of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and Welfare of Scheduled and Backward Castes, Gulzar Singh Ranike, today laid the foundation stone of NABARD assisted state-of-the-art polyclinic at Gill village, near here today. The project costs Rs 1.58 crore.
Villagers exhorted to use solar
energy
Khamano, August 27
The Punjab Energy Development Agency
(PEDA) with the help of the district administration organised a seminar on the use of solar energy for panchs and sarpanchs at the office of the
BDPO, Khamano.
Centre proposes 4 FM channels for city
 Ludhiana, August 27
The union ministry for information and broadcasting has proposed to set up four new frequency modulation (FM) channels in the city.MP and national spokesperson for the Congress Manish
Tewari, while addressing a function organised by Media Centre, here today said the channels would be operated by private operators.
Ludhiana Member of Parliament Manish Tewari at a function organised at Media Centre in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Shooting at railway station
Vendors seek relief for victim’s kin
 Ludhiana, August 27
A deputation of the Northern Railway Vendors’ Union, along with activists of several other trade unions and parties, today met station superintendent RK Sharma and sought the grant of speedy compensation to the family of Santosh Kumar, a vendor at the local railway station who was killed during an encounter with suspected Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balbir Singh Bhutna on Tuesday morning.
Functionaries of the Northern Railway Vendors’ Union submit a memorandum to station superintendent RK Sharma in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
PSEB staff stage protest
Ludhiana, August 27
In response to the call given by PSEB Employees Federation (AITUC), employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board held a gate rally at Janta Nagar division here today in protest against delay in revision of pay scales, proposed unbundling of the board and press other pending demands.
Merchant navy losing sheen among Punjab youth
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 27
Merchant navy, once a rage with the youth of North India, has lost its sheen in this border state.
Sewage cleaning pump nuisance for motorists
 Jagraon, August 27
Caring little about the safety of motorists, workers of the municipal council have put up a sewage cleaning pump right in the middle of the highway at Raikot
Chowk.The Raikot road, being a state highway, witnesses huge traffic and the machine has become a source of nuisance for motorists.
A sewage cleaning machine put up in the middle of the busy Raikot road at Jagraon. Photo by writer
Four get 2-yr jail for forgery
The accused in connivance with
others forged the documents and showed the sale of the plot in the name of one
of the accused with the intent to grab the property of the complainant
Ludhiana, August 27
The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate JPS Wehniwal has convicted four persons of forging documents with intent to grab the property of a Salem Tabri resident. They were ordered to undergo imprisonment for two years.
Addictive drugs seized from 3 medical stores
Ludhiana, August 27
A team of health officials, led by Parveen Kumar, in-charge of the anti-narcotics cell, and Rajesh Suri, district drugs inspector, today conducted raids on three chemist shops in Haibowal locality and seized a large quantity of habit-forming drugs.
Chess
Green Land, KVM lads corner glory
Ludhiana, August 27
Players of Green Land Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar bypass branch, and Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, won top honours in the boys’ section of the Ludhiana District Inter-School Chess Meet organised by the education department at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar branch.
3 Kila Raipur zone teams in finals
Ludhiana, August 27
Three teams from Kila Raipur zone stormed into the finals of the ongoing Ludhiana District Inter-Zonal Hockey Tournament organised by the education department at the Prithipal Singh Memorial AstroTurf Stadium at PAU here today.
District panchayat games begin
Ludhiana, August 27
Three-day Ludhiana District Inter-Block Panchayat Games (boys and girls) began at Guru Nanak Stadium, here today.
Jatinder strikes three golds
Khanna, August 27
Jatinder won three gold medals in the district-level swimming championship that concluded here on Tuesday. A student of AS Modern Senior Secondary School, Khanna, Jatinder participated in the under-19 50 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle and in 400 m categories. In the 200 m and 400 m freestyle, Harsharan won two gold medals and a bronze medal in 500 m.
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