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 Encroachments
VIP areas given a miss
Ludhiana, September 2
While the Municipal Corporation has been continuing anti-encroachment drives in the residential areas, civic body officials have given VIP areas a miss where government officials too are on the list of encroachers.
A survey by a Tribune team revealed that various government officials have installed shelters of their security personnel outside their houses that amounts to
encroachment.
Roads encroached for the parking of government
vehicles in the Civil Lines.
Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Health workers stage dharna
Rural health mission terms their appointments ‘mistake’
Ludhiana, September 2
Accusing the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of dumping the multipurpose health workers (female) after using their services to achieve targets for various health programmes, the unions of paramedical staff and multipurpose health workers today staged a dharna outside the civil surgeon’s office.
Multipurpose Health Workers (Female) stage dharna outside the Civil Surgeon’s office. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Fall of man in open manhole
MC told to pay Rs 6.58 lakh
Ludhiana, September 2
The long struggle of Rakesh Talwar, a Ludhiana-based resident, who had become paralysed after falling in an open manhole allegedly due to the Municipal Corporation's apathy, has finally got relief, with a local court ordering to pay him a compensation of Rs 6.58 lakh.
Sibia case
Councillors meet Mayor
Ludhiana, September 2
Councillors from various political parties today met Mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura to take the matter of registration of case against the husband of municipal councillor Rattanjit Kaur. Her husband R.S. Sibia has been booked on molestation charges.
2 youths killed in accident
Khamano, September 2
Two youths were killed and one injured in a road accident on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana road near Jatana Niwan village.
Thousands visit Chhapar Mela
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 2
Thousands of devotees thronged Guga Mari Mandir at Chhapar village near here to worship snake, an embodiment of “Nag Devta”.
The first day of Chhapar Mela, popularly known as “chowkis”, saw a large number of men and women attending the religious fair. The police faced difficulty in controlling the unexpectedly large gathering.
Devotees pay obeisance at Guga Mari on the first day of Chhapar Mela on Wednesday.
Photo by writer
Police on toes
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 2
To boost confidence of people in view of suspected intrusion of strangers and anti-social elements in Mela
Chhappar, the circle police made elaborate security arrangements in the local town and surrounding areas of Malerkotla subdivision.
Ban on carrying, sale of weapons
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 2
The administration has imposed a ban on carrying arms and articles being used as weapons, crude or sharp-edged, at Chhappar village and surrounding localities, including Latala, Dhurkot, Jand, Juraha, Meherna Kalan and Barundi villages, for five days.
Infighting Within SAD
Sink differences or face action: Sukhbir
Ludhiana, September 2
Infighting among several local Akali leaders should be a matter of concern, but the party leadership seems less bothered about
it. Hira Singh Gabria, Minister for Jails and Tourism, heads the local faction and is being opposed by a group led by Avtar Singh
Makkar, SGPC president, which comprises Darshan Singh Shivalik, MLA, Harish Rai
Dhanda, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, and Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, former MP.
Midday meal still eludes students
Schools have not been getting ration under the midday meal scheme for the past one month
Machhiwara, September 2
More than 20 primary schools, out of 85 in Machhiwara block, are still bereft of midday meals. This despite the fact that the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner had recently instructed education department officials to ensure that children from primary schools get mid-day meal.
Mix response to grading system
Ludhiana, September 2
The decision of the HRD Ministry to do away with the board exams in class X and replacing it with a grading system has created confusion among major stakeholders i.e. students, parents and school authorities.
Dharna against price rise, power cuts
Ludhiana, September 2
Led by activists of joint forum of revolutionary democratic
organisations, a large number of industrial workers, employees and people from weaker sections of society today staged a dharna at mini secretariat to protest rising prices of essential commodities and prolonged power cuts which had put the life out of gear.
Trade unions, industrial workers, teachers, employees and farmers stage a dharna against price rise and power cuts in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo Inderjit Verma
Samrala school gets US exposure
Ludhiana, September 2
The staff and students of Max Arthur Macauliffee Public School in Samrala district had the opportunity to experience the American style of education recently.
Gates on Streets
4-member panel meets today
Ludhiana, September 2
The matter of gates on public streets seems to have finally drawn the attention of the Municipal Corporation as a four-member panel, formed to formulate a policy, will meet here tomorrow.
Feminism comes alive in painting exhibition
Ludhiana, September 2
Feminism came alive in the painting exhibition put up by "We", a group of contemporary Indian painters at the
"Virasati Mela Dhiyan Da", which concluded here
on Monday. “We” is the group of 21 young women painters from Chandigarh, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and various other parts of India.
‘Replace inefficient pumps to save power’
Ludhiana, September 2
As the acute power shortage has shaken the industry in Punjab, the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry has advised the state government to replace inefficient agriculture pump sets with energy-saving models.
City
Concerns
Stop blaming authorities for all ills
Encroachments are a reality on the city roads. Vehicle drivers and pedestrians have to face a lot of difficulties as a result of these.
This is what a cross-section of the city residents has to say on the issue
Rs 1,000
notes
Shopkeepers wary
Ludhiana, September 2
Several showroom owners in the city have complained to be getting counterfeit notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination from customers, which have been rejected by them. At the same time, they feel that more awareness has to be generated so that people are not duped.
301 units of blood collected
Ludhiana, September 2
Salaam Zindagi Foundation organised a voluntary blood donation camp at the Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib with the help of Parbandhak Committee of Gurdwara Sahib yesterday.
Induction programme at management institute
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 2
The Punjab Institute of Management and Technology (PIMT), Mandi
Gobindgarh, organised an induction programme for MBA and MCA students today.
Pondy Lt-Governor woos industrialists
Ludhiana, September 2
The newly appointed Lt-Governor, Pondicherry, Iqbal Singh, visited the city after taking over the charge as Lt-Governor.
He invited industrialist to invest and explore the business and tourism opportunities in the UT.
Iqbal Singh was honoured by the International Youth Organisation, representatives of the Freedom Fighters Association, veteran soldiers, pensioners and NGOs at Circuit House here today.
Lieut-Governor of Pondicherry (Puducherry), Iqbal Singh, inspects a guard of honour in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Traffic awareness camp at college
Ludhiana, September 2
A one-day traffic awareness camp was organised at Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women for NSS and NCC wings of the college.
Rs 1.5 lakh missing from ITI Manuke Safe
No locks found broken
Jagraon, September 2
Thieves decamped with Rs 1.5 lakh from the ITI of Manuke village near here. Though the theft seems to have been taken place sometime during the three holidays of Friday, Saturday and Sunday in broad daylight, it came to notice on Monday when the ITI reopened.
Cashier Satnam Singh shows the almirah where the keys of the safe and cash at the ITI of Manuke village near Jagraon were kept. Photo: Rakesh Gupta
2 Nihangs held with stolen car
Khamano, September 2
The Khamano police has arrested two Nihangs with a stolen Zen car. DSP Khamano Anil Kumar while talking to mediapersons said on August 29, three Nihangs stopped Iqbal Singh, a resident of Ghungrali village,
Sikhan, saying that they had no petrol in their motorcycle.
Body found near
Humbran
Mullanpur Dakha, September 2
The body of a youth, identified as Kulwant Singh (28) of Baniawal near
Humbran, was recovered from Humbran yesterday under mysterious circumstances.
Badminton
Steffi wins 3 titles
Ludhiana, September 2
Steffi Kala, a student of class X of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh
Nagar, gave an excellent performance to win three titles in the Junior Punjab State Badminton Championship organised by the Patiala District Badminton Association at Rajinder Gymkhana Mahindra Club,
Baradari, Patiala, from August 27 to August 30.
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PUDA administrator AK Sinha has been appointed the Commissioner of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. GS Ghuman, who joined the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation on August 10, 2008, has been transferred.
Ghuman has been in the news for installation of fancy lights, tender tampering and I-cats that have proved to be a loss-making purchase for the civic body. Besides, the Transport Nagar shop constructions, too, kept the officer in the limelight.
