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Kaind Bridge
Admin ignores warning, puts ribbon reflector
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
The administration seems
to be least bothered about the safety of thousands of commuters and
motorists travelling to and fro on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, who are
at risk with inadequate barricade along the Kaind Bridge on a canal near
Dehlon.
PWD (BR) authorities have just installed
ribbon reflector as part of safety measures for commuters on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla
road. Photo by writer
Absenteeism
in MC office
Beware!
Superintendents watching you
Ludhiana, October 4
Attitude of
the municipal corporation officials to take things easily could land
them in trouble from now onwards. Reason-Mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura has
issued an order to the civic body employees to maintain a movement
register.
Man decamps with Rs 23 lakh, nabbed
Ludhiana, October 4
The coordination between the inter-district police yet again played pivotal role as a man, who had snatched the bag containing Rs 23 lakh cash from a cashier of the Sate Bank of Patiala, Batala branch, was nabbed last night.
Drug abuse: Chemists act as catalyst
Doraha, October 4
Empty bottles of intoxicants on the Boparai-Guru Teg Bahadur road and opposite to one of the schools of Doraha are a clear indication of the intensity with which the drug trade is being followed here and in the surrounding areas and at the same time its crazy intake by the school and college going kids.
Empty bottles bottles of intoxicants disposed on the Boparai-Guru Teg Bahadur road at Doraha. Photo by writer
200 gm smack seized; kingpin held
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
A drug peddler was arrested for possessing 200 gm of smack from near the crematorium here last night.
No brakes on underage driving
Ludhiana, October 4
Underage driving has been rampant in the industrial town, thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities and lack of responsibility among parents.
Unmindful of the consequences of such driving, families, especially those belonging to the elite class, allow to their wards to drive their way to schools.
Some underage students even drive luxury cars to schools in violation of the directives of their school authorities.
Violating traffic rules, an underage rider negotiates traffic in Ludhiana.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Inter-state teacher exchange programme launched
Raikot, October 4
With an intent to contribute their role in building a stronger and better nation, the Council of Teachers Education (CTE) has launched an interstate teacher exchange programme. The Assam and Punjab Chapter of the Council have already joined hands to accomplish goal of teaching excellence in the first stage.
Tired of bad roads, choked
sewerage
Industrialists want CM to visit Focal Point
Ludhiana, October 4
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been frequenting the city and talking development, industrialists want him to visit Focal Point, Dhandari
Kalan, and see for himself the plight of roads there. The Focal Point is one of the most important industrial areas of the state.
Road to Hell! : A Focal Point road with deep potholes, stagnant water and heaps of garbage. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Villagers protest waterlogging
Jagraon, October 4
Residents of Leela Megh Singh today openly confronted the decision of panchayat over draining the stinking pond water on the village roads. There are three ponds in the village and none of them had been cleaned and de-silted for the past many months.
Schoolchildren wade through a waterlogged road at Leela Megh Singh
village, near Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
Baba Than Singh Chowk-Laxmi Cinema
stretch
MC sleeps over recarpeting
Ludhiana, October 4
The condition of the road network in the city has been deteriorating with each passing day, hitting the motorists hard. And the municipal corporation is being accused of failing to improve the infrastructure.
A muddy stretch on the Baba Than Singh Chowk-Laxmi Cinema road in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Snag in Transformers
People spend sleepless nights
Ludhiana, October 4
Following a major snag that damaged one out of the two main transformers at 220 KV Lalton sub station, those living in urban and rural areas of the city are being subjected to “sleepless nights”.
Megha, Gagandeep win declamation contest
Doraha, October 4
In order to acquaint students with BEd course curriculum, Doraha College of Education recently organised an orientation week in the college campus.
Runaway success for BVM athletes
Ludhiana, October 4
Athletes from Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar branch, bagged 31 medals in the Ludhiana District Athletics Championship held at Guru Nanak Stadium on October 1 and 2.
13 shortlisted for ‘Mr Singh’ contest
Ludhiana, October 4
Auditions for Mr Singh International Contest were held here today. The event is being organsied by Akal Purakh Ki
Fauj.
Contestants during an audition for the Mr Singh International Contest
in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Badal visits women jail
Ludhiana, October 4
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal took the police as well as the district administration by surprise when he conducted a surprise visit to the women jail located on the Tajpur Road
here today.
Phillauri’s birth anniversary
celebrated
Ludhiana, October 4
The Pandit Sharda Ram Phillauri Memorial Welfare Society, Punjab, celebrated the 172nd birth anniversary of Pt Sharda Ram Phillauri here today.
Couple arrested in dowry case
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 4
The Ludhiana (rural) police has arrested Amarjit Singh and his wife Rajwant Kaur of Sudhar village, who along with three other persons had been booked under Sections 406, 498 A and 120 of IPC for allegedly harassing the daughter of a local Congress leader for bringing meager dowry.
Gang of women robbers busted; 4 held
Mullanpur Dakha, October 4
The police claimed to have got a major breakthrough with the arrest of four members of a gang of women highway robbers.
Sunil Kumar, driver of a truck (PB 12 B 7679), of Bathinda in his complaint to the police had alleged that four women carrying some bundles had signalled him to stop when he was going towards
Jagraon.
Two of the four accused in police custody at Mullanpur Dakha on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Man killed in accident
Khamano, October 4
One person was killed and three others, including two women, injured in an accident on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road near Jatana village here today.
Softball Meet
 GNKC eves retain title
Ludhiana, October 4
Students of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, gave an excellent performance to win the title for the third consecutive year in the Panjab University Inter-College Softball Championship, held at Panjab University campus, Chandigarh, recently.
The team of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women after winning the Panjab University Inter-College Softball Championship held in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
KVM trounce CRPF School
Ludhiana, October 4
Thanks to an all-round performance by Abhishek Talwar (66 runs and 2 for 9) and batting contribution by Himanshu Chawla (57), Kundan Vidya
Mandir, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, registered a comfortable 100-run victory against CRPF School, Delhi, in the pre-quarter final of the 9th All-India Bhai Gobind Singh Pasricha Cricket Tournament being held at MGM Public School, Model Town, Jalandhar, today.
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Ludhiana, October 4
