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Molestation
Councillor’s son Sibia denied bail
Ludhiana, October 7
Additional Sessions Judge Mohd Gulzar rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sukhbir Singh Sibia, son of Ward No. 1 councillor
Rattanjit Kaur Sibia, who was facing charges of allegedly kidnapping a girl, while she was returning home.
Karwa Chauth competition at Gitanjli Ladies Club on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Celebrating Karvachauth on the Net
Ludhiana, October 7
Information technology (IT) is indeed a boon for professional women who no longer have to take leave from their offices on Karvachauth as they have an online access to the
"Karvachauth vrat katha", the most important ritual of the day.
Fire in knitwear unit
Narrow escape for 10 workers
Ludhiana, October 7
Around 10 persons had a narrow escape as a knitwear unit in street number 2 of New Shivaji Nagar caught fire here this afternoon. The fire left two with minor burn injuries but no loss of life was reported.
Man strangles wife to death
Khanna, October 7
A resident of Amloh road in Khanna strangulated his wife to death after an altercation late last night.
Dinesh Kumar, a tubewell operator near vegetable market of Khanna, entered in an altercation with his wife after he came back home last night. The couple married around eight years ago and were blessed with three children of 10 years, 7 year and three years.
Finally, sub-registrar office gets security
Ludhiana, October 7
Coming to the rescue of sub-registrars three months after a murderous assault on tehsildar Major G.S. Benipal in his office, the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, has finally provided security to the sub-registrar (East) office in Transport Nagar here.
Recession has taught us lessons, say JNU VC
 Ludhiana, October 7
“We should not expect any miracle to happen unless the world economy picks up its pace of growth. US economy was the largest economy of the world and as a result the heat of its recession has travelled to all he economies of the world in different proportions. Strong grip of government on theconomic affairs of India, huge domestic consumption, less dependence on outside world etc have actually caused relatively less sufferings to Indian economy.
JNU VC BB Bhattacharya addresses members of the LMA in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
AS College students learn vocational skills
 Khanna, October 7
A two-day talent hunt programme was held at AS College of Education wherein students were helped in exploring their hidden talent. Art and craft, embroidery, knitting, mehandi designing and other vocational activities were taught.
Students participate in a talent hunt programme at A S College of Education in Khanna on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Johnny Lever, Ryan school launch courses
 Ludhiana, October 7
Comedy timing can be improved upon but learning afresh is impossible as it is not a crafted skill, but inborn talent to make people laugh. This was observed Johnny Lever, a noted comedian of
Hindi cinema.
Johnny Lever interacts with children during a workshop at Ryan International School, Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Photographer held for blackmail, rape
Jagraon, October 7
A resident of Roomi village has accused a photographer of allegedly raping her continuously for a year and blackmailing her. She, in an application to the SHO, Jagraon, has alleged that Gurpreet Singh, alias Sony of Dholan village, runs a photography shop at Roomi village.
PAU associate professor dead
Ludhiana, October 7
Dr Subhash Chander Gandhi, an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering of PAU, died here last evening in an accident while he was on a walk.
Training on beekeeping at PAU
Ludhiana, October 7
Punjab produces about 26 per cent honey of the country. This was stated by additional director (extension education) Dr HS Dhaliwal while addressing the participants of the beekeeping training programme organised by the Directorate of Extension Education.
Chemist shop raided
 Doraha, October 7
The drug department and the Anti-Narcotic Cell, Ludhiana, jointly raided one of the local chemist’s shops today morning following the report published in the columns of the Ludhiana Tribune on Monday.
Drug inspector Rajesh Suri said: “The chemist failed to produce accounts of the sale and purchase of the restricted he was selling in the open. He had, even, stocked a large number of such drugs in his as well.
Health department officials raid a chemist shop at Doraha on Wednesday.
Photo: Lovleen Bains
EO post vacant
MC staff yet to get wages
Mullanpur Dakha, October 7
The future of employees working in the Dakha Nagar Panchayat and Raikot Municipal Council seems to be black ahead of festive season as these two wings are without an executive officer and even the post of SO is lying vacant at Dakha. Due to the non-appointment of EO at Dakha, about Rs 20 lakh, payable to various persons, including employees and contractors, is pending since long. Even contractors have stopped the work due to the non-payment. In fact, the post of the EO is lying vacant since August 31, after executive officer of the council, Surinder Kumar, was transferred to Khamano Mandi.
Garbage
MC working overtime, yet people living in hell
Ludhiana, October 7
With the festival season round the corner, the city has once again started becoming a dumping ground with garbage littered on large number of roads, especially in the outer wards.
Watch out before buying used car
Police fails to develop mechanism for verifying papers
Ludhiana, October 7
Watch out if you are purchasing a second-hand car as you can land in trouble for buying a stolen vehicle.
With the city police unable to provide a mechanism for verifying the papers of vehicles, the entire transaction is based on faith between the buyer, the seller and the car dealer.
Sweetmeat seller, servant sustain burns in scuffle
Ludhiana, October 7
A sweetmeat seller and his servant sustained serious burn injuries when a neighbouring garment trader ‘accidentally’ threw boiling cooking oil on the former at the Subhani building area here today.
Alert residents catch snatcher
Khanna, October 7
Alert residents of Guru Teg Bahadur Market caught one of the three snatchers, who took away Rs 35,000 and three cylinders from an employee of a gas agency.
Rishi Nagar residents demand amenities
Ludhiana, October 7
Residents of Rishi Nagar colony, a 256-acre residential scheme, developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), have urged the authorities concerned to make provisions for providing basic infrastructure facilities and public utilities, which were still to materialise even after making repeated representations.
Diwali gifts for workers, not VIPs: Chamber
Ludhiana, October 7
Reeling under the global meltdown and further severely hit by irregular power supply in the state, industrialists in the city have decided not to "entertain" officials or political leaders this Diwali.
27 commercial plans get nod
Ludhiana, October 7
The fund-crunched Ludhiana Municipal Corporation seems to have finally realised the need of funds as it has started taking collection of revenue seriously.
City Concerns
Shun crackers from this Diwali
Sugar hoarding
Accused denied bail
Ludhiana, October 7
Court of Judicial Magistrate Balwant Singh yesterday dismissed the bail application of Rajiv Kumar, manager, Chandi Ram Roshan Lal, a Jalandhar- based firm, in the sugar hoarding case.
Karate winners honoured
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 7
The management committee of Victoria Public High School, Lehra, felicitated winners of the 7th National Karate Championship concluded at Pilibangha in Hanuman district,
Rajasthan, recently.
Students of Victoria Public High School, Lehra, near Ahmedgarh, who won the National Karate Championship. Photo: Mahesh Sharma
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Ludhiana, October 7
