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A potter works on diyas ahead of Diwali in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
No celebration for them this Diwali
Some small-scale units sealed,others without power
Ludhiana, October 13
This Diwali will certainly not be bright for small-scale units and traders whose
units have been sealed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) recently as
the units were being run in residential areas.Other than these, power connections of three units were snapped by the PSEB in the past one week for similar reasons.
 Arshdeep
first in rangoli contest
Ludhiana, October 13
On the second day of the first-ever youth festival of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary
and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) various colourful activities were
witnessed.Students enjoyed various events and competitions with great
enthusiasm.Various events like rangoli, clay modelling, on-the-spot-painting and
singing competitions marked the day.
Participants during the youth festival in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
480 grams, and alive!
Ludhiana, October 13
A team of doctors and nurses at the neonatal unit of the department of pediatrics at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Ludhiana, have performed a rare feat of saving a newborn weighing just 480 grams.
Nursing students claim top positions
Jagraon, October 13
Students of GHG College of Nursing, Raikot, have claimed top positions in the
BSc (III) examination conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,
Faridkot.
Students perform a dance on the second day of the Zonal Youth Festival at Kamla Lothia SD College in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Youth fest at PAU from Oct 28
Ludhiana, October 13
The Inter-College Youth Festival at PAU will begin from October 28 to November
6.Poetic recitation and haas ras event will take place on October 28, debate extempore will be held on October 29, creative writing and elocution on October 30, collage making and cartooning on October 31, on-the-spot painting and poster making on November 1 and clay modelling and rangoli on November 2 at the Students' Home.
Residential Plots
Draw of lots on Nov 12
Ludhiana, October 13
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) will hold draw of lots for allotment of 158 freehold residential plots in Sector 39-A on Chandigarh road here on November 12.
Could have been held earlier, says NGO
Ludhiana, October 13
In the present era of e-governance, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development
Authority (GLADA) could have held the draw of lots for allotment of plots in
Sector 39-A a lot earlier, thereby saving the unsuccessful applicants’ money,
said Public Cause, an NGO.
Industrial Plots
Demand notices unwarranted: CICU
Ludhiana, October 13
Demand notices for recovery of additional price of industrial plots in Phase VIII, Focal Point, in Ludhiana issued by the PSIEC have been described as unwarranted and unjustified by members of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU).
Zonal Commissioner transferred
Ludhiana, October 13
Once again cracking the whip on controversial officers of the local municipal corporation, the local bodies department has transferred Zonal Commissioner BK Gupta to Jalandhar.
PAU employees demand revised pay scales
Ludhiana, October 13
The PAU Employees' Federation, PAU Employees' Union and PAU Employees' Sewa Dal took out a massive rally on the university campus today demanding the revision of pay scales for the month of October.
Industrial visit
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 13
A group of 120 MBA students of RIMT-Institute of Management and Computer Technology went on an industrial visit to Vinayak Textiles, Ludhiana.
Huge haul of adulterated sweets
seized
Jagraon, October 13
In its drive to recover adulterated sweets and sweets manufactured from spurious milk products, the health authorities and the local police raided the godowns of a popular sweetmeat seller, 'Satti halwai', at the old grain market here and detected a huge haul of sweets that seems to be unfit for human consumption.
Spurious or OK? Results awaited
Ludhiana, October 13
With just three days to go for Diwali, the department of health and family
welfare has failed to get reports of samples of “substandard sweets” and “spurious
khoya” seized during the recent raids conducted on almost a dozen outlets in
and outside the city.
 200-quintal spurious khoya seized
Police accused of inaction
 Ludhiana,
October 13
Residents of Ward No. 1 today staged a protest against the police for allegedly
allowing a councillor's son, accused of kidnapping a girl, go scot free. Sukhbir
Singh, son of Ward No. 1 councillor Rattanjeet Kaur Sibia, was booked for
kidnapping a girl when she had gone to her college a few days ago. Earlier also
he was booked for molesting the same girl.
Residents protest against the police outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Gurbani recitation contest
Ludhiana, October 13
Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle organised a gurbani recitation competition here
yesterday. Students were divided into three categories.
Gang of robbers busted; 10 nabbed
Ludhiana, October 13
The CIA-I police today arrested 10 youths and claimed to have busted a gang of snatchers who were behind a series of snatching and robbery incidents which had taken place in the Haibowal area recently.
Alpine players shine in chess meet
Ludhiana, October 13
Students of Alpine International Senior Secondary School have hogged limelight by bagging top honours in the Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex West Zone Chess Competition at Alpine International School Complex here yesterday.
City shooters bag 3 medals
Ludhiana, October 13
Ludhiana shooters clinched three medals in the 45th Punjab State Shooting Championship held at the Markfed Shooting Ranges, Mohali.
Players selected for softball meet
Ludhiana, October 13
Following probables will represent Punjab in the Senior National Softball Championship for Men and Women to be held from October 25 to 30
in Goa.
Trials
Ludhiana : Trials for the Punjab Sate Rural Games Under-18 Tournament for Girls
to be held at Talwandi Saboo from October 21 to November 23 will be conducted on
October 15. Players born after January 1, 1992, are eligible to participate in
the tournament. — TNS
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