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Rs 197 cr reserve price for 2.22-acre site
Upscale commercial complex set to go under hammer
Ludhiana, October 22
After crossing many hurdles - both legal and administrative - right from conception to completion of construction, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust’s commercial complex at Maharani Jhansi Road is all set to be auctioned after getting the Punjab government’s nod. The 2.22 acre complex, built at a cost of Rs 16 crore, will be sold as a single unit at a reserve price of Rs 197 crore.
Ludhiana Improvement Trust’s commercial complex at Maharani Jhansi Road in Ludhiana will be sold through an open auction soon. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Irate residents protest demolition of encroachment
Ludhiana, October 22
Demolition of an illegally built structure in Kirpal Nagar by ATP Kamaljeet Kaur drew a strong protest with agitated residents raising slogans and staging a ‘dharna’ outside the municipal corporation’s B-zone office today. According to information, Kamaljeet had razed the construction that was encroaching upon a land in L-shape here this morning following orders of municipal commissioner AK Sinha.
Residents protesting against the demolition of an unauthorised structure in Kirpal Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Con woman nabbed amid high drama
 Ludhiana, October 22
The district courts complex witnessed a lot of commotion today when a Delhi police team arrested a woman who had come here to attend a hearing in a rape case.
The con woman (left) in police custody with the complainant, Seema, at far right. A Tribune photograph
7 liquor vends fined for being open on ‘dry day’
Ludhiana, October 22
The excise & taxation department today fined some of the city’s liquor vends that were found to be open on October 2, which was declared a ‘dry day’ on account of Gandhi Jayanti, while others were fined for irregularities in their billboards.
Hoax bomb call at rly station
Ludhiana, October 22
An anonymous phone call warning of a bomb at the city’s train station sent the police into a tizzy today. However, the call later turned out to be a hoax.
Effluent plants for dyeing units by 2010-end
Tenders to be invited on Oct 28
Ludhiana, October 22
Owners of dyeing units finally heaved a sigh of relief after the Punjab government announced that common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) would be set up at two locations in the city within 15 months.
Australian team in city to dispel safety fears
Ludhiana, October 22
“We can't let a few individuals, who have engaged in mindless acts of violence change our dreams, or disturb the strong and enduring friendship between the two countries,” said Jeffrey Smart, Pro Vice-Chancellor (international), Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, about the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia.
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, during a seminar in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Robbery: Cops sheltering accused, allege residents
Ludhiana, October 22
Drama was witnessed outside the Besant Park police post here today when at least 50 residents of Deshmesh Nagar street No 8 gathered outside the police post and demanded the attest of a man suspected to have decamped with cash and gold worth over Rs 3 lakh on the night of
Diwali.
Residents of Deshmesh Nagar stage a dharna outside the Shimlapuri police station. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Internet Lotteries
Cops caution people against alluring e-mails
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 22
Taking notice of incidents of cheating through “Internet Lotteries” the circle police has called upon those not aware of it to ignore alluring e-mails as these besides causing financial loss might harm the computers with viruses.
Farmers continue to defy ban orders
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 22
In an effort to prepare the fields for sowing the next crops of their choice and bridge the gap between expenses and income, farmers of the area falling under the Sangrur and Ludhiana districts continue to burn paddy stubble despite the warnings issued by environmentalists, farm scientists and the ban imposed on it by the district administration.
Reflector tags for stray animals
Jagraon, October 22
Punjab police DGP Paramdeep Singh Gill met all district police chiefs to chalk out some alternative for reducing the road accidents in Punjab as the maximum people die in road accidents only. Out of these accidents more than one third are caused due to stray animals.
14 new grains markets soon: Lakhowal
Aloha, October 22
Procurement of paddy and its timely lifting is going on smoothly all over the state. This was stated by Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal yesterday. He along with SAD working committee member and chairman of the market committee Randhir Singh Bhambri had come to visit a local grain market. They checked the weight of a few paddy bags, which were found in order. He was satisfied with the functioning of various markets after he came across not a single discrepancy in the procurement process anywhere.
Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar
Residents go green to ward off pollution
Ludhiana, October 22
Led by functionaries of Nagar Sudhar Sabha, residents of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar (L-block) launched a sapling-plantation drive as a symbolic gesture to ward off the adverse effects of bursting of crackers during Diwali. Area councillor Hari Singh Brar planted the first sapling in the colony to formally launch the drive.
US surgeon to visit DMCH
Ludhiana, October 22
Looking at the growing rate of obese patients in Ludhiana, the DMCH has invited US surgeon Dr N Samuel Jeyaseelan, who will operate upon obese people on October 26.
Pre-cooling enhances shelf life of produce: Experts
Ludhiana, October 22
The temperature of fruits and vegetables immediately after harvest depends upon the season and time of the day when the fruit has been harvested. In summer, the temperature can be quite high. These observations were made by Dr SR Sharma, Dr BVC Mahajan and Dr Tarsem Chand, who have been working on processing of farm commodities.
Cong camp elated at electoral success
Ludhiana, October 22
Led by functionaries of the District Congress Committee (Urban) and the District Youth Congress, party workers celebrated the electoral victory of the party in
Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh by distributing sweets and bursting crackers at the Congress Bhawan here today.
Congress workers celebrate the victory of the party in three states by bursting crackers in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Govt must promote waste management: Expert
Ludhiana, October 22
Segregation of waste from industry, hospitals and homes at the source of generation is key to avoiding tragedies like Gujarat, where 100 people lost their lives to hepatitis, said environmental expert AK Jaggi, who was in the city today.
Shellers accused of tampering with moisture meters
Jagraon, October 22
The rift between sheller owners and commission agents is widening by the day even as paddy begins to pile up at grain market yards.
Stacks of unlifted paddy and heaps of unpurchased produce at the grain market at Mullanpur
Dakha. Photo: Rakesh Gupta
Consumers fume as PSEB fails to deliver bills
Ludhiana, October 22
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has drawn flak after failing to deliver power bills to thousands of consumers in the Atam Nagar (Unit I) subdivision falling under the Model Town division of the city west circle.
Consumers sift through power bills dumped at the Model Town extension office of the PSEB in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Village bid to revive hockey
Installs statues of 2 former Olympians
Jarkhar (Ludhiana), October 22
While Indians are known for their love for cricket, this small village in the district today glorified two hockey stars by putting up their statues after spending Rs 2.5
lakh.
Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal unveils the statue of hockey star Surjeet Singh Randhawa at Jarkhar village on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
No stopping boozing at PAU
Ludhiana, October 22
Boozing seems to be the “in-thing” on Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus these days with authorities failing to control the situation.
An empty beer can lies outside the Students’ Home at PAU in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Dev Samaj first in classical vocal
Jagraon, October 22
The Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival of Moga-Ferozepur B zone of degree colleges affiliated to Panjab University that started yesterday at GGS Khalsa College for Women, Kamalpura village, near here was in full swing today.
Schools & Colleges
Alpine school excels in recitation
Ludhiana, October 22
Alpine International Senior Secondary School won the overall trophy in west zone English poetry recitation competition, hosted by DPS School.
Emphasis on quality food
Ludhiana, October 22
A 21-day ICAR winter school on "Recent developments in post harvest processing and value addition to livestock produce" was today inaugurated at Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology
(CIPHET).
Man commits suicide in Model Town
 Ludhiana, October 22
A middle-aged man working as a private sweeper committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near a road in the Model Town extension area this morning.
Grieving family members, (inset) Satpal. A Tribune photograph
Three held for rape, murder of 8-yr-old
Khanna, October 22
The police today claimed to have arrested three men for the alleged gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Khanna about three months ago. The accused surrendered before the police today and admitted to having committed the crime.
Motorcyclist killed
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 22
A motorcyclist on his was to Khanna from here was run over by a truck coming from behind near the traffic light point of the bus stand on the national highway today. The truck driver is absconding. His was driving a Yamaha motorcycle (PB23E 6056).
Two killed in accident
Doraha, October 22
Two occupants of a Mahindra Bolero car were killed and two others were injured when the vehicle rammed into a tree near a factory on the NH-1 here early this
morning.
The mangled remains of a Bolero car after it met with an accident at Doraha on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Sugar Hoarding 2 get bail
Ludhiana, October 22
The court of Additional Sessions Judge AS Grewal granted bail to Bharat Bhushan of Jawahar Nagar, Moga, accused of hoarding 97,500 quintal sugar. A case under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act was registered against the accused at Basti Jodhewal on September 29.
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