Mandi Board Chairman Ajmer Singh Lakhowal supervises a heap of paddy at the Grain Market,
Khamano, on Friday. Photo: Gurminder Singh Grewal |
Deliver or face action; SSP warns SHOs
Ludhiana, October 30
Taking note of the sudden spurt in crime, the SSP, Dr SS Gill, has written a letter to all SHOs of the city to improve their performance.
Kerosene meant for Himachal being sold in city
Ludhiana, October 30
Kerosene meant for distribution among the poor of Himachal Pradesh is being sold here for filling auto- rickshaws.
Fake SIM alarms police
Ludhiana, October 30
Intelligence agencies have alerted the city police against the possible use of fake SIM cards by anti-social elements. It is learnt that the police has traced one such mobile number, which is being used in the Shimlapuri area.
As per information, some calls were made from this number following which the intelligence agencies alerted the police.
Tribune Impact
MC says no to mobile tower
Ludhiana, October 30
The construction of a mobile tower atop a commercial complex at Moti Nagar (C-block) locality here has been stalled after the MC withdrew the no-objection certificate
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Fire
extinguishers
PSHRC seeks report from DC
Khamano, October 30
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has taken suo motu notice of
the report published in The Tribune regarding the poor upkeep of fire
extinguishers at government schools.
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The mobile tower
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Executive Magistrate manhandled by lawyers
Ludhiana, October 30
An Executive Magistrate was allegedly manhandled by a group of lawyers when he had gone to seal a milk booth at the courts complex here today.
Ferozepur Road
Potholes resurface, VB orders probe
Ludhiana, October 30
The 10-km stretch of the Ferozepur Road from the Jagraon Bridge to the southern octroi post, re-carpeted at a cost of Rs 10 crore a few months ago is under scanner with the state vigilance bureau ordering an inquiry into the quality of material used for the project.
Date to file VAT returns extended
Ludhiana, October 30
The excise and taxation department has extended the last date of the e-filing of VAT returns once more. So far, the department has received 80,000 returns from the entire state.
Jagraon court complex remains shut
Jagraon, October 30
Expressing solidarity with the stamp vendors, all the offices in the Jagraon court complex remained shut
recently.
Sweetmeat sellers allege harassment
Ludhiana, October 30
Alleging harassment at the hands of officials of the department of health and family welfare to sweetmeat shop owners, the Punjab Halwai Association conducted a special meeting recently.
NGO to hold eye check-up camp on Nov 1
Ludhiana, October 30
An eye check-up camp to be organised by a city-based NGO on October 25 was shelved after district health authorities conducted a raid on the pretext of “missing permission” from the department of health and family welfare.
NGO highlights problems of GM food
Ludhiana, October 30
Has Punjab given up on the cause of Green Revolution as is evident from its readiness to adopt “gene revolution”? This was the question asked by Kavita Kuruganti of the Coalition for GM-Free India; an NGO working against inflow of genetically modified food in India.
Use of Hanuman Chalisa in film opposed
Ludhiana, October 30
The use of Hanuman Chalisa in a song of the forthcoming Bollywood flick “London Dreams” has raked up a controversy, inviting ire from various Hindu organisations of the city.
Non-teaching staff threaten to intensify stir
Ludhiana, October 30
Holding the SAD government responsible for the non-implementation of their long-pending genuine demands, non-teaching staff of the private colleges and activists of the Private Colleges Non-Teaching Employees Unions (Punjab and Chandigarh) have threatened to intensify stir in case their grievances were not redressed.
Private colleges demand hike in grants
Ludhiana, October 30
The Management Federation of Non-Government Colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh has decided not to implement revised pay scales till the Punjab government increases grants to colleges without any discrimination between aided and un-aided colleges.
New PAU school chief
Ludhiana, October 30
Dr Anil Kumar Jain, director, School of Energy Studies for Agriculture at Punjab Agricultural University, has been appointed director of Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy,
Kapurthala. He will take over the charge on November 3.
From Schools & Colleges
‘Fusion-2009’ kicks off at BCM school
Ludhiana, October 30
A three-day long cultural fiesta “Fusion-2009” kicked off at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School here today.
A girl takes part in rangoli-making competition at BCM Arya Model scbool in Ludhiana
on Friday. Photo:
Himanshu Mahajan |
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Lecture on cloud computing
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 30
A lecture on cloud computing was delivered by
Navraj S Chohan at RIMT-IET here today. Principal Dr Harsh Sadawarti,
Prof Sushil Garg, HOD, faculty members and around 100 students participated in
the session.
RIMT principal Dr Harsh Sadawarti honours guest speaker Navraj S Chohan in Mandi Gobindgarh on Friday. Photo: Bhushan Sood |
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INIFD is first in fashion show
Ludhiana, October 30
Students of INIFD brought laurels to their institute by winning first prize in a fashion show “Ritambhara” held in
IIT, Kanpur.
21 RIMT students selected
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 30
The RIMT has been continuing its good run for this year’s final placements. Its students are busy appearing for several rounds of interviews.
Workshop concludes
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 30
A five-day workshop on theatre and script writing concluded at Desh Bhagat Group of Management and Computer Sciences here today.
Welfare society stages play on drug abuse
Ludhiana, October 30
The police administration in collaboration with the Ek Noor Welfare and Charitable Society organised a play “Dukhdi Rag Punjab Dee” at Ramgarh near here today.
Tree axed for erecting billboard
Ludhiana, October 30
Chopping branches of a tree for putting up a billboard in Feroze Gandhi market led to the protests by businessmen living in the area yesterday.
Absence of migrant labourers
Punjab farmers turn machine savvy
Ludhiana, October 30
Development works undertaken in Bihar is leading to the mechanisation of the Punjab agriculture as farmers are buying machines to tide over severe labour crisis.
Settling scores, Malwa style
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 30
Setting scores with rivals and political opponents by inflicting injuries with sharp-edged weapons, even fractures has become fashion in this part of Malwa.
Swayed by cops, social activists vow to curb drug addiction
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 30
Swayed by cops posted at police stations under the Ludhiana (Rural) district, thousands of activists of social and religious organizations have vowed to play an active role in crusade launched by the police against drug addiction.
Cong against Nov 3 bandh
Phillaur, October 30
Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Parminder Mehta has opposed the proposed November 3“Punjab Bandh call” given by a few panthic
organisations, including the Dal Khalsa.
Shopkeeper shot at, cash bag snatched
Amloh, October 30
A gang of anti-social elements shot at a man and snatched a cash bag he was carrying here late last night.
Shiv Kumar Sonu (31), who resisted their attempt to snatch the bag was shot at
and succumbed to his injuries later on. He after closing the confectionary and a
mobile shop at the Nabha Chowk was going towards his home in ward No. 8 on his
scooter when the gang members waylaid him, shot at and snatched the bag. |
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| Cops inspect the site where Sonu was shot dead in Amloh on Thursday.
Photo: Bhushan Sood |
31 kg poppy husk seized, 5 held
Jagraon, October 30
The Sidhwan Bet police yesterday netted 41 kg of poppy husk with the arrest of five persons, including a woman member of a gang involved in drug peddling.
Two killed in accidents
Jagraon, October 30
A youth died yesterday after a truck rammed into his motor cycle. The deceased identified as Deepak (19) of the Kacha Malak Road was returning to Jagraon from Sidhwan Bet when he was hit by a Pathankot-bound truck near Bansipura village.
Chemist held for selling habit-forming drugs
Jagraon, October 30
A chemist shop opposite to the SSP’s office was raided yesterday on the basis of specific information that its owner was selling psychotropic medicines. The shop owner was running this shop for years together and was selling these medicines illegally. Though the entire city was aware of his activities, the police was not aware of it.
Neighbour’s murder gets man life term
Ludhiana, October 30
Additional Sessions Judge Manjinder Singh has convicted Navdeep Singh (28) of New Azad Nagar on the charges of killing his neighbour, Gurdip Singh. He has been sentenced to undergo rigorous life imprisonment.
Conviction upheld in cheque bounce case
Ludhiana, October 30
A fast track court has upheld the conviction awarded to Pawan Kumar of Kartar
Nagar, Ludhiana, in a cheques-bounce case by a trial court. It had awarded him sentence of one year along with fine of
Rs 5,000.
City eves steer into semis
Ludhiana, October 30
The city eves steered into semifinal on the opening day of the State-Level Inter Polytechnic Sports Tournament being organised at Government Polytechnic College, Rishi
Nagar, here today. The tournament was inaugurated by Mohinder Singh, principal
of the college.
A match in progress during the Inter-Polytechnic Sports Tournament in
Ludhiana. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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