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Devotees lighting candles on the occasion of Gurpurb at Gurudwara Dukh
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Rlys gear up to prevent disruption of train traffic
Ludhiana, November 2
The proposed Punjab bandh, called by radical Sikh organisations to seek justice for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, poses a grave threat to movement of trains in the Ferozepur division as rail and road traffic, more often than not, turn out to be the first target of protesters.
Circulation of fake notes on rise
Ludhiana, November 2
Counterfeit currency notes are increasingly being circulated in the city, in part because of lenient practices adopted by banks, who in order to avoid harassment to their customers, often overlook to check for fake notes deposited by them.
SSIs blame excise dept for ‘bogus bills’ scam
Ludhiana, November 2
The Punjab chapter of the Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India
(FASII) has held the excise department accountable for the ‘bogus bills’ scandal. Industry representatives feel primarily it was the department’s responsibility to monitor sale transactions of various companies.
School being used for storing paddy
Khamano, November 2
The lush green playground of the Government Senior Secondary School in Sanghol has been turned by local commission agents
(arhtiyas) into a site for dumping paddy due to shortage of storage space in the local grain market.
Paddy dumped on the playground of Government Senior Secondary School for boys in
Sandhol, Fatehgarh
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Ludhiana Calling
Phew, these bandhs!
The call for Punjab bandh for Tuesday followed by another call for “rail roko” on November 6 for the same cause, but by different outfits, is nothing but a poor reflection on the state of governance and ineffective enforcement of laws of the land.
NRIs on a shopping spree
Ludhiana, November 2
Ahead of the wedding season, markets can be seen crowded with NRI customers on a shopping spree.
All leading brands and sophisticated dresses might be available to them in the UK, Canada or the US, but when it comes to wedding shopping, they cannot avoid paying a visit to their motherland.
An NRI family has a look at the dresses at a shop in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Asthma cases rise, thanks to stubble burning
Ludhiana, November 2
Lax implementation of laws restraining farmers from burning paddy stubble, the area is reeling under the perennial problem of smoke which poses a serious environmental and health hazard.
There is 40-50 per cent increase in the number of children and adults at urban
hospitals and rural dispensaries suffering from asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis
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Paddy stubble being burnt in a field.
A Tribune photograph
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Solar tubewells serve no purpose
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 2
Despite excellent solar irradiance level and significantly long annual sunshine hours, the agriculture sector of the border state has failed to harness the eco-friendly non-conventional source of energy for fulfilling irrigation demand of the peasants.
The peasants of the area, welcoming the Deputy Chief Minister’s recent
decision to give subsidy on the venture, have urged the authorities to make
required amendments to the appliance in view of depleted water table and other
factors of the environment.
Ajmer Singh Gill, with photovoltaic panel that lies idle at his fields at Bhadewal village near
Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer
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Punjab Bandh
Confusion among parents of school kids
Ludhiana, November 2
With most private schools maintaining silence over the issue of closing their institutes following the call of Punjab bandh given by various Sikh organisations, confusion and apprehension prevailed among parents of schoolchildren.
Commuters reschedule travel
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 2
Panicked over the state bandh call given by Panthic organisations on November 3 to mark 25 years of the anti-Sikh massacre, a large number of residents of this part of Malwa have decided to reschedule their journeys.
For traders, bandh means losses
Ludhiana, November 2
The industry in the city has condemned the state government for keeping "mum" on the Punjab Bandh call given by radical organisations tomorrow.
Traders said the "diplomatic" attitude by the government was uncalled for.
Demands of PAU staff not taken up: Maur
Ludhiana, November 2
A meeting of the PAU Employees Forum, the PAU Employees Federation and the PAU Employees Sewa Dal was held near the Students' Home in which a large number of employees from various departments of the university participated.
From Schools & Colleges
Gurpurb celebrated
Ludhiana, November 2
Gurpurb was celebrated at Bal Bharti Public School, Dugri, to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Homage was paid to the first Sikh guru, who taught people the meaning of life and spent his whole life preaching lessons of unity and integrity.
Tiny tots enjoy at the inauguration of a playway school in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
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Misusing surgical practices to strengthen legal cases
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 2
In violation of all norms and ethics of the medical profession, a doctor at the civil hospital, Pakhowal, recently pocketed a bribe of Rs 50,000 by getting a finger of a resident of Dhaipaie village removed surgically from his hand.
Dog Menace
Maneka asks residents to approach DC
Ludhiana, November 2
Expressing her concern with Kitchlu Nagar residents, who have been grappling with the stray dog menace, Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi yesterday asked them to talk to PFA representatives and Deputy Commissioner for a solution.
Dhingan, Pappu new LIT members
Ludhiana, November 2
The Punjab government has nominated Naresh
Dhingan, a dalit leader, and Gurinder Pal Singh Pappu, an activist of the Shiromani Akali
Dal, as members of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust.
Gurpurb celebrated with fervour
Ludhiana, November 2
Residents celebrated Parkash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev with religious fervour here today.
Gurdwaras were bedecked with flowers and lights for the occasion. Devotees thronged gurdwaras since early morning. The bhog ceremony of Akhand Path was held in the morning, followed by
kirtan.
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Devotees partake of langar; and (right) extend their hands for parshad during Gurpurb celebrations at Gurdwara Dukhniwaran in Ludhiana on Monday. Photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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Turban tying camp at gurdwara
Ludhiana, November 2
On the occasion of Gurpurb, a turban tying camp was held at Gurdwara Sukhmani Sahib, Urban Estate. Free training was provided to youths for tying turban properly. Turbans were tied on boys while they were also told the exact way and importance of turban in Sikh religion.
Participants tie turban during a competition at Gurdwara Sukhmani Sahib, Urban Estate, in Ludhiana on
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RIMT to host Conatus ’09
Mandi Gobindgarh, November
2
RIMT Institutes will host a three-day youth festival — Conatus ’09 — from November 5.
RIMT chairman Dr Hukam Chand Bansal will be chief guest on the opening day, which will see events like
bhangra, gidda, war of DJs, besides others.
Sidhwan students excel in youth fest
Jagraon, November 2
Students of GHG Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, gave a sterling performance in the recent Punjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival held at the College for Women, Kamalpura, near here.
Convention by Punjabi sabha
Ludhiana, November 2
A convention to promote Punjabi language was today held by the Kendari Punjabi Lekhak
Sabha. The main agenda of the convention was to promote Punjabi at every level. Punjabi writers, researchers, critics participated in the convention.
A convention to promote the Punjabi language in progress at Punjabi Bhavan in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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7 needy couples tie the knot
Jagraon, November 2
Sant Baba Bharpoor Singh of Barmi yesterday solemnised the marriage of seven needy couples during a mass marriage at Sant Old Age Home at Nurpura-Barmi village, near Raikot.
Child's foetus spreads panic
Ludhiana, November 2
The recovery of a child's foetus spread panic in the Karnail Singh Nagar area here today.
According to the police, the foetus bore burn marks as well which indicates that someone even tried to burn it.
RTI website launched
Ludhiana, November 2
In order to encourage residents to use the Right to Information Act, the Ludhiana Welfare Organisation
(LWO) launched a website www.rtiludhiana.com here today.
Marriage for Immigration
Bid to cheat 2 families; eight booked
Jagraon, November 2
Taking advantage of the desire of youth to go abroad in search of greener pastures, members of a marriage bureau allegedly arranged the marriage of a couple telling their parents that they were NRIs and the boy would take the bride abroad and vice versa.
Dowry Cases
Six of NRI family, four others booked
Jagraon, November 2
The Raikot police has booked four members of an in-laws’ family for physically assaulting a woman with the intention of seeking
more dowry.
RJD leader nabbed with opium
Ludhiana, November 2
A Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was nabbed for drug peddling near Jamalpur here today.
The police has seized 250 gm of opium from district president of the RJD Narinderjit Singh, who resides in textile colony in
Jamalpur.
Scooterist killed in accident
Jagraon, November 2
The police has booked the driver of an unknown vehicle for hitting a scooter rider and killing him on the spot.
The vehicle hit a scooter (PB 10 AY 0837) driven by Nachhatar Singh (35) of Achharwal village, near Hathoor
village yesterday.
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