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A view of Sunset in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Plan afoot to extend municipal limits
Ludhiana, November 23
While the local municipal corporation is unable to take care of its city limits spreading over 310 sq km, the civic body is being readied to be overburdened by the additional 10 sq km area.
3.6 kg heroin seized
Ludhiana, November 23
Following the seizure of 3.6 kg heroin from a crate of pomegranates, the fruit dealers, who import these fruits from Kandhar are under scanner of the police and Intelligence Bureau.
Panic spreads among fruit sellers
Ludhiana, November 23
With the police investigating a case where heroin was found in a pomegranates’ crate, panic has gripped the fruit sellers, who are scared of asking for more fruit from
Kandhar.
Women Sports Festival Begins
Players brave chill, made to sleep on floor
Ludhiana, November 23
Players hailing from various districts across the state, who are participating in the three-day Women Sport Festival, were made to brave the cold by sleeping on the floor in the absence proper bedding arrangements.
Players made to sleep on the floor; and right girls quench their thirst from a source meant for watering the track. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Students denied food as
Dy CM arrives late
Ludhiana, November 23
Thousands of students hailing from various schools of the city and in its vicinity had to suffer hunger pangs due to the late arrival of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on the opening
day of the Women Sports Festival.
Now, honeymoon brides fleecing youths
Ludhiana, November 23
The state, which has been acutely suffering from honeymoon grooms is now facing the wrath of honeymoon brides, as many cases are coming up where these women are utilising the legal lacuna to their advantage and extracting money from their “husbands.”
Councillor’s role under scanner
Ludhiana, November 23
After municipal councillor Baby Singh Thakur was accused of embezzlement of funds under the garb of disbursing salaries to Mohalla Sanitation Committee employees, its now councillor of ward No. 61 Bibi Gurdeep Kaur who has come under scanner.
Tribune Impact
Illegal liquor vend removed
Mullanpur Dakha, November 23
The local authorities have got an illegal liquor vend, located on the national highway, removed.
On Friday, Ludhiana Tribune had published a report highlighting the way a liquor vend owned by Pardeep Kumar had been in operation for the past two years.
Liquor vend that was razed on the national highway in Mullanpur Dakha. A Tribune photograph
Its your duty, says caller
 
Journalists are not just in the firing line of the people whom they write against but are also taken to task by the people who get benefited from their write ups. As it happened, a father of a doctor daughter called up a journo asking her about the department's reaction to a specific report carried in the newspaper concerning the appointment of doctors. Not satisfied with the reply, the father reprimanded the reporter asking her to call up the department officials to know about their further plan of action adding, "It is your duty to help us even if you are not doing your story.
City’s richie rich believe in showing off
Ludhiana, November 23
The industry in the city always raises hue and cry over the “unnecessary burdens” being put on it in the form of various taxes by the state as well as the Central government. Passing through a long recessionary trend, the industrialists repeatedly ask the government for exemption from the taxes. But the same industrialists don’t mind spending several lakhs or perhaps crore of rupees on marriage parties of their wards, lavish get together and purchasing imported and trendy cars etc.
Exhibition depicting different faces of women
Ludhiana, November 23
Every face tells a different story. In a bid to depict different faces of women, Neeta Mohindra has organised an exhibition “Chehre” at Gallery Artmosphere.
Visitors at an exhibition ‘Chehre’ at Gallery Artmosphere in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma
Lawyers chamber complex inaugurated
 Ludhiana, November 23
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today inaugurated Shree Guru Angad Dev Lawyers Chamber Complex part-II. It has 232 chambers and is constructed at a cost of Rs 6.30
crore.
Sukhbir Badal inaugurates Lawyers’ Chamber Complex in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma
Meeting convened on proposal to replace house tax
Ludhiana, November 23
Working on the proposal of replacing house-tax with property tax, a meeting was convened by BR Gupta, a representative from the local bodies department, with the house-tax superintendents of the Municipal Corporation.
Endovascular procedure saves woman’s life
Ludhiana, November 23
Paramjit Kaur, a 65-year-old woman from Nawansaher, suffered from a large suprarenal aortic aneurysm (a ballooning out of the artery), which was threatening to rupture as the patient, was suffering a shooting pain. A CT angiogram confirmed that the aneurysm was located just below the diaphragm (muscle separating the chest from the abdomen) and it was full of clots.
Body of 80-yr-old donated to CMC
Ludhiana, November 23
Motivated with the scientific knowledge of awareness created by activists of Tarksheel Society among the masses about myths of reincarnation, family members of Gurdial Singh (80), a resident of Kosa Randhir village in Moga district, who died a natural death, was today donated to the anatomy department of Christian Medical College (CMC) here for the purpose of medical education and research.
From Schools
Karan first in declamation contest
Ludhiana, November 23
Preliminary round of Eloquent Minds-2009, a trilingual declamation contest, was organised at DAV Public School, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana, here today. The mega final will be held on November 27 at BCM Arya Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar.
PAU Notes
Youth fest
Ludhiana, November 23
Students of Punjab Agricultural University participated in the North Zone Inter-Varsity Youth Festival held at Kurukshetra University from November 16 to 20.
St Mahapragya's School holds declamation contest
Jagraon, November 23
A function was organised in St Mahapragya's School, Jagraon, to surface the hidden talent of the children. Declamation, Singing and Dancing Competitions were held, Students of class sixth to eighth took part in Declamation contest. In this category students talked about importance of Mother, Science of Living, Time, The way of Living etc. In this category First, Second and Third positions were bagged by Megha
Jain, Rishika Arora and Mehardeep Kaur respectively. Karanpreet Singh stood first in Solo Singing, Harjot Singh in Solo Dance and Std. - 8th girls stood first in group dance.
BSNL draws flak for poor services
Ludhiana, November 23
It seems that for residents of Rishi Nagar, including F Block, getting a new telephone connection or shifting an existing one to this area from PSU Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has become a distant dream, as the area has been declared technically non-feasible for new telephone connections.
BJP urges govt to accept employees’ demands
Ludhiana, November 23
The Employees Wing of Bhartiya Janata Party has appealed to the state government to accept long-pending demands of government employees and pensioners.
Simarjit Kaur sprints to victory
Ludhiana, November 23
Simarjit Kaur of Jalandhar sprinted towards the victory and bagged gold in 100m by clocking the time 12.42 second during the opening day of the Punjab State Games for Women, which got off to a flying start at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
Athletes take part in the 800 m race during the Women Sports Festival; and (right) winners of the 800 m race in Ludhiana on Monday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
MC tests swimmers’ endurance
Ludhiana, November 23
As many as 30 girls tested their endurance by taking part in the swimming competition held at MC swimming pool on the opening day of the Women Sports Festival here today.
The swimmers practice in an open swimming pool in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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A letter of GAIL (India) Limited has forced farmers to spend sleepless nights as they fear losing their land to the government for nothing.