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Swine flu deaths set off alarm bells
Ludhiana, December 3
The recent deaths of swine flu patients undergoing treatment at hospitals in Ludhiana has become a matter of concern for the district health authorities.
Doctors have termed the late arrival of such patients to hospitals as a major cause that leads to deterioration and complications, resulting in multiple organ failure which proves fatal.
Sacked HIV/AIDS workers back
Ludhiana, December 3
The nine outreach workers working with the integrated counselling and testing centres in Ludhiana to help HIV/AIDS patients, whose services had been terminated last month by the National AIDS Control Organisation, were reinstated today.
Dharna against guru’s visit
Ludhiana, December 3
Traffic came to a halt at Jagraon bridge today after a group of nearly 100 persons staged dharna against the three-day visit of spiritual guru Ashutosh
Maharaj. Protesters condemned the attack on some people allegedly by the followers of Ashutosh
Maharaj.
World Disability Day
MC yet to compensate manhole victim
Ludhiana, December 3
A fall in an uncovered manhole rendered Rakesh Talwar paralysed a decade ago. He fought a legal battle, but the MC has failed to compensate him despite court orders.
In August this year, a local court held the MC responsible for the tragedy and directed it to pay Rs 6.58 lakh to him with an annual interest of 6 per cent from the filing of the case.
LPG Misuse - I
Dept inaction annoys oil companies
Ludhiana, December 3
Misuse of domestic LPG for commercial purposes is going unnoticed by the district food and civil supplies department and is causing revenue loss to the government, besides oil companies.
Domestic LPG cylinders are being used by hotels, restaurants and rehriwallas and also being used to run cars, geysers and generators, which is a violation of the Essential Commodities Act.
For commercial activities it is mandatory to use commercial LPG cylinder priced at Rs 1,056 (per cylinder) and weighing 19 kg.
Domestic LPG being misused for commercial activities. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Concert leaves a trail of destruction
Liquor ‘served’ inside stadium
Ludhiana, December 3
“Sharaab and kebabs” were allegedly served inside the Guru Nanak Stadium during the Gurdas Mann concert organised last evening.
It was a free-for-all during the concert with the state-of-the-art stadium bearing the burnt of the frenzied crowd.
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Remains of the Day: Broken chairs and empty liquor bottles are all that remains after Gurdas Mann’s concert at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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More congested areas cleared of encroachments
Ludhiana, December 3
The drive to remove encroachments in the city continued relentlessly as the team of municipal corporation officials and supporting staff bulldozed its way through some of the most congested and narrow commercial areas in old city here today.
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Cemented extensions and iron grills being removed at Clock Tower Chowk (left); steps and extensions outside shops in books market being demolished by the MC
(centre); and police officials pacify a shopkeeper in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
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Chrysanthemum show draws crowds
Ludhiana, December 3
Massive turnout of people from all walks of life marked the conclusion of the two-day chrysanthemum show at Punjab Agricultural University here today.
Over 150 varieties of chrysanthemum flowers were on display during the exhibition.
Visitors take a look at chrysanthemums in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
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Residents warm up for Christmas, New Year
Ludhiana, December 3
Having no dearth of money and avoiding the last-minute rush, city residents have started to make bookings for celebrating Christmas and New Year.
This time, Kerala seems to be the favourite destination of Ludhianvis while those interesting in going abroad are taking interest in Singapore, Bangkok, Malaysia, Hong Kong and
Macau.
Market Committees
Board told to appoint info officers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 3
Terming the failure of the Punjab Marketing Board to appoint public information officers or assistant public information officers below district level, as gross violation of the Right to Information Act (RTI Act), Darbara Singh Kahlon, state information commissioner, Punjab, has directed the secretary of the board to employ these officials at all market committees without delay.
Teachers, students pay to get email IDs
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 3
Constituents of a large number of state-run schools of the area have started hiring services of private computer centres and cafés to get their email Ids done.
Directions by director general school education Krishan Kumar to ensure creation of IDs of all students and teachers by December 31, was reportedly the reason behind
the trend.
Emphasis on quality in higher education
Jagraon, December 3
A two-day national conference sponsored by NAAC on “Quality in higher education in India: concerns and strategies” began at Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, today.
The conference was inaugurated by chief guest Dr Manjit Singh, Dean colleges, Punjabi University
Patiala.
Pay Scales
Protest enters Day 8
PAU staff unrelenting
Ludhiana, December 3
Punjab Agricultural University employees protest against the non-implementation of revised scales entered the eighth day today.
A protest rally was taken out by all non-teaching, teaching and Class IV employees from various departments of the university.
Tips given to manage stress
Ludhiana, December 3
A one-day seminar on stress management was organised by the Ludhiana Medial Practitioners' Association at Lord Maharaja Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in collaboration with Divya Jyoti Jagriti
Sansthan.
A student during a seminar on stress management in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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From Schools & Colleges
Students reach out to disabled
Ludhiana, December 3
On World Disability Day today, students of Ram Lal Bhasin Public School came up with different visions for the disabled. The students reflected the message that complexity of disability can only be understood through proper interaction with the disabled.
ATP tries to wriggle out of spot
Ludhiana, December 3
The postponement of a district grievances committee meeting scheduled for December 1, which was to be chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has given an opportunity to municipal corporations officials to oblige city residents, who were all set to voice their complaints at the meet.
City
Concerns
Rail
overbridge: A project gone awry
The fact that the rail overbridge proposed to be set up on the site of the old Lakkar Bridge will not be connected to the elevated road defeats the entire purpose of the project despite a planned expenditure of Rs 60 crore.
Spreading cultural heritage
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 3
A few cultural, social and religious organisations of the town and surrounding areas will disseminate elements of the rich Indian cultural heritage and secularism through members of the Rotary Foundation group study exchange team, scheduled to visit the USA in April next.
Mobile hospital donated
Raikot, December 3
Hoshiar Singh, an NRI, has donated a mobile hospital to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha hospital at Sarabha village. He has donated a state-of-the-art bus with sophisticated equipment for trauma cases.
Accidents claim 2 lives
Khanna, December 3
Two persons were killed a couple were seriously injured in different accidents here.
In the first incidence, a motorcyclist was run over by a tempo near the Doraha
barrier.
Lawyers strike work over police inaction
Ludhiana, December 3
Lawyers at the district courts observed a complete strike today over the alleged failure of the police in arresting persons facing charges of harassing a woman lawyer.
In October, the lawyer had gone to the Sarabha Nagar market where she was allegedly harassed.
BVM players honoured
Ludhiana, December 3
Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar Ludhiana, who brought laurels in the state as well as national level sports tournaments, were honoured for their outstanding performance.
Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar branch, Ludhiana, pose with the principal and sports director after they were honoured on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Punjab eves, lads bag titles
Ludhiana, December 3
Punjab softball players created history of sorts after they annexed titles in both girls and boys sections of the 22nd edition of the Sub-Junior National Softball Championship held from November 25 to 30 at Puri in
Orissa.
Punjab softball teams (sub-junior boys and girls) that registered maiden title victories in the 22nd National Softball Championship held at Puri recently. A Tribune photograph |
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Skating Meet
Dismal show peeves parents
Coach under fire
Ludhiana, December 3
After a dismal performance in the recently concluded skating competition at Fatehgarh Sahib, more problem are lined up for the district skating association, especially for its coach, as parents have levelled charges of favouritism against him.
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