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Schools, institutions open today
All schools, educational institutions and colleges will open on Tuesday and the curfew will be relaxed from 8 am to 5 pm, said Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg on Monday |
Road transport hit
Ludhiana, December 7
Commuters and a large number of other city residents had to face a great hardship today, with road transport remaining completely disrupted for the third consecutive day today.
Despite curfew, liquor vends remain open
Ludhiana, December 7
Despite curfew, liquor vends remained open in various parts of the city today.
Liquor was sold openly, allegedly with the backing of cops.
Hospital emergency, OPD services hit
 Ludhiana, December 7
Health services were badly affected by the curfew that was imposed for the second consecutive day, with patients in need of emergency treatment unable to reach hospitals.
Though SPS Apollo Hospital’s emergency wing received 60 queries today only 15 patients made it to the hospital.
An old mad takes his ill wife on a wheelchair in curfew after he failed to find any mode of conveyance to
take her home. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Curfew Fallout
Hosiery manufacturers feel the heat
No buyers in peak season; losses run into lakhs per day
Ludhiana, December 7
Industry seems to be passing through the worst times. After global recession and power cuts, violence has made the things worse.
With no work for the past four days, industry, business establishments and hotels have suffered huge losses.
Relaxation in curfew leads to panic buying
Ludhiana, December 7
Relaxation in curfew at some places in the city for a few hours this evening led to panic buying of essential commodities, including milk, vegetables, fruits and medicines, resulting in brisk business for shop owners, especially those engaged in small-time trade.
Curfew turns streets into playgrounds
 Ludhiana, December 7
With a curfew imposed in the entire city today, many streets became improvised cricket grounds with residents of all ages trying to have fun to beat the stress of the last three days. Be it the tense areas of Damoria Bridge, Jodhewal
Basti, Samrala Chowk or localities like Model Town and Atam Nagar that were unaffected by the violence, streets resounded to cries like "catch", "out" or "bowled".
Residents play cricket on a street in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Ludhiana violence echoes in Lok Sabha
Prominent city residents appeal to maintain peace
Ludhiana, December 7
The recent incidents of violence had its echo in Parliament on Monday with Congress MP from Ludhiana Manish Tewari raising the issue in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour and urging the Central government to keep a close watch on the situation.
Doraha, Sahnewal wear deserted look
Doraha, December 7
Doraha and Sahnewal towns today wore a deserted look complying with the bandh call given by various Sikh panthic
organisations.
National Highway blocked near Doraha; shops closed in various parts, and a busy road wears a deserted look following a complete bandh in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photographs |
Govt urged to ensure safety of migrants
Ludhiana, December 7
As most major industrial enterprises in Punjab, including textiles, light engineering, bicycles, forging & casting and steel, in Punjab are highly labour intensive, they can survive only if they have a plentiful supply of migrant labour.
Industry feels strain as migrants pack bags
 Ludhiana, December 7
The violent incidents in the city on Friday in which the police and migrants clashed has not only created unrest among industrialists but has also led to many migrant workers packing their bags and returning to their native homes in Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh.
As curfew was relaxed for sometime, migrants were seen leaving for native villages on Monday. A Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
People throng DC office for curfew passes
Ludhiana, December 7
The mini-secretariat was chock-a-block as people from all walks of life thronged the deputy commissioner's office to get curfew passes.
Unclear directions: Employees left in lurch
 Ludhiana, December 7
Failure of the Ludhiana District Administration to give clear directions on working of government offices left thousands of employees of various departments in a lurch over public dealing and attendance here today.
MC employees return home in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Plan to barricade railway tracks
Ludhiana, December 7
Four days after an irate mob torched 23 vehicles and took siege of the railway tracks, the police is now planning to hold meeting with the railway authorities to discuss measures so that such incident does not take place in future.
Shops near rly station razed by owners themselves
Phillaur, December 7
The local administration managed to persuade almost all the owners of the 227 shops located near the railway station to remove their shops on Sunday.
Sehajdhari Sikhs condemn clashes
Jagraon, December 7
The national executive council of the Sehajdhari Sikh Federation in its resolution has condemned the Ludhiana communal Clashes between the Divyajoti followers of Ashutosh and few Sikh organisations and has appealed to the citizens to maintain peace and law in the interest of the nation.
Continuing medical education programme ends
Mandi Gobindgarh, December 7
The six-day Continuing Medical Education Programme (CME) sponsored by Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth and department of Ayush, ministry of health and family welfare for ayurvedic medical practitioners, concluded at Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital yesterday.
Students felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 7
Students of Government High School, Jartoli village, who had secured top positions in the board examination, were felicitated by the Lambardar Sampuran Singh Memorial Trust at a function chaired by Gursewak Singh, a social activist.
Prices of veggies soar
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 7
With prices looking up again due to violence and curfew, vegetables are getting out of the common man's reach.
Soil erosion on roadside blamed for accidents
 Khamano, December 7
Large stretches on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway as well as many of its link roads have become accident prone due to soil erosion on the roadsides. Several mishaps have been reported on various stretches and turns at Ucha
Pind, Sanghol and Khamano areas during the past few days.
A view of the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road wherein soil erosion has been leading to accidents on different stretches. A Tribune photograph
Residents surprised, disheartened
Ludhiana, December 7
The sudden imposition of curfew following grim situation for the past three days has left residents of the city surprised as well as disheartened, who feel Ludhiana was never like that.
Speaking Out
City will emerge stronger
Widely known as a lively city with cosmopolitan population, Ludhiana has been rocked by violence and bloodshed twice within a span of six months. Sharing their views with Tribune staffer Charu
Chhibber, a crosssection of residents react to the unfortunate turn of
events.
City Concerns
Man stabbed to death
Ludhiana, December 7
A man was stabbed to death by a youth in Shimlapuri late last night. The deceased has been identified as Mohan Lal (45), a resident of Shimlapuri area. According to the police, personal enmity was stated to be the reason behind the murder.
Judges kept waiting for litigants, lawyers
Ludhiana, December 7
Curfew in the city had its effect on the courts too. Judges were seen waiting for the litigants today while earlier, the litigants were seen waiting for a call from the judges.
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Ludhiana, December 7
