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Snag in power grid delays trains
Ludhiana, January 2
A technical snag in the Northern Power Grid in the wee hours and the fog hit the rail traffic here today. About 15-20 trains coming from various parts of the country were delayed and hundreds of passengers were stranded in the cold for hours at the railway station. Some trains were late for over 12 hours.
Robbery gang kingpin held
Ludhiana, January 2
The city police has nabbed the kingpin of an inter-state gang behind 17 robbery incidents in different parts of the state in the past seven months.
Tehbazari officials fail to deliver
Ludhiana, January 2
Even though the tehbazari wing of the MC undertakes anti-encroachment drives everyday, it has failed to clear the city of temporary encroachments.
LIT to carve out new colonies
Ludhiana, January 2
Carving out new colonies from self-generated funds, providing better amenities and infrastructure in the existing colonies and making the institution more customer- friendly would be among the top priorities of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) in 2010.
Nagar kirtan being taken out ahead of the Gurpurb in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Morning blackout irks residents
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 2
Blackouts during the unscheduled power cuts imposed in morning have caused a lot of resentment among residents and industrialists.
Dissatisfied, yet cops want wards to don uniform
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 2
Despite reported dissatisfaction among a large number of Punjab Police personnel, majority of them still want their children to be adjusted in the uniformed force.
Dewan Ludhiana IMA president
Ludhiana, January 2
The new team of the Ludhiana chapter of the IMA yesterday pledged to work for ‘green and clean’ city with the help of other medical organisations and NGO’s.
Two rounded up for firing, released
Mullanpur Dakha, January 2
The Dakha police rounded up two youths for brandishing firearms and firing shots in air during a religious procession. When the procession passed through the Raikot Road, two youths, including a leading property dealer and a businessman, took out their pistols and fired a few shots in the air.
Panjab University Registrar Prof SS Bari confers degree on a student during the convocation of the Gobindgarh Public College on Saturday. Photo: Bhushan Sood |
Heera makes it big in movies
Doraha, January 2
Sompal Heera, the thespian writer, has managed to establish himself in theaters after having tasted success as a writer, director and an actor of a few Punjabi plays, serials and documentaries.
Returns must be e-filed now
Ludhiana, January 2
The Excise and Taxation Department has made e-filing of returns mandatory for those traders who have got their VAT registration numbers.
Changing society outlook, their motto
The Tribune spoke to a few young achievers from the city who plan to bring about a change in their respective fields in 2010. These youths are from the field of sports, fashion, medical science, politics and NGOs who are selflessly working for the cause of human welfare.
This road stretch is accident prone
Khamano, January 2
A 15-km stretch of the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road from Jatana Ucha village to Khant in the Khamano subdivision is prone to accidents.
Nine get Shabad Yug award
Ludhiana, January 2
Prof Puran Singh Dhami Awards constituted by Alag Shabad Yug Charitable Trust were conferred on nine eminent personalities serving humanity in various fields.
Man duped of Rs 50 lakh
Ludhiana, January 2
A resident of Delhi has been booked for allegedly duping a landlord of Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of providing him a car agency.
4,450 DVDs seized
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 2
The local police has arrested Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of gali No 6, Gandhi
Nagar, for allegedly running an illegal business and seized 4,450 DVDs, VCD and MP3.
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