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Property dealer dies in
head-on collision
Ex-councillor's son booked for rash driving
Ludhiana, January 7
A city resident died when the Maruti Desire car he was driving was hit by a speeding SUV late last night. The accident occurred near Sacred Heart Convent School in Sarabha
Nagar.
‘Concept of going into previous birth unscientific’
Ludhiana, January 7
Having been mired in controversy, "Raaz Pichle Janam Ka", the serial based on previous birth, has now been termed "unscientific" by psychiatrists here.
Ishmeet's father ‘finds answers’ in reality show
Ludhiana, January 7
Chitti na koi sandesh, jane woh kaunsa desh jahan tum chale gaye. Gurpinder Singh, father of the Voice of India Ishmeet Singh, sang this emotional number remembering his only son on the sets of the NDTV Imagine reality show ‘Raaz Pichle Janam Ka’.
Gurpinder Singh, father of Voice of India Ishmeet Singh, shares his experiences of the reality show “Raaz Pichle Janam Ka’ in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Traffic congestion bane of commuters
Doraha, January 7
The traffic congestion on the bridge popularly known as the Gurthali Pull has proved to be bane not only for commuters who take to this road in order to bypass the traffic bottlenecks of the jam-packed city, but also for residents of the nearby villages and towns, who are caught up for hours together, even if they have to reach their destination, just a mile away.
Traffic congestion on the Gurthaly bridge near Doraha. Photo by the writer
New awards for livestock farmers instituted
Ludhiana, January 7
With the aim to give an impetus to the livestock sector in Punjab by strengthening the varsity’s extension
programmes, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU),
Ludhiana, has instituted separate awards in dairy, poultry and fishery. Earlier, it was giving only one award to innovative farmers in animal husbandry by holding competitions in the state.
School holds contest
Ludhiana, January 7
GN International Senior Secondary Public School, Model Town, today organised an inter-school competition in physics.
Two steel firms raided
Ludhiana, January 7
In a series of raids being conducted by the Excise and Taxation Department to detect bogus firms, the department conducted raids on two firms in the city.
Cops daring to fine Orbit bus drivers face music
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 7
Tall claims of the state police chief regarding recognition and appreciation of officials taking stands against violators of traffic rules came to cropper with a few cops who dared to mend alleged reckless drivers of buses owned by members of the Chief Minister’s clan forced to pay through their nose.
Gas pipeline: Farmers urge Centre, GAIL to divert route
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 7
Terming the Union government’s decision to lay a gas pipeline through the fertile land as anti-peasant and against the law of rural justice, farmers of this area have urged the Prime Minister to impress upon officials of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) to divert the proposed route of the pipeline to a vacant land lying along the river banks and sides of the link roads.
BSNL broadband subscribers fail to surf net
Ludhiana, January 7
BSNL broadband subscribers falling under Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar are having a tough time after the broadband stopped working from Wednesday onwards. Subscribers failed to surf the net and the most affected ones are those whose business run through Internet.
Lakhowal lays foundation stones
Sahnewal, January 7
Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, Chairman, Punjab Mandi Board, and Sharanjit Singh
Dhillon, Chairman, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, today laid the foundation stones of a few developmental works to be undertaken in the Sahnewal Assembly constituency.
Ajmer Singh Lakhowal and Sharanjit Singh Dhillon lay the foundation stones of a few projects in Sahnewal on Thursday. Photo: Loveen Bains
Congenital Heart Diseases
7 poor kids to be operated upon
Ludhiana, January 7
Having been chosen as the centre for treating the government school students suffering from congenital heart diseases by the state government, Hero DMC Heart Institute here has already treated 125 children since its inception in May 2009.
Dr Lobo oration at CMCH
Ludhiana, January 7
Dr Ganesh Gopalkrishnan, president, Urological Society of India, will deliver the 27th Annual Dr LH Lobo Memorial Oration on January 9 at CMCH.
More city youths willing to join Army
Ludhiana, January 7
City youths are willing to serve the nation by joining the Indian Army than anyone else in the state. This fact came to light during an Army recruitment rally as maximum number of youths was from the district.Datas available with the Army authorities revealed that at least 4,000 youths from the district went through physical and medical tests for the post of a soldier during the rally that began on January 4.
youths take part in a race in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Poor visibility derails trains
Sudden cancellation mars travel plans
Ludhiana, January 7
Dense fog and poor visibility in the region continued to play havoc with the travel plans, as trains were delayed by nearly two to six hours.
Passengers stranded at the railway platform, as the Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express was delayed in Ludhiana
on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
District Bar Assn Elections
32 candidates in fray
Ludhiana, January 7
With the filing of nomination papers by 23 more aspiring contestants for different posts of the District Bar Association on the last day, the total number of candidates has reached 32.
Chilly conditions conducive for wheat crop
Ludhiana, January 7
The prevailing cold wave conditions are favourable for wheat crop, which is at the vegetative stage, said senior agro-meteorologist, Punjab Agriculture University, Dr KK Gill.
Funeral procession of dead tree taken out
Ludhiana, January 7
The NSS unit of Punjab Agricultural University organised a funeral procession of a dead tree on the city streets
with an aim to create awareness among people about the importance of trees.
PAU VC MS Kang and other officials take out the funeral procession of a dead tree
on the university campus. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Woman killed by hubby in Oz cremated
Ludhiana, January 7
Tragic scenes were witnessed in the crematorium at Daba road during the funeral of Manpreet Kaur (28), who was stabbed to
death by her husband in Sydney, Australia, on December 29.
File photos of Chamanjot Singh and Manpreet Kaur
2 held for gambling
Mullanpur Dakha, January 7
The police yesterday raided a house in Dakha village and arrested two persons on the charge of gambling.
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Fearing the Municipal Corporation’s demolition drive, residents of Chaura Bazaar and Jawahar Nagar Camp, who had encroached upon the MC’s land, today volunteered to pull down all illegal structures.
