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Fog throws train schedule in disarray
Ludhiana, January 11
Dense fog continued to envelop the region and the slow running of trains has thrown the railway timetable in disarray, with several trains either running way behind schedule or being cancelled at the last minute causing inconvenience to passengers.
No relief yet; temperature to dip further
Ludhiana, January 11
After 2007, this has been the worst cold in the region. As per weather experts at the met department in Chandigarh, in 2009, the minimum temperature in various districts of Punjab hovered around 4-6 °C while this year, the minimum temperature came down to 0 degrees at several cities.
Overloaded vehicles endanger lives
 Ludhiana, January 11
In the absence of any check, students are at a greater risk than motorists. Reason: school buses and autorickshaws ferrying them usually flout rules with impunity.
In violation of traffic regulations, these vehicles continue to overload and speed up beyond the permissible limit. Also, ageing school buses are a common sight.
An overloaded autorickshaw that was abandoned by the driver when he saw he was being clicked in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
City’s auto drivers given new look
Ludhiana, January 11
With the deadline given by the district and police officials to different auto rickshaw unions ending on January 10, autos as well as their drivers in the city underwent a complete transformation today.
Singers enthral at Lohri Mela
 Ludhiana, January 11
People braved chill to attend the 16th Lohri Mela organised by the Malwa Sabhyacharak Manchat Punjabi Bhawan here.
The second day of the Lohri mela started with a song dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh by Mohd
Siddique.
People from different walks of life honoured during the Lohri Mela in Ludhiana
on Monday. A Tribune photograph
LPG Scarcity
Consumers turn to traditional fuels
Mandi Ahmedgarh,January 11
Even as the scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), which has hit the region for some time, is yet to be controlled by the authorities concerned, consumers have started finding solution to their problem in alternative sources of fuel.
A woman burns cow dung cakes and wood to cook food at Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer
Sarabha Nagar Market
Favourite haunt of young, old
 Ludhiana, January 11
The city has grown in leaps and bounds over the years and sprawling malls have become a norm here.
No doubt, city’s youth love spending their time and shopping at famous malls.
People enjoy their evening at the Sarabha Nagar market in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Slow Crop Growth
Farmers resort to use of fertilisers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 11
Panicked over stunted vegetative growth of wheat and fodder crops, farmers of the area have started using fertilisers to supplement the deficiency of macro and micronutrients.
A labourer sprinkle urea on wheat crop at Jandali village, near Ahmedgarh. Photo by writer
Market panel office-bearers felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 11
Leaders of various organisations led by the SAD and the BJP felicitated the newly appointed office-bearers of the local market committee at a function organised at Grain Market here today.
DBA Poll
Goel group backs Pathak’s candidature
Ludhiana, January 11
Former chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana Balwinder Goel, former DBA president Hemant Kalia, senior lawyers SR Wadhera, Trilok Singh Sood and RPS Bhatti today declared support to SK Pathak, a contender for the post of District Bar Association president.
Lack of Infrastructure
An apology for a school
Ludhiana, January 11
Harsh weather brings along a legion of problems for students of various government schools, especially those situated in the rural areas.
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| Students of Government Elementary School, Baliyon, near Machhiwara, sit on the floor in the open as the school lacks basic infrastructure.
Tribune photos: Gurminder Grewal |
From Schools & Colleges
Faculty development programme at GNIMT
Ludhiana, January 11
The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Chapter (GNIMT) organised a faculty development programme for its faculty members. Dr Vikas Arora, director, Himalayan Institute of Management, was the resource person for the workshop on dynamics of effective teaching.
Schools register thin attendance
 Doraha, January 11
As the local schools opened today, the parents of the students and their guardians demanded further extension of the winter break due to the ongoing spell of cold wave.
Tiny tots brave the cold as primary schools reopen after an extended winter break in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
72 to get free artificial limbs
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 11
The Bharat Vikas Parishad Charitable Medicare Trust organised a camp to provide artificial limbs free of cost to physically challenged persons here yesterday.
Applicants get enrolled for artificial limbs at a camp organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad at Mandi Gobindgarh. A Tribune photograph
Ambulance donated
Amloh, January 11
The local branch of the Bharat Vikas Parishad added another ambulance to its fleet. The ambulance will be utilised in accident cases and would be stationed at the Gobindgarh chowk.
Interaction session
Mullanpur Dakha, January 11
The senior students of Peace Public School today had a date with a Howard University teacher. Besides teaching government services at the university, Jennifer Rankin is also working on a project of water and sanitation, urban development (slums), and with a committee of the UN for assistance to the victims of natural disasters.
Ludhiana Calling
 A Pyrrhic victory for the
BJP?
Troubled about paying double
Kitchen on the move
Flaunt it with a number!
Hot & cold dessert mix
Jarkhar Sports Festival
Jazzy B, Harbhajan Maan to perform
Ludhiana, January 11
Modern Rural Olympics, the annual sports festival, to be held under the aegis of the Punjab Rural Promotion Council by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club at Jarkhar village, near here, from January 22 to 25 will be telecast live by Fastway Channel.
Rs 3.5 lakh stolen from car
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 11
A bag containing Rs 3.5 lakh in cash were stolen from a car belonging to two brothers — Rohit Kumar and Rajiv Kumar — of Khanna today.
The broken windowpane of a car from which a bag containing Rs 3.5 lakh was stolen at Mandi Gobindgarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Ex-MLA, 14 others booked for land grab
Jagraon, January 11
The police has booked a former Congress legislator from Raikot, his wife and 13 others for forcibly occupying a piece of land at Chakar village.
Rs 2 lakh looted from power office
Samrala, January 11
Four unidentified persons robbed Rs 2 lakh from a cashier at gunpoint at the electricity board sub-urban office on the Macchiwara road at about 2.30 pm today.
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