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Residents continue to dump waste in Sidhwan canal
Irrigation dept spent Rs 2 crore to clean it
Ludhiana, March 11
The drive to cleanse Sidhwan Canal undertaken by the department of irrigation, Punjab, recently with an incurred expense of Rs 2 crore stands defeated as the district administration has failed to implement the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders against dumping of any solid waste into the canal waters.
People wash clothes in Sidhwan Canal, Ludhiana, against the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Swindler on the run, landlord suffers
Ludhiana, March 11
Renting out a room to a swindler proved costly for an elderly couple in the Model Town here, who are still answering police queries, from not only the state, but also Delhi, two years after the conman fled from their house.
IT survey on firms, clinic yields
Rs 2.81 crore
Ludhiana, March 11
The Income Tax department, under the directions of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax GS Randhawa, carried out surveys at four firms and at a doctor’s place in the city. Survey was carried out at Modhi Solvex in Mundiani village.
Grandfather, girl killed in accident
Ludhiana, March 11
A 60-year-old man and his 11-year-old granddaughter were crushed to death on the Gill Road when they were going towards Gill Chowk here this afternoon.
The bodies of the victims who were run over by a truck in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Stir if panel fails to deliver, says BKU
Ludhiana, March 11
The BKU has termed the formation of an 11-member committee, headed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, as a huge success for agitating farmers as they could expect some relief to the farm sector in
future.
Re-employment of professor
Vet varsity teachers continue stir
Ludhiana, March 11
The teachers of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University continued their protest against the decision of the university administration to re-employ a retired professor of the department of animal breeding and genetics on contract basis
on the same post with additional charge of university librarian.
Teachers of GADVASU protest in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
200 patients examined at medical camp
Amloh, March 11
Sheed Bhagat Singh Welfare Society in collaboration with Desh Bhagat Hospital and the State Bank of Patiala organised a free medical check-up camp at Ram Leela Bhawan here yesterday.
Frequent closure of level crossings irks residents
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 11
Frequent and undue closure of level crossings at the Pohir and Jagera roads has not only become a nightmarish experience for motorists but also for residents, shopkeepers and pedestrians who suffer due to traffic jams on both entry roads.
J&K farmers learn about
latest agri tech at PAU
Ludhiana, March 11
With Jammu & Kashmir gradually coming out of the shadow of militancy, farmers from the area have begun visiting Punjab Agricultural University here to acquire the latest farm technology to enable them to boost crop production back home.
Delegation of farmers from J&K at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
From Colleges
GNIMT students excel in MCA exams
Ludhiana, March 11
MCA (1st semester) students of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, brought laurels to the institute by excelling in MCA examination conducted by Punjab Technical University
(PTU), Jalandhar. Pawandeep Kaur and Kiranpal Kaur bagged first and second position by securing 84.4 per cent and 80 per cent marks, respectively.
Students with their degrees at the annual convocation of KCW in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
PAU don to head research society
Ludhiana, March 11
Dr TS Thind, senior plant pathologist at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, has been elected national president of the Indian Phytopathological Society for 2010-11.
Considering his experience and contributions in plant disease research, the Plant Pathological Society of India with headquarters in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, elected Dr Thind as its president.
Girls play fun games during the farewell function organised at Ramgarhia Girls College in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
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Lakme Fashion Week
City designers steal the show
Ludhiana, March 11
Young designers of International Institute of Fashion Designing (INIFD) proved their mettle by making an exclusive mark in the Lakme Fashion Week.
Sukhwant and Aastha, the designer duo selected in the category of the GenNext designers, presented their collection "Auction of Humanity" on the ramp. Bhavya Jain was selected for the implementation team for
LFW.
Shifting of dispensaries
Factory workers at receiving end
Ludhiana, March 11
A large number of labourers working in factories across the city are at the receiving end ever since dispensaries at the Kailash Chowk, Gill Road, Millerganj and the Wazir Road were shifted to ESIC Model Hospital.
Sanctity of Rajya Sabha
Rights panel calls for political reforms
Ludhiana, March 11
The Universal Human Rights Organisation (UHRO) today urged the President of India to prevail upon the government so as to initiate a process for bringing about political reforms, especially for electing the Rajya Sabha members.
Business expo gets
big response
Ludhiana, March 11
The ‘Business Opportunities Aapke Ghar’ expo, jointly organised by Franchise India Holdings Ltd and Indian Franchise Association, held here today presented 100 business opportunities from leadings brands, with over a thousand visitors attending the event.
Youth thrashes bus driver, damages vehicle
Ludhiana, March 11
Unusual scenes were witnessed just outside the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT), after a youth damaged a government bus and injured its driver here yesterday.
Untreated glaucoma can cause blindness
Ludhiana, March 11
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage of the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye to carry visual information to the brain.
If left untreated, most types of glaucoma progress (without warming or obvious symptoms to the patient) towards gradual visual damage and may lead to blindness. Once incurred, visual damage is mostly irreversible, and this has led to glaucoma being described as the “salient blinding disease” or the “sneak thief of sight.”
IT dept cautions tax evaders
Ludhiana, March 11
The Income Tax department has cautioned tax payers to pay their dues voluntarily otherwise strict action will be taken against non-filers and stop filers.
Showing concern over the less number of returns received Chief Income Tax Commissioner GS Randhawa said strict action was being taken against such defaulters.
Encroachments will be removed: Wakf Board
Ludhiana, March 11
Mohammad Usman Rehmani Ludhianvi, a member of the Punjab Wakf board and chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee of Board, today said the board would take care of its land and encroachments would be removed soon.
Member of Wakf board Mohammad Usman Rehmani addresses mediapersons in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
MC ‘sufficiently placed’ with funds
Ludhiana, March 11
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC) has cleared bills worth Rs 18 crore towards various developmental projects in the last two months.
As far as funds were concerned, officials term the LMC as “sufficiently placed’ as all payments up to December had been made by the civic body.
Insurance company told to pay Rs 4.5 lakh
Ludhiana, March 11
The District Consumer Forum has ordered the New India Assurance Company to pay Rs 4.5 lakh, along with 9 per cent per annum interest to an aggrieved consumer whose truck was stolen.
CCTV cameras installed in Khanna
Khanna, March 11
The DIG, Ludhiana range, Jatinder Jain, yesterday said that CCTV cameras had been installed at various key points of Khanna and adjoining areas for security purposes.
LawAsia member appointed
Ludhiana, March 11
Former Punjab Additional Advocate-General Harpreet Sandhu has been appointed member of the LawAsia, which has its secretariat in Australia.
17 cigarette vendors challaned
Ludhiana, March 11
The department of health and family welfare today challaned 17 cigarette/tobacco vends operating within the
100-metre circumference of the educational institutes in the city.
BMI camp at DMCH
Ludhiana, March 11
Dr Laurent
Layani, chief of bariatric (obesity) surgery and upper gastrointestinal surgery at Johnflynn Private Hospital,
Queensland, Australia, will organise a BMI Camp and the obesity support group meeting on March 12 from 10 am to 2 pm.
CME on C-section
Ludhiana, March 11
Department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Ludhiana, will conduct a continuing medical education programme (CME) under the aegis of
NOGSI on Caesarean sections and medico legal issues on March 14 at the hospital.
Health dept conducts raids
Khamano, March 11
A team of district health department headed by Food Inspector Rajdeep Kaur raided a few shops and took samples of cold drinks, mineral water bottles and other eatables for testing.
Woman held with smack
Ludhiana, March 11
A woman employee at a Satjot Nagar boutique at the Dhandra road here was nabbed for peddling smack here today.
Veena Bhatia, who worked at a boutique owned by Payal Bhatia, was arrested and 12-gm smack was recovered from her possession.
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