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Census-2010 starts from Mayor’s house
Ludhiana, May 1
Census— 2010 began today from the residence of Municipal Corporation’s Mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura. At least 6, 000 workers, including enumerators, supervisors and Census officials will take one-and-a -alf month to complete the first phase of Census under the guidance of Commissioner AK Sinha.
Commando commits suicide
Ludhiana, May 1
A quick reaction team commando, Harvinder Singh (28), allegedly committed suicide by firing two shots from his gun in the afternoon today. The bullets hit his temple and he died on the spot.
Her limbs are numb, but resolve firm
Doraha, May 1
Kulwinder’s resolve and assertiveness have helped her succeed against her physical deformity, giving the able ones food for thought. Kulwinder, appearing in her BA final-year examination with the help of a writer at the Bhai Naghayia Singh Memorial College for Girls, Alamgir, is suffering from a severe physical abnormality. Her legs and arms are numb since childhood.
Kidnapping case cracked, 2 held
Ludhiana, May 1
Cracking a kidnapping case in less than 12 hours, the Ludhiana police today arrested two of the accused and handed over the victim to his parents. Nikhil Kansal (19) was abducted kidnapped late last night by two youths.
Mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura becomes the first resident to be registered during Census operation in Ludhiana on Saturday.
A Tribune photograph
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Post office to launch new pension scheme
Ludhiana, May 1
No need to worry about the post retirement blues. Post offices will now help in making your life easier once you retire from your job. The department of posts will launch New Pension Scheme (NPS) for citizens on behalf of the Pension Fund Regulator and Development Authority (PFRDA).
400 examined at medical camp
Ludhiana, May 1
A medical and dental camp was organised by CMC in Al-Kausar CMC Hospital at Malerkotla yesterday.
From Schools
BCM celebrates International Labour Day
The primary wing of BCM School, Dugri, celebrated May Day with great enthusiasm in order to express gratitude towards the indefatigable workers. The students were shown a presentation on child labour and a movie ‘Adhoore Khwab’ so as to make them aware to curb this menace in our society.
Investiture ceremony
Mullanpur Dakha, May 1
A colourful fresher’s day, graduate ceremony and investiture ceremony was organised at Jatindera Green Field
(JGF) School yesterday at Gurusar Sudhar near here.
Farmers get tips on aquaculture
Ludhiana, May 1
The two-day awareness-cum-training programme on value addition to freshwater fish concluded here yesterday.
Labour Day: IMA team examines factory workers
Ludhiana, May 1
The local chapter of the IMA in association with the CMCH and DMCH organised a medical check-up camp at IMA House on Labour Day from 3 pm to 6 pm, wherein the workers were diagnosed for various ailments.
Dust storm, light shower bring relief
Ludhiana, May 1
City residents heaved a sigh of relief as the soaring temperatures came down following the dust storm followed by light showers, yesterday evening.
The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 39.2 degrees Celsius and the minimum 23.4 degree Celsius, which has gone down by almost two degrees today. The maximum temperature recorded today is 37.4 degrees Celsius.
Lightning adds spark to the overcast sky in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Hiamsnhu Mahajan
Scrap prices decrease, steel still rising
Ludhiana, May 1
While the prices of scrap are decreasing there is no respite for the industry from the rising steel prices. Although the price of the scrap has come down to Rs 22,000 per tonne from Rs 24,500, the prices of steel are still rising.
‘Powerless’ farmers can’t water crops
Khamano, May 1
Farmers of Khamano and Samrala have been ploughing the standing sugarcane crop due to long power cuts, resulting in heavy losses to them.
Partners arrive at compromise
Jagraon, May 1
The local leadership intervened to cool tempers over the issue of ownership of the trade name and logo of Kamal Studio(s) here yesterday.
May Day
Migrants feel the heat
Many go without water, await politicians for three hours
Ludhiana, May 1
 Labourers- the “special guests” at the state-level function on Labour Day at Sherpur today were made to wait for three hours in scorching heat for politicians to turn up. Though water was being provided to the labourers sitting near the dais but hundreds of others sitting on the other end of venue, including women and children, had to bear the heat without quenching their thirst.
Children throng a Labour Day function in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
‘Abolish contract, outsourcing’
Ludhiana, May 1
Many organisations and unions, including the All-India Trade Union Congress, took out rallies and organised seminars here today to observe the International Labour Day.
Sale of spurious liquor continues unchecked
 Ludhiana, May 1
Due to lack of coordination between the health and family welfare and excise and taxation departments, liquor vends are not being subjected to regular checks resulting in unrestricted sale of spurious booze in and around the city.
A large number of people who have suffered poisoning from the methyl content present in much of the liquor being sold have been admitted to hospitals and nursing homes.
Despite the sale of spurious liquor, vends are
not checked by the departments concerned. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma
SP’s wife raids police station
Claims illegal detention of fraud accused
Raikot, May 1
Ranjit Kaur Bhatti, member of the Istree Akali Dal, Mansa, has raided the local police station and found an ‘illegally detained’ woman from Mansa district.
Panchayat deducts pension illegally
Mullanpur Dakha, May 1
In a worst kind of example of poor sanitation system in the rural areas, one can see nasty worms from the sewages entering in the houses of the residents of Mullanpur village. The condition of a particular area of the village that houses most of its Scheduled Caste population is worse than one can consider.
Worms germinate in a sewerage line of houses at Mullanpur village. A Tribune photograph
Farm accident victims get grants
Raikot, May 1
The Market Committee, Raikot, distributed rehabilitation grant to 11 persons yesterday who had met with accidents doing jobs related to agriculture. The victims were handed over the cheques of Rs 3.83 lakh by Jagjit Singh Talwandi, former chairman, Small Scale Industries and Export Corporations.
Gang of armed robbers busted
Jagraon, May 1
The Sudhar police nabbed four members of a gang of dacoits and cattle thieves last night and recovered weapons, including firearms, from their possession.
14 booked for assault
Khamano, May 1
Fourteen persons, including two women, were booked in connection with a quarrel at Bhutta village, in which four persons, including two women, were injured.
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It took 11 years and Rs 20 lakh of taxpayers’ for the Municipal Corporation money to realise that the indoor stadium on the Pakhowal road was not viable and it should go ahead.
