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19 hurt as school bus overturns
 Doraha, May 13
Nineteen students of a local school sustained injuries after the bus, in which they were travelling, turned turtle while overtaking a vehicle at Payal this morning.
The school van that was involved in an accident, injuring 19 students in Doraha on Thursday.A Tribune
photograph
School buses go off road today
Parents upset
Ludhiana, May 13
Hundreds of schoolchildren as well as their parents are set to suffer a great deal of inconvenience after drivers of school buses and vans told the latter to make their own transport arrangements to pick up and drop their wards from schools tomorrow.
Unnatural ripening of fruits goes unchecked
Part-III
 Ludhiana, May 13
The unrestrained practice of unnatural ripening of fruits with calcium carbide, popularly referred to as “potash”, has resulted in manifold increase in the cases of mouth ulcer, diarrhoea, allergic reactions and even severe food poisoning.
Chemically treated bananas kept in ice before being sold to consumers; and (right) calcium carbide concoction being
sold openly in city markets. Photos: Inderjit Verma
City on air map
Cong, SAD vie for credit
Sahnewal (Ludhiana), May 13
It was a pitched battle of one-upmanship between the Congress, led by Ludhiana MP and national spokesperson of the All-India Congress Committee, and the Shiromani Akali Dal under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal right from this morning as the ATR 42 aircraft of Air India was about to touch down on its first scheduled commercial flight from New Delhi to Ludhiana at 12.15 pm today.
Leaders and their supporters alight from the first commercial flight from Delhi at Sahnewal airport
on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Party workers of the Congress and the SAD throng the entry road to Sahnewal
airport on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Grievances Committee Meet
DC issues show cause notices to absent officials
Ludhiana, May 13
Deputy commissioner Rahul Tiwari yesterday asked the commissioners of police and the municipal corporation to be present at the next meeting of the district grievances committee and issued a show cause notice to the district food & supply controller for remaining away from yesterday’s
meeting.
Erratic power schedules may cost consumers dear
Ludhiana, May 13
Industrial electricity consumers may have to pay a heavy price on account of bureaucratic mismanagement in the Punjab State Power Corp
(PSPC). During the past week the corporation has thrice changed the schedule of power cuts and weekly offs for saving electricity. Consumers will be charged Rs 100 per kilowatt, to be added in their monthly bills, if they do not comply with the new regulations.
Garment makers rue delay in payments
Ludhiana, May 13
Garment manufacturers in Ludhiana are a harassed lot, as they have not received their payments from various corporate stores for long.
Programme on dairy farming
Raikot, May 13
Verka Milk Plant, Ludhiana, organised an awareness programme on modern dairy farming and its features at Milk Chilling Centre here yesterday.
Police recruitment starts tomorrow
Jagraon, May 13
The recruitment of male constables for the Punjab Police and the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) that were postponed to April 9 from April 1 will now take place from May 15.
The schedule
Roll No 50001 to 50400 :May 15
Roll No 50401 to 50800 : May 16
Roll No 50801 to 51138 : May 17
Applicants for only PAP : May 18
Living life the organic way!
Ludhiana, May 13
Organic seems to be the buzz word these days, be it clothes, food or beauty products, health freaks want everything organic in order to get closer to nature. Youngsters don’t want to settle for beauty products that contain plastics, silicones, petroleum, artificial fragrances, dyes, and other synthetic ingredients. Organically aware people today ensure that all the products are made with certified organic content and contain zero black list ingredients.
Organic food on display at a store in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Lawyers protest on VAT registration no
Ludhiana, May 13
The District Taxation Bar Association (Sales Tax) today protested outside the office of sales tax department to highlight their problems related to Value Added Tax (VAT).
Lawyers protest outside the sales tax department in Ludhiana on Thursday.
A Tribune photograph
International Nurses Day observed
Ludhiana, May 13
City hospitals today observed International Nurses Day. Various functions and competitions were organised by the nursing associations of hospitals here.
From Schools and Colleges
LUDHIANA:
Quest Infosys, PTU Regional Centre, organised a two-day mega job fest for students of IT and Management Courses at GGNIVS, Ghumar Mandi, here today.
Snake scare in college
PAU Notes
2 nabbed for gambling in college
Ludhiana, May 13
Security guards of SD Government College nabbed two youths after they were spotted gambling on the college premise here today.
Motorcyclist killed in accident
Jagraon, May 13
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident when a tractor trolley hit him near Sherpur Chowk here yesterday.
Newly born girl found dead
Jagraon, May 13
A newly born abandoned girl child was found dead near the Government School of Mukandpur village, near Dehlon, yesterday. When some students playing at the school went towards the nearby village pond to get their ball, they discovered a child lying there.
37 take part in SAI hockey trials
Ludhiana, May 13
As many as 37 boys turned up for the trials conducted by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) at Namdhari Sant Khalsa Virasat Sports Complex, Bhaini Sahib, near here. These trials were held to select the talented players between 14 and 18 years of age to adopt them under the sports promotion scheme of the SAI.
Softball team announced
Ludhiana, May 13
The following girls and boys have been selected to represent Punjab in the forthcoming 28th Junior National Softball Championship slated to be held from May 25 to 30 in Puducherry.
Shavinder bags bronze in boxing
Jagraon, April 13
Shavinder Kaur Chakar bagged a bronze medal in the Junior National Boxing Championship held in Tamil Nadu from May 3 to May 7. In the 50kg category, Shavinder defeated Nivelita of
Uttarakhand.
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In a daring daylight robbery, three heavily armed youths today chased a man in a car, opened fire at him and forcibly took away Rs 29 lakh he was carrying near the Bajra road, 10 km from the city.