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Gold crosses Rs 18,660 mark
Jewellers hope crash
Ludhiana, May 26
As gold prices continue to set new records, sales of the yellow metal have plummeted. While yesterday gold was selling at Rs 18,660 per ten grams the price has risen further to Rs 18,800 per ten grams today, a jump of Rs 140 in a day only.
Transfer of market committees
Protest by PWD employees
Ludhiana, May 26
A protest march was taken out today by the employees of B&R department’s joint action committee PWD (B&R). Members protested against the transfer of two market committees from PWD (B&R) to Mandi Board.
Doggie-Lane Project
Sterilisation of stray dogs begins
Alamgir (Ludhiana), May 26
Providing much relief to the residents from dog menace, Doggie-Lane project for sterilisation of stray dogs, started here today.Ten stray dogs, caught by workers and veterinary doctors, were sterilised by a team of five doctors on the day one.
A veterinary doctor puts a stray dog in the net for sterilisation in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Badal’s media adviser bereaved
Ludhiana, May 26
Eldest sister of Harcharan Bains, media adviser to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, died after a brief illness here today. Manjit Kaur Sandhu (67) is survived by her husband former PCS officer Daljit Singh Sandhu and two sons.
7-day NSS camp at Doraha College
Doraha, May 26
The seven-day NSS camp for girls at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, started here today.A total of 75 volunteers are participating in the camp. Principal Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu inaugurated the camp and said: “Volunteers must realise their duties, as they can make a nation great and strong. Volunteers should be able to cheer up the atmosphere and brighten up the surroundings with the light of knowledge,” he added.
A day of fatalities
Man dies due to admn’s callous attitude
Ludhiana, May 26
Callous attitude of the administration came to the fore again following the death of a man, who succumbed to heatstroke and multiple wounds near the Civil Hospital here today.
Rally to reinstate BSNL casual, contract workers
Ludhiana, May 26
As many as 1,500 workers of 32 trade organisations in support of protesting casual and contract workers of BSNL today held a massive rally and took a procession to the mini-secretariat. The demonstrators demanded reinstatement of workers.
Members of various trade organisations protesting in support of casual and contract workers of BSNL. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Buyer-seller meet ends
Ludhiana, May 26
The buyer-seller meet “Knits and Wears” ended on a happy note. The number of orders booked this year has been increased by 40 per cent.
Rs 37-lakh for village development
Mullanpur Dakha, May 26
Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman, zila parishad, Ludhiana, announced a grant of Rs 20 lakh for the development of the village.He gave a cheque of Rs 1 lakh for face lifting the house of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on the occasion of the 114th birthday of Shaheed Sarabha on Monday.
Woman in trauma
‘Godman’ mercilessly thrash newly wed
Jagraon, May 26
A newly married woman from Raikot, who was suffering from severe headache, was bought to an “ichhadhari” baba of Braich village near Jagraon and mercilessly beaten up with iron tongs
(chimta) in the name of treatment. Her condition became so serious that she had to be admitted to a hospital in Mullanpur
Dakha. A large number of devotees witnessed the incident but none came forward to her rescue.
From Schools & Colleges
Fighting dirt
A unique initiative has been undertaken by the team and students of Mother's Pride School under the project name
"Ludhiana Balley Balley, Pollution Thaley Thaley". The project is being taken out by school director Maidhavi
Soi.
Tiny tots of Mother’s pride Pre-School highlight environmental issues in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Short-Circuit
Minor fire at Feroz Gandhi market
Ludhiana, May 26
A fire broke out in the basement of Swani Motors at Feroz Gandhi market due to the short circuit here today. No loss of life or property has been reported. Had the fire department not taken timely action, there could have been much more loss. According to fire department officials, three fire tenders were pressed into the service to douse the flame.
The basement at Feroz Gandhi market that caught fire due to a short-circuit in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
23-yr-old operated upon
Ludhiana, May 26
Dr Anooj Chatley, neurosurgeon at Ludhiana MediCiti Hospital, recently operated upon a complex case of aneurysm of brain through micro-neurosurgical techniques.A 23-year-old man from Bathinda was referred to Ludhiana MediCiti in an unconscious state. Dr Chatley examined and found that he had developed bleeding in brain (sub-arachnoid haemorrhage) due to which he became unconscious and developed seizures. CT angiography was done, which revealed a large aneurysm in a major artery supplying blood to the brain. Aneurysm was stuck to brain tissue and had two-three small branches of the vessel adherent to it.
Privatisation
Rly employees threaten indefinite strike
Ludhiana, May 26
Serving an ultimatum to the Union government and the Railway ministry to desist from its proposed privatization, the Northern Railwaymens’ Union today threatened to go on an indefinite strike and bring the train movement to a complete halt without any further notice.
Daljit Singh, divisional secretary,
Northern Railwaymens’ Union, addresses a rally in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
30 bus passengers escape unhurt
Ludhiana, May 26
At least 30 passengers had a miraculous escape after an over-speeding bus lost control and rammed into a divider near ESI Hospital here this morning.The incident took place at around 9.30am here when a private bus belonging to New Akal bus service
(PB - 10- BZ- 9377) was heading towards Raikot lost control and ran over a divider. It uprooted a tree and three electrical poles.
A private bus that ran over a divider in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
NGO honours topper
Khanna, May 26
An NGO honoured a school topper who got 86.6 per cent marks. Amrita Kaliraw of AS Model School got first position in class XII examination, the results of which were declared recently. Jasvir
Kaur, director of NGO, Raman’s Woman World honoured the topper at a function here on Tuesday.
Seven booked for dowry
Raikot, May 26
The Sudhar police yesterday booked three persons for harassing a girl for more dowry.The booked persons include husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the girl.
11 booked for murderous attack on advocate
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
A gang of miscreants, armed with sharp-edged weapons, allegedly tried to kill four persons after dragging them from a bus at the Pohir bus stop near here last evening.The victims included a local advocate and witnesses in connection with another attempt to murder case, registered against the suspects at the local police station. The Dehlon police has booked at least 11 persons under Sections 307, 324, 323, 324, 148 and 149 of the IPC.
Domestic help nabbed for serving drug-laced food
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
The Dehlon police has arrested a Nepalese domestic help, who had tried to rob an organiser of a public school at Dehlon, by serving the drug-laced food to the family a week ago.
Chahal case adjourned till Aug 17
Charges yet to be framed
Ludhiana, May 26
Court of the Additional Sessions Judge Arunvir Vashisht adjourned the attempt to murder and land grabbing case involving BIS
Chahal, media adviser of the Punjab Chief Minister, till August 17 for awaiting High Court’s order.
Cricket: Ludhiana pip Kapurthala to enter semis
Ludhiana, May 26
In reply to Ludhiana's total of 399 runs, Kapurthala were bundled out for a paltry score of 106 runs and lost on the basis of first innings lead of 293 runs in the third match of the Punjab State Inter-District U-22 Cricket Tournament being organised by the Punjab Cricket Association which concluded at the Punjab Agricultural University here today.
A match in progress between Ludhiana and Kapurthla at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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More than 20 students from the city have cracked the prestigious IIT joint entrance examination this year, the results of which were declared today.
