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 Staff Crunch
No relief in sight for fire dept
Ludhiana, June 17
It appears the municipal corporation’s fire department will continue to face a staff shortage for some more time thanks to mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura’s decision to go slow on fresh recruitment. The process received a setback after he raised certain "objections" even after medical fitness tests of the "almost selected" candidates were conducted.
Polio victim in chains despite SC ruling
Mentally disturbed after mishap
Khamano June 17
Despite the Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the chaining of the mentally disturbed, a 30-year old of Dholewal village is being treated like cattle.
Balwinder Singh, mentally disturbed after meeting with an accident four years ago, has been chained by his family at a shelter meant for livestock in their house.
Balwinder Singh in shackles at his house Dholewal village. Photo by writer
Women Entrepreneurs-II
This sister act is in full flow
Ludhiana, June 17
They have shown their mettle and amply proved women can successfully not only sustain but also carry forward their father’s legacy. Monica Malhotra Kandhari and Sonica Malhotra
Kandhari, both siblings, are now effectively steering their family business.
Central Employment Scheme
Sarpanch ‘engages’ labourers for a song
Jagraon, June 17
The sarpanch of Kaunke Khosa village has been accused of exploiting village labourers employed by him under the government employment scheme.
Sans drugs, farmhands refuse to hit fields
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
With paddy growers failing to provide migrant labourers with drugs and narcotics, the latter have chosen to sit idle than undertake the strenuous task of transplanting paddy.
A heap of paddy saplings and scum over water surface in a field at Chhapar village, near Ahmedgarh, narrate the story of labour shortage in the area. Photo: Mahesh Sharma
Reorganisation of Sub-divisions
Police stations run from religious places, unsafe buildings
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
The reorganisation of police stations and sub-divisions according to the reconstituted Assembly segments, besides tardy administrative procedures, has created accommodation problems too.
A police chowki in the verandah of Guga Mari at Chhappar, near Ahmedgarh. Photo: Mahesh Sharma
Felling: VB orders probe, to count trees along NH 1
Ludhiana, June 17
Now the tress would also go for population count and none other than the Punjab Vigilance Bureau would do it counting on the National Highway No.1.
Back from the top, woman honoured
 Amloh, June 17
Thirty-year-old Mamta Sodha of Kaithal in Haryana, who reached atop Mount Everest on May 22, was honoured by the local Punjab Sabhyacharak and Sports Club here today.
Mamta Sodha of Kaithal being honoured with the national hero award at Amloh. Tribune photo: Bhushan Sood
No takers for 97,500 quintal confiscated sugar
Ludhiana, June 17
The local Food and Civil Supplies Department is finding it hard to dispose off sugar which was confiscated from three different godowns on the periphery of the city in September last year.
69-yr-old measuring India on foot
Wants to register his name in Guinness Book of World Record
Ludhiana, June 17
For Vallabhdas Chudasama walking is mission, when others of his age are waiting to get their arthritis treated from a doctor, this 69- year-old retired assistant manager of Indo Petro Chemical Limited, Baroda, Gujarat, has walked nearly 59,200 km on foot for spreading the message of women empowerment and conservation.
Vallabhdas Chaudasama in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Don’t attach gardeners with councillors: Park panels
Ludhiana, June 17
Earlier, there were a few officers, who “misused” gardeners of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation
(LMC) by getting their services as gatekeepers, drivers or domestic helpers. Now, its councillors’ turn to follow the suit, said members of the park management committees in the city.
Sukhbir thanked for decision on NOCs
Ludhiana, June 17
A meeting of office-bearers of the Chamber
of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings was held today under the chairmanship of Manjit
Singh Khalsa.
Inspection by dept of weights & measures
Twenty years and still waiting
Ludhiana, June 17
The casual attitude of the weights and measures department is costing the state exchequer dear. It has come into light that the department has not conducted regular checking, which are scheduled every year, at the bus stand, railway station and post office.
Magician Samrat Shankar honoured
Ludhiana, June 17
Women Welfare Council has honoured magician Samrat Shankar for raising his voice against female foeticide, dowry deaths and various other social evils.
School’s admn block sealed
Ludhiana, June 17
The administrative block of the Pothohar Sayad Khalsa Senior Secondary School at Field Gunj here was sealed following orders of SDM (East) Manpreet Chatwal today.
The DEO and police officials put up a notice on the admn block of Pothohar Sayad Khalsa Senior Secondary School at Field Gunj on Thursday.
A Tribune photograph
From Schools & Colleges
Children learn dance, sketching
Ludhiana, June 17
A summer camp concluded here on Thursday at Shifaly International School, Rahon Road. During the camp, children learnt various activities like horse riding, playing the violin, Western dance, taekwondo, free hand sketching.
It’s time to primp for kids
Ludhiana, June 17
It’s official. If grown ups can follow them, so can the young ones. Fashion trends are for all ages. But while stylish men and glam women hog the limelight when it comes to the latest in apparel, footwear and accessories; the little ones, especially preteens, are often found fretting about lack of proper information and guidance as to what is in vogue for them. We, at Ludhiana Tribune, have decided to give the “growing up” boys and girls their fair share of knowledge on the latest fashion trends for them.
Land Dispute
Brother, nephews booked for killing man
Hawara (Khamano), June 17
A 70-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death by his brother and nephews over a petty land dispute.
One held for stealing trucks
Ludhiana, June 17
The city police has nabbed a man for selling stolen trucks and impounded three stolen trucks from his possession.
The accused, identified as Ravinder Singh of Moti Nagar, has been nabbed from the Jodhewal Basti
chowk.
The accused nabbed for stealing trucks in police custody in Ludhiana on Thursday.
A Tribune photograph
Two nabbed for stealing 60 rice bags
Mullanpur Dakha, June 17
The police claims to have busted a gang of thieves involved in committing theft in various districts. The police laid a naka
near a bridge on the national highway at Chowkiman village and intercepted
a Mahindra Pickup (PB 32 G 8884).
Six nabbed for flesh trade
Ludhiana, June 17
The city police has nabbed three women and three youths for running a flesh trade racket following a raid at Chand Hotel near Chaura Bazaar here yesterday.
Cagers honoured
Ludhiana, June 17
The Punjab Basketball Association honoured the Punjab basketball team for winning the 37th National Youth Basketball Championship held at Tiruchirapalli in Tamil
Nadu.
Players of the Punjab team, which won the national youth basketball championship held at Tiruchirapalli recently, pose after being honoured at a function in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Jaish stands out in losing cause
Ludhiana, June 17
An all-round performance by Jaish, a class V student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary Convent School, Urban Estate, Chandigarh road branch, went in vain as Coaching Centre lost to Pankaj Club by one wicket in the 15th Chaman Lal Malhotra Cricket Cup Tournament (u-14) at MGM Public School, Dugri, today.
Over 100 turn up for swimming trials
 Ludhiana, June 17
At least 100 swimmers attended the trials conducted by the Ludhiana District Swimming Association at the municipal corporation swimming pool, near Rakh
Bagh, here today.
A swimmer in action during trials conducted by the Ludhiana District Swimming Association at the pool in municipal corporation. A Tribune photograph
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Ludhiana, June 17
