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BJP bandh likely to hit
normal life today
Ludhiana, July 4
Today’s call for a nationwide ‘bandh’ (protest stoppage) on July 5 against the price rise, in particular the hike in fuel prices, given by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to throw normal life in the people out of gear.
Confusion over reopening
of schools
Ludhiana, July 4
Amid a call for ‘bharat bandh’ given by the SAD-BJP alliance, confusion prevailed among parents and students over reopening of schools tomorrow after the summer break.
Beauty quotient: Adolescents in fast-forward mode
Ludhiana, July 4
From manicures to hair styling, wearing make-up to laser surgery, city's adolescents will do anything to look good. The desire to look and feel good is so strong that the brat pack is not willing to let time run its own course. They don't just want to grow up fast. They want to grow up into beautiful damsels and handsome hunks.
Man kills brother
Ludhiana, July 4
Profane love once again claimed an innocent life when a man killed his own brother after falling in love with his sister-in-law.
4 bookies held
Ludhiana, July 4
Four bookies were held here late last evening following a tip off. Cash worth Rs 2.17 lakh, 13 mobile phone sets and a laptop were recovered from the accused.
22-yr-old youth found dead
Ludhiana, July 4
A resident of Ambedkar Nagar was found dead at his residence this morning.
Rain throws life out of gear
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 4
Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear besides flooding government offices, including the local municipal council office and the police station, here today.
The flooded roads and compounds of the government buildings, including the Town Hall, exposed the inadequacy of the authorities to check flooding, especially in the low-lying areas.
Flooded Railway Roadmarket at Ahmedgarh on Sunday. Photo by writer
Delights residents, worries farmers
 Ludhiana, July 4
Much to the relief from sweltering heat, mild rains today brought cheers to the city residents. According to weather experts, thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in some parts of the region are expected to bring more relief from the severe summers in the next 2-3 days.
A physically challeged rickshaw-puller carries a passenger in the rain in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Lax MC takes Dugri residents for a bumpy ride
 Ludhiana, July 4
Even after paying a handsome Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per sq yd, basic amenities like metalled roads, functional streetlights, etc. still elude residents of
Dugri, Phases I and II. With monsoon round the corner, residents are getting anxious about the poor health of roads in the area.
The municipal corporation hasn’t inspired much confidence in the residents, as more often than not, the work on the construction of roads initiated in the past has been left midway
BRS Nagar
Tubewell fault leaves residents parched
Ludhiana, July 4
Despite municipal corporation officials’ claims of about three tubewells in the Bhai Randhir Singh
(BRS) Nagar area being nonfunctional due to a snag in electricity supply, the senior Powercom executive engineer
(Aggar Nagar division), MP Singh, asserted the utility had not received any complaint from the MC.
Lit Flats
Commercial activity miffs residents
Structural changes pose threat to building
Ludhiana, July 4
In brazen violation of conditions laid down in the sale agreement about land use and throwing building bylaws to the winds, commercial establishments are thriving in the posh HIG flats of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) in Sant Ishar Singh Nagar on the Pakhowal road here.
Daredevilry on Bullet no longer male act
18-year-old village girl rides her passion
 Ludhiana, July 4
Barging into the male bastion, this 18-year-old medical student from Dakha village, near
Mullapur, is catching the attention of commuters on the Ferozepur road these days. For, she weaves through the traffic on her 350 cc Bullet Standard motorcycle — the symbol of macho pride.
Kirandeep Kaur, along with her friend, rides from Mullanpur to
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
China Effect
Bicycle industry to feel the heat
Ludhiana, July 4
City’s bicycle industry may once again face tough competition from China due to the latest amendments made by the neighbouring country. The industry will feel the heat of increase in imports of Chinese bicycles.
Banks
Want customers! be courteous
Ludhiana/Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 4
Courtesy and rich hospitality have replaced pecuniary elements at various banks in the region.
Mughal themes dominate weddings
Ludhiana, July 4
It seems that Indian weddings in urban areas are no longer a family or community affair. In nouveau riche circles, they have mutated into a big, fat, flamboyant ceremony, with rich Mughal theme ruling the entire show. Be it jewellery, dress or theme for decoration, rich and royal themes have cast their spell on the Indian wedding scene.
Bandh Call
Panicked residents reschedule journeys
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 4
Panicked over the national bandh call given by the political parties tomorrow to protest against rising inflation, a large number of residents of this region have decided to reschedule their journeys.
Lawyers’ bodies decry bandh
Jagraon, July 4
“The inflation in the country has undoubtedly broken the backbone of the common man and the Centre Government must bear the blame for failing to control the prices. Public is groaning helplessly under the burden of soaring prices. The lawful ways of protest are not prohibited in democracy and the ‘bandh’ is one of them,” said Surinder Pal, an RTI activist and the president of the
Ludhiana-based Progressive Lawyers’ Front.
Erosion
Dept sleeps as residents offer to fix canal banks
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 4
With higher authorities, including the Chief Minister, having failed to awaken canal department officials from slumber for strengthening the eroded banks of the Bathinda branch of the Sirhind canal, along the Karamsar-Kalyan road, residents of the area have sought permission to fill earth in eroded portions.
The eroded bank of the Sirhind canal at Jandali bridge near Ahmedgarh. Photo by the writer
Sand Mining
Contractors to confront mafia
Jagraon, July 4
The local building contractors’ association has sought the support of the labour unions for confronting the sand mafia of the area. Jinder Pal Singh
Dhiman, president of the association, said the mafia was accumulating huge wealth by selling the sand in black market about four times (about Rs 8,000) high the actual price about a month ago.
Hire pvt contractors to save money: Councillor
Ludhiana, July 4
The municipal corporation has been spending about Rs 98,500 for lifting debris from various parts of the city on one trolley a month. But if the MC hires private contractors to do the same work, a whopping amount of Rs 2.20 crore per year will be saved, which can be used on several other developmental projects.
One held with habit-forming drugs
Mullanpur Dakha, July 4
The Dakha police today nabbed a youth along with unaccounted habit-forming drugs.
During a routine patrolling, SHO Dakha Jangjit Singh nabbed the youth identified as Sanjay Kumar alias Sanju of Shimla Puri, Ludhiana, from near the Railway Crossing of Badhowal village.
Two stolen cars recovered, 1 held
Jagraon, July 4
The Jagraon city police today recovered two more cars from a member of the car thieves’ gang that was busted by the Jagraon police on May 31.
It was a theft, not fraud: Jeweller
Ludhiana, July 4
The owner of Dhir Jewellers today said his salesman had not committed a fraud but had stolen gold chains from his shop and sold them to another
jeweller.
Tennis Meet
8 qualify for main draw
Jagraon, July 4
Kshitij Kamal of Delhi, Digvijay Mehta of HP, Maninder Singh of Haryana, Surya Pavan of Andhra
Pradesh, Manav Dhawan of Punjab, Suraj Beniwal of Haryana, Amardeep Singh Jaglan of Haryana and Rishab Dev of Punjab qualified for the main draw of the HTA-AITA Men’s and Women’s Tournament, 2010, which commenced today at the Harvest Tennis Academy.
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