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Criminals turn minor to escape jail
Ludhiana, July 12
A large number of clever criminals escaped rigorous jail terms in the Central and Borstal jails on the pretext of being minor although they were more than 18-year-old.
Flaunting T-shirts the Punjabi way!
Ludhiana, July 12
Punjabis love to flaunt their identity and they keep finding novel ways to do so! Latest fad to have caught the fancy of youngsters is to wear their “identity” on sleeves, literally! Yes, wearing message T-shirts with slogans in Punjabi is the in thing these days. Be it on college campus, in parks, at eating joints or in clubs, youths wearing T-shirts with Punjabi slogans are a common sight here.
Grabbing of graveyards has minorities worried
Ludhiana, July 12
Minorities in the region, especially of a particular community, are perturbed over the alleged grabbing of graveyards by land-grabbers all over the state.
From Schools and Colleges
Drama enacted
LUDHIANA
: Tiny tots of Lovely Lotus School enacted the story of Rainbow Princess wherein all days are rainbow days and everybody is happy in the kingdom. “Happy days are here again, rainbow days are here again”, was the song on everybody’s lips. Rainbow Princess was dressed in the beautiful seven colours of the rainbow. Kids acted as clouds, thunder, lightening and sun that form a part of the natural scenery when it rains.
Tiny tots of Lovely Lotus enact a drama in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Marriage solemnised
MANDI GOBINDGARH
: The Nishkam Kirtan Sewa Society organised the marriage of the 130th girl from low-income families here on Sunday. The marriage of Dalbir Kaur and Manjit Singh was solemnised.
Too fearful to offer lift to needy
IN times when the rising crime rate has rendered motorists scared of giving a lift to those standing by the roadside and signalling for a hitch-hike, a cyclist proved that caution practised with a little thoughtfulness invites no harm, but in fact, goes a long way in helping someone in time of need.
Photo by:Himanshu Mahajan
Accessory Shortage
Farmers bring private transformers on rent
Mullanpur Dakha, July 12
Farmers of the area have been resorting to the installation of private transformers, thanks to Powercom, which has been facing acute shortage of accessories to meet the needs of farmers despite payments by them.
Fruit prices down, but takers just a few
Ludhiana, July 12
Fruits seem to have become sweeter. With the monsoon, prices of fruits have come down. Fruits are coming to the market in bulk, but the sale is minimum. There are just a few buyers.The sale of fruits has come down considerably. “Only 30 per cent of the fruits brought to the market were sold today. In the coming days, the sale of fruits will decline further,” said Santosh Kumar, a wholesaler.
Photo by:Inderjeet Verma
250 examined at free camp
Ludhiana, July 12
The Sri Bhuriwala gurdwara at Haibowal Kalan organised a free check-up camp here yesterday. At least 250 patients with thyroid problems, diabetes, obesity, infertility and hormonal problems were examined by Dr Mani Kant Singla, assistant professor in the department of endocrinology at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.
Hindu Undivided Family
e-filing of IT returns now mandatory
Ludhiana, July 12
As per the new notification issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, e-filing of the Income Tax returns has been made mandatory for the individual and the Hindu undivided family who are covered under the tax audit.
50 lakh enrolled as Bharat Swabhimaan members
Ludhiana, July 12
Bharat Swabhiman, a political outfit headed by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, would enrol five crore members in the country. Stating this, Rajiv Dixit, national secretary of the Bharat Swabhiman, asserted that during its membership drive 50 lakh persons had already filled their membership forms in two months.
Kalia: We have surpassed last govt on development
Ludhiana, July 12
It was a show of strength as 63 of the 78 councillors from all five municipal corporations in Punjab met to discuss various issues concerning the party here today.
Rain brings cheer for Sacred Heart students
Ludhiana, July 12
While heavy rain in the wee hours today brought misery to a large number of residents, it gave hundreds of students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, a reason to cheer as the school declared a holiday after the campus was inundated.
Computer teachers put off protest
Ludhiana, July 12
The protesting computer teachers of the state today put off their stir for a few days after minister Hira Singh Gabria assured them of support and a solution at the earliest.
Computer teachers present a memorandum to Hira Singh Gabria (extreme right) in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
High-velocity winds wreak havoc, disrupt power supply
Ludhiana, July 12
High velocity winds that preceded the downpour in the city wreaked havoc on the power distribution network as several trees and electric poles were uprooted and a number of localities in different parts of the city went without power supply for about five to eight hours. The power supply to some of the posh residential areas fed from 220 KV Humbran sub-station, including South City and Haibowal was still to be restored till the filing of this report.
Shopkeepers in the Vishwakarma chowk put sand bags on the road to prevent water from entering their shops in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
PAU Notes
 Kisan mela dates announced
LUDHIANA
: Punjab Agricultural University will organise a series of five kisan melas in September. Giving details, director of extension education Dr MS Gill announced that the first mela in the series would be held at Ballowal Saunkhri (near Balachaur) on September 7 followed by one at Rauni (Patiala) on September 10, at PAU, Ludhiana, on September 14 and 15, at Gurdaspur on September 21 and at Bathinda on September 24.
120 attend alumni meet
Doraha, July 12
The ex-students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, gathered at in their first alumni meet ‘Nostalgia’. Nearly 120 passouts of the school attended the meet.The students formed the alumni association and elected Rajbir Singh as their president while Satinder Kaur and Chitvan Vinayak were elected the vice-president and secretary, respectively. Gurcharan Singh was elected as treasurer.
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rainfall during the small hours throw the city’s normal life out of gear today as almost all roads were inundated thereby exposing the preparedness of the Municipal Corporation to tackle the flood-like situation.
After wading through flooded roads due to the heavy rains today, hundreds of commuters faced a harrowing time at the Bharat Nagar Chowk after they got stranded in the traffic jam for more than an hour.
