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Police fails to act in gang rape
of 23-yr-old
Ludhiana, September 15
She had reposed complete trust in her lover, coming to know only later that he was married with two children, who eventually betrayed her, ruining her life. The man not only raped the 23-year-old girl from Baddowal village but also allowed his friends to violate her.
Creation of exam centres on ground floor
Affiliated schools protest PSEB decision
Ludhiana, September 15
The Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) has once again drawn flak from schools affiliated to it. This time, with its decision to create examination centres on the ground floor of all schools across the state.
Perfecting the art of baseless rumours
Cops hunt for suspect behind Quran rumours
Ludhiana, September 15
The Malerkotla police claimed it was close on the heels of nabbing a city resident who was behind the spread of rumours about the Quran being burnt in the US, which led to the reported torching a church in Malerkotla being reportedly on September 12 night.
Man dies on day of judgement
Ludhiana, September 15
Dinesh Kumar, an accused in a corruption case, died today when a local court was to pronounce judgement in his case.
Farmers honoured for diversification
Ludhiana, September 15
Becoming the role models for the younger generation of agriculturists, 22 members of the Naujwan Kisan Club at Aliana village in the Ferozepur district were honoured for having “effectively promoted” diversification at the PAU Kisan Mela.
PAU Vice-Chancellor honours young progressive farmers of the Naujwan Kisan Club of Aliana village for effective diversification at PAU Kisan Mela. A Tribune photograph
GADVASU Pashu Palan Mela a success
Ludhiana, September 15
The Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) concluded on a note to meet again with new researches and latest information.
The mela was inaugurated yesterday by Dr VK Taneja, Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU.
Murrah buffaloes on display during the Pashu Palan Mela in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Farmers take a look at a variety of maize at PAU fields in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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Varieties of corns exhibited at the mela. A Tribune photograph
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Farmers awarded at Kisan Mela
Ludhiana, September 15
The chief parliamentary secretary (Agriculture), Punjab Sohan Singh Thandal today gave away the prizes to the winners of various competitions organised at Kisan Mela in PAU .
Farmers go for PAU seeds to reap profits
Ludhiana, September 15
Fruit and vegetable seeds developed by Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) were in great demand as long queues of farmers were seen at the seed sale point of the varsity on the concluding day of the Kisan
Mela.
Pensioners ‘fear’ eviction from CRPF colony
Ludhiana, September 15
Uncertainty and panic is writ large on the faces of a large number of state government pensioners and their family members residing in CRPF colony in the Dugri locality here after 35 flats were vacated by the district administration last week after a verdict from the court of SDM under the Public Premises Act.
Tributes to Visvesvaraya
Ludhiana/ Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 15
Recognising his contribution in sophistication of traditional technologies and reinforcement of strategic infrastructural installations, including hydraulic dams, engineers of the area paid tributes to Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on occasion of National Engineers Day today.
State Bank of Patiala penalised
Ludhiana, September 15
Deciding a complaint within four months, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the State Bank of Patiala to credit an amount of Rs 20,000 to the account of an aggrieved consumer, which was wrongly withdrawn by the bank from his savings account.
Vidhan Sabha panel inspects water supply in city areas
Ludhiana, September 15
The Vidhan Sabha Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Units today inspected water supply in several city parts and also the Budda Nullah.
From Schools
Democracy Day
The World Democracy Day was celebrated on Wednesday on the campus of GMT Public School. The morning assembly started with the recitation of the Gayatari Mantra. A speech was also given to highlight the importance of the day and an essay-writing contest on the topic World Democracy Day was held.
Students and teachers of MGM Public School plant saplings in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
From colleges
Engineers' Day
Students of the Ludhiana Group of Colleges, Chaukimann, Ferozepur Road, celebrated Engineers' Day today. Faculty and students made presentation on various themes. The students from various streams namely mechanical, electrical, electronics, civil and computer science attended the function along with the management students.
Farmers stage dharna outside DC’s office
Ludhiana, September 15
Activists of 17 farmer organisations staged a dharna outside the deputy commissioner’s office here today. The leaders of farmer
organisations’ like the Kirti Kisan Union, Jamhoori Kisan Union, Bhati Kisan Union
(Ekta), Kirti Kisan Sabha, Pendu Mazdoor Union and the Dehati Khet Mazdoor Sabha were protesting against the state government’s move to levy power bills on tube wells, water charges and domestic consumption.
Farmers unions stage protest against levying of electricity bills, water charges and domestic power bills of
field labour in Ludhiana. — Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Printart exhibition from Oct 23
Ludhiana, September 15
Taking in consideration the constant demand of the printers of the region, "Printart-2010" exhibition on printing machines and material is being organised by the Offset Printers Association (OPA) on 23, 24 and 25 October at Kumra Palace.
Nepalese rule
Head over heels in love with circus
Ludhiana, September 15
Circus is life and life is a circus for 17-year-old Jyoti from Nepal. She always wanted to see herself dancing on a 70 mm screen, but instead opted for a ring.
Head over heels in love with Bollywood, she loves to dance on peppy numbers and performs ring dance in the circus show. Applause by the audience brings a broad smile on her face and her day is made.
Girls display a balancing act on bicycles at a
circus in Ludhiana. A Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Veggie prices upset household budget
Incessant rain, flood major factors
Ludhiana, September 15
Vegetable prices are skyrocketing with each passing day and have upset the budget of every household. Incessant rain followed by flood in the region is the major factors behind the steep hike in its prices.
With the road and rail services remaining disrupted in some parts of the region, there is less availability of vegetables in the state, leading to rise in the prices.
Meritorious students felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 15
Students of Government High School, Jartoli, who had secured top positions in the board examination, were felicitated recently by the Lambardar Sampuran Singh Memorial Trust at a function chaired by Amar Kaur Dhillon, a social activist.
Tewari on foundation stone laying spree
Rs 1.80 crore to be spent on different localities
Ludhiana, September 15
Ludhiana MP and national spokesperson of the All-India Congress Committee Manish Tewari while addressing a series of public meetings in Field
Ganj, Sunder Nagar, Moti Nagar, Ward Nos. 21, 4 and 5 in the city, said today that during the three-and-a- half-year rule of the
SAD-BJP coalition government development works had been pushed to the back burner.
Polio drive in slum areas from Sept19
Ludhiana, September 15
With an aim to eradicate polio, the Department Of Health And Family Welfare will administer polio drops to the children of migrants living in the slum areas of Ludhiana.
Punjab & Sind Bank celebrates Hindi Week
Ludhiana, September 15
The Punjab and Sind Bank zonal office organised a function to mark Hindi week. Iqbal Singh Bhatia, zonal manager, inaugurated it. Parmod Kumar Sharma, member secretary, town official language implementation committee, was the chief guest. He highlighted the importance of Hindi and urged the staff to do maximum work in Hindi.
Labourer drowns
Samrala, September 15
A Nepali labourer died after he fell into a pond at Balala village near here.
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The prime suspect in a fraud in which Rs 82 lakh were reportedly embezzled from the Indira Awas Yojna scheme, Lakshman Singh, surrendered to the police today.
