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Surjit Kaur, widow of a policeman, wipes her tears on the Police Commemoration Day in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Despite warnings, sweet shops using silver foil
Ludhiana, October 21
Most sweetmeat shops in the city are openly disregarding the health department’s warnings against using silver foils and synthetic colours in their products, thereby posing a health hazard to consumers.
Fanciful day for transport department
Nets Rs 3 lakh for 0001, Rs 45 lakh in all
Ludhiana, October 21
A public auction of vehicle registration numbers conducted by the transport department at the Nehru Sidhant Kendra here today evoked a huge response with hundreds of bidders turning up to grab “fancy” numbers of their choice for which they had applied earlier.
2 injured in colony brawl
Ludhiana, October 21
Around 70 irate labourers vandalised a house and damaged two vehicles, including a police motorcycle, at Gajja Jain Colony, near Gyaspur road, here today.
The mob fury was triggered after two labourers, identified as Ravi and
Gollu, working at a garment factory, were thrashed by one Rupinder Singh this afternoon.
Police Commemoration Day
For martyrs’ kin, life is full of struggle
Ludhiana, October 21
Tears roll down the cheeks, cries rent the air as the family members of 52 personnel, who laid down their lives for the safety of the city residents during the dark days of militancy, assembled here and laid wreath on the memorial of their loved ones.
Jasmine, daughter of a slain
ASI, attends the police commemoration function in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Widening Of national highway no.1
People seek more subways for safe passage
Doraha, October 21
Construction of subways, even as the widening of the National Highway No. 1 is at its peak, is being felt all more as pedestrians are not at ease while trying to cross the busy National Highway or for that matter using the service lane, which is no less risky.
In a Huff:
Pedestrians crossing the National Highway No. I in
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Paddy Procurement
Labour unions’ protest keep admn on toes
Mandi Ahmedgarh/Raikot, October 21
Leaders and activists of various organisations, who were protesting against the alleged unconcern on the part of the authorities towards the slow procurement and lifting of the paddy, kept the administration on toes for the past 24 hours.
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Artistes enacting as Lord Rama and Hanuman take a break to have a snack during the Bhagwan Valmiki Parkashotsav shobha yatra in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Hike in Wheat MSP
BKU calls it a cruel joke with farmers
Ludhiana, October 21
Rejecting the meager rise in minimum support price (MSP) of wheat announced by the Centre, the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) has made a strong plea for reviewing the MSP structure. It has urged the authorities to restructure the same in accordance with recommendations of Dr Swaminathan Committee.
Prices of cotton yarn shoot up
Ludhiana, October 21
Increase in the prices of cotton from Rs 22,000 per bale to Rs 41,000 has led to a hike in the cotton
yarn prices. The dilemma of entrepreneurs can well be understood as spinning mills have extraordinarily hiked the converging cost.
The cotton yarn export has affected domestic knitting and dyeing industries to a great extent.
Railway pensioners rue poor health facilities
Ludhiana, October 21
Employees and pensioners of Northern Railways here are a harassed lot, thanks to delay in proposed upgradation of railway health unit (RHU) to sub-divisional hospital and the indifferent attitude of doctors as well as paramedical staff of the existing RHU.
Unipoles: MC accused of favouring ad firm
Ludhiana, October 21
If the bickering among advertising firms over securing sites for installing unipoles in the city is any indication, it is apparent they are minting several crores of rupees every year from this effective medium.
Students urge DC to fulfill demands
Ludhiana, October 21
Members of the Punjab Students’ Union (PSU) today held a dharna outside the office of the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner.
The protesters were demanding fulfilment of their “legitimate” demands at the earliest. The delegation also presented a memorandum to the
Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner. |
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| Members of the Punjab Students’ Union protest outside the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner’s office on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Youth festival begins at PAU
Ludhiana, October 21
An inter-college debate competition at the youth festival started today at the PAU. Each of the four constituent colleges of the PAU had two teams with two students in each team.
The students debated on the topic ‘Right to Education Act, 2009, would be ineffective in rural India’ and presented their views in favour and against the motion.
From Schools
Valmiki Jayanti celebrated
LUDHIANA: Valmiki Jayanti was celebrated at Green Land Senior Secondary Public School, Jalandhar bypass, with
fervour. The students of middle and senior section sang hymns in praise of Maharishi
Valmiki. Speeches were delivered by students and teachers, throwing light on the life of the legendary sage. |
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| Students pay tributes to Maharishi Valmiki on the eve of his birth anniversary at Green Land Senior Secondary Public School in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Clarification
The news report published in Ludhiana Tribune on October 21 under the heading
“Another fund fraud detected” erroneously mentioned that Varinder Kumar was working as junior assistant with the Oriental Bank of Commerce, Feroze Gandhi Market, and was responsible for embezzlement of funds from the bank.
It is clarified that Varinder Kumar is an employee of the district administration. The error is regretted.
Man castrated
Samrala, October 21
In a bizarre incident a woman with the help of her brother-in-law allegedly castrated her husband in the wee hours today. The man, who has been identified as Mangat Ram (45), is struggling for life at the PGI in Chandigarh.
Husband, in-laws get 10-year jail
Ludhiana, October 21
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Manjinder Singh has convicted four members of a family in a dowry death case. They were ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years each.
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