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HAVING ITS FILL |
A squirrel nibbles on black grams on a pleasant day in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Much ado about nothing
Inquiry officials find no discrepancy in college records
Ludhiana, November 8
For "petty" internal politics, reputed institutions are taken for a ride at times. Two enquiry officials from Government College, Jandiala, who came to SCD Government College for inquiring into the "embezzlement of PTA funds" ended up spending an entire day inquiring into what turned out to be ‘much ado about nothing’. For, despite spending an entire day on the college premises,inquiry officials found no discrepancy in the records.
Two robberies in city
Mobile store employees poorer by Rs7.24 lakh
Ludhiana, November 8
With most of the cops busy handling a violent protest by riot victims, robbers had a field day in the city. Three armed men attacked two employees of a mobile phone store in broad daylight and fled with Rs 7.24 lakh in cash today.
Bank manager looted
Autorickshaw gang active again
Ludhiana, November 8
Members of the city’s dreaded “autorickshaw gang”, who had been lying low for some time, appear to have become active again. In the latest incident of snatching, a bank manager was robbed by three youths in a moving autorickshaw near Shivpuri here today morning.
Kids get a high, playing violent video games
Ludhiana, November 8
Children in the city are in the tight grip of violent video games and flicks, which are adversely harming their mental well being by making them aggressive and prone to violence.A random survey of schoolchildren and their parents by Ludhiana Tribune revealed that close to 95 per cent children studying in top educational institutions of the city between the age group 8-16 years were hooked to various video and online games.
A gaming enthusiast teenager looks at CDs of violent video games and flicks in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Mandi Ahmedgarh Railway Station
Officials continue to lock bathrooms, toilets
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 8
Not bothering about the orders of the higher authorities to provide facilities to passengers, officials at the local railway station continue to lock bathrooms and toilets meant for passengers.
Educational Tours
Parents of pvt-aided schools demand facility
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 8
The Union government has approved the state government's plan to organise educational tours for class X students of government schools, the parents of students studying in private-aided schools have urged the authorities to extend the scheme to these institutes as well.
Left parties against surrendering to US ‘hegemony’
 Ludhiana, November 8
The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India - Marxist
(Cpthe M) have strongly opposed US government policy to make India a strategic partner in their designs while calling upon the Government of India not to surrender to the US hegemony.
CPI, CPM activists stage a dharna against alleged US “hegemony” in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Protests at Mandi Ahmedgarh
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 8
Responding to a call given by Left-wing parties to stage a countrywide protest during US President Barack Obama’s visit, the office- bearers and activists of these outfits organised protest marches and rallies at various places in the area.
Obama’s effigy burnt
Ludhiana, November 8
Muslims in the city today burnt an effigy of US President Barack Obama. They raised slogans against him at Field Gunj while burning his effigy.Shahi Imam of Punjab, while addressing the gathering, said they were protesting against Obama, “as many people had become martyrs to US bombs”.
Muslims burn the effigy of US President Barack Obama in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Rs 39 lakh sanctioned
Green signal to development works
Ludhiana, November 8
In a clear indication of how red tapism has adversely affected the working of the civic body, developmental works worth Rs 39 lakhs, which were sanctioned during the Sangat Darshan programme of the Punjab Chief Minister about two years ago, finally got a green signal after the Municipal Corporation (MC) Commissioner visited the spot here on Monday.
MM Vyas takes over as LIT chairman
 Ludhiana, November 8
Punjab Local Bodies and Industry Minister Manoranjan Kalia today disagreed with the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's contention that the state governments were responsible for the rising prices. "Inflation is the direct result of the wrong policies of the central government."
The newly elected chairman of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust MM Vyas (third from left) is flanked by BJP state president Ashwani Sharma (second from left) and Local Bodies and Industry Minister Manoranjan Kalia (fourth from left) in Ludhina on Monday. A Tribune photograph
4.5 kg tumour removed
Ludhiana, November 8
A team of surgeons at SPS Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, removed a vascular tumour weighing 4.5 kg from the abdomen of a 38-year-old patient.Moti Devi came to SPS Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, with massive tumour occupying right half of her abdomen. The tumour was adjacent to major blood vessels and was very near to the right kidney. Besides pain, it was putting pressure on all adjacent organs of the patient.
MC officials turn blind eye to encroachments
Ludhiana, November 8
An incident that took place yesterday has once again brought to the fore the gross inefficiency of the municipal corporation’s ‘tehbazaari’ wing, which is entrusted with the task of removing encroachments in the city. Even as the employees assured their boss to work overtime to remove illegal structures in a particular locality none of the officials bothered to visit the site despite repeated calls by the police to conduct a joint drive in Chaura Bazaar.
WASTE OF
POWER: Despite an acute power crisis, the Municipal Corporation keeps these streetlights switched on during the day in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Civic body, cops join hands
Solving city traffic problem
Ludhiana, November 8
With the municipal corporation (MC) and the district police joining hands to streamline the traffic in the city, there seems to be some silver lining to solve one of the biggest problems being faced by the residents for the past many years.
MC urged to trace ‘lost’ open drain
Ludhiana, November 8
In what has come as a major embarrassment for the municipal corporation, a councillor has asked its officials to find a ‘nullah’ (open drain) that he said had been “lost” after unauthorized structures were constructed on it.
Tata Teleservices told to pay Rs 10,000 as relief
Ludhiana, November 8
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered M/s Tata Teleservices Limited, The Mall, Ludhiana, and its senior nano officer Sandeep Kumar to make the payment of ` 8,000 as compensation to an aggrieved consumer for causing un-necessary harassment to him. Pronouncing the order, forum president TN Vaidya, Priti Malhotra, Rajesh Kumar also directed the company to pay ` 2,000 as litigation expenses.
From
colleges
Gurpreet makes it to Indian handball team
Ludhiana: Gurpreet
Kaur, a final-year student of Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj, has made it to the coveted Indian Handball team and is currently in China representing the country in the Asian Games to be held from November 14to25.
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IN SYNC WITH MUSIC |
Members of the Distorted Band perform in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
From Schools
Candle decoration competition
Ludhiana
: On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, Mehta Gurukul Public Senior Secondary School,
Doraha, organised an inter-house diya and candle decoration competition for students of Classes III-VIII. Students of all four houses namely Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars participated with great zeal and enthusiasm in the contest.
Five selected in campus interview
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 8
RIMT-Maharaja Agrasen Engineering College, Mandi Gobindgarh, hosted a pool campus placement drive by New Delhi-based Era Group for B.Tech Civil engineering students passing out in the year 2011. RIMT Group of institutions chairman Dr Hukam Chand Bansal welcomed senior HR officer Sachin Kumar and the team members. He said placements for students graduating in 2011 batch were in full swing and number of IT and core engineering companies were visiting RIMT to hire good talent from this region.
36 kg of poppy husk seized
Samrala, November 8
A team of the CIA staff of Khanna, on a tip-off, arrested three persons and recovered 36 kg of poppy husk from them.The police had laid a naka near the bus-stand here. When it searched three persons, 36 kg of poppyhusk was recovered from them.
One booked for injuring man
Khanna November 8
The Payal police has booked a person for injuring another person of the same village with his 12 bore rifle.Harinder Singh, a resident of Ghudani Kalan village, in an application to the police has alleged that when he came out from his house at night, Amarjit Singh alias Manjit Singh, attacked him and fired at him.
Cattle thieves decamp with 8 buffalos
Machhiwara, November 8
A cattle-thief gang operating in the area struck again at Rahimabad village and decamped with eight buffalos.Lehmber Singh, a resident of the village, in a complaint to the Machiwara police has alleged that at night thieves struck at his cattle shed and took away his five buffaloes and three calves.
Youth nabbed for stealing RCs
Ludhiana, November 8
A youth, who was stealing registration certificates (RCs) from vehicles parked outside the DMC hospital, was nabbed by residents and handed over to the police here today.The incident took place this afternoon when the youth was spotted by some NGO workers at the DMC.
Man in Canada booked for dowry, assault in city
Ludhiana, November 8
Even before the Canadian police could act and book an NRI for assaulting his wife for seeking dowry, the city police tightened its noose on him and registered a case against him for subjecting his wife to cruelty.
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