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Id-ul-Zuha: Goats sell for a
lakh!
Ludhiana, November 16
With just a few hours left for Id-ul-Zuha tomorrow, the prices of goats to be sacrificed on the occasion touched an all-time high as they were sold for as high as Rs 1 lakh here today.
Surgeon ‘beats up’
brother-in-law, booked
Ludhiana, November 16
Dr Manoj K Sobti, a leading neuro surgeon of the city, has been accused of assaulting his brother-in-law Vikas Chabra this morning.
Residents of three villages fear for their lives
But Army men put their lives on the line
 Ludhiana, November 16
The ongoing detonation drive has made residents of three villages— Sekhewal, Kalewal and Haider Nagar— fearful.
Besides facing inconvenience after being displaced from their homes, the villagers are extremely worried about their safety and security.
Residents of Kalewal village spend the entire day in the Mattewara forest reserve after being evacuated by the
administration. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Misuse of RTI
MC all set for e-tendering
Ludhiana, November 16
In order to bring transparency in the tendering process, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to adopt the e-tendering process as it begins with the process to register agencies to conduct the work of e-tendering. The MC also held a seminar to educate its officials about it.
Encroachments removed from Bahadurke road
Ludhiana, November 16
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today removed a large number of illegal encroachments from one of the most encroached upon area of the city-Bahadurke Road.
MC staff lodge complaint against fake activists
Ludhiana, November 16
In an unprecedented move against the alleged misuse of the Right to Information
(RTI) Act, clerical staff of the Municipal Corporation’s Zone A office have lodged a complaint against a few miscreants with the Zonal Commissioner. They alleged that these miscreants were blackmailing them under the pretext of the Act.
MC has no details of goods worth Rs. 2 cr
Ludhiana, November 16
Amid various scams in the municipal corporation (MC), fingers are again being pointed at the working of the civic body as MC officials have failed to submit details regarding the use of construction material worth over ` 2 crore in the past few years. An NGO has demanded a vigilance probe into the matter.
Pay Scale
Govt fails to notify professors’ posts
Ludhiana, November 16
The Punjab government has failed to notify the posts of professors in government as well as government-aided colleges till date despite being mentioned in its pay-scale notification.
Teachers wear black badges
Allege harassment at the hands of management committees of certain colleges
Mandi
Ahmedgarh, November 16
To protest against the alleged adamant attitude of management committees of certain colleges, run by the Arya Pratinidhi
Sabha, activists of the Teacher’s Union of these institutes wore black badges today.
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha
Terrorism needs to be dealt with unitedly: Left
 Ludhiana, November 16
The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist today called upon people to unite in order to save secularism and democracy.
Leaders of the Left parties were addressing a rally to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha at the Bhai Bala Chowk here.
Activists of the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India-Marxist pay homage to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
From Colleges
Contest
Ludhiana: An inter-class competition was held at the fine arts department of GCW to celebrate Children's Day. Principal of the college Gurminder Kaur was the chief guest. Various competitions, including pot painting, card making, clay modelling and poster making were organised. Prizes were given to winners.
KCW students win four prizes in painting
 Ludhiana, November 16
KCW students brought laurels to the college by winning four prizes during the “Devbhoomi International Painting Competition” organised by the department of language, Art and Culture, Himachal
Pradesh, in association with the Nehru Painting Group International, Shimla, and Charu Castle Foundation,
Shimla.
KCW students with their trophies and certificates in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Unipoles, ads on pvt buildings
Advertisers submit memo to Sinha
Ludhiana, November 16
Advertisers, who are up in arm against the working of the municipal corporation, have in a memorandum submitted to the Municipal Commissioner levelled serious allegations against civic authorities.
Mother-in-law lodges complaint against police ASI
Accuses him of illegally operating gas agency in her daughter’s name
Ludhiana, November 16
A family feud took an ugly turn after an elderly woman complained that her son-in-law was illegally operating a gas agency that was in her daughter’s name.
Tributes paid to Sarabha
Bhagat Singh’s look alike exhorts youths to turn patriotic
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 16
Jagdish Bhagat Singh, an admirer of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, while paying tributes to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on the occasion of his 70th anniversary has urged the youths of the state to adopt patriotism as an element in their lifestyle.
Docs throw lavish
dinners, liquor to garner support
Ludhiana, November 16
Lavish dinners, liquor parties and SMSes, are a few tactics adopted by the
support groups of doctors contesting election for the district body of the
Indian Medical Association (IMA).
TV serials polluting young minds
Ludhiana, November 16“Emotional Atyachar”, “Rakhi Ka Insaf”, “Splitsvilla” and “Big Boss”, etc. being telecast on television may show vulgar or abusive scenes to boost television rating points
(TRPs), but a majority of youth in the city has shown disinterest in serials.
Girl comes to the rescue of lover
Acquitted of rape charge
Ludhiana, November 16
Refusing to give in to the pressure of her parents, Shabnam has finally succeeded in saving her lover Raja Chouhan from being convicted on the charges of rape.
The girl appeared before Additional Sessions Judge Mohd Gulzar and stated that the person (Raja) behind the bars never raped her.
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