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Celestial delight |
Tribune lensman Inderjeet Verma captured this rare solar eclipse exclusive to ‘amavasya’ on his lens in Ludhiana on Tuesday. The eclipse occured
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Official goof-up leaves school students in lurch
Ludhiana, January 4
Lack of coordination between the state government and district administration caused a lot of harassment to school students in the city today. The government had on Monday evening passed an order instructing all schools in the state to shut classes up to the primary level till January 9 in the wake of the severe cold conditions prevailing in the region over the past few days.
MC bows to criticism
To discuss many F&CC agenda items at next meeting
Ludhiana, January 4
Facing criticism due to the inclusion of a large number of items in the agenda of the high-powered Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) despite the shortage of funds, the Municipal Corporation (MC) authorities decided to take up almost half of the agenda items at the next meeting.
Army to restrict detonation exercise
Ludhiana, January 4
Keeping in mind the "welfare" of the residents of Sekhewal, Kalewal and Haider Nagar, the Army has restricted its ongoing drive to defuse undetonated explosives.
MC fails to get its land vacated by petrol pumps
 Ludhiana, January 4
Petrol stations set up on public land near Vishkarma Chowk, the local bus stand, Old Sabzi Mandi and Punjabi Bhawan continue to function in complete defiance of the government’s orders to vacate these sites. The petrol pumps have become a major cause of traffic bottlenecks on adjoining roads, causing great inconvenience to commuters.
The petrol pump at Vishkarma Chowk.
School sans building, students forced to study in open
Ludhiana, January 4
It's 9 am and a thick blanket of fog has engulfed the city, throwing normal life out of gear. Amid chilly winter winds, two small groups of school students sit on tattered rugs and bed spreads and learn their lessons.
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| Braving the chill: Students of Government Primary School-1A, Jail Raod, sit on the floor with a tarpaulin as a roof on a chilly Tuesday afternoon; and (right) the dilapidated building of the school. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Sun brings some respite, chill to persist
City records maximum temperature of 12.4 °C and minimum of 7 °C
Ludhiana, January 4
Sunshine brought some relief to residents of Ludhiana from damp and misty afternoons, but the weatherman said the cold wave would continue to sweep the region.
Some schools reopen, others yet to recess for winter
 Doraha, January 4
While some schools in the town reopened today only to shut again and others changed their timings, there are still others that are yet to close for the winter recess.
Schoolchildren on their way to school on a cycle rickshaw on a foggy Tuesday
morning in Doraha. Photo by the writer
Rail services not yet back on track
Ludhiana, January 4
Most of the trains arriving at the Ludhiana railway station are running late by several hours, causing inconvenience to passengers. Several passengers are also cancelling their tickets.
Two-wheeler riders cover their faces to avoid chilly winds in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
‘Cheap’ Politics
Gill flyover inaugurated yet again
Cabinet minister Gabria, who was present earlier too, opens it along with Dy Speaker, Mayor a second time
 Ludhiana, January 4
Political leaders leave no stone unturned to take the credit of every work conducted in the city. The perfect testimony to this was the inauguration of an arm of the Gill Chowk flyover by leaders of the
SAD-BJP alliance today.
Cabinet minister Hira Singh Gabria, Deputy Speaker Satpal Gosain, Mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura and Senior Deputy Mayor Praveen Bansal inaugurate the arm of Gill Chowk Flyover on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Police claims fall flat
No end to firing in air at parties
Ludhiana, January 4
Tall claims of the Police Department of taking stern action against violators have fallen flat, as firing in the air at wedding parties and other get-togethers continues in the city.
Despite objections, F&CC nod to sewerage connections
Ludhiana, January 4
Irrespective of the objections by the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) and Senior Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation (MC), the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) in order to appease political leaders and affluent colonisers, approved giving sewerage connections to the villages from where it is passing.
VC exhorts employees to work as a team
Ludhiana, January 4
PAU Vice Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang exhorted the non-teaching employees to work as a team for the progress of the varsity and assured them that their demands would be considered sympathetically.
Alumni meet at RIMT
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 4
The third meeting of Alumni Association ‘Swarnim Sangam’ was organised to celebrate five years of
RIMT-College of Education, Mandi Gobindgarh.
Senior citizens’ seminar tomorrow
Ludhiana, January 4
The Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association (SCWAL) would organise a seminar on "Senior citizens - health and financial security" at the PAMETI conference hall on the PAU campus on January 6.
Illicit liquor seized, 1 held
Ludhiana, January 4
Cracking a whip on smugglers, the Shimlapuri police has arrested Joginder Singh, a resident of BRS
Nagar, with over 80 bottles of whiskey from the Quality Chowk area here. A case has been registered under Sections 61-1-14 of Excise Act. In another case, the Koomkalan police has booked one Keshaw Pawan for carrying eight bottles of whiskey illegally.
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