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Boy was killed by mother’s lover
Tried to make it look like ‘sacrifice’ to mislead cops
Ludhiana, January 22
The gruesome death of a nine-year-old-boy in the city last Tuesday was not a “sacrificial” killing but was the handiwork of his mother's paramour who murdered the boy in cold blood and then took out his body parts to make it look like an act of a ‘tantrik’ (practitioner of black magic and witchcraft) and mislead
the police.
DTO fails to check vehicles run on illegal LPG kits
 Ludhiana, January 22
Evan as city
residents are crying hoarse over the shortage of domestic cooking gas,
the district transport office (DTO) has turned a blind eye to those who
are flouting regulations by using domestic LPG gas cylinders to run
their vehicles. The sharp rise in petrol prices during the past year
have driven many people to get the engines of their petrol or diesel
vehicles converted to operate on liquefied petroleum gas.
A cop checks a car with LPG cylinder in Ludhiana. A file photograph
Approval of move allowing encroachments by kin
Mayor accused of misusing power
Ludhiana, January 22
It appears to be another instance of misuse of power by politicians. That municipal corporation officials, in an attempt to extend largesse to relatives of city mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura, ignored all rules is borne out by the fact the item relating to the matter was included in the agenda of the MC general house despite objections by the civic body’s building branch.
PAU to build permanent helipad
Ludhiana, January 22
Giving in to political pressures to allow landing of choppers of VIPs on the football ground or Mela Ground and later facing the wrath of sports lovers, the PAU has decided to construct a permanent helipad in the university so that grounds are not destroyed.
Print Industry
Prices of books to go up from Feb
Ludhiana, January 22
Due to continuous hike in the prices of the ink, printing and craft papers besides cardboard by paper mills, the Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) has decided to increase the prices of printed books, cardboards and corrugated boxes from 20 to 25 per cent from February 1.
MC to check absenteeism in zonal offices
Ludhiana, January 22
After district administrative officials, zonal commissioners of the Municipal Corporation would be conducting raids to ensure proper attendance in their offices for effective public dealing.
Encroachment by Mayor’s kin
MC ducks, to seek legal opinion
Ludhiana, January 22
After being criticised for getting the controversial agenda for allotting land to relatives of the mayor passed, civic authorities have now decided to seek legal opinion on the matter before sending it for the state government’s approval.
Youth Akali Dal Rally
Sidhwan meets rival groups separately
Ludhiana, January 22
The Youth Akali Dal is riddled with groupism. This was evident from the fact that the political secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister, to avoid any clash between workers, met both groups separately for making preparations for the rally to be held on January 28.
Tipsy truck driver rams into electric poles, supply disrupted
Ludhiana, January 22
Power supply to Kakowal and nearby areas remained disrupted for hours together due to the negligence of a truck driver.
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| Electric poles were uprooted after power cables got entangled with a truck driven by a drunken driver at Kakowal
village near Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Beauty Pageant
Students bunk classes to participate in auditions
 Ludhiana, January 22
More than 300 students of the Government College for Women (GCW) here had a “gala” time while watching auditions for Deepak Builders Miss College Ludhiana, 2011. The process of registration and auditions held in the college auditorium took more than five hours and students took keen interest in the beauty pageant auditions by “bunking” classes throughout the day.
Students walk the ramp during the Miss College auditions at the Government College for Women in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Class X Exams
Students fear favouritism in school-based evaluation
Ludhiana, January 22
Despite the CBSE Class X board exams being optional from the current academic session, there are some students who have chosen to sit for the same rather than appear for the school-based final exams.
Polio Vaccination
Door-to-door campaign to spread awareness
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 22
With the intent to draw maximum children to benefit from scheduled immunisation camps tomorrow, volunteers, including Rotarians and students of some schools, undertook door-to-door campaign at the local town and surrounding localities today.
DJ Sonya makes crowd wild with crazy mixes
Ludhiana, January 22
Picture this: A 6’2” tall, lanky girl on the DJ console sets the dance floor on fire, as she spins music and makes the crowd go wild with her crazy mixes and remixes. It sounds outlandish and uncommon, but “is great fun!” says DJ Sonya from New Delhi.
DJ Sonya at a mall in Ludhiana on Friday night.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
‘Police fails to safeguard human rights’
Doraha, January 22
“Police has failed to safeguard and protect the rights of the people.” This was stated by Justice RS Mongia, former chairman, Punjab Human Rights Commission, during his inaugural address on the first day of the two-day national seminar on “Violation of Human Rights in Punjab: A Case of Peasants Suicides” being organised by the Postgraduate Department of Political Science at Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Hall, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, today.
Clinical Establishment Bill
Docs wear black badges in protest
Ludhiana, January 22
Wearing black badges, a large number of doctors from the city took out a rally, as a mark of protest against the Clinical Establishment Bill (CEB).
Rs 41-lakh grant for Dhulkot, Rangoowal
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 22
Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman, Zila Parishad, Ludhiana, presented cheques for Rs 41 lakh to civic bodies of Dhulkot and Rangoowal villages falling under the Dakha Assembly constituency.
Poll: BSNL staff stage rally
Ludhiana, January 22
The BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) yesterday staged a massive rally at the Mata Rani Telephone Exchange in connection with the ongoing campaign for electing various representatives of the union.
Gold jewellery looted at gunpoint
Jagraon, January 22
Four motorcycle-borne youth looted gold jewellery, cash and a few other valuables from a man and his wife on the outskirts of Chachrari village near Jagraon yesterday.
2 car thieves nabbed
Ludhiana, January 22
Car thieves seem to have found a new method for dismantling the stolen vehicles, as an inter-state gang, operating in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh (UP), has now started exchanging the stolen vehicles and selling these.
SAI trials from February 1
Ludhiana, January 22
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre, Ludhiana, will conduct trials in six disciplines to select players for the session 2011-12. These trials are slated for February 1, 2 and 3 here at the multipurpose sports complex, opposite Guru Nanak Stadium.
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