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Protesters block highway, pelt stones on vehicles
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Ludhiana, January 30
Thousands of commuters, including Transport Minister Mohan Lal and Health Minister Laxmi Kanta
Chawla, were stranded in traffic chaos for nearly three hours, after the angered residents blocked National Highway-1 from both side following the death of seven-year-old
Sujan.
Angry residents of Bhaura village block NH-1 while protesting against the death of a child near Green Land School in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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Sujan family shattered
Ludhiana, January 30
" How did I let go of my son when I knew he was slipping out of my hands and falling in the clutches of death?" was a terrible question Sujan's father was asking his relatives at civil hospital here this evening.
Boy identified from slippers
Ludhiana, January 30
It were the slippers of a particular colour worn by the victim that helped officials of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB), who were clueless about his looks, to locate his body in the inlet chamber of the Bhattian sewerage treatment plant (STP).
6 manhole deaths in past year
Ludhiana, January 30
Are the city’s streets safe for commuters? The answer appears to be a resounding no with open manholes and drains in many areas posing a serious threat to the lives of residents and municipal corporation officials remaining indifferent.
Killing of ‘SUV gang’ kingpin, aide leaves cops relieved
Masterminded several major robberies in city
Ludhiana, January 30
The news of the killing of notorious criminal Jagroop Singh ‘Ruby’ and his close associate Dharminder Singh alias Bhinda Shadipuria during a reported police encounter in Mehatpur village near Nakodar Saturday evening brought major relief for the local cops.
Duration of power cuts increased
Industry also faces restrictions
Ludhiana, January 30
After a brief spell of relief to the industry when all restrictions were removed, and the power cuts on mixed feeders on urban areas were also minimal, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL) has reimposed one weekly off day on industrial consumers fed from category II feeders and two weekly off days on arc and induction furnaces and rolling mills fed from category II and III feeders from January 31 till further orders.
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Angry residents vent their ire on roads
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Ludhiana, January 30
The death of a seven-year-old boy, Sujan Gabba, on after he slipped into an open manhole near the Green Land School here triggered violent protests by angry residents who pelted stones and damaged seven vehicles including two buses near the Jalandhar bypass today afternoon.
A crowd gathered at the site where Sujan Singh fell into a manhole in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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‘Streamline working of govt depts to curb corruption’
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Ludhiana, January 30
As a part of the countrywide drive initiated by Swami Ramdev, who heads Patanjali Yog Samiti
(PYS) and Bharat Swabhiman Trust (BST), the district unit of the outfits today urged the government to take immediate steps for bringing back huge amount of black money stashed in foreign banks, along with effective measures to rein in corrupt people. |
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| Activists of the Bharat Swabhiman Trust and Patanjali Yog Samiti march towards the mini-secretariat to submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Destiny’s children
Sudhanshu, Sudeepa in city to promote ‘Ek Noor’
Ludhiana, January 30
His journey into the limelight has been a blissful one. From TV serials to music band, Bollywood and now a Punjabi film, Sudhanshu Pandey has tasted success in every field. “I love everything I do and try to give 100 per cent to it. It is difficult for me to mark a specific slot of my career as my
favourite. I enjoyed whatever I do,” smiles Sudhanshu.
Tributes paid to Father of Nation
Ludhiana, January 30
Mahatma Gandhi was fondly remembered on his martyrdom day at a prayer meeting held by the District Youth Congress
(DYC) at the Congress Bhawan here today with DYC president Dimple Rana exhorting the youth to follow the path of non-violence and truth as propagated by Gandhi.
Congressmen offer garlands and flower petals at the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on his martyrdom day in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Law students face PU apathy
Ludhiana, January 30
About 100 students, pursuing three years and five-year courses in law from the regional centre of Panjab University here, are a worried lot. Thanks to the lackadaisical attitude adopted by the authorities, who have not appointed teachers to teach the students the two important courses- code of civil procedure and code of criminal procedure.
College offers travel allowance to needy girls
Ludhiana, January 30
In the present scenario, when students have been struggling and demanding for free travel facility from the state government, Guru Teg Bahadur National College, Dakha, has set an example by offering travel allowance to girl students belonging to poor and needy families.
Fun marks Basant mela
Ludhiana, January 30
Fun and frolic marked the Basant mela held at the Sutlej Club last evening.
Sugandha Mishra, a Sa Re Ga Ma reality show contestant, enthralled the audience with her melodious voice. While some shopped, others tasted the finger-licking food and still others were busy
dancing to the tunes of their favourite numbers.
PAU students’ strike enters day 4
Ludhiana, January 30
The students of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) continued their hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day at gate No. 2, PAU, Ludhiana. Though the students got considerable support from various quarters of society, they expressed displeasure as no one from the university or state government came forward for their help.
‘Achieving customer satisfaction must in business’
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 30
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute, Ludhiana, in collaboration with RIMT - Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mandi
Gobindgarh, organised one-week management development programme on ‘Total Quality Management’ for the students of business administration, which concluded on Friday.
Centre to impart training in sewing, knitting
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 30
With the intent to enable
women of the area lead dignified life by becoming self dependent, the Bhai Ghanaiya Welfare Society, Pakhowal, an NGO engaged in social work, has set up a learning centre for imparting training in sewing, knitting and embroidery at the Karnail Singh Memorial Library in Pakhowal village.
Industrialists meet excise officer
Ludhiana, January 30
A deputation of Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India led by its president Joginder Kumar and Dalbir
Dhiman, chairman, Punjab Sewing Machine Association, and Baljit Singh met SD
Majumder, chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs, at New
Delhi and submitted a memorandum regarding indirect taxes.
Reporters' Diary
Luxury, necessity and comfort
With the rise in price index, the purchasing power of people is going down. To my utter surprise be it a necessity, comfort or luxury everything is now available at the same price.
A horse being used for dual purposes — while it is deployed for transporting goods during the day, at night it comes handy for marriage purposes. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Building Bylaws
MC turns blind eye to issue
Ludhiana, January 30
While on one hand, mushrooming up of illegal buildings in the city is turning it into a concrete jungle, on the other hand, officials of the building branch of the Municipal Corporation (MC) have adopted a blind eye towards it, a testimony to which is that the MC do not has the record of violations pertaining to the building bylaws in the city.
Meet on eye banking, external diseases
Ludhiana, January 30
The Punarjot Eye Bank Society organized its second regional conference on eye banking and external eye diseases in the city eye today. It was inaugurated by Dr SM Bhatti, principal of Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, who lauded the pioneering work done by the society in the field of eye
donation.
Aggression can lead to positive outcome, says Tewari
Ludhiana, January 30
Ludhiana MP and the national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress Manish Tewari said aggression in youth, if channelised properly, can lead to positive results. However, he denounced violence of any sort and aggression must not mean violence. He was addressing a seminar at Khalsa College for Women yesterday.
Free homeo camp for intractable ailments
Ludhiana, January 30
The Ashiq-e-Khwaja Society, Ludhiana, in association with a team of homeopaths headed by Dr Surmeet Singh Mavi
(Jalandhar), chairman & founder of the Hahnemann Education &Research Forum
(HERF), organized a free homoeopathic medical camp on Ram Singh Avenue off Ferozepur Road here.
Pratishta, Shivangi adjudged best athletes
Ludhiana, January 30
A number of records were rewritten and many achievements were accomplished in the three-day annual athletics meet at Kundan Vidya
Mandir, Civil Lines, which concluded here today. IRS Rakesh Goyal was the chief guest on the
occasion.
Rajdeep shines in athletics meet
Ludhiana, January 30
Rajdeep Kaur in the girls’ section, while Lakshit in the boys’ section were declared the best athletes in the inaugural edition of the annual athletics meet at DCM Presidency School here today.
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* Body recovered 5 km away at Sewerage Treatment Plant in Bhattian village
