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’84 riot victims barge in
Take forcible possession of 85 GLADA flats
Ludhiana, February 10
Tension prevailed at the LIG housing complex of the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority
(GLADA) on Dhandra Road in Dugri, Phase II, here all through the day as a mob of over 100, mostly comprising victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, unlawfully occupied 85 LIG flats that were already allotted to riot-affected families through a draw of lots conducted in October, 2010.
A woman from riot-hit families argues while making an attempt to occupy GLADA flats in Dugri, Phase II, Ludhiana, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Thieves cut short wedding celebrations
Decamp with valuables worth Rs 18 lakh from house
Ludhiana, February 10
Celebrations at the house of Ashok Kumar Bajpai of Railway Colony turned sour last night when thieves ransacked the place and decamped with
jewellery, cash and clothes worth over Rs 18 lakh.
Woman tests positive for swine flu
Ludhiana, February 10
Chameli Devi from Ferozepur, undergoing treatment at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, was tested positive for influenza H1N1 (swine flu) here today.
Sewerage Connections to Villages Adjoining City
MLA threatens to stall work
Ludhiana, February 10
Declaring an open war against BJP leaders for blocking sewerage connections to villages of his constituency, Akali MLA Darshan Singh Shivalik from the Dakha constituency has clearly said that they would not allow sewerage lines to pass through villages if the connections were not
given to them.
MC agrees to lay sewage lines outside civic limits
Buckles under pressure, even as city yet to be covered
Ludhiana, February 10
Coming under growing political pressure, the municipal corporation has agreed to extend sewerage lines to unauthorized residential colonies and villages outside civic limits even though almost a third of the city’s residents do not have a proper drainage system.
Illegal structures razed along railway track
Ludhiana, February 10
Officials of the engineering wing of the Northern Railway today razed more than 125 cemented structures, extensions of houses and other encroachments along the 1-kilometre long Ludhiana-Dhuri line.
Accompanied by posse of the Railway Protection Force, the men and machines of
the Railways started the encroachment clearance drive at around 10.30 am from
the Millerganj area and proceeded towards Atam Park side along the railway
track.
The demolished structures along the Dhuri railway line in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
City falls prey to noise pollution
Ludhiana, February 10
From hypertension, anxiety, permanent deafness to retarded growth of the foetus, noise pollution is the main cause behind multiple minor and major ailments in human beings as well as animals.
‘Everyday ‘riyaaz’ has no substitute’
Ludhiana, February 10
Rising to fame in a short span of time may be good for the recognition of young talent coming forward in reality shows but it is detrimental for the growth of the singers, opines Dr Ashwini Bhide
Deshpande, the noted vocalist of Jaipur Atrauli gharana.
Dr Ashwini Bhide Deshpande performs at MTS College
in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
MR Body Meet
Apathy of mgmt towards staff to be taken up
Ludhiana, February 10
Committed to protect the rights of its members and providing them a good working environment to work with dignity, the Punjab Medical Representative Association (PMRA) today pledged to fight against the managements violating the labour laws of the country.
Conference on reproductive medicine
Ludhiana, February 10
The 16th National Congress of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine (Androcin-2011) will be organised at DMCH from February 18 to 20.
Flight timings rescheduled
Ludhiana, February 10
The flight timings of Air India Ludhiana-New Delhi have been rescheduled.
BCom students enter into scuffle, 1 hurt
Ludhiana, February 10
A student of Kamla Lohtia SD College was injured during a scuffle between two groups outside the college campus this afternoon. The injured student, Avi
Malhotra, has been admitted to the CMCH.
 Agitation — Day 15
PAU students pull rickshaws in protest
Ludhiana, February 10
On the 15th day of their agitation, students of Punjab Agriculture University
(PAU) pulled rickshaws in protest and raised slogans against the state government.
Students of Punjab Agricultural University pull rickshaws in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Husband gets life term for killing wife, mother-in-law
Ludhiana, February 10
The court of Sessions Judge SP Bangarh has convicted Kuldeep Singh of Ambedkar
Nagar, Giaspura, of killing his wife Anuradha and his mother-in-law Soma Devi of Mohalla Kabir
Nagar, Daba Road, Ludhiana. The accused has been sentenced to undergo rigorous life imprisonment.
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