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Police or play station?
FOR BOSS’S EYES ONLY:
The lawn of the Sadar police station has been turned into a playground for those coming with children to lodge complaints in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
GNIMT students upset over
non-refund of security deposits
Ludhiana, March 5
Students of BBA, BCA, MCA and MBA of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology have been running from pillar to post to get their security deposits refunded. Even parents of these students are perturbed over the dilly-dallying attitude adopted by the institute’s management.
City kabaddi players
sulk after losing
Ludhiana, March 5
The ‘kabaddi’ players of the host team displayed a lack of sportsman spirit when they refused to appear on the stadium to attend the award ceremony after having lost the game to the Jalandhar team.
After decade, MC wakes up to flower show
550 entries received for the show
Ludhiana, March 5
Though Municipal Corporation (MC) failure to ensure greener cover to the city and equally apathetic attitude in holding flower shows from the past more than a decade, flower show organised by the civic body still gets massive response, as a number of residents along with schools take part.
In Nature’s lap: Members of a family enjoy during a flower show at the Rose Garden in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
MC starts drive on amnesty scheme
Ludhiana, March 5
In order to make the residents aware about the amnesty scheme launched by state government so that revenue of the Municipal Corporation could be increased, the civic body authorities have directed its staff to start a drive by issuing notices to residents informing about the scheme.
Begins desilting sewers to check gastro outbreak
Ludhiana, March 5
Apparently having learnt from its mistakes in the past, due to which gastroenteritis spread in several parts of the city, the municipal corporation has begun desilting sewage lines in vulnerable areas ahead of the summer season to prevent any epidemic.
Dealers continue to protest against excise duty
Ludhiana, March 5
The protest against levying of excise duty by the Sewing Machine Dealers and Assemblers Association continued here today at Lakkar
Bazar. The sewing machine industry in Punjab was shut due to imposition of the excise duty. The business establishments and several shops were closed to mark the protest.
Sewing machine dealers and traders protest against the Union Government at the Jagraon bridge
on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Allotment of Chambers
Lawyers stage dharna
Ludhiana, March 5
Confusion prevails over the issue of allotment of 40 chambers to lawyers in the Lawyers’ Chamber Complex (Part-II) with a few new applicants alleging injustice and staging a dharna yesterday.
Australian team observes polio activity in
city
Ludhiana, March 5
A nine-member team of Rotarian observers from Australia visited Ludhiana under the leadership of Rtn Joseph Forgione recently during the National Immunisation Day
(NID) round.
Youth returns from Libya, recounts tale
of horror
Jagraon, March 5
It was an emotional moment for Gurdeep Singh when he reunited with his family after returning safely from Libya. Though Gurdeep, and many others like him, has returned empty handed as he was robbed of all the money he had earned while he was going to the airport to board a flight to India, it was quite satisfying for him to return home safely and reunite with his family members in Sidhwan Bet, near Jagraon.
One-Rank-One-Pension
Ex-servicemen to attend rally
Ludhiana, February 5
At least 15,000 ex-servicemen, including war widows, are expected to take part in a rally to be staged by the Indian Ex- Services League in front of the mini-secretariat on
March 10.
From tillers to toilers
Punjabi women enter new bastion, prove their mettle
Ludhiana, March 5
Industrialists, perturbed at  the shortage of
labour, have found Punjabi women the best workforce for replacing migrant labourers in hosiery units. Though the work being done by women in this industry was slower in comparison with migrant
labourers, still business houses feel that the stability part was more important than the efficiency of labour in any industry.
Gunjeet Kaur, who was employed by a hosiery unit, expressed satisfaction over becoming financially independent.
(Right) Delegates from industry give details on employing women in the hosiery industry.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
BJP stands by industrialists
Ludhiana, March 5
Keeping in view the assembly elections ahead, political parties have started wooing different sections of society. A glaring example was witnessed today when the BJP openly stood along with industrialists on the issue of levying of 10 per cent excise duty on cloth by the Union Government and threatened to protest outside parliament if the duty was not withdrawn.
Members of the BJP trade cell burn an effigy of the UPA government in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Inderjit Verma
SIT formed to nab Zaher-khurani gang
Ludhiana, March 5
In the wake of increasing cases of sedation with train passengers, the Government Railway Police Force (GRPF) has formed special investigating team (SIT) to nab Zaher-khurani gang, operating across the state, said the DGP Railways RP Singh.
Auto-parts makers to get incentives: Gabria
Ludhiana, March 5
To give a boost to auto-parts industries, the state government will provide special incentives. Cabinet Minister Hira Singh Gabria said Punjab government had brought several schemes to address the problems of auto parts industries.
Training institute for poor
Ludhiana, March 5
The Punjab and Sind Bank has set up a rural self-employment training institute with an aim to provide training to unemployed youth.
292 students shortlisted
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 5
Subex visited RIMT Group of Institutions here yesterday to recruit students for Punjab, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh.
From Colleges
From Schools
Thieves strike at 2 shops
Steal laptop, computer; Rs 17,000 cash
Jagraon, March 5
Thieves struck at two shops located on the Railway road and decamped with one laptop, one computer and its accessories, a LED screen and
Rs 17, 000 in cash.
HC judges give tips to lawyers, students
Ludhiana, March 5
The Bar Council of the Punjab and Haryana’s Legal Training Committee today organised a seminar on the topic “How to be a good lawyer & procedural laws” at Panjab University Regional
Centre, under the supervision of its chairman BK Goel.
Referees’ protest delays football matchMohit Khanna
Ludhiana, March 5
The final football encounter between Ludhiana and Jalandhar of the Shaheed-e-Azam Punjab Games was delayed for nearly half-an-hour following protest by referees here today.
Rupinder adjudged best athlete
Doraha, March 5
The 6th Annual Athletic Meet of Doraha College of Education was organised here today. Dr CS Grewal, director of physical education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. Principal Dr Sandeep Sawhney welcomed the chief guest.
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What will happen to people who have not been counted even in the revision round of Census 2011? The answer is “nothing can be done about it now” as there are no instructions for any further counting to be carried out from higher authorities.
