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Finance dept slams MC for irregularities in road tenders
Ludhiana, May 13
The scam-ridden municipal corporation is now under fire from officials of the Punjab finance department’s local audit wing who have taken serious note of the practice of repeatedly floating tenders for the same road projects with the apparent aim of favouring certain contractors said to be close to the top brass of the MC’s building branch. The audit wing has also taken exception to files pertaining to some other financial irregularities in the civic body not being made available to its teams.
Molestation Case
Security guard absconding
Panel to meet today
Ludhiana, May 13
Santosh Kumar, a security guard posted at Dr B L Memorial Kapoor Hospital, who is accused of molesting an intern of the nursing college, is absconding. The police has already registered an FIR against the accused and launched manhunt to nab the accused.
Corporal Punishment
10 students beaten up by teacher
 Jagraon, May 13
More than 10 students of Class V, including some girls, were subjected to corporal punishment, as they were beaten up by one of the school teachers at Government Primary School, Kaunke Khosa village, near here yesterday.
Jagdev Singh, father of Gagandeep Singh, one of the students beaten up by a schoolteacher, shows injury marks on his son’s body. A Tribune photograph
Riot victims protest against denial of rehabilitation grant
 Ludhiana, May 13
Riot victims and other members of riot-affected families today held a protest at the office of Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), charging officials with deliberate delay in the processing of pending files for payment of rehabilitation grant of Rs 2 lakh to each riot-affected family, even as the last date for payment of the Central grant elapsed today.
Riot victims led by activists of the Danga Peerit Welfare Society stage a dharna outside the GLADA office in Ludhiana
on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
‘Lack of concern causes eye ailments’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 13
Warning against the tendency of getting foreign particles removed from eyes by non-professionals, a team of ophthalmologists said the malpractice had resulted in blindness due to corneal ulcers in many cases.
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Summer Splash |
Tiny tots enjoy a pool party at Harsh Vidya Mandir in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Strike by ministerial staff
Ludhiana, May 13
On the call of the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union, the ministerial staff of the Ludhiana district as well as tehsil observed a pen down strike here today.
Union leaders and members of different offices like Roadways, health, sanitation, DC office, excise, treasury, public relations and agriculture.
Nurses Day celebrated at DMCH
Ludhiana, May 13
The faculty members and students of College of Nursing, DMCH, celebrated International Nurses Day here today under the guidance of principal Dr Jasbir
Kaur. The theme was “Closing the Gap: Increasing Access and Equity.” On this occasion a workshop on “Curriculum development” was also
organised.
Procurement Agencies
No lessons learnt from past
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 13
Officials of various procurement agencies seem to have learnt no lessons from earlier incidents in which inclement weather had destroyed huge quantities of procured food grains during the past procurement seasons.
Donating blood is his mission
Sat Paul Bansal, a retired manager of the State Bank of Patiala, is now wooing schoolchildren to follow
his footsteps
Ludhiana, May 13
After donating blood for 143 times, Sat Paul Bansal, a retired bank manager of the State Bank of Patiala, is now wooing school students to follow in his footsteps.
Last year, this retired officer approached the then director general, School Education,
Ayali Khurad gets Rs 40-lakh grant
Mullanpur Dakha, May 13
Continuing with his spree of disbursing grants to uplift rural infrastructure and provide basic amenities to rural areas, Ludhiana Zila Parishad chairman Manpreet Singh Ayali handed over a grant of Rs 40 lakh to the panchayat of Ayali Khurad near here, yesterday.
‘Make Punjab no. 1 state’
Ludhiana, May 13
People's Party of Punjab president Manpreet Singh Badal has called upon the people of Punjab to makesacrifices for the welfare of the state, as he has done.
Addresing the legal fraternity here here today, Manpreet said the lawyers should come forward, in making Punjab the number one state in our country.
‘Install speed governors in vehicles’
Ludhiana, May 13
Road safety experts have demanded the installation of the speed governor, following the death of three children due to speeding trucks and school bus in separate incidents.
Kidney patient needs help for transplant
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 13
After having exhausted all resources for her son’s kidney transplant, a Dalit widow of Narangwal Khurad village in Ludhiana district, wants financial help from good Samaritans for saving the son’s life.
‘Use masks to keep infections at bay’
Ludhiana, May 13
Interns of the BSc (nursing), College of Nursing, CMCH, conducted a workshop on “infection control and waste management.” Chief guest Prof Triza
Jiwan, principal, College of Nursing, encouraged interns to wash hands, use masks and gloves while handling patients for keeping infections at bay.
Abducting daughters for the sake of honour
Ludhiana, May 13
From abduction to honour killing, parents of daughters are doing everything to keep their honour intact.
In the latest incident, the city police has registered two cases against parents for abducting their daughters.
PO arrested after 22 years
Ludhiana, May 13
The city police has arrested a proclaimed offender, who was evading arrest for more than 22 years.
The accused identified as Siddique Khan (44), a truck driver and a resident of Bhandana village in Fatehgarh Sahib district, was wanted in a case of causing death by negligence (section 304A of IPC), registered against him in 1989.
Gang of snatchers busted, 8 held
Ludhiana, May 13
The local police claims to have busted a gang of snatchers with the arrest of eight youths. They were behind series of snatching incidents that had taken place in posh localities of the city.
Man kills younger brother in rage
Jagraon, May 13
Thrashing of the father led to the killing of a man by his elder brother at Malak village near Jagraon late last night. The victim has been identified as 32 year-old Harnek Singh while the accused has been identified as 37 year-old Gurjit Singh
Con man posing as vigilance officer held
Jagraon, May 13
Following a movie-style car chase a conman posing as an undercover vigilance bureau officer was caught by the security gunmen of Jagraon deputy superintendent of police Joginder Singh on Friday afternoon.
Con man falls on the road after being hit by an auto-rickshaw, nabbed by cops after a long chase; and (right) argues with them after being caught near the Bus Stand Chowk at Jagraon on Friday.Tribune photos:Himanshu Mahajan |
Computer store burgled
 Ludhiana, May 13
Thieves struck at a computer store located on Prof Mohan Singh Chowk near Aarti Cinema late last night and decamped with 15 laptops, two dream screen computers and other expensive appliances.
The incident came to light when Paramjit Singh Juneja, owner of Secant Technologies, reached his store and saw the shutters uprooted.
A forrensic expert lifts fignerprints at the computer shop which was burgled in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Two booked for kidnapping
Samrala, May 13
The local police has booked two persons, including a woman, for allegedly kidnapping a Sahnewal resident.
Rajinder Singh, a resident of Sahnewal, in a complaint with the police alleged
that Gagandeep Singh and a woman, both residents of Samrala, had kidnapped his
brother, Gurmeet Singh, on April 23.
Markan Trophy
Ludhiana restrict Ropar to 155 runs
 Ludhiana, May 13
Hosts Ludhiana were well placed against Ropar on the first day of the fourth match of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (U-16) for the ML Markan Trophy being played on the Punjab Agricultural University ground here
today.
Players in action during a cricket match between Ludhiana and Ropar in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
SAI trainee for international meet
Ludhiana, May 13
Arpinder Singh, a trainee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Training Centre, Ludhiana, has been selected to represent the country in the Asian Grand Prix Three Leg Athletics Competition to be organised from May 22 to 29 in China. Arpinder Singh, an international athlete of SAI centre, Ludhiana, has been selected to represent the nation on the basis of his performance during the 2nd Indian Grad Prix Athletics Competition held on May 5 at NIS, Patiala.
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A seven-year-old boy was crushed to death under a speeding truck in the industrial area on Friday morning. The accident was the third in the city in the last four days
