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Info committee fines MC Rs 6,000
Ludhiana, May 29
The State Information Commission (SIC) has fined the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Rs 6,000 for delaying information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The SIC has ordered the MC to pay a compensation of Rs 6,000 by way of a crossed treasury cheque to the appellant, Sewa Singh, of Indra Colony.
Civil Hospital burns unit in the doldrums
 Ludhiana, May 29
The long-awaited burn unit at Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital is still a distant dream. The construction of the burn unit, which started over a year ago, is yet to be completed as the contractor has left midway. The health authorities have now called for fresh tenders and have no idea when the unit will be functional.
burning issue Ajay Kumar, a patient with burns, lying in the male ward of the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. photo: Inderjeet verma
Dread of ‘ghosts’ scares away labourers
Ludhiana, May 29
Scary ‘ghost’ stories that children love to read and enjoy the goosebumps they give, appear to have become horrifying tales for construction workers at the city’s Mahavira Civil Hospital. About 15 labourers hired to build a burns unit at the hospital about two and a half years ago abruptly left work midway saying they had seen “ghostly figures” in the hospital premises.
Goods worth lakhs destroyed in fire
Jagraon, May 29
Goods worth more than Rs 10 lakh were gutted in a fire at a car accessories shop here today.
The fire, which broke out at around 1.15 pm, destroyed the goods lying in the shop. The owner of the shop had left for his house only half an hour before the fire broke out.
gutted A car accessories shop where a fire broke out at Jagraon on Sunday. Photo by writer
Goods worth lakhs gutted in hosiery unit
Ludhiana, May 29
Goods worth lakhs were gutted in a fire incident, which took place at a triple storey hosiery unit in Gandhi Nagar area this morning. The factory owners were out of station at the time of the incident.
ABLAZE A hosiery unit that caught fire at Gandhi Nagar in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Falling yarn prices lead to hoarding
Ludhiana, May 29
Though the synthetic yarn prices are falling, it has failed to change the situation as fabric buyers and garment manufacturers have already cancelled their previous orders. As a result, many textile mills are left with huge stocks. Some small and big textile mills in the city were depending on the export market, and are now facing difficult times. Overseas buyers have turned their backs and mills are left with huge stocks of unsold product.
72 physically challenged get artificial limbs
Ludhiana, May 29
An NGO today organised a mega artificial limbs donation project under which 72 physically challenged people were provided with artificial limbs. Major CD Soi, project coordinator, “We spent Rs 1.5 lakh on these artificial limbs prepared by Bharat Vikas Parishad Charitable Trust -- an NGO. We started distributing artificial limbs about a year ago and by now have already distributed these to about 50 needy people. And today we arranged for 100 persons, out of which only 72 turned up.”
HELPING HAND NGO workers help physically challenged fix artificial limbs during a camp organised by Lodge Vishwakarma in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Controversy among senior functionaries deepens
Ludhiana, May 29
With the “suspension” of Lakhwinder Singh Sandhu, senior vice-president, PAU Employees Union, for making “anti-union” statements, the controversy among senior functionaries of the union seems to have deepened.
Traffic chaos in city, who is to blame?
The chaotic condition of vehicular traffic on city roads has to be seen to be believed. It is true that regulation of traffic and enforcement of laws by the police leaves much to be desired, but at the same time it will also be unfair to blame the traffic cops for the mess that the city residents find themselves in while moving on the roads.
Victim’s family accuses doctors of negligence
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 29
A family of Pakhowal village has accused the authorities at the Civil Hospital, Pakhowal, of causing death of their expectant daughter due to negligence.
Doraha residents demand re-shifting of dispensary
Doraha, May 29
The members of Doraha Welfare Society have threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike from June 13 if their demand of re-shifting the civil dispensary of Doraha remained unheeded by the government.
A board indicating the shifting of the civil dispensary from Doraha to Araichan village. A file photo
‘Diarrhoeal diseases lead to child mortality’
A comprehensive diarrhoea management programme was organised by Ludhiana Academy of Pediatrics (LAP) here today. Dr TS
Gambhir, president of LAP said diarrhoeal diseases led to child mortality and morbidity. Around one billion people lack access to improved water and 2.5 billion have no access to basic sanitation.
Mango festival gets off to a juicy start
Ludhiana, May 29
Addicted to mangoes, then go ahead and throng “Mango Fest” at Keys Hotel. It’s going to be one helluva affair, where one will have the chance to fill his or her platter with irresistible varieties of magolicious delicacies.
all smiles: Girls relish mango drinks during the mango fest at a hotel in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Tewari flays govt for going back on its word
Ludhiana, May 29
Ludhiana MP and Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari today criticised the Punjab government for not replacing high tension electricity cables at the Ludhiana airport with underground cables to clear the way for the extension of the runway.
Cong chief for clean water supply
Ludhiana, May 29
District Congress Committee (DCC) president Pawan Dewan today asked the authorities to supply clean drinking water to the city residents. He was here to attend a function at Durgapuri in Haibowal. After inaugurating a tubewell, he said the authorities should take steps to supply clean drinking water to residents. He pointed out that there were a number of localities in the city which did not have access to potable water.
Health insurance cards distributed among needy
Samrala, May 29
Satish Chandra, special secretary, health department, said private nursing homes, which were not competent to perform operations, would not be allowed to play with the lives of patients in the state.
Hepatitis panic continues in Kanganwal village
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 29
Even after three years of an epidemic having engulfed Kanganwal village, residents here continue to live in constant fear of contracting dreaded virus of Hepatitis B and C.
Rat population in city going up rising by leaps and bounds
Ludhiana, May 29
Is the city waiting for another Surat to happen? With the population of rats in the city increasing manifold, the municipal corporation (MC) seems to be totally unaware of the ill-effects associated with rodents.
‘come on, get in’ A trap left for rats at a shop in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
MC scouting for Pied Piper
Ludhiana, May 29
With the city plagued by rats, the municipal corporation is searching for a rodent exterminator to curb the increasing menace.
The tonnes of uncollected and often rotting garbage and other waste has become a major food source for the pests.
under cover Two rats take shelter under a track at the railway station in
Ludhiana
MC can take heart; Railways in same boat
Ludhiana, May 29
Rats are not only a problem for the municipal corporation (MC), but even for the Railways, the health department and others. Armies of rats of the size of a mongoose are a common sight at tracks at the railway station here.
Door-to-door lifting of garbage in limbo
Ludhiana, May 29
Even as garbage littered in the city, the major factor contributing to the rate menace, continues unchecked, the municipal corporation (MC) has yet to go ahead with the proposal of a door-to-door garbage-lifting project, mooted in July last.
safe haven Heaps of garbage lie near the Bhadaur House in
Ludhiana
Car looted at gunpoint
Ludhiana, May 29
Two unidentified youths in a Scorpio SUV looted an occupant of a Maruti Swift car on gunpoint at Model Town extension here late last night. An FIR against the unidentified persons has been registered at the police station number 5.
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Ludhiana, May 29
