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Ray of hope for Ahluwalia family
Ludhiana, June 8
Compensation to Rakesh Talwar has brought ray of hope to the Ahluwalia family, whose beloved Sarita Ahluwalia lost her life in a similar incident on the fateful night of April 18, 1999.
 NRHM, sanitary staff hold city to ransom
Ludhiana, June 8
At least 20 employees of the National Rural Health Mission climbed atop a water tank and blocked the traffic for four-and-a-half hour causing a lot of inconvenience to commuters on the busy Gill Road near Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College here today afternoon.
Fainted Two women employees of the NRHM fainted while protesting . They have been identified as Meena, an ANM from Patiala, and Jaswinder Kaur, an employee from Gurdaspur. One of them was given drip then and there by a few employees of the health department. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Door-to-door garbage Collection
Ludhiana, June 8
Commuters were forced to wait in sizzling summer noon when a large number of activists of the Valmiki Samaj Bachao Andolan formed a human chain and blocked traffic at the busy Bharat Nagar traffic intersection here today to protest against the state government’s door-to-door garbage lifting proposal.
wheeled protest Members of the Valmiki Samaj Bachao Andolan block the Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Health dept still dependent on DDT
Ludhiana, June 8
While the health department is still depending on decades old mosquito killer DDT, mosquitoes become resistant to the deadly chemical known to cause cancer among humans.
‘I had to wait here for more than an hour due to the protest’
Ludhiana, June 8
Earlier, when agitating employees blocked traffic at Malerkotla Road, the commuters had a tough time. Talking to the Tribune, Tony,a resident of Patiala, said,`I had come for a check up at one of the Ludhiana hospitals as my leg has just been operated upon recently. I was on my way back to Patiala after the check up but felt harassed as I had to wait here for more than an hour due to the protest."
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| NRHM union members block Gill Road in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Protest by Valmiki Samaj Bachao Andolan has residents fuming
Ludhiana, June 8
Protest by the members of the Valmiki Samaj Bachao Andolan have left the city residents fuming.
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| Members of the Balmiki Samaj Bachao Anodolan block Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Mosquitoes are resistant to DDT and cause cancer among humans
Ludhiana, June 8
As the health department sprays DDT to control malaria, it plays with the health of people as the pesticide is a well-known cancer-causing chemical.
Mosquitoes afloat stagnant water. A Tribune photograph
Police caught in crossfire of allegations
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 8
The Jodhan police is caught between two groups of activists who have been fighting to prove their mettle at Hargobind Pura village in Ludhiana district, near here.
Police to crack whip on drunk drivers
Ludhiana, June 8
Drunk drivers beware! To crack its whip on drunk drivers, the city police is going to start a drive from midnight under which drivers driving vehicles under the influence of liquor will be strictly punished. The drive has been initiated following an increase in the incidents of fatal accidents in the city.
Overtime, staff shortage plague fire department
Ludhiana, June 8
The Municipal Corporation seems to be in no mood to upgrade its fire department though numerous incidents of fire have been reported from different parts of the city.
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No end to health woes of railway pensioners
Ludhiana, June 8
Even after upgradation of the railway health unit of the Northern Railway here to sub-divisional hospital (SDH), the available facilities leave much to be desired with the result that the intended beneficiaries - both the serving employees and pensioners of the Railways keep crying for better healthcare.
Decline in metal content in Budah Nullah
Ludhiana, June 8
Heavy metal content in Budah Nullah has shown a steep decline after strict measures taken by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to check the discharge of effluents by various industrial units.
Health team destroys substandard eatables
Jagraon, June 8
A team of health officials conducted a raid on various sweet shops, bakeries, juice bars, meat and vegetables shops here yesterday.
CIPHET transfers soya processing technology
Ludhiana, June 8
Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) yesterday signed an MoU with an entrepreneur from Samrala for licensing the technology of soyabean processing into milk and tofu. The technology has been commercialised at nominal cost for promoting small-scale entrepreneurs.
Rate of bricks fixed
Ludhiana, June 8
The Deputy Commissioner has fixed the prices of bricks for the upcoming developmental projects in the city.
Defying all odds, Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School bring laurels
Ludhiana, June 8
Fighting against all odds, girls from Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, emerged victorious in their Class XII Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) examinations.
Girls at the top in Panjab University BCA (I) results
Ludhiana, June 8
Deepika Jain of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women has secured second position in Panjab University BCA (I) results by scoring 82.5 per cent marks. The results were declared today.
From Schools
Students ‘run to have fun’
LUDHIANA:
Spring Dale Senior Secondary School organised a workshop “Run to have fun” from June 2-8 for classes VI to IX.
Ludhiana scan
Repression against Baba Ramdev condemned
The Lok Morcha has come down heavily upon the Congress-led UPA government for use of brute force and repression against Baba Ramdev and his followers, who were agitating against corruption and black money at the Ramlila ground in Delhi. Kasturi
Lal, president, and Himmat Singh, secretary of the morcha, said the action was inhuman and against all democratic norms and traditions.
Participants get tips to hone cooking skills
Ludhiana, June 8
Chef Jayanandan today gave tips on culinary skills to the participants of “Fun in the Sun”, a summer camp going at Sutlej Club.
At the crossroads
Good books are seldom discarded
It’s a fact universally acknowledged, with apology to Jane Austen, that those who love books care less for other things. Books engross the mind so much that there is no time to think about the amenities in life. I was made aware of this aspect of my life when I was asked to shift to a newly-built room at the top floor of our old house. All this happened in the process of renovating the old structure so as to be on par with the changing patterns of house building.
Neighbours envy, owner’s pride
Ludhiana, June 8
Ludhianvis have always been known for their lavish lifestyle. Thus, dog-lovers in the city don’t mind spending even a few lakhs for keeping dogs of rare breeds as their pride possession. And these “no-ordinary” dogs have brought accolades to their masters by winning “prestigious” titles by defeating several dogs available in the United Kingdom and the
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Dog’s day out
The rare breeds of dogs that are in demand by dog lovers; and (right) Barney, a Golden Retriever, who has won several awards. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
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Police initiates action against PAU employee in fake robbery case
Mullanpur Dakha, June 8
The police has initiated action against a resident of Mohi village,
Ludhiana, an employee of the Punjab Agricultural University, for allegedly lodging a false complaint regarding a robbery that never occurred.
Mullanpur police, along with Ranjit Singh, who lodged a false robbery complaint on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
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