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Dissension within Congress comes to the fore
Ludhiana, June 9
Dissensions came to the fore during the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Capt Amarinder Singh’s interaction with party activists from four assembly segments in the city here today. A few contenders for the party ticket in the coming assembly elections, including former legislators, faced pointed remarks from their party colleagues.
Retired army man treasures sketch Husain drew for him
 Ludhiana, June 9
This proud possessor of a sketch by legendary painter Maqbool Fida
Husain, popularly known as the "Picasso of India", who died on Thursday will never be able to forget him.
prized possession Col Davinder Singh Dhindsa poses with the sketch that was made by MF Husain. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Industrialists come forward to adopt parks
 Ludhiana, June 9
A large number of industrialists are coming forward for developing parks and maintaining roads in the industrial area and Focal Point. Most of these parks and roads have either been developed near factories or in other parts of the industrial areas.
what a fountain! A fountain in dilapidated condition at a park near Chawni
Mohalla. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Panel wants uniform amount for upkeep of parks
Ludhiana, June 9
Members of the Park Management Committee (PMC) have demanded that they should be paid a uniformed amount to upkeep their respective parks. Presently, there are 754 parks in the city, and around 350
PMCs.
Cooling off
Splash Children beat the heat by taking a dip into the canal in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
PWD ties itself in knots over proposed ROB
Ludhiana, June 9
With more than 12 commercial establishments, including a petrol station on the Gill-Dugri Canal Road vociferously seeking amendments in the drawing and design of the proposed rail overbridge (ROB) on the Ludhiana-Dhuri railway line, the Public Works Department (PWD) has thrown a spanner in the works.
Akademi mourns Husain’s death
Members of the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi have expressed grief over the demise of MF Husain. Members prayed to the God that the departed soul may rest in peace in the heaven.
‘Anti-farmer’ policies of government condemned
Doraha, June 9
Prem Singh Bhangu, president, and Lakhwinder Singh Bowani, secretary, Kirti Kisan Sabha, Punjab, along with Pawan Kumar Kaushal, state committee member, Marxist Communist Party of India United MCPI (U), in a press note, released here today, have condemned the anti-farmers policies of the Centre and state governments.
Teachers’ training at RIMT
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 9
Six-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on behalf of Punjab Technical University
(PTU) is being organised at RIMT Institute of Engineering and Technology by North India Technical Consultancy
Organisation, Chandigarh.
Nature’s bounty
A fruit grower looks at the grapes harvest in an orchid in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
SDM for Rs 5 lakh as compensation
Ludhiana, June 9
The subdivisional magistrate (SDM) investigating the case of suicide by a retired senior laboratory assistant, who set himself afire in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office on December 20, has suggested Rs 5 lakh as compensation to his family.
Soy-processing technology transferred
Ludhiana, June 9
The Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) today transferred the technology of soybean-processing products, including milk and tofu, to a local entrepreneur.
MC to make use of solar energy mandatory
Ludhiana, June 9
To promote solar energy in this industrial city, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation might write to the government to make some changes in the building bylaws, which makes mandatory for big commercial buildings to use this energy source in their premises.
Gosain helps end strike
 Ludhiana, June 9
It was at around 10 pm last night that Punjab Health Minister Sat Pal Gosain went to the water tank near the Guru Nanak Dev College for Engineering on the Gill Road and persuaded the striking workers of the National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) to come down from the water tank where they were stationed for the past 10 hours
Health Minister Satpal Gosain talks to agitating NRHM workers in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
They are no ordinary students!
 Ludhiana, June 9
Mehnaaj Kaur and Dipan Uppal, both from DAV Public School, have once again proved their mettle in PMT examination by scoring 13th and 15th rank in Punjab, the results of which were declared today. Mehnaaj and Dipan dream to get admission at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Dipan Uppal, who scored 15th rank in PMT, in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Farmers told to opt for time-tested rice varieties
Ludhiana, June 9
Farmers should always prefer to go in for the recommended varieties of paddy and other crops as their recommendations are made by PAU after thorough testing. This was stated by the PAU director of Extension Education, Dr MS Gill adding that besides being having no yield potential, the un-recommended and unknown varieties were more prone to biotic and abiotic stresses. He elaborated that the crop improvement programme at PAU had a time tested variety screening and testing process.
NCC training camp concludes
Ludhiana, June 9
An NCC cadet lost her bangles worth nearly Rs 1 lakh during the training camp held at the Khalsa College for Women.
NCC cadets perform during a cultural festival in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
City students shine in B.Com Ist exam
Ludhiana, June 9
The city students have again excelled in B.Com part Ist year by securing several university positions. Two students from the Government College for Women namely Prabhsharan Kaur and Shilpa have bagged second and third positions, respectively, in the university by scoring 467 and 461 marks out of 550 marks.
Drug peddler arrested near Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway
 Jagraon, June 9
The Ludhiana (rural) Police has arrested a drug peddler, who used to supply intoxicating drugs in a van near education institutes.
The drugs recovered from the accused. A Tribune photograph
Another investor fraud hits city residents
Ludhiana, June 9
Coming in the wake of the recent scam in which nearly 5,000 “investors” were defrauded to the tune of about Rs 50 crore by a bogus foreign exchange firm, Max
Forex, the shutting down of a “share investment company”, another such company
Magisterial probe ordered in roof-collapse incident
Ludhiana, June 9
Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh has marked a magisterial probe into the roof collapse incident that took place yesterday. One person had died and seven others had sustained injuries in this incident. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) JS Sidhu will conduct the probe. A case under Section 304-A has been registered against Bains Contractors Private Limited for the alleged negligence due to which the lintel of Sacred Heart Convent School, BRS Nagar, fell yesterday.
Travel company to compensate consumer
Ludhiana, June 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered Airnet Travels and Cargo Private limited, Feroze Gandhi Market, Ludhiana, to compensate a consumer for its deficient services during his visit to Pattaya and Bangkok.
5 of a family die in accident
Raikot, June 9
Pal of gloom descended on the town as soon as the bodies of five family members of a Congress leader and former councillor Ramesh Sharda were brought here yesterday afternoon.
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Ludhiana, June 9
