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Poor drainage annoys councillors
Ludhiana, June 17
Inundation of streets and roads spelt misery for residents and embarrassed the top brass of the municipal corporation (MC) who had to face the ire of councillors on the issue at the general house meeting held here today.
People wade through knee-deep water near the Damoria Bridge in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cars go under 7-ft deep water in MC parking lot
Ludhiana, June 17
The municipal corporation was unable to prevent its own multilevel parking lot at Mata Rani Chowk from being inundated after the heavy rain that lashed the city and its surrounding areas on Friday. With the ground level under seven feet of water nearly 20 privately owned vehicles parked there were submerged, leaving their owners fuming and fretting.
Rainwater accumulated in the parking lot reportedly due to backflow of sewage from drains.
Register FIR against ADCP, orders court
Ludhiana, June 17
In a major embarrassment to the city police, the local court has directed the Police Commissioner, Ishwar Singh, to register a case against Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP-I) Harsh Bansal, District Attorney (DA-legal) Sirdana and three persons from the debt recovery tribunal for helping the accused in a land-grab case.
Love story that wasn’t
Ludhiana, June 17
With Mahesh Mehto’s suicide there comes a tragic end to an illegitimate love story.
Murderer commits suicide in jail
Ludhiana, June 17
The penitence of the gory killing proved, too, much to handle for the murder accused, who committed suicide by hanging himself in the jail bathroom here today.
Mahesh Mehto
Ludhiana scan
The Taxation Bar Association today held a meeting with the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax to discuss refunds and other tax-related problems.
Trifurcate Ludhiana district, says Congress legislator Khangura
Ludhiana, June 17
Congress legislator from Qila Raipur today called for Ludhiana district to be trifurcated and demanded for the creation of a new district Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and new cities at Mullanpur and
Doraha.
Ashram comes up at Sarabha village
Ludhiana, June 17
Dr Naurang Singh Mangat, former scientist of the PAU, Ludhiana, has opened a Guru Amar Das Apahaj Ashram in the middle of
Sarabha, Abbuwal and Sahaulee villages here.
Shelter The newly constructed Guru Amar Das Apahaj Ashram at Sarabha village. A Tribune photograph
City welcomes pre-monsoon showers, Mercury dips
Ludhiana, June 17
Though the thundershowers that lashed the city and its surrounding areas on Friday brought back smiles on the faces of most residents, they also caused great inconvenience to many others.
(Left) Convoy of the Chief Parliamentary Secretary stuck on a flooded road near the Clock Tower; a caved-in portion of the service lane near Aarti Cinema
(middle); and a sweet shop at Dandi Swami Chowk is submerged in Ludhiana.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
A boon for paddy cultivators
Ludhiana, June 17
Farmers heaved a sigh of relief with the pre-monsoon showers lashing the region. They are all smiles as excessive water is useful for paddy transplantation and would face fewer problems during the sowing season.
A tree that was uprooted following a heavy rain in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Spat over repaired road takes an ugly turn
Ludhiana, June 17
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress activists are engaged in a spat over a recently- repaired road, connecting posh Model Town Extension with Model House, in Ward No 47 of the city. Both parties are levelling allegations and counter allegations against each other as the house of an area councillor and leader of SAD
councillors, Harbhajan Singh Dang, is also located on the same road.
Youth blames hospital for father's death
Ludhiana, June 17
Sandeep Singh, a resident of Budhlada in Mansa district whose father died today at Hero DMC Heart Institute, has accused the authorities of medical negligence.
Juveniles sent to Mother Teresa home
Ludhiana, June 17
The two girls, who were found in a sedated condition, from Sabzi Mandi on June 15, were shifted to Mother Teresa home near Jalandhar bypass here today.
Civil Surgeon moots rapid response team
Ludhiana, June 17
Dr Harinder Pal Singh Bali, who has been appointed Civil Surgeon of
Ludhiana, said today that rapid response teams would be constituted to combat diseases in the city. Talking to The Tribune Dr Bali said: “I will meet all senior medical officers of the district in this regard on Monday.”
Exporters relieved as govenrment extends DEPB scheme
Ludhiana, June 17
Exporters, who were foreseeing an uncertain international market, received a major relief with the government deciding to extend benefits under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme (DEPB) by three months.
‘Padho Punjab’ — Is it really working?
Ludhiana, June 17
For the second year in row, Ludhiana district has got “C” grade in “Padho Punjab”, a project being run by Sarv Shisha
Abhiyan, Punjab, and Pratham, an NGO. With this, the aim of the project- to
increase the teaching aptitude of government school teachers and learning
competency of children- seems to have forfeited, as the district has been ranked
19th out of total 20 districts of Punjab.
From schools
Admission rush at PAU; 3,549 apply for 90 seats
Ludhiana, June 17
Heavy rush for admission is being witnessed at Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) these days. For just 90 seats, a total of 3,549 applications were received for BSc agriculture
(Hons), the entrance test for which will be held on June 20.
2 persons attacked at petrol station
Jagraon, June 17
Two persons were attacked by some unidentified persons at a petrol station located on the Jagraon-Raikot road this afternoon. The victims have been identified as Nirmal Singh, alias
Nimma, and Jagraj Singh of Akhara village near Jagraon.
Mohali, Ropar lads set for title clash
Ludhiana, June 17
Mohali and Ropar lads won their respective semifinal matches to clash for the title in the under-21category on the concluding day of the second edition of the Prithipal Singh Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey Festival. These matches are jointly being organised by the Jarkhar Hockey Academy and the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association at Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium in Jarkhar village. All the matches were played in a floodlit stadium.
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