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Residents protest mobile tower installation
Ludhiana, June 19
Perturbed over the increasing number of mobile towers in their locality, residents of the Krishna Nagar area of Ghumar Mandi were up in arms against a resident who was to install a mobile tower on the roof of his house today.
Public WRATH Jagdeep Singh, a house-owner, being beaten up by residents of Ghumar Mandi in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Badal writes to PM on Lakkar Bridge
Ludhiana, June 19
To speed up the work on the much-delayed Lakkar Bridge project, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get the project expedited.
IT dept to go public with names of tax evaders
Ludhiana, June 19
Those thinking of evading tax beware! The income tax department is now working on plans to publish a list of tax defaulters, including assesses who are either untraceable or whose assets are not identifiable, in leading newspapers. This "out of the box solution" is aimed at exposing tax offenders in the public domain.
Self-immolation bid backfires, woman booked
Ludhiana, June 19
Those contemplating to stage suicide dramas to exert pressure on cops will now have to face the consequences. The police has now booked the 35-year-old woman, identified as Mamta, who tried to set herself afire on Saturday, for attempted suicide under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code.
 City Bus
Contract termination deflates residents
Ludhiana, June 19
With the decision of municipal corporation to terminate the contract of Tata company for the much-hyped city bus service project, local residents are feeling cheated.
Taken for a ride? A file photo shows MC Commissioner AK Sinha, Mayor Hakam Singh Giaspura, Senior Deputy Mayor Praveen Bansal take a ride in a low-floor bus during its trial
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Initial survey carried out in a car
Ludhiana, June 19
Can buses ply on already chocked roads of the city? This is much talked about issue nowadays. Reason: Initial survey for starting the bus service was carried out in a car. At that time, officials might have failed to realise that the car is much smaller than the bus. The officials concerned have, so far, not done anything to increase the width of the roads.
‘Auto-wallahs’ often a law unto themselves
Ludhiana, June 19
With over 50,000 autorickshaws, including a huge fleet of those that can be summoned by dialing a number, about 100 taxis plying in the city every day, the streets have become increasingly congested leaving little space for ordinary commuters. If all the autos are lined up in a row about 23,000 of them can cover a 56 km long stretch, said a traffic expert.
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The bus on trial run jostles with auto-rickshaws for space near Durga Mata Mandir in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Nine years on, pollution-free tag eludes Ludhiana
Ludhiana, June 19
In July 2002, the then Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana had decided to upgrade the public transport system by deciding to launch a bus service for the city, identified the routes and issued permits. This step was taken to keep a check on air pollution caused by thousands of auto-rickshaws, which still remain wieldy used public transport system in the city.
Minibus operators fear tough competition from local buses
 Ludhiana, June 19
Even as city residents are waiting eagerly for the proposed local bus services to take off, there are several who say their livelihoods would be affected. These are the private minibus operators and autorickshaw drivers who feel once the buses begin to run in the city their business would take a hit.
window into reality With city bus service still a distant dream for residents, traffic jams seems to be the only reality for commuters in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
daddy cool The father-son duo of Hardeep Singh and Manavdeep Singh celebrate Father’s Day by cutting a cake in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
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Vet varsity gears up for CET
Ludhiana, June 19
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is conducting its sixth Common Entrance Test
(CET) on June 22. RS Model Senior Secondary School Shastri Nagar, Near Model Town, will be the main centre of examination, College of Veterinary Science in the veterinary university its other
centre.
essay writing contest
Felicitation of winners after six months!
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 19
If felicitation of outstanding performers is seen as a tool for promoting talent, the state education department doesn’t seem too keen on following the practice, for it may take at least six months to pat the winners of a scheduled essay writing competition on national integration and communal harmony for schoolchildren.
Foundation stone of hospital laid
Sahnewal, June 19
Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Satpal Gosain yesterday laid the foundation stone of a 30-bed hospital at Koom Kalan.
Ludhiana scan
Woman alleges kidnap by cop’s wife
Ludhiana, June 19
A 45-year-old woman, Amarjeet Kaur, from Aman Nagar, near Jalandhar bypass, created drama in front of the house of Punjab health and family welfare minister Satpal Gosain here today after she levelled allegations against the wife of a policeman of kidnapping her.
Amarjeet Kaur (left) shows photographs of her wounds to the media in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Bittu leads angry protest against Gadkari
Ludhiana, June 19
Led by president of the Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) and Member of Parliament from Anandpur Sahib Ravneet Singh
Bittu, the YC workers today staged an angry protest against BJP president Nitin Gadkari at Bhai Bala Chow here for his “objectionable” remarks against the Congress and its leadership.
Ravneet Singh Bittu (right), president of Punjab Youth Congress and its members, conduct a mock brain surgery upon BJP president Nitin Gadkari’s effigy at a protest in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Quacks turn smart, display degrees of docs
Ludhiana, June 19
Quacks, who treat people suffering from bone and teeth problems, are not only befooling people but also health authorities of the district. They can be found in large numbers in Dehlon Mandi and its surrounding areas.
526 donate blood at camp
Ludhiana, June 19
The Salaam Zindagi Foundation, an NGO, organised a blood donation camp at Dandi Sawami Tapovan in Civil Lines here today.
Addressing a gathering, Punjab health and family welfare minister Satpal Gosain appreciated the volunteers for donating blood and organisations for supporting the noble mission to serve thalassaemic patients. As many as 526 persons donated blood.
For a noble cause Donors donate blood at a blood donation camp organised by Salaam
Zlndagi in Ludhiana on Sunday. photo: Inderjeet Verma
Temple priest shows way to society
Ludhiana, June 19
Mahanand Shastri, a temple priest at Dandi Swami Tapovan, has set an example to serve society by taking a pledge to donate his body, vital organs and eyes.
Mahanand Shastri
Cops detain three drunken youths
Ludhiana, June 19
Three drunken youths were detained by the police for manhandling cops during a routine security check conducted in front of the Flamez Mall here today.
Local youth abducted, found unconscious in Ahmedgarh
Ludhiana, June 19
A 22-year-old youth who was abducted by a group of armed assailants from Vikas Nagar was found in an unconscious state at Mandi Ahmedgarh, 30 km from here, late last night. The victim, Dipesh, sustained head injuries in the incident. He was spotted in an unconscious state by a commuter and later hospitalised. He received 11 stitches on the head.
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