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Monsoon catches up with MC projects
Ludhiana, June 26
The monsoon is here and it seems that the development projects of the Municipal Corporation (MC) may be holding the city to ransom.
Four hurt as autorickshaw overturns
Ludhiana, June 26
Four persons sustained injuries after an over speeding auto-rickshaw overturned in order to avert a head-on collision with a motorcycle near Chand Cinema here today.
Snag in engine delays Shatabdi by over 2 hrs
Ludhiana, June 26
A snag in the electric railway engine at the Ludhiana railway station delayed the 2014
Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express for more than two hours here today with stranded passengers fuming till a replacement was arranged. The train, which was scheduled to depart at 7.10 am, left for New Delhi at 9.15 am.
ather-son duo held for selling habit-forming drugs
 Ludhiana, June 26
With the arrest of a father-son duo, the city police’s narcotics wing claims to have busted a gang of drug dealers and recovered a huge quantity of habit forming drugs from their possession.
NABBED Police officials show the psychotropic drugs seized from the father-son duo (right) during a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
City’s very own ‘Madame Tussauds’ a big draw
 Ludhiana, June 26
The city can now boast of having the country’s biggest wax museum and the region’s first that has come up near the tiger safari on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar highway. Spread over 2,000 square yards, it houses wax sculptures in a covered area of 500 square yards.
For 75-year-old Chander Shekhar Parbhakar, a local businessman and amateur wax sculptor, the museum is like a dream come true.
Chander Shekhar Prabhakar, a city-based
amatuer, stands with his wax statues
High-end hotels usually left out
Ludhiana, June 26
Though the police earned accolades with the busting of the flesh trade racket thriving at a dingy hotel located in the heart of the city, but at the same time, the raid has exposed the double standard of the city police.
RECOVERED Liquor bottles seized from a hotel, where the police busted a prostitution racket, being taken to the police station in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Mishap waiting to happen |
An open manhole in Chander Nagar, Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Lightening damages electrical appliances
Amloh, June, 26
Lightening hit a house at Raipur Araian village, 3 km from here, during the first monsoon showers in the wee hours today and burnt an air conditioner, smashed the windowpanes and damaged the walls and roof of a house.
Murder suspect alleges third degree torture
Ludhiana, June 26
A suspect in a blind murder case has accused the Shimlapuri police of inflicting third degree torture on him and breaking his leg.
Ludhiana Scan
Rally against drug addiction
Ludhiana, June 26
For spreading awareness against drug addiction, cadets of 3Pb Girls Bn NCC Ludhiana organised an awareness rally here today. This rally was held on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
NCC volunteers carry out a rally against drug abuse in Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Reporters’ Diary
The condition of city roads simply deplorable
The condition of the damaged and potholed main roads, feeder network of roads and streets in the industrial capital of the state, has to be seen to be believed.
A brief spell of pre-monsoon showers, and then the coming of the monsoon ahead of schedule, has thoroughly exposed the tall claims of the Municipal Corporation (MC) and the senior functionaries of the government who have been making tall claims of making the mega city nothing less than “California”.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
3.65 lakh get polio drops
Ludhiana, June 26
The health department today administered polio drops to at least 3.65 lakhs children here today. Health and family welfare minister Satpal Gosain began the drive by administering polio drops to children residing at Kidwai Nagar. Dr HS Bali, Civil Surgeon,
Ludhiana, said about 1,603 teams were constituted to administer polio drops to kids of those working in brick kilns and living in outskirts.
A volunteer administers polio drops to a child during the pulse polio drive in Ludhiana on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: HIMANSHU MAHAJAN
Youth exhorted to shun drugs
Ludhiana, June 25
The health department of Ludhiana today observed International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking under the leadership of Dr US Sooch, Senior Medical Officer (SMO), at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital.
Cops get cubicle to keep cool head
Ludhiana, June 26
A specially designed cubicle located at the Fountain Chowk was made operational yesterday so as to provide relief to the traffic police, who have been braving the elements for years together.
Gas Chamber A specially designed cubicle for traffic policemen located at the Fountain Chowk in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Railways to improve amenities, hygiene
 Ludhiana, June 26
Authorities of the Northern Railways have initiated several steps to bring about a qualitative improvement in passenger services and amenities at all railway stations under Ferozepur division, including the one in
Ludhiana. The Railways intend to give a new look to the main railway stations and assign special staff to address day today problems of commuters. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Northern Railway) MM Singh, who was in the city to inspect various facilities at railway station, stated this yesterday evening.
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NOT A BURDEN |
A man carries his little girl on his shoulders as she enjoys the rain at the Ludhiana Railway Station on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Nursing profession no more lucrative
Ludhiana, June 26
Nursing is not a lucrative profession anymore. Over the years the attitude of society towards it has also changed a lot. Even those who are pursuing this profession don’t have any high hopes from it.
Proclaimed offender jumps into canal, held
Jagraon, June 26
Two policemen of the Ludhiana (rural) police department jumped into a canal to nab a proclaimed offender who wanted to avoid being arrested.
Workshop at orphanage
Ludhiana, June 26
A group of youngsters got together and formed an NGO Jeevan Sanyam a few months ago. They imparted vocational training to orphans at Nishkam Shishu Sadan, Khheri village.
8 yrs on, regular water supply still a pipe dream
 Ludhiana, June 26
The supply of potable and regular water supply in the city remains a distant dream even though a project for ensuring 100 per cent water supply was inaugurated during the Congress regime in 2002. Eight years have passed, but the project remains a dream.
Showdown Residents of Chawwni Mohalla in Ludhiana block traffic to protest against supply of unfit water and its shortage in their locality. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
‘Operation walk’ brings a smile to many
Ludhiana, June 26
Surinder Kaur (35), a resident of Friends Colony, who was operated upon at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital under “Operation Walk” (a project of DMCH in collaboration with the Rubin Institute for Advanced
Orthopaedics, USA), said she became easy prey to quacks and self medication due to illiteracy and got her hip bones damaged.
Noble gesture A patient, who underwent knee replacment surgery, being examined at the orthopaedic ward of the DMCH in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Summer hockey camp
ends
Ludhiana, June 26
At least 25 trainees of Baba Isher Singh Public School took part in the
25-day summer hockey camp that concluded here yesterday.
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Ludhiana, June 26
