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Fuel dealers not to replenish stocks for three days
Ludhiana, July 6
Fuel dealers in Punjab have announced they will organize a three-day protest beginning Thursday to register their anger at the state government’s refusal to lower value added tax on petrol and diesel. They said s they will not buy fuel from the state-run oil companies and will clear unsold stocks during the next three days.
Jilted man kills wife
Ludhiana, July 6
A jilted man gagged his 23-year-old wife to death at his one-room house located in the Ladhowal area here today.
Gosain-Ishwar spat takes an ugly turn
Ludhiana, July 6
A fortnight after Health Minister Satpal Gosain voiced concern over the city becoming a den of criminals and the crime graph touching all time high thereby demanding transfer of Commissioner of Police, Ishwar Singh; the latter today came out with a documentary evidence that the crime graph had actually gone down compared to the last year.
Woman delivers baby on railway tracks
Khanna July 6
A pregnant woman gave birth to a boy on rail tracks when she was being taken to the town’s Civil Hospital for delivery on Wednesday. Bhagwanti, a migrant labourer, was rushed to a privately run clinic located on the Lalheri road after labour pains began in the morning Khanna. However, after some time doctors there told her husband, Vinod Paswan, they would not be able handle her case and he should take his wife to the Civil Hospital for her delivery.
Drivers’ licence won’t drive you crazy
Ludhiana, July 6
Students seeking learning license for two-wheelers and four-wheelers won’t have to make the rounds of the District Transport Office (DTO) as about 50 colleges, including government, private and aided colleges, have been asked to get their employees trained at the District Transport Office so that work could be started smoothly at these educational institutions. These colleges are expected to make licenses from the next week.
Wine is passé, imported handcuffs in
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 6
Gone are the days when policemen used to ask their NRI friends to bring wine from abroad. They are now asking them to bring imported carbon steel handcuffs for criminals.
A cop shows imported handcuffs at Mandi
Ahmedgarh
MC demolition squad beats a hasty retreat
Ludhiana, July 6
Political interference once again marred the municipal corporation’s ongoing anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday, causing embarrassment to civic officials.
A resident of Chawni Mohalla demolishes his own structure; and (right) residents protest against the Municipal Corporation‘s demolition drive in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Finally, MC to instal rainwater harvesting systems
Ludhiana, July 6
Waking up from its slumber, two years after the state government directed the civic body to install rooftop rainwater harvesting systems, the Municipal Corporation has ordered the installation of system that, too, after the city has already experienced 350 mm of rain in June.
 Illegal room demolished in AC Market
Ludhiana, July 6
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) officials today demolished a room from where some persons were running an illegal water purification business. The room was situated on the top floor of Calibre Plaza, also known as AC market, near Bhadaur House here.
Workers of the Municipal Corporation demolish a structure on the third floor of Calibre Plaza in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Mozambique delegates visit PAU
Ludhiana, July 6
A delegation from the ministry of agriculture, Republic of Mozambique (MARM), comprising Dr Calisto Antonio Francisco Bias, director-general of agricultural research,
MARM, and Eugenia Fafetine, director, human resource directorate, visited Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) today and interacted with Vice-Chancellor, Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon on academic and development issues for collaboration. Dr Dhillon apprised them of the programmes and activities at PAU and said it would welcome any collaboration in academic, research and technology transfer
programmes.
Students shine in BSc II exams
Ludhiana, July 6
Keeping up the tradition of excellent results, students of BSc II from various city colleges have proved their excellence in Panjab University annual examinations. Mandeep
Kaur, a student of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, secured first position in the city by securing 92.2 per cent marks. She scored 1,291 marks, out of total 1,400 marks.
Discussion on zoonosis diseases
Ludhiana, July 6
In order to sensitise younger generation about diseases transmitted
from animals to human beings and vice-versa, a seminar was held at DCM Presidency School, Ludhiana, to mark the World Zoonosis Day, wherein
students were apprised of the symptoms and prevention of diseases caused by animals.
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Fun all the way |
Tiny Tots of Maple Bear Canadian Playway and Nursery School came dressed as vegetables and fruits during a function in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
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Three commercial buildings demolished by MC
Ludhiana, July 6
Taking action against encroachments, the building branch of Zone B of the Municipal Corporation today demolished three commercial buildings and got 2,500 sq yards of park vacated from different parts of the city.
Black rice good for health
Ludhiana, July 6
The Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) transferred technology of making biscuits and bread from black rice, the variety which is widely consumed in China and is also known for its health benefits.
power bills
Consumers penalised for late payment of power bills
Amloh, July 6
The subdivisional office (SDO) of Punjab state power corporation limited at Amloh used to deliver the bills of power supply to consumers but for the past three months, the bills is not being delivered by the office, the consumer are told to select their bills from the bundles with help of an office clerk by showing their old bill.
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On a carefree track |
Three girls share a ‘dupatta’ to keep the sizzling heat at bay in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Ludhiana scan
Wada Ghallughara Memorial
‘Construction will be completed by July 25’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 6
Defying apprehensions about delay in erection of the Wada Ghallughara Memorial at Rohira village near here, Darbara Singh Guru, principal secretary to the Punjab Chief Minister asserted that the construction would be completed by July 25 and the memorial would be handed over to the department of Cultural Affairs by October 15.
Sub-registrar office inaugurated at Mullanpur
Mullanpur Dakha, July 6
The office of the joint-sub-registrar that was constructed a few months a go was ultimately inaugurated here yesterday.
‘Govt’s plan will divert teachers from their main role’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 6
The Government’s plan to upgrade standard of education in state-run schools may not bear the desired results, as attention of teachers in these schools will be diverted towards accomplishing the target to identify those children not studying and dropouts.
LIT moots settlement scheme to clear backlog
Ludhiana, July 6
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has come out with a one-time settlement scheme to clear all pending cases of residential and commercial properties in its colonies dragging for decades. The move has been necessitated in the wake of thousands cases of transfer, registration of sale deeds and sale agreements in several colonies developed by the trust pending due to the non-payment of interest, penal interest and non-construction fine, change of land use and structural changes.
Dhanda first Ludhianvi to head PPSC
Ludhiana, July 6
Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from Ludhiana (West) Harish Rai Dhanda, who was a chief parliamentary secretary (CPS), has become the first Ludhianvi to be appointed chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC).
Beg, borrow or steal juvenile home inmates’ mantra
Ludhiana, July 6
Being poor seems to be their only mistake. They are living in society where beg, borrow or steal are common traits. Sense of right and wrong has never been a matter of consideration.
Surplus power
Hot weather deflates PSPCL claims
Ludhiana, July 6
Tall claims of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on the state having surplus power to meet demand of the farm sector during ongoing paddy season as well as all other categories of consumers have fallen flat with monsoon evading the region after a brief spell.
Dope row: Tread cautiously, warn doctors
 Ludhiana, July 6
Treading cautiously, following “dope” controversy which resulted in suspension of top coaches and star athletes of the country, the local training centre of the Sports Authority of India
(SAI) conducted a special lecture on “anti- doping” to spread awareness among the budding players.
A lecture in doping underway at SAI Training Centre in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Drug peddler held with charas
Jagraon, July 6
The Focal Point police has nabbed a drug peddler and seized 1.230 kg of
charas. The suspect identified as Gori Shanker, a native of Bihar, was nabbed during a routine check at naka in the Focal Point area.
Car thieves cock a snook at police
Ludhiana, July 6
Cocking a snook at claims made by the police department that incidents of snatching has declined, four car thieves first thrashed a man and then took away the latter’s vehicle from a pizza joint on the Ferozepore road
last night.
Thieves decamp with 50-tola gold
Jagraon, July 6
Thieves struck at a house located in Tehsil Road in the Jagraon area and decamped with gold ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh.
TT meet
Abhinav outplays Jasbir
Ludhiana, July 6
The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India organised a table tennis tournament at its Dugri office here today, in which participants from local offices took part.
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