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Sometimes this, sometimes that
Ludhiana, July 24
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) officials have been claiming that they would not start the construction or re-carpeting of roads in the city, but at the same time, the Mayor, Hakam Singh Giaspura, is laying the foundation stones of roads in various parts of the city.
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A night view of the Central Library of the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu
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Power theft: Industrial unit fined Rs 2.25 crore
Ludhiana, July 24
In a major success against the ongoing relentless drive to check power theft, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has detected power theft by an industrial unit on the periphery of the city by tapping an 11 KW power cable through an underground bypass.
Politicians log on to woo voters ahead of polls
Ludhiana, July 24
With an eye on the approaching state assembly polls, claimants for tickets of political parties from various constituencies in the city have intensified electioneering activities. In their frantic efforts to woo residents politicians have begun to use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Adarsh schools fine, but what about govt schools?
Ludhiana, July 24
The state government is setting up Adarsh Schools with the participation of private players to provide quality education in Punjab. But the decision has not gone well among the faculty of government schools who feel that instead of spending crores on opening new schools, government schools, which are in a shambles, should have been upgraded.
Milestone in surgical mgmt of eye diseases
Ludhiana, July 24
The department of eye at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) has achieved another milestone in the surgical management of complex vitreo-retinal diseases of the eye by introducing sutureless vitrectomy.
52 get free artificial limbs
Ludhiana, July 24
Bindu, a 15-year-old girl, doesn't go to school. She got deprived of a leg when a car ran over her at the age of four. She has since been having private tuitions at home, but never had the courage to go to a school.
Shifting of automobile majors unsettles component makers
Ludhiana, July 24
The auto component segment located in the city is having sleepless nights over the recent shifting of several automobile majors to China due to the high cost of labour and other impediments in India.
Five cows die under mysterious conditions
Khanna, July 24
Shock wave swept the city again as the news of death of five cows and an ox was reported in the Sabzi Mandi in front of Punjab and Sind Bank.Nine cows have reportedly died in the city due to unknown reasons till now.
MSMEs fail to draw benefits from schemes
Ludhiana, July 24
Despite beneficial schemes provided by the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the MSMEs in the state have failed to get the facilities. The main reason for the failure of such schemes in Punjab is the callous attitude of the state government in implementing the schemes. Ignorance on the part of industrial associations has also contributed in the failure of many schemes meant for the MSME sector.
70 participate in SUV adventure rally
Ludhiana, July 24
Vrooming in the sand, ploughing through the mud, clambering up the dunes, zooming down at an angle of 30, some people from the city and around had the taste of maiden 4x4 adrenalin rush.
HM-Mitsubishi motors launch the first ‘Heart in Mouth’ car rally in Ludhiana. A Trbune photograph
Vidhan Sabha panel reviews working of aanganwari centres
Ludhiana, July 24
The Vidhan Sabha committee for SC/ST visited two aanganwari centres running on the premises of Gurdwara Singh Sabha at Prem Nagar yesterday under the chairmanship of Dr Dalbeer Singh
(Verka).He expressed his satisfaction over the functioning of these centres.
Dr Dalbeer Singh of Verka interacts with aanganwari workers at Prem Nagar. A Tribune photograph
Rotary Club Ludhiana gets new team
Ludhiana July 24
Balbir Singh was installed as the president of Rotary Club Ludhiana for 2011-12 here last evening. The installation ceremony was performed by Sanjiv
Sethi, governor of Rotary district 3070. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, the VC of the
PAU, was the chief guest.
PAU VC Baldev Singh Dhillon (L) and district governor of Rotary Club Sanjiv Sethi during the club ceremony in
Ludhiana.A Tribune photograph
Split in Cong comes to fore again
Jagraon, July 24
Split among different factions of the local unit of Congress came to the fore once again during the felicitation ceremony of new district Congress (rural) president Malkiat Singh Dakha held here yesterday.
‘Follow varieties recommended by PAU’
Ludhiana July 24
Farmers should prefer to go in for recommended varieties of paddy and other crops as recommendations are made by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) after meticulous testing. This was stated by rice breeder, Dr GS Mangat. He elaborated that crop improvement programme at PAU has a time-tested variety screening and testing procedure.
Sukhbir can’t fool electorate, says Tewari
Ludhiana, July 24
Ludhiana MP and national spokesperson of the Congress Manish Tewari said the populist announcements made by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal at Jalandhar on Friday was too little and too late.
123 lives lost in 2 years on 37-km killer stretch
The delay in completion of four-laning of the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road by the Punjab Roads and Bridges Development Board has converted it into a 37-km long killer stretch.
Clockwise from top: Missing railings endanger the lives of commuters; a car that rammed into a roundabout near Pohir village recently; and a huge roundabout near Gill village constricts the movement of traffic. |
Police helpless as public cooperation missing
Jagraon, July 24
The firing incident in Jagraon on Saturday afternoon once again brought to fore the helplessness of the police in lack of public cooperation. The local police under attack from different parts of society for its failure in solving different incidents of crime seemed completely helpless in lack of public cooperation during yesterday’s firing incident in which a migrant rickshaw puller got injured after a bullet was accidentally fired by a youth.
Police officials inspect the crime spot near the Nehru Market, Jagraon, on Saturday.
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‘Accidental’ gunshot injures rickshaw-puller
 Jagraon, July 24
A migrant rickshaw puller was badly injured when a youth “accidentally” fired a bullet from a double barrel .32 bore gun of his father near Nehru Market on Lajpat Rai Road here yesterday. The bullet hit the victim on his right leg.
Manoj Mandal, who was injured in a firing incident, recuperates at a hospital in Jagraon.
GNPS, DAV emerge champions
Ludhiana, July 24
Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sarabha Nagar, and DAV Public School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, won their matches to emerge champions in the boys’ U-14 and girls’ U-14 categories, respectively, in the Ludhiana-II Zonal Basketball Tournament being conducted by the Punjab education department at GNPS School here today.
BVM lads pocket football title
Ludhiana, July 24
After girl students (U-14) made Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar branch, proud after winning the title last week in the Inter-School Zonal Football Tournament being organised by the Punjab education department, now it were boys from the school who brought glory emerging winners in the under-17 category held at BVM School, Kitchlu Nagar, here yesterday.
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