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No lessons learnt
Ludhiana, July 27
Even as the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is spending crores on development works in the city, it has failed to install covers on open manholes, which costs Rs 1,100.
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| Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Justice still eludes manhole victim’s kin
Ludhiana, July 27
The incident involving members of the Raj family having a providential escape after tripping over an open manhole in the city has once again touched a raw wound among relatives of a seven-year-old boy who died seven months ago after falling into a manhole near the Jalandhar bypass and who are still waiting for justice.
Sujan (7) lost his life after he fell into an open manhole in January
this year.
Locals nail vendor mixing milk with drain water
Ludhiana, July 27
High drama was witnessed in the city’s Rishi Nagar locality on Wednesday morning when a few vigilant area residents caught hold of a milk vendor reportedly mixing drain water with the milk he intended to sell.
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| A team of the health department takes milk samples from a container of milk vendor Ramesh (in gray T-shirt); and (right) residents of Rishi Nagar show a cemented tank from where he allegedly used to take water for
mixing with milk. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Police dept also owes MC Rs 13.6-lakh rent
Ludhiana, July 27
The police department owes Rs 13,60,957 lakh as rent to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC). The rent is for the Model Town police station, which is situated in a building owned by the MC. The outstanding amount is from March 1986 to July 1999.
A view of the Model Town police station, which is situated on the first floor of a shop. Since the complainants have to use stairs to reach the police station, the elderly and physically challenged face considerable inconvenience to get their complaints registered. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Bicycle industry faces grave threat from China
 Ludhiana, July 27
Some 6,000-odd units engaged in manufacturing bicycles and cycle parts in the city, with a daily turnover of around Rs 25 crore, are under serious threat from import of bicycles and parts from China, which has achieved phenomenal growth in the past two years. The bicycle and bicycle parts manufacturers strongly feel that in the absence of immediate remedial steps as well as adequate incentives, the industry providing direct employment to more than six lakh persons will suffer huge set back with grave repercussions on the entire state economy.
A demolition squad of the Municipal Corporation razes illegal structures at Dashmesh Nagar in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph |
Prime commercial land in city again fails to sell
Ludhiana, July 27
For the second time in a row the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority
(GLADA) failed to find any buyers for prime land on the city’s arterial Ferozepur Road at the open auction conducted on Wednesday.
City’s new Commissioner reshuffles SHOs
Ludhiana, July 27
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Dr SS Chauhan, on Tuesday transfered some of the SHOs posted in the city. The reshuffling was accompanied with the claim that thetransfers were neither complaint-based not done under any pressure. "Changes have been made to bring more efficiency", he said.
Talent show: Students highlight social issues
Ludhiana, July 27
More than 100 students participated in the Inter-House Talent Search contest organised at Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines, here today.
Students perform during a talent hunt contest at KVM School, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
dharna in vet varsity
Release pending arrears, demand non-teaching staff
 Ludhiana, July 27
Sore over the callous attitude adopted by the state government and authorities at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) for not releasing the pending arrears, the Non Teaching Employees Union of GADVASU held a dharna at the veterinary campus here today.
Non-teaching employees of GADVASU demonstrate at a rally in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Development works
Congress councillors serve ultimatum to Mayor
Ludhiana, July 27
Charging the city Mayor with discriminating against the Congress councillors in the matter of execution of development projects and allocation of funds, the councillors belonging to the main opposition party today served an ultimatum to the civic body to clear all pending files of different wards irrespective of the party affiliation of the councilor concerned by the end of this week failing which they would resort to an indefinite dharna at the office of Mayor from August 1 till the acceptance of their demand.
Around 275 students of Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, visited the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph |
Six cases of measles reported
Ludhiana, July 27
The health department woke up only after cases of measles were reported in Zeenat Nagar of Ward Number 31.
DC visits flood-prone villages, faces heat
Ludhiana, July 27
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tewari was flooded by complaints when he visited the villages, which are most prone to floods during the monsoons, today. The DC kept assuring the villagers that the state government was making the best arrangements with the available resources, but it seemed as if every person had a different story to tell.
Another community centre goes BRS Nagar way
Ludhiana, July 27
Some six resident welfare societies have lodged a protest against the community centre in Dugri Urban Estate Phase II, being given to a contractor for maintenance, who in turn, has converted it into a resort/marriage palace. The community centre in Dugri has met a similar fate as that of the one in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, which has not only been turned into a marriage palace by the ruling group of residents welfare society, but its name also changed to Le Satkar Palace.
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Thrill and Adventure rock ludhianvis
South City’s F2 Raceway provides moments of fun and frolic for residents who burn the rubber with go-carting. A popular hang out for Ludhianvis, who are connoisseurs of best things in life, the raceway provides for a gala time away from the maddening crowd of the city. Here, children try their luck at ‘rock-climbing’, ‘bungee-jumping’, bull and swirl with the hooplah. Himanshu Mahajan captures their fun moments. |
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| (1) Youngsters enjoy in a huge rolling
ball; (2) A view of go carting at F2 race way at South City; (3)
Youngsters participate in go carting; (4) A young girl tries her hand at a hooplah
stall and (5) Kids enjoy at a corporate party at the F2 Raceway. |
Tips for keeping ornamental plants
Ludhiana, July 27
Both indoor and outdoor ornamentals are used to beautify houses, gardens and landscapes, said PAU experts of the department of floriculture and landscaping. Providing tips to the farming community and general public for the management of ornamentals in August, the experts said the plantation of ornamental trees, shrubs and creepers can be continued in this month due to less mortality.
ludhiana scan
Mass contact programme
Former president of District Congress Committee Krishan Kumar Bawa launched a mass contact progarmme in Ward No 61 falling under the Atam Nagar assembly segment to mobilise party cadres and people for the proposed state-level party convention at Isru in this district on August 15 to be presided over by PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh.
School Notes
Saplings planted
LUDHIANA:
SAN Jain Model Senior Secondary School observed ‘Tree Plantation Day’ here on Wednesday. Students of kindergarten and primary classes planted various plants on the school campus. Teachers explained the benefits and qualities of plants to the students.
Man arrested for ‘killing’ aunt
Ludhiana, July 27
The city police has arrested one Deepak Verma, who had allegedly killed his 61-year-old aunt Kamla Devi over a property feud on July 21 at Rishi Nagar. Though Kamal Kishor, husband of deceased, was also present at the crime scene, due to old age and weak body he could not nab Deepak, who fled from the scene after committing the crime. The accused was arrested today from the Hambran Road and he would be produced before the court tomorrow.
Spurned woman accuses lover of trying to torch her
Ludhiana, July 27
Depressed over being rejected by her much younger lover, Harjinder Kaur, 45, a resident of Daba Road in the city’s New Simlapuri locality, accused him and three others of attempting to set her afire late on Tuesday night. Based on her complaint the Salem Tabri police has filed an FIR against Brij
Lal, 29, and the three other unidentified people under sections 436, 506, 509 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
inter-zonal football tournament
Ludhiana-I, Kila Raipur prove their mettle
Ludhiana, July 27
Ludhiana Zone I and Kila Raipur Zone proved their mettle to come out as champions in the girls’ under-14 and 17 groups, respectively in the Ludhiana Inter-Zonal Football Tournament being organised by the Punjab Education Department at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar branch here today.
BVM School beat Dugri branch
Ludhiana, July 27
In the Inter-School Chess Tournament, BVM Senior Secondary School, Kitchlu Nagar branch, beat BVM School, Dugri Road branch, 2-0 while Sargodha Public School defeated Alpine International School 2-0 in the boys under-14 group to being their campaign on a strong note.
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Ludhiana, July 27
