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Half of city goes without power
Ludhiana, August 13
The heavy spell of rain in city since Friday evening left virtually half of the city powerless. Most areas suffered a blackout with Punjab State Power Corp Ltd (PSPCL) officials admitting the incessant rainfall had affected about 50 per cent of the city on Saturday.
Mudslide blocks national highway for hours
 Ludhiana, August 13
With a large quantity of mud and slime amassing on both sides of the GT Road after pillars of a small bridge under construction collapsed, thousands of commuters were stranded on the busy artery for hours since early in the morning on Saturday.
Harried Passengers had a harrowing time crossing the stretch on GT Road, which was closed to traffic.
Rakhi turns glum; boy, sister run over by vehicle
Ludhiana, August 13
Rakhi celebrations turned into a tragedy for a family after a boy and his sister were crushed to death under a speeding tractor trailer on the Sua road near Gyaspura here this afternoon.
Govt cancels leave of all
district officials
Ludhiana, August 13
The Punjab government has cancelled leave of all its officials in Ludhiana district for the next four days. Principal secretary to Punjab chief minister, DS Guru, who was in the city on Saturday, stated: "All government officials in the district are supposed to be on duty as we’ve instructed them not to proceed on leave for the next four days in the wake of the alarming situation in the city due to incessant rainfall."
Torrential rain showers chaos 0n city
Close shave for docs, staff
Ludhiana, August 13
Doctors and other employees of Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital had a close shave last night when heavy rainfall led to a short circuit in the emergency ward of the hospital. An employee said, “More than 16 hours have passed, but the electricity in not restored. When we called up Dr Subhash
Batta, Senior Medical Officer, he did not respond.”
400-mm rainfall, the highest ever in a day
Ludhiana, August 13
Over 400mm rainfall was recorded in the city since last evening. Experts at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) said such a high rate of rainfall in the city would have an adverse affect on crops such as paddy and maize. They, however, said it would replenish underground water.
A day of road cave-ins
 Ludhiana, August 13
The road near the Ludhiana City Centre caved in at three places due to the heavy rain here today. Roads also gave way in several other parts of the city, including Model Town Extension, Maharaj
Nagar, Leisure Valley and near Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College.
not spared A portion of a road that caved in at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.
DC’s office 4 feet under
Ludhiana, August 13
Public offices, especially those housed in the Mini Secretariat, were submerged.
As the state government cancelled the leave of all employees and asked them to report to their respective offices, it was a difficult day for them as they had to wade through knee deep water.
MC staff fail to deposit 53 G8 receipt books
Ludhiana, August 13
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) doesn’t seem to be serious when it comes to submission of G8 receipt books with a record keeper of the civic body.
No to overweight cops this I-Day!
 Ludhiana, August 13
This Independence Day there is going to be a drastic change in the physical appearance of city cops.
With fresh recruitments being done by the department, one will get to see physically fit cops doing a march past and saluting chief guest on August 15.
Cops take part in an I-Day rehearsal at SCD Government College in Ludhiana. A Tribune photo
Regularise services of safai karamcharis, say councillors
Mandi Ahmedgarh,August 13
Residents of the town and surrounding localities heaved a sigh of relief when a group of councillors, favouring 57 temporary sweepers, rejected an earlier report submitted by a subcommittee
constituted by the municipal council.
Poor sanitation plagues Doraha
Doraha, August 13
Poor sanitation is plaguing the town. Residents said the civic body had failed to maintain proper sanitary conditions in the town. They said water remained accumulated on roads for days together. “We have kept our problems before the authorities concerned a number of times, but nothing has been done so far,” lamented a resident of the town.
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