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City witnesses highest rainfall in 40 years
Ludhiana, August 16
The industrial city of Ludhiana has, till date, witnessed 964.3 mm of rainfall this monsoon, which is the highest-ever recorded during the past 40 years.
ACRs, records damaged
Ludhiana, August 16
Important records pertaining to criminal cases and ACRs (annual confidential reports) of employees have been damaged due to waterlogging in the basement of the police commissioner's office in the city.
Two boys drown in rainwater pond
 Ludhiana, August 16
Two children reportedly drowned in a large pool of rainwater in a vacant plot situated on the Chandigarh Road near the division no 7 area on Monday evening. Vivek Kumar, 13, and Munish Kumar, 11, both residents of India Colony, entered the area and began playing in the pond.
The victims Vivek and Munish
Confusion reigns at Independence Day function
Ludhiana, August 16
Patriotic fervour appeared to be missing among city residents with virtually no one turning up at the Independence Day function held at the Guru Nanak Stadium.
Roads bear brunt of rain’s fury
Ludhiana, August 16
The incessant rain in the past three days has wreaked havoc on city roads, which have gone from bad to worst.
A caved-in portion of a road in Sunder
Nagar. Photos :Inderjeet Verma
Residents rally behind Anna
Ludhiana, August 16
Following the arrest of Anna Hazare (the leader behind the Jan Lokpal Bill) at Mayur Vihar in Delhi this morning even before he started his indefinite fast, many city-based organisations came forward in his support and held protests, rallies, meetings and
dharnas.
LIT sets up committee to supervise repair work
 Ludhiana, August 16
As the repair and reconstruction of a main road in the F-block of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar near the City Centre has been taken in hand, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has set up a six-member committee of officials and technical experts to oversee the project - estimated to cost upward of Rs 1.25
crore.
Repair and reconstruction of a caved-in road in progress at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar locality in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Cultural programmes mark day
Mandi Ahmedgarh/Payal, August 16
The Independence Day was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm. The national flag was unfurled at the Grain Market by Amrik Singh Jandali, chairman market committee, and Iqbal Singh Jhoondan, MLA Dhuri and SAD in-charge Amargarh assembly segment.
Day I: Company faces wrath of garbage collectors
Ludhiana, August 16
The very first day of door-to-door garbage collection was marred with protests by a group of private garbage collectors, who not only protested against the private company hired for the job, but even manhandled its staff, broke windowpanes of their vehicles, threw brand new garbage bins in the Sidhwan Canal and even threw garbage on the roads.
A view of the garbage bins thrown on roads by protesters at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana. A
TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPH
Rural govt schools give celebrations a miss
Jagraon, August 16
What is being seen as a massive violation of the education department’s instructions regarding the Independence Day celebrations in all government schools in the state, a majority of the government schools in the rural areas gave a miss to such an important function.
Gurthali bridge-Doraha road: Motorists driving on the edge
 Doraha, August 16
Driving on the stretch along the Sirhind canal between the Gurthali bridge and the town, especially for those undertaking journey downstream, is fraught with danger, as eroded edges pose an imminent threat to the lives of motorists even as the authorities seem to look the other way.
A file photo of a car that overturned after hitting an eroded patch on the road along the Sirhind canal. Photo by writer
Patriotic fervour witnessed on I-Day
 Ludhiana, August 16
The Independence Day celebrations at KVM School, Civil Lines, began with a “Prabhat Pheri” in which 500 students participated carrying the national flag and banners with patriotic slogans. The Tricolour was hoisted by chief guest Ashwani Kumar, manager, Shri Kundan Lal Trust.
Students of Sat Paul Mittal School celebrate Independence Day in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
GNIMT students excel in PTU exams
Ludhiana, August 16
Final year MBA students of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology,
(GNIMT), Model Town, Ludhiana, have achieved excellence by securing nearly 100 per cent result with two students securing more than 90 per cent marks.
Woman burnt alive, 3 held
Ludhiana, August 16
Raj Kaur, a 22-year-old married woman, was burnt alive by her in-laws for not bringing enough dowry at Machiankalan village, here yesterday.
The Meharbaan police has arrested the woman’s husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law after booking them under Sections 304-B and 34 of the
IPC.
Man booked for attempted rape
Ludhiana, August 16
The owner of Gurdev International, New Shivaji Nagar, has been booked on an attempt to rape charge by the police at Division Number 7.
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