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People unaware of Right to Service Act
Ludhiana, August 30
Although the Right to Service Act has been implemented in the health department on August 29, the people who visited to collect death and birth certificates seemed to be unaware it. Some said that it was related to social activist Anna
Hazaare, while others thought that they had been given extra time to collect their certificates, as they belonged to a different district.
Farewell parties at MC offices leave visitors fuming
Ludhiana, August 30
Strange are the ways civic employees function. Three “farewell parties” were recently organized at the municipal corporation’s zonal offices during work hours, much to the annoyance of harassed visitors who were kept waiting to get their work completed.
GLADA bulldozes through three illegal colonies
Ludhiana, August 30
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) demolished structures and internal development projects like roads, water supply lines and sewers in three unauthorised colonies on the Sahnewal-Dehlon Road in an operation which lasted till late last evening.
A GLADA bulldozer digs up a road in an illegal colony in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Ludhiana scan
MC truck hits PSPCL transformer
Ludhiana, August 30
After a truck of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) hit a transformer of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL), PSPCL officials submitted a written police complaint against driver of the MC truck for rash driving and damaging government property.
A man throws sand on the road to absorb the oil. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Traffic diverted to adjoining roads after the Hambran road was closed to traffic in Ludhiana on Tuesday |
A rehri owner collects the spilled
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A scooterist skids after oil spilled on a road in Ludhiana.
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A scooterist skids after oil spilled on a road in Ludhiana. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Rs 32.69 cr set aside for development projects
Ludhiana, August 30
Having put Rs 38.84 crore in its kitty from six auctions of its residential plots and commercial properties from November 2010 onwards when the incumbent chairman Madan Mohan Vyas assumed office, the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has chalked out ambitious plans to speed up the development works in its existing and proposed colonies involving an overall expenditure of Rs 32.69 core till the end of this financial year.
Close shave for man as lightning strikes tree on PAU campus
Ludhiana, August 30
A person had a miraculous escape when lightning fell on a tree inside the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) campus this morning. The employee, whose identity could not be established, was going somewhere on a motorcycle when the incident took place. As lightning fell on the tree, there was a big bang, which was heard at a long distance and the tree got badly damaged.
Parrot House shines in group song event
Jagraon, August 30
An inter-house singing competition was held at Saint Mahapragya Public School, Raikot Road, Jagraon, yesterday. Students from classes III to X took part in the competition.
Devotees pay tributes to Baba Nand Singh
Jagraon, August 30
With a series of akhand paths, the 68th death anniversary of Baba Nand Singh Ji, founder of Nanaksar sect, came to an end at the Gurdwara Nanaksar Sahib, some five kilometers from Jagraon, yesterday.
City fire department sans facilities
Ludhiana, August 30
The fire department, which should be the most advanced and up-to-date department of the city, is sadly one of the neglected departments of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC). For a city having a population of 16,13,878, there are just 65 employees with the fire department, which includes drivers. Besides, the employees don’t even have masks to cover their faces, leave aside any other safety equipment.
Due to paucity of ladders, firefighters are sometimes forced to use each other’s shoulders to cross the wall in Ludhiana. A file photo
Injured firemen’s kin blames public for tragedy
Ludhiana, August 30
The family members of two firemen, Pawan Kumar, 33, and Rajesh Kumar, 44, have held the public responsible for the severe burn injuries caused to the latter. According to them had people not created panic both men could have avoided being critically hurt.
Injured fireman Rajesh Kumar (left) and Pawan Kumar (right) being treated at CMCH, Ludhiana on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Most hosiery makers default on safety steps
Ludhiana, August 30
In the absence of proper fire safety measures, incidents of fire continue to take place at factories and hosiery units. Barring a few big industrial houses, a majority of hosiery owners in the city have failed to install fire-fighting equipment on their premises, putting the lives of their workers at risk.
Move to license street food vendors gets stalled
Ludhiana, August 30
The central government has issued instructions to all state government to issue licenses under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 to all street food vendors with an annual income of over 12 lakh and provide registration cards to those earning less. The aim behind the measure is to ensure sale of hygienic and good quality food items. But as to which official department will implement the directive has yet to be decided.
Vendors selling eatables in the open in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
‘MC ignoring safety of firefighters’
Ludhiana, August 30
“There’s no doubt whatsoever we’ll continue to be vulnerable to serious injuries in incidents like the one on Monday night in which two firemen suffered critical burns, as neither the municipal corporation nor the state government is concerned about our well being. Though we venture into the jaws of death almost every day we aren’t even provided protective masks to cover our faces, leave aside other safety equipment,” said a firefighter.
Robbers arrested
Ludhiana, August 30
The city police claims to have arrested a gang of robbers, who were planning to commit a major crime in the city. ADCP Satvir Singh Atwal said that a case under sections 399 and 402 had been registered against the accused.
Snatching incident: Police ‘refuses’ to register complaint
Ludhiana, August 30
Prabhjot Singh, who runs a confectionary shop at Gurdev Nagar, has been making rounds of the Police Division Number 5, here to get a complaint lodged in a chain snatching incident but the police so far has not taken any action.
Man gets life term
Ludhiana, August 30
Court of Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Arora has sentenced Gurmail Singh, alias
Geli, of Rajoana village to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering Sukhdev Singh.
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Goods worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted in a fire that broke out at a hosiery unit on the Noorwala road here last night.