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Youth Akali Dal’s audacity
Ludhiana, August 31
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has yet again proved that it has a special right over government property, especially police property.
After dotting every nook and corner with posters of their youth brigade, the youth wing of the party has not even hesitated to put up a hoarding on the wall of the Police Commissioner’s residence.
A hoarding of Ravinder Pal Singh Mainku installed on the boundary wall of the Police Commissioner’s
residence in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
No end to menace
Ludhiana, August 31
Despite checks by the police, the menace of listening to mobile phone while driving goes on in the city. Challaning is not proving to be a deterrent as accident cases while listening to mobile phone are rising with each passing day.
Homeless at God’s mercy
Ludhiana, August 31
The last night’s incident has again brought to fore how beggars and daily wagers are flirting with danger by sleeping out in the open.
"Fortunately, the labourers got away with minor injuries. But who knows next time some drunk driver loses control and it could turn fatal.
‘Warm’ send-off to cook at hospital
Ludhiana, August 31
Beating drums and blowing trumpets loudly, a group of more than 15 persons entered the Civil Hospital premises yesterday afternoon and took every patient and their attendants by surprise.
The "dholi" accompanying them beat his dhol, compelling patients and their attendants to wonder what was happening on the hospital premises. And soon high-pitch loudspeakers arranged at the OPD hall started functioning and forced everyone to hear the song
"Chaldi ei heartbeat meri tainu tak tak ke".
‘Our ties with nature have snapped over the years’
Ludhiana, August 31
With nature our contact has snapped over the years. We do not look at the sky when it is cloudy. Rabindranath Tagore has said in
Gitanjali: “It was the murky sky of August.” Do we know what is a murky sky? Especially during the month of August? Rain of course makes us aware of its presence during the day as well as the night.
RTI turns down appeal
Ludhiana, August 31
The information commission has turned down the plea of an RTI activist identified as Gurbax Singh, after it was found that the activist was seeking information for allegedly harassing his daughter-in-law who is working as Government schoolteacher.
60 per cent children join school after surgery
Ludhiana, August 31
About 60 per cent children of the government schools who suffered from cerebral palsy and were operated upon at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in June 2009 till date have shown improvement. 485 children who were operated upon the lower limbs are in the age group of 6 to 18 years.
Students who were operated upon in 2009 join school. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Ishwar Singh, Balwant Singh Pangali remembered at GNN College
Doraha, August 31
In order to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late founder president of the college Dr Ishwar Singh, a cultural function was especially organised by the students of GNN College, Doraha and GN Model Senior Secondary School in Dr Ishwar Singh Memorial Hall of the college today. The function was also dedicated to the memory of Late Prof. Balwant Singh Pangali,the general secretary of this college.
Railways to spruce up facilities
Ludhiana, August 31
In the wake of heavy freight booking to despatch woolen knitwears and other hosiery items in the near future, the Northern Railways is gearing up to cope with the rush and ensure timely transportation of parcels. A plan has been mooted to switch over to containers in place of parcel wagons as the former can take anything around 35 tonnes of goods as against 15 tonnes carried in parcel wagons while also providing safe passage to the cargo.
Id-ul-Fitr festivities fill city air
Ludhiana, August 31
 Id-ul-Fitr, was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm here today. After 30 days of fasting, sighting of the moon ar around 7 pm last night was time for the Muslims to feast on the occasion of Id.
Muslim devotees offer prayers at a mosque near Arya College Road on the occasion of Eid in Ludhiana.
Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan
Pedestrian underpass to be open to public on October 5
Ludhiana, August 31
In a big relief to residents, the road on top of the pedestrian underpass (PUP) opposite Mini Secretariat on Ferozepur Road willbe opened for vehicular traffic on October 5. The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) officials have also claimed that the entire underpass project would be ready by November 30.
MC officiating commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi (second from left) inspects the construction of the underpass opposite the Mini Secretariat on Wednesday. photo: inderjeet verma
MC pulled up by CIC
Ludhiana, August 31
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) has been pulled up for delaying information sought by a city resident under the RTI Act.
Provide more job opportunities to women under NREGA
Ludhiana, August 31
To provide more opportunities for Women workers under NREGA, Federation of Punjab Small Industrial Association (FOPSIA) has asked Agatha Sangma, the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, New Delhi, to create more job opportunities to women working under NREGA, so that their services could be hired more in industries.
To keep tab on bogus voters UCPMA to use biometric cards
Ludhiana, August 31
The voting for the elections of United Cycle and Parts Manufacturing Association (UCPMA) will be held after checking the credentials of the voter. The machine will check the details and credentials of the voter only then the members will be allowed to cast the vote. The measure is being taken to ensure the check on bogus voters. UCPMA has started issuing the cards to its members at their office here toady.
Medicine shortage plagues civil hospital’s dispensary
Ludhiana, August 31
The shortage of medicines at the civil hospital’s dispensary has left the patients in the lurch. The poor patients have been forced to purchase medicines from market which is making a dent in their pockets.
A patient waits outside the civil hospital’s dispensary in Ludhiana to get medicines.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Act comes into force, but people still ignorant
Ludhiana, August 31
The Right to Service Act came into force from August 29 onwards. The Act brought up by the health department empowers people to penalize government servants for denying or delaying implementation of certain services.
Partly paralysed patient lies unattended
Ludhiana, August 31
An unidentified patient lies helplessly in a corridor near unknown patients’ ward in the civil hospital. This man got partly paralysed after his brain became a habitat for maggots.
Govt teachers to protest
Ludhiana, August 31
Dissatisfied teachers from government-owned schools, school colleges and university teachers organisations are observing Teachers' Day as a 'protest day' and are holding rallies on September 5.
Blind murder case cracked
Ludhiana, August 31
With the arrest of a man, the Government Railway Police (GRP) claims to have cracked the blind murder case of a women whose body, kept in a sack, was found on the railway track near Sherpur on December 20, 2010.
Police station develops cracks, roof cave in
Mandi
Ahmedgarh, August 31
A building housing the local police station has become unsafe for policemen as well as inmates as walls have developed cracks and roof of a few rooms caving in.
CMO Bali transferred
Ludhiana, August 31
Dr HS Bali, Chief Medical Officer, Ludhiana, has been transferred as the Chief Medical Officer of Sangrur. While Dr Subhash Batta, Senior Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, has been promoted as the Chief Medical Officer of Mansa.
Month on, interlocking tiles start cracking
 Jagraon, August 31
Roads of the town, which were re-carpeted with interlocking tiles about a month, have begun detaching from each other and collapsing.
These tiles were laid on the College and Lajpat roads, Shastri Nagar and some other areas have started detaching, thus raising a question mark on the quality of the material used by a contractor.
A portion of interlocking tiles, which were affixed at Shastri Nagar in Jagraon, has started breaking. Photo by writer
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Earrings snatched
Ludhiana, August 31
Ramesh Sarali a 62-year-old woman was injured while two unidentified youth snatched her earrings from Model Town area here today. According to the available information, the woman had gone for morning walk near her residence when two unidentified persons on a motorbike attacked her from behind.
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Ludhiana, August 31
The three-day district-level Panchayat Yuva Krida and Kel Abhiyan (PYKKA) Games organised at Guru Nanak Stadium in the memory of hockey player Dhian Chand concluded today. Chief guest Sohan Lal Loty attended the closing ceremony and distributed prizes among sportspersons. He also met the kabaddi players.
