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College authorities caught unawares, fail on security front
Ludhiana, September 1
Today's bloody incident that took place inside the premises of Sanatan Dharam Kamla Lohtia College here has put a question mark on the safety of students/staff inside the college campus.
BPL scheme
Only 3,532 families covered in city
Ludhiana, September 1
The industrial city with a population of 34.87 lakhs (provisional figures collected by Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab) has just 3,532 families, which are living the Below Poverty Line
(BPL). Though thousands others spend sleepless nights in the city with empty stomachs, still not a single family has been added to the list for the past one decade.
A BPL family in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Cops escort garbage collection van in city
Ludhiana, September 1
The next time you see a cop sitting in a garbage-collecting van, don’t be surprised. This is because employees of A2Z Infrastructure Private Limited, which has got the contract for solid waste management in the city, were targeted by a group of private garbage collectors on August 15, the day when this project was launched in the city.
A robbery that never was
Ludhiana, September 1
The Rs 1.5-lakh robbery incident near the Fountain Chowk area last night has turned out to be a stage-managed incident executed by a collection agent of a mobile service provider and his accomplice to usurp money of his employer.
LLB students sans faculty at Regional Centre
 Ludhiana, September 1
About 87 students of BA-LLB and 50 students from LLB at the Regional
Centre, Panjab University, here are suffering as authorities have failed to arrange faculty members to teach certain subjects of the course. Even after the commencement of session on August1, the students are still without teachers, which are affecting their studies.
In the absence of the faculty, students are seen standing outside the Regional Centre in
Ludhiana. Photo Inderjeet Verma
Teachers, students to feel the heat
Ludhiana, September 1
Due to the postponement of first semester examination in schools affiliated to the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), students and schools are bound to face the pressure of completing syllabi in haste in the second semester.
students speak
‘Punish those involved in scuffle’
Ludhiana, September 1
Group clashes among students have become common in the city. Ludhiana Tribune spoke to students from various city colleges on the issue.
Brawl between two families leaves one injured
Jagraon, September 1
A clash between two families late night left one person injured. As per the information, the incident took place on Tuesday night in which a youth, Sandeep Singh, had a minor altercation with one Malkiat Singh and his son Sony, while coming back home to the Agwar Lopo locality situated on the outskirts of
the city.
MC Act(S) to set deadline for work
Ludhiana, September 1
Gone are the days when residents of the city used to make several rounds of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s (MC) office for getting their works done. The Punjab Right to Service Ordinance has been promulgated on the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) from August 30 onwards. This empowers people to get their work done in a fixed timeframe, In the first phase, the operations and maintenance cell, building branch and the civic body’s health department have been directed to provide some of their services.
Industry strongly reacts to government’s move
Ludhiana, September 1
Reacting strongly to the government’s move to keep power supply out of the purview of the Right to Service
(RTS) Act framed by the Punjab government, industrialists have made a fervent plea for bringing it under the Act since power is the most widely used service by the people.
Travel agent dupes 100 youths
Ludhiana, September 1
A Mullahpur-based travel agent has pocketed millions by duping more than 100 innocent youths from different part of the state on the pretext of sending them abroad. A large number of youths today gathered outside the office of the travel agent located on the Mall Road and demanded the registration of case against him.
Youths, who were duped by a travel agent, protest outside his office on the Mall road
in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
‘Health dept sick’
Ludhiana, September 1
The health department of the district, which is constantly in the forefront of an epidemic outbreak, adulteration or sale of habit-forming drugs, is itself not in pink of health. Three Chief Medical Officers have been transferred within a span of eight months.
South city resident cries foul
Ludhiana, September 1
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s distant relative along with six other residents of the South City were booked for shooting at the vehicle of an
NRI, the former is crying foul.
ludhiana-patiala route
Toll barrier shifted, but commuters still being taxed
Doraha, September 1
A toll barrier was shifted from Doraha to Ladowal about three years ago, but those travelling in private or government buses rue that are still being forced to pay toll tax on the Ludhiana-Patiala route, even though there is no toll barrier en route.
land
acquisition
Farmers oppose move to appease pvt companies
Ludhiana, September 1
The Kirti Kisan Sabha, Punjab, has vehemently opposed several provisions of the draft National Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 while terming it as biased against agriculture and rural development.
Satinder tops with 79.25 % in MA exams
Ludhiana September 1
The students of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, have brought laurels to their institution by bagging the top positions in Panjab University in MA -1st year (political science) examination. Satinder Kaur stood first in Panjab University by securing 79.25per cent marks, Sukhpreet Kaur bagged second position in the university by securing 78.75per cent, Sarita Sharma clinched the third position in the university by scoring 76.75per cent, Manju Rani bagged the fourth position by obtaining 76.5per cent while Mandeep Kaur and Gurwinder Kaur secured seventh and ninth positions in Panjab University respectively. They have secured 75.5 per cent and 74.75 per cent respectively.
motivational lecture
‘Charm and power of NCC uniform instills responsibility’
Ludhiana, September 1
The NCC unit at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, organised a motivational lecture today. Lt Col Subhash
Sehgal, commanding officer 3 Punjab Girls Battalion, spoke about the tri-benefits of NCC to the nation, institution and students. Sehgal said,
"NCC makes a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest discipline youth
organisation. I feel proud to state that the present strength of NCC is 13 lakh which will cross the mark of 15 lakh this year."
Lt Col Subhash Sehgal addresses students at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model town, Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Doc gets international scholarship
Ludhiana, September 1
Dr Tanveer Singh Bhutani, a city based orthopaedic surgeon, has got international scholarship for European fellowship and got his 6 papers accepted for presentatation at international conference in Europe.
50 farmers to participate at CIPHET farm innovators meet
Ludhiana, September 1
Aiming to provide a common platform to farmers innovating in post harvest technology across the country, the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology will organise a national farm innovators meet on its campus on September 5.
| The winning leap |
A youth takes part in the long jump event during the sub-inspectors’ recruitment rally held at PAU in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo:
Himanshu Mahajan |
Metro Cash and Carry opens centre
Ludhiana, September 1
Metro Cash and Carry announced the opening of a city wholesale distribution centre here today. The Ludhiana center will be a one-stop shop to meet all the needs of business customers in Punjab.
Man saved from drowning
Ludhiana, September 1
According to a press note issued by Sat Paul Mittal School, a man drowning in Sidhwan Canal was saved by a member of the support staff at the school. Support staff Gopal Singh, jumped into the river and saved the man who was drowning .
from schools
Investiture ceremony
Ludhiana: The old team of Sparkz, an investiture company, passed on the duties to new team during its investiture ceremony at KVM School.
Four arrested for murdering youth
Samrala September 1
The Machiwara police has arrested four persons, including three brothers, in connection with the murder of a youth of Tandi Mand village.
3 held with vehicles, 82 kg poppy husk
Khanna September 1
The Khanna district police conducted special raids in the district and arrested three persons with three vehicles and recovered 82 kg of poppy husk and 10-gm smack from their possession.
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