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Poll duty sends women staff in a tizzy
Doraha, September 17
Resentment was writ large on the faces of women employees of the education department after they were assigned stations today for the SGPC elections slated for tomorrow.
Government employees take election material to their respective centres from Government College for Women,
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Liquor vends remain shut across city
Ludhiana, September 17
In view of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections,
scheduled for tomorrow, liquor vends in the district remained closed today.
Liquor vends remained shut in Ludhiana in view of the SGPC elections. One such vend on the Dehlon-Sahnewal Road, near Ghawaddi village, on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Flag march by police
Ludhiana, September 17
In view of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) election, scheduled for tomorrow, the police department carried out a flag march in different parts of the city today. The flag march was carried out in areas falling under police stations of division number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, Daresi, Salem Tabri, besides other police stations.
SHO defies senior, suspended
Ludhiana, September 17
Getting into an argument with a senior proved costly to Division No. 7 Station House Officer
(SHO), Harjinder Singh who was suspended for insubordination late last night.
He had reportedly argued with Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Nilambari
Jagdale, during a surprise check over the absence of constables in the area.
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VVIPs’ presence floors co-passengers
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Ludhiana, September 17
Many a passengers on board Shatabdi Express from New Delhi to Amritsar today morning were taken by a surprise when they came to know that they were travelling with Prime Minister’s wife and daughter.
Gursharan Kaur (in sea green suit), wife of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, along with her daughter Upinder Singh (in red suit) being escorted by the SPG from Ludhiana
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PM's wife visits ailing sister
Ludhiana, September 17
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, was in town on Saturday to visit her sister, Thananter Kaur, 84, who is suffering from hepatitis and is stated to be in a serious condition.
Securitymen stand guard outside the house of ailing Thananter Kaur, sister of PM’s wife Gursharan Kaur, in Sargodha Colony, Ludhiana, on Saturday. tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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2 inmates escape from juvenile home
Ludhiana, September 17
Two inmates escaped from a juvenile home located in the Shimlapuri area here last night.
The duo identified as Jatinder Kumar and Bishanjit, scaled the wall of the juvenile home and escaped.
Stray dogs maul, kill 85 Campbells
Ludhiana September 17
Stray dogs in Guru Angand Dev Veterinary and Sciences University (GADVASU) killed at least 85 Khaki Campbell ducks last night. The unfortunate incident took place at the duck house, constructed near the College of Fisheries at the integrated fish-cum-duck farming system ponds.
Some of the surviving ducks at the fish pond of GADVASU in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Take ‘Anna Hazare award’ from health staff: Clerical union
Ludhiana, September 17
The Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Union has requested health and family welfare minister Satpal Gosain to take back “Anna Hazare award” from Sukhwinder Singh, senior assistant at the Pakhowal community health
centre, as the union alleged that there are many criminal cases pending against him.
It’s love for language
Ludhiana, September 17
She’s meticulous when it comes to words. And that’s the spillover effect of her profession. For Amardeep
Lall, director of The Languages Council (TLC), words are, too, sacrosanct to be fiddled with.
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Industrial visit to milk plant
Ludhiana:
Postgraduate department of commerce, Guru Nanak Khalsa for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, organised an industrial visit to Verka Milk Plant, here on Saturday. The students interacted with workers of the plant and were briefed about the working and procedure of the plant.
Tension as restaurateur alleges assault
Ludhiana, September 17
The Mall Road witnessed high drama yesterday after a restaurateur alleged that a bouncer, employed by a mall owner, had thrashed him.
The incident led to tension in the area as both sides enjoyed political clout.
(Right) Restaurant and mall owners level allegations against each other in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Worker falls to death
Ludhiana, September 17
A 30-year-old worker was killed after he fell off an under constructed residential quarters for soldiers in Dugri, Phase-III, here today.
The victim, Sajid, a native of Bihar, who was currently residing in the Punjabi Bagh area was cleaning the glass of windows on the third floor of the building when he lost the balance and fell to the ground.
Five injured in pile-up
Mullanpur Dakha, September 17
Five persons were injured in a road accident involving three vehicles, including a Punjab Roadways bus and two Mahindra Jeeps, near the Mullanpur Dakha bus stand on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road this evening.
Thieves strike at religious place, house
Jagraon, September 17
As the police remained busy preparing for the SGPC elections, thieves targeted two places, including a religious place, and decamped with thousands of rupees last night.
Land mafia kingpin held
Ludhiana, September 17
The Model Town police yesterday arrested Maninderpal Singh Goni and claimed to have arrested the kingpin of the land grabbing mafia. He along with around 100 men had tried to grab Ludhiana Improvement Trust’s land worth Rs 200
crore.
Two get 2-yr term for manhandling cop
Ludhiana, September 17
Judicial Magistrate Deepika convicted Major Singh of Dakha and Jagwinder Singh of Galouti village on the charges of forcibly entering the quarter of a cop and to tear his uniform.
They were ordered to undergo a two-year imprisonment and also to pay a fine of Rs 1,000 each.
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