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Chinese kite strings banned
Ludhiana, January 19
Deputy Commissioner of Police Ashish Chaudhary has ordered a ban on the sale of Chinese kite strings in the city.
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Scary start |
An SLR being used for the start of a race, scaring athletes during the 57th National Games in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Too many liquor shops overtake highway
Ludhiana, January 19
The last night's incident where the tipplers riding a motorcycle collided with the escort vehicle of Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal' convoy near Sidhwan Kalan has again brought to fore the menace of drunken driving on highway.
Cold wave catches Kerala players unawares
Ludhiana, January 19
The reason for visiting the city can perhaps be different, but policemen and players from the South are facing similar problems.
A strong contingent of 300 South Indian students, who are participating in the 57 National School Athletics meet, are battling with cold wave for they brought with them light woollens thinking it wouldn’t be very cold in Punjab.
PSPCL ‘shock’ treatment for consumer
Ludhiana, January 19
Had it not been a demand for an energy bill, which was already paid, Badish K Jindal, president, Federation of Punjab Small Industries Association, who is also a member of the National Industries Board, would not have gone through a traumatic experience of "babudom" and general tendency of the subordinate staff of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to harass consumers.
staying fit
‘Pinnies’ are candidates’ preferred choice
Ludhiana, January 19
From home-made pinnies made of alsi to ayurvedic medicines, the candidates contesting the elections are in their(grannies’) lap to remain fit.
Business excellence award presented
 Ludhiana, January 19
Parikarma Events has been awarded with the prestigious Big Brands Business Excellence Award. The award was handed over by former Cabinet minister Shashi Tharoor at
Gurgaon. Heman Arora, manager of Parikarma Events, said that they had organised more than 2000 events in a short span of time
Former minister Shashi Tharoor presents award to Heman Arora, manager of Parikarma Events.
A Tribune photograph
Hospital organises stroke awareness camp
Ludhiana, January 19
SPS Apollo Institute of Neurosciences conducted a stroke awareness meeting today. Over 70 patients participated in an interactive session with Dr RS Bhatia and Dr Siddhartha Garg, from the department of neurology.
Provide free legal aid to the poor: Experts
Jagraon, January 19
District Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, organised a seminar on free legal services at GTB National College Mullanpur, Dakha, today. Speaking during the occasion, SP Bangar, District and Session Judge, and chairman of District Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, stated that students should always focus on acquiring knowledge for better future and obtaining success in their lives.
Constituency Watch: Jagraon
Lack of development, drug abuse major issues
Jagraon, January 19
The Jagraon Assembly segment, which has become a reserved constituency post-delimitation, has been facing a plethora of problems. The area has been neglected as far as infrastructural development is concerned. Be it cleanliness, construction of roads, condition of the rural schools, link roads connecting various villages to the town, a lot more is required to be done in this constituency.
The railway overbridge on the Tehsil road in Jagraon. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
youth speak
Leaders not serious about people’s woes
Most youngsters in the Jagraon Assembly constituency feel a majority of politicians are not serious about the people’s problems and demands. Though some of these youngsters are on voter lists, a majority of them are not interested in casting their votes. They feel no political party has ever paid attention towards their demands and problems.
Youngsters discuss Assembly elections at an institute in Jagraon.
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Kerala policemen well behaved |
The Punjab police personnel could take behavioural lectures from Kerala policemen, who are earning accolades for their good conduct. A policeman from Kerala talks to a commuter in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
poll buzz
Maur gets support
The Working Women Forum Ludhiana and Punjab Istri Sabha in a meeting on Thursday announced to support D P Maur, CPI candidate of the Sanjha Morcha ( PPP, CPI, CPI(M) and Akali Dal (Longowal), who is contesting from Ludhiana West. Gurcharan Kochhar and Jit Kumari said that they organised a cdampaign of the women in his support.
Code violations
Ludhiana, January 19
General Observer-1 SP Singh during his visit to the Atam Nagar constituency took notice of the violation of the model code of conduct in the constituency and ordered the designated teams to remove the posters of candidates.
Vote for change: Manpreet
Mullanpur Dakha, January 19
Vote for change, was the refrain of the PPP president and Sanjha Morcha chairman, Manpreet Singh
Badal, during the rally he addressed at the Grain Market in Mullanpur Dakha today.
"The monopoly of the Congress and the SAD must end," he said, frequently invoking history and Mohammad Iqbal's poetry to buttress his arguments.
Manpreet Singh Badal addresses a rally at Mullanpur Dakha. Photo: Inderjit Verma
Ganda Nullah Menace
Residents threaten to boycott poll
Jagraon, January 19
Annoyed over the bad condition of basic civic amenities in the area and hollow promises made by the leaders of various political parties during the past elections, a large number of residents of many densely populated localities of the constituency have threatened to boycott the Assembly elections.
NRI robbed
Phillaur, January 19
Two unidentified armed robbers, riding a scooter, looted an NRI, Harinder Singh, on the Bilga-Phillaur road last evening, escaping with Rs 15 lakh.
Police cracks Rs
18.5-lakh theft in two days
 Khanna, January 19
The district police claims to have seized Rs 18.5 lakh which was stolen from a beauty salon at
Khanna. The police claims that the recovered amount was un-accounted and it has approached the Income Tax officials to find its source.
Mandeep Singh Sidhu, SSP, Khanna, addresses mediaperson at Khanna on Thursday.
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The death of a railway employee here triggered a protest against the sweeper employed at the Railway Station
Hospital
On
the second day of the 57th edition of the National School Athletics Championship
Monu made a new record with 17.75mtr in shot put. He broke the record of Naresh
from Hrayana which was 17.42 mtr. Navjeet Kaur Dhillon from Punjab won gold
medal in Shot Put under 19 girls with 12.77 mtr. Sareemth Mohan under 17 boys
from Kerala missed making the record by one point.