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Health Dept team raids bus terminus
Ludhiana, February 2
Finally, after getting orders from Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana Rahul Tiwari, The district Health Department swung into action to check quality of eatables and potable water along with general hygienic conditions at Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Inter-state Bus Terminus here today.
Assembly Elections
Dept realised Rs 4.2-lakh penalty
Ludhiana, February 2
The Excise and Taxation Department has managed to seize 20,30,520 milliliters of liquor during the period when the model code of conduct was in force during the elections.
DC Tewari inspects security of EVMs
Ludhiana, February 2
To take stock of security at the strongrooms and five buildings where EVMs have been kept after the polling on January 30, Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tewari, along with Commissioner of Police Ishwar Chander, today visited the buildings.
SCD college BA, BCom students in an ‘odd’ state
Ludhiana, February 2
There was a time when SCD Government College was called the SCD Government College for Boys. But words "for Boys" no longer exist with the name, as coeducational streams have been introduced at both the graduate and postgraduate level.
Jagraon has a long history of honour killings
Jagraon, February 2
The Ludhiana (rural) police district has a long history of heinous acts of killings for honour. Several incidents of honour killing,including world-amous Jassi-Mithu love story on which a documentary has also been made and broadcast by Discovery Channel, have taken place in the past years in this area.
Ghumar Mandi was once potters’ paradise
 Ludhiana, February 2
Ghumar Mandi, which was once the exclusive realm of potters and was located on the outskirts of
Ludhiana, has over the years become a fashionable shopping centre in the heart of the new city.
Traffic congestion is one of the major problems faced by shoppers in Ghumar
Mandi.
Kisan gold card launched
Ludhinana, February 2
HDFC Bank today released "The Kisan Gold Card", which is aimed at meeting the production and investment needs of the farming community. Production needs broadly cover crop-production requirements, including funds for all related inputs to grow a crop.
Capt Gill does city proud
Ludhiana, February 2
Capt Tarandeep Singh Gill, serving Army officer, who is a resident of Gurusar Sudhar village in this district, has done the city proud for the second year in succession by winning the Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) on Republic Day. He was awarded this medal for showing supreme bravery while fighting terrorists in Assam.
Beggar does a Veru in city
Ludhiana, February 2
A tippler did a Veru act at the Vishwa Karma Chowk after he climbed a 25-foot streetlight pole here yesterday. It was after two hours that the man finally climbed down.
1000 scholarships for students
Ludhiana, February 2
A thousand scholarships are up for grabs as the Punjab State Talent Search Competition is going to be organised on Sunday across the state for class VIII and X students of the government schools.
From Schools
Sports meet
 Ludhiana: A sports meet was organised at Chanda Mama School. The students participated in the innovative games like frog race, jumping jokers race, crawling baby race, problem solving skills race, balls and balloons race. Tug of war, musical chair race and pillow fighting were also played by the students and their parents.
Students take part in skating competition at Bal Bharti School. A Tribune photograph
From Colleges
Declamation contest
 Ludhiana: A declamation contest was organised by Ved Prachar Mandal in collaboration with BCM College of Education on the college campus. As many as 16 students from various degree and educational colleges of Punjab participated in the contest.
Girls participate in a cultural programme during the Annual Athletics Meet at Guru Nanak College on
Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Jasleen is all-in-one orchestra
Ludhiana, February 2
Jasleen Royal seems like an all-in-one orchestra as she sings, strums the guitar, plays the mouth organ, rings the tambourine tied to her feet and sometimes, keyboard too all by herself as she performs. If that is not all for a musician, she composes her songs as well.
University organises training programmes
Ludhiana February 2
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), is working to uplift
the status of the livestock farmers through imparting scientific knowledge and transfer
of technologies not only to the farmers of the Punjab but also to the farmers of other parts of the country.
Tehsil Complex
Awaited
Khamano February 2
Although the election process is over and everyone is waiting for the results yet the people of Khamano area and employees of the Tehsil Complex will have to wait for more unscheduled time to get Tehsil Complex constructed at Khamano.
Raw vegetables, juices can cause contact dermatitis: Study
 Ludhiana, February 2
For giving the typical Punjabi flavour to a dish, garlic, onion, ginger and tomato have a big role but it might play havoc with hands when chopped.
Garlic, ginger and onion are allergens causing Contact Dermatitis. Photo by Inderjeet
Verma.
Good response to SAI trials
Ludhiana, February 2
As many as 383 boys and girls including those drawn from border districts of the state turned up to register for the three-day trials being conducted by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre, Ludhiana. The trials are being organised at Guru Nanak Sports Complex.
Basant Utsav celebrated
Ludhiana, February 2
The Ludhiana chapter of the SPIC MACAY celebrated "Basant Utsav" with a dance recital by Odissi exponent Geeta Mahalik, at Guru Nanak Public School and Ramgarhia Girls College, here today.
Annual athletics meet concludes at Guru Nanak Girls College
Ludhiana February 2
A two-day annual athletics meet of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, concluded here today. Teja Singh
Dhaliwal, vice-president, Basket Ball Federation of India was the chief guest on the occasion. Jatinder Pal Singh, divisional deputy director, department of rural development and
panchayat, Punjab, was the guest of honour.
Girls perform during the closing ceremony of the Annual Athletics Meet at Guru Nanak College on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Meeting to finalise
Rs 500-cr project held
Ludhiana, February 2
A two-day partners’ meeting was held to finalise the mega project on health foods at the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology
(CIPHET). Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) deputy director general (DDG), Dr GS
Tuteja, said with the increasing awareness among the consumers and to tackle the problem of undernourishment, health food segment is going to gain importance. Scientists from different institutes of the country are taking part in the meeting.
PAU kisan club holds annual meet
Ludhiana, February 2
An annual meet of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Club was held today at the Pal Auditorium of the university. Farmers and farm women from across the state came to participate in the meet. PAU Vice-Chancellor.
Science meet begins at PAU
Ludhiana, February 2
A two-day science meet of “Indo-Australian Programme on Marker Assisted Wheat Breeding
(IAP-MAWB)” began at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
Thieves fail to rob bank
Khanna, February 2
Some unidentified thieves tried to rob a bank by sneaking on its premises but failed to carry any cash.
Robbery bid
Ludhiana, February 2
Residents of Bajwa Colony near Shivpuri nabbed three persons who were allegedly attempting to rob a cloth merchant, here today.
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