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bhagat singh nagar
Family on vacation, house burgled
Ludhiana, March 29
Thieves struck at a house located in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and decamped with a mobile phone, computer, laptop, gold ornaments and cash worth
lakhs. According to Vinit Garg, owner of the house, the incident came to light when the family returned to the house after a vacation.
Owner shows the ransacked house at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in
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LIT approves Rs 105.52-cr budget
Ludhiana, March 29
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has approved the annual budget of Rs 105.52 crore for the next financial year. It is two-and-a-half time more than the revised budget estimate for the current year which stood at Rs 42.21 crore.
Deadline ends, admn to approach rlys
Ludhiana, March 29
Perturbed at leisurely pace in which the Lakkar Bridge is being completed, the district administration has decided to write to the Deputy Chief Engineer, Northern Railways, to make the bridge operational at the earliest. The deadline of completing the bridge ends on March 31.
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Security has been beefed up in Ludhiana after curfew was imposed in
Gurdaspur. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Absentee teachers pulled up
Ludhiana, March 29
The education department has finally swung into action and pulled up teachers who have been long leave. Director Public Instructions (Schools) has the district education offices to collect and send data of such absentee teachers.
Bus overturns, 14 injured
Ludhiana, March 29
At least 13 girls and a driver sustained injuries after a bus ferrying students of an institute overturned at Pandhi village near Dehlon today evening.
The incident took place while the bus was heading towards the city.
BJP-Cong standoff takes ugly turn
Ludhiana, March 29
BJP councillor of ward number 22 Sunita Fenta and her husband Harbans Lal Fenta had to face embarrassment as irate residents of Vishwakarma Colony in Basti
Jodhewal, led by a few Congress activists formally inaugurated new submersible pump installed by the municipal corporation to augment the water supply.
Banks flouting law to face the music
Ludhiana, March 29
After Ghumar Mandi and Salem Tabri, erring private banking establishments will have to face the music. The city police has decided to act tough against those which have failed to provide proper parking space to its customers.
In the absence of parking space majority of the customers visiting banks are left with no option but to park their vehicles on the roadside resulting in traffic jams near Manju Cinema. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Fissures in canal road
Doraha, March 25
The newly constructed canal road has developed fissures and become the cause of inconvenience to commuters, especially those who drive at speed. Road work is still in progress under the project of four laning of the stretch from Doraha to Ludhiana till the Ferozepur junction.
The newly constructed stretch of the Canal Road has
developed fissures.
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Sale of illegal SIM cards rampant
Jagraon, March 29
In a blatant violation of norms set up by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) and strict guidelines issued by the government against the illegal sale of SIM cards by shopkeepers, the practice of selling illegal cards on the basis of fake identity proof has been going on unchecked at a large scale in
Jagraon.
Huge rush at revenue offices
Ludhiana, March 29
Collector rates for getting a land deal registered are going to be increased from April 1. Buyers will now have to shell out about 20 per cent more (collector rate) to get a land deal registered. According to sources, the rates will be revised throughout the state from April 1.
Visitors wait for their turn at the Office of Sub-Registrar in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Bandh hits immunisation
Ludhiana, March 29
Punjab bandh, the call for which was given by different Sikh organisations, has affected health services in the district. Although the government hospitals and dispensaries remained open as usual, fewer patients turned up in the
OPDs.
Take ‘desi ghee’ in limited quantity: Expert
Ludhiana, March 29
“Desi ghee” if taken in limited quantity is not bad, said Dr Ishi Khosla, clinical nutritionist and director, Centre for Dietery Counselling, Delhi, during a seminar organised by the Ludhiana Management Association here recently.
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Morning talk
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Two birds enjoy a sunny morning on the Punjab Agricultural University campus in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Dept gears up to curb dengue
Ludhiana, March 29
A meeting of Dengue Control Task Force was held at the office of the Civil Surgeon here toady. It was presided over by Civil Surgeon Subash Bata.
On the occasion, Subash Bata said the Health Department had divided the city into four sections and deployed dengue control teams in all the sections.
Kidney transplant institute opened
Ludhiana, March 29
Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, today launched Apollo Transplant Institute to offer kidney transplant services in the region.
Prof Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director. Apollo Hospital, Delhi, said: “SPS Apollo, Ludhiana, has started kidney transplant service here."
Paper leak rumour ploy to loot students of classes X, XII
Ludhiana, March 29
Rumour of paper leak is a routine affair during the ongoing Punjab School Education Boad
(PSEB) examinations. Most of the time major examinations of class X and XII are hit by fake stories of paper leaks. Moreover, a number of students are fooled in buying the claimed "leak paper".
California delegation visits PAU
Ludhiana, March 29
A three-member delegation from the Agricultural Leadership Foundation (ALF), California, USA, visited the Punjab Agriculture University
(PAU) today, to understand the basics of the India agriculture, to promote agricultural leadership in California and to build strong relationship among the agriculturists of both the nations. |
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| Members of delegation from Agricultural Leadership Foundation (ALF), California, USA, at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo:
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Bright children need extra care: Experts
Ludhiana, March 29
Parents and teachers need to give special attention in dealing with exceptional children in order to provide them a stimulating and learning environment.This is essential to channelise their learning abilities in the right direcction.
ITI students get prizes
Ludhiana, March 29
The Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Gill Road, organised a zonal-level cultural and sports prize-distribution programme here toady.
Induction training
concludes
Ludhiana, March 29
Sharing tops on health education with participating teachers at the conclusion of “Induction Training
Programme” here today.
One held for abduction
Jagraon, March 29
The Sudhar police has arrested one of the youths out of eight, booked for kidnapping a class XII student, from an examination center at a school in Hehran village near Raikot on Tuesday evening.
The accused has been identified as Talwinder alias Kala of Rajoana Kalan village near Raikot.
Man held for stealing transformers
Machiwara, March 29
The Machiwara police has arrested a person on charge of stealing transformers and motor cycles and recovered some stolen items from his possession.
The SHO of Machiwara, Amardeep Singh, said a police party had laid a naka near Powat village last evening.
Two stolen trucks recovered in city
Ludhiana, March 29
The Salem Tabri police recovered two trucks that were stolen nearly five days ago from
Jalandhar. However, the two accused, who had stolen the truck, managed to give the police the slip.
Trucks that were stolen nearly five days ago from
Jalandhar, recovered by the Salem Tabri police in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
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hockey stadium
Players
resent slow pace of renovation
Ludhiana, March 29
Finally, the sports authorities fulfilled long-cherished dream of the Ludhiana
hockey players by laying Astroturf of international standards in Olympian
Pirthipal Singh Hockey Stadium on the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
campus.
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