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Bank auctions trauma centre
Ludhiana, April 1
UCO Bank auctioned a leading private trauma centre near the octroi post at Ferozepur Road here today. The centre owed Rs 2,284.74 lakh plus interest to the bank.
New session begins, but no syllabus yet
Ludhiana, April 1
The academic session of government schools being run under the state education department is going to start from tomorrow, but the syllabus is yet to arrive.
Change in wards looms; councillors get the jitters
Ludhiana, April 1
There is a strong likelihood that the reservation of all 75 wards would change. The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation elections are nearing and there is an uneasy calm among some councillors who apprehend that this time their wards may be reserved for women.
Packaging trays to cost more
Ludhiana, April 1
Hike in the excise duty on packaging trays has not gone down well with manufacturers and those engaged in the business of eggs and fruits. Paper-pulp moulded trays are used to package and transport eggs and fruits.
50 pc schools lack maths, physics lecturers
Ludhiana, April 1
While the education department of the state is claiming that they would strengthen school education and increase the intake of students, the ground realities are quite different. Most of the government-run senior secondary schools of the district are facing a shortage of lecturers and the school authorities are in fix whether to enrol students or not.
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Perilous joyride |
Street children take a ride by hanging unto the rear of a bus, unmindful of the risk, in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Popularity of e-books on the rise
Ludhiana, April 1
The popularity of e-books is reported to be on the rise in the city. A lot of residents now prefer e-readers and e-books instead of the usual, conventional books.
DEOs instructed to inspect schools
Ludhiana, April 1
The education department is all set for the new academic session of schools, starting from April 2. The State Project Officer of Director General School Education gave instructions to all District Education Officers (DEO) for a special inspection of all the schools on that day. State Project Director Sarva Sikshya Abhiaan (SSA)-cum-Director General School Education Ashok Singla stated, "To ensure good education standards, the District Education Officers should visit all schools of the district to check the status of education".
Mixed reaction to education minister’s remark
Ludhiana, April 1
Teachers and unions have had a mixed reaction to the Education Minister's statement regarding the sanctioning of ex-India leave (if one wants to go abroad after taking leave) to teachers. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka has stated that teachers will have to resign if they want leave for more than three months.
Teachers oppose evaluation model
Ludhiana, April 1
After the circular issued by the pedagogy wing of Sarva Sikshaya Abhiaan Authority, Punjab teacher Unions are opposing to continue the current model of Comprehensive Continuous Evaluation (CCE).
Poster-making competition held at DMCH
Ludhiana, april 1
To raise awareness about epilepsy, ‘Purple Day’ was observed today at the DMCH by organising poster competition, role play and lecture on
epilepsy.
No respite from traffic jam
Jagraon, April 1
There seems to be no end to the woes of commuters and residents of Old Grain Market Chowk where traffic jams have become the order of day.
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at the Old Grain Market Chowk in Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
Put house in order, MLA warns MC president
Jagraon, April 1
Neither the local residents nor the members of the Municipal Council seem to be satisfied with the performance of the local MC president Baldev Krishan
Dhir.
The recently placed pink and blue astroturf in the Olympian Pirthipal Hockey Stadium at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Residents cheer new MLA’s efforts
Jagraon, April 1
Former ADC Shiv Ram Kaler’s selection as MLA from Jagraon could prove to be the beginning of a new dawn for the residents of this historical town.
People have a lot of expectations from this bureaucrat-turned-politician and the latter is leaving no stone unturned to realise those expectations.
Wheat to reach mandis late
Khanna, April 1
All the arrangements for procurement of wheat have been completed in Asia’s biggest grain market,
Khanna. However, the procurement will take some more time to reach the grain market as the crop is yet to mature. The purchase was proposed to start from April 1 but it is delayed due to weather conditions.
Hospital organises training on child feeding
Ludhiana, April 1
A six-day capacity building training programme for developing middle level trainers on ‘Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling’ was organised at ESIC Model Hospital.
‘Neglected’ sickle manufacturers turn to MC for aid
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 1
Sickle manufacturers of the town are yet to draw attention of the local administration for allotting a separate place for development of a centre.
Surjit Singh, a sickle manufacturer, supervises work at his unit at Railway Road in Ahmedgarh. A Tribune photograph
Jewellers intensify stir
Ludhiana, April 1
Jewellers from the city will be participating in the nationwide indefinite hunger strike from tomorrow. Jewellers throughout the country will observe an indefinite hunger strike in protest against the excise duty and consumer tax levied on them in the Budget. Jewellers from Ludhiana will gather at the Fountain Chowk tomorrow and continue their indefinite hunger strike.
Eye hospital to be inaugurated today
Ludhiana, April 1
Sankara Eye Care Institutions India has been contributing its bit in empowering women from rural areas of the district. The institution has trained a group of 40 girls for two years and now given them employment at its new hospital that would be inaugurated tomorrow.
Farmers harvest crops at PAU fields in preparation of Baisakhi. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Kitchen budget goes for a toss
Ludhiana, April 1
Summer vegetables have started arriving in the market and are already burning a hole in the pocket of the consumers. Tomatoes and peas are priced at an unusual price of Rs 40 per kg while bottle gourd is priced at Rs 50 a kg.
Violence among children a rising concern
Ludhiana, April 1
With incidents of violence rising amongst the youth, parents these days are a worried lot. The environment is becoming ever more challenging for the healthy growth of a child.
Fountain pens losing popularity
Ludhiana, April 1
In the new age where our fingers are getting more adept at typing, and ball and gel pens predominate whatever little we write, the use of fountain pens is becoming rare.
Conference on hemodynamic monitoring in critical care concludes
Ludhiana, April 1
The departments of Critical Care Medicine and Paediatric Intensive Care at SPS Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana organised a one day conference on hemodynamic monitoring in critical care under the aegis of ISCCM-Ludhiana and IAP-ICC Punjab state today. The aim of the conference was to bring both adult and paediatric intensive care on an equal platform.
Matharoo takes over as Sessions Judge
Ludhiana, April 1
GS Matharoo today joined here as District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana. Prior to joining, he was posted as Legal Rememberancer Punjab, Chandigarh. At the time of joining staff of session court and Chief Judicial Magistrate Muneesh Arora were present.
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Visual
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A peacock basks in the warm sun in the fields of Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. Tribune
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With the developers of 114 unauthorised colonies in the mega city, who were served with one-month notice for regularisation on March 1, having failed to respond
positively.
