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(Clockwise)A dust storm engulfs Ludhiana before the city experienced a brief spell of rain on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan The weather became pleasant after mild showers.
A board lies on the road in Ludhiana. |
Dakha’s poll spending highest
Ludhiana, April 10
Malkiat Singh Dakha, who fought the Assembly elections on Congress ticket from the Gill constituency has presented details of whopping election expenses to the tune of Rs 14,69,275 to the Election Office here followed by Simarjit Singh Bains, an Independent candidate from the Atam Nagar constituency. Bains has submitted the details of expenses to the tune of Rs 13,24,001 to the observers while Hira Singh Gabria is at number three with Rs 12,01,756 as expenses.
PU BCom-II paper postponed due to ‘leak’ ...
Sahnewal, April 10
The paper of Corporate Accounting (Paper II) of BCom second year of Panjab University has been postponed to May 3. While the exam was to be conducted in the evening session today, the information was given to the centres a few hours ago.
Students engaged in a discussion after the paper of corporate accounting (II) of BCom second year of the PU was put off in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Students left in a quandary
Ludhiana, April 10
The students of BCom (second year) were in for an unpleasant surprise today when they turned up for the Corporate Accounting exam. The exam has been postponed to May 3, which is in clash with the Group I Accountancy paper of the Integrated Professional Competency Cource (IPCC) exam for Charted Accountancy on May 3.
Counter to deal with domestic violence
Ludhiana, April 10
In a major respite to women residents of the city, who were running from pillar to post in pursuit of justice, a special counter has been made in the suvidha
centres, which would deal with the complaint of domestic violence.
Excise raid at railway station
Ludhiana, April 10
Sales tax officials and railway authorities are once again at loggerheads. The sales tax wing of the excise and taxation department conducted a raid at the railway station today and found nearly 300-400 parcels that were coming to the city without legal documents. The railway authorities, however, did not allow them to pick these parcels from the station for further investigations.
Doctors perform rare triple vascular bypass surgery
Ludhiana, April 10
Had it not been been for a team of vascular surgeons headed by Dr Gaurav Singal at the SPS Apollo Hospitals who performed a challenging and rare multi-vascular surgery well in time, 68-year-old Tarsem Lal
Gulati, a resident of Moga town in Punjab, would have lost either of his limbs and could even have had a paralytic stroke.
Dr Gaurav Singal, head of vascular surgery, Apollo Hospitals, with patient Tarsem Gulati, addresses a news conference in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Inderjit Verma
Jindu’s release sparks row
Ludhiana, April 10
The release of president of the Sikh Welfare Council Baljinder Singh Jindu on "medical grounds" has snowballed into a controversy as state president of the SAD (Delhi) Jaswinder Singh Baliewal’s son complained of preferential treatment by the police.
Security guards turn thieves, arrested with 2 others
Ludhiana, April 10
Four persons, including two security guards of a private security agency, were nabbed by alert employees of a factory at the Focal Point here last night.
State-level function in city on April 14
Ludhiana, April 10
After a gap of over five years, a state-level function is being organised in Ludhiana district on April 14. The Bhartiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj
(BVDS) in association with the district administration will hold the first state-level function (after the
SAD-BJP took over for the second term) here in the city to celebrate the 121st birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar at the Guru Nanak Bhawan Stadium.
A poster been put up by the Bhartiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj in regard of the state-level function in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Stray dog menace unchecked
Khamano, April 10
The menace of stray dogs continued in Khamano area, as a group of stray dogs attacked animals of villagers and killed a goat and injured certain calves. The incident happened at Maneli village near here when stray dogs attacked and killed a goat.
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Golden
harvest: A man saves his wheat produce from rain near Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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‘Declare holidays under NI Act’
Ludhiana, April 10
The Indian National Bank Employees’ leaders have appealed to the Punjab government to notify all state government’s gazetted holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act), so that all holidays are celebrated by employees of banks, LIC companies and financial institutions also.
Demolition at four illegal colonies
Ludhiana, April 10
Continuing its relentless drive against unauthorised colonies, a team of the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) yesterday demolished internal development projects in five such colonies at Thakarwal and Dhandra villages.
Traders give Wagah-Attari route a thumbs down
Ludhiana, April 10
Although it was believed that trade between India and Pakistan through the Wagah-Attari border will prove beneficial, Ludhiana’s industry has given it a thumbs down. Traders say that it might not prove beneficial as Pakistan has notified its negative list for the country which allows the import of only 137 items through the Wagah-Attari route instead of the 2000 odd items mentioned earlier.
Veteran leader Lyallpuri turns 95
Doraha, April 10
Noted freedom fighter and socialist Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri turned 95 today.
Talking about the present day state of affairs, Lyallpuri asserts, “At this critical juncture, when corruption and nepotism are at their peak, all like-minded parties and individuals need to form a common platform to fight the problems.
SGPC to open 10 colleges, 11 schools
Doraha, April 10
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) shall open 10 new colleges and 11 schools shortly. This decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the SGPC organised under the presidentship of Avtar Singh Makkar at the Gurdwara Katana Sahib today.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president addresses a meeting at the Gurdwara Katana Sahib in Doraha. Photo by writer
Man commits suicide
Jagraon, April 10
A middle-aged man allegedly ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance at his house today morning fearing the police action after registration of a dowry case against him. The deceased has been identified as Prem Kumar, a resident of Ajit Nagar on Raikot Road, Jagraon. After the death of Prem Kumar, the local police has registered a case of abetting to suicide against four persons including his wife, father-in-law and two brother-in-laws and started the investigation.
Blind murder solved, two arrested
Khanna, April 10
The Khanna police has claimed to solve a blind murder case of a retired junior engineer (JE) Nachhattar Singh and arrested two persons in this regard. Stating about it, the SSP Khanna, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, gave information in a press conference that JE Nachhatar Singh had been missing from his home Badrukhan village since September 22, 2009. Later, on September 25, 2009 his body was recovered from canal near Mahpur village.
Restaurant raided for serving liquor without licence
Jagraon, April 10
A police team from Jagraon city police station conducted a raid at a restaurant-cum-bar situated at the Tehsil road, Jagraon, last night.
Two sandalwood smugglers held
Ludhiana, April 10
Sandalwood worth crores of rupees was today seized from the Ludhiana dry port today. The anti-smuggling wing of the customs department arrested two sandalwood smugglers at the dry port.
Woman set on fire, mother-in-law booked
Khanna, April 10
After some altercation, a woman allegedly set her daughter-in-law on fire by pouring kerosene at her in Jatana village near here last night.
Basketball trials on April 13
Ludhiana, April 10
The trials to select the Punjab basketball squads (sub-junior boys and girls) will be held here at the Guru Nanak Stadium on April 13 at 3 pm, according to general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, Teja Singh Dhaliwal.
National athletics meet for visually challenged on April 17
Ludhiana, April 10
Nearly 400 athletes from all over the country will be seen in action in the 8th edition of the National Athletics for the Visually Challenged to be organised by the Punjab Sports Association for the visually challenged persons with the help of Bharat Blinds Sewak Samaj at Baddowal village on the
Ludhiana-Ferozepur road on April 17 and 18.
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Municipal Corporation went overboard to provide “support” to the SAD-BJP-led state government, which organised the oath-taking function of the Chief Parliamentary Secretaries at Chappar Chiri today.