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Weather lands farmers in difficult situation
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April
22
Harvesting period is proving thorny for farmers of the area. Those
who chose to harvest unripe wheat crop in panic due to intermittently
inclement weather during past fortnight, have to beg before the
officials of various procurement agencies in the grain markets. Others,
who preferred to wait for grains to ripe, apprehend losses due to
delayed harvesting.
Clocks of city landmark out of order
Ludhiana, April 22
Even as the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has planned to install a floral clock near Sherpur Chowk, besides beautifying all entry points to the city, the existing prominent landmark of the city, Clock Tower, is in a shambles.
Cool Blessings
Manji Sahib Gurdwara in Alamgir village presents a majestic view, with thick clouds in the background on Sunday. photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Mystery surrounds boy’s disappearance, recovery
Ludhiana, April 22
Mystery surrounds the lost-and-found case of seven-year-old boy Jashan who went missing while he was playing outside his house in the Gandhi Nagar area last night and was found near Green Land School near Jalandhar Bypass at midnight.
70-yr-old foils burglary attempt
Ludhiana, April 22
In an exemplary display of bravery, a 70-year-old man foiled a burglary attempt in his house in Jhande village and nabbed the three assailants who trespassed into his house.
Stolen bikes recovered
Ludhiana, April 22
With the arrest of three persons, the city police has claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle-lifters, who were stealing vehicles from different parts of the city.
District Cong ex-chief puts police in the dock
Ludhiana, April 22
The former District Congress Committee president Jagmohan Sharma has put the city police in the dock by alleging that a nexus of scrap dealers and the police is operating in Focal Point area and is causing losses to the industry.
Rickety bridge posing danger
Jagraon, April 22
The near collapsing bridge at a drain near Kothe Khajura village at the road connecting Raikot Road with Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway, also known as Raikot-Ludhiana bypass, has been posing high risk to the lives of the commuters. The residents fear that the bridge may collapse anytime if not repaired, immediately.
Near collapsing bridge at drain near Kothe Khajura village on the outskirts of
Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
It’s the middlemen who call the shots at Sub-Registrar offices
Ludhiana, April 22
Though District Administration has asked the PCS and IAS officers to visit the tehsils to make sure that the common man was not unnecessarily "harassed" by the tehsildars or the attending staff, "under the table" amounts continue to exchange hands due to large number of "middlemen" involved in the process of registration of land sale deeds.
Sewage issue not solved
Doraha, April 22
As the world is celebrating Earth Day today, the Municipal council, Doraha, seems to look the other way. The reasons being the continuous open discharge of sewerage water in and around those places that are either centers of learning or have been chosen to be.
Offers’ rain on Akshay Tritiya
Ludhiana, April 22
With Akshay Tritiya falling on April 24, it’s raining offers for customers. Be it jewellers, banks, online gold retailers or India post, there’s a special offer from every quarter.
For generations, stamps have been their passion
Ludhiana, April 22
Though the use of postage stamps in everyday life is dwindling, in philately, these are still much sought after. The older and rarer these are, the more is the value attached to them. These families understand this well. And why not? After all, for them, philately has been a passion for generations.
VP Puri (left), son Pankaj and grandson Satish, with a special cover on his father SD
Puri.
Stamp designing competition held
Ludhiana, April 22
A competition to design the stamps was organised on an event to promotion philately by Ludhiana Philatelic Club at Lion's Club here today. As many as eight schools participated in the event including BCM Arya Model School, Spring Dale Public School, International Public School, Sat Paul Mittal School, Bhartiya Vidta Mandir School.
A painting competition for the promotion of philately was organisd by Ludhiana Philatelic Club at Lions Club. photo:
Inderjeet Verma
Ludhiana Diary
Who is responsible?
There are several major development projects that are being dragged in an incomplete condition for the past several years. As a result, not only the city population is being denied the intended benefit of the improved infrastructure but also the cost of construction is also escalating over the years putting a big drain on the exchequer. For example, the
six-laning of NH 1 (GT Road), passing through the city, motorable overbridge in place of erstwhile Lakkar
Pul, widening of Ferozepur Road (another national highway) and express highway along the Sidhwan Canal have long gone beyond the schedule period of completion.
Equitable and just society must for sustainable development: CPI
Ludhiana, April 22
"A society based on equity and justice is the only way for sustainable development to the benefit of whole mankind. The present day imperial powers led by the USA are imposing neoliberal economic policies on the developing countries in connivance with the elite in these countries. This has led to unprecedented inequality in the society, job freeze, cut on the rights of working people and essential services like health and education have gone out of reach of common people. This trend has to be changed through mass movements," said Anil Rajimwale, a philosopher and Marxist thinker, while addressing a seminar organised by the Communist Party of India (CPI) here today on “India's Path of Development Based on Justice and Equality.
GADVASU Notes
Four professors join as new HoDs
Ludhiana, April 22
Four professors of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) joined as new heads of different departments.
Meeting of ration depot holders
Ludhiana, April 22
Punjab depot holders held a meeting recently and discussed about the Central Government's decision to slash the kerosene quota of Punjab by 63 per cent.
140 units of blood collected
Ludhiana, April 22
In a novel initiative, the Dehlon Police Station and Salaam Zindagi Foundation organised a blood donation camp at Gurudwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir, near here today.
Warning sign
A makeshift signboard installed by shopkeepers on Railway Road Jagraon cautioning commuters to drive slow and save their vehicles’ bumpers. Tribune photo: Jaswant Shetra
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Award for city prof
Ludhiana: Sangeet Natak Akademi is going to honour prof Kartar Singh with Tagore Ratan award in Kolkata. The octogenarian has won many awards during his lifetime, and is the exponent of pure form of Kirtan.
Fire destroys wheat on 46 acres
Phillaur, April 22
Over 46 acres of wheat crop was reduced to ashes after a fire broke out in the fields in nearby villages Mauli, Pandhwa, Randhirgarh, Phillaur, Goraya, Nakodar.
Industry meets MSME minister
Ludhiana, April 22
Joginder Kumar, President, Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India, and Chander Parkash Sabharwal, Secretary, The Ludhiana Electroplaters Association, met Virbhadra Singh, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), at New Delhi and submitted a detailed memorandum of issues confronting the micro sector.
Setting up of CETP
‘Impose water cess on dyes, chemicals’
Ludhiana, April 22
Unable to gather the funds for setting up of a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Punjab Dyers Association has suggested the Punjab government to introduce and levy 5 per cent water tax (cess) on the lines of entry tax on dyes and chemicals in Punjab. It has also written to the Principal Secretary, Science and Technology environment, in this regard. Dyers have suggested levying a tax on them so that the government can contribute to setting up of CETP.
25-year-old stabbed
Ludhiana, April 22
There seem to no stopping of the snatching cases with the latest incident a 25-year-old migrant was stabbed and robbed of cash and a mobile phone near Dana Mandi area. The incident occurred when the victim was returning to his quarter after finishing work in a factory unit.
crime brief
Phillaur: One motorcyclist borne youth was killed while his pillion rider friend Gaurav Kumar sustained serious injuries, after their motorcycle rammed into a truck loaded with iron rods that was parked truck near Goraya last night.
Defamation Case
2 BSNL officials summoned
Ludhiana, April 22
The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate BK Sharma has summoned two Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited officials in a defamation case.
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The sudden change in weather conditions has caused a lot of worries for the farmers, who have started harvesting their wheat crop.
