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Dawar-Gosain sink differences
Ludhiana, April 28
Former Health Minister Satpal Gosain and sitting Congress MLA Surinder Dawar today put an end to seven-year legal battle in the local courts.
“Both of them have agreed to drop the litigation,” states the compromise filed before the court. After withdrawing the cases, Dawar and Gosain shook hands and hugged each other outside the
court.
Former Health Minister Satpal Gosain and Congress MLA Surinder Dawar outside a local court in Ludhiana after withdrawing cases against each other.
Tribune photo
Want to get licence, maintain hygiene
Ludhiana, April 28
Dark and dingy workshops where sweets, cakes and other eatables are prepared, which one comes across at every sweetmeat shops and eateries, will have to maintain hygiene if owner want to obtain licence or get himself registered under the Food Safety Act 2011. After a long wait, the Food Safety Act 2011 has finally been implemented in the
state.
Sweets on display at a sweetmeat shop in Ludhiana. A file photo
Labs still dysfunctional
Ludhiana, April 28
Four months after the installation of Edusat laboratories in government schools, the education department failed to make it functional for students.
Most of the schools where department installed Edusat laboratories with 24 LED systems are still dysfunctional.
Replace obsolete computers, say teachers
Ludhiana, April 28
Many of the government schools of the district have sought new computers for the computers provided to them in 2006 under the Information Communication Technology (ICT) project have become obsolete. According to the computer teachers in the government schools, after five years, the power backup and performance of hardware goes down. So these teachers have demanded new computers. Moreover, a lot more advancement has been witnessed in communication technology in the past six years.
Debate on remarriage
Ludhiana, April 28
“Marriage is an essential part of life and is recommended for everyone,” said Dr Harmeet Kaur, a psychiatrist from Chandigarh. Everyone needs companionship, young or old, she said. “Loneliness is difficult and is the cause of problems like depression, anxiety and a host of psychological problems for an individual,” she said. Therefore, there is no reason for not getting remarried, if the first marriage doesn’t last due to individual differences or demise, she said.
Entry to rabbits’ cage banned
Ludhiana, April 28
A day after around 12 rabbits were killed by stray dogs at Nehru Rose
Garden here, Malwinder Singh Jaggi has restricted the entry of residents inside the enclosure where the rabbits along with ducks have been
kept. People would be discouraged from feeding
the rabbits.
Stray dogs at Nehru Rose Garden on Friday. Photo: inderjeet verma
10 CCTV cameras installed in city
Ludhiana, April 28
The city police today installed 10 close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the city here.
Security tightened at Mediways
Ludhiana, April 28
Apprehending that some employees of Mediways Hospital may disrupt smooth functioning of the hospital, the management has tightened up the security of the hospital and has also informed the Commissioner of Police to keep a check on the law and order situation.
Man dies after wheat bags fall on him
Machiwara, April 28
In a freak accident, a farmer of a nearby village, who had come to the Machhiwara grain market to sell his wheat produce, died when a heap of bags of wheat fell on him.
Hearing adjourned
Ludhiana, April 28
The court of Sessions Judge GS Matharoo today adjourned the alleged multi-crore city centre scam case involving former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh till May 5.
Man commits suicide
Ludhiana, April 28
A 45-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a ceiling fan, here today.
The accused has been identified as Sandeep Kumar (45) a resident Tilak Nagar.
Two jail inmates attacked
Ludhiana, April 28
Barely hours before the arrival of the DGP (Jails) to the venue for a sports event at the central jail, Ludhiana, two inmates were injured in separate clashes in the central jail and the borstal jail here today.
Postal Dept officials robbed of
Rs 1 lakh
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants robbed postal department officials of more than Rs 1 lakh when they were going to the police station to deposit daily proceeds in a safe custody this evening.
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Even though the much delayed pedestrian underpass (PUP) opposite the local Mini- Secretariat is ready, but a fresh controversy seems to have surrounded it.
Ludhiana, April 28
