Power breakdown costs industry losses worth crores
Ludhiana, May 27
The industry has to suffer losses worth crores due to power breakdown in the city after the 220 kv substation of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at Lalton village was gutted on Friday.
File photo of Army personnel helping firemen douse the flames at the substation. The incident led to power breakdown in the entire district. |
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Health team visits malaria-prone areas
Ludhiana, May 27
A team of the health department visited villages adjoining the Satluj and the track yesterday in order to curb the break
out of malaria, several cases of which were reported last year.
Women snatchers active in city
Ludhiana, May 27
Cases of snatching are on the rise. Though many cases go unreported, in a majority of cases, young boys between 20 and 25 years of age are involved in snatching incidents. But more recently, a gang of women snatchers has come to light that decamps with cash or gold ornaments after targeting vulnerable women.
Traffic police removes black films from cars during a drive on the Mall Road,
Ludhiana, on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Rs 35 lakh recovered from car
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 27
The police recovered Rs 35 lakh from a car during a naka on the GT Road, said SHO Gurmeet Singh here today. District traffic Inspector Hari Chand along with the local police party checked the car being driven by a resident of West Bengal.
Have asset abroad, fill new ITR form
Ludhiana, May 27
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made detailing requirements more stringent by issuing new income tax return forms (Forms ITR-2, 3 and 4) for those holding assets abroad.
Unprecedented rise in domestic violence
Ludhiana, May 27
The city has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the cases of domestic violence and matrimonial disputes recently. Women cells set up at all Suvidha Centres in the city receive complaints about domestic violence and matrimonial disputes from people of all walks of life.
Project going on at a snail's pace
Ludhiana, May 27
Residents of ward number 39 and 40 have started making a mockery of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation and the area councillor by pasting sarcastic posters pasted in different areas of ward numbers 39 and 40 as the work of covering the Ganda Nullah is going on at a snail’s pace.
Posters making mockery of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation dot walls and poles in ward numbers 39 and 40. Photo: Inderjeet Vermas |
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Infighting within SAD, Sekhon ‘greets’ partymen
Ludhiana, May 27
The infighting within the SAD in ward number 56, which comprises posh areas like Sarabha
Nagar, Gurdev Nagar, Punjab Agricultural University and other adjoining areas, has come to the fore with senior Akali leader Janmeja Singh Sekhon today meeting other leaders of the ward at Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali’s house and urging them to support the party candidate.
Bains brothers, Gabria patch up for now
Ludhiana, May 27
If the directions issued by the Akali Dal high command are any indication, the Bains brothers, Simarjeet Singh and Balwinder Singh, and their bete noir former Cabinet Minister Hira Singh Gabria are calling a truce, at least for the forthcoming Municipal Corporation (MC) elections.
Fall of Rupee a boon for
cycle industry
Ludhiana, May 27
The ailing local cycle industry has something to cheer after the recent fall of the rupee against the US dollar. The present scenario is proving a boon in disguise for the domestic cycle makers.
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Paintings put up on display at the Sutlej Club in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Inter-disciplinary studies get a go-ahead
Ludhiana, May 27
Finally, science students will now be allowed to study arts. Giving nod to the much-awaited inter-disciplinary studies at Panjab University, the Syndicate recently passed an amendment giving freedom to science students to study art subjects.
GADVASU
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Training in dairy farming
Ludhiana: The two-week dairy training course organised by the department of veterinary and animal husbandry extension, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) concluded on Sunday.
Civil Hospital
Health dept invites tender for canteen
Ludhiana, May 27
Finally, locals were invited to tender for the canteen of Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital by the Punjab Health System Corporation. The canteen has been lying closed for more than eight months.
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2 robbers arrested
Phillaur, May 27
The local police has busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of two of its members.
They have been identified as Sangar and Raju, both residents of Phillaur.
About 25 tolas of gold jewellery worth Rs 7.5 lakh have been recovered from their possession.
Hockey festival
Friends Club drub Jarkhar Seniors
Ludhiana, May 27
The Friends’ Club of Doraha drubbed Jarkhar Seniors 8-2 in the Prithipal Singh Memorial Seven-a-Side Hockey Festival being organised jointly by the Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy,
Jarkhar, and the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association at Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, 15 kilometers from here last evening. |
A match in progress during the Prithipal Memorial Hockey festival at Jarkhar village near
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
Cricket: Ludhiana-Mohali match ends in draw
Ludhiana, May 27
The two-day match between Ludhiana and Mohali played in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-19) for the Dhruv Pandove Trophy held at Punjab Agricultural University ended in a draw.
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