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Bharat Bandh
Mini buses not to ply today
Ludhiana, May 30
All 400-odd mini buses will not operate in the district tomorrow in support of Bharat
bandh. The Ludhiana Mini Bus Owners Association held a meeting in this regard today and bus owners from
Jagraon, Sarabha, Haibowal, Dehlon, Raikot and Samrala have also decided to support the
bandh.
MC elections
Auction of fancy numbers put off
Ludhiana, May 30
In view of the Municipal Corporation elections, the District Transport Office (DTO) has postponed its auction of fancy registration numbers from June 1 to June 15. Most of the DTO staff is involved in election duties.
Plea for FIR against DGP adjourned
Ludhiana, May 30
Taking cognisance of a revision petition filed against the order of dismissal of petition seeking the registration of a case against former DGP (Jails) Shashi Kant, the Additional Sessions Judge adjourned the matter for August 3. Senior police officer Shashi Kant had recently given sensational statements regarding the nexus between the drug mafia and politicians in the state.
Tow-away drive to begin at Mini Secretariat, too
Ludhiana, May 30
After apprising defaulters in the city about traffic rules, it is now the turn of higher-ups, advocates and politically well-connected people to obey traffic rules as the police is going to initiate a tow-away drive at the Mini Secretariat soon. To save the public from inconvenience and harassment due to wrongly parked vehicles at the Mini Secretariat, the traffic police will mark yellow lines and ensure that vehicles are not parked outside the line in a haphazard manner.
Encroachments go unnoticed in Ward No. 52
Ludhiana, May 30
Major issues
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| An ill-maintained park at Ward No. 52 in
Ludhiana; (right) An improvement trust shopping complex. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Traffic congestion, garbage leave residents fuming
Ludhiana, May 30
Traffic congestion is one of major problems in Ghumar Mandi.
Vehicles parked along a road at Ward No. 53 in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
No easy ride this
Ludhiana, May 30
Major issues
 Ill-maintained parks dot Ward No. 54
Ludhiana, May 30
Major issues
A well-maintained park at Ward No. 54 in
Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
MC polls: Ban on carrying weapons till June 10
Ludhiana, May 30
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari and Deputy Commissioner Police Ashish Chaudhry have imposed a ban on carrying weapons, arms, explosive material till June 10.
Papers of 4 candidates rejected
Ludhiana, May 30
Nomination papers of four candidates were rejected today during the scrutiny of papers for the Municipal Corporation elections scheduled for June 10.
Delay in road construction
Jagraon, May 30
The construction work of Raikot Road, Jagraon, has been delayed due to lack of funds. About six months ago the construction work on this one kilometre stretch began. However, the authorities concerned have failed to complete the task till date.
Construction work is yet to resume on this stretch of Raikot Road in Jagraon. A
Tribune photograph
Appoint regular staff for BBA, BCA courses, PU tells govt colleges
Ludhiana, May 30
Panjab University's instructions to the government colleges to appoint staff on regular basis for professional course like Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) is proving hard for the government-run colleges in the city.
Sword stolen from statue of Rani Jhansi in Jagraon
Jagraon, May 30
Some unidentified persons have stolen the sword from the hands of Rani Jhansi statue situated at Tehsil Road, Jagraon.
‘Battery torch’ symbol likely for Congress Worker Forum
Ludhiana, May 30
The Congress Worker Forum will get ‘battery torch’ as election symbol for the ensuing Municipal Corporation election.
Seminar on rural India
Doraha, May 30
Rajiv Gandhi Study Circle (Punjab) organised a one-day seminar on “Bridging the Development Gap between Rural and Urban India” at Doraha College of Education,
Doraha. The members of RGSC were given a warm welcome by the college.
Office-bearers elected
Ludhiana, May 30
Executive engineers of the water supply and sanitation department, Punjab, convened a general body meeting here yesterday.
School Notes
English language competition
Government High School, Andlu, conducted English Language Competition today. The competition was held as per the programme chalked out by the School Headmistress Surjit
Kaur. Students of Class VI participated in handwriting competition. Students of Class VII participated in spoken English skills competition, while students of Class VIII participated in poetry recitation competition.
Students of Bal Bharti School enjoy swimming during a summer camp in Ludhiana.
A Tribune photograph
Man bludgeoned to death
Samrala, May 30
Sohan Lal (55), a resident of Dhilwan village, was bludgeoned to death last evening. In a statement to the police, his wife Jagir Kaur alleged that her husband was at home when two persons of the village came to their house and started taking bricks from their yard.
One held with 1.5 kg charas
Machiwara, May 30
Machiwara police has arrested a person and seized 1.5 kg charas and a pistol from his possession.
Youth held with country-made pistol
Dehlon, May 30
The police has arrested a youth of Sayan Kalan village for allegedly carrying a country-made pistol.
Proclaimed offender held
Jagraon, May 30
The Ludhiana (rural) police has arrested a proclaimed offender and member of robbers gang. The accused has been identified as Harjit Singh of Surwind village, near Taran
Taran. He was wanted in different cases related to theft and robbery for more than seven years.
Friends Club, Grewal Academy in semis
Ludhiana, May 30
Friends Club of Doraha and Grewal Academy of Kila Raipur entered the last four stage in the Prithipal Singh Memorial Seven-a-Side Hockey Festival being organised at Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road.
A match in progress during the Prithipal Singh Memorial Hockey festival at Jarkhar village
near Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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Ludhiana, May 30
