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Another bomb-like object found at Maherna Kalan
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 6
Barely four days after the Ludhiana Rural Police recovered 11 hand grenades and two cartridges from fields at Maherna Kalan, residents of Maherna Khurd were shocked to find another bomb-like object in fields situated near a water tank at Maherna Khurd village early morning today.
2 court clerks booked for stealing records
Ludhiana, June 6
The city police has booked two court clerks for stealing court records. The case has been registered following the direction of Dr Balwinder Kumar, Civil Judge, Senior Division.
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To woo voters, different political parties have defaced walls by pasting posters of their candidates at various places
in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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SIT to probe poster war
Ludhiana, June 6
The day after a bloody clash between BJP leader Satish Nagar and independent candidate's husband Krishan Kharbanda in Chawni Mohalla, which left nearly 12 supporters of both the groups injured, the police today formed a special investigating team (SIT) to probe the incident. The police has also booked Nagar, Kharbanda and their supporters in an attempt-to-murder case.
Illegal sand mining: Villagers protest outside SSP's office
Jagraon, June 6
The action taken by the local administration against those involved in illegal sand mining from the Sutlej beds a few days ago took a new twist today when a large number of villagers residing in the Sidhwan Bet area staged a protest in front of the office of SSP Gurpreet Singh Toor.
Steel industry rejects ISI notification
Ludhiana, June 6
The recently issued notification by the Central Government, asking the steel-producing units to get ISI marking, has evoked ire from the steel industry. The notification was also issued in 2008 but had to be rolled back after the industry protested against the same.
BSNL employees stage dharna
Ludhiana, June 6
In response to a
call given by the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations, employees of
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) staged a day-long dharna in front of
the office of the General Manager (Telecom) at the Bharat Nagar Chowk
today to press for their long-pending demands.
Trade union leaders address a gate rally during the day long dharna by BSNL employees in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo Inderjit Verma
Milk, ‘daal’ samples fail purity test
Ludhiana, June 6
District Health Officer Dr Kulwinder Singh has stated that the samples of milk and “moong
daal” collected from Kashmir Karyana Store in Ishar Nagar have failed purity test. The “daal” was found to be sub standard.
Adding wings to schoolchildren's creativity
Ludhiana, June 6
You might have observed children lost in their own world, but here is book in which students of Des Raj Vedhara DAV Centenary Public School,
Phillaur, have woven their dreams through creativity.
“Letter to...”, a book with compilation of letters by students
and teachers of Desh Raj Vedhara DAV Centenary Public School, Phillaur. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
MC POLL
 Dhanda, SAD's mayoral face likely
Ludhiana, June 5
Harish Rai Dhanda, a former Chief Parliamentary Secretary, who is contesting the Municipal Corporation elections from ward number 28 of the city, is one of the top contenders for the post of the Mayor.
Harish Rai Dhanda, former Chief Parliamentary Secretary, releases his manifesto in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo
Depute paramilitary forces for fair polling: Congress
Candidates turn ‘innovative’ to heat up campaign
ward no.
74: Choked sewerage major problem
IPO anomaly comes to light
Ludhiana, June 6
Even 13 years after the orders for an increase in the commission rate on Indian Postal Orders
(IPOs) from 5 per cent to 10 per cent, the IPOs with '5 per cent commission' printed on them are still available, though 10 per cent commission is charged by the staff. This anomaly has raised many an eyebrow. People ask why the IPOs with '5 per cent commission' printed on them are being sold at post offices.
PAU staff suspend strike
Ludhiana, June 6
Employees of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who were on strike since May 8, today took off their agitation when Irrigation Minister, Punjab, Janmeja Singh
Sekhon, assured the employees that their demands will be met soon.
Janmeja Singh Sekhon (with folded hands) requests employees of the PAU to call off their strike in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Pensioners protest against VC, comptroller
Ludhiana, June 6
The PAU Pensioners’ Welfare Association has expressed anguish over the “step-motherly” treatment being meted out to them by the Vice-Chancellor and comptroller,
PAU.
Railways hike parcel charges by 25 per cent
Local business community feels the heat
Ludhiana, June 6
Local business community is up against the 25 per cent hike in parcel and luggage charges by the Railways, as it sends parcels comprising hosiery goods,
tyres, pharmaceuticals, flour and pulses in abundance to various parts of the country.
Men carrying parcels for unloading at the railway station in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Deceased's family stages dharna
Ludhiana, June 6
The members of deceased Sukhwinder Singh's family today staged a dharna outside the office of the Commissioner of Police. Sukhwinder was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Sunder Nagar area in July last year.
Cakes with edible photos popular
Ludhiana, June 6
Celebrations and parties are becoming more "photographically" sweet now. Cakes with pictures are becoming favourite with residents, who want to make moments of happiness all the more special. Although cakes with edible photographs have been there in the markets for the past few years, it is only now that these are gaining popularity.
‘Make Khanna a district’
Khanna, June 6
The ongoing struggle of residents of Khanna to make the town a district is gaining momentum day by day, as several organisations of the area has decided to submit a memorandum in this regard to the SDM on June 8.
Drinking in Open
Police to crack whip on vends
Ludhiana, June 6
The Division No. 8 police cracked whip on the owners of liquor vends for serving drinks and snacks to boozers on the street near the Fountain
Chowk.
An avid collector of LP, vinyl records
Ludhiana, June 6
Sanjeev Puri is an avid collector of old LP and vinyl records, gramophones and radio grams. Some of his LP records are almost a century old and gramophones are of the twenties. Sanjeev Puri got hooked to this passion in 1995.
Sanjeev Puri shows collection of LP and vinyl records, gramophones and radio grams.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
New breed of writers in city
Ludhiana, June 6
They are young and are writers. Youngsters in the city are penning their experiences, imaginations, advices and getting these published in the form of books.
Book released
Ludhiana, June 6
Dr Kulwinder Kaur Minhas has written a new book “Te Ganga Vagdi Rahi” that is being released at the Punjabi Bhawan on Sunday. The novel brings home the message that spiritual leaders should be like lighthouses, guiding people, whereas in reality, some often get involved in corrupt and immoral indulgences.
Awareness workshop
Ludhiana, June 6
The SGC Celebrate Life, an NGO, organised an awareness and welfare workshop for adolescents at CFC School.
A man quenches his thirst from a tube well in the hot weather. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Two-day trip for faculty members
Ludhiana, June 6
A two-day trip was organised for faculty members of GMT Public School to Dalhousie. During this trip, they visited Khajiar and several other tourist spots. A group of 30 teachers, along with principal Amarjit Dhaliwal, enjoyed the trip.
BCom Admissions
Students to get dateline for joint counselling soon
Ludhiana, June 6
Students aspiring for BCom will shortly get a dateline for the joint counselling process. If going by the previous year’s precedent, admissions to
BCom, one of the most sought-after courses in the city colleges, which is conducted online by Panjab University
(PU) via a centralised process, is delayed this year, while it should have been initiated by the middle of last month.
from colleges
Job fair at GGNIVS
Ludhiana, June 6
The Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Vocational Studies (GGNIVS) organised a job fair for its undergraduate and postgraduate students on its premises today.
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Students win laurels
Students of the Sangita’s Studio of Performing Arts won the national championship in dancing organised by the All-India Dance Sports Federation
(AIDSF) held in Patna. Angad (5) and Bani (6) represented the Punjab Dance Sports Association and were the sole winners for the state. They were the youngest participants and had to compete in the age category of 8 to 14 years, as they had no competition in their own category.
NRI's purse snatched
Ludhiana, June 6
There seems to no stopping to snatching incidents in the city.
Woman found hanging
Ludhiana, June 6
A 33-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the Preet Nagar area in Shimlapuri here this afternoon.
Cricket Tournament
Ludhiana gains first innings lead
Ludhiana, June 6
Anil Siag (148) and Himanshu Shelly (71) today helped Ludhiana to gain a vital 58-run lead against Amritsar in the first innings on the penultimate day of the four-day match in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-22) being played at the Gandhi ground, Amritsar.
Sports promoters felicitated
Ludhiana, June 6
The Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy,
Jarkhar, and Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association that organised the annual hockey festival in memory of hockey legend Prithipal Singh at the Mata Surjit Kaur AstroTurf Stadium of Jarkhar village on the
Ludhiana-Malerkotla road honoured six persons who had contributed in the promotion of sports in the region.
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