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Toppers Speak
Ludhiana, June 7
Parul Gupta, who secured the top position in the PSEB class XII results said, "I had expected to be in the top five, but am happy to have stood first. There is no fixed number of hours for studies, as I used to study whenever, I felt like. I believe it is not possible to achieve anything without hard work."
Checking of Parcels
High drama at railway station
Ludhiana, June 7
High drama was witnessed at the railway station today, as excise and taxation officials tried to lift parcels from the station for checking, while the railway authorities did not let them do the same.
Heated arguments were exchanged, as officials of both departments got stick to their decision.
Excise officials and policemen try to lift parcels from the Ludhiana railway station. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Trader stabbed to death by rival
Ludhiana, June 7
Business rivalry took an ugly turn and led to the murder of a 40-year-old cycle parts manufacturer in broad daylight on the Gill road here today.
The victim, Kewal Krishan Dawar (40), was stabbed to death in the afternoon by his business rival Gurmeet Singh.
Two suicides in the city
Ludhiana, June 7
Two suicides took place in different parts of the city here today. In the first incident, Gyan Singh (45) ended his life by consuming poison.
His wife Balwinder Kaur had committed suicide barely four days ago.
Ludhiana MC poll: 61 crorepatis in fray
Ludhiana, June 7
A total of 61 crorepatis will be contesting the upcoming Ludhiana Municipal Corporation elections scheduled for June 10. The Congress party tops the list of crorepatis, with 29 such candidates, followed by 20 crorepatis from the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and 12 from the BJP.
liquor hoarding
Party workers nabbed
Ludhiana, June 7
High drama was witnessed at the Haibowal police station here this evening when nearly 200 supporters of the Congress protested against alleged police high-handedness.
MC POLL
Voters ill at ease in ward No 9
Sahnewal, June 7
The candidates, voters as well as the duty officials at the polling booth arranged for Ward No 9 for Nagar panchayat polls at Sahnewal were ill at ease as the number of votes were in far greater a number as compared to all other wards.
Voters wait in a queue
for their turn to cast vote in Sahnewal on Thursday. Photo by
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Ill-maintained roads welcome visitors
Ludhiana, June 7
Major Issues
Heaps of garbage can be seen in many parts of the ward.
Much of the developmental work is in limbo.
A number of streets and roads are uncarpeted.
Open drains are a cause of major nuisance, as dirty water often flows onto the streets.
Industrialists complain poor infrastructure in the ward, affecting business adversely.
A road in a dilapidated condition in ward number 75. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
An ill-maintained road in ward number 75 in Ludhiana.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Congress, SAD candidates at loggerheads
Ludhiana, June 7
Congress candidate from ward number 56 has alleged that the SAD candidate from the same ward is helping “jhuggi” dwellers of the area in constructing a bathroom on the portion of road near J-Block of Sarabha
Nagar.
Women in intensive campaigning mode in MC poll
Ludhiana, June 7
Women candidates, who are generally labelled as rubber stamps for their husbands in the municipal corporation General House, seem to be all-time active in the present MC elections. Not bothered whether their better-halves or other male members of the family accompany them during intense campaigning, the contesting women candidates have taken the task boldly. |
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Bedi, an independent candidate, being displayed in ward number 57 in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
‘Exercise right to vote with caution’
Ludhiana, June 7
With the municipal corporation elections on June 10, the Environmental and Welfare Association, an NGO working towards making the mega city a better place to live in, has urged voters to exercise their right to vote with extra caution, so that only those candidates are elected who would serve people with commitment and ensure better delivery of basic civic amenities.
Special vehicles to ferry voters
Sahnewal, June 7
Both candidates and voters were benefited by special vehicles, although arranged separately by different political parties, to pick voters from their places, carry them to their respective polling booths and leave them back to their places.
Opponents and still friends!
Sahnewal, June 7
It may sound amazing but it’s true. Akali candidate Baljit Singh and his contender, Surinder
Bhatia, the Congress candidate, may be contesting against each other from the same ward i.e. ward number 11, but they share an intimacy to the extent that they can still pray for each other’s victory.
80.61 per cent polling recorded
Phillaur, June 7
A total of 80.61 per cent polling was recorded in the Goraya Nagar Panchayat elections. Thirty-four candidates were in the fray for 13 wards. Phillaur SDM-cum-returning officer Jasbir Singh said 8,479 voters, out of total 15,308, franchised their right to vote. He claimed that the poll process completed peacefully and no untoward incident was reported in the town.
Vickey elected unopposed
Amloh, June 7
The municipal council elections held in 12 wards today. A SAD candidate, Vickey Mittal from ward number 10, was declared elected unopposed. In ward number 8, candidate Surjit Kaur’s husband Jagdish Singh Rana alleged that their polling agent was beaten up inside the polling station and bogus votes were allegedly polled by outsider supporters of the
SAD-BJP candidate, but the allegation was denied by the SAD-BJP alliance.
Ludhianvis prefer unexplored tourist spots
Ludhiana, June 7
Gone are the days when Switzerland, UK, Singapore and Malaysia were thought to be the coolest holiday destinations. Today people want to explore the un-explored and that is the prime reason that unusual tourist destinations are attracting a lot of people during this summer vacations.
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Skin allergies on rise
Ludhiana, June 7
With the soaring mercury, incidence of skin allergies has increased by 50 per cent. With this, skin OPDs, which earlier used to witness only 5 to 10 per cent patients suffering from different skin allergies, have increased to 45 to 50 per cent.
Hospital appeals for needy patient
Ludhiana, June 7
The Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib (C) Hospital authorities have appealed for financial help to a patient who was severely injured in a road accident about one-and-a-half years ago.
Which no, which Act?
Ludhiana, June 7
"Which number and which Act, you are talking about? "Was the counter question of Ram Parkash a rehri wala selling snacks at Ghumar Mandi when asked if he applied for registration number to be issued by health department?
A vegetable vendor sells vegetables in Ludhiana
on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
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Manpreet’s parents express disappointment
Ludhiana, June 7
An Australian court's verdict has come as a bolt from the blue for Manpreet Kaur's family members. The woman was killed by her husband, Chamanjot Singh, following a heated argument at their Westmead home in Sidney on December 29, 2009.
Reward policies of excise, taxation dept
Ludhiana, June 7
In order to curb tax evasion and boost up the tax collection in state the excise and taxation department has launched reward policies for its officials and informers. While on the other side in an effort to plug revenue leakage, the Punjab government has mooted a proposal to award consumers insisting on bill after buying any commodity from a retail store.
Conservation Agriculture is Agriculture of the future: Dr Ken Sayer
Ludhiana, June 7
For the sustainability of agriculture, conservation agriculture (CA) holds great relevance. This was stated by Dr Ken Sayre, CA consultant at CIMMYT, in his keynote address on 'Conservation agriculture-global view' at the Golden Jubilee Seminar on Conservation Agriculture at PAU organised by the department of agronomy and the CIMMYT in collaboration with Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia
(SISA), today.
‘Semester system proving beneficial’
Ludhiana, June 7
Ludhiana students have shown much improvement in marks as compared to previous year, as 157 students from the district have figured in the merit list of 305. Last year, 91 students out of 299 secured their place in the list.
It’s girl power again
Ludhiana, June 7
Girls have yet again outshone boys, as there is a remarkable preponderance of girls in the merit list of PSEB class XII examination results. Girls have captured top three positions not only in the city, but also in the state. Although, the girls have been outdoing boys in earlier results as well, but this time around, the number of girls grabbing the top positions is staggering.
from schools
Visit to milk plant
Ludhiana, June 7
The students of the junior wing of Delhi Public School, Khanna, enjoyed a day of summer treats at the Super Milk Plant situated here in
Khanna. The manager of the company took the children around the ice cream and the milk plant. The children watched the different processes that are undertaken in the plant.
Accident leads to traffic chaos
Ludhiana, June 7
The colliding of truck and goods auto rickshaw in a divider led to traffic chaos at Rajpura road here today.
The incident took place here this morning when the drivers of both the vehicles rammed into divider in order to avoid collision.
Policemen investigate the accident site near Kitchlu Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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