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unholy nexus
Railway officials act tough
Erring employees, touts feel the heat
Ludhiana, June 8
In the wake of persistent complaints of rail commuters about utter chaos prevailing at the local railway reservation complex, Northern Railway authorities have decided to act tough to break the unholy nexus between employees and touts, who are fleecing the public as it is becoming difficult to get confirmed reservation in long distance trains due to the huge rush.

...At loggerheads with excise dept
Ludhiana, June 8
The excise and taxation department is still waiting to take the goods, which were seized by them at the railway station yesterday, in their control. The department wanted to seize 51 parcels, but could not do so after the railway authorities refused to help them quoting that it is illegal as nobody else except the recipient of the parcel can take the delivery of the goods without prior permission.

ISBT not disabled friendly, lifts lying unused
Ludhiana, June 8
Two elevators for physically challenged persons at Saheed Sukhdev Inter- State Bus Terminal are lying useless as ISBT authorities have employed only one attendant to man them.

Elevators at the Inter-State bus stand; and (right) at the local bus stand in Ludhiana. Photos: Himanshu Mahajan

Impersonator held
Ludhiana, June 8
The CIA-II has nabbed a swindler, who was posing as district transport officer (DTO) and pocketing huge amounts of money by creating fake registration certificates (RC) and other vehicle-related documents.

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Dog Bite case 
Delhi official visits Raikot
Ludhiana, June 8
After getting a query on dog bite from the International Health Regulation Authority, UK, the Joint Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi, Dr Udayvir Singh, visited Raikot on Wednesday for conducting an epidemiological study.

Heat shield

Sudden rise in the temperature after cloudy weather forces these girls to shield themselves from the blazing sun in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Rural school shines
Ludhiana: Government Senior Secondary School, Isewal, has achieved 100 percent result in Class XII examinations conducted by Punjab State Education Board. In this rural school, all the students have passed in first division. Ramanpreet Kaur stood first with 797 marks.

Toppers Speak
Ludhiana, June 8
With government and corporate sector having their individual charm, we asked toppers of classes tenth and twelfth in the city, how they perceive the two sectors, and which side would they like to be in their career.

City students chill-out in summer camps
Ludhiana, June 8
An eight day summer camp was organized from June 1 to 8 in MGM Public School, Ludhiana. Various activities, such as dance, art and craft, pot and block painting, foil embossing, spoken English, and yoga, were organized to enhance creativity and imagination of the students. Cricket, football and karate coaching was also part of the camp.

Kids of MGM Public School perform at a summer camp in Ludhiana. A Tribune Photograph

Children found ‘begging’, PAU clueless
Ludhiana, June 8
After city roads and chowks, one of the prestigious institutions of the country-Punjab Agricultural University-is slowly turning into favourite spot for beggars. Small children could be seen begging on the campus. But, university authorities are helpless in controlling this menace.

Quality healthcare must for everyone: Doctor
Ludhiana, June 8
A three-day Implementation Course for National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Standards for Hospitals was held at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

Parties bet on youth
Ludhiana, June 8
To empower the youth of the city, major political parties have given due representation to youngsters in the distribution of party tickets. The SAD has given party ticket to a 22-year-old MBA student named Manpreet Singh Manna while many candidates in their late twenties and early thirties have been given tickets by the Congress.

Pardeep Singh Saabi Toor, Congress candidate from ward no. 31, with Capt Amarinder Singh at an election rally in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Leaders give final touches to campaign
Ludhiana, June 8
Even as the sub-text of the rebel factor continued to run through the Municipal Corporation (MC) Ludhiana poll arithmetic, leaders of the political parties went on to give the final touches to the poll campaign in the city. The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Captain Amarinder Singh wrapped up his two-day tour to the city last evening.

City Centre project in limelight again
Ludhiana, June 8
The issue of restarting the Ludhiana City Centre project and bringing Kabir Society under the control of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has once again hogged the limelight after area councillor Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal submitted a memorandum in this regard to Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal. The sitting councillor from ward number 59, Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal, has promised that if re-elected, he would fulfil this promise.

Friends turn rivals
Ludhiana, June 8
Once considered close friends, Atam Nagar MLA Simarjit Singh Bains and councillor Jagbir Singh Sokhi have now become arch rivals. Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal had attended a rally in support of Jagbir Singh Sokhi and the Bains brothers were conspicuous with their absence. Interestingly, this rally was organised in the ward, which falls under the constituencies represented by the Bains brothers.

Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal addresses a rally in support of Jagbir Singh Sokhi in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

4 cases against Cong candidates
Ludhiana, June 8
It is 4-0 as far as police cases registered against the Congress as well as the SAD are concerned in the run-up to the municipal corporation elections. While four criminal cases have been registered against Congress candidates and their relatives, no SAD candidate has been booked so far in any criminal case.

Woman candidate alleges threat by rival’s family
Ludhiana, June 8
A day after Congress leaders were attacked in the Mullanpur area, a Congress candidate from ward number 23 has feared that the Akali candidate from the same ward might hurt her supporters. She has alleged that the members of the Akali candidate’s family are threatening her supporters and even indulging in anti-social activities.

Manjeet Kaur Grewal of the Congress at a press conference in Ludhiana on Friday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Chamber for timely completion of thermal plants 
Ludhiana, June 8
Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) president Inderjit Singh Pardhan has applauded Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for assuring industrialists that the MSE sector would not have face major power cuts.

Where govt lags behind, NGO takes step forward
Ludhiana, June 8
Whereas the state government lags behind in a noble cause of providing deep freezers for the mortuary at Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, an NGO, Samvedna Trust, has come forward again with a plan to provide deep freezers to the mortuary.

A 'shav vahan' run by the Samvedna Trust in Ludhiana.

Biking expeditions fun for them
Ludhiana, June 8
It's summer time, and the buzz is not uncommon during the season. The buzz, roars engines have become common in this period of season with bikers undertaking motorbike adventure trips to far-off places. Bikers in groups of friends or as part of biking clubs have started going to far-off expeditions given the vacation time and easy access to various destinations.

Power employees stage dharna 
Ludhiana, June 8
Employees of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) today staged a dharna at the office of the Central Zone to press for their pending demands in response to a call given by the PSEB Employees’ Federation (AITUC), Punjab.

Activists of the PSEB Employees’ Federation and PSPCL employees stage dharna in Ludhiana on Friday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Knitwear Club writes to Badal
Ludhiana, June 8
The Knitwear Club has shot a letter to the Chief Minister after a few excise and taxation officials tried to seize goods from the railway station yesterday.

Protest leads to traffic jam 
Ludhiana, June 8
Family members of Kewal Krishan Dawar, who was stabbed to death, today staged protest at the Gill Chowk and demanded arrest of two more persons in this connection.

Award for Gurbhajan
Doraha,June 8
Gurbhajan Gill, President Punjabi sahit Academy and eminent Punjabi poet, shall be conferred the prestigious Punjabi Sath Award by the Punjabi Sath at village Lambran on June 10.

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