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Transporter shot at
Was saving woman from eve teasers in Model Town area
Ludhiana, June 18
Being a Good Samaritan proved costly for a 40-year-old city-based transporter Jagdeep Singh Chahal as he was shot at in the thigh by a tippler in the Model Town area here today.

Jagdeep Singh Chahal admitted to a hospital in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

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Railways’ drive against ticketless travellers
Ludhiana, June 18
Officials of the Northern Railway have launched a concerted drive to keep a check against those travelling without tickets in the wake of heavy rush in the long-distance trains. A large number of passengers were caught travelling without valid tickets in Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath and Indore-Jammu Tawi Malwa Express during a raid conducted by a team of the railway officials on Sunday.

Man thrashed for carrying liquor gifted to him
Ludhiana, June 18
Taking a liquor bottle gifted to him during the civic elections proved costly for a daily wager, as he was thrashed black and blue by some goons of a liquor vend owner in Jawhar Nagar Camp here today. Puran Chand (30), a resident of Jawahar Nagar camp, sustained serious injuries following the incident.

Construction of divider triggers protest
Ludhiana, June 18
Labourers of the municipal corporation and police personnel were forced to abandon the work of constructing a divider at an accident- prone site on the Rajpura Road following a protest by those residing at Rishi Nagar. The incident took place today when the police personnel along with the municipal workers reached Rishi Nagar to plug the accident-prone point and started erecting a divider in the middle of the road.
People stage a protest on the Rajpura road against the erection of a divider in Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph 

Good Samaritan comes to rescue of commuters in city
Ludhiana, June 18
Posing a risk to the lives of commuters, these trees, standing in the middle of roads in the city, have a warning affixed on their trunk. An anonymous activist, who claims to be working for road safety, has affixed sign plates on the trees. If we go by the Municipal Corporation account, the trees are waiting to be axed.

A view of a tree standing in the middle of a road leading to the bus stand. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Woman thwarts snatching bid
Ludhiana, June 18
In an exemplary display of courage, a woman thwarted a snatching bid, but in the process sustained injuries here today. The incident took place in the Model Gram area when Balwinder Kaur, a resident Wallipur village, was returning home after visiting her relatives in a hospital.

Welcome relief

A girl tries to safe herself from the sudden shower in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

COMMUNITY

PAU entrance test draws heavy rush
Ludhiana June 18
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) conducted a Common Entrance Test (CET) today for admission to its various undergraduate programmes. A large number of students from across the state came to the university to appear for the test.

Girls come out of the examination hall after appearing in the CET conducted by PAU, Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

A look at colleges offering BSc
Ludhiana, June 18
After the results of class XII are out, students are now on the mission to get admission in the college of their choice. Those opting for science stream and wishing to pursue Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree have plenty of choices when it comes to colleges. They can either opt medical or non-medical stream in BSc. Here is a look at various colleges offering degree in BSc and the subjects students can choose from.

Students fill admission forms in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan 

Residents pin hope on new councillors
Sahnewal, June 18
Fed up by the inefficient previous Municipal Council, the residents are now pinning all hopes on the Council to be constituted in the coming days. The reason being that apart from the sewerage installation in a few wards of the town, Sahnewal is reeling in filth due to problems of water accumulation, non-operational street lights, lack of clean drinking water, and unlevelled streets.

Education providers stage protest
Ludhiana, June 18
It was a tense afternoon at the grain market on the Jalandher bypass where more than 500 members of the Education Provider Union staged a state-level protest rally today.

A child being fed while her mother protest against the Punjab government at Dana Mandi in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Senior citizens, a neglected lot
Ludhiana, June 18
Although senior citizens abuse day was observed a day before, some organisations did come out to speak about it. But despite all the lip-service, this respectable section of society is getting increasingly side-lined and neglected from the main society.

MLA visits localities hit by choked sewerage
Jagraon, June 18
Taking notice of the plight of the residents of Gandhi Nagar and Ajit Nagar localities situated on Raikot Road, Jagraon, who have been forced to live in highly unhygienic conditions due to chocked sewerage water flooding the streets of these areas, local MLA SR Kaler paid a visit to these localities today and took account of the situation.

MLA SR Kaler visits the Gandhi Nagar locality at Jagraon. A Tribune Photograph

Power supply insufficient, say farmers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 18
Fearing losses in continuing cultivation of paddy due to the widening gap between the costs of inputs and the MSP of the produce, farmers of the region have urged the government to improve power supply so that extra burden due to consumption of diesel during preparation of fields for paddy sowing could be minimised.

Chinese alternative to saag
Ludhiana June 18
Nothing can keep a Punjabi away from makki di roti and sarson da saag, come what may. But the patients suffering from stone in the kidney or gallbladder have to keep away from vegetables like saag made from mustard as they contain oxalates that complicate the condition.

Aiming high

A child learns Taekwondo skills at Vatika Play School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph

Noon drizzle cools city
Ludhiana, June 18
The city woke up to a cloudy and mellowed morning today. The same weather conditions prevailed throughout the day with pre-noon drizzle. Gusty winds lifted the mood of the residents in the morning, which was getting dull in the hot weather for the past a few days. Although, not being the monsoon showers, the drizzle did bump up the longing for the monsoon all the more. “I am just eyeing for the water-filled clouds to shed some showers and bring some respite from this unbearable heat. The fact that weather affects your mood can be seen on day like this,” Navriti said.

He doodles with pen to create art
Ludhiana, June 18
Although we have doodled at some time or the other, but a few artists have made use of the ordinary ballpoint pen to create serious art. Once in their hands, the usual ballpoint pen assumes a new form. For artists like Jaywant Katrojwar, it is a tool to create an art. A fine arts student from Shri Gyanesh Chitrakala Mahavidyala, Nawargaon, Maharashtra, he is participating in an art exhibition along with his batch mates.

People seek relief from VAT on petrol 
Ludhiana, June 18
With the state budget to be announced on June 20, local residents have pinned their hopes on state Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa. They think he would dole them out of the crisis by announcing new schemes and giving some relief from the heavily burdened tax system.

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PAU to train FCI staff
Ludhiana, June 18
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi, today to impart training to the quality control and field staff of the FCI and to identify collaborative research projects in the field of quality control of foodgrains.

No security at night shelter, say commuters
Ludhiana June 18
A large number of people, who generally board or alight from buses at the local bus terminal, are unaware of night shelter constructed by the administration. But a few, who have stayed there, say that the shelter is not comfortable. According to the commuters, attendants could not be found at the shelter most of the time.

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CRIME

Industrialist booked for Rs 6-cr fraud
Ludhiana, June 18
The Division no 2 police today booked owner of Royal Industries Harbhajan Singh Sandhu for embezzling Rs 6 crore. He was booked following a complaint lodged by Karan and Kunal, both managing directors of Ramson Industries.

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