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17,000 screened at Army recruitment rally
Ludhiana, July 5
As many as 17,000 candidates have been screened during the ongoing Army recruitment rally and the figure is likely to cross the 27,000 mark in the next two days. The Officiating Deputy Director-General (Recruitment), Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, Col Sanjiv
Sirohi, said today that the rally was being organised in a transparent manner to choose the best talents to serve the nation, but still "touts" were trying to dupe gullible candidates.
The Officiating Deputy Director-General (Recruitment), Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, Col Sanjiv Sirohi, addresses the media in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Suspected dengue patient dies
Ludhiana, July 5
Two more suspected dengue patients were detected in the city today. One of them, who was admitted to Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital, died in the city today.
District Epidemiologist Anil Verma said: "The patient, who died here today, suffered from fever. The report of his blood samples is yet to come. Another suspected dengue patient was also admitted to Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. His blood samples have been collected for dengue test."
No respite from power cuts
Ludhiana, July 5
Residents of the city are made to bear the brunt of extremely hot and humid weather conditions with power department resorting to frequent power cuts and load shedding due to low frequency at the Northern Grid.
Number of ‘licensed opium addicts’ reduces to half
Ludhiana, July 5
With a fall in the number of "licensed opium addicts" receiving their doses of opium from the various Civil Hospitals of Ludhiana district in the past six years, the employees (distributing them opium) heaved a sigh of relief now. These addicts were a group of Compulsive Complainants who used to complain against the employees to higher authorities for distributing them with "deliberate delay.
Sources said, in the year 2007, there were as many as 42 licensed opium addicts
in the district, who used to get opium dose from the health department.
Monsoon to reach city in day or two
Ludhiana, July 5
It is a good news for residents that monsoon will approach the city within one or two days. According to the meteorology department, this time the monsoons have changed its route and it is going to approach Punjab via Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, the monsoons used to approach Punjab via Delhi and Haryana.
Nothing new in 25 years
Ludhiana, July 5
Although there have been tall talks about the need to increase the interest of children in science yet no concrete steps are being taken at government or administrative level about it. This seems to be the case looking at the old projectors.
‘Staff shortage at govt offices’
Ludhiana, July 5
Admitting to the fact that there is an acute shortage of manpower in the state government’s offices, SC Aggarwal, Chief Commissioner, Right to Service Commission, said the offices of the state government had been facing acute shortage of manpower.
Chief Commissioner expresses satisfaction
Ludhiana, July 5
The Chief Commissioner of Right to Services Commission, SC Aggarwal, today expressed satisfaction over delivery of services in the municipal corporation (MC) and Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority
(GLADA), which had been incorporated in the Right to Services (RTS) Act by the state government for time-bound compliance.
Chief Commissioner of the Right to Services Commission, SC Aggarwal, inspects record at the municipal corporation in Ludhiana on Thursday. tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
Production of steel goes down
Ludhiana, July 5
Depreciating rupee value has led to slowdown in the economy and even steel units of Mandi Gobindgarh are not away from its effect. Production in one of the largest steel markets has also decreased due to the sluggish demand.
Councillors lobby hard for Mayor’s post
Ludhiana, July 5
Race for the post of Mayor seems to be heating up now as Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has returned from his foreign trip. Councillors, who were earlier frantically waiting for Sukhbir Badal, have again started lobbying hard for the post of Mayor.
‘Commercial diet not healthy for pet dogs’
Ludhiana, July 5
Beware while offering your pet dogs commercial foods available in the market! If experts at the Guru Angad Dev and Veterinary Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) are to be believed, then a majority of the pet dogs, kept on the commercial diet, have been suffering from stones.
Speed post charges hiked
Ludhiana, July 5
With many services coming in the increase of service tax ambit from July 1, the cost of services, including speed post and express parcel post, has also increased.
Khamano villagers block traffic, demand proper power supply
Khamano July 5
Fed up with the poor power supply to agriculture, farmers of the area blocked traffic on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road near Pohlo Majra village near here for about half
an hour.
Farmers block traffic on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road near Khamano on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Right time to buy luxury cars
Ludhiana, July 5
For those looking to buy luxury cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs), this could be a good time as car companies selling high-end sedans and SUVs imported as completely built-up units (CBUs) are absorbing an increase in import costs and deferring price hikes due to sluggish demand.
CPI meet to focus on people’s problems
Ludhiana, July 5
The Punjab State Unit of the Communist Party of India will hold its 21st state conference from July 7 to 9,2012 at Community Centre, BRS Nagar, here. The state meet will be preceded by a rally at Dana Mandi on Gill Road.
Shortage of boulders hampers work
Ludhiana, July 5
With the onset of rainy season (end on July) every year, cracks in Dhussi Bandh, as a result of rising levels and fast flow of the Sutlej, become the cause of concern for the district administration and municipal corporation.
PAU fails to accommodate students
Ludhiana, July 5
New students hoping to stay in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) hostels have little hopes to get hostel on campus as the university has failed to expand accommodation according to the requirement.
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Flouting norms |
With no check by the authorities, vehicles are wrongly parked inside the bus stand
in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan |
from colleges
Ludhiana: Gobindgarh Public College, Allour (Khanna) organised a six-day workshop on “Art of living” on its premises. College principal Dr Neena Seth Pajni informed that the main objective of this workshop was to encouraged the students to develop positive attitude, flush out stress and inspired them to contribute to society through their careers and services.
The workshop was conducted by GPC Alumni, Jorawar Singh and Varun Nanda. —
TNS
from schools
Ludhiana scan
Body found in bag
Phillaur
: A unidentified body wrapped in a bedsheet inside a bag was found lying near a small bridge of a mini-canal near Sangh Dhesian village here this afternoon. It is suspected that somebody has thrown the dead body after murdering the youth.
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Ludhiana, July 5
Over 150 participants in the different weight groups shrugged their shoulders to finish among position holders in the annual Bench Press Competition organised here at Prime Bodies Health Club, Shastri Nagar in the Model Town area.
The competitors battled it out to pip their immediate opponents and in most of the weight groups, the organisers had tough time to declare the winners as the top three lifters gave their best.
