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Restaurant owners ‘encroach’ upon road
Ludhiana, July 18
A recently opened restaurant-cum-pub in Ghumar Mandi is being given a "VIP" treatment by the Municipal Corporation and the traffic police.
Barricades outside a restaurant at Ghumar Mandi. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
48-year-old shot by ex-son-in-law
Jagraon, July 18
A woman was allegedly shot dead by four assailants in Jagraon this afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Amarjit Kaur (48), a resident of the Kacha Malak Road area. Four alleged assailants, including deceased's ex-son-in-law, his two brothers and an unidentified person, forcibly entered the house of the deceased and allegedly shot her and fled from the spot.
Vigilance raid at motor vehicle inspector's house
Ludhiana, July 18
The vigilance sleuths today recovered Rs 35 lakh, one kg of opium, Indira Vikas Patra for Rs 5 lakh and property documents worth several crores from the house of Rakesh Gupta, a motor vehicle inspector in the District Transport Department at Ludhiana.
Eco-friendly colours for dyeing in vogue
Ludhiana, July 18
After organic cotton garments, manufacturers are now using eco-friendly dyes to make clothes skin friendly.
RBI to clamp down on sale of gold coins
Ludhiana, July 18
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to clamp down on gold coin sales by banks amid rising bullion imports adding pressure to the current account deficit and weakening of the rupee.
Mystery shrouds 32-yr-old missing man’s death
Jagraon, July 18
A middle-aged man, who had gone missing on Tuesday night, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a vacant plot near the Jagraon Grain Market on Wednesday morning.
A woman tries to console the deceased’s wife in Jagraon on Wednesday. Photo by writer
Shortage of teachers hits studies
Machhiwara, July 18
Although the Punjab government and education department are claiming better facilities for school students, shortage of teachers has hit the studies hard in the Bet area of Machhiwara block.
Residents protest education minister’s decision
Jagraon, July 18
The announcement of Punjab education minister Sikandar Singh Maluka to close all those middle schools of the rural areas, which have less than 60 students as strength, has not gone well with residents of villages.
Schools against PSEB condition
Ludhiana, July 18
Schools associated with the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) have been demanding removal of the condition of the board to sell 60 per cent books published by the PSEB to their students.
Direct seeding method a hit with farmers
Ludhiana/Barnala, July 18
The direct seeding methodology of rice cultivation has crossed 10,000 acre mark this year in Punjab if statistics provided by the research and development wing of a food and beverages company are to be believed.
Farmers at a programme on direct seeding methodology near Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet
Verma
Teary adieu to ‘Kaka’
Ludhiana, July 18
Many eyes in the city became teary at the demise of Rajesh Khanna, even as memories of the king of romance brought sporadic smiles. The romantic, Rajesh
Khanna, whose smile and typical roll of hands and style made many in the city dance, swoon and sigh and created a cult with his style of dressing, is no more.
A file photo of Rajesh Khanna while promoting a movie
in Ludhiana.
Post offices witness huge rush for Rakhi
Ludhiana, July 18
With Rakhi festival round the corner i.e. on August 2, people have started lining up in queues in the post offices to send rakhis on time. According to post office officials, hundreds of people are coming to the post offices to send
rakhis.
People at a post office in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet
Verma
Teachers surprised at minister’s statement
Ludhiana July 18
The education minister’s statement regarding teacher’s diary being sent to schools has sent shocked waves among government teachers, as the schools have not received any diaries so far.
Machine Tools Industries
Stress on need to adopt new technologies
Ludhiana, July 18
The association of Ludhiana machine tool industries was formed to take care of the interests of the machine tool industries. Sukhdail Singh is the president of the association. Speaking on the occasion, association general secretary Manjit Singh Matharoo stressed on the need to adopt newer technologies and upgrade their product to bring Ludhiana at par with other fast developing centres of machine tools. He stressed the need to involve the younger generation in their industry for fast-track growth.
Traders at receiving end as dept fails to make C forms available online
Ludhiana, July 18
The Excise and Taxation Department has failed to keep its promise of making the C forms available online from this financial year, and the shortage of these forms is still faced by traders. Like every year traders are facing the problem of shortage of the C forms.
land-grab case
ASI, head constable suspended
Ludhiana, July 18
Head constable Jagdev Singh and ASI Mohan Singh have been suspended for adopting a lackadaisical attitude while dealing with the alleged land-grab case, which allegedly led to the death of a migrant labourer yesterday. Besides, Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh has constituted a two-member team, comprising ADCP Sushil Kumar and ACP Swapan Sharma, which will look into the matter.
Gesture of honesty by staff of 108 ambulance
Ludhiana, July 18
Staff of ambulance service 108 has set an example of true service by taking care of valuables and cash of accident victims.
Cracked tracks disrupt rail traffic
Phillaur, July 18
Rail traffic between Phillaur and Jalandhar on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar line had remained suspended for about one hour after a crack of more than six inches was spotted on the track by a gang man near the Santokhpura level crossing yesterday.
Samples of eatables taken
Ludhiana, July 18
The District Health Department today collected samples of eatables, including milk and bakery products, here.
PSEB schools sans syllabus
Doraha, July 18
It has been four months now that the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) had reverted from the semester mode of examination to the annual ones. But at the same time, it has failed to deliver the syllabus till date. The non-availability of the same has caused unrest among the teachers, who are taking classes and the students who, in the absence of any guidelines from the board, are preparing but half heartedly lest they should be asked to shift to something else once the syllabus finally arrives.
Students throng GADVASU during first round of counselling
 Ludhiana, July 18
The first round of counselling of the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) was completed for three undergraduate courses i.e. Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry (five-year
programme), Bachelor of Fisheries (four-year programme) and B.Tech-Dairy Tech. (four-year
programme) at Silver Jubilee Block Auditorium of the University here today.
A student attends a counselling session at GADVASU in Ludhiana on
Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
A filthy picture: A heap of garbage lying near Ramgarhia Girls College at Miller Ganj in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: inderjeet verma |
MC fails to finish construction work
Jagraon, July 18
The “unnecessary” delay by the Jagraon Municipal Council in fixing the interlocking tiles on the remaining portion of the local College Road has annoyed the residents of various localities as well as shopkeepers situated on this road. The area residents have criticised the local municipal council for its failure to start construction work within the given time of frame.
Students demand review in promotion policy
Doraha, July 18
The students and teachers of the postgraduate classes in the colleges affiliated to Panjab University,
Chandigarh, have asked the university authorities to revise the promotion policy for the students being admitted to third semester in the currently altered system of examinations.
Models walk the ramp during a fashion show which was held as part of a Punjab tour in Ludhiana. Tribune photos: himanshu mahajan |
Two cars stolen
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 18
Two cars were stolen at different places under the local police station and the Sadar police station . The incident kept the police on toes fearing some crime by the
suspects.
From schools
Workshop on 'Total Quality Management'
Ludhiana: BCM Arya Model School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana, in collaboration with CII Institute of Quality, organised a workshop for principals of various CBSE schools. Dr A Senthil
Kumaran, principal counsellor, CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore, was the resource person. Around 30 principals from the various CBSE schools attended the workshop, which made the administrators abreast of the latest in Academic Leadership, styles and archetypes of leadership, total quality management
(TQM) and its fundamental principles. All the major components to provide healthy and congenial learning environment and enhance the confidence level and students with a clear thrust on excellence were discussed upon.
Foreign dreams turn sour
Jagraon, July 18
The foreign dreams of a youngster of Bhatha Dhuha village, near Sidhwan Bet, turned sour after the members of his family came to know that they had allegedly been duped of Rs 3.40 lakh by a swindler, who had promised them that he would marry his Canada-based NRI daughter with
the youngster.
Proclaimed offender held
Jagraon, July 18
The Jagraon police has arrested a proclaimed offender wanted in two cases. He has been identified as Gurjant Singh, alias
Janta, of Ladakothi village near Dhuri.
A proclaimed offender in police custody at Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
Ludhianvis hail Jeev's Scottish Open win
Ludhiana, July 18
Golf enthusiasts in the city have hailed Jeev Milkha Singh's victory in the Scottish Open. However, they were unhappy that there is no golf course in the city.
Jeev Milkha Singh
Sportspersons welcome move to set up hockey club in city
Ludhiana, July 18
The state government’s decision to set up hockey clubs has brought cheer among hockey players and sportspersons in the city. Ludhiana is one of the six cities where these clubs are being set up, besides
Mohali, Bathinda, Faridkot, Amritsar, Jalandhar.
Rupinder shines in boxing
Khamano, July 18
Rupinder Kaur, a student of BA-I at the Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women, Jhar Sahib, has brought laurels to the college by bagging bronze medal at Golden Glove of
Vojvodine, the international youth women’s boxing tournament held from July 6 to 9 at Novi Sad in Serbia.
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