Girls ride a scooter amid rain in Ludhiana on
Saturday(left) . tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Powercom fails to meet demand
Ludhiana, July 28
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has failed to bridge the demand supply gap in the city.
Green belt or concrete ground?
Ludhiana, July 28
The green cover is decreasing in the city and the Municipal Corporation (MC) is not doing anything to even maintain the existing green cover. The green belt along the Sidhwan Canal in the Model Town Extension area has literally been turned into a dumping ground by private contractors to dispose of debris.
The debris which has been dumped by private contractors on the green belt along Sidhwan Canal, Ludhiana. tribune photos: himanshu mahajan
(left) and A sapling that has dried in the green belt area.
Police acts against eve-teasers
Jagraon, July 28
Taking a serious notice of the increasing complaints of eve teasing and abuse of the girl students by notorious youths at the Jagraon bus stand and various other areas of the city, the local police has launched a massive drive against the youths involved in such kind of activities.
Will start boating facility at Buddha Nullah, says MC Commissioner
Ludhiana, July 28
Terming his visit to the Budha Nullah as the one to the “Darker side of Ludhiana”, the newly appointed MC Commissioner, Rakesh Kumar
Verma, hopes to clean this water body and start a boating facility here.
MC Commissioner Rakesh Kumar Verma (fourth from right) inspects the sewage treatment plant at Bhattian in Ludhiana on Saturday. a
Tribune photograph
Punjabi movie stars in city
Ludhiana, July 28
Star cast of the movie “From Sydney With Love” visited the city here today. Actors Bidita Das, Karan Sagoo and Sharad Malhotra came to the Westend Mall in the city for the promotion of the movie.
Chetan Bhagat keeps date with city
Ludhiana, July 28
Chetan Bhagat, one of India's most popular novelists, was in the city for a motivational session. His sense of easy-going conversation and persona is like his writing, interspersed with a sense of light
humour.
Author Chetan Bhagat interacts with mediapersons in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative
Ludhiana, July 28
About 2.5 lakh people visit Wikipedia Punjabi every month, but the number of articles on the website are mere 2,400.
Jagraon DSP's statement sparks row
Jagraon, July 28
The statement made by Jagraon DSP Surinder Kumar that smack and heroin were being smuggled into the town from Ludhiana has not gone down well with Ludhiana Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh.
Govt schoolteachers not paid salary for two months
Ludhiana, July 28
On the one hand, Education Minister of Punjab directed the officials concerned to install CCTV cameras in government schools to keep a check on teachers while on the other the Punjab government does not have sufficient funds to pay the salaries of government school teachers.
SchoolSeminar on heart diseases
Ludhiana: A seminar on "Junk Food and Heart Diseases" was conducted in DRV DAV Public School, Phillaur. Shweta Gopika Chopra was the event manager. She apprised students of the harmful effects of junk food.
Farm varsity advises farmers to take to beekeeping
Ludhiana, July 28
Despite knowing the fact that farmers of the state are under debt, Punjab Agricultural University is suggesting them to adopt beekeeping.
25 attend workshop on English language teaching
Ludhiana, July 28
To meet the growing demand of the English language and related soft skills, British Council Library today organised a workshop on English language teaching "Presenting and practising Language" at Bal Bharti Public School, Dugri for teachers and trainers of English language.
Association of un-aided schools formed
Ludhiana, July 28
A meeting of presidents of Educational Trust/Societies and principals of prominent schools affiliated to CBSE/ICSE was held at Auditorium of Kundan Vidya Mandir, here today. Over 70 representatives of these schools attended the meeting. The meeting aimed at considering the approach for the implementation of the provisions of RTE Act and building a consensus on these issues.
Hepatitis-C support group launched
Ludhiana, July 28
Poonam Gulati, a Hepatitis-C patient, an entrepreneur and a senior patron of “Zindagi-Live Foundation”, Ludhiana, organised a meeting with members of Zindagi Live Foundation, other social activist, key opinion leaders, medical professionals here on Saturday.
Flesh trade racket busted, 7 nabbed
Ludhiana, July 28
A flesh trade racket was busted by the Daba police here this evening. DSP (South) Gurmeet Kaur said Ranjit Kaur, alias Rano, and her husband Sucha Singh, the main accused, were into the trade for the last many years and a case had earlier been registered against them.
Man's body found in canal
Ludhiana, July 28
The body of a man, aged between 40 and 50 years, was recovered from the Sidhwan Canal, near the south city road here this morning.
Investigating officer Gagandeep Singh said they got information around 7:30 am today about the body.
Illicit liquor recovered, 3 held
Ludhiana, July 28
The police recovered illicit liquor from three persons in two separate incidents here today. On a tip-off from an informer, ASI Sanjiv Kumar nabbed two persons on a scooter from near the Dashmesh
Nagar.
Police officials pose with the accused and the illicit liquor seized in Ludhiana on Saturday. A Tribune Photograph
Undertrial dead
Ludhiana, July 28
Varinder Verma, an undertrial at the Central Jail, died at the Civil Hospital here today. According to information available, Verma was admitted to the hospital today when his condition deteriorated and his family staged a protest against the jail authorities.
Varinder Verma
Coaches protest against sports dept
Ludhiana July 28
On one hand, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who holds sports portfolio, claims to provide better facilities and organise mega-events, but on
the other, coaches who train the players are not being paid sufficiently.
Coaches protest at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu
Mahajan
Smooth sailing for seeded players in badminton
Ludhiana, July 28
Seeded players had smooth sailing to move into the next round on the second day of the Open Ludhiana District Badminton Championship at the Shastri hall, near Guru Nanak Stadium, here today.
Green Land players shine in TT meet
Ludhiana, July 28
Green Land School branches secured berths in the semi-finals in the boys' and girls' sections in the Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex Table Tennis Tournament at the DCM Presidency School, Urban Estate, Chandigarh road, here today.
Ludhiana Academy, Nav Bharti win
Ludhiana, July 28
The Ludhiana Academy began their title hunt in style, recording an overwhelming 102-15 victory against the Khalsa International Pothohar School in the third Mahindra NBA Challenge Basketball League, which started at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
A match of the third Mahindra NBA Challenge Basketball League under way in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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An 11-month-old baby Neha, a resident of Geeta Nagar near Basti Jodhewal who had been suffering from suspected diarrhoea and high-grade fever, died on late Thursday evening. Four others are also reportedly suffering from acute diarrhoeal disease with no dehydration. 
