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‘Friends’ did not try to save him
Ludhiana, August 1
It was the inhuman act by contractual safai sewak Pardeep Kumar’s ‘friends’ which led to his death yesterday. When Pardeep fell into the sewerage line, his friends, identified as Sumit and Kala, allegedly put the manhole cover back and fled from the spot.
‘Roasted’ cockroach found in patty at DMCH canteen
Ludhiana, August 1
A roasted cockroach has reportedly been found in a patty at the canteen of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.
After ordering a patty at the canteen and giving it to his ailing son, a person said he was shocked to find the crushed, roasted cockroach waiting for his son’s next bite.
He immediately informed the district health department, following which a team of the health department collected samples of patties from the canteen.
On Saturday, a customer had found a worm in a burger at the KFC in the city.
The complainant with his son holding a patty with a cockroach at the DMCH canteen in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Personal enmity reason behind murder, says police
Ludhiana, August 1
The murder of 60-year-old Taranjit Kaur, who was hacked to death at her house in the Model Town area last night, was well orchestrated.
108 ambulance staff rescue 40-year-old
Ludhiana, August 1
The crew members of 108 emergency ambulance services rescued a 40-year-old woman who had allegedly attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a canal in Shimlapuri area last night.
Unauthorised colonies: Revised policy for regularisation on anvil
Ludhiana, August 1
After several rounds of talks between senior government functionaries and representatives of colonisers and developers on the crucial issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies in the mega city and the state, the state government has initiated an exercise for revision of the existing policy.
Laddhar Kalan murder cracked
Phillaur, August 1
The case of murder of a old woman Pritam Kaur, wife of a former sub-inspector of the CRPF, in the nearby Laddhar Kalan village, took an ugly turn with police investigations indicating that it was a case of “supari killing”. A Canada-based NRI Balpreet Kaur had hired contract killers to eliminate her husband Gurpreet Singh. Pritam Kaur was shot dead by unidentified robbers during the night of April 11.
Youth Cong gheraos minister
Ludhiana, August 1
Office-bearers and workers of the Ludhiana Youth Congress today gheraoed Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal at Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital when he reached there to inaugurate
"Ek Umeed", a building of the Nikhil Singhal Noble Trust, a non-government
organisation, which provides free medicines to poor and needy patients.
A Congress worker urges Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal to come out of his car and receive a memorandum outside the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Municipal corporation’s Public libraries in shambles
Ludhiana, August 1
Not many people in this industrial city are aware about the existence of a public library of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC), which is surprising as well as shameful, given the fact that Ludhiana claims to be the educational hub of the region. The odd location and condition of the library could be the main reasons why nobody visits it.
A municipal corporation’s public library on the Gill road in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
 College libraries no longer attract students
A repository of ancient books
Panjab University
BA students a harried lot
Doraha, August 1
Although Panjab University, Chandigarh, has revised the syllabus of General English in BA Part-I, and General and Elective English in BA Part-II, booksellers in the town continue to sell old editions of books in order to clear their old stocks.
No retroactive penalty for polluting industries, says PPCB chief
Ludhiana, August 1
The Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (VDS) and exemption from the Site Appraisal Committee (SAC) for the industry announced by the Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB) has given a big relief to the industry.
Ravinder Singh, chairman of the Punjab Pollution
Control Board. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Inmates of old-age home fight over trivial matter
Ludhiana, August 1
A trivial matter triggered fight between two elderly people at an old age home recently. One of them had to be hospitalised as she went under depression following the fight.
For brothers’ sake
Women choose rakhis in a market in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
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Complete documents by August 15: DC
Ludhiana, August 1
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rahul Tiwari has asked officials from the revenue department to enter intekaal of the residents in their records by August 15. While conducting the monthly meeting of the revenue department today, Tiwari said the officials must enter the intekaal of the residents up to August 15.
New twist to Jagraon accident case
Jagraon, August 1
The accident, in which a two-wheeler rider, Laxman Kumar of Jagraon, died after his two-wheeler was hit by a car near the New Grain Market on Sherpur Road last afternoon, took a new twist today when Akwinder Singh, a student of class XI at GHG Academy, Jagraon told SSP Gurpreet Singh Toor that the accident took place because the vehicle which hit the two-wheeler was in fact chasing Akwinder for allegedly kidnapping him.
Gill elected Machhiwara council chief
Machhiwara, August 1
showcasing coalition unity, eight Akali Dal and BJP councillors of the local Nagar Council today elected Daljit Singh Gill its president while Ashok Sood of the BJP was elected senior vice-president and Balvir Kaur Benipal vice-president.
Book released
Ludhiana, August 1
A book written by Dr Achhru Singh, "Jeevan De Rang" was released at GGN Khalsa College today in the presence of writers and teachers of the college. According to Dr Achhru, the book differs from the other didactic books in the way that it has a message the good ideals in life should be followed not for idealistic aspirations, but because these are highly practical and thus enrich our lives as well.
‘Introduce electronic transfer plan for scheme beneficiaries’
Ludhiana, August 1
To streamline the process of providing shagun schemes and other benefits to government beneficiaries on the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India, the state government has asked the district administration to look for the viability of introducing electronic transfer and financial inclusion plan (ETFIP) in villages.
Hand fans in vogue again, courtesy power cuts
Ludhiana, August 1
Days of hand fans are returning, as residents can be seen searching for the hand fans from the old city areas. As invertors and other equipment installed at homes got dysfunctional due to the long power cuts, the demand of hand fans has increased.
Hand fans come handy: A man sells hand fans in Ludhiana. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
Public prosecutors promoted
Ludhiana, August 1
The Punjab government has promoted three Deputy District Attorneys to the rank of District Attorney and two Assistant District Attorneys to the rank of Deputy District Attorney.
Knitwear club seeks rollback of excise duty
Ludhiana, August 1
The Knitwear Club has written a letter to Finance Minister P Chidambaram regarding the excise duty.
Steel banned from commodity exchange, industry happy
Ludhiana, August 1
The industry, finally, heaved a sigh of relief as the government of India has decided to ban steel from commodity trading up to December 31. With the state government increasing the power tariff and imposing weekly off on the industry and asking the intra-state traders to file the information online, the central government has given them something to cheer about.
Actors visit city to promote movie
Ludhiana, August 1
The lead pair of "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai", Aaditya Samanta and Nazia Khan, was in the city to promote the movie which is set to release this Friday. Taking to the media, they said it was a love story in which they play characters belonging to warring Rajput families.
Aditya Samanta and Nazia Khan in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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The police has booked scrap dealer Manoj Kumar and Pardeep’s ‘friends’ Sumit and Kala after safai sewak Pardeep Kumar’s body was recovered from the sewerage treatment plant at Balloke village today.
