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Students of GGN Khalsa College park their two-wheelers haphazardly on either side of Sham Singh Road, Ludhiana, inconveniencing residents. tribune photo:
Himanshu Mahajan
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Another check, but Civil Hospital still remains filthy
Ludhiana, August 24
A day after issuing a notice to the sanitation contractor to keep the premises of Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital clean or face the music, the Deputy Medical Commissioner, Dr AK Handa, conducted a random check again at night.
Scramble for Mayor’s post begins once more
Ludhiana, August 24
The race for the post of Mayor has once again hot up as it is likely that the newly elected councillors would be administered an oath on September 10. Ever since the June 10 elections of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, the councillors have not been administered the oath. The term of the present MC House is till September 6.
Libraries a forgotten story at sports complexes
Ludhiana, August 24
Officials and coaches in the sports department faintly remember the time when the Government of India had released grants to establish libraries in all the district sports headquarters.
A handful of books is all that reflects a semblance of a library at the district sports headquarters in Ludhiana. photo:
Inderjeet Verma
More people die in road accidents than acts of crime
Ludhiana, August 24
As many as 281 persons lost their lives in the past seven months in road accidents in Ludhiana district, including Jagraon, Khanna and Fatehgarh Sahib. The figure is eight times more than persons killed in incidents of crime.
Wheat stored in open rot in rain
Jagraon, August 24
While a large number of people across the country are dying of starvation, a huge quantity of the wheat crop stored in various godowns in the region is getting destroyed in the monsoon showers.
Uncovered wheat bags stored at a Punsup godown near Jagraon. a Tribune photograph
MC yet to repair damaged sewer line
Ludhiana, August 24
Even after one week, the Ludhiana municipal corporation has not repaired the damaged sewer line located near the Sidhwan Canal bridge on the Ferozepur Road here.
Sewage accumulated in a pit near the Sidhwan Canal bridge on the Ferozepur Road in Ludhiana.
a tribune photograph
Municipal Corporation mulls development of parks
Ludhiana, August 24
The Ludhiana municipal corporation has decided to spruce up four parks. A comprehensive revamp plan in this regard was discussed in a meeting held today. These parks include Nehru Rose Garden in Civil Lines, Mini Rose Garden in Kidwai
Nagar, Leisure Valley in Sarabha Nagar and Rakh Bagh in Civil Lines area of Ludhiana.
(1) A toy train station in Rakh Bagh presents a picture of neglect. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
(2) Wild growth dots Rakh Bagh in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan (3) Wild growth dots Rakh Bagh in Ludhiana.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Sanitation given a miss at govt schools
Ludhiana, August 24
As per government regulations, a school must have one urinal for every 50 students studying there. Government schools in Ludhiana, however, seem to be oblivious of this rule. Government Middle School at Gill Chowk is one such school where this correspondent found the urinal in an appalling condition. Some of the schools surveyed, moreover, had only one urinal for as many as 150 students.
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Outlet pipes of urinals missing at Government Multipurpose Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana.
(2) A view of a urinal at Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) at Jawahar
Nagar. (3) A student drinks water from a tap in unhygienic conditions at a government school.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Autonomous status for GNDEC
Ludhiana, August 24
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) has been declared as the first autonomous engineering college of Punjab.
Multi-skill development centres to come up soon
Ludhiana, August 24
The Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Germany-based GIZ company to establish four multi-skill development centres in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Bathinda.
Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna
Ludhiana, August 24
The capacity of cards being issued by the district health department to BPL families under Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna has been enhanced from 32 KV to 64 KV. This will help in incorporating other future schemes of the state government in the same card.
A member of Niharika Ladies Club presents a dance performance during an inter-club competition in Ludhiana. A tribune photograph |
Traders come down heavily on state govt
Ludhiana, August 24
Coming down heavily on the Punjab government, representatives of the industry said in the wake of prevailing policies with respect to taxation, stringent pollution control norms, dismal power scenario and poor infrastructure, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) were facing annihilation.
Ontario to exchange agricultural expertise with Punjab
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 24
The legislature of Ontario, Canada, has agreed to explore possibilities of exchanging knowledge in the field of agriculture with Punjab. This was revealed by Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, who recently returned from Canada after attending a meeting at Ontario.
Six fresh cases of dengue
Ludhiana, August 24
Six more patients, undergoing treatment at various hospitals of the city, tested positive for dengue today. The patients include 70-year-old Bela Devi from
Ferozpur, 21-year-old Yuvraj Kumar from Nawanshahr, 23-year-old Jaspreet Singh from
Sangrur, 60-year-old Raghubir Singh from Jalandhar, 23-year-old Sandeep Singh from Sham
Nagar, Ludhiana; and 34-year-old Parkash.
Spreading awareness on dengue
Ludhiana, August 24
Over 300 persons including students, teachers and Rotarians participated in a rally to spread awareness about dengue here today. The event was jointly organised by the Rotary Club Ludhiana Greater and Baba Srichand Public School, Gobindgarh. The participants formed a human chain to propagate their message.
Stars keep date with city
Ludhiana, August 24
The star cast of upcoming Punjabi Movie "Raula Pai Gaya" Ravinder
Garewal, Surbi and Binu Dhillon visited the city today.
Star cast of “Raula Pai Gaya” poses for a photograph in Ludhiana on Friday. Tribune photo:
Himanshu Mahajan
Teachers flay rationalisation policy
Ludhiana, August 24
Government school teachers have raised an objection against the rationalisation policy introduced by the state education department that has revised the student-teacher ratio for different classes.
Students made aware of breast cancer
Khanna, August 24
Renowned medical expert Dr Vineet Talwar from Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research
Centre, New Delhi, visited AS College for Women to spread awareness about breast cancer. Dr
Talwar, in his guest lecture, pinpointed the various facilities provided by hospitals and medical centres for the early detection of breast cancer and its cure.
College notes
School notes
Ludhiana scan
Man injured in land dispute
Samrala, August 24
Former president of Samrala's Nagar Council Mitarpal Singh Lovely was seriously injured in a land dispute here today. He was admitted to the local civil hospital with a head injury.
Crime file
Honing skills of players
Ludhiana, August 24
Sports instructors at government schools will now train players for two hours in the morning and will leave early.
BCM corner glory
Ludhiana, August 24
The inter-school district chess competition (U-14,U-17 and U-19) and inter-school carrom competition (U-19) for girls were organised by the district education department at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar, today.
Programme for basketball players
Ludhiana, August 24
The Mahindra NBA Challenge hosted the Generation Adidas Players Programme Clinic as part of the ongoing third season's activities at the Guru Nanak Stadium. After the Delhi and Kochi leg of the Mahindra NBA Challenge, Ludhiana is the third city to feature the new player development
programme.
Players during a practice session in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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