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Woman's murder: Daughter-in-law, her paramour held
Ludhiana, August 26
A woman, along with her paramour, has been arrested for allegedly killing her 60-year-old mother-in-law Nirmala Devi at the Company Baag Colony near Tibba road here yesterday.
Murder accused Shveta and her paramour Pardeep in police custody in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Passi Nagar stinks as firm fails to lift garbage
Ludhiana, August 26
Residents of the Passi Nagar area on Pakhowal Road here are suffering due to the failure of the firm concerned to lift garbage from their area. They allege that senior officials of A2Z Waste Management Ludhiana Ltd are not doing anything to solve the problem.
A dustbin overflows with garbage in the Passi Nagar
area of Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Illegal buildings mushroom, defy MC claims
Ludhiana, August 26
Illegal buildings are coming up in many parts of the city despite the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Commissioner having asked zonal commissioners to visit their respective zones to keep a check on illegal buildings.
Commercial activities being run from a residential area in the Model Town Extension area in Ludhiana in violation of the rules. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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MC wakes up to canal pollution
Ludhiana, August 26
After The Tribune raised the issue of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials polluting the Sidhwan Canal by discharging sewage into it, the civic body has finally come out of its slumber and stopped the discharge of sewage into the canal. Now, they have been releasing the sewage into the next manhole located around 100 metres away near the Punjab Agricultural University gate. |
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PAU. Photo:
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Ill-equipped temples of learning-IV
Govt school buildings in a shambles
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Ludhiana, August 26
Despite several Central-sponsored schemes and grants, buildings of some government schools of the city are in a dilapidated condition. Though, shortage of classrooms is a common problem in these schools, there are some schools where students are forced to study in unsafe buildings.
Students study in the open at a government school in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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City bus service: Drivers, conductors without uniforms for 8 months
Ludhiana, August 26
If one wants to learn the trick of delaying some work, one should take cue from Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) officials. Drivers and conductors of buses running under the City Bus Service project are without uniforms since the time this service was launched in the city.
A driver of a low-floor bus without a uniform.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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reporter’s diary
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Colour-blind to traffic signals?
If jumping traffic lights without any fear at most of the busy intersections in the city is any indication, one can assume that residents of Ludhiana have developed colour-blindness. Irrespective of the traffic signal, the residents, driving four-wheelers and two-wheelers, whizz past others waiting for the traffic signal to turn green.
Submit monthly MIS report: Govt tells admn
Ludhiana, August 26
The directorate of governance reforms, the Punjab government, has asked the district administration to submit monthly informative system (MIS) of the Right to Service (RTS) latest by 7th of every month.
Prices of fruits, veggies see upward trend
Ludhiana, August 26
The prices of fruits and vegetables have seen an increased trend in the recent times. Vegetable dealers said unless new crop arrived in the markets, the trend would remain the same. However, apple, which was being sold at a price of about Rs 80-90 for a kilogram, was now available for Rs 60 per kg in the retail market.
Robbers target petrol pump
Phillaur, August 26
Some unidentified Tata Sumo borne armed robbers struck a filling station at Bilga in the Phillaur Sub-Division in wee hours. The robbers locked up four employees of the petrol pump employees, who were sleeping in a room. The assailants then took away cash of Rs 38,000 from the cupboard after breaking open its locker.
Drug peddlers held, 2.5 kg opium seized
Ludhiana, August 26
After a spate of crime incidents, the city police has responded strongly and busted several gangs of drug paddlers, snatchers and people involved in flesh trade. The police has also cracked its whip on eve-teasers in the past few days.
A drug peddler in police custody in Ludhiana on
Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Police solves murder mystery
Jagraon, August 26
With the arrest of one person, the Mullanpur Dakha police has claimed to solve the mystery behind the murder of a middle-aged woman who was found dead near the bridge of Sidhwan Canal on the outskirts of Isewal village near Mullanpur
Dakha.
Bus mows down 2 students
Samrala, August 26
Two students were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a bus near the main chowk of Samrala early in the morning today. They were going to pay obeisance at a
gurdwara.
The victims — Raj Kumar and Amanpreet Singh.
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Man kills wife for ‘illicit relations’ with brother-in-law
Phillaur, August 26
Extra-marital relations with brother-in-law took the life of a woman identified as Mano. Mano was reportedly strangled by her husband, Lal Hussain, of Thakarwal village.
Expectant woman stabbed to death, husband booked
Amloh, August 26
In a gruesome case of murder, a 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death with a sharp-edged weapon. The victim, Monica, who was five months pregnant, had married on February 16 this year. She lived in ward number 6 at Amloh. Monica was working as a teacher in a school for deaf and dumb at Doraha.
Thieves decamp with cash, jewellery
Ludhiana, August 26
Thieves struck at a house at Guru Vihar Colony in Jodewal Basti and took away gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees and cash.
Yash Kumar, the owner of the house, said he, along with his family, had gone to visit a shrine at
Nakodar.
Cricket fans celebrate Indian colts' World Cup victory
Ludhiana, August 26
Fans celebrated Indian team's resounding victory over Australia in the ICC World Cup 2012 (u-19) today. Indian colts scored an emphatic 6-wicket win against the hosts and tough Aussies to clinch the World Cup.
Cricket fans celebrate the Indian team’s victory in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma |
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Ludhiana get 3 points in rain-hit match
Ludhiana, August 26
A fine batting by Anil Sihag (118 n.o.), Karan Goel (91), Geetnash Khera (81) and an equally valuable contribution with the ball by Rahul Singla (3 for 46) went in vain as the match played between Ludhiana and Amritsar could not be resolved due to the rain that spoilt more than one-and-a-half-days' play.
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B’ball: Jalandhar APJ, Gurdaspur eves in semis
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Ludhiana, August 26
Gurdaspur district, along with APJ School, Jalandhar, secured their berths in the semifinals (girls u-16) of the Third Mahindra NBA Challenge Basketball League being organised by the Punjab Basketball Association in collaboration with the Punjab Sports Department at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
Players in action during the Third Mahindra NBA Challenge Basketball League in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma |
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gold cup hockey
Pak team to take part in hockey tourney
Ludhiana, August 26
Top hockey teams of the country and a team from Pakistan would be seen in action in the 8th edition of the All-India Guru Gobind Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament scheduled to be held here at the Olympian Prithipal Singh Memorial Astroturf Stadium, Punjab Agricultural University, from October 3 to 9.
Zonal cricket tourney ends
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 26
The U-19 and U-14 cricket teams of MGMN Senior Secondary School,
Ahmedgarh, and Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School, Phallewal, were declared winners and runners-up, respectively, in a zonal-level cricket tournament that concluded at Falaund village, near here, yesterday.
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