Courting danger
Passengers risk their lives by travelling on the roof of an overloaded bus in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Congress looks a divided house
Ludhiana, September 17
The Congress seems to be a divided house ahead of the Mayoral elections. Out of the 19 councillors, a group of seven Congress councillors as well as the Ludhiana (West) MLA, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, skipped the party meeting that was organised to discuss the name of the leader of the Opposition in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation House.
500 illegal auto-rickshaws impounded, 1,373 challaned in 15 days
Ludhiana, September 17
The city traffic police began a crackdown on overloaded auto-rickshaws. The police has decided to book errant auto drivers under the Motor Vehicle Act.
PSPCL's shocker
Consumer gets inflated electricity bill of
Rs 11.11 lakh
Ludhiana, September 17
After receiving an electricity bill of Rs 11.11 lakh, a city resident, Alice Guram, was today taken aback when the PSPCL employees told her that if they did not find any fault in the electricity meter, she would have to pay the entire amount.
Chemicals eating up greenery
 Doraha, September 17
The dumping of a black chemical, allegedly by factories, on the bank of the canal and into the roots of trees, is posing great danger to environment, particularly to trees and the canal here.
The black chemical dumped in the forest area near Bilaspur village on Monday. Photo by writer.
Jagraon MLA holds sangat darshan
Jagraon, September 17
The issue of poor drainage system in the town emerged as a major issue during a sangat darshan program here today. The programme was held by Jagraon MLA SR Kaler.
Unidentified assailants attack student
Phillaur, September 17
Amrinder Singh, 24, law student of Lovely Professional University,
Phagwara, was allegedly attacked and seriously injured by some unidentified armed assailants with sharp-edged weapons near his residence in Uchi Ghati
Mohalla, Phillaur, on Sunday night.
Artificial limbs distributed
Ludhiana, September17
The Bharat Vikas Parished, Kitchlu branch, distributed artificial limbs among the differently abled at Viklang Sahayata Kendra, Rishi
Nagar, on Sunday.
Members of the Bharat Vikas Parishad distribute artificial limbs among the differently
abled in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Pashu Palan Mela to begin from September 21
Ludhiana:
The Pashu Palan Mela of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) will be organised on September 21 and 22.
Painting exhibition: A treat for art lovers
 Ludhiana, September 17
A week-long painting exhibition "Visions" was inaugurated at Artmosphere Art Gallery today.
Inaugurated by Padma Shri Surjit Patar, the exhibition comprises paintings from the
two-day workshop organised by the Arts Group.
Punjabi poet Surjit Patar (sporting a black turban) takes a look at paintings during an exhibition in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
5-day programme on post-harvest technologies at farm university
Ludhiana: Aiming at increasing the income of farmers through value addition, the Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), today started a five-day training programme on "Post-Harvest Technologies for Rural Catchments" for farmers from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, here at its campus.
Sale of Illegal MTP kits continues
Ludhiana, September 17
Despite the ban on medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits, easy availability of the kits is putting the health of women at risk.
Youth jumps before train, loses leg
 Ludhiana, September 17
High drama was witnessed at the railway station in Model Gram, when a youth lay down on a railway track on seeing an approaching passenger train here this evening.
Munna, who jumped before a train, undergoes treatment at the Civil Hospital in
Ludhiana on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Case will be investigated from all angles: Police
Ludhiana September 17
Finally, the police assured the family of Abhinav Sachdeva that they would investigate the case from all perspectives. Today, Ishwar Singh, Commissioner of Police, visited the vacant plot at Feroze Gandhi market, from where the body of Abhinav was found on Saturday.
Six cylinders a year not enough: CPI
Ludhiana, September 17
As a part of campaign to build public opinion against increase in the price of diesel, the rationing of LPG and the levying of property tax by the state government, the Communist Party of India (CPI) held a “prabhat pheri” at Chand Colony and Y - Block of Rishi Nagar here today.
Monsoon delight
Corncobs (butta) being sold on a footpath in Ludhiana on Monday. photo: inderjeet verma |
VAT refunding cases to be finalised soon, says Excise Commissioner
Ludhiana, September 17
A meeting of office bearers of the United Cycle Parts Manufacturers' Association (UCPMA) was held with the District Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, under the president ship of Gurmeet Singh Kular, president, United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association, here today.
Mock drill to test officials’ efficiency at Sahnewal airport
Ludhiana, September 17
In case of plane hijacking, how well equipped are the authorities will be seen during a mockdrill by the anti-hijacking committee at Sahnewal Airport here on October 8.
PAU school romp home champions
Ludhiana, September 17
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Punjab Agricultural University, routed Green Land Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar bypass branch, by nine wickets to clinch the title in the under-16 category of the Punjab Schools Zonal Cricket Tournament (PAU Zone) organised by the education department at Government School, PAU, here today.
Blood donated
Mandi Ahmedgarh /Ludhiana, September 17
To contribute their share in over one lakh units of blood donated on the occasion of annual blood donation day, as many 312 followers of three wings of the Tera Panth Jain Sabha donated blood during the blood donation camp organised at Cinema Road here today.
Man held with 230-gm opium
Jagraon, September 17
The Raikot police has arrested one person and seized 230 grams of opium from his possession. The accused has been identified as Tara Chand, alias Gogi, a resident of Raikot.
2 booked for murder
Ludhiana, September 17
A man and a woman were booked for murder nearly one-and-a-half-year after the incident.
Rahul spins Ludhiana to victory
 Ludhiana,
September 17
Right-arm off spinner, Rahul Singla scalped six victims to steer Ludhiana to
victory on the basis of first innings lead of 27 runs against Mohali in the
Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Katoch Shield here at the
Punjab Agricultural University ground here today.
Players in action on the last day of the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament between Ludhiana and Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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