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‘Juice of papaya leaves may help’
Ludhiana, October 2
It could be a miracle cure for dengue. And the best part is you can make it at home. The juice of the humble papaya leaf has been seen to arrest the destruction of platelets.
Two injured as car hits motorcycle
Ludhiana, October 2
Two motorcyclists were injured, one seriously, after being hit by a speeding car near Hathi Complex on the PAU road this morning.
The car was reportedly being driven by a policeman. The car crossed the footpath and damaged the boundary wall of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
Class XI student concocts kidnapping story
Ludhiana, October 2
A 16-year-old boy, who fled from Dehradun due to the fear of flunking an exam, took the city police for a ride after he concocted a kidnapping story.
The incident came to light this afternoon when the boy identified as, Sanjay Khandari, arrived at a multi-speciality hospital and told the nursing staff there that some unidentified persons had kidnapped him from Dehradun yesterday.
Woman comes to rescue of victims
Ludhiana, October 2
While men preferred to remain mute spectators, a woman showed courage and helped the youths who were stuck under a car following the accident near Hathi Complex on the PAU road.
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Trucks play havoc
Ludhiana, October 2
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) that was considered lungs of the city is no longer free from pollution due to the ongoing construction of a treatment plant near the Gate No 7 of the university campus.
A truck spills sand on a road on the PAU campus in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Family urges govt to help bring back bodies
Doraha, October 2
The shattered Jhajj family of Buani village, whose daughter-in-law and three grandsons was murdered in Belgium, has appealed to the government to assist them in bringing back the bodies to India.
Mahatma remembered on 143rd birth anniversary
Ludhiana, October 2
The city celebrated the birth anniversary of ‘Father of the Nation’ with enthusiasm today. The main function of the Congress party was held at the District Congress Committee office, presided over by its president Pawan
Dewan. Speaking on the occasion, Dewan said if India was free and progressing today, it was because of the sacrifices of the great leaders like Gandhi.
A hermit pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Tuesday. Tribune photograph
Students celebrate Gandhi Jayanti with fervour
Ludhiana, October 2
Over 400 students of the Chain of Green Land Schools paid obeisance to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Dham here today. Gandhi
Dham, on the banks of Sutlej River, is a historical place where a part of Gandhi’s ashes was immersed upon his cremation in 1948. The children paid floral tribute at the “samadhi” and pledged to follow the ideals of truth, non-violence and simplicity, advocated by the ‘Father of the Nation’.
Students recite a patriotic poem during the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at GHG Academy in Jagraon on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Factionalism within Cong comes to fore during celebrations
Phillaur, October 2
Factionalism in the Congress party come to fore on the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti, when two different factions, led by former MLA Gurwinder Singh Atwal and former minister Santokh Singh
Chaudhary, paid tributes to the ‘Father of the Nation’ at two different functions in Phillaur today.
Former minister Santokh Singh pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Phillaur on Tuesday.
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Mahatma forgotten, town wears a deserted look
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 2
The town wore a deserted look on the 143rd birth anniversary of ‘Father of the Nation’ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi here today. Observing the national holiday, people remained confined to
their homes.
Residents oppose closure of passage
Ludhiana, October 2
Engaged in a procedural battle with the Punjab government and Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) authorities for the past several years against intended closure of a common passage in D Block of Model Town Extension, residents seem to have won a part of the battle while the war is still on as certain vested interests are working against the interests of the vast majority of people.
Labourer suffers a fall, dies
Ludhiana, October 2
Two days after a labourer died after scaffolding of an under-construction shopping mall near Fountain Chowk collapsed, another labourer died after falling from the fourth floor of Sacred Heart senior Secondary School in BRS Nagar today.
An auto that overturned after ramming into a two-wheeler on Pakhowal Road in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Induction furnace units go on strike
Ludhiana, October 2
Induction furnace units in Mandi Gobindgarh today went on an indefinite strike against the e-trip system while Ludhiana's industry has reduced its working hours to 12 hours a day from today onwards.
Hike in power tariff a jolt, say industrialists
Ludhiana, October 2
Industry in the city has condemned the hike in the charges of new electricity connections by the
PSPCL. A meeting of the office-bearers of United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers (UCPMA) was held under the presidentship of Gurmeet Singh Kular in this regard.
Manpreet Badal on a cadre-building mission
Ludhiana, October 2
People's Party of Punjab (PPP) president Manpreet Badal is on a cadre-building mission in the districts of Punjab.
Truck comes in contact with overhead electricity wires
Ludhiana, October 2
A truck came in contact with overhead electricity wires at Passi Nagar, Pakhowal, today.
Following the incident, the wires fell on the ground. The residents immediately informed the officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and asked them to remove the wires from the ground.
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Ludhiana, October 2
