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The Durga Mata temple located near Jagraon Bridge decorated on the eve of Navratras in
Ludhiana. A Tribune Photograph |
Crackdown against absenteeism: Five govt employees to face action
Ludhiana, October 15
The district administration has launched a campaign to check attendance of employees in all the government offices. On the first day of random checking, five employees were found absent from duty.
Domestic help flees with cash, jewellery
Ludhiana, October 15
A domestic help hired 15 days ago duped a 72-year-old woman of gold jewellery and cash worth lakhs in Harnam Nagar near Model Town today.
City boy wins triple crown in state tourney
Ludhiana, October 15
City boy Dhruv Kapila won a triple crown in Carlton Punjab State Sub-Junior Badminton Championship held recently at Sandhu Singh DAV Rural Public School
Mukandpur. Dhruv played in the under-13 category and is a state champion from the past three years.
Dhruv Kapila, state champion in U-13 category. A Tribune photograph
Residents yet to get possession of land
Ludhiana, October 15
A group of residents, who had purchased 10 shop-cum-offices (SCOs) in Transport Nagar through an open auction held in 1999 are a harried lot
these days.
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| violation goes unchecked: A number of illegal shops have come up in Transport Nagar, Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
| The making of the Demon King |
Artists prepare an effigy of Ravana ahead of Dasehra in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Soon, policy for regularisation of marriage palaces
Ludhiana, October 15
The Punjab government has finalised a new policy for regularisation of marriage palaces in the state and it may be notified in a couple of days. The
comprehensive policy envisages adequate provisions of public safety, conveniences and parking space.
High yarn prices worry manufacturers manufacturers
Ludhiana, October 15
After cotton, it is now high cotton yarn prices that are pruning margins of textile manufacturers seeking duty free import of yarn.
Shortage of raw material hits steel industry hard
Ludhiana, October 15
Steel makers are reeling under raw material crunch and feeling the heat of rising imports, aided by free-trade agreements (FTAs) with countries like Japan and South Korea.
Illegal structures razed
Ludhiana, October 15
Taking action against those who had encroached on the portion of the road by constructing pavements, a building branch team of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today demolished such encroachments from the Model Town Extension area of the city. The MC officials also demolished an illegal structure in A-block of Shastri
Nagar, here.
An MC ditch machine demolishes an illegal structure in the Shastri Nagar area of Ludhiana
on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
‘Ladylove’ flees with youth’s Swift car
Ludhiana, October 15
A man was duped by a woman, who fled with his car while they were watching a late night show.
Narrating his small love story, Harjit Singh, a resident of Mandeep Nagar, said he met the girl at a filling station in Haibowal, three day ago.
An insight into various aspects of life
Ludhiana, October 15
A painting exhibition "Fluorescence -Sparkles of Life" by Veeno Julka concluded on Sunday at Dr MS Randhawa Art Gallery of Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU).
Veeno Julka with her paintings in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Paying tribute to Chamkila through documentary
Ludhiana, October 15
“A few icons of music in India have lived, celebrated cameo life and become a star in such a short span as Chamkila did," says Gunjit Chopra, who is making a documentary on the life of the most popular Punjabi singer
Chamkila, who died 24 years ago.
Gunjit Chopra interviews an artiste at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjit Verma
Industrialist commits suicide
Ludhiana, October 15
A 45-year-old industrialist reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling hook at the store room of his factory unit at Kailash Nagar near Basti Jodhewal today.
Students of Bal Bharati Public School present a dance during an annual function in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph |
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Athletics meet
Ludhiana: Students of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, hogged limelight during the CBSE Cluster XVI Athletics Meet held at Sidana International School,
Amritsar, from October 13 to 15. About 3,000 athletes from 500 CBSE-affiliated schools throughout Punjab participated in the U-14, U-16 and U-19 categories. The U-19 team comprising Sahibjeet Singh, Rishab
Sood, Jaspinder Singh and Sahib Singh won a gold medal in 4x100 m relay.
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Noble cause
Shree Bawa Lal Dayal Sewa Sangh today distributed ration among 21 needy families. Vinod
Kundra, president of the sangh, said, "It is a noble cause and every individual should come forward and help the needy."
3-year-old girl dies of burn injuries
Ludhiana, October 15
A three-year-old girl succumbed to burn injuries, while her 24-year-old mother is struggling for life at a hospital after they caught fire.
Gang of drug peddlers busted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 15
The Dehlon police claimed to have busted a gang of drug peddlers which had been involved in smuggling of drugs and narcotics from neighbouring states and supplying these among the youth.
Three acquitted in Trade Mark Act case
Ludhiana , October 15
Judicial Magistrate Shilpa has acquitted Rajveer Singh and Kulwinder Singh of Nirnakari
Mohalla, Street Number 1, Miller Ganj, Ludhiana, in a Trade Mark and Copy Right Act case, as the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Women's games: Shivdeep hogs limelight
 Ludhiana, October 15
Shivdeep Kaur, a student of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, hogged limelight as she proved too fast to win 100m sprint and also came out triumphant in long jump on the first day of the Ludhiana District Women's Games being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at the Guru Nanak Stadium, here today.
A kabaddi match in progress during the first day of the District-level Women Sports Festival in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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