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Chrysanthemums in full bloom at a show organised at the PAU in
Ludhina. (L) and A policeman guards a point on a road ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Ludhiana, on Tuesday.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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Developers want liberal real estate policy
Ludhiana, December 4
The Punjab Government has indicated that it will come out with a revised real estate policy by December 15 in a bid to give an impetus to the crisis-ridden real estate business and the housing sector in the state.
Winter in, but night shelters for the poor nowhere in sight
Ludhiana, December 4
Despite the winter season having started, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation seems ill-prepared when it comes to setting up night shelters for the poor in the city. The MC is yet to set up night shelters. In the absence of these, the poor can be seen sleeping in the open, that too near the civic body’s Zone A office in Mata Rani Chowk here.
In the absence of a night shelter, a man sleeps in front of the Zone A office of the municipal corporation in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Budha Nullah: operation clean-up begins
Ludhiana, December 4
The bio-remediation project to clean the Budha Nullah was inaugurated last year but it got delayed due to several “hurdles” such as getting permissions and no-objection certificates from the different government departments. Finally, after a gap of 20 months, the project started on Tuesday as 70 tonnes of microbes were released into the
nullah.
Two workers remove solid waste from Budha Nullah near Jainpur village in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Health dept fails to act on complaints
Ludhiana, December 4
In the last six days officers of Health Department had received three complaints related to food items from different places in the city. District Health Officer, Ludhiana, received two calls while the Civil Surgeon received an SMS from the complainants. However, the health officers could not collect samples from these shops as they are already on job, i.e. preparing for the Prime Minister's visit to the city, which is scheduled for December 8.
Power cut on induction furnace units hits cycle parts industry
Ludhiana, December 4
The power cut imposed on the induction furnaces getting supply from the category II and III feeders with effect from yesterday, is giving a tough time not only to the induction units but also to the cycle industry.
District to have task forces to assess immunisation programme
Ludhiana, December 3
After getting instructions from the Centre regarding the need for rapidly improving routine immunisation coverage, the Director, Family Welfare, Punjab, has instructed all the districts administrations to constitute District Task Force (DTF) for Immunisation.
Flautist holds students spellbound
Ludhiana, December 4
A renowned flautist, Pandit Rupak Kulkarni, held a young audience spellbound by rendering melodies from ‘Ahir Bhairav’, the morning raga, at DAV School, Sarabha
Nagar, this morning. Pandit Kulkarni also performed at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Panjab Agricultural University, in the afternoon.
Pandit Rupak Kulkarni performs at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Panjab Agricultural University, in Ludhiana on Tuesday. tribune photo:
Himanshu Mahajan
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Fake currency: 2 get four-year jail term
Ludhiana, December 4
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Kamaljit Lamba has convicted Iqbal Singh of Bilga, Jalandhar, and Harcharan Singh of Dashmesh Nagar, Shimlapuri, of possessing fake currency notes.
3 juveniles booked on sodomy charge
Ludhiana, December 4
Three inmates of a juvenile jail have been booked for allegedly assaulting and sodomising their fellow inmate.
Former truck union chief shot dead; 3 booked
 Jagraon, December 4
Panic gripped residents of Sawadi village near Jagraon after former president of the Jagraon Truck Union was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons on the outskirts of the village yesterday morning. The deceased, identified as Darshan Singh of Sawadi village, was a prominent figure in the area and was associated with the SAD.
After high drama, jail authorities take eunuch into custody
Ludhiana, December 4
After high drama, the jail authorities agreed to take the custody of a eunuch,
Tejo, who was recently arrested for hiring contract killers for to eliminate a rival eunuch leader, Bholi
Mahant.
25 students of institute hurt in accident
Ludhiana, December 4
Nearly 25 students of an institute were injured after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck coming near the Circuit House here today.
30 injured in road accident
Samrala, December 4
About 30 persons, including 5 women, were injured in a road accident near Kotla Shamashpur village on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road today. The accident took place when a CTU bus collided with a roadside tree as the bus driver was trying to save a car and lost control over the bus.
Sports Dept bars personal visits of women kabaddi players
Ludhiana, December 4
Taking a strict action for the safety of women kabaddi players of foreign countries, the Sports Secretary, Punjab, has barred all the personal tours and visits of the women
players in and out of the city. Now the women players will have to take permission from the higher sports official to visit any place.
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towers in the city, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today sealed two mobile towers installed on top of Raghunath Hospital located near Aggar Nagar on Ferozepur Road, here.