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Trains continue to run behind schedule
Ludhiana, December 26
Train services remained affected for the fifth consecutive day today due to poor visibility. Most of the long route trains were running behind schedule.
Passengers wait for a train at the Ludhiana railway station. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Rules bent for Hub
Ludhiana, December 26
Rules were bent at every level for the opening of a night club, The Hub, in the busy Ghumar Mandi area.
Chief vigilance officer pulls up MC officials
Ludhiana, December 26
Following complaints of irregularities in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, the chief vigilance officer
(CVO) of the Local Bodies Department today visited the city and checked the civic body’s record.
MC auctions 9 SCOs, likely to get Rs 15 crore
 Ludhiana, December 26
It was a good day for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as it managed to auction nine SCOs opposite Keys Hotel in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on Pakhowal Road at an average price of around Rs 1.80 lakh per sq yard.
MC officials during the auction of nine SCOs in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
An eventful year for MC
 Ludhiana, December 26
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC) witnessed several ups and downs during the year. The new MC House was elected, an MC Commissioner was suspended following allegations by a vegetable vendor, several development projects remained incomplete, besides several other activities.
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in Ludhiana; (right) As many as 10 low-floor buses hit the Ludhiana roads this year.
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Allotment of plots to 124 persons the only silver lining
 Ludhiana, December 26
It was a rather uneventful year for Ludhiana Improvement Trust, especially the second half of the year when in place of a political nominee, the LIT was headed by a career bureaucrat. Once the Trust was dissolved in July 2012, and the political nominee as well as the trustees was removed, the body almost went into hibernation.
NRIs throng city during holidays, boost sales of garment shops
 Ludhiana, December 26
The holiday season is seeing many non-resident Indians coming home; and when at home they do not miss the chance to shop at their favourite outlets.
A shopkeeper shows dresses to non-resident Indian customers at a store on Mall Road in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Contractual teachers demand salaries
Ludhiana, December 26
Government teachers, who are working on contractual basis, today held a statewide protest in the city. They said their salaries had not been released for the last
nine months.
Government teachers working on contractual basis stage a protest at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Samrala residents take out solidarity march
 Samrala, December 26
On the call given by Sapna Foundation, a march was organised from Gurudwara Shri Guru Gobind Singh to the SDM office to create awareness about the safety of girls.
Residents raise slogans during a solidarity march in Samrala on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
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Students stage Ramayana
Ludhiana: ‘Shaam-e-Saalana’, the annual function of Partap Public School witnessed students showcasing their various talent. The function kept the audience enthused with rich and varied performances. The function commenced with Saraswati
Vandana. While “Pyaar hua ikraar hua” saw the pre-school students dancing to the yesteryear’s melody, the choreography on “Ei mere watan ke logo” stirred patriotic emotions in those present. The enactment of Ramayana, meanwhile, offered the audience profundity of the message given by the epic and the richness of the acting talent of the students.
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Training course on handling machinery
Ludhiana: A two-week hand-on-training course on "Operation and Programming of Computerized Numerically Controlled
(CNC) Machines" commenced at Punjab Agricultural University recently.
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Weapons training
Ludhiana: A combined annual training camp of 3 Pb Girls Bn NCC Ludhiana is in progress at the Government College for Girls. Around 370 girl cadets are participating in the camp. On the fourth day of the camp, rifle drill was conducted to inculcate discipline and develop self confidence and coordination among students. Cadet Manpreet Kaur from Ramgharia Girls College excelled in firing by securing a group of 1.5 cm. Cadets also shared their views on the role of girls in eradicating social evils.
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Protests against Delhi gang rape
Various organisations under the banner of Inkalabi Kendra, Punjab, staged a protest against the recent Delhi gang rape incident at Bhai Bala Chowk on Wednesday. Members from Lok
Morcha, Punjab; Moulder and Steel Worker Union; Jamhuri Adhikar Sabha; Democratic Front and other organisations said that crime against women was on a rise in the country and government should provide justice to the victim and the victim.
Members of the Inkalabi Kendra protest against the Delhi gang rape incident in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Youth drives car into canal
Jagraon, December 26
A youth in his twenties reportedly committed suicide by driving his car into the Abohar branch of Sirhind Feeder Canal near here today. The incident took place near the bridge over Sirhind Feeder Canal near Akhara village around 5 kms from here.
Travel agent booked for duping man of Rs 11 lakh
Jagraon, December 26
The Mullanpur Dakha police has registered a case against a travel agent for allegedly duping a person of Rs 11 lakh on the pretext of sending the victim’s son to Canada. The accused has been identified as Davinder Singh, a resident of Gure village near here. He is absconding.
Peddlers held with 12,000-ml cough syrup
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 26
The Sudhar police has nabbed two members of a gang that has been involved in distribution of
hbit-forming substances among youths.
Shooting can’t come on par with cricket, says ace shooter Bindra
 Ludhiana, December 26
It is a fact that the shooting sport will never come on par with cricket or football in the country, but the youngsters have been showing interest in the sport in the past few years. These views were expressed by Abhinav
Bindra, the ace-shooter and the gold-medal winner in the Olympic Games. Bindra was here at Kundan Vidya Mandir as the chief guest at the school's 68th sports meet, here today.
Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra (third from right) at the Kundan Vidya Mandir School shooting range in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
A Tribune photograph
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Renovation of multi-purpose hall still not complete
Ludhiana December 26
Renovation work is still pending at the multipurpose hall of Guru Nanak stadium, where eight matches of the 63rd Senior National Basketball Championship are scheduled to start from December 28. The renovation work was assigned to the Punjab Mandi Board by the state government several months ago, but the Mandi board official mainly focussed on the stadium where the World Kabaddi Cup was to be
organised.
Incomplete work at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
B’ball nationals to begin tomorrow
Ludhiana December 26
The Punjab Basketball Association is going to organise the 63rd Senior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women from December 28 to January 4 at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana .The meeting of the organising committee was held recently.
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