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City awaits metro
Metro project likely to hit hard shoulder
Ludhiana, January 12
The Ludhiana Metro rail project is likely to be affected as members of its support cell have been shifted from the city.
Ludhiana Metro Rail Corporation chairman-cum-Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Commissioner Rakesh Kumar Verma had constituted a three-member support cell to look into various aspects of the project, including land acquisition and coordination with the departments concerned.
Four die due to cold wave
Ludhiana, january 12
At least four persons have died due to the cold wave in the past four days in Ludhiana district.
Police acts tough on kite sellers
Ludhiana, January 12
For the first time, none of the shopkeepers in seven different zones of the city are selling China-made kite string ‘officially’. The police has acted tough against traders and conducted raids to check the sale of plastic and Chinese strings.
‘Ambulance 108’ gets calls for kites
Ludhiana, January 12
"Sir, tusin free patangan kithhe de rahe ho saade shehar vich? Please
dasso, asin vi lainiyan ne?"(Sir, where are your distributing free kites in the city? Please tell us, we also want those). These were the queries which the control room of Ambulance 108 service received today from
kite lovers.
Residents of Dugri show kites distributed by the "Ambulance 108" staff on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Fly kites but with care, say doctors
Ludhiana, January 12
Ludhianvis get a high on kite flying around this time of the year. Very few enthusiasts, however, realise that this passion can also play havoc
with their life.
lohri celebrations
City wears festive look
Ludhiana, January 12
Lohri was celebrated at various educational institutes in the city today. At Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller
Ganj, the celebrations began with the lighting of the bonfire. The students of the music department entertained all the attendees by singing Lohri songs.
In festive mood Students of the GRD Academy celebrate Lohri on their campus on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Women honoured
Ludhiana, January 12
Dedicating the 20th Lohri Mela to Delhi gang rape victim, Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch organised the fair at Grain Market, Gill Road, here yesterday. On this occasion, the organisation honoured four women engaged in community service.
Unsuccessful bid to break into ATM
Ludhiana, January 12
Miscreants made an unsuccessful attempt to break into an ATM on Daba Road here last night.
60-kg poppy husk seized
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 12
The Dehlon police today seized 60 kg of poppy husk and the car (no. HR-29-F-9090) used for supplying the contraband at a check post near Nangal village on the Dehlon-Ahmedgarh link road.
The Dehlon police with seized bags of poppy husk and the car used for supplying them on Saturday. A
Tribune photograph
‘Rape victim’ undergoes medical examination
Ludhiana, January 12
Medical examination of the 16-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a neighbour was conducted at the civil hospital.
Shots fired during kite-flying
Ludhiana, January 12
An argument over kite-flying reportedly turned violent as two shots were fired in air at Mundiyan Khurd village here today. The police, however, denied any such incident,
2 booked for threatening jail supdt
Ludhiana, January 12
The police has registered a case against one Amit Kamboj and one Sunita, daughter of an undertrial, for "threatening" the superintendent of women jail.
Man dies under mysterious conditions
Ludhiana, January 12
A 29-year-old man died in mysterious circumstances here today. The deceased, identified as Varun Rishi, a resident of Khud Mohalla, was a tempo driver.
9 booked for gambling
Ludhiana, January 12
Nine persons were booked for gambling this evening. The CIA-II, on a tip off that gambling was going on in Anand
Nagar, Division No. 4, raided the place and seized around Rs 1.6 lakh. — TNS
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A 50-year-old man was found brutally murdered in a public park at Model Town today. A resident of Pritam Nagar, Joginder Pal Singh Gandhi, was a fruit vendor.
