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Repair fountain or remove it from park, say shopkeepers
Ludhiana, January 16
A fountain situated in a park in the middle of the main market in Model Town has been lying non-functional for the past more than seven years. Despite several requests by area shopkeepers, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has failed to get it repaired. The shopkeepers say that the MC should either get the fountain repaired or get it removed.
A fountain installed in a park in the main market of Model Town has been out of order for years; and
(right) broken slabs in the park in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
3 students hurt as school bus overturns
Ludhiana, January 16
Three students of Guru Gobind Singh School, Thakkarwal village, were injured when their school bus overturned on the Kheri-Jhameri road here this afternoon after the driver lost control over the vehicle. The injured students have been admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, where their condition is said to be stable.
Little headway in murder case
Jagraon, January 16
The mystery shrouding the high-profile murder of Akali leader and former president of the Jagraon Truck Union Darshan Singh Sawadi continues even though a month and a half has passed since the murder took place. The local police has failed to crack the mystery surrounding the murder and the investigation has made little progress so far.
MC set to hire professionals for makeover of its offices
Ludhiana, January 16
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is all set to give a corporate makeover to its offices. The civic body will be hiring MBA graduates for planning, coordination and management of MC working. Initially, four such graduates will be hired on a contract of one year.
F&CC meeting postponed
Ludhiana, January 16
A meeting of the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC), which was scheduled to be held tomorrow, has been postponed. The reason for its postponement has not been known yet, but it is learnt that the meeting will be held after a gap of few days.
NGOs in service of addicts for their better future
Ludhiana, January 16
Many non-governmental organisations serve the needy and sick. But here are two NGOs, which have been serving opium addicts at the Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. They serve these addicts hot milk and rusks in the morning.
Pharmacists seek service extension
Ludhiana, January 16
Resentment prevails among the members of the Punjab State Pharmacists Association for the government has not taken any step to grant them extension in service.
Info panel summons board official
Ludhiana, January 16
State Information Commissioner BC Thakur has directed the Public Information Officer in Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) Senior Environmental Engineer’s office here to appear before the commission on January 23 with the relevant records to justify the reasons for not providing the requisite information to an applicant.
Disturb biological clock and ruin your health
Ludhiana, January 16
The present generation, which has started going against the biological clock by sleeping late at night and getting up too late, has become a victim of psychological, physical and heart problems. Experts say once you disturb the biological clock, it disrupts your healthy life.
It has become a trend nowadays. People usually sleep at midnight and wake up between 8 am and 9 am, i.e. almost three hours after the dawn. Such people fall an easy prey to many problems.
‘Hike in import duty on gold may lead to smuggling’
Ludhiana, January 16
Jewellers of the city fear that finance ministry's consideration to raise import duty on gold by two percentage points to six per cent might lead to import of gold through illegal channels.
Illegal shops being run with impunity
Ludhiana, January 16
Illegal shops, located opposite to Sarabha Nagar main market, are dealing “sale” of clothes and other goods from their premises for the past several weeks and the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials seem to have closed their eyes. These shops are ‘illegal’ in the sense that they are located in a residential area, as some person has converted a portion of his house into these shops.
Platinum catches residents’ fancy
Ludhiana, January 16
Gold and silver are not the only precious commodities known to us. While silver has been a favourite after gold, diamond and platinum have now also caught the fancy of individuals.
Trust observes black day
Ludhiana, January 16
Trustees of All-India Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust observed the Black Day here today. They tied black ribbons on their mouths to observe the January16 as the Black Day.
PAU students continue strike
Ludhiana January 16
The students of the Agricultural College of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) blocked the gate no. 2 of university on the third day of their protest against the merger of the batches of BSc (Agriculture, four-year
programme) and BSc (Agriculture six-year programme).
Students of the PAU stage a dharna in front of a gate of the university in Ludhiana on
Wednesday.
Teachers against survey duty
Ludhiana, January 16
Irked government teachers protested against the Punjab Government to depute them for economic survey duty after the school timing.
Teachers from different organisations on their way to submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in Ludhiana on Wednesday. photo: inderjeet
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Three minor girls 'abducted'; 3 booked
Ludhiana, January 16
The city police has registered three cases of abduction during the past 24 hours. Three minor girls have been abducted by three persons from different areas in the city. Kin of the abducted girls have alleged that the girls were abducted by the accused on the pretext of marrying them. The police has registered cases against the three accused under Sections 363, 366-A and 120-B of the IPC.
35-yr-old man ends his life
Ludhiana, January 16
Pradeep Sharma (35), a resident of the Hazuri Bagh Colony, committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of a room.
Jassar men emerge kabaddi champions
Ludhiana, January 16
After some initial hiccups, Jassar managed to prevail over Maharaja Bathinda with a narrow margin (20-19) in kabaddi (70 kg) to win the title on the penultimate day of the 27th Annual Sports Festival, being organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club, at Jarkhar village about 20 kms from here on the
Ludhiana-Malerkotla today.
(Top left and right) A kabaddi match in progress;girl players in action during a basketball match at Jarkhar village near Ludhiana on Wednesday.
(Bottom left and right)Players struggle for the ball during a hockey match; and (right) girls in action during a handball match at Jarkhar village, near Ludhiana, on Wednesday.
Games torch without flames
Ludhiana, January 16
The ceremonial games torch, which was brought to Jarkhar village yesterday with a great pomp and show during the opening function of the 27th Annual Sports Festival being held there, remained off today.
The extinguished torch durng the sports festival at Jarkhar village, near Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Prabhveer adjudged best athlete in GNG College
Ludhiana, January 16
Prabhveer Kaur, who won three titles yesterday, was adjudged the best athlete in the annual athletics meet of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, which concluded here today.
SAI trials on January 23, 24
Ludhiana, January 16
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre, Ludhiana, will conduct trials to select the talented players for admission in the session 2013-14 here at Guru Nanak Stadium on January 23 and 24.
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