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ATMs run out of cash
Ludhiana, February 21
Several ATMs ran out of cash in the city causing hardship to the common man on the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions.
Desperate bid to stay afloat
Ludhiana, February 21
Desperate situations call for desperate measures. This seems to be coming true for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) and the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) with all three bodies going all out to sell commercial, residential and institutional properties to tide over the financial crunch in a bid to stay afloat.
Civic body uploads form on website
Ludhiana, February 21
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has put the details of property tax, to be imposed from April 1, on its website. It has uploaded a performa, to be filled by residents, on its official website www.mcludhiana.com.
Aanganwari workers stage dharna in city
 Ludhiana, February 21
The Aanganwari Workers Union, Punjab, sat on a dharna at Mini-Secretariat here and submitted a memorandum to Ajay
Sood, SDM (East).
Aanganwari workers stop a car during their protest at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on
Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
A mockery of education system
Ludhiana, February 21
It was a sorry state of affairs at Shaheed Col Harcharan Singh Sekhon Memorial Government Senior Secondary School for Boys,
Dakha, where a majority of the students failed to answer even a single question prescribed in their syllabus/textbooks.
Fragrance pervades PAU
Ludhiana, February 21
A two-day Dr MS Randhawa Memorial Flower Show and Competition began today at the Punjab Agricultural University. The show has been organised by the department of floriculture and landscaping, Estate Organisation and department of family resource management of the
PAU.
Pretty girls add to the beauty of the flower show at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana on
Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
from colleges
Lecture
Ludhiana: An extension lecture was organised by the Guru Nanak Girls College by the PG department of fashion designing on Thursday. The lecture was organised in collaboration with textile committee, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. SS Mohan (AD, Textile Committee), Pankaj Kumar and Rajeev Kumar were the resource persons.
from schools
Sports day
Ludhiana: HVM Day Boarding School, New Subhash Nagar, organised its sports day on Thursday. School president DP Sharma declared the meet open. The students from pre-nursery to Class V participated in various events, including 100 m race, three-legged race and lemon race.
Undertrial alleges torture in police custody
Ludhiana February 21
An undertrial, Jatinder Singh (24), alleged that staff of the Crime Investigation Agency- Zone 1 (CIA) put acid on his private parts while interrogating him.
Accused Jatinder Singh, who was brought to the civil hospital for medical examination in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Delegation visits farm varsity
Ludhiana: A 27-member delegation of the California Agriculture Leadership Foundation, the USA, visited Punjab Agricultural University on Thursday to explore potential areas for collaboration, share farm experiences and learn about agricultural business, economics, education, research and transfer of technology.
Trains halt at Khanna, Doraha for two hours
Khanna, February 21
Passengers had to face difficulties as Shan-E-Punjab and Shatabdi trains came to a halt at Khanna and Doraha due to traffic blockade at Dhandari and the passengers had to wait for about two hours before resuming journey.
Be ready to shell out more for stationery goods
Ludhiana, February 21
Prices of packaging and stationery products are set to rise once again. It has not even been a month since the prices of paper increased and now, another hike is on its way from March1. Stationery products has see a 10 per cent hike in prices.
Two arrested with narcotics
Ludhiana February 21
The Narcotics Cell of Ludhiana detained two persons in different cases of drug paddling here today.
The accused with recovered drugs in police custody in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Three held for extortion
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 21
The local police has arrested three members of a gang involved in extortion. The gang members threatened the victim that they would get him booked on the pretext of molesting a female member of their gang.
Man held with habit-forming drugs
Jagraon, February 21
The police has arrested one person and recovered a huge amount of habit-forming drugs from him.
Man shot in Bharthla Randhawa village
Khanna, February 21
Two unidentified car-borne persons shot dead a youth from a point-blank range at Bharthla Randhawa village late in the evening.
Man gets 10-year jail in rape case
Ludhiana, Feburary 21
Additional Sessions Judge Surinder Pal Kaur has convicted a youth, Bansi Lal (23), a resident of Pavittar
Nagar, Haibowal, Ludhiana, on charges of raping 14-year-old minor girl.
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