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Woman falls to death
Ludhiana, April 1
A 25-year-old woman, reportedly in an inebriated state, died after falling off a wall at Kanganwal village last night.
1984 riot victims
Draw of lots for allotment of flats put off
Ludhiana, April 1
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has postponed the draw of lots scheduled for April 2 for allotment of MIG and LIG houses to the 1984 riots’ victims. The draw will now be held on May 15.
Thieves strike at BRS Nagar, decamp with iron gates, grills from park
Ludhiana, April 1
Thieves decamped with iron gates and grills of a park and Senior Citizen Bhawan in BRS
Nagar, I Block.
Residents show the spot from where iron gates and grills were removed by the thieves at BRS Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Education dept fails to take action against erring schools
Ludhiana, April 1
Tall claims of the education department of taking stern action against schools that fail to register under the Right to Education (RTE) Act by March 31 have fallen flat. The department has failed impose penalty on erring schools.
Schools to get H2S water testing kits
Ludhiana, April 1
With 51 water samples failing purity test in schools, the water and sanitation department has decided to provide all government and aided schools in the city with H2S kits.
wheat procurement
DC tells agencies to brace up by April 15
 Ludhiana, April 1
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari has asked the procurement agencies to look for places to stock wheat, which is likely to arrive in mandis byApril 15. He has asked them to do the needful within a week so that there is no problem, once the procurement process starts.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari at a meeting with officials at Bachat Bhawan in
Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjit Verma
District sans PRO since March 22
Ludhiana, April 1
The city which is one of the biggest districts of Punjab is without a Public Relation Officer since March 22. Thanks to the lackadaisical approach adopted by the department. For the past 10 days, the work of the department is suffering as nobody is there to manage the affairs.
Anna comes calling
 Ludhiana, April 1
Anna Hazare entered the city from the Jalandhar bypass at 11.10 am. Here, he was welcomed by Vishav Guru Ravidass Mission and he garlanded the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar at Ambedkar
Chowk.
Anna Hazare with General VK Singh (retd) waves to his supporters during the “Jantantra Yatra” in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
SIT formed to probe Dalit land issue Mohit Khanna
Ludhiana, April 1
Nearly a fortnight after the issue of multi-crore land scam, in which the land meant for the Dalits was allegedly usurped by influential colonisers, rocked the Vidhan Sabha session concluded recently, the city police has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case and take action against those who are involved in duping the affected party.
Residents oppose setting up of liquor vend
 Ludhiana, April 1
Residents of Chander Nagar of Haibowal area staged a dharna against opening of a liquor vend in the area. Narinder Singh
Malhi, area councillor of Ward No. 3, said that the liquor vend was illegally being set up in the residential area.
Residents protest at Chander Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mhajan
Add new bogies to passenger trains: Knitwear industry
Ludhiana, April 1
Traders from the knitwear industry have requested that new bogies be added to the passenger trains to carry the merchandise to desired destinations in the stipulated time. The problem has been persisting for a long time, now, and no action in this regard has been taken by the Railways.
Civic body sanitation workers protest against privatisation
 Ludhiana, April 1
Taking exception to the move by the municipal corporation to hand over the work of door-to-door garbage collection to a private company, the MC sanitation workers
(safai karamcharies), led by activists of "Valmiki Samaj Bachao Andolan" staged a protest at the Mini-Secretariat today.
MC sanitation workers stage a protest at the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana on
Monday. A Tribune photograph
‘Africa Conclave-2013’ to boost export
Ludhiana, April 1
To strengthen bi-lateral trade ties between India and the countries of Africa continent and to strengthen export, The Africa Conclave-2013 will held on April 5 at the Chamber
of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) Complex.
from schools
Annual function
Ludhiana: An annual function was held at Little Blossoms Preschool, situated at Basant City here on Monday. Graduation ceremony and a prize distribution for sports day was also held during the function. Students from the age group of 2 to 4years participated in different dance performances.
Children participate in a fashion show, “Anukriti”, organised by the first year fashion designing students of INIFD in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan |
from colleges
Industrial visit
The mechanical engineering students of Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, Katani
Kalan, visited Hero Cycles unit. The industrial visit was a part of the engineering degree programme for 57 sixth-semester BTech students. This visit provided useful information to students.
lecture shortage
28 students barred from taking final exam today
Ludhiana, April 1
Over 28 students of Kamla Lohtia Sanatan Dharam College here will not be allowed to take their final examination tomorrow due to shortage of lectures and for not securing required marks in house examinations.
School staff found absent from duty during inspection
Ludhiana, April 1
Under the guidance of the DGSE, Punjab, the DEO (S) Paramjit Kaur Chahal, inspected several schools by constituting four different teams here today.
world autism awareness day
Awareness of autism a drop in ocean: Experts
Ludhiana, April 1
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which appears during the first three years of life. But unfortunately, very few city residents are aware about it. It will not be wrong to say that the awareness level about this form of disability is like a "drop in ocean".
Inherited traits play major role in psychiatric illness, say doctors
 Ludhiana, April 1
Inherited traits, environmental pressures and negative life experiences play a major role in psychiatric illness.
A Delhi-based psychiatrist, Dr Sunil Mittal, during a seminar on psychiatric problems in Ludhiana on
Monday. photo: inderjeet verma
Rajasthan, Karnataka flout norms, allege bicycle manufacturers
Ludhiana, April 1
Small bicycle manufacturers have alleged that the procurement of bicycles done by the different state governments is not done according to the instructions issued by the Central Government.
Woman raped in front of her daughter
Ludhiana, April 1
In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman was raped before her seven-year-old daughter at Karamsar Colony in Jodhewal Basti here today.
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Ludhiana, April 1
