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Snag in traffic lights spells chaos on road
Ludhiana, April 25
A technical snag occurred at the traffic lights in Bharat Nagar Chowk, leaving motorists high and dry.
The snag occurred in the morning during office hours when commuters were heading towards the old city area and other other parts of the city through Bharat Nagar
Chowk.
Suddenly, the red, yellow and green lights started blinking simultaneously at all four traffic lights installed at the roundabout, living the commuters confused.
With the traffic lights out of order, motorists have a tough time making their way through heavy traffic at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
45-year-old gives birth to quadruplets
Ludhiana, April 25
A 45-year-old woman gave birth to quadruplets at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital a couple of weeks ago. She gave birth to the quadruplets (three male and one female) after 31 weeks of pregnancy.
The quadruplets at the DMCH in Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Ludhiana tops Patiala division
Ludhiana, April 25
Though Ludhiana district has topped Patiala division in wheat procurement this season, arhtiyas have been facing problems as the contractor at the Jagraon mandi has refused to lift the procured wheat. The process of re-tendering got under way today and it is expected that a fresh contract will be awarded to another contractor.
Divisional Commissioner, Patiala, Ajit Singh Pannu (left) inspects wheat procurement at the Salem Tabri grain market in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Transparency given the ‘go-by’
Ludhiana, April 25
While the state government claims to be working towards bringing "transparency" in each and every department, the Education Department seems to be toeing a different line. The uploading of letters and important information on the website of the Education department has abruptly been stopped. After April 14, no such information has been uploaded on the website and it is learnt that Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka has put a "ban" on issuing statements and sharing information on the Internet, citing a few statements made by some senior officials give “wrong impression” of the government. Ever since the process of uploading information on Internet was started by the Education Department, teachers and principals had heaved a sigh of relief, as they could get to know the latest instructions issued by the department at the earliest.
DEO to form committees from today
Ludhiana, April 25
District Education Officer (Secondary) Paramjit Kaur Chahal said, "As per the instructions from the Punjab School Education Board, I will put the principals of various schools on duty from tomorrow to check whether the private schools are following other conditions mandatory for getting an affiliation from the PSEB or not."
Lunar eclipse: Lack of equipment disappoints youngsters
Ludhiana, April 25
Youngsters are excited and disappointed about witnessing the lunar eclipse. They are elated about the occurrence of the phenomena but unhappy about the fact that the city lacks the facilities to witness the celestial phenomena.
Jatinder is general secy of Taxation Bar Association
Ludhiana, April 25
The annual general meeting of the Taxation Bar Association was organised today during which members of the executive committee were also elected.
Cycle industry hit as tenders worth
Rs 300 crore cancelled
Ludhiana, April 25
The Ludhiana cycle industry will be facing tough times ahead as tenders worth Rs 300 crore have been cancelled by state governments. The Punjab Government had also cancelled the tenders in January.
Workers assemble cycle parts at a factory in Ludhiana. a file photo
Best gram panchayat award for Harnampura
Ludhiana, April 25
The Harnampura gram panchayat, which falls in the Dehlon block, has been awarded the best gram panchayat award by B Kishor Chandra, Central Minister for Panchayats. The award was received by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Rishipal Singh and Sarpanch of the village Prem Singh at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, recently.
Insanitary conditions at localities belie admn claims
Ludhiana, April 25
On one hand the Health Department makes tall claims about taking steps to prevent an outbreak of malaria and other diseases, on the other the employees of the department the other wings of the administration are ill-equipped to deal with insanitary conditions in many parts of the city.
(1) A garbage dump at Shanti Nagar, near Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
(2)An open drain in the Gyaspura area. (3) A waterlogged street in a locality on the outskirts of Ludhiana.
Police remand for three in gang rape case
Ludhiana, April 25
Two persons and their paternal aunt, who were caught yesterday by the Ladhowal police for kidnapping and gang-raping a 15-year-old girl at Chintpurni in Himachal Pradesh, were produced before the local court today. Later, they were sent to one-day police remand.
Seminar on wool held
Ludhiana, April 25
The “Woolmark Rendezvous” was today organised by The Woolmark Company in the city to introduce new product range in wool, including presentation on The Wool Lab SS 14.
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Woman ‘duped’ of
Rs 70,000
Ludhiana, April 25
A woman swindler, posing as a magistrate, allegedly duped a woman of Rs 70,000. The victim, Nisha Rani, a resident of Khanna, today appeared before the Commissioner of Police and alleged that a woman swindler had duped her of her hard-earned money. She said her husband, Lucky, was in jail in a drug peddling case since May 2012. She said a man met her in the court complex in August last year when she was visiting the court in connection with a hearing.
Husband, in-laws booked for murder
Khanna, April 25
The Khanna police has booked in-laws, including husband of a married girl on the complaint of Nirmal Singh, father of the deceased and a resident of Peerkhaana road, Khanna.
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200 turn up for hockey trials
Ludhiana, April 25
Trials to select hockey players (u-14 and u-19) held at Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium, Jarkhar, near here, received an overwhelming response as more than 200 aspirants turned up at the venue.
Chandigarh’s Adarsh scores hat-trick
Ludhiana, April 25
After restricting Ludhiana to a small total of 101 runs in the first innings, Chandigarh went on to score 159 runs on the second day of the second match in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament (u-16) for ML Markan Trophy played at SCD Government College here today.
Players in action on the second day of the Ludhiana-Chandigarh match of the ML Markan Trophy meet played at Government College in Ludhiana on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Soft tennis teams selected
Ludhiana, April 25
An eight-day free sports camp was organised at Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Pakhowal road, Daad, Ludhiana, from April 18 to April 25 under the aegis of the Punjab State Soft Tennis Federation.
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The auction for the allotment of a multi-storeyed parking of the municipal corporation on a lease of one year could not take place due to a row over the service tax.