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Jagraon man dies in Canada road accident
Jagraon, May 18
A feeling of disbelief and grief griped Jagraon residents when the shocking news of the death of an NRI in a fatal road accident in Canada reached his native village Cheemna, around five kilometres from Jagraon.
Bridge over Sidhwan Canal expected to be operational by June 1
Ludhiana, May 18
Ludhiana is all set to get a new bridge on Sidhwan Canal. This bridge is
expected to become operational by June 1. Once operational, the bridge is
expected to ease the traffic entering the city from the Ferozepur side as its
width has been increased from 7 metres to 12 metres.
Zila parishad polls
SAD, Cong candidates to fight it out today
 Khanna/
Khamano, May 18
Thirty-nine candidates will lay claim on 18 seats of the block samiti in Khanna.
In most of these zones here, there is a direct contest between the Akali Dal and
Congress candidates, apart from some Independents. For the zila parishad polls,
there are two zones: Lalheri and Biza. Here a tough contest is likely on the
cards. The fate of these candidates will be decided by 80,528 voters at 111
polling booths.
Policemen on duty a day before the elections in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Polling parties leave for designated stations
 Ludhiana,
May 18
With the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held tomorrow, the
District Election Office dispatched all the polling parties to their respective
destinations today. The polling parties, accompanied by police personnel, have
been provided with all the polls-related material to ensure that by the evening
they are able to set up their polling stations as per the given instructions.
Staff on the election duty carry ballot boxes to Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
 Police
officials promise free and fair elections
Ludhiana, May 18
The police officials are all set to conduct the zila parishad and block samiti
polls tomorrow. They have been guaranteeing the conduct of free and fair
elections.
Policemen check the duty chart ahead of the zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Liquor, cash flow as aspirants make last-ditch effort
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 18
With the zila parishad and block samiti elections barely a few hours away, candidates and their supporters are trying their best to woo voters.
Teachers’ body hails PU decision to scrap semester system
Ludhiana, May 18
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers' Union said the the move being taken by the Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, to scrap the semester system in all the colleges, affiliated to PU was good for the benefit of both students and teachers. The PCCTU representatives said that the semester system in colleges could not be compared with the semester system implemented in PU for various reasons. The teaching fraternity said that the decision was hastily taken in 2011 and teachers tried hard to bring it to some positive conclusion but the system remained unsuccessful.
Banks to start online tracking system for loan applications
Ludhiana, May 18
Banks will now prepare an online tracking system for the loan applications.
 Late
night parties make people sluggish during daytime: Experts
Ludhiana, May 18
The trend of late night parties is fast catching up with the city residents. People prefer to host such parties as their guests get free late in the evening and love to dine and dance till late in the night. Little do they know that by changing natural physiological routine of their body, they fall into the trap of sleep disorder, indigestion, lack of concentration and lethargy during daytime.
from schools & colleges
Students display poetic prowess
Ludhiana, May 18
Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School today organised a “Kavi Darbar”
(poetry recitation) for the senior wing on the school premises. Nearly 30
students from Classes VI to XII took part in the competition. The participants
showcased their talent by reciting humorous, patriotic and other poems, mostly
based on current issues such as environment conservation, female foeticide, and
corruption. Mansi (Class VII), Sanju (IX) and Preeti (XII) bagged the first
prize. Amit (X), Lakshita (VI) and Hamiksha (VIII) came second, while Preeti
(X), Krishma (VIII) and Sakshi (VII) had to be content with the third position.
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| (Left) A girl recites a poem during “Kavi Darbar” at Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School; and students display their works of art at the Guru Nanak Institute of Design and Technology in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
 Proper
care of aquariums must in summers: GADVASU expert
Ludhiana, May 18
Fish-keeping in aquariums can be a fun-filled activity, if the enthusiasts take
care of some important things. While giving tips on the upkeep of ornamental
fishes and aquariums, Dr Vaneet Inder Kaur of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and
Animal Sciences University, said although fishes, as compared to other pets,
need very little care, certain things should be kept in mind during the summer
season.
 Raw
material reduced to ashes in paper mill
Ludhiana, May 18
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed in a fire at a paper mill on Hambran Road, here
today afternoon. It took more than five hours for the fire brigade officials to
douse the flames.
The debris left after the fire at Punjab Paper Mills on Hambran Road in Ludhiana on Saturday.
A Tribune Photograph
 Grocery
shop gutted at Loha Bazar
Mandi Gobindgarh, May 18
A three-storey building of Singla Grocery Shop on Railway Road at Loha Bazar,
Mandi Gobindgarh, caught fire today. Eight fire tenders were pressed into
service to control the fire. The loss is estimated to be around Rs 1.50 lakh. It
took around five hours for the fire tenders to douse the flames.
Residents gather outside the grocery shop that caught fire in Mandi Gobindgarh on Saturday.
A Tribune Photograph
Farmers’ protest delays trains
Ludhiana, May 18
A protest by farmers' organisations in Amritsar district came heavy on the
commuters, who were left with no option but to wait for the trains at Ludhiana
railway station. The arrival of trains from Amritsar was late by around four to
five hours.
Kickback:
Players in action during the Fourth Ludhiana District Karate
Tournament 2013, in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma |
ludhiana scan
Staff submit memorandum
National Federation of Telecom Employees presented a memorandum to Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tiwari comprising their suggestions about revival of the BSNL in the city. The memorandum was also presented at the national level to the ministers of the Government of India. A member of the Union said one of the suggestions was to ease the procurement process of the BSNL, as the lengthy procurement process was leading to slow working of the PSU. Another suggestion was the independent governing body of the BSNL, the member added.
Clarification
In the news “Teachers accuse Guru Nanak Girls College management of harassment”
published in these columns on May 15, it was inadvertently mentioned in the
headline that teachers were accusing the college management of harassment. The
headline should have read: “Secretary accuses Guru Nanak Girls College
management of harassment”.
Two killed, one hurt in mishap
Samrala, May 18
Two persons were killed and one injured in a road accident on Khanna-Samrala road, near Otalan village, last night. Three persons were reportedly returning towards Samrala on a motorcycle after completing their work of fixing marble in a house at Gharkhna village. When they reached near Otalan village, a private bus coming from opposite direction hit their motorcycle and mowed them down.
Four held with 91 bags of poppy husk
Jagraon, May 18
Jagraon police has arrested four alleged drug peddlers and seized a huge consignment of poppy husk from a canter, carrying the poppy husk. The police confiscated the canter (HR 04 GA 1099) and recovered 91 sacks full of poppy husk from the canter.
2 students booked for snatching
Ludhiana, May 18
Two engineering students of a well known engineering and technology institute have been booked by the Focal Point police for snatching Rs 10,000 from an employee of a telecom company here today. According to the police, both the accused were on a bike and pulled up, Saurav Singla, a collection-employee of a telecom company, near SBI branch at Azad Chowk in Dhandari Area. Saurav was going toward his office after collecting the money from market.
Crime Briefs
NRI booked for threatening his sister-in-law, niece
Ludhiana: The city police has registered a case against a Canada-based NRI for threatening his sister-in-law and her niece on phone to pressurise them to withdraw cases. In her complaint registered on April 28 at Jamalpur police station,
Urmilla, sister-in-law of the accused stated "Hardev Singh threatened us to withdraw the case against him, otherwise he would kill us on road as he has the strong links in India."
Man gets 6-month jail for causing hurt
Ludhiana, May 18
Judicial Magistrate Atul Kamboj has convicted Rajesh Jain of Gulchaman Gali, on charges of inflicting injuries to his neighbour Rajesh Mehta of Chauri Sarak.
HC grants stay to DMCH
Ludhiana, May 18
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted stay against the order, dated March 12, 2013, of State Information Commission, Punjab, in which Dayanand Medical College & Hospital was declared as Public Authority under the Right to Information Act. This was claimed by SS Saini, senior law consultant of Dayanand medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
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