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parking violations
Commissioners visit sealed establishments
 Ludhiana, May 25
Two local commissioners, Amit Parashar and Arjun Sheoran, appointed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court today visited the city and took stock of the parking situation in the Ferozepur Road service lane. They also visited the premises of the sealed commercial establishments on this road.
Local Commissioners appointed by the HC hold a meeting in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
MC sitting on 291 RTI appeals
Ludhiana, May 25
It seems that the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is not serious about implementing the Right to Information
(RTI) Act. This could be known from the fact that out of 332 appeals filed with MC commissioner Rakesh Kumar Verma (when he was the first appellate authority,
FFA), 291 have been pending. Only 67 appeals had been disposed of during his tenure as first appellate authority.
RK Sharma
Heatwave takes toll on birds
Ludhiana, May 25
An English writer Joseph Addison once wrote “I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.” It will be good if the city residents start adopting these lines in their practical life by providing food grains and cold water to the birds dying in due to scorching heat.
full protection: Girls ride a scooter with their faces covered to protect themselves from heat in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
No relief from scorching heat in city
 Ludhiana, May 25
The burning sun and heat wave continue to bake the city. There is no relief from the scorching heat for the last one week and no major fluctuation has been recorded in maximum and minimum temperature.
A roadside vendor prepares a lemon drink. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
scorching heat
Schools advance vacations, change timings
Doraha, May 25
In wake of searing temperature, many schools have either advanced the vacations for their students or have changed the school timings especially for the primary students. While talking to a number of principals it was revealed that they had either changed the timings or are were in the process of doing so at the earliest. DP
Thakur, principal, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, said: “The school was to be closed for summer recess on June 3, but as the mercury is rising day-by-day, the students get suffocted and exhausted in no time. So as a precautionary measure, we have closed the schools for Nursery to Class II. For Class III to VIII, the timings from Monday onwards will be from 7.30 am to 12.00 noon.”
World Thyroid Day
Children becoming thyroid victims
Ludhiana, May 25
If your child is obese or stops gaining height be alert he or she can be a victim of Thyroid. This was stated by Dr Ramanbir Singh Senior Endocrinologist at SPS Apollo Hospital,
Ludhiana, who has come across many children suffering from Thyroid problem in last few months.
Drowning incidents
Youth pay little heed to advisory
Ludhiana, May 25
The Commissioner of Police has showed its concern over the rising number of drowning incidents at Sutlej and directed the police officials to take strict action against youngsters taking bathe in the river. Children and youngsters can be seen taking bathing in the same area where a 13-year-old boy drowned few days ago. Around 11.30 am, a group of children along with some youngsters were enjoying their bathe near to the Sutlej Bridge on the national highway.
3 injured as truck, bus collide
Ludhiana, May 25
Three persons were injured near Gill village today morning when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck. The incident took place around 6:45 am.
Lok adalat held
Ludhiana, May 25
The District Legal Services Authority today held a 'lok adalat' at the district court complex under the supervision of its chairman G S Matharoo ( Sessions Judge).
from colleges
Annual convocation
As many as 200 degrees were conferred on BEd students during the annual convocation and prize distribution function of DD Jain College of Education. Prof Naval
Kishore, Dean, college development council, Panjab University, Chandigarh, delivered the convocation address and distributed the prizes among the winners of various events who had brought laurels to the college.
Students of DD Jain College in a jubilant mood after receiving degrees at the annual convocation in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
from schools
Prize distribution ceremony
To felicitate the meritorious students of Class XII and X, a prize distribution ceremony was held on Saturday at Sat Paul Mittal School. The school management gave prizes and incentives to the deserving students. A scholarship of Rs 10,000 was awarded to students who secured 89.6 per cent and above marks, Rs 5,000 for the students who secured between 84.6 per cent and 89.5 per cent marks.
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Medical camp
Ludhiana: The Anti-crime Bureau against Corruption and Red Swastik Society organised a medical camp at Government Primary School,
Haibowal. A free medical check-up of as many as 850 students was conducted at the school.
Akali leader among seven booked
Khanna May 25
The Khanna police has booked seven persons, including a youth Akali Dal leader in connection with a firing incident in which two persons were injured last night near Bhadla village.
4 held for illegal sale of kerosene
Ludhiana, May 25
The city police has arrested four persons for black marketing of kerosene oil.
The two accused were identified as Sandeep Kumar alias Rana, a resident of Mehrban, and Lalit, resident of Khirona in UP.
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