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Passengers forced to sit on floor, footbridges
Ludhiana, May 26
It is one of the highest revenue generating railway stations in the region, but it lags behind in providing facilities to passengers.
Retired, but not tired yet
 Ludhiana, May 26
Group Captain Dr Hemraj Garg (retd), who made the headlines in 2004 by setting an example by allowing his four daughters to perform his wife Rani’s last rites, is now busy serving the ailing free of cost.
Group Captain Dr Hemraj Garg (retd) at his residence in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
City bus service: Outsourcing of staff backfires on MC
Ludhiana, May 26
The plan of outsourcing drivers and conductors through the Ludhiana City Bus Service Ltd
(LCBSL) seems to have backfired on the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. Ever since the staff has been hired, the MC has been suffering losses.
Postgraduation aspirants in a fix
Ludhiana, May 26
Students aspiring to pursue postgraduation in medical colleges are in a fix as the all-India counselling of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) PG exam has not been conducted yet.
Author pens account of childhood days in Punjab village
Ludhiana, May 26
A book titled 'Khattiyan Mitthiyan Yaada' was released at Punjabi Bhawan by members of Punjabi Ghazal Manch here today. Penned by Tabish
Dharamkoti, the book captures essence of life in the villages of Punjab, as Tabish recollects his childhood spent in his native village Dharamkot near
Moga.
Khattiyan Mitthiyan Yadaan, a book by Tabish Dharamkoti, being released at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Experts dwell on cyber security
Ludhiana, May 26
"Earlier, robberies used to take place in broad daylight. But now, robbers don't have to go out to commit crime. All they need is a computer or laptop and they can hack into websites and commit online thefts," said Ivneet Singh from Computer Forensics, a Malaysia-based firm.
An expert addresses a conference on 'Effective IT Security Evolution' at the Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Meritorious students felicitated
Ludhiana, May 26
As many as 185 students were awarded for excelling in academics during the annual prize distribution ceremony at GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar
Sadhar.
Harpreet Kaur of BA-III and Kirandeep Kaur of BSc-III were declared the overall best students of the year. Veerpal Kaur of BA-I and Manpreet Kaur of MA-I were declared the best sports persons of the year.
Book on Sri Hemkunt Sahib released
 Ludhiana, May 26
Sri Hemkunt Sahib: A Mystic Pilgrimage—a trilingual, pictorial book, authored by Ranjodh Singh, president, Ramgarhia Educational Council—was released at Ramgarhia College here today.
Ranjodh Singh with his book, Sri Hemkunt Sahib: A Mystic Pilgrimage, in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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US Mayor honoured
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Charanjeet Singh Atwal honoured Amarpreet Singh Dhaliwal, mayor of the city of San Joaquin in the USA. Dhaliwal settled in the USA in 1983, after completing his education from PAU. Atwal said people like Dhaliwal had brought honour to Punjab by establishing businesses European and other countries, and earning a good reputation for themselves. He appealed to the youth in the state to take inspiration from successful Punjabis and attain higher education and achieve success.
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expo: A representative of an educational institute interacts with students during an education exposition at Omaxe Plaza in Ludhiana. Different educational institutes had set up over 25 stalls at the expo, which attracted as many as 1,500 visitors.
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Teachers’ union demands salary hike
Ludhiana, May 26
A state-level meeting of Education Provider Teachers’ Union was organised at Government Senior Secondary School, Jawahar Nagar, today. The meeting presided over by Ajmer Singh, state president of the union, and was attended by over 40 teachers from the state.
PSPCL braces for paddy season
Ludhiana, May 26
In the wake of surge in demand for electricity due to persistently hot weather conditions, and the gap between demand and availability further expected to go up during the forthcoming paddy sowing which commences from June 10, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is leaving nothing to chance to effectively cope with the crucial times ahead.
‘Jail Bharo Aandolan’ on June 1, says state unit of BJP
Ludhiana, May 26
The BJP is going to start "Jail Bharo Aandolan" on June 1 against the "anti-people and anti-democracy" policies of the Congress-led UPA Government. The state BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh announced this during a press conference in Ludhiana today.
Ubhi elected president unanimously
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
The police remained on toes outside Gurdwara Singh Sabha on Railway Road where the election to the post of president of the management committee took place today.
Police deployed outside Gurdwara Singh Sabha where election to the post of president of the management committee took place on Sunday. A tribune photograph
Health experts visit Civil Hospital
Ludhiana, May 26
A team of state health experts under the leadership of Dr KK Talwar, Advsier to Government of Punjab for Health Issues, today visited Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital, Ludhiana.
SBI donates fans to govt schools
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
Recognising their responsibility towards welfare of students from the economically weaker section and to pay gratitude to teachers for their contribution in spreading knowledge, officials of various branches of the State Bank of India donated ceiling fans to many schools.
An SBI official donates ceilings fans to teachers at a government school in Dehlon on Sunday. A
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High drama at rock concert
Ludhiana, May 26
High drama took pace at Sarabha Nagar Market here this evening when IPS Deepak Kumar and SAD Councillor from Ward No. 67 Ranjit Singh Ubhi were allegedly at loggerheads during a rock concert organised for generating funds for the mute and differently abled children.
‘Over supply of maize may soften prices’
Ludhiana Ma y 26
The Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre (AMIC) of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has predicted that the maize prices in the Punjab state may remain lower in the range of Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,300 per quintal during 2013-14.
Snatcher held with habit-forming drugs
Ludhiana, May 26
The city police has nabbed notorious snatcher Sunny Arora of Haibowal in a drug peddling case. The police has recovered huge quantity of pharmaceutical drugs from the possession of the accused. The incident took place last evening when the police party was standing at a naka in Maya
Nagar. Sunny Arora, who was travelling on a scooter panicked on seeing the police and tried to flee.
The accused with habit-forming drugs in police custody in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Canvassing in full swing
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 26
With barely four days left for the bar council election of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters.
While candidates from the region are using their own clout to organise meetings at educational, social and religious institutes, those from other areas are using the influence of their friends, relatives and students.
SSA teachers hail HC order
Ludhiana, May 26
The SSA and RMSA union members hailed the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict that granted 180 days of maternity leave to SSA teacher Reena Singla, instead of 90 days. The teachers, however, said the maternity leave issue was only one instance among many prevailing disparities between them and the regular employees in government schools.
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The underdeveloped areas of the city inhibited by the migrant population are devoid of basic amenities, courtesy the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation, Health Department and the District Administration.
conducted trials at the Punjab Agricultural University swimming pool here today to select the swimmers to take part in the 28th Punjab State Sub-junior Swimming Meet to be held at Barjindra College,
Faridkot, on June 1 and 2 and the 38th Junior Punjab State Swimming and Water polo Championship scheduled to be held at War Heroes Swimming Pool,
Sangrur, from June 7 to 9.