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Thieves strike at restaurant
Ludhiana, June 16
Thieves struck at a restaurant in posh Sarabha Nagar Market and decamped with Rs 50,000, a plasma TV and other valuables. The owner of the restaurant, Andad
Kher, was shocked to see the premises ransacked this morning.
hard day’s labour:
A woman carries corncobs in a maize field on the PAU campus in Ludhiana.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Kidney racket
Accused amassed Rs 60 lakh in 6 months
Ludhiana, June 16
The kingpin of the kidney racket, Perth Perteen Gahai, alias Baba, a resident of Assam, made nearly Rs 60 lakh in six months by duping residents. Baba was presented before a court today following a two-day police remand. The court extended his remand till June 19.
Dist health officials issue contradictory statements
Ludhiana, June 16
The district health officer and the food safety officer, it seems, are in a confrontation mode. The former claims that the practice of collecting legal samples started after he joined as the district health officer in Ludhiana, but the latter belies his claims.
Sewerage water supply
Improvement trust fails to recover user charges
Ludhiana, June 16
The fund starved Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has failed to recover water and sewerage charges from residents.
This despite the fact that the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board has threatened the LIT to snap connections in several colonies due to the non-payment of maintenance charges. The LIT has also failed to check illegal water and sewerage connections.
Over 80,000 given polio drops
Ludhiana, June 16
Migratory round of National Pulse Polio campaign kicked off today in the district. In this five-day long round, district health department has a target of administering polio drops to as many as 3,85,000 kids upto five years of age.
A child being administered polio drops during the Migratory Round of National Pulse Polio Campaign in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Residents live under constant threat
Sahnewal, June 16
The residents, shopkeepers and commuters of Sahnewal are residing under the shadow of death, as the electricity wires and meters installed in the low lying grain market are immersed in rain water.
Fear of flood rises with level of water
Machhiwara June 16
Though the farmers are upbeat over the heavy rains to sow the paddy crop, the increasing flow of water in Sutlej around Dhusi Bandh has caused the havoc of floods in the minds of the area residents.
Rain brings joy, misery for farmers
Jagraon, June 16
A heavy rain in the region during the last few days has evoked mixed reactions from the farming community. On one side, the rain has provided a huge relief to a large number of farmers willing to sow paddy in their fields. But on the other side, it has caused heavy financial losses to some other farmers who were yet to reap their crops, other than rice.
Health team visits tyre market, finds violation
Ludhiana, June 16
Following the directions of Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, Dr Subash Batta, a four member team visited the tyre market near the local bus stand and found the tyres lying in open and on roof top were full of water.
Water-borne diseases: Admn pulls up socks
Jagraon, June 16
The local administration department has pulled up socks and swung into action, after the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner issued the instructions to the officials of various departments, to prevent the outbreak of various kinds of water-borne diseases, during the rainy season, following two days of heavy rain.
Councillor raises demand
Ludhiana: Five days after an NGO installed grills around Elevated Road, the Congress councillor from ward number 35, Sushma
Mehta, demanded that these should be replaced at the earliest.— TNS
Reporter’s diary
Breaking laws with impunity
The city traffic police is doing all it can to enforce the traffic rules and improve the chaotic situation prevailed on the roads in most parts of the city. But at the same time, they are not doing anything to put their own house in order.
Exporters gain as rupee falls
Ludhiana, June 16
The rupee’s fall against the dollar has cheered the city’s apparel exporters and cycle manufacturers.
The rupee on Monday hit a record low of 58.16 against the dollar. Apparel exporters from Ludhiana have been in an upbeat mood over the rising consumer confidence in the US which is one of the major export destinations.
Holidaying abroad becomes costlier
Ludhiana, June 16
If you are holidaying abroad this summer, brace for greater expenses. The rupee's free fall has led to an increase of 5 to 10 per cent in tour packages.
As a result people are preferring closer destinations to spend their vacation.
Delay in VAT refund worries traders
Ludhiana, June 16
A major chunk of the money invested by industrialists is lying with the excise and taxation department in the form of VAT refunds.
Although the government claims to make the department paperless, it seems to be a distant dream.
Police launches anti-snatching drive in city
Ludhiana, June 16
The police today carried out an anti-snatching drive. All SHOs were told to lay nakas in their respective areas.
Youths riding two-wheelers were also stopped for checking. Those, who failed to produce documents, were seen making the policemen talk to some senior police officer or politician for evading
challan.
Policemen check two-wheelers during a naka in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
A bonanza for art lovers
Ludhiana, June 16
Artspace, an exhibition, was organised at Gallery Artmosphere today. Organised by city-based artist Ayushi Gupta, the event saw 26 artists showcasing their work.
"I wanted to prove that there is no dearth of talent in the city," said Ayushi.
fathers’ day
A man with many roles
Ludhiana, June 16
With the changing times, the role and involvement of a father has undergone a change. Earlier, the role of a father was much more defined,” said Dr Sukhdev Singh, professor, sociology, PAU.
Industry upbeat over corridor plan
Ludhiana, June 16
The recently announced Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (ADKIC) has brightened the industry's hopes of development in Punjab. The local industry wants that the proposal should be turned into a reality.
from colleges
Annual training camp
To inculcate the basic qualities of discipline, punctuality, leadership and self-confidence, a 10-day Combined Annual Training Camp is being organised by 3PB Girls BN NCC Ludhiana at GHG Khalsa College, under the command of Camp Commandant Col Ashwani Kumar. The fourth day of the camp was full of enthusiasm and information.
Waiting dangerously:
As the electronic board displaying the arrival of trains stopped working on platform number 1 at the Ludhiana railway station, passengers had to wait along the railway tracks for their respective trains. Tribune photos: Himanshu mahajan |
Three thieves nabbed
Ludhiana, June 16
The Division No 7 police has nabbed three
thieves who had allegedly struck at a house in Sector 32 on June 14. The accused have been identified as Amit, Sukhdev and Sunny.
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