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63 cases of malaria reported from dist this monsoon season
Ludhiana, August 5
Sixty-three cases of malaria have been reported from the district this monsoon season so far. Although the district has not received much rain this year, 63 people, including 26 from the city, have fallen prey to various species of female anopheles (the mosquito responsible for causing malaria).
Garbage disposal system runs into trouble
Ludhiana, August 5
A to Z Waste Management Company, that has been handling the work pertaining to the disposal of garbage from the city for the past more than a year and a half has allegedly failed to perform the task in the desired manner.
knitwear club row
Warring groups call general house meetings
Ludhiana, August 5
With the gate of the Knitwear Club locked by two "warring" groups, the future of the club hangs in the balance. The controversy engulfing the club has deepened further with none of the two groups ready to bow down.
Snag hits taxpayers on last date of filing returns
Ludhiana, August 5
Taxpayers had to face a tough time while filing their I-T returns as the web portal of the Income Tax Department developed a snag today, the last date for filing the returns.
It took a lot of time to upload the returns due to the snag. The server at the Ludhiana office was down for nearly an hour.
EWS Colony breeding ground for diseases
Ludhiana, August 5
Despite the tall claims of the Municipal Corporation and Health department, mosquito breeding continues on stagnant water on the potholed roads of EWS Colony, Tajpur Road.
Stagnant water, a perfect place for mosquitoes to breed, on the main road of EWS Colony on Tajpur Road near
Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
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Garbage in a pond; and (extreme right) a muddy street of the colony. |
Rajoana not to be shifted, says ADGP
Ludhiana, August 5
Balwant Singh Rajoana, former Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin, will not be transferred from the Patiala prison, said Additional Director-General of Police (Prisons) RP
Meena.
Industrialists discuss problems with Chief Parliamentary Secy
Ludhiana, August 5
Industry representatives today met Sarup Chand Singla, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Excise and Taxation), to discuss the various problems faced by them. Issues related to VAT refunds, e-trip were also discussed at the meeting.
Sarup Chand Singla, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (excise and taxation), addresses a meeting of industrialists in Ludhiana on Monday.
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bhakra release
DC tells officials to gear up for breaches
Ludhiana, August 5
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari has asked the departments concerned to arrange sufficient labour that would come handy in case of any breach at the sensitive points of the dhussi
bandh.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari addresses a meeting at Bachat Bhawan in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Today is National Organ Donation Day
NGO lights up 2,646 lives
Ludhiana, August 5
Motivation for any noble cause can work wonders. It is evident in the work of a city-based NGO, Punarjot Eye Bank Society, which has lit up the lives of 2,646 visually impaired people through cornea transplant free of cost.
Aided schoolteachers hold protest
Ludhiana, August 5
The Punjab Aided School Teachers and Other Employees Union, Ludhiana district, held a protest to exert pressure on the state government to
"take over" aided school employees in government schools.
Teachers of aided schools hold a protest at the Mini-Secretariat in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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COLLEGES
PU results
Ludhiana: Students of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women have again proved their mettle by showing outstanding performance in Masters in Fashion Designing & Management
(MFDM) semester II, Panjab University examinations, held in May 2013.
Poll postponed at Doraha
Doraha, August 5
The election to the post of chairman and vice-chairman could not be conducted today as out of the 16 members, seven did not show up at the meeting.
Mohinder Pal Gupta, returning officer, said since notice about the meeting was not served on all these members as they were not available at their places, they failed to turn up at the meting.
Election put off at Khamano
Khamano, August 5
The election to the post of chairman and vice-chairman of the Block Samiti, Khamano, was postponed due to the lack of quorum today. A meeting for this purpose was held at the SDM Office under the Returning Officer-cum-SDM, Sukhdev Singh, in which eight members out of the 15 were present.
Expert: 40% mothers unaware of breastfeeding techniques
Ludhiana, August 5
About 40 per cent mothers of newborns are unaware of the breastfeeding techniques, especially when they give birth to their first child. This is the reason they find it difficult to feed their infants.
Breastfeeding week
Poster-making contest held
Ludhiana, August 5
To mark the celebrations of World Breastfeeding Week, a poster-making competition was organised by the Civil Hospital,
Ludhiana. Nursing students from six different colleges namely the College of Nursing (CMC & Hospital), GHG College of Nursing
(Raikot), Ludhiana Institute of Nursing (Katani Kalan), Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha College of Nursing
(Sarabha), Seth Madan Lal Memorial School of Nursing (Mullanpur) and Mata Saraswati Institute of Nursing Education participated in the competition.
Waterproof rakhi envelopes a hit
Ludhiana, August 5
As people eagerly wait for the festival, the 'limited-edition' rakhi envelopes are ruling the market, days before rakhi. The envelopes are sold like hot cakes at the post offices.
“About, 177 envelopes have been received at the Head Post Office and were sold within a couple of days,” said Bachni, postal assistant at Head Post Office.
Waterproof rakhi envelopes. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Now, rakhis with cartoon characters attract children
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Ludhiana, August 5
The fever of cartoon or gaming characters have engulfed the city as people prefer to buy rakhis embossed with such popular characters to please their children.
“My son is insisting upon getting a Ben 10 rakhi.
Rakhis with cartoon characters on display at a shop in
Ludhiana. Tribune
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PU research centre inaugurated at Jagraon
Jagraon, August 5
GHG Harparkash College of Education for Women, Sidhwan Khurd near Jagraon, today inaugurated its Panjab University Chandigarh Research Centre for Pre-PhD course.
The first batch of PhD course commenced in the new academic session.
MCPI (U) opposes government policies
Doraha, August 5
The monthly meeting of Marxist Communist Party of India (United) was organised at KK Kaushal Memorial Bhawan today .The members of the party jointly opposed the 'anti-people measures' taken by the Punjab Government and at the same time questioned the Statistical Data regarding BPL issued by the Central Planning
Commission.
Retirement extension: Delay in file clearance
Ludhiana, August 5
Though the state government increased the retirement age of its employees, it takes months to get the files cleared by the departments concerned due to the lackadaisical attitude adopted by the staff.
Financial mess
‘Akali-BJP govt owes explanation to people’
Ludhiana, August 5
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said the Akali-BJP government in the state owed an explanation to the people of Punjab over the “financial mess” they had created in the state with the total state debt more than doubling during the past six years of their rule.
No let up in tomato prices
Ludhiana, August 5
Tomatoes still priced at Rs 40 per kg are burning a hole in the common man's pocket. Women have started preferring tomato purees instead.
The kitchen budget of the households remains disturbed for the past one month.
Three hurt in road mishap
Jagraon, August 5
Three youths sustained serious injuries when a two-wheeler they were riding on collided head-on with a Toyota Innova on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur Highway near Alighar village, 5 km from
Jagraon, yesterday night.
Bodies of 2 labourers
fished out
Ludhiana, August 5
The bodies of two labourers, who fell in the Sidhwan Canal on August 2, were fished out here today. The deceased have been identified as Avtar Singh (25) and Gurpreet Singh (26), both residents of Jaspal Bangar village. They were reportedly taking liquor on the banks of the canal.
People fish out a body from Sidhwan canal in
Ludhiana. Tribune
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City-Talwandi road four-laning by March
Ludhiana, August 5
The project of four-laning of the Ludhiana-Talwandi road is 50 per cent complete and the remaining work would be completed by March 2014. Disclosing this here today, Sharanjit Singh
Dhillon, PWD Minister, Punjab, said the four-laning of the 78-km Ludhiana-Talwandi road was being done at a cost of Rs 479
crore.
Mustard oil sample
fails purity test
Ludhiana, August 5
A sample of mustard oil collected by the Health Department staff in July has failed the purity test. District Health Officer Avinash Kumar, said: ''The mustard oil sample was collected from a Dehlon-based grocery shop and has been found of sub-standard quality."
Raid on exhibition venue
Ludhiana, August 5
The Excise and Taxation Department today raided Welkom Palace where a lifestyle exhibition had been going on for the past few days. The organisers had paid no tax for the same.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Exhibition
The India Travel Mart (ITM) has been organising the mega travel and tourism exhibitions in order to offer best of the opportunities to the potential buyers.
School games begin
Ludhiana, August 5
District-level tournaments of school games started at different venues in the district today. According to the sports calendar of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), the Education Department, Punjab, will conduct district tournaments in 11 disciplines from August 5 to 14.
City girls win basketball tourney
Ludhiana, August 5
Girls of Ludhiana won the 64th Punjab State-Level Open Basketball
Championships of Junior Level (Women) here today. In the final match, Ludhiana defeated
Amritsar. The girls' team of Jalandhar secured the third position in this championship.
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