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Students of College of Agriculture join protest
Ludhiana, August 14
Students of the College of Agriculture today joined the students of the College of Agriculture Engineering and boycotted classes. The students were protesting against registration of courses in BSc Agriculture in
PAU.
Students of the College of Agriculture Engineering raise slogans on the PAU campus. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Sterilisation project goes to dogs
Ludhiana, August 14
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is going slow on starting the stray dog sterilisation project in the city. Though the project to sterilise 25,000 stray dogs was approved at the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) meeting held on January 30 and even Rs 2 crore were sanctioned for the project.
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has failed to check dog menace in the city. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
2 police officers to be decorated
Ludhiana, August 14
Two police officers have been decorated with the prestigious Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India.
Two names, Gurpreet Singh Toor posted as AIG (Crime), Ludhiana, and Sub-Inspector
(SI) Harbans Singh, were announced from the office of the Commissioner of Police this evening.
Gurpreet Singh Toor has worked at various levels in the police department.
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Harbans Singh
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Gurpreet Singh Toor
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It’s payback time
Ludhiana, August 14
People from all walks of life, who have done exceptionally well in their fields, will be awarded the State Award by the Punjab Government on the Independence Day tomorrow. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be presenting the award during a state-level function to be held at the SCD Government College for Boys.
On Guard:
Security has been stepped up ahead of the Independence Day in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Cong leaders have double standards, says Punjab Revenue Minister
Ludhiana, August 14
The Congress is a party with double-standards, alleged Revenue Minister and Youth Akali Dal
(YAD) president Bikramjit Singh Majithia. He was in the city to inaugurate of green drive by the Youth Akali Dal today.
Punjab Revenue Minister and Youth Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia interacts with supporters at Guru Nanak Bhawan in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
13 food, milk samples collected
Ludhiana, August 14
A Health Department team led by Food Safety Officer Manoj Khosla and Harpreet Kaur conducted a raid and collected 13 food samples from different areas of the city.
Larvae found in 3 coolers at hospital
Ludhiana, August 14
A team of health department, led by Dr Anil
Verma, district epidemiologist, visited NS Pahwa Hospital and checked 32 coolers on the hospital premises. The team found larvae in three coolers.
Trade imbalance hits bicycle industry hard
Ludhiana, August 14
The trade imbalance with China and South Asian Free Trade Agreement countries has hit micro and small enterprises hard, particularly the bicycle industry.
WorldNet Express Service gets a boost this Rakhi
Ludhiana, August 14
The WorldNet Express Service, started in collaboration with the India Post at the post offices is garnering more response from the residents before the Rakhi festival, as the number of parcels being sent is increasing day by day.
Starcast of ‘Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De’ comes calling
Ludhiana, August 14
The starcast of upcoming Punjabi movie “Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De” was in the city. Lead actors of the movie Sippy Gill, Aman Dhaliwal and Isha Rishi were here for the promotion of the movie.
End of season sale: Shopaholics make a beeline for stores
Ludhiana, August 14
With stores across the city announcing end of season sale, shopaholics are all set to splurge on branded apparel and accessories.
Book unveils history’s unsung Sikh heroes
Ludhiana, August 14
The repulsion and sacrifices of the Sikhs in the most horrifying battle penned on the pages of history, has been traced down in a book titled ‘Sikhs in World War I’ by Bhupinder Singh Holland.
Avtar Singh Makkar, president, SGPC, releases the book ‘Sikhs in World War I’ at Ramgarhia Girls College in Ludhiana on Wednesday. A
Tribune photograph
Training programme held at PAU
Ludhiana, August 14
A one-day training programme on the ‘Management of Carrot Weed through Bio-control Agent in Punjab’ was organised at the Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU).
Stamps to mark 125 years of Assembly
Ludhiana, August 14
A postage stamp to commemorate 125 years of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, released by the postal department, reached the post office today.
SP Karkara elected FEDSEN president
Doraha, August 14
SP Karkara has been unanimously elected as the president of the Federation of Senior Citizens’ Associations
(FEDSEN), Punjab. FEDSEN is the only state-level body of senior citizens in Punjab. It was formally launched by the Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh
Badal, on 30 January, 2010.
I want to promote clean music: Yamla
Ludhiana, August 14
Vijay Yamla, the grandson of legendary Yamla Jatt, is bracing up to carry forward the musical legacy of his grandfather, who is accredited with the invention of the folk instrument
Tumbi.
Vijay Yamla, grandson of Yamla Jatt. A Tribune photograph
college notes
Seminar
SCD Government College organised a one-day seminar on ‘Women and Children in Need of Care, Protection and Free Legal aid’ in collaboration with the Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, on Wednesday. The seminar aimed at creating awareness among the youth, especially girls, regarding legal remedies available to them, in case they face any kind of harassment. Justice KK
Singla, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, apprised the students of the procedure of getting the free legal aid.
Man caught red-handed
Ludhiana, August 14
The officials of the Agriculture Department, Punjab, nabbed a person, who used to sell unauthorised insecticides to farmers of Kum Kalan village. The officials of handed over the accused, Ravi Kumar, to the police at the Kum Kalan police station.
crime briefs
55-year-old man ends life
Ludhiana, August 14
Debt ridden 55-year-old man had committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his shop here today.The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Kumar, a resident of Joshi Nagar. He left a six-page suicide note in which he had stated that he was facing financial crisis and was continuously being harassed by a private financier, Roshan Lal. The police has registered a case against Roshan Lal for abetment to suicide and started the investigation.
52-kg poppy husk seized
Khamano, August 14
A man was arrested by the Khamano police and seized 52-kg poppy husk from his possession.
inter-zonal games
Pothohar lads emerge champs in basketball
Ludhiana, August 14
Students (boys) of Pothohar Sayeed Khalsa Senior Secondary School near Civil Hospital gave an excellent performance to steer Ludhiana II Zone to romp home as champions in the U-14 years group in the Ludhiana District Inter-Zonal Basketball Championship organised by the District Education Department.
District badminton tournament from today
Ludhiana, August 14
The annual Ludhiana District Badminton Championship for girls and boys will be
held here at Shastri Hall, near Guru Nanak Stadium, from August 15 to 20.
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The city police claimed to have cracked a blind murder case with the arrest of four persons, including a woman.
