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Corruption rampant in Revenue Dept, admit patwaris
Ludhiana, October 15
Openly admitting to the fact that corruption was rampant in the Revenue Department, the patwaris who are holding a strike maintained that they were deadly against corruption and believe that corrupt person must be given strict punishment as per law. But at the same time they maintain that under pressure from various so-called associations patwaris could not work freely.
Woman dies in wall collapse
Ludhiana, October 15
A 22-year-old woman was killed while two others were struggling for life after a wall came down crashing on them. The victim has been identified as Bholi Devi and the injured as Rekha (35) and Suman (10). The incident took place in the Ram Nagar area here.
| Residents looking at the collapsed wall in Ludhiana on Tuesday; and
(right) the police records the the victims’ statements. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Need to upgrade R&D: Union Minister
Ludhiana, October 15
To boost export, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) need to upgrade its research and development (R&D) and marketing strategy to make the MSME produce globally competitive and acceptable, said KH
Muniyappa, union minister for micro small and medium enterprises. He was in the city to interact with the local industry.
Union Minister for MSME KH Muniyappa addresses industrialists at the UCPMA office in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Residents submit memorandum
Ludhiana, October 15
The residents of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar have complained to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials alleging that their area is suffering due to several problems.
Warrant against PPCB official
Ludhiana, October 15
The State Information Commission, Punjab has issued bailable warrants against Public Information Officer-cum-Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board (Regional Office-2, Ludhiana) Rajiv Sharma for his failure to appear before the commission and comply with the orders for grant of compensation to the appellant under relevant provisions of the Right to Information Act.
Four thalassaemic children to get new lease of life
Ludhiana, October 15
Four children, who are suffering from thalassaemia, will get a new lease of life following bone marrow transplant donated by their real brother and sisters. Diya
Khurana, Deepak and Krishna (all from Ludhiana) will get bone marrow from Pratham
Khurana, Krishna and Hari Om, respectively, Amrita Kaur (from Jakhal, Haryana) will get bone marrow from 11-month-old Rehmat
Kaur.
Amrita Kaur, a thalasaemic child, being cuddled by Geeta Gupta, president of the Luxmi Ladies Club. Amrita's 11-month-old bone marrow donor, her own sister Rehmat Kaur, is in the lap of her mother. A Tribune Photograph
19 more cases of dengue reported from district
Ludhiana, October 15
As many as 24 new cases of dengue were reported at different hospitals of the city today. Of these, 19 are from Ludhiana district, three from other districts and two from Jammu and Kashmir.
Samples of food items collected
Ludhiana, October 15
The Health Department today collected 13 samples of eatables from different places.
PAU staff continue protest over non-payment of salaries
Ludhiana, October 15
Employees of Punjab Agricultural University continued their protest for the second day today due to the non-release of grant-in-aid meant for salaries.
Employees of the PAU hold a protest outside the VC office in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Ludhiana scan
Theft at shop of councillor's husband
Ludhiana, October 15
Thieves struck at a mobile shop of BJP councillor from Ward No. 51 Reenu Bansal's husband and decamped with 79 mobile phones worth lakhs of rupees. The incident came to light when resident of the locality near Gulmohar Hotel informed Yogesh Bansal, Reenu's husband, about the broken shutters of his shop.
3 lives snuffed out in accident
Katani Kalan (Samrala), Oct 15
Three persons, including two minor girls, were killed while three injured in a road accident on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road, near Sandli
Darwaja, when their car was hit by a truck today. The deceased were identified as Balvir Singh (60), a resident of Kot Gangu Rai village, 2 km from Katani
Kalan, his grand-daughter Simranjit Kaur and a two-month-old baby Arman Kaur.
A damaged car and truck that collided head-on near Katani Kalan on Tuesday. a tribune photograph
Betting racket busted
Ludhiana, October 15
With the arrest of four persons, including a woman, the city police has claimed to have busted a cricket betting racket.
Two held with illegal liquor
Jagraon, October 15
The Jagraon police has arrested two persons and seized 35 bottles of illegal liquor from them in two separate incidents during the past 24 hours.
Case adjourned till October 23
Ludhiana, October 15
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Priya Sood today adjourned the hearing in DSP Balraj Gill and Monica Kapila murder case till October 23.
Ludhiana boys, Kairon girls win titles in handball
Ludhiana, October 15
Ludhiana and Kairon emerged champions in the boys and girls' sections respectively in handball in the 59th Punjab State Inter-District School Games organised by the Punjab Education Department at Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU here today.
Lovely, Pallavi emerge winners in 5000m walk
Ludhiana, October 15
Lovely Kumar of Government Senior Secondary School, Dadhahur and Pallavi Sethi from Guru Teg Bahadur School, Khanna finished ahead of others to clinched titles in the boys and girls sections, respectively in 5000m walk U-16 in the Open Ludhiana District Athletics Meet held at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
Athletes participate in a race during the Open Ludhiana District Athletics Meet on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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