Diwali dash:
Traffic goes haywire on a road in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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13 illegal structures razed
Ludhiana, October 23
A total of 13 illegal structures in different parts of the city were demolished by the building branch of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today.
Rail traffic to remain affected on Ludhiana-Dhuri section today
Ludhiana, October 23
Rail traffic on the Ludhiana-Dhuri section will remain affected for seven hours, from 6.35 am to 1.35 pm, on October 24 due to the ongoing construction work for the limited height subway in place of unmanned level crossing between Ahmedgarh-Kup stations.
Onion acts pricey @Rs 80/kg
Ludhiana, October 23
Prices of onions, a basic ingredient of every kitchen, surged to Rs 80 per kg in the city today, upsetting the household budget in residents.
A vendor sells onions in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Verma
MC pins hopes on World Bank
Ludhiana, October 23
If all goes well, the city will have uninterrupted water supply, a storm-sewer system, clean Buddha Nullah, effluent treatment plants and solid waste management system.
Now, deposit processing fee till Oct 31
Ludhiana, October 23
The Excise and Taxation Department has extended the last date for depositing processing fee to
October 31.
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Festivities in the air:
With Diwali round the corner, decorative candles and earthen lamps are the essentials to light up the dark.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma
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Minister pulls up ill-prepared officials
Ludhiana, October 23
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today chided officials of the district administration for not coming prepared to a meeting.
When Block Development Officer of Samrala was unable to answer any queries, the minister asked him what was the point to come to the meeting without doing the homework.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari during a meeting of the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Tussle over principal’s chair
Ludhiana, October 23
Virtually putting the noble profession of teaching to shame, two designated heads of schools were involved in a pitched battle to gain control of the principal's chair at Government School (boys) at Jawahar Nagal locality here.
Weddings no longer a ‘spirited’ affair
Ludhiana, October 23
Free flow of liquor, sumptuous dishes and high-pitch music sum up a big fat Punjabi wedding.
Imagine a function without any of these. In what has come as a disappointment to many, marriage palace owners have decided not to serve liquor from November 1, courtesy the Excise and Taxation Department's directions.
Owners of marriage palaces in Ludhiana have decided not to serve liquor during weddings from November 1. The move comes following the Excise and Taxation Department’s recent directive.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
MC chief scouting for office in Zone D
Ludhiana, October 23
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Commissioner is scouting for an office for himself in the Zone D office at posh Sarabha Nagar.
Slump in market: No lavish do this Diwali
Ludhiana, October 23
Slump in market has dulled the shine of the festival of lights. The elite class has said a no to lavish card parties, which otherwise remain the main attraction of Diwali parties.
Industrialists said they did not have money to throw such parties. But things are not the same in clubs where gambling is a routine affair.
Lit-up lamps put on display at a shop in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
sale of 10,000 sim cards
Cellular co. employees on police radar
Ludhiana, October 23
The sale of 10,000 SIM cards on fake addresses has left the police department jittery.
A day after the arrest of three persons who were issuing pre-activated SIM cards on fake addresses, the police has launched a hunt to nab the employees of the cellular company who were working in connivance with the trio.
The police with the fake identification forms in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
25 more cases of dengue surface
Ludhiana, October 23
Twenty-five persons tested positive for dengue today. As per officials of the health department, 18 patients are from the city while seven are from peripheral areas.
DPS students stand out
Khanna, October 23
Students of DPS, Khanna, have done the town proud by performing well in the recently held Junior Golf Tournament at Chandigarh Golf Club.
BKU farmers stage dharna for not lifting paddy
Khamano, October 23
Finding no way due to non-procurement of paddy, several workers of the BKU staged dharna in front of the SDM’s office at Khamano for about four hours and raised slogans against the Punjab and Centre Govt for not lifting their paddy.
PAU Youth Fest: Students at their creative best
Ludhiana, October 23
Third day of the "Inter-College Youth Festival 2013-14," at Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU), was marked by the fine arts and literary events such as on the spot painting, elocution/extempore, and rangoli making.
A student takes part in a rangoli competition during the youth festival at the PAU in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
from schools
Mehndi competition
Ludhiana:
A mehndi competition was organised at Shri Harkrishan Sahib Public Senior Secondary School at Gill Market, New Janta
Nagar, here on Wednesday. The winners of the completion are: First category ( classes III to V) 1. Banie
Raju, 2. Diksha Rani, 3. Komalpreet Kaur.
Sweet poison: Officials of the health department raided dairies and sweetmeat shops in Ludhiana. They collected seven samples. A milk sample was collected from a dairy at Tajpur Road. Samples of milk cake and coloured sweets were taken from shops at Field Ganj and Samrala. The samples have been sent for testing. A Tribune photograph
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from COLLEGES
Awareness camp
Early detection is the key to cure cancer, said Dr Jaineet Sachdeva, head of the radiation department, CMC, during an awareness camp organised by Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Management & Technology (GGNIMT), Civil Lines, and GGN College of Pharmacy here on Wednesday.
School cooks sans salary for 8 months
Ludhiana, October 23
While the festival of lights ‘Diwali’ is being eagerly awaited by those, who wish to spend lavishly on celebrating the festival, there are few, for whom it may be a ‘black-Diwali’ as they have not been paid their meagre salaries by the government for the past over eight months.
No maths teachers in govt middle schools
Ludhiana, October 23
There are over 1,500 government middle schools in Punjab and in majority of them, there are no teachers for teaching mathematics to the students for Classes VI to VIII at all.
Dept to rope in social organisations: DGSE
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 23
The education department has announced to rope in social and private educational organisations for upgrading standard of education at schools being run by the state government.
State, Centre govts responsible for non-procurement of paddy: Farmers
Doraha, October 23
Various organisations today came forward to fight for the cause of the farmers who are reeling under the pressure of non-procurement of paddy and its repercussions. They blamed both the centre and state government who they alleged were paying a villainous role as far as the lifting of paddy.
Tax Virodhi Sangharsh Committee to burn govt’s effigy on October 28
Ludhiana, October 23
‘Tax Virodhi Sangharsh Committee’ would burn the effigy of the state government on October 28. This was announced by Ex-MLA, Tarsem
Jodhan, who is also the convener of the committee.
Members of the Tax Virodhi Sangharsh Committee hold a meeting at Chatar Singh Park in Ludhiana on Wednesday. photo:
Inderjeet Verma
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Army recruitment cancelled
Colonel Davindera Singh, director of the Army Recruitment, Ludhiana, said hat common entrace test for "sipahi" clerk and "sipahi" storekeeper technical which was scheduled to be held on October 27 at Kapurthala has been
cancelled and now common entrance test will be held on November 24. The place of entrance test is yet to be announced and for any information one can call on 0161-2412123.
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The transfer of five residential colonies developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation seems to have hit a roadblock.
