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Elderly woman thrashed to death, four booked
Ludhiana, November 6
The Dugri police has booked four persons for thrashing an elderly woman to death.
17 samples fail purity test
Ludhiana, November 6
In October, a team of the Health Department collected 101 samples of eatables from different places in the district. Out of which results of 59 samples have been received while the reports of 42 are still pending with the State Food and Drug Laboratory, Chandigarh.
A file photo of the sample of paneer seized from Kahlon Dairy at Kotlana Bet village.
Chowpati owners served notice
Ludhiana, November 6
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has decided to act tough on “chowpati” owners as they were issued notices today and have given them 72 hours to follow building bylaws and get a CLU (change of land use) certificate.
A view of Juhu Chowpati near Vishal Nagar on Pakhowal Road in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Tremors felt in city
Ludhiana, November 6
An eartquake of 4.9 magnitude hit the city this evening. Tremors were felt by residents at 8:21 pm. Residents came out of the houses and buildings.
Hosiery traders eye brisk business
Ludhiana, November 6
With a change in weather, hosiery industry is keeping its fingers crossed and praying for a good season ahead. With 8,000 units located across the city, the city's hosiery industry is targeting a business between Rs 400 crore and Rs 500 crore this season. Last year, the industry from the city did a business of nearly Rs 250 crore to Rs 300
crore.
Workers at a hosiery unit in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Woollens to cost more
Ludhiana, November 6
Be ready to shell out more for keeping yourself warm this winter, as the prices of woollens has been increased by nearly 30 to 40 per cent. Raw wool prices have appreciated by 25 per cent in Australia and New Zealand which are the two major producers.
Woollen garments being sold at a shop in Ludhiana.
Be polite: MC chief to staff
Ludhiana, November 6
“Be polite” is the latest buzzword in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation offices. Politeness, according to the MC Commissioner, Rahul
Tewari, can prove to be the greatest weapon in the hands of a civic body employee. This, he believes, can create greater confidence in the minds of people and can also improve the working of the MC staff.
Need to identify learning disability among children at early stage: Expert
Ludhiana, November 6
Any signs of learning disability among children should be identified at an early stage.
An expert speaks about learning disablities at a workshop in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
City in a poetic image
Ludhiana, November 6
More than a 100 young poets converged on Punjabi Bhawan to celebrate 'Punjabi Kavita
Kumbh' today.
Ravinder Kaur recites a poem at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Reviving roots
Ludhiana, November 6
Some poets and writers had come to listen to what the young poets had to say. Sudarshan Dhaliwal, who is known as Being Darshan, has come from Kansas City in the US. He said there were 400 Punjabi families in Kansas. "They have created a cultural centre and youths there speak Punjabi. Cultural activities in Punjab have been restricted to schools and universities," he said.
A tragedy waiting to happen
Ludhiana, November 6
Unipoles are posing a threat to commuters in the city.
A pit poses a threat to commuters at Ferozepur Road; and (right) the remains of an uprooted unipole can prove fatal in Ludhiana. With pleas going unheard, the civic officials have chosen to look the other
way. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
MC meeting turns out to be a damp squib
Ludhiana, November 6
Annoyed over the defacement of public property, the civic body held a meeting with political parties and social
organisations.
MC Additional Commissioner Isha Kalia during the meeting at the MC Zone A office in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
15-yr-old murder case solved
Ludhiana, November 6
The police has claimed to have cracked a 15-year-old blind murder case.
27 persons test positive for dengue
Ludhiana, November 6
Twenty-seven cases of dengue have surfaced in the city. Sixteen patients are from Ludhiana district.
Traffic police personnel go into awareness overdrive
 Ludhiana, November 6
The police went into traffic awareness overdrive, literally. As the Commissioner of Police, Paramjit Singh, had instructed all station house officers to create traffic awareness in their respective areas, the officers were not leaving any stone unturned.
Police officers take up queries of residents in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Basmati growers can expect better prices this year: Farm varsity
Ludhiana, November 6
The Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre (AMIC) of Punjab Agricultural University has predicted higher prices for basmati rice this year.
R&D centre
PTU norms ignored, say students
Ludhiana, November 6
Students of R&D Centre for Bicycle and Sewing Machine, Focal Point, today protested against the principal for violating the guidelines of Punjab Technical University
(PTU). Members of Active Action Group also supported the protesting students.
crop production
Rural youths trained at PAU
Ludhiana: A three-month training course on crop production concluded at Punjab Agricultural University on Wednesday. As many as 46 youths from various rural parts of Punjab attended the course, organised by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU.
Quilling catching up with art enthusiasts in city
Ludhiana, November 6
The art of quilling, also called paper filigree, has become popular among city residents, with more art and craft enthusiasts learning and using it to create beautiful decorative items.
Envelopes designed using quilling. The art can be used for creating trousseau, wall hangings, jewellery and other decorative items. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Paddy stubble burning raises concern
Ludhiana, November 6
The Punjab Government and the Punjab Pollution Control Board want that a ban should be imposed on the burning of paddy stubble and defaulters be dealt with sternly.
Paddy burning continues unabated in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Biometric attendance system does not go down well with LIT staff
Ludhiana, November 6
Employees of the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) do not take their duty hours seriously. Their reluctance to switch to the biometric attendance system (BAS), despite the executive officer's orders, is testimony to the slackness.
winter vice: Traffic moves through a thick blanket of fog that engulfed Ludhiana on Wednesday. photo: inderjeet verma |
District Revenue Officer alleges 'harassment'
Ludhiana, November 6
District Revenue Officer Mukesh Sharma, who has been awarded by the state government for his honesty, has written a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner alleging that he had to face 'harassment' while lodging a complaint at the Sadar police station.
from schools
PowerPoint presentation
Ludhiana: GN International Public School, Model Town, organised Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex PowerPoint Presentation Competition on the school campus. As many as 30 teams from eminent schools of Ludhiana gave presentations on mathematical and scientific topics: Green Mathematics for sustainable future, Food security in India, Nano technology--beginning of a new era, Applications of different equations, etc. The principal, Gurmant Kaur Gill, said such competitions were organised to harness life skills and to groom the overall personalities of the students.
ludhiana scan
Awareness on govt schemes
The Press Information Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in collaboration with the district administration, will hold an exhibition and seminars from November 9 to 11 to make people aware about the Centrally funded schemes. Holding a meeting with the heads of various departments, Additional Deputy Commissioner (D) Baldev Singh said the exhibition will be held on the playground opposite Shaheed Col Harcharan Singh Sekhon Senior Secondary School. Various stalls will be set up to provide knowledge about the schemes launched by the Central Government. These include
MGNREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, National Rural Health Mission, Aadhaar card, Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme and food security.
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