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Right side of Sidhwan Canal bridge to be opened on Dec 3
Ludhiana, November 25
The right side of the Sidhwan Canal bridge on Ferozepur Road will be opened to vehicular traffic on December 3. For the past few months, this side of the bridge was closed to traffic as the contractor was constructing an underpass for the Sidhwan Canal expressway project.
Work under way on the Sidhwan Canal bridge on Fereozepur Road in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
No subsidised gas cylinders from Dec 1
Ludhiana, November 25
Oil companies have asked gas agencies to stop providing domestic gas cylinders to consumers on subsidised rates from December 1. According to the latest instructions, the agencies will charge about Rs 1,000 per gas cylinder from the consumers from December 1 and the amount of subsidy will be transferred to their bank accounts after about a week of the delivery of the gas cylinder.
While the agencies have got written orders from the oil companies that subsidised gas cylinders will not be provided to domestic users after five
days
A man transports LPG cylinders in Ludhiana. A file photo
Queen of Bhutan Pema in city for friend’s wedding
Ludhiana, November 25
Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, the Queen of Bhutan, is in the city to attend the wedding of her school-time friend at Kothari Resort.
According to sources, "The Queen of Bhutan reached here on November 23 at Hotel Radisson. She attended a few functions at Hotel Maharaja Regency related to the wedding of her school-time friend with whom she studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar."
Seven child labourers rescued
Ludhiana, November 25
Officials of the district administration, along with members of the Labour Commission and the police, today conducted raids in various parts of the city and rescued seven child labourers. The raids began from the Mini-Secretariat complex and the court complex.
Rs 75,000 snatched from woman
Ludhiana, November 25
An amount of Rs 75,000 was snatched from a woman while she was returning home after withdrawing cash from a bank in the Salem Tabri area here today.
The victim has been identified as Raj Rani of Geeta Nagar in Salem Tabri. She visited a bank near the Jalandhar bypass and withdrew Rs 75,000.
City bus service General Manager shown the door
Ludhiana, November 25
Ludhiana City Bus Service Ltd (LCBSL) General Manager (GM) has been shown the door by CEO Isha Kalia after she found that the GM was not performing his duties properly due to which several low-floor buses, which had broken down, could not hit the road as these were not repaired on time.
Drivers and conductors of Ludhiana City Bus Service Ltd hold a protest in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Prisoner dies in court complex
Ludhiana, November 25
A 60-year-old former sarpanch of a village in Jagraon died due to cardiac arrest in the prisoners' cell at the District Courts Complex here today.
khanna bus stand
Start renovation work or face legal action, contractor told
Khanna, November 25
Failure in starting the renovation work at Khanna bus stand compound road by paving interlocking tiles worth Rs 10 lakh within one week shall force the contractor to face legal action against him.
Doraha's Araichan road in bad shape
Doraha, November 25
The Araichan road in Doraha has been in a worse state. Residents and passers-by are facing hardships while travelling through this road. Though the the tender for the repair of the road has already been passed a month ago, the work has not been started yet.
“Hundreds of people commute through this road. The condition of the road has worsened nowadays due to the absence of any re-carpeting work and poor maintenance.
The Araichan road in Doraha is in a state of neglect. Tribune
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Cases of irritable bowel syndrome on the rise
Ludhiana, November 25
Hectic lifestyle which has even changed the biological clock for almost every one making many fall as an easy prey to different diseases. Many people especially adults have also started suffering from Irritable Bowl Syndrome.
Walkathon marks anti-obesity week
Ludhiana, November 25
To mark World Anti-Obesity Week, the DMCH organised Walkathon-2013 here today, which was flagged off by ADC Neeru Katyal Gupta from the old DMCH and concluded at the Dumra
Auditotrium.
Students take part in Walkathon-2013 in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Poetic evening marks Punjabi week
Ludhiana, November 25
Punjab Language Department celebrated the
‘Punjabi week’ by conducting an interaction of renowned poet and singer Kamaljit Neelon with college students at the Government College for Girls here today.
Renowned Punjabi poet and singer Kamaljit Neelon during an interactve session at the Government College for Girls in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Take care of heart in cold weather, say experts
Ludhiana, November 25
"Due to the cold weather, arteries get contracted that burdens the heart. In winters, such patients have the tendency of more high blood pressure. When one suffers from cold and cough it further adds to the stress on heart. One could also suffer from heart attack or heart failure. Thus, admission rate increases of persons with weak heart," said Prof Bishav Mohan, cardiology, Hero DMCH Heart Institute.
Over 87K children given polio drops on second day
Ludhiana, November 25
As many as 87,181 children were administered polio drops in Ludhiana district today on the second day of the sub-national round of the Pulse Polio Campaign of the Health Department.
District immunisation officer Sanjeev Hans said: “Our mobile teams visited 1,68,747 houses today.”
Polio drops being administered to a child at the railway station in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Officials blame population for high incidence of dengue
Luhdiana, November 25
Although Ludhiana district has maximum cases of dengue in the state this year (till November 20), officials of the Health Department have defended themselves stating that the district has higher population compared to other districts.
Filing of VAT 20 returns smooth on last day
Ludhiana, November 25
Tax professionals, chartered accountants and traders today had a busy day as it was the last date for submitting value added tax (VAT) 20 returns. Earlier, the last date for filing returns was November 20, which was extended till November 25 for the convenience of traders and tax professionals.
property tax
Special camp for industrialists held
Ludhiana, November 25
A special camp for property tax collection was organised today by the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU) for the benefit of industrialists from Phase I to Phase VIII, Focal Point, Ludhiana.
land acquisition
Farmers of nine villages hold protest
Ludhiana, November 25
Even as farmers from nine villages of Ludhiana district today lodged a protest against the Punjab government's notices seeking to acquire their land under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister and local MP Manish Tewari spoke to the Additional Administrator, Greater Ludhiana Development Authority (GLADA), and told him that the state government couldn't issue notices for acquisition under the old Act, which, already stands repealed after the enactment of the new Act.
Over 100 participate in Kisan Sabha conference
Doraha, November 25
A district delegate conference of the Kirti Kisan Sabha, Punjab, was held today at Bagli Khurd village. President of the sabha, unfurled its flag and paid tributes to martyrs of kisan agitations.
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Students win medals
at youth fest
The students of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have brought laurels to the university by winning silver medal in the installation event and bronze medals in the western group song and poster making events during the 29th North Zone Inter- University Youth Festival 2013-14, organised by the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, held at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
from colleges
Slogan-writing contest
Ludhiana: NCC Wing of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, organised a slogan writing competition on Sunday. Students expressed their views on the topic of female
foeticide. Some noteworthy slogans were- Don’t Kill the Future Mothers and Need Mother, Sister and Wife! Why not a daughter? Principal Manjit Kaur Ghuman congratulated the winners and motivated them to work hard.
from schools
Annual function
Annual function titled ‘Dream Destiny’ was organised by Jesus Sacred Heart School, Ludhiana, today. The enchanting performances by students of the school left the audiences spellbound. The function began with lighting up the lamp of learning by the chief guest, Amarjit Kaur
Sehgal, chairperson of the school. Director Ramandeep Singh Sehgal delivered the welcome speech.
Woman’s purse stolen at wedding venue
Ludhiana,
November 25
A thief stole the purse of a woman from Patiala at a marriage venue here today. The purse contained gold jewellery and cash worth lakhs of rupees.
The woman, Yadwainder Kaur said she went to a dharamshala to attend the wedding of her relative. She kept her purse in a room and went to the wedding place.
Drugs without purchase order seized
Ludhiana, November 25
A team of the Health Department today raided four chemist shops on the Pindi street and seized drugs worth Rs 2,83,000, which were without purchase record.
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A day after the police arrested Manoj Kumar for allegedly kidnapping and killing a four-year-old girl, the police today arrested the victim's mother, Sunita, for allegedly conniving with the accused.
The three-day Punjab State Special Olympics organised by Special Olympics
Bharat, Punjab Chapter, in which a large number of mentally challenged boys and girls from all over the state competed in different sports, concluded at Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sarabha
Nagar, here today.
