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Property tax: Civic body of little help to city residents
Ludhiana, November 28
The much-hyped claims of the authorities on making property tax deposit a hassle-free exercise for city residents have fallen flat. The help desk at MC offices is ill-equipped to handle the flow of residents.
Residents stand in a queue to deposit property tax at the Zone D office of the MC in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Property tax: Residents not happy over ‘unfair’ collection
Ludhiana, November 28
Residents are sore over the “unjustified” way in which the property tax is being collected by the Municipal Corporation in many areas.
City witnesses above normal temperature
Ludhiana, November 28
The city witnessed above normal temperature this week which is resulting in warm days and chilly nights.
PAU scientists’ new ‘black beauty’ is a carrot
Ludhiana, November 28
"With a large section of India’s population deficient in micro-nutrients, 'black carrot' is the best alternative to tackle the malnutrition problems as it is loaded with beneficial anti-oxidants and nutrients,” say vegetable scientists at the
PAU.
BKU chief hits out at UPA government
Ludhiana, November 28
The Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) foresees a huge victory for the BJP-SAD coalition in the Delhi Assembly elections. BKU chief Ajmer Singh Lakhowal today said voters had made up their minds to teach a lesson to the Congress.
Chinks in Jagraon Congress widen
Jagraon, November 28
Visible division in different factions of the local unit of the Congress might prove dear to Union Minister and Member of Parliament from Ludhiana Manish Tewari in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Differences among the party factions came to the fore once again during a function organised by local Congress leader Pritam Singh Akhara at the Old Grain Market here today. It was organised to pay homage to the leaders who made huge sacrifices for the party.
Backlog of hosiery goods at rly station worries traders
Ludhiana, November 28
A huge backlog of hosiery goods lying at the Railway Station has become a cause of concern for hosiery traders. The traders have demanded that some coaches should be added to passenger trains for the time being.
Hosiery goods consignments at the railway station in Ludhiana. Tribune photo
Students yet to get bicycles
Ludhiana, November 28
Though bicycles under the Mai Bhago Scheme are kept at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Model Town, for the past about two months for distribution among students, girl students of the school are waiting for a VIP who will formally handover the same to them.
3.8 lakh kids administered polio drops
Ludhiana, November 28
Five-day sub-national round of Pulse Polio campaign, fourth in the series, concluded in the district, during which the Health Department administered polio drops to 2,540 children beyond the target given to it.
Maulana Azad remembered
Chandigarh, November 28
Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College commemorated the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education of independent India.
Elderly person dies in roof collapse
Ludhiana, November 28
A 90-year-old man was killed after the roof of his kutcha house came crashind down on him on the Tajpur road here on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Sadhu Ram. The incident took place at around 8am when he was alone in the house. He was sleeping at that time.
Two drug peddlers arrested
Jagraon, November 28
The Jagraon police arrested two more alleged drug peddlers and seized 350 grams of synthetic drugs from their possession. The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias
Preet, a resident of Rasoolpur Jandi village near Sidhwan Bet, and Darshan Singh, a resident of Kothe Fatehdeen village near
Jagraon.
The accused in police custody in Jagraon. A Tribune photograph
2 held with banned drugs
Ludhiana, November 28
The police have nabbed two persons, a chemist and his employee, and seized a huge quantity of banned pharmaceutical drugs from their possession.
Cash, valuables stolen from 2 shops
Ludhiana, November 28
Thieves struck at two shops in New Subash Nagar near Jodhewal Basti and decamped with cash and valuables. Residents of the locality spotted the thieves and gave them a chase, but the miscreants managed to flee. The incident took place in the wee hours when thieves, who came in a mini-truck, broke into a jewellery shop and a cellphone shop.
Gang of thieves busted, two arrested
Ludhiana, November 28
In a major breakthrough, the city police have busted a gang of thieves who used to take away hosiery items while these being ferried on auto-rickshaws and rickshaws.
Centre to honour city athletes
Ludhiana, november 28
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will award two trainees of the Sports Authority of India centre here on December 3. According to the Sports Authority of India officials, Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh will award athlete Arpinder Singh (triple jump) and Bikramjit Singh (long Jump) during a visit to
Barnala. The Sports Ministry is going to award four SAI trainees from the state for their outstanding performance in sports.
Arpinder Singh and Bikramjit Singh
Athletics meet kicks off at Guru Nanak Public School
Ludhiana, November 28
The 37th Inter-House Annual Athletics Meet began at Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha
Nagar, here today. A large number of students took part in regular and fun games.
Children participate in the 50 m race during the 37th Inter-House Annual Athletics Meet of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Arjuna Awardee boxer returns from US, sets sights on Olympic gold
Samrala, November 28
A Sydney Olympic quarter finalist and Arjuna Award recipient boxer, Gurcharan Singh, who had gone to the US 13 years ago, is back in Punjab and wants to win an Olympic gold for the
country.
Sports lovers felicitate boxer Gurcharan Singh at Shahi Sports College, Samrala, on Thursday.
A Tribune Photograph
Cricket trials on Dec 1
Ludhiana, November 28
The Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) will organise trials to select u-16 probables at the Arya College ground on December 1 from 10 am. This was stated by Vinod Chitkara, honorary general secretary of the assocication.
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