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Auto-rickshaw drivers hold protest in city
Ludhiana, December 10
Auto-rickshaw drivers staged a protest at Aarti Chowk on Ferozepur Road against the decision of the municipal corporation and the city police to run auto-rickshaws on service lanes and not on main roads. Irked by the poor condition of service lanes, which are uncarpeted, the auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the road for sometime and raised slogans against the authorities.
Seven shops pulled down
Ludhiana, December 10
Amid a protest by city residents, the building branch of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation today demolished seven illegal shops, which were under construction, in different parts of the city.
Assistant Town Planner Rajinder Sharma (extreme right) during a demolition drive of the MC in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Last date for filing returns with 10% rebate extended till December 31
Ludhiana, December 10
Giving one more chance to city residents, the state government has extended the last date for filing property tax returns with a 10 per cent rebate till December 31. The last date for filing returns without a 10 per cent rebate has been extended till January 31. The government has made it categorically clear that the date will not be extended any further.
Residents file their property tax returns at the Suvidha Centre in the Zone D office of the MC at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Foggy mornings, evenings are here again
Ludhiana, December 10
A thick blanket of fog engulfed several parts of the city, especially the outer areas, today. Till 9.30 am, thick fog was witnessed inside the city at many places, including Punjab Agricultural University, Rose Garden and Leisure Valley. According to the weatherman, during the next few days, the city is likely to witness foggy mornings and evenings.
Residents of Ludhiana woke up to a foggy morning on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
BKU to hold dist meetings
Ludhiana, December 10
Led by activists of the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU), farmers from Punjab and other parts of India will lay a siege to Parliament in New Delhi on March 27, 2014, to press for their demands.
Dyeing industry reels under rising input costs
Ludhiana, December 10
The input costs of local dyeing industry have increased by nearly 20-25 per cent, leading to a hike in the cost of dyeing. There are numerous other factors responsible for the increase in the cost of dying. Among them are 20-25 per cent increase in the raw material prices such as chemical and dyes and the increased rates of electricity, husk, etc.
Hectic schedule ahead for officials
Ludhiana, December 10
Common man is bound to suffer as work at major departments is expected to be hit during visits by VIPs and VVIPs to the city in the coming days. If the proposed schedule of the VIPs is any indication then most government machinery will be busy making necessary arrangements for the dignitaries while the routine work in offices is bound to suffer.
AAP to contest Jagraon civic body elections
Jagraon, December 10
Upbeat over the historical political debut of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the New Delhi Assembly elections, the party has declared that it would field its candidates in all the 23 wards during the Jagraon Municipal Council elections to be held around the coming Parliamentary elections.
Dept of Posts to hold letter-writing contest
Ludhiana, December 10
A letter-writing competition is being conducted by the Department of Posts.
Pvt institutions not to get funds
Ludhiana, December 10
The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA), a centrally-sponsored scheme for reforming the state higher education system, will adopt a new approach towards funding of state universities. No funds will go to private universities or institutions under the scheme.
PAU notes
From schools
GADVASU notes
State CICU chief dead
Ludhiana, December 10
President of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings
(CICU), Punjab, Inderjit Singh passed away here today. He was 92.
Leopard spotted
Ludhiana scan
440 litres of acid seized from shop, 3 held
Ludhiana, December 10
In the wake of the recent acid attack on a bride-to-be in the city and in line with the instructions of the Supreme Court, the police have tightened the noose around those indulging in the open sale of acid. They seized 440 litres of acid from a shop.
A police team with the seized acid at Pansari Bazar in Ludhiana. A Tribune Photograph
Three held with poppy husk
Jagraon, December 10
The police have arrested three persons and seized 200 kg of poppy husk
from their possession in two separate incidents during the past 24 hours in
Jagraon. The accused have been identified as Didar Singh of Bhamipura village, near
Hathur, Sukhwinder Singh alias Bagga and Jasvir Singh alias Neeta, both residents of Bahadurke village, near Sidhwan Bet. The police have also confiscated three motorcycles being used by the accused allegedly for transporting the same.
Team of Pakistan High Commission visits stadium
Ludhiana, December 10
A four-member team of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi visited Guru Nanak Stadium here today. The team examined the seating arrangements in the VIP enclosure and other blocks, next to the main stage.
PAU campus school romp home champions
Ludhiana, December 10
Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU campus, registered 43-run victory against Nankana Sahib Public School
(NSPS), Kila Raipur, to lift the Don Bosco Global Cricket Cup (u-14) organised here today.
Players of the GMSSS, PAU campus, exult after winning the Don Bosco Global Cricket Cup (U-14) on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Bikramjit wins gold in national athletics meet
Ludhiana, December 10
Bikramjit, an athlete (long jump), has brought laurels to the city by winning gold in the 26th National Junior Athletics Championship that concluded in Bangalore on December 5. Bikramjit jumped 7.54 metre to win the gold while silver went to a player from
Kerala.
Bikramjit Singh
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