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Footbridge inauguration put off
Ludhiana, December 31
All hopes of the Northern Railways to gift residents with a footbridge on the New Year’s Day have been dashed. The reason being the bridge that was to be inaugurated on January 1 will now be inaugurated after January 10.
Construction of Railway footbridge in progress at Ludhiana railway station. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Six MC employees caught reporting late on duty
Ludhiana, December 31
Six Ludhiana Municipal Corporation employees posted in the MC Zone B office were caught reporting late on duty today. Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria made a surprise check on the premises of the Zone B office located near Shingar Cinema, here.
Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria checks the attendance register of employees working at the MC Zone B office in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Some party hard, some pray to ring in New Year
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Ludhiana, December 31
Residents welcomed the New Year with cheer and gaiety. All celebrated the day in their own style.
Some partied all night to welcome the New Year, while others celebrated the arrival of the New Year with family.
Dance till you drop: Residents celebrate at Geoffrey's to welcome New Year 2014 in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Single-stage taxation system a problem for traders
Ludhiana, December 31
Traders are facing difficulty due to the single-stage taxation system, the notification for which was issued recently this month by the Excise and Taxation Department.
The notification states that if any subsequent dealer makes any inter-state sale of single stage tax goods the tax liability will be nil and at the same time the input tax credit (ITC) available will also be nil.
Year ender 2013
city courts Concluding part
Judicial officials remained active on social fronts
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Ludhiana, December 31
The Judiciary under the banner of its wing Legal Services Authority remained active on social fronts. It made efforts to reach more and more people for creating legal awareness among them about their rights.
KK Singla, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority,
Ludhiana, inaugurates a legal literacy club at the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town. A file photograph |
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Congress giving raw deal to riot victims: Sikh migrants
Ludhiana, December 31
The Ludhiana Sikh Migrants Welfare Board has charged the Congress with giving a raw deal to the victims of the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, which has led to discontentment among them.
Theft incidents on the rise in Jagraon
Jagraon, December 31
The residents of Jagraon city and the villages surrounding Jagraon are on the target of gangs of thieves these days. Theft incidents are on the rise in the entire Jagraon area where several such cases have been reported in the ongoing month.
Rain plays spoilsport on New Year’s Eve
Ludhiana, December 31
The light showers in the early morning provided relief from the frost to city residents but dip in the maximum temperature led to shivering cold today.
The city witnessed 2.4 mm rain during the wee hours.
Men in Khaki alert as city celebrates
Ludhiana, December 31
While Ludhianavis were drenched in the New Year fervour, the city police were on its toes to ensure the safety of the city residents. There were no celebrations in the houses of policemen.
Police officials check a vehicle at a naka on the New Year Eve in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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It’s time to make New Year resolutions
Ludhiana, December 31
Like yesteryears, the coming year, 2014, has also brought many hopes and expectations for one and all. Tribune reporters talked to officers of different departments of the district to know about their New Year resolutions.
Accused's parents in damage-control mode
Ludhiana, December 31
After the police apprehended four youths who thrashed the hotel
manager near the Subhani Building Chowk during the wee hours on Sunday, their parents were seen in the damage-control mode to prevent a police case.
Tension over demolition of pavement at Thrike Colony
Ludhiana, December 31
Tension gripped Thrike Colony after the newly formed panchayat demolished a pavement and chopped trees located
outside the house of the ex-sarpanch of Thrike village.
Left
parties protest in Jagraon
Jagraon, December 31
The activists of various left parties, farmers’ unions and labourers’ unions carried out a massive protest march in Jagraon today.
The activists of Kirti Kissan Union, Pendu Mazdoor Union, Inqulabi Kendra Punjab and some other organisations took part in the protest march. |
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various organisations raise slogans against the state government
during a protest march in Jagraon on Tuesday. A Tribune
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No more winter treat for weaker sections
Doraha, December 31
The economically weaker section has to pass by the big heap of peanuts for the simple reason that they are no more within their reach now.
Peanuts are no longer in poor man's reach due to the rising prices. A
Tribune photograph
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Binge on calorie-rich food during winters
Ludhiana, December 31
Winter is the time to indulge in rich foods laden with lots of butter and ghee. Since winters are short lived people do not mind flipping their eating habits for a while and indulging in calorie-rich foods.
Winters is the time to binge on calorie-rich food. Tribune
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More than 100 stamps released in 2013
Ludhiana, December 31
More than 100 postage stamps were released this year by the Postal Department. Amongst these, a set of 50 stamps was released in May to mark the 100 years of Indian Cinema.
Water supply project takes a backseat
Khamano, December 31
The plans of setting up of a water tank for the purpose of supplying water to Chandiala village have taken a backseat.
The village panchayat in the area has been divided into two groups.
Sunny side up: A girl blows petals of sunflower at a field in
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shifting of PSEB EXAMINATION CENTRES
JAC meets Maluka
Ludhiana, December 31
A general meeting of the members of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) affiliated schools, Punjab, was held with Sikander Singh Maluka, Education Minister, Punjab, under the presidentship of Rajinder Sharma along with MD Sabbarwal and Surjeet Kaushal.
FROM SCHOOLS
New Year celebrated
Ludhiana: Maple Bear Canadian Playway and Nursery School organised New Year celebrations for the tiny tots. Their faces were painted with New Year messages. Principal of the school Veena Aggarwal wished the students a very ‘Happy New Year’.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Welcoming New Year
Ludhiana: New Year celebrations were carried out by residents of Phase II, Dugri, with great pomp and show here on Tuesday. The Association of Residents’ honoured senior citizens and took a pledge to serve elders with respect and humility. Songs were sung by ladies and a music performance by teenagers was
organised.
Man dies in road mishap
Ludhiana, December 31
A 24- year-old carpenter died in a road accident near the Municipal Corporation Zone- D office in the Sarabha Nagar area here today.
The victim was identified as Surjit Singh of Karnail Singh Nagar.
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