|
CBSE non-med topper invited for R-Day parade
Ludhiana, January 3
It is a proud moment for the city as CBSE non-medical stream topper Ritish Goyal has been invited to witness the Republic Day parade 2014 from the Prime Minister’s Box. He is among the very few students from all over India who has been invited for the function.
Ritish Goyal
Jilted lover sets 16-year-old girl afire
Ludhiana, January 3
In a shocking incident, a jilted lover along with his accomplice set a 16-year-old girl on fire near shanties located on Pahowal Road today.
Abandoned baby girl handed over to NGO
Ludhiana, January 3
The abandoned baby girl who was found in a toilet of a hospital at Gill road yesterday was handed over to a non-government organisation (NGO) here today by the hospital authorities.
Abandoned baby girl in the lap of Jasbir Kaur, president of Swami Ganganand Bhuriwale International Foundation, at Juneja Hospital in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet verma
Man’s body fished out from canal
Ludhiana, January 3
In another incident, the body of BSNL employee, Sukhminder Singh, who had jumped into Sidhwan Canal two days ago, was fished out from the South City area.
Cop dies under mysterious circumstances
Ludhiana, January 3
A 25-year-old Punjab Police constable died under mysterious circumstances after consuming
a poisonous substance at his house in Beela village, falling under the jurisdiction of the Dehlon police station.
Suvidha Centre engages company to make PAN cards of residents
Ludhiana, January 3
City residents who are yet to get their Permanent Account Number (PAN) can get their cards made at Suvidha
Centre. The Suvidha Centre’s Sukhmani Society has tied up with the company that is engaged in making of PAN.
PAN cards being made at Suvidha Centre in Ludhiana. photo: Inderjeet Verma
challan of vehicle
Commuter overcharged
Ludhiana, January 3
High drama took place at Suvidha Centre at the Mini Secretariat today as a commuter complained of being overcharged for challan.
What’s in the name, picture says it all
Ludhiana, January 3
Under the Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme, the state government presents bicycles to girls, but when it comes to telling them who Mai Bhago was, it does not have any answer.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's pictures pasted under the label of the Mai Bhago scheme on bicycles.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Civic body’s gift to city — a call centre
Ludhiana, January 3
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation will start a call centre to benefit residents.
The call centre will have a dedicated toll-free line where residents can call and register their complaints. The MC has already got the number which will be operational from January 31.
MC team catches violators by surprise
Ludhiana, January 3
A team of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation impounded a car, a scooter and a generator from the service lane on Ferozepur Road.
MC Commissioner Rahul Tiwari inspects Feroze Gandhi Market in Ludhiana on Friday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
 WORLD BRAILLE DAY
Without seeing a word, they can light up the dark
Ludhiana, January 3
"A for Apple, B for Ball." Sapna was not seeing the letters, but moving her little fingers over the embossed dots to feel and read what she had just punched.
Braille enables the visually impaired to remain updated with the latest happening.
Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan
Women contestants stay away from PAU polls
Ludhiana, January 3
The women staff in the union of employees in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have not yet come forward to get a hold of their rights. A good number of women employees work in the non-teaching staff at Punjab Agricultural University, but the domination of male employees is quite noticeable.
Police darbar: 150 complaints taken up
Ludhiana, January 3
On the lines of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's popular ‘Sangat Darshan’, the Commissioner of Police, Nirmal Singh
Dhillon, convened a Complaint Darbar at a marriage palace in Hargobind Nagar near the CMC Hospital here today.
Power employees oppose sale of assets
Ludhiana, January 3
Engineers working with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited have opposed the decision of the government and the management of the power corporation to sell assets.
Power panel ‘bias’ against stakeholders
Ludhiana, January 3
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission should be headed by a neutral person, said Avtar Singh, president of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking (CICU).
Hospital staff asked to pull up socks
Ludhiana, January 3
Director Health Services (Punjab) Dr Karamjit Singh has asked the authorities of Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital to streamline the system of working for the admissions of newborns to the hospital nursery.
Newborns at the nursery of Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet verma
Reconsider list or face protest, Congress leaders to Sonia Gandhi
Ludhiana, January 3
A meeting of Congress workers was organised today where the party leaders, including Rakesh
Pandey, Parminder Mehta, Malkit Singh Birmi, Jagmohan Sharma and Ashok Parashar vociferously aired their grievances against the list of office-bearers released by the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
(PPCC). Also, they announced that the death anniversary of Joginder Pandey would be observed by the party on January 19.
nagar council polls
Top posts go to Akali Dal
Machhiwara, January 3
Harminder Kaur Baweja of the Akali Dal was today elected as the senior vice-president of Nagar Council,
Machhiwara, while Narinder Singh Dhanoa also of the Akali Dal was elected as the vice-president. The election was held on the directions of the High Court. The election for the above mentioned posts was held two times earlier as well but was declared illegal.
Police take initiative to curb crime
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 3
With intent to harness the latest state-of-the-art technology for preventing crime in the city, the police have asked traders to install CCTV cameras, panic buttons and auto dialers on their premises without further delay.
Sholay: A class apart
Ludhiana, January 3
The blockbuster and classic movie Sholay was released in 3D version today. People of all ages went to watch the refurbished movie. There is an initial buzz for the refurbished all-time classic.
City lags behind in tourism, needs to buck up
Ludhiana lacks places of cultural interest, and so I think the city is in a dire need to develop tourism and cultural centres at the earliest. Even though signages have been placed but even then the sites have not been properly maintained. People have so many galleries to visit in Chandigarh and other cities, but when it comes to our city, there are hardly any places to visit. The government must bump up efforts to develop tourism in the state and Ludhiana must be considered at the
forefront.
Rajdeep Singh,
a student
FROM COLLEGES
NSS camps conclude
A seven-day NSS camp of SAS College, Khanna, ended on a high note. As many as 120 volunteers participated in the camp at Lalouri Kalan village. On the occasion, the volunteers conducted cleanliness drive in the village school and health
centre.
BUSINESS NEWS
Sales of TVS Motor go up by 2 per cent
TVS Motor Company recorded 2 per cent increase in the total sales in the month of December 2013, registering 1,59,495 units against 1,56,221 units recorded in the month of December in 2012. Spokesperson for the company said the company’s total exports grew by 27 per cent with sales increasing from 20,251 units in the month of December 2012 to 25,797 units in December 2013. Two wheeler exports registered a growth of 21 per cent with sales growing from 17,169 units in December 2012 to 20,694 units in December 2013.
ludhiana scan
Dengue case
Ludhiana: A patient belonging to Khanna has been confirmed positive for dengue at the Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital,
Banur, on Friday. With this the count of patients from Ludhiana district has reached to 1,033 along with 489 patients from other districts and 143 from other states in various hospitals of
Ludhiana.
Woman dupes trader of Rs 5.7 lakh
Ludhiana, January 3
The police have booked a woman for duping a businessman of Rs 5.70 lakh. The accused, Payal Sharma, alias Navjit
Kaur, posed as a bank employee.
City basks in Amritpal Singh’s glory
Ludhiana, January 3
Amritpal Singh, a budding athlete, has done the city proud by winning two medals in the recently held 59th Punjab State Athletics Meet. He has been selected for the National School Games to be held at Ranchi.
|
Ludhiana, January 3
