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 bhola’s bombshell
Cong holds road blockades in dist
Ludhiana, January 16
On the call of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), the party’s local unit today protested and blocked main roads at three different places in the city.
Congress workers stage a protest against Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia at Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Body found
Ludhiana, January 16
Panic spread in the Daba area after the body of a man was found floating on Sidhwan Canal today.
PPCB to give consent to new units online
Ludhiana, January 16
Industrialists making rounds of the Punjab Pollution Control Board office is a thing of the past as the board has started giving consent to set up new units online.
child swapping case at Civil hospital
Respite for SMO, staff
Ludhiana, January 16
In a major respite for Senior Medical Officer (SMO) RK Karkara and other medical staff of Civil Hospital, who were booked for kidnapping, child swapping and a fraud case, the DNA samples of the girl child has matched with that of her parents.
Curtains down on youth fest
Ludhiana, January 16
The 18th National Youth festival concluded here today at Punjab Agricultural University. Around 5,000 boys and girls from 35 states and Union Territories participated in the five-day festival.
waves of emotions: Members of the Euphoria band rock at the 18th National Youth Festival on the PAU campus in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
sewer man’s death
MC employees protest, stay off work
 Ludhiana, January 16
With the engineering, technical and ministerial staff of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation striking work indefinitely to protest against the registration of criminal cases against an SDO and a junior technician of the O and M wing following the death of sewer man Surinder Kumar on Saturday, all official and public dealing work in the civic body remained
paralysed.
An MC official addresses employees in Ludhiana on Thursday. photo: Inderjeet Verma
City’s long wait for Dy CM
Ludhiana, January 16
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal kept the city waiting today.
Hopes of hundreds of participants besides the university authorities were dashed
as the Deputy CM failed to turn up at the closing ceremony of the 18th National
Youth Festival.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal along with Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Shivinder Mohan Singh (in red turban), MD, Fortis Healthcare, looks at the model of the Fortis La Femme in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo; Himanshu mahajan
Fortis hospital formally inaugurated
Ludhiana, January 16
The 260-bed Multi-speciality Fortis Hospital, which is spread over 3.5 acre and has been operational since its soft launch for over a month, was formally inaugurated on the Chandigarh road here today.
Traffic jam-hit elderly loses cool, ‘thrashed’
Ludhiana, January 16
High drama was witnessed at the Fountain Chowk here this evening when a 62-year-old retired bank employee indulged in heated arguments with the police after being stuck in a traffic jam.
BB Goyal who was allegedly slapped by the ACP (West) in full public view. A Tribune photograph
poor amenities
Mandi Ahmedgarh residents threaten road blockade
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 16
Under the banner of the Ahmedgarh Ekta Manch, activists and office-bearers of over two dozen local organisations have launched a coordinated move to get the long-pending demands of residents accepted and implemented.
Civic body hunts funds
Ludhiana, January 16
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has now pinned hopes on the Centre. It has sought financial help under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for the eight-laning of Ferozepur Road. If JNNURM agrees to fund the project, it will provide the much-needed respite to the cash-strapped civic body.
City’s periphery unsafe
Ludhiana, January 16
The brutal murder of
25- year-old Rahul Verma has yet again brought to the fore the safety concern in the newly developed colonies on the city's periphery.
Youth’s killing triggers panic
Ludhiana, January 16
The killing of Rahul Verma has sent shockwaves across the old city area. The victim's father, Mahesh Verma, is an established businessman.
Students ignore Red Ribbon Express
Ludhiana, January 16
Although Food Festival at the 18th National Youth Festival attracted many young participants and visitors, yet only a few visited the Red Ribbon Express, the bus that was there to spread awareness on AIDS.
Lawyers to gherao police chief’s office
Ludhiana, January 16
The District Bar Association has decided to gherao the office of Commissioner of Police on January 17.
Textile industry workers protest
Ludhiana, January 16
Members of the Textile Hosiery Kaamgar Union today staged a protest outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner.
Teachers without salary
Ludhiana, January 16
As many as 4,200 aided school employees have been without salary since October 2013.
Student tops district
Ludhiana, January 16
Devansh Agarwal, a student of BCM, Shastri Nagar, has secured 173 marks in Common Proficiency Test
(CPT). She has topped the district. The test was conducted by the All-India Institutes of Chartered Accountants on December 15 and the results were declared yesterday. “Now, I will prepare for level II," said
Devansh.
from schools & colleges
Contest
Ludhiana: Ryan International School, Dugri, organised a GK test and a colouring competition. Students performed well. Yashdeep of Class II-B, Krishna of Class III-A and Hargun of Class I-A cleared the district-level test while Anandita of Class II-A cleared the state-level exam. In the drawing competition, Harman of Class III-B and Savleen of Class II emerged winners. Headmistress of the school Ritu Syal congratulated the students.
Green Land school win chess championship
Ludhiana, January 16
Green Land Senior Secondary Public School, Jalandhar bypass branch, secured maximum points to emerge the overall champions in the Ludhiana Sahodaya Complex Chess Championship for Boys and Girls, which concluded at Green Land School, here today.
Sports festival: Jarkhar Academy dribble to glory
Ludhiana, January 16
The four-day 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival began at Jarkhar village on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road today. The event is being organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club.
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