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Police chief seeks time from lawyers
Ludhiana, January 17
Advocates staged a dharna outside the Police Commissioner’s office at the Mini-Secretariat here today.
Lawyers protest outside the Police Commissioner's office in Ludhiana on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
Volleyball players on edge
Ludhiana, January 17
The state-level volleyball championship began at Punjab Agricultural University Model Senior Secondary School today.
Rail traffic goes haywire
Ludhiana, January 17
Travellers on the Amritsar-Ludhiana-New Delhi and Jammu-Ludhiana-New Delhi trunk routes remained at the receiving end as most of the trains were late by two to four hours.
Passengers have been going through a harrowing time. Most of the trains are running behind schedule in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Child swapping
Hospital staff seek action against parents
Ludhiana, January 17
A day after the DNA samples of the girl child matched that of her parents, nurses and the Class IV employee demanded registration of a counter case against the biological parents of the child.
Hazy view: A thick blanket of fog engulfs Ludhiana on Friday morning. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
MC staff may call off stir
Ludhiana, January 17
Employees of the civic body may call off their stir as the Mayor has assured them of fulfilling their demands.
PPCB move to close 51 units irks industry
Ludhiana, January 17
The action of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to close 51 units of electroplating, pickling and phosphating in the city has drawn severe criticism from the industrial organisations.
Kids made to bear chill for two hrs for a 2-minute ceremony
Ludhiana, January 17
Around 200 students from government schools were made to bear the biting cold for about two hours waiting for a ceremony, which took barely two minutes.
SSA, RMSA teachers to hold rally at Ropar tomorrow
Ludhiana, January 17
The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) teachers will hold a zone-level rally at Ropar on January 19.
Congress a divided house
Ludhiana, January 17
Factionalism in the Congress once again came to the fore as the chief of the District Congress Committee, Ludhiana (urban), Pawan
Dewan, and MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, along with their supporters, held a chakka jam at different places.
breach of policy
Local industrialists allege harassment
Ludhiana, January 17
Industry representatives have alleged harassment at the hands of Municipal Corporation (MC) saying that the MC is unnecessarily charging change of land use (CLU) from them.
Youth’s death: Residents, kin stage dharna
Machhiwara, January 17
Residents of Machhiwara along with the family members of the youth who had died yesterday staged a dharna today.
Slapgate disgusting, says Tewari
Ludhiana, January 17
Yesterday’s incident where an elderly was slapped allegedly by the ACP took political hues today with Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari demanding strict action against the guilty police officer.
Residents condemn slapgate
Ludhiana, January 17
The yesterday's slapgate has snowballed into a controversy. ACP (West) Dhruman Nimbale allegedly slapped a retired bank employee for taking a VIP route at Fountain
Chowk.
Feb 4 last date for registration of eateries
Ludhiana, January 17
The district health department held a camp at Basti Jodhewal today to raise awareness about registration of eateries.
national volunteer week
Over 100 volunteers vow to make city clean, carry out drive
Ludhiana, January 17
The CII-YI, Young Indians Ludhiana Chapter today initiated "Yi Cleanliness Drive" from Dandi Swami Chowk to Arya College of Women.
The voluteers during the cleanliness drive in Ludhiana on Friday. A Tribune photograph
50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Postal department issues stamp on FCI
Ludhiana, January 17
A postage stamp on Food Corporation of India (FCI) was released by the postal department to commemorate 50 years of the organisation.
Traffic police create awareness
Ludhiana, January 17
The traffic police carried out an awareness march on Ferozepur Road today. As many as 100 traffic police personnel led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Gurdeep Singh started the march from the Police Commissioner's office and culminated it at PAU Gate No 2.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Book released
A literary organisation, Punjabi Ghazal Manch, Punjab, Phillaur, in collaboration with the Punjabi Sahit Academy,
Ludhiana, released a book at Punjabi Bhawan. The book comprises of a collection of ghazals by Bhupinder
Dulle, a Canadian citizen. The event was presided over by Surjit Patar, Rachhpal Kaur from Canada and Sardar
Panchhi. Dr Surjit Patar said ghazals are not only popular in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi,
Parshian, but also in English. Panchhi said Dulle has presented how corruption, bribery and other vices are prevailing in our society today.
crime brief
Thieves strike at two shops
There seem to be no stopping of theft incidents. In the latest case, thieves struck at a store near the Dhuri Lines and decamped with cash and material worth Rs 2.5 lakh.The incident came to light this morning when the owner of Aggarwal Auto Parts found that his shop was broken into. He raised an alarm and informed the police about it. Meanwhile, sanitary items worth Rs 50,000 were stolen from a shop in
Janakpuri. The shop owner, Manvinder Singh Happy, reported the matter to the police.
Sports fest gets going at Jarkhar village
Ludhiana, January 17
The 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival kicked off at Jarkhar on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, about 15 km from here, today.
Organisers of the 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival and guests after unveiling the statues of the Flying Sikh, Milkha Singh, and hockey legend Dhyan Chand at Jarkhar village in Ludhiana district on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Local boy strikes silver in powerlifting
Ludhiana, January 17
Local boy Rahul Kumar hogged limelight in the Punjab State Powerlifting Championship held on January 11 and 12 at Rajpura. He won a silver medal in the senior category.
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