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Staff shortage cripples MC
Ludhiana, January 18
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is facing acute staff shortage. A branch of the civic body is functioning with only two employees against the sanctioned strength of 22. The authorities have also failed to review the cadre strength since the mid-90s.

City’s green lungs chopped down 
Ludhiana, January 18
More than 20 trees that stood tall alongside Pakhowal Road fell to indiscriminate axing by the Ludhiana MC.
MC workers axing a tree on Pakhowal Road on Saturday. MC workers axing a tree on Pakhowal Road on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan 


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Home Dept for ban on Chinese strings
Ludhiana, January 18
The Punjab Home Department has directed the district administration to impose a ban on the sale of Chinese strings.

2 killed, 3 hurt in mishap
Ludhiana, January 18
A three-year-old girl and her mother were killed while three others were injured after a Mahindra Scorpio hit a motorcycle before colliding with a car near Jodha village this evening.

Earrings snatched
Jagraon, January 18
Two motorcycle-borne youths snatched earrings of an NRI woman in Jagraon on Friday evening. The incident took place outside a private hospital on Tehsil Road.






COMMUNITY

Residents protest police inaction
Protesters outside the Amloh police station on Saturday.Amloh, January 18
Residents of Anian Road staged a dharna in front of the Amloh Police Station against the alleged inaction of police in an assault case.



Protesters outside the Amloh police station on Saturday. A tribune Photograph

Aagman purab of 10th Sikh Guru celebrated
Ludhiana, January 18
The ‘aagman purab’ of the 10th Sikh Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh was commemorated at Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women today.

Lawyers’ stir enters fifth day, litigants suffer
The closed gate of the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana.Ludhiana, January 18
Lawyers' stir entered the fifth day today. They have been protesting against the Administration for not providing adequate parking space.




The closed gate of the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Normal or nuts?
Ludhiana, January 18
A cleanliness drive carried out by Government Model School, Cemetery Road, and an NGO snowballed into a controversy.

Pictures speak a thousand words
Visitors at Gallery Artmosphere in Ludhiana.Ludhiana, January 18
A four-day exhibition began at Gallery Artmosphere today. Photographs clicked with point-and-shoot cameras are on display.




Visitors at Gallery Artmosphere in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan


Workers sit around a bonfire on a chilly Saturday afternoon in Ludhiana.
Quick Break: Workers sit around a bonfire on a chilly Saturday afternoon in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan 

Mega charity event begins
Ludhiana, January 18
A mega charity event ‘Operation Walk III 2014’ began today as a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

IELTS mobile app gains popularity
Ludhiana, January 18
Popularity of the IELTS preparation course is aiding the popularity of the mobile apps as well. Besides various institutes, a variety of IELTS preparation mobile apps are also available with all the major mobile operating systems now.

Bankers take out awareness rally in Jagraon
Jagraon, January 18
The Jagraon Bank Employees Federation carried out a Chetna rally in Jagraon today. The rally was led by the president of the federation, Harjit Singh Mann.


Kila Raipur wrap up matches, cruise ahead 
Players vie for the ball; and (right) cyclists pedal their way to glory during the 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival in Ludhiana.Ludhiana, January 18
The match between Jarkhar Academy and SGPC XI, Amritsar, ended in a 5-5 draw during the 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road.


Players vie for the ball; and (right) cyclists pedal their way to glory during the 28th Coca Cola Jarkhar Sports Festival in Ludhiana. Tribune photographs

Khalsa College annex title 
Ludhiana, January 18
Students of the Khalsa College for Women (KCW), Civil Lines, Ludhiana, won the Panjab University

They follow their passion
Ludhiana, January 18
A five-member team of hockey players and officials from Afghanistan will be seen in action during the Jarkhar Sports Festival. The woman hockey team from Pakistan has just arrived in the city.

 



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