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Plot allotment caught in red tape
Ludhiana, January 19
The hopes of the allottees of 114 residential plots of 125 sq yards each in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Colony, developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), to get the possession of their plots after a wait of more than 30 years have been dashed to the ground as the issue remains caught in red tape for over a year now.
Wife held for man's murder
Ludhiana, January 19
The man whose body was found in the Sidhwan Canal near the Daba area three days ago was murdered in cold blood. The postmortem report of the victim, Jeevan Singh (45), unravelled the murder mystery.
Teachers get admission targets!
Ludhiana, January 19
The competition among playway schools here has become so intense that the school managements have now started opting for one gimmick after the other to lure parents to admit their wards in their schools.
Better Ludhiana sanitation
Neat and clean city a distant dream
 Ludhiana, January 19
The huge heaps of garbage lying alongside roads greet visitors to the city. The disposal of garbage becomes a Herculean task for the authorities in the absence of a proper waste disposal plant and the lack of cooperation by the residents.
A machine removes garbage from a roadside dump in
Ludhiana. A file photograph
Rice prices likely to go up
Ludhiana, January 19
Rice prices could go up further with the additional burden of 12.36 per cent service tax that might be levied on its storage and transport. Prices in the general market are bound to increase if service tax is imposed.
Stadium project’s cost up four times
 Ludhiana, January 19
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s dwindling funds and mismanagement on part of the MC officials have taken a toll on the indoor stadium coming up on Pakhowal Road here. The project cost has increased four times from Rs 16 crore to Rs 67
crore.
An incomplete indoor stadium on the Pakhowal road.
Tewari asks party to unite against divisive forces
Ludhiana, January 19
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today asked the party workers and leaders to close ranks and fight the communal and the divisive forces together. He said the political atmosphere in the state was perfectly favourable for the Congress as the people were fed up with the seven-year-long "misrule" of the Akali-BJP alliance.
Mayor leads awareness rally
 Ludhiana, January 19
To make the city pollution-free, different non-government organisations today observed
"Raahgiri Day" by organising an awareness cycle rally. It commenced form Shri Durga Mata
Mandir, Jagraon Bridge, and reached the residence of the Municipal Corporation Commissioner.
Mayor HS Gohalwaria takes part in a cycle rally on Sunday.
Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
Reporter Diary
Protests: An exercise in futility
All major political parties—be it the ruling SAD; its coalition partner, the
BJP, or the main opposition party, the Congress—are on a spree of staging protests against senior leaders of their political rivals on one issue or the other.
Ailing woman gets shelter in Sarabha Ashram
Ludhiana, January 19
An elderly sick homeless woman lying on the roadside in the freezing cold for the past few days was picked up by Naurang Singh Mangat, former PAU Professor, and taken to Sarabha Ashram to provide her shelter and other basic necessities.
Ferozepur Road: Proposed underpasses under fire
 Ludhiana, January 19
The Municipal Corporation plans to construct three new underpasses on Ferozepur Road. These underpasses would be a part of the
eight-laning project and would cost Rs 90 crore.
A waterlogged Domoria Bridge. A File photo
Homemakers get tips on making paper bags
Ludhiana, January 19
The Ludhiana chapter of the Young Indians (Yi), in association with the Aagaz Charitable Foundation,
Ludhiana, organised a ‘Yi Workshop on Paper Bag Making’ at Mundiya village.
Ekta Manch blocks traffic
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 19
To impress upon the authorities in the administration to accept their long-pending demands, activists and office-bearers of the Ahmedgarh Ekta Manch blocked the vehicular traffic on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, near Jandali Kalan village, near here, today.
Over 100 patients examined at medical camp
 Ludhiana, January 19
Over 100 patients attended a free multi-speciality medical camp held at the Indian Medical Association
(IMA) House, BRS Nagar, here today.
A woman gets her eyesight checked at a medical camp in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Recruit homoeopaths for RBSK: Assn
Ludhiana, January 19
Dr Balwinder Singh, president, NRHM Homoeopaths Association, Punjab, along with its other members met Dr Ravinder Kochhar, Principal, Lord Mahavir Homeopathy College, and Dr Tejinder Pal Singh, state representative in the Centre Council of Homoeopathy, and national vice-president of the SAD. They discussed about the step-motherly treatment meted out to homoeopathy in the state.
Extension of benefits to states opposed
Ludhiana, January 19
A meeting of office-bearers of the Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organisation (FICO) was held here today. Office-bearers of FICO opposed the decision of the Central Government to extend the benefits of industrial package to the neighbouring states up to March 2017.
Pulse Polio drive kicks off in city, its periphery
 Ludhiana, January 19
As many as 84,805 children were administered polio drops at booths set up for the purpose in the periphery areas of the city on the first day of Pulse Polio drive today.
A child is administered polio drops at the Ludhiana railway station on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Schools not cooperating, Civil Surgeon tells DC
Ludhiana, January 19
Many schools in the city are not cooperating with the field staff of the Health Department during the Pulse Polio campaign.
A feast for litterateurs, music lovers
 Ludhiana, January 19
Sughandh Sangeet Dayra organised its eighth literary and musical programme at Guru Nanak Bhawan here today.
Eminent Punjabi poet Dr Surjit Patar (second from left) releases Mukesh Aalam’s book 'Chiragon Ke Hawale Se' during a function in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
DC approves site for shifting maalkhana
Ludhiana, January 19
The Deputy Commissioner has given his consent to shift the maalkhana from the Mini-Secretariat to the Zone-B Industrial Area.
SUV driver arrested
Ludhiana, January 19
Day after a three-year-old girl and her mother were killed in an accident near Jodhan village, the police registered a case against the SUV driver. The suspect, identified as Hardeep Singh Chhina (30), was today arrested under section 304-A of the IPC for reckless driving causing death.
Indian girls’ win marks Jarkhar fest conclusion
 Ludhiana,
January 19
The 28th Coca-Cola Sports Festival organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Club
concluded at Jarkhar village, near here, today.
A kabaddi match in progress during the sports festival at Jarkhar on Sunday.
A tribune photograph
Milkha Singh a crowdpuller
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large number of sports lovers had started arriving at Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium
since morning to have a glimpse of Flying Sikh Milkha Singh. Their wait ended in
the afternoon when Padmashree awardee and hero of the Rome Olympics Milkha Singh
reached the stadium at around 2 pm.
THE LIVING LEGEND:
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh waves at spectators during the Jarkhar Sports Festival that concluded
near Ludhiana on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
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