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Follow poll code of conduct or face action: DC to
political parties
Ludhiana, March 6
Deputy Commissione-cum-District Election Officer Rajat Aggarwal appealed to all candidates of political parties to follow the model code of conduct implemented in the wake of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to take place on April 30. He warned in case of violation of the model code of conduct, action will be taken against the candidate or the related party. |
Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Rajat Aggarwal (second from right) at a meeting with representatives of political parties at Bachat Bhawan in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Criminal breach of trust
BJP leader, three others convicted
Ludhiana, March 6
Judicial Magistrate Amrinder Pal Singh has convicted BJP leader Chaman Lal Chaitly, Balwant Singh, Narinder Kaur and Daljinder Kaur of Ludhiana in an 18 -year-old case of criminal breach of trust.
They were sentenced to three years imprisonment under Section 409 and 120-B of the IPC. A fine of Rs 5,000 each was also imposed on the accused.
Gardener dies in hit-and-run case
Ludhiana, March 6
A 55-year-old gardener died in a hit-and-run case at Malhar Road here today.
The victim has been identified as Kailash, a resident of the Ghumar Mandi area.
The police said Kailash was working at the house of a cinema owner. He was visiting Malhar Road on a bicycle to purchase plants.
Mystery shrouds security guard’s death
Ludhiana, March 6
A 27-year-old man died under mysterious circumstances at an under-construction building on Mall Road.
The deceased has been identified as Harvinder Singh of Halwara. He was working as a security guard for a private security agency at the under construction building on Mall Road.
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Fauja Singh calls upon youth to shun drugs
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Ludhiana, March 6
"Drugs have ruined the youth of Punjab. Look at them today, they are busy working on their gadgets but cannot come out of their homes for a run," said 103 -year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh while signing his autobiography written by Khushwant Singh at Ludhiana today.
Marathon runner Fauja Singh with the special cake dedicated to him by Hot Breads in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Short-term advertisements on
unipoles, garbage dumps
Delay in decision proves costly
Ludhiana, March 6
The Municipal Corporation is losing lakhs of rupees in revenue every month.
Courtesy: Its failure to give the go-ahead to the contractor who was supposed to put advertisements on unipoles and garbage dumps across
the city.
The Municipal Corporation is losing lakhs of rupees because of its failure to finalise the time limit of the contract for short-term advertisements. A File photo |
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Repair work at peak hour inconveniences commuters
Ludhiana, March 6
The civic body today started repairing the road near Bhadaur House, one of the busiest stretches in the city, during peak hours, causing inconvenience
to commuters.
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Tewari holds meetings with party workers, public
Ludhiana, March 6
Even as the Lok Sabha poll campaign of the Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) started days ahead, the Congress leader and sitting MP Manish Tewari today held a series of meetings with party workers and the public at
Dakha, Ludhiana East and Ludhiana South Assembly segments.
Carnivorous plants on display
Ludhiana, March 6
It is commonly believed that plants feed on humus, compost and sunlight. But, carnivorous plants including fly trap, sun dew, butter wort were on display at the Annual Flower Show of Punjab Agricultural University. These plants feed on insects, said Maneet Singh Dawra from Plantae Paradise Nursery.
Cute nothings: A girl kisses an ornamental flower pot during a flower show at the PAU in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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(right) a designer flower-pot; and (right) a carnivorous plant at the flower show at the PAU,
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Tax recovery: In losses, MC to hold 50 camps
Ludhiana, March 6
In order to make quick recoveries before the current financial year ends, the Municipal Corporation will organise camps for payment of property tax.
The cash-starved MC has suffered huge losses in terms of tax collection as compared to previous year.
Telecom staff hold dharna to press pending demands
Ludhiana, March 6
On the call given by the Sanchar Nigam Executive Association (SNEA), telecom officials organised a daylong dharna outside the Bharat Nagar Chowk office of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL) general manager to press their pending demands.
BSNL employees shout slogans outside the general manager’s office in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Bridges over canals cry for repairs
Jagraon, March 6
Notwithstanding the tall claims being made by the state government about development and improving infrastructure, the condition of majority of bridges built over canals in Jagraon and surrounding areas has turned from bad o worse.
Commuters cross the damaged bridge over a canal near Tugal village. A Tribune photograph
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Academy spreads teachings of Sikhism to curb social evils
Mandi Ahmedgarh/Raikot, March 6
Curbing social evils by spreading the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib among masses, irrespective of caste and creed, is the mission of organisers and volunteers of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Academy, a socio religious organisation working from Gurdwara Sant Ashram Bhaini Baringa near here.
1,292 service voters to exercise franchise for city LS constituency
Ludhiana, March 6
Children and parents of service voters came under general category and can cast their vote at the place where they have been staying, said Election Tehsildar Sukhdev Singh Bhangu.
Experts explain cloud computing concept
Jagraon, March 6
To impart practical training to students, Ludhiana Group of Colleges (LGC),
Chaunkiman, organised a workshop on cloud computing on the college campus today.
The workshop was conducted by Ludhiana Group of Colleges in coordination with
JetKing Computer Institute, Ludhiana.
Auditions held for ‘super jodi’ contest
Ludhiana, March 6
The ‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi’ contest, Connect Broadband, this weekend organised the first round of auditions at MBD Mall. More than 100 persons came for the auditions.
class x exams
PSEB issues new roll Nos
Ludhiana, March 6
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) added to the woes of students who would appear for class Xth examinations on March 25. In an odd move, now the Board has uploaded the revised roll numbers for the students of class
Xth.
COLLEGE NOTES
Skill- Will week held
Ludhiana: BCM College of Education organised a week long Skill-Will week programme from February 28 to March 6 .The programme was organized with an objective to equip the students with various communication and employability skills.
PAU NOTES
Kisan Mela
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organised a Kisan Mela at Nag
Kallan, Amritsar, today. This was the second mela of the University where Dr Amarjit Singh
Khehra, former vice-chancellor, PAU, was the chief-guest.
GADVASU NOTES
Vet varsity lifts overall trophy
Ludhiana: Students of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, participated at All India Inter-Agri Youth Festival at University Of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Students earned a number of prizes at this festival.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Promoted
Amarjit Singh Mahal, Deputy District Attorney, Ludhiana, has been promoted as District Attorney (Prosecution) Moga by the Prosecution and Litigation Department, Punjab. The executive team of the District Bar Association congratulated him on this occasion.
Man concocts robbery story to settle score
Ludhiana, March 6
What could have been a broad-daylight robbery story turned out to be a concocted one.
Rishipal Goyal of Pattran told the police that two men travelling in a car intercepted and assaulted him at the busy Bharat Nagar Chowk. He alleged the duo fled after snatching his bag containing Rs 50,000 and a phone.
Truck runs over cyclists
Ludhiana, March 6
Two cyclists were crushed to death by a speeding truck at Vardhman Chowk here this late evening. The victims have been identified as Varinder and Sulahi
Mehto. The two were daily-wage earners and were on their way home when a speeding truck hit them from the rear before running over them around 10pm.
Veteran athlete brings laurels
Ludhiana, March 6
A veteran athlete from the city, Rajinder Kaur, cornered glory at the 35th National Masters Athletics Championship held at Jaipur recently.
She won the gold medal in hammer throw to bring fame to the city as well
as to her coach, Nirmal Singh Sandhu.
super series tennis tourney
Punjab’s Banni enters singles, doubles finals
Chandigarh, March 6
Punjab's Banni Singh today defeated her doubles partner, Sarah Dev, in the first semifinal of girls’ (U-16) category during the ongoing HTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at Harvest Tennis Academy, Jassowal.
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