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Nitin Mukesh mesmerises
 Ludhiana, March 9
Renowned singer Nitin Mukesh mesmerised the audience with at a concert here last evening.
The audience clapped in sync with music as he sang all-time hits and soulful melodies one after the other.
Nitin Mukesh performs in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: inderjeet Verma
RPI (Athavale) takes U-turn
Ludhiana, March 9
The Republican Party of India (Athavale) will support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The party chief and Dalit leader, Ramdas Athavale, who was in the city for a programme, said this today.
Youth stabbed to death
Ludhiana, March 9
A 22-year-old youth was stabbed to death following a quarrel with a group of youths at Khajur Chowk, Salem Tabri, here today.
Youngsters throng special camps for voters
 Ludhiana, March 9
Despite repeated appeals by Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal that Booth-Level Officers
(BLOs) will be available at polling booths on March 9, an average of 10 persons visited each of these special camps in the district.
A Booth-Level Officers make corrections in voter lists at the Government School, Chawani Mohalla, during a special camp. Photo: Inderjeet verma
Golden chance for students
Ludhiana, March 9
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) students, who had passed out 10 years ago and have any anomaly in their certificates, have a golden chance to get it corrected till March 31.
JET aspirants left in the lurch
Ludhiana, March 9
Though the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training
(PSBTE&IT) has made tall claims about upgrading the quality of education in the state, the website of the board has no accurate information about the upcoming Joint Entrance Test (JET).
Better Ludhiana Rising pollution levels
Industrial units, vehicles to blame
Ludhiana, March 9
Ludhiana has the unenviable distinction of being the pollution capital of Punjab. The main reason behind this pollution is its vast industry, increasing number of vehicles, decreasing green cover, besides several other factors.
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Mobile phones for ASHA workers a distant dream
Ludhiana, March 9
The plan to provide cellphones to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) by the state government remains a distant dream.
Month on, varsity fails to get caved-in road repaired
 Ludhiana, March 9
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has failed to get a road near its veterinary hospital entry gate repaired. A portion of the road caved in around a month ago, but the university authorities failed to get it repaired.
The caved-in portion of a road covered with a tree branch at GADVASU in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Reporters Diary
A salute to motherhood
Ludhiana: A mother never shrinks from her responsibilities. Once a woman becomes a mother, her life is never the same again: it starts revolving around her children. Recently, during a convocation ceremony at one of the colleges in the city, a student, who was also a mother, was seen playing both the roles dutifully.
LPG and CNG Auto Welfare Society prepares for next action
 Ludhiana, March 9
To chalk out the next action plan for getting its demands fulfilled, the LPG and CNG Auto Welfare Society has decided to hold a meeting on March 12.
Diesel auto-rickshaws ply on a city road. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT
NGOs to educate masses
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 9
Office-bearers and activists of various social and educational organisations of the region vowed to play active role in educating masses about the significance of implementation of the Right to Education Act in letter and spirit.
Organisers release a book on RTE papers at the Guru Nanak College of Education in Gopalpur village near Mandi Ahmedgarh. A Tribune photograph
Hospital accused of neglecting patients
Ludhiana, March 9
Shiv Ram Saroay, a member of the Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the Civil Hospital, has accused the hospital authorities of neglecting the persons admitted to the unknown patients’ ward.
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Grandparents’ Day
 Ludhiana: To strengthen family bonding and inculcate moral values in students, Mother’s Pride School celebrated Grandparents’ Day at Nehru Sidhant Kendra. The event started with the children singing a prayer. Students and teachers gave dance performances on old Hindi movie songs to entertain the grandparents.
Students of Mother’s Pride School celebrate Grandparents’ Day in Ludhiana. A Tribune Photograph
1,200 donate blood at camp
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 9
As many as 1,205 persons, including 350 women, donated blood during the Seventh Sudhir Memorial Blood Donation Camp organised by the Social Welfare Organisation Ahmedgarh (SWOA) at the local grain market here today.
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Annual business fest
Ludhiana: The RIMT Institute of Management and Computer Technology organised its annual business fest, “Munafa Bazaar”. The fest was inaugurated by founder chairman Dr Hukum Chand
Bansal.
A student on her way to a farewell party at the SDP College for Women in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Litterateurs want Punjabi declared state language
Ludhiana, March 9
Punjabi Sahit Academi wants the government to give Punjabi the status of “state language”.
caught unawares: A child covers her head with a blanket bag at the railway station after she was caught in sudden light showers in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Privatisation of health services flayed
Ludhiana, March 9
A convention of Paramedical and Health Employees’ Front, Punjab, was organised at Rakh Bagh here today.
Two go missing from Cheema village
Khanna, March 9
Two persons, residents of the nearby Cheema village, have been reportedly missing under mysterious circumstances for the past five days. They have been identified as Jagjit Singh Jagga and his cousin Jagrop Singh Roop.
2 pickpockets arrested
Ludhiana, March 9
The city police today arrested two pickpockets who had stolen the purse of a city resident. The accused used the victim's debit card and withdrew Rs 43,000 from an ATM.
Man waits seven months for fraudster’s arrest
Ludhiana, March 9
The city police have arrested a man for conspiring to usurp a woman’s property, allegedly in connivance with a Municipal Corporation employee.
CMCH holds annual sports day
Ludhiana, March 9
Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) organised the 29th annual sports day on its premises. It was declared open by the chief guest, Kuldeep Singh, Additional Chief Administrator, GLADA. He took the salute from the participating contingents.
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