A poster motivating residents to vote pasted on a wall at Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital in Ludhiana; and (right) a patient shows an OPD slip with the message “voting is our right and duty” stamped on it. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Pending issues will be raised after NDA comes to power: CM
Koom Kalan, March 29
The Congress had failed to fulfil the issue of transfer of Chandigarh and Punjabi speaking areas to Punjab after the NDA Government formation in the Centre. This was stated by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a rally in favour of party candidate Kulwant Singh organised by Cabinet Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon at Koom Kalan today.
Procession leads to traffic snarls
Ludhiana, March 29
Commuters were left stranded for nearly an hour on Jagraon Bridge and Chandigarh Road as Congress candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu kicked off his campaign for the Lok Sabha elections with a roadshow here today. As Bittu got three hours late to reach Chandigarh Road, from where the roadshow started, commuters had to face traffic chaos throughout the day.
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam during a roadshow taken out by the Congress in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
NGO opposes provisional admission
Ludhiana, March 29
A local NGO opposed the provisional admissions to Class XI in government senior secondary schools of the state. Office-bearers of Nav Chetna Bal Bhalai Committee alleged that the government senior secondary schools had been harassing the students on the name of provisional admission to Class XI.
Expo marks onset of spring
Ludhiana, March 29
An exhibition titled- Paris Street began at Hotel Maharaja Regency today. A new array of spring summer collection by the designers will be launched at the two-day expo. Products in fashion, jewellery and lifestyle were displayed. DeCosmopolitan presented the best of designer wear.
Artistes give glimpses of social, political issues
Ludhiana, March 29
Plays titled ‘Hashiya’ and ‘Puran Bhagat’ were staged at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College last evening.
850 awarded degrees at GCG
Ludhiana, March 29
An annual convocation was organised at the Government College for Girls here today. As many as 850 graduates and postgraduates were conferred degrees in the fields of arts, science and commerce, including honours degrees.
Prof Naval Kishore, Dean, College Development Council, PU, Chandigarh, during the annual convocation at the Government College for Girls in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
204 units of blood collected
Ludhiana, March 29
In memory of freedom fighters Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, PCTE Group of Institutes in association with Team Zindagi Live Foundation organised a voluntary blood donation camp on campus-II of Badowal.
NOZIT-2014 enters Day 3
Ludhiana, March 29
NOZIT-2014, the cultural extravaganza at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, entered its third day today.
Fire at hosiery unit
Ludhiana, March 29
Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a fire at a hosiery unit in Sunder Nagar this morning. Fire Brigade officials suspect the fire started due to a short circuit on the ground floor of the three-storey building.
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Illegal lottery: Gang busted, kingpin on the
run
Ludhiana, March 29
With the arrest of nine persons, the Ludhiana police today claimed to have busted a gang involved in illegal interstate lottery trade. The police said the gang operated an illegal lottery website through which it was duping the state government and the people registered with it of lakhs of rupees.
Nine members of the gang in police custody in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Ex-constable held for fraud
Ludhiana, March 29
The Basti Jodhewal police have arrested a former constable for duping a woman of Rs 30 lakh on the pretext of selling her a piece of land.
1 held with smack
Samrala, March 29
The Samrala police claimed to have arrested a youth and recovered 100gm smack from his possession. The SHO of Samrala police station said ASI Nachhatar Singh along with his team was on patrol duty when they reached Baghour village and spotted a youth under suspicion.
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