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Now, Jawahar Nagar falls prey to diarrhoea
Ludhiana, May 5
After Fatehgarh Mohalla, Jawahar Nagar has fallen prey to diarrhoea too. Residents of Jawahar Nagar have complained of receiving contaminated water supply. Diarrhoea cases were reported from Jawahar Nagar last year also.
Youth dies under mysterious circumstances
Jagraon, May 5
A 32-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Gurdwara Nanaksar Sahib on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway, about 5 km from here, this evening. The deceased has been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Ludhiana.
Mayor cracks whip on latecomers
Ludhiana, May 5
During a surprise check at the Zone A office of the MC, Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria found 82 regular employees had failed to reach office on time. The Mayor was in the process of issuing warning letters and show-cause notices to them.
Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria (second from left), conducts a surprise check at the Zone A office of the MC in Ludhiana on Monday.
Tribune photo
Class tests around, students yet to get many books
Ludhiana, May 5
Even after one month of beginning of academic session in schools affiliated to the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), the students of government and affiliated schools are still deprived of a number of books. The PSEB book depot in the district has not received books of seven subjects.
Thieves strike at bank in Focal Point
Ludhiana, May 5
Thieves struck at a bank located in Focal Point. The incident came to light this morning when the peon reached the bank. He was shocked to find the bank ransacked. According to the bank employees, the thieves broke a few counters but failed to lay their hands on cash. The thieves also failed to break the strong room.
Dehlon Youth Welfare Club initiates plantation drive
Dehlon, May 5
Activists of the Youth Welfare Club, led by Paramdeep Singh Deepa, Nirmal Singh
Chahal, Kuldeep Singh and Jagrup Singh, have undertaken a project to plant saplings on all the roads, streets and vacant places in
Dehlon.
Volunteers water plants on a divider on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road in Dehlon. A Tribune photograph
Cattle feed factories, rice shellers face labour pangs
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 5
The cattle feed and rice sheller industry is facing acute labour problem. As majority of the skilled labourers and supervisors are yet to return from their native places in UP and Bihar, owners and managers have to get important jobs done by unskilled men.
Eleven food samples collected
Ludhiana, May 5
The Health Department today collected eleven food samples from different localities on the directions of civil surgeon Dr Subhash Batta under the supervision of Dr Avinash Kumar, district health officer (DHO).
Industry steps in to promote sports in the region
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 5
With intent to promote sports in the region, the Sohrab Group of Industries distributed athletics kits among 150 youths
of the area and adopted 100 athletes for intensive training.
District-level function held
Ludhiana, May 5
A district-level function to observe World Malaria Day-2014 based on the theme ‘Invest in future: Defeat malaria’ was organised today with the joint efforts of the Health Department and the staff of Government High School,
Jawaddi. Drawing competition and quiz competition was held among the students.
Parents’ Wing to hold Jan Aakrosh Rally on May 26
Ludhiana, May 5
Private School Parents’ Wing will organise a ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’ against the fee hike and for the implementation of the Right to Education Bill on May 26. Office-bearers of the wing claimed that more than 2,000 parents and people from different walks of life would participate in the rally.
Model-making competition marks science fest at GNPS
Ludhiana, May 5
An inter-school science fest was organised at Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sarabha
Nagar, on Monday. The themes for the fest were crystallography and family farming. The themes were selected because 2014 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Crystallography and Family Farming’ by the UN.
Polls over, teachers still await salaries
Ludhiana, May 5
Even after the polls have ended in the region, various cadres of teachers working in government and government-aided private schools have still not received their salaries. The teachers were hopeful that they will receive salaries after the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
AROs busy making arrangements
Ludhiana, May 5
Although polling is over, assistant returning officers (AROs) are still busy with election-related work.
Assistant returning officer Davinder Singh (fourth from left) reviews arrangements with staff; and (right) authorised polling agents camp outside a counting centre at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma
Residents suffer as power supply remains erratic
Ludhiana, May 5
Even as the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) maintains that there are no regulatory measures (restrictions) in force and no power cuts are being imposed on domestic or mixed feeders, the ground reality is entirely different.
Assess 4,000 pending building challans at the earliest, Directorate tells MC
Ludhiana, May 5
The Directorate, Local Government, Punjab, has asked the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Commissioner to get all pending challans assessed by the building branch and send it a report at the earliest.
Govt offices open after stretched weekend
Ludhiana, May 5
After a stretched weekend, all offices of the state government opened today.
Asthma cases on the rise among children: Experts
Ludhiana, May 5
The rising pollution is wreaking havoc on the health of children. More and more children are falling prey to asthma. To create awareness on various causes of the disease and precautions to be taken to fend it off, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) observes World Asthma Day on May 6 every year.
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Thieves break into bank
Jagraon, May 5
Some unidentified thieves broke into a local bank and decamped with four computer monitors. The incident took place late last night at Canara Bank located on the College Road in Jagraon when some unidentified thieves entered the bank by removing the air conditioner fitted in a roadside window.
17 booked for murder
Khamano, May 5
The Khamano Police have registered a case of murder against seven persons by name and 10 unidentified persons in the case of death of an old man, identified as Pritam Singh (70), who was injured in a fight at Chari village three days ago.
City schools win National Basketball League titles
Ludhiana, May 5
Players from Ludhiana-based schools won the titles in the girls’ as well as boys’ sections at the BFI-IMG Reliance National School and College Basketball League that concluded at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi, last night.
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A controversy over parking of vehicles turned ugly and led to the killing of a 58-year-old property dealer at Atal Nagar in Basti
Jodhewal.