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PAU declares holiday today
Ludhiana, May 15
Adhering to the directions of the district administration, Punjab Agricultural University
(PAU) has declared holiday on May 16. The district administration has set up counting centres for all nine Vidhan Sabha constituencies at five locations on the university campus.
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| (Left) A notice reads Punjab Agricultural University will remain closed for morning walkers on Friday; and a counting centre at the university in Ludhiana. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
Local sweets shops all geared up for D-day
Ludhiana, May 15
The countdown for the result of the 16th Lok Sabha elections is about to end. As the clock is clicking, residents, candidates, workers and supporters of different parties are waiting eagerly for the outcome. Sweets shops see it as a big business opportunity. They have prepared laddoos and barfis in bulk.
Workers prepare laddoos at the workshop in
Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Civic body shuts eyes to electricity wastage
Ludhiana, May 15
On one hand the state power authorities are imposing power cuts of varying durations during day and night, on the other the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is wasting electricity by not switching off streetlights during daytime.
Streetlights left switched on during daytime at Gole Market in Model Town in Ludhiana
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Sussanne Roshan comes calling
Ludhiana, May 15
Interior designer Sussanne Roshan, who has separated from Bollywood star Hrithik
Roshan, was in the city today for the promotion of Naira, a real estate project coming up in
Goa, which she has designed.
Jagraon town in a state of shock after double murder
Jagraon, May 15
The sleepy town of Jagraon has been in a shock following the brutal killing of veteran Congress leader Suresh Goel and his wife Shimla
Goel. The Railway Road market at Ram Nagar, where their residence is located, remained partially closed today.
Deceased Suresh Goel and Shimla
Goel.
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MC takes loan to pay salaries
Ludhiana, May 15
The Municipal Corporation is reeling under financial crises. To pay salaries to employees and officials, it took a loan of Rs 10 crore (over draft) against a fixed deposit (FD) of Rs 31 crore. High interest rate will only add to its burden.
Sources in the accounts department said the MC was facing a tough time.
MC removes encroachments
Ludhiana, May 15
In a crackdown against the menace of temporary encroachments on public roads and streets, a team of the tehbazari wing of the Municipal Corporation today removed merchandise, counters and other material stacked on a portion of a road in the commercial area of Jawahar Nagar camp locality.
Sutlej Club elections on May 18
Candidates in fray for top posts win unopposed
Ludhiana, May 15
Although the honorary posts of Sutlej Club are the most keenly contested ones, but some of the candidates for the plum posts have taken many residents and even club members by surprise.
Faulty streetlights
Residents grope in darkness
Sahnewal, May 15
The residents of ward number-11 of Sahnewal have been groping in the dark for the past number of months due to faulty street lights but the authorities seem to be least concerned.
PAU employees continue stir
Ludhiana, May 15
PAU employees' protest entered the second day today. Expressing resentment over the delay in the release of salaries, they gathered outside the Vice-Chancellor's office and shouted slogans from 9 am to 11 am.
Employees of Punjab Agricultural University protest outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Special kids shake a leg at summer camp
Ludhiana, May 15
Even though they were not able to listen to the music playing the background, but they were dancing in perfect sync. The deaf and dumb children at the School for Deaf and Dumb children at Hamran Road were delighted to learn dance.
Special kids learn dance moves at Beat n Dance Academy in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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GADVASU inks MoU with DMCH
Ludhiana, May 15
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) inked MoU with Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) to address zoonotic and environmental concerns.
Poll duty: Cops demand honorarium
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 15
Police officers who worked overtime during the elections have demanded honorarium. Duties on special checkpoints, enhancement of night vigil, combing operations and round-the-clock patrolling in far-off places were identified as extra duties on account of the Lok Sabha poll, for which no honorarium was paid by the administration.
Industrialists heave a sigh of relief
Ludhiana, May 15
With the counting of votes tomorrow, the longest-ever elections will come to an end.
Businessmen and traders have been anxiously waiting for the poll result.
They said the elections affected their work adversely.
INIFD ANNUAL DAY: Models display the creations of INIFD students in Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Photography, rangoli making, play mark Nurses Week
Ludhiana, May 15
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital's College of Nursing celebrated Nurses Week from May 12 to 17.
Workshops on the theme "Nurse-A force for change" were held. Various competitions such as badminton, photography, rangoli making, flower arrangement, western and folk dances were organised throughout the week.
State Info Commission to decide on status of DMCH, CMCH
Ludhiana, May 15
The State Information Commission, Punjab, will take a call on the status of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). In 2012 and 2013, CMCH and DMCH, respectively, were declared a public authority by the State Information Commission. Following this, both the hospitals moved the High Court.
Creativity at its best
Ludhiana, May 15
Dance, comedy and a dazzling fashion show by students marked the annual day celebrations at the International Institute of Fashion Design.
Hip-hop, Bollywood dance, bhangra and Spanish dance were followed by designer collections by students during the annual function of the institute 'Essence 2014'.
PAU NOTES
Training course
PAU Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering will organise a two-week hands on training course on “operational and programming of cnc machines” from May 19 to 30 for agricultural machinery manufactures, ITI pass out and educated village youth. Training will be provided on CNC lathe, CNC milling, CNC drilling, EDM machine and latest manufacturing technologies.
COLLEGE NOTES
BCET, TCS sign MOU
Ludhiana: The Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology has collaborated higher educational programs with the Tata Consultancy Services Limited. The initiative has been taken with intent to facilitate rural educated youths to find jobs in field of information technology and allied fields.
SCHOOL NOTES
Directors, principals meet
A general body meeting of directors and principals of CBSE unaided schools of Punjab was organised in the campus of GMT Public School. The association of private unaided schools of Punjab assembled to discuss the various issues pertaining to CBSE schools.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Shaheed Sukhdev remembered
Veer Abdul Hamid Foundation today celebrated the birth anniversary of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar. Members of the foundation paid tributes to the martyrs. Speaking on the occasion, Kamaljit Singh said the freedom enjoyed by everyone today is all due to the efforts of themartyrs and we should value it.
BUSINESS NEWS
Workshop held
With the aim of boosting the adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies by MSMEs in
Ludhiana, Small Industries Development Bank of India in association with GIZ, Germany, organised a match-making workshop in the CICU conference Hall at Focal Point,
Ludhiana. The meet was presided over by UC Gaur, general manager, SIDBI and Anja Shivhare of
GIZ.
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