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Government schools
Students without books for 2 months
Ludhiana May 24
The new academic session began at government schools two months ago, but students have not received books to date. It is learnt that English medium books have not been supplied to the PSEB book depot.
Tempers run high as liquor vend opens in residential area
Ludhiana, May 24
The opening of a liquor vend in a residential area has created an uproar in Gobind
Nagar. Residents have been making rounds of the Municipal Corporation office urging officials to remove the vend from the area, but no action has been taken so far.
Fans clamour for glamour
Ludhiana, May 24
Fans went berserk to catch a glimpse of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty today. Shilpa, along with her husband Raj Kundra, was in the city to inaugurate their jewellery showroom Satyuga Gold on College Road.
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Fans jostle to catch a glimpse of the diva; Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty waves to the crowd; and a restless child cries in Ludhiana
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Youth run over by train
Ludhiana, May 24
An unidentified youth was run over by Shatabdi Express at 4 pm near Shastri Nagar level-crossing today.
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Scheme flops as number of beneficiaries drops
Ludhiana, May 24
There has been a considerable drop in beneficiaries under the Janani Suraksha Yojana
(JSY) after its linkage with Aadhaar cards.
The scheme has been launched by the Central government under the National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM).
Non-issuance of CCE registers
Govt teachers in a fix
Ludhiana, May 24
Confusion prevailed among teachers of government schools over the non-issuing of registers for maintaining the record of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
(CCE) by the Education Department.
 Demolition drives
Politicos slam civic body
Ludhiana, May 24
Leaders of political parties have slammed the municipal corporation over demolition drives being carried out in areas where people have been residing for decades.
Political leaders say the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation should not evict people who have been residing in the Barewal and Haibowal areas for decades. A file photo
Relaxed import norms see fall in gold prices in past 3 days
Ludhiana, May 24
Although the Reserve Bank of India’s move to relax import norms led to a fall in gold prices, local jewellers are not too upbeat about it.
Office-bearers of the Ludhiana Jewellers’ Association said major policy changes were required to revive the industry. They maintained the fall in prices would not have much impact on the domestic gold market.
While customers are eagerly awaiting a further drop in prices, jewellers are not too upbeat about the move. A File photo
NGO to wage battle against drug abuse
Ludhiana, May 24
The NGO Feed Foundation will start “Nasha Bhagao Punjab Bachao” campaign on June 1. The volunteers will reach out to people across cities, towns and villages to make them aware of the ills of drugs.
Office-bearers of the Feed Foundation talk about the drug eradication campaign in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Simarjit Bains ups the ante against Akalis
Ludhiana, May 24
MLA Simarjit Singh Bains today said that the Adviser to the Chief Minister, Maheshinder Singh
Grewal, had reached the position through “sheer sycophancy”.
 Bhartiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj
Atwal attends golden jubilee celebrations
Ludhiana, May 24
The Bhartiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj celebrated its golden jubilee in the city today.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal attended the function at Jalandhar Bypass. Atwal said teachings of Valmiki bonded together different sections of society and inspired people to become better human beings.
A member of the Bhartiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj offer a piece of cake to Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal during its golden jubilee celebrations in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
PCTE, Hyatt Regency to hold cookery classes
Ludhiana, May 24
PCTE–Institute of Hotel Management has joined hands with Hyatt Regency,
Ludhiana, to deliver cooking classes to the residents. Classes for Hors d Oeuvre, Italian, South-East Asian, French classical cooking and much in demand bakery products will be conducted. Joint certificate will be issued by PCTE and Hyatt Regency,
Ludhiana, after the completion of the course. For the first time, the city will witness an academic organisation gearing up for various activities in this summer vacations.
Over 1,000 nurses attend workshop on critical care
Ludhiana, May 24
A workshop was organised by the Department of Critical Care and the Department of Nursing at SPS Apollo Hospital. As many as 1,000 nurses from hospitals, nursing colleges and nursing homes attended the workshop aimed at sensitising and updating nursing professionals with best practices in critical care.
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Students awarded
Ludhiana: A prize distribution function was organised for the meritorious students of Class X and XII at Sat Paul Mittal School. A scholarship of Rs 10,000 was awarded to the students who secured 89.6 per cent and above marks and prize money of Rs 5,000 was given to the students who secured between 84.6 per cent and 89.5 per cent marks. Also, prize money of Rs 5,000 was awarded to the students securing 100 per cent marks in various subjects. Addressing the audience, Bhupinder
Gogia, principal, applauded the efforts of the students. Meanwhile, the students who had excelled in various extra-curricular and co-curricular activities for the session 2013-2014 were also awarded.
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| (Left) Students with their certificates during a prize distribution function at Sat Paul Mittal School; and students of GNI Public School, BRS Nagar, take out an anti-tobacco rally in
Ludhiana. Tribune Photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Homoeopathy dispensary opens
Desh Bhagat Hospital, Saunti village, has come up with a homoeopathy dispensary. Chancellor, Desh Bhagat University, Dr Zora Singh inaugurated the homeopathy service. He also inaugurated a homoeopathic medical camp which was organised in the hospital. People can now take benefit of the dispensary from 9 am to 3 pm daily except Sundays. Director, University Faculty of Ayurveda and Research, Dr Kulbhushan said during the camp, more than 200 patients were examined by a panel of well experienced doctors.
Four booked for taking away jeep
Khamano, May 24
The Khamano police have registered a case against four unidentified persons for forcibly taking away
a jeep.
Karatekas display martial art skills
Ludhiana, May 24
The city witnessed two karate meets today. While the Ludhiana District Karate-Do Association organised the fifth chapter of District Karate Championship at Dugri, GMT Public School hosted Belt Test Karate Competition.
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| Students take part in Belt Test Karate Competition at GMT Public School in Ludhiana on Saturday. Photos: Inderjeet
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