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environment day today
Little effort to curb rising pollution levels in city
Ludhiana, June 4
While the world celebrates World Environment Day, the city can only observe it as a day to pay homage to the ‘clean environment’ that has long since gone from the city. Effort to revive it seem too less, not only from the government side, but also from the residents.
An industrial area in
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World environment day
Pollution is in the air
Ludhiana, June 4
Being the industrial town of Punjab, Ludhiana is one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Budha Nullah is cited as the reason behind the water pollution. In the absence of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Environment Protection Act and Public Liability Insurance Act, industrial units have taken a toll on the city.
Nature’s umbrella: Amaltas in full bloom on the PAU campus. Tribune
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Corporate houses yet to do their bit
Ludhiana, June 4
Even as corporate houses are in talks with the government to beautify, maintain and “adopt” the Ghats of Varansi as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the companies of Ludhiana are doing little to rid the city of the ugly tag of being one of the most polluted cities.
Dengue cases on the rise in city
Ludhiana, June 4
Dengue has started spreading its tentacles in the city. Many dengue cases, including patients from the neighboring cities, have been reported from the local hospitals.
Woman found hanging
Ludhiana, June 4
A 21-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her home in Block Z of Rishi Nagar late last evening.
The deceased has been identified as Priya. According to police sources, she used to stitch clothes in her house and had some psychological problem.
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No respite from heat: Girls enjoy a cool drink to quench their thirst; and
(right) a girl covers her face to protect herself from the scorching heat in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan
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On a high, they play with their lives
Ludhiana, June 4
Youngsters in the state are so much addicted to drugs that most of them do not mind sharing syringes. There are others who make use of the same syringe several times while injecting drugs.
Drug addicts lodged in the Central Jail,
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Amputation resulting from illness, mishaps
Love them for a reason, and let that reason be love
Ludhiana, June 4
When amputation results from illness, there is often a history of pain and a battle to save the limb.
Accident victims get to know about the drastic change in their lives in the hospital. Either way, the loss of a limb can be shocking.
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Administration fails to prevent fatal mishaps
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 4
The administration has failed to take steps to prevent fatal mishaps in the region.
Roundabouts constructed on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road near Pohir and Gill villages were broken following a number of accidents. The areas cannot be termed safe even now. A number of broken dividers and steep curves have turned into death traps.
Trucks that met with an accident near a chowk at Ludhiana-Malerkotla Road.
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Drivers told not to violate traffic rules
Ludhiana, June 4
The district administration organised a special camp under the Safe Vehicle Scheme to apprise school van drivers of traffic rules at the grain market on Gill Road today.
Drivers from 18 schools attended the camp. A medical check-up camp was also held.
Police officials apprise school bus drivers of traffic rules in
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Notice to MC inspectors
Ludhiana, June 4
Assistant Town Planner (Zone D) Rajinder Sharma has served show-cause notices on five inspectors of the building branch for “dereliction” of duty.
As per information, the notices have been issued to Arun Khanna, Manpreet Kaur, Nirmaljit Verma, Ravinder Singh Walia and Tarun for not submitting a report to the ATP since March 31, 2014.
Change of land use
RTI activist files complaint against shop-cum-flat owners
Ludhiana, June 4
Against the illegal change of land use by shop-cum-flat (SCF) owners in Model Town Gol Market, Kitchlu Nagar, Rishi Balmiki Nagar Market and Rajguru Nagar Market, a complaint has been filed with the Principal Secretary, Department of Local Government, by an RTI activist, Rohit Sabharwal.
Mother and child health care
Schemes fail to make a mark
Ludhiana, June 4
A number of schemes aimed at mother and child healthcare launched under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) have failed to reach the masses.
Lack of awareness and state’s unplanned approach are being attributed as reasons behind the failure of these schemes to gain popularity.
demand for recruitment as fishery officers
Protest enters third day
Ludhiana, June 4
Students of Fishery College at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU) marked the third day of their protest by organising a candle march here today.
Students of Fishery College at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University take out a candle march in Ludhiana
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City students fare well in PU exams
Ludhiana, June 4
The Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, has bagged 25 first division positions in the BCA second year examination conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh.
The Khalsa College for Women students Shaina Jain
(centre) and Mehak Sehgal (right) in a jubilant mood after clinching the third and sixth positions, respectively, in the
BCA-II examinations conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh. Tribune
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IIT expert gives tips on ethical hacking
Ludhiana, June 4
Four-day summer courses on ethical hacking and mobile malware development began at the Department of Computer Science, PCTE Group of Institutes, here today.
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Cycle, parts importers misusing SAFTA
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Ludhiana, June 4
After the government imposed a heavy import duty on cycles, traders are bringing in cycles and cycle parts through “escape routes”.
Some traders are importing Chinese bicycles via Sri Lanka and Bangladesh under free trade agreements.
Chinese bicycles and parts are giving a tough competition to the industrialists in
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PAU NOTES
Training programme ends
Ludhiana: A three-day training programme on capacity building concluded at Punjab Agricultural University today. The programme was organised by Punjab Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (PAMETI).
BUSINESS NEWS
Service centre inaugurated
Ludhiana: In its endeavour to invest in infrastructure, DHL Express inaugurated a new service centre facility in
Ludhiana. The new centre is spread over 3,200 square feet and has a capacity to handle a volume of over 1,00,000 shipments a year.
LUDHIANA SCAN
Kidney transplant programme
The kidney transplant programme at SPS Apollo Hospitals has completed two years. Over past two years, many patients have undergone a successful kidney transplant surgery and now enjoy an improved and better quality of life.
Devotees and students of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University partake of langar at the PAU gurdwara
in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Snatching: Youth targets elderly woman in Jagraon
Jagraon, June 4
An unidentified youth allegedly snatched gold earrings from an elderly woman at Mohalla Malhotra this evening.
The incident took place when the woman was returning home from a grocery store.
The police record the victim’s statement in Jagraon on Wednesday. A
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