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Campaign against drug addiction
Daily updates upset officers
Ludhiana, June 22
Though the state government has been launched a massive campaign to curb the menace of drug addiction, certain government employees and officers engaged in the campaign feel stressed. Some of them term it as a futile effort while a few think the government is in a hurry.
Few takers for meritorious school in district
Ludhiana, June 22
Meritorious school, an initiative to facilitate meritorious students from the weaker section of society, has got a poor response in the district. The district Education Office received only 130 applications for admission against 500 seats of plus one.
Garbage dump in LIT colony a health hazard
Ludhiana, June 22
A garbage dump constructed by the Municipal Corporation on 475 acres at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Colony, developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), in gross violation of norms has not only turned out to be a total waste of public funds, but has also become a big source of nuisance and a health hazard.
Stray cattle feed on garbage at a dump in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Colony.
A Tribune photo
Proper facilities at city railway station a distant dream
Ludhiana, June 22
Enter the railway station and it is hard to ignore people sitting on their luggage and on the floor. There are not enough seats and benches on the platforms.
“Why can’t there be enough seats? Ludhiana is a big city. A large number of people from the city commute by train every day.
Passengers have to sit on the floor waiting for trains. Tribune Photos: Himanshu
ahajan
Purse containing Rs
40,000 snatched
Ludhiana, June 22
Two motorcycle-borne youngsters snatched the purse of a woman on the Brindawan road here today.
gadvasu protest
Day 22: Students to intensify stir
Ludhiana, June 22
The strike by fishery students at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal University
(GADVSU) entered 22th day here today. Several NGOs extended their support to the students after all the major political parties. Aneeta Sharma, president of Belan Brigade and Sanjeev Malhotra of Young Lawyer Brigade met the protesting students.
Students of Fishery College protest outside Gate No. 5 of the veterinary hospital in Ludhiana on Sunday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Parking complex at Mini-Secretariat
Visitors complain of overcharging
Ludhiana, June 22
Visitors who visited the Mini-Secretariat for getting their works done complained that they were overcharged while parking their vehicles in the
multi-storeyed parking complex. These visitors fall easy prey to overcharging parking contractors.
A view of the parking complex of the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana. A file photograph
Health Department intensifies fight against drug addiction
Dehlon / Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 22
Authorities in the health department have starting roping in staff and clients of other government and non-government departments in the fight against drug addiction and smoking.
SMO Jasvir Singh interacts with customers of a bank during a drive against drug addiction in Dehlon. A
Tribune photograph
Death exposes callousness
of mall authorities
Ludhiana, June 22
Death of Pardeep Kaur (30) due to an iron girder felling upon her at a mall has again brought to fore the callousness of the newly opened shopping mall authorities.
Doctor discusses path-breaking knee replacement surgeries
Ludhiana, June 22
Soft tissue balancing through computer navigation in total knee replacement surgery
(TKR) has revolutionised lives of patients undergoing knee replacement restoring normal biomechanics of the knee.
Dr Harsimran Singh, director of Joint Replacement at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, addresses a press conference in Ludhiana on Sunday. Tribune photo: himanshu mahajan
BUSINESS NEWS
Ludhiana: Indian tyre manufacturer CEAT has launched the second edition of the ‘Monsoon Smart Campaign’. The 360 degree campaign will address the issue of road safety for motorists with initiatives that allow commuters to be better prepared for the monsoon. Nitish
Bajaj, vice-president, marketing, said: “The campaign will follow last quarter’s successful ‘Nimbu Mirchi Campaign’ which included new actor Irrfan
Khan-starrer TVC to promote tyre safety. The strategy here was in sync with the company’s communication being led by strong consumer insight.” — TNS
health notes
Doctors hold meeting
Ludhiana: More than 1,000 doctors from Ludhiana and nearby areas attended a meeting organised by Mohandai Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana. SK
Jyani, Punjab Health Minister, was the chief guest on the occasion. He was taken for a round in the hospital by the medical director, Dr VK
Kaushal.
A documentary on the hospital was also shown to the visiting doctors. The
hospital authorities discussed about Lala Vidya Sagar Oswal Advance Eye Care and Training
Centre. The centre is being set up in collaboration with the
Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) and SightFirst. Besides, a 250-bed Oswal Heart
Centre, another project was also discussed. Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Mann was the star performer on the occasion.
Rein in traffic offenders
The city roads, with ever increasing number of vehicles and drivers who have utter disregard for traffic rules, have become a virtual mad house. One often comes across motorists, who would park their vehicles in the middle of the road, in a slip way meant for traffic taking a left turn, or at the mouth of a feeder road.
Trees with no leaves may appear useless to us but this boy is making the maximum out of it by cutting branches for household purposes. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
GCG to install CCTV cameras
Ludhiana, June 22
Government College for Girls (GCG) is going to install CCTV cameras on the college campus for electronic surveillance. The college authorities have received a grant of Rs 99 lakh from the state government.
Help kin of Indians stranded in Iraq, DC to SDMs
Ludhiana, June 22
Rajat Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, has instructed all the Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Ludhiana district to get the cell phones recharged of the family members of the Indians who got stranded in Iraq in case they do not have money to do so.
Rajat Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana (centre), addresses Sub-Divisional Magistrates in Ludhiana on Sunday.
A Tribune Photograph
Poet Babu Rajab Ali remembered
Ludhiana, June 22
A poetry programme in the memory of noted poet Babu Rajab Ali was organised at Punjabi Bhawan today. Poets and kavishari jathas recited poetry on the themes of Punjab and its culture.
Tributes paid to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 22
Tributes were paid to senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Rakesh Dhand who died in a road accident in Rajasthan recently.
Uniformity in parking fee needed, say residents
The parking system in the city is too haphazard. Too much fee is charged and there is no uniform system of charging parking fee in the city. It should not exceed Rs 10 for any vehicle at any place in the city. The parking system exists in other countries also, but is streamlined and
hassle-free.
Nauraj Singh Mangat, a resident
CITU workers protest rail fare hike
Ludhiana, June 22
Irked over the hike in the rail fare, Left parties and organisations staged a dharna at the Giaspura railway crossing here today.
A large number of activists of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and CPM organised a rally on the NH-I in the Giaspura area. Later, the activists held a march towards the Giaspura railway crossing.
CITU workers hold a rail roko protest in Giaspura. A Tribune photograph
Brick-kiln owners’ agitation hits construction works
Dehlon, June 22
Strike by brick-kiln owners has affected the construction and development works in the region. Panicked contractors and owners of big organisations have started looking for old bricks.
Labourer buried as gurdwara wall caves in
Khamano, June 22
A migrant labourer was killed when a wall of a gurdwara caved in here.
cooperative society
‘Ousted’ members to move court against dismissal
Doraha, June 22
The ‘dismissed’ members of the Cooperative Society of Doraha have decided to move the court due to this unjustified action.
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Ludhiana, June 22
Ludhiana, June 22
