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Weather to remain cloudy
 Ludhiana, July 2
The city has witnessed 13.2 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, resulting in a dip in the minimum and maximum temperatures. The maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 30.2 degrees Celsius whereas the minimum temperature was 24.0 degrees Celsius. The residents got relief from scorching heat.
According to the meteorology experts, the weather is expected to remain cloudy.
A waterlogged area on RK Road in Ludhiana. Tribune Photos: Himanshu
Mahajan
Junior accounts assistant caught accepting bribe
 Ludhiana, July 2
Vigilance sleuths arrested a junior accounts assistant working at the Civil Surgeon’s office while he was accepting bribe for issuing a birth certificate.
A team of the Vigilance Department, led by DSP Gurpreet Purewal, raided the office of the Civil Surgeon following Varinder Singh of Sayian Kalan village filed a complaint.
The accused in the custody of vigilance sleuths in Ludhiana
on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Couple consumes toilet cleaner
 Ludhiana, July 2
Fed up with a family dispute, a couple attempted suicide by consuming toilet cleaner in the Mundian Kalan area here today.
The couple was rushed to the Civil Hospital. They were stated to be out of danger.
The woman, who consumed toilet cleaner, at the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Civic body way off property tax target
Ludhiana, July 2
Hopes of cash-strapped Municipal Corporation have been dashed with property tax collection barely crossing the Rs 60-crore mark against the target of about Rs 100 crore. This is despite tax rebate, the last date for which ended on June 30. Earlier, when During the 10-month period, the civic body collected Rs 64.21 crore as property tax in the city.
Govt schools told to get students’ eyesight checked
Ludhiana, July 2
The Education Department has issued instructions to all the government schools of the state to conduct eye check up of students.
admission to Residential school for meritorious students
Students can submit forms till July 15
 Ludhiana, July 2
The Education Department has, once again, extended the date for submission of admission forms to the newly established residential schools for meritorious students. The District Education Officer
(DEO) said, now, the interested students can submit their forms till July 15.
The Education Department hopes eligible government schoolchildren who were not aware of the scheme yet would apply for admission to the school near Rose Garden in Ludhiana. A File photo
Redress taxpayers’ grievances on time, CBDT tells I-T Dept
Ludhiana, July 2
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has asked the Income Tax Department to ensure prompt action and timely redressal of taxpayers’ problems.
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| Students chat during recess after returning from summer vacation at Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU, in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu mahajan |
Students, parents protest against dental college authorities during admissions
Ludhiana, July 2
Accusing the college authorities of violating university rules, students and their parents who had come for admission to the BDS course protested at Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College here today.
National award for PAU scholar
Ludhiana, July 2
Dr Geetika Sheemar, a PAU scholar from the Department of Vegetable Science, has been conferred with the “Dawarka Das Memorial Award 2013” for the best PhD dissertation by the Indian Society of Vegetable Science,
Varanasi.
MONKEY
ATTACK
Family seeks admn’s help for child’s treatment
Ludhiana, July 2
Mangli Tanda village residents today met the Deputy Commissioner to seek financial assistance for the treatment of three-month-old Akashdeep who was attacked by a monkey recently.
counselling drug addicts
Youths light up the dark
 Ludhiana, July 2
They freed themselves from the clutches of drugs and decided to counsel drug addicts undergoing treatment at the de-addiction centre of Dr Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital,
Ludhiana. Members of the Nishkam Lok Sewa Society, who are in the 25 to 35 age-group, work for the welfare of the addicts.
Harkinder Singh, a member of the society, said, “I spoilt seven precious years of my life by hooking on drugs.
The drug de-addiction centre at Lord Mahavir Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
ludhiana scan
Coolers checked
Following the directions of civil surgeon Dr Subhash Batta and district epidemiologist Dr Anil
Verma, coolers and containers were checked in many areas of Ludhiana. Larva of aedes mosquitoes were found at two houses in Tagore Nagar and Haibowal
Kalan, Ludhiana. The information has been further passed on to the MC officials.
Child treated of ventricular septal defect without surgery
Ludhiana, July 2
Doctors of Pediatric Cardiology Department of SPS Apollo Hospital successfully carried out a surgical closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect in a child.
Bittu demands better train connectivity
Ludhiana, July 2
The Congress Member of Parliament (MP), Ravneet Singh Bittu, has demanded new trains to connect Ludhiana to other cities directly.
Development works
Councillors upset over MC’s slack approach
 Ludhiana, July 2
Congress councillors held a protest at the Zone A office of the Municipal Corporation today.
They resented the slack approach of the civic body towards the development of the city.
Hem Raj Aggarwal, Leader of Opposition, said due to the shortage of funds, the development works were suffering.”
Congress councillors protest against the MC authorities in Ludhiana. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
Cycle parts makers’ office turns into marriage palace
Ludhiana, July 2
The Chamber of Cycle Parts Manufacturers Association, Gill Road, is being used as a “marriage palace” by its members. The members have encroached upon the footpath, but the civic authorities are yet to take action against the violators.
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| The office of the Cycle Parts Manufacturers Association at Gill Road; and (right) risking his life, a youth jumps a divider on the stretch. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Industrialists told about cost reduction methods
Ludhiana, July 2
The Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) organised a programme on cost reduction methods.
NDA govt receives flak from farmers
Ludhiana, July 2
The Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) today said the farming community was feeling disillusioned from the NDA government led by Narendra Modi over the minimum support prices of kharif crops which were far from being remunerative.
Encroachments removed from Bhadaur House
Ludhiana, July 2
The tehbazari wing of Zone A today removed temporary encroachments from the Bhadaur House area. Rehris and tea vendors were told to vacate corridors. Zonal Commissioner Devinder Singh asked owners of hotels not to use public parking or corridors.
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MC workers confiscate rehris at Bhadaur House; and (right) civic officials at the site
in Ludhiana. Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
Allegations levelled against Verka plant GM, chairman
Ludhiana, July 2
Milk producers accused SR Saini, general manager of Verka Milk Plant, Ludhiana, and AS Bhagpur, chairman, of buying milk worth Rs 1.30 crore from Rajasthan, and not from them.
Mobile transformer falls off rooftop
Ludhiana, July 2
A mobile transformer fell off the rooftop of a house in the Jamalpur area a few hours after its installation.
Mini-bus operators flay admn
Ludhiana, July 2
Mini-bus operators, whose vehicles were demanded by the transport department during the Lok Sabha elections, are up in arms against the authorities for not releasing their dues even after two months of the poll. The bus operators lamented that despite making rounds of the office, treasury officials were not making their payments.
2 drug peddlers held
Khanna, July 2
The Khanna Police have claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered 30 kg of poppy husk from their possession in two separate cases.
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The district administration is gearing up to combat floods. It has issued instructions to all officers of the department concerned to constitute evacuation teams.
