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Another tanker carrying polluted water impounded
Ludhiana, July 3
A week after the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) impounded a water tanker from a unit at Focal Point, another tanker carrying polluted water was impounded today.
drenched in happiness: A boy enjoys the sudden showers in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Panel to probe goods train derailment
Ludhiana, July 3
The railway authorities today constituted an inquiry committee to probe the reason and fix responsibility for the derailment of a goods train here last evening. The derailment of the goods train led to the delay in the schedule of several passenger trains going towards New Delhi.
Major fire breaks out at Daresi
Ludhiana, July 3
A major fire broke out in a building in the Daresi area today. After the preliminary probe, it was come to light that a short-circuit led to the fire. It took 10 fire tenders about three and a half hours to put out the fire.
bylaw violations
LIT, MC get their act together
 Ludhiana, July 3
Adhering to the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directions, both the Municipal Corporation and the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) have asked their senior officials to get the details of properties in four major areas of the city where violators have changed the use of their properties without permission. The court has given both the MC and the LIT 15 days to decide who will take action against the defaulters.
Building bylaw violations at Ghumar Mandi. A file photograph
 Abhishek’s death
Father seeks access to victim’s FB account
Ludhiana, July 3
Abhishek’s Facebook account was deactivated a few hours after his death allegedly due to drug overdose.
Revealing this, AK Banerjee said he had been requesting the police to enable him to access his son’s account.
Sunil Sachdeva’s son had gone missing on September 13. His decomposed body was found on September 16.
Hike in fuel prices creates uproar
Ludhiana, July 3
The Communist Party of India (CPI) took out a protest march from the railway station to Clock Tower Chowk today.
Development works
Cong councillors continue agitation
Ludhiana, July 3
Congress councillors’ protest entered the second day today. The
councillors, sitting outside Zone A office near Mata Rani Chowk, raised slogans against Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria and the authorities for delaying development works.
The councillors protest at the Zone A office of the civic body in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Power corporation extends voluntary disclosure scheme till July 31
Ludhiana, July 3
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has extended the voluntary disclosure scheme (VDS) for extension of load for yet another month. The scheme will now remain open till July 31 for consumers falling under domestic supply (DS), non-residential supply (NRS/commercial), small power (SP), medium supply (MS) and agricultural power (AP).
Vendors make hay, fleece passengers at bus terminal
Ludhiana, July 3
Vendors at Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Bus Terminal are fleecing passengers and visitors.
They are making hay in the absence of any check. For a soft drink costing Rs 30, a passenger is made to pay Rs 35 or Rs 40.
A vendor argues with a security guard at the bus terminal in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
More trouble brews up for fishery students
Ludhiana, July 3
The authorities have locked hostel rooms of the 28 striking students of the Fishery Department at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU).
Striking students try to save their tent from the rain on the GADVASU campus in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Eight months on, school staff await salaries
Ludhiana, July 3
Staff of as many as 40 schools, running under National Child Labour Project, have not been paid their salaries for the past eight months. These schools provide free-of-cost education to slum children. Each school has staff strength of up to five employees and is issued a grant of Rs 17,000 per month by the Central Government.
PAU campus roads crying for attention
Ludhiana, July 3
A number of roads are yet to be carpeted at the university. According to university officials, the work of re-carpeting the remaining roads will restore as soon as the Mandi Board is done making the estimates for the project.
A damaged road near the Pameti house at PAU in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
DD to repeat movie on drug de-addiction
Ludhiana, July 3
In order to apprise students of the ill effects of drugs, the Education Department is encouraging students to watch a movie based on the theme of drug de-addiction.
COLLEGE NOTES
Student notches top spot in BSc biotech exams
Bhawanpreet Kaur, student of BSc biotech, Punjab College of Technical Education
(PCTE), Ludhiana, stood first in the university examination of the Punjab Technical University. She scored 88 per cent in third semester examination. Another student, Simran Singh Sachdev of the same batch from PCTE notched second spot while, Ushina Verma from
CCT, Landran, stood third in the university examinations.
Labour data a must for formulating policies: FASII
Ludhiana, July 3
There is a dire need to comprehend the exact data of unemployment. This was stated by officials of the Federation of Small Industries of India (FASII) during its meeting with the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Narinder Singh Tomar.
Truck falls into drain, two injured
Ludhiana, July 3
A pickup truck driver and cleaner were injured after the vehicle fell into an open drain near the Jalandhar bypass today.
The truck that got stuck in an open drain on the NH-1 near the Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
MC drive: Encroachments back within minutes at Bhadaur House
Ludhiana, July 3
Paying no heed to the instructions of officials of the civic body, shopkeepers in Bhadaur House and AC Market encroached upon corridors and government land soon after the tehbazari wing of Zone A left the place today.
Activist seeks removal of encroachments
Jagraon, July 3
An RTI activist, Davinder Kumar, has requested the District Administration to remove illegal encroachments by shopkeepers on both sides of Jagraon-Jalandhar Road at Sidhwan Bet, near Jagraon.
Attempt to murder case
Victim’s wife blames city police for inaction
Ludhiana, July 3
It has been over two months since a cement trader was attacked by his former employee and his accomplices but the accused, despite being booked in an attempt to murder case, were roaming freely and threatening the victim and his family. Monika Sharma, wife of victim Naresh Sharma, said due to the brutal attack her husband has lost his mental balance and was still in a state of shock.
Not all fats are bad for health, says nutrition expert
Ludhiana, July 3
When you hear the word “fat,” you automatically think “bad.” That’s because for years we’ve heard that fat causes heart attacks, high cholesterol, weight gain and even afternoon slumps.
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Art exhibition organised
An art exhibition, “Divine touch,” was held at Atmosphere Art Gallery by Prerna Behal of Institute of Fashion, Art and Architecture
(IFAA).The exhibition showcased the art works of young artists. It will conclude on July 6. Ravneet Singh
Bittu, MP, was the chief guest. Prerna Behal, founder of IFAA, is a gold medalist in fine arts.
Artists pose for a photograph during an art exhibition in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan.
 Chess meet
Raghav begins campaign in style
Ludhiana, July 3
An upcoming player from Ludhiana, Raghav Bansal, hogged limelight on the first day of the inaugural edition of the FIDE Rating (below 1800) Prize Money Chess Tournament that began at Kundan Vidya
Mandir, Civil Lines, today.
Raghav Bansal (right) mulls his next move during the FIDE Rating (below 1800) Prize Money Chess Tournament in Ludhiana on Thursday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Sports trials
Ludhiana, July 3
Trials conducted by the Punjab Sports Department received an overwhelming response as more than 800 aspirants (boys and girls) attended the exercise today. The trials were organised to select players for the residential sports wings being runs at different colleges across the state. The aspirants attended the trials in seven sports disciplines, athletics, gymnastics, boxing, judo, weightlifting, wrestling and cycling.
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