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City bus service comes to grinding halt
Ludhiana, July 23
Within 24 hours of the City Bus Service issue being raised in the Vidhan Sabha by Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Pune-based company Prasanna Purplehas decided to stop its operations in the city.

Khanna cops crack scribe’s murder
Khanna, July 23
The Khanna police claimed to have solved the murder of a scribe of Samrala with the arrest of four persons, including a woman.

Park developed at cost of Rs 37.79 lakh in a shambles
Ludhiana, July 22
The public park at Salem Tabri, near Sabzi Mandi, which falls in Ward Number 25, is a picture of neglect. This despite more than Rs 37 lakh “spent” on the annual repair, maintenance and development of the park.

Stray cattle at the public park, near Sabzi Mandi, in Salem Tabri; and (right) garbage scattered in the park. Tribune photos

COMMUNITY

Bus operators oppose the move 
Ludhiana, July 23
Small Scale Bus Operators Association opposed the move of traffic police to challan the buses for wrong parking at bus stops. Office-bearers of the association alleged that the buses of political giants go unchecked and no officer challan them.

Private buses at the Inter-State Bus Stand in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma 

Bridge sans railings poses threat to commuters 
Jagraon, July 23
Absence of railings on the both sides of the bridge on the link road connecting Raikot Road with Ludhiana-Ferozepur Highway puts the lives of commuters to a serious threat.




The bridge over the drain on the link road connecting Raikot Road with the Ludhiana- Ferozepur highway sans railings. A tribune photograph 

Cong up in arms against state govt
Ludhiana, July 23
To register their discontent over the state government’s failure on “various fronts”, Congress leaders and workers staged a dharna here today.

Congress workers try to enter the DC office in Ludhiana (left) and  Party workers sit on dharna in Samrala on Wednesday.  Tribune photographs 

Finally, LIT conducts draw
Ludhiana, July 23
The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) today conducted a draw of lots for the allotment of residential plots to nine locally displaced persons (LDPs). In the wake of a controversy and the draw, scheduled to be taken out earlier on July 14, 2014, having been stayed by the Punjab Government, the Engineer-in-Chief, Local Government, Manmohan Singh, attended the draw.

Ludhiana Improvement Trust officials conduct the draw of lots in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

ASI suspended for inaction 
Ludhiana, July 23
Commissioner of Police Pramod Ban today suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Blajeet Singh for dereliction of duty after it was found that the latter had failed to act on time in a case pertaining to assault on a former sarpanch.

Relatives block traffic after patient’s death 
Ludhiana, July 23
A high drama was witnessed at a local nursing home after a woman’s death. Relatives of the deceased blocked the traffic on Shingar Cinema road and raised slogans against the nursing home authorities.

No end to water contamination in city localities
Ludhiana, July 23
Water contamination continues to haunt people residing in some localities of the city. Every summer, the same story gets repeated: people losing their life due to diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.



A Health Department official collects a water sample; and residents collect water from a tanker at Parkash Nagar in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune Photos: Himanshu Mahajan

Cops throwing us out of business: Sand miners 
Ludhiana, July 23
Accusing police officers of carrying out illegal sand mining, hundreds of persons involved in sand mining business today protested near Ladhowal Toll Plaza.



A police official tries to remove protesters from near Ladhowal Toll Plaza on the National Highway-1 in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Building branch gets 3 days’ time
Ludhiana, July 23
With the next date of hearing in the building violations case round the corner, the Municipal Corporation Commissioner today met the concerned officials to discuss the pendency of challans.

ICAI organises certificate course on IT 
Ludhiana, July 23
A certificate course on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection was organised by the Committee on Information Technology, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and hosted by the Ludhiana Branch of NIRC from July 16 to 22 at ICAI Bhawan, Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana.

NACC cadet brings laurels
Ludhiana, July 23
Once again, it was an occasion of pride for No 4 Pb Air Sqn NCC when one of their girl cadets brought laurels to the unit.

Day 2: 61 turn up for medical stream 
Ludhiana, July 23
Sixty-one applicants appeared during the second day of counselling of applicants for admission to medical stream at Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students.


The officials of the Education Department conduct counselling at Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students near Rose Garden in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Teachers’ unions stage protest 
Ludhiana, July 23
As many as six teachers’ unions today staged a protest outside the office of the District Education Officer in Mini Secretariat condemning the Education Minister’s orders of suspending three schoolteachers after the alleged rape of 11-year-old girl in Government High School at Sunet village.


Teachers protest outside the Mini-Secretariat in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Striking fishery students meet DC
Ludhiana, July 23
The striking students of the Fisheries Department of GADVASU went to meet the Deputy Commissioner, Rajat Aggarwal, today and requested him to seek an appointment from the Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal.


Students of the Fishery Department protest outside Gate No. 5 in Ludhiana. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

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CRIME

Earrings snatched as cops sleep nearby
Ludhiana, July 23
Two youngsters on a motorcycle snatched the earrings of a senior Akali leader’s sister-in-law near a park at Upkar Nagar early morning today.

Man killed friend over SMSes to girlfriend
Ludhiana, July 23
The city police have arrested a man on charge of murdering 19-year-old Prakash Singh Rana. Rana’s body was found in a hotel room on July 18. He was strangulated to death.

Five booked for duping man of Rs 20 lakh 
Jagraon, July 23
The Jagraon police have booked five persons, including a Canada-based NRI woman for duping a man of Rs 20 lakh. The accused have been identified as Canada-based NRI Manpreet Kaur along with Gurcharan Singh, Kaur Singh, Jatinder Singh and Deepak Kumar.

Assault case: Retired teacher alleges police inaction 
Doraha/Samrala, July 23
A retired mathematics professor from Government College, Ludhiana, who was assaulted by attackers thrice, has alleged police inaction in the matter. Kawar Ranbir Singh is presently admitted to Sidhu Hospital, Doraha. He said he had informed the police about threat to his life but the pollice took no action.

Victim Kawar Ranbir Singh at Sidhu Hospital, Doraha. A Tribune photo

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