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Children’s train vs science express: Schoolchildren queue up on the platform where Science Express has been stationed in Ludhiana. Tribune
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F&CC clears 110 agenda items
Ludhiana, August 4
This is perhaps for the
first time that another meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee
has been called on Thursday to clear all the agenda items, which are to
be taken to the General House. At today’s meeting, 110 items were
cleared by the members of committee.
Panel to probe undertrial’s death
Ludhiana, August 4
An 18-year-old undertrial, who was facing murder charges, died of some ailment at the Civil Hospital today. He was lodged at the Borstal jail.
The deceased has been identified as Sahil. He was suffering from suspected typhoid.
Woman falls victim to ‘free-ride’ gang
Ludhiana, August 4
The notorious “free-ride” gang struck again in the city yesterday. The two women of the gang offered a ride to an elderly woman and stole her gold bangles worth lakhs of rupees.
Two cops held for gambling
Jagraon, August 4
The Jagraon police have booked seven persons for allegedly indulging in gambling. Of them, two are police personnel. The police have seized Rs 35,000.
CWG gold medallist accorded warm welcome
Ludhiana, August 4
Vikas Thakur, who has won weightlifting silver in the 20th Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow, Scotland, was accorded a warm welcome here today.
He was received at the railway station by District Sports Officer Kartar Singh
Sehmbey, his coach Parvesh Chander Sharma, office-bearers of the Ludhiana District Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Association
(LDWBA) and others. |
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Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur, who has won silver medal in the men’s 85kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, being greeted by his sister in Ludhiana. Tribune
photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Ludhiana: loose power cables
Swords hanging over city
Ludhiana, August 4
Loose electricity wires jutting out of poles, hanging power cables, mangled webs of wires in the old city area are ubiquitous. These are there for all to see, but curiously, these seem to escape the attention of the authorities.
The absence of alacrity by the authorities in fixing these is astonishing. These can sting and kill any time, the moment these become loose or naked.
Navpreet Singh Bedi, a social worker, said: “A number of people have lost their lives after coming in contact with loose power cables, but the authorities are yet to swing into action.
Loose electricity wires in the old city area and Mata Rani Chowk
in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Parking contractors overcharge visitors
Ludhiana, August 4
Parking contractors in the city are making hay. They are fleecing visitors. Still the authorities are not acting against them.
In the absence of any check, the attendants overcharge visitors. Attendants at a parking lot in the interior part of the city near Books Market, Chaura Bazaar, demand anything from the visitors.
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| Parking attendants at Books Market charge visitors at whims. Photo: Inderjeet
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Realtors condemn hike in collector rates
Ludhiana, August 4
Property dealers held a protest at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the Mini-Secretariat today.
They resented persistent increase in collector rates of the property.
Property dealers protest in Ludhiana on Monday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
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Water samples fit for consumption, claims Health Department
Ludhiana, August 4
The Health Department may have put the blame on the Municipal Corporation for water contamination in
Jawaddi, but the Municipal Corporation has made it clear that the water samples taken by department were fit for consumption. More than 300 cases of diarrhoea and cholera were reported from the area recently.
Residential School for meritorious students
Finally, academic session begins
Ludhiana, August 4
The academic session at the Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious students finally began here today. The session was earlier scheduled to start on July 1.
Students from the peripheral areas of Ludhiana and nearby districts attended classes on the first day. |
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| A class in
progress on the first day of the academic session at the Senior
Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students in
Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
Govt College hostellers putting up in PG houses
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Ludhiana, August 4
The state government has been projecting the Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students as an effort to promote quality education. However, the project has left the hostellers at SCD Government College here a suffering lot.
The hostel under construction at SCD Government College in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
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Lathicharge: ETT teachers burn govt effigy
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Ludhiana, August 4
Protesting against yesterday’s incident wherein ETT teachers were cane-charged at Amritsar, the ETT Adhyapak Union burnt an effigy of the state government here today.
The protesters condemned the police action of baton-charging in which some teachers sustained injuries.
Members of the ETT Adhayapak Union burn an effigy of the Punjab Government outside the DC’s office in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Farmers cautioned against toxic gases in tubewell pits
Ludhiana, August 4
Soil and water engineering experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have observed that cultivation of rice in hot and humid weather often results in accumulation of gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen in tubewell pits.
No response to memorandum
Activists block road for 2 hours
Mandi Ahmedgarh, August 4
Activists and office-bearers of the Ahmedgarh Bachao Morcha blocked the Pohir road near Guru Nanak Mohalla here today.
The protesters denounced the authorities concerned and held
the protest after having received no response to their memorandum that was submitted to the
executive magistrate, a week ago. |
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| Activists and office-bearers of the Ahmedgarh Bachao Morcha stage a dharna on Pohir Road in Mandi Ahmedgarh on Monday. A Tribune
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pending demands
Pensioners’ association denounce govt inaction
Doraha, August 4
A meeting of the Government Pensioners’ Association, Doraha, was held at KK Kaushal Memorial Bhavan today. Pawan Kumar Kaushal presided over the meeting. The meeting strongly condemned the alleged harsh and callous attitude of the Akali-BJP government as far as the pleas of the pensioners are concerned.
Govt unburdens DHOs
Ludhiana, August 4
The government has unburdened the District Health Officers (DHO). They have been asked to check food adulteration and quality of food under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
Travel Mart concludes
It’s time to unwind
Ludhiana, August 4
The three-day India Travel Mart (ITM) concluded today. This year, travel agents, industrialist, shoppers, members of various associations and clubs turned up.
Creativity at its best
Ludhiana, August 4
A six-day workshop for fashion and interior designing students began at the International Institute of Fashion Design
(INIFD) today. Art director Jiwan Kalia interacted with students. The event aims at exploring the potential of students.
Jiwan Kalia, art director, interacts with students of INIFD in
Ludhiana. Tribune
photo: Himanshu Mahajan |
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from schools
Teej celebrated
Ludhiana: Ram Lal Bhasin Public School, Dugri, celebrated Teej. Students from Classes nursery to II came in colorful traditional dresses. Swings were decorated with beautiful flowers. Songs of joy were sung and children were entertained with
giddha, bhangra and folk music.
Students of SAAR Pre School during the Teej celebrations in
Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
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Woman’s decomposed body found
Malaudh, August 4
A decomposed body of a married woman was found under mysterious circumstances from the Lasara drain between Uksi and Moranwali villages near here last evening.
The police suspect her body could have been carried to the area in some vehicle and dumped in the drain passing through the area.
11 bags of poppy husk recovered in Jagraon
Jagraon, August 4
The police have recovered eleven bags of poppy husk from the fields of a farmer at Talwandi Khurd village, near Jagraon. The bags were recovered today afternoon, during a search operation carried out by a police team following a tip-off.
7 gram of heroin seized
Jagraon, August 4
The Hathur Police have claimed to have arrested three persons and have seized 7-gram of heroin from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Hardeep Singh, alias Deepu, of Sattowal village, Varinder Singh, alias
Bittu, of Cheema village and Davinder Singh, alias Bheema, of Binjal village, near
Jagraon.
cricket meet
BVM trounce GRD Academy
Ludhiana, August 4
Riding on an all-round performance, Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
(BVM), Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar branch, defeated GRD Academy by
44 runs in the first match of the Ludhiana Inter-School Zonal Cricket Tournament (U-19) being played at Government Model Senior Secondary School,
PAU.
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