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Festival special
City gets another train to Chd, more connectivity to Katra
Ludhiana, September 1
With the Ludhiana-Chandigarh rail link becoming operational for quite some time
now, the Northern Railway has introduced yet another train between the
industrial hub of the state and Chandigarh to meet the festival rush. The mega
city is already connected with Chandigarh through the Intercity Express and the
Superfast Express which run daily between Amritsar and Chandigarh.
Parents smell foul play in woman’s death
Ludhiana, September 1
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32-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Shaheed
Bhagat Singh Nagar area on the Dugri-Dhandra road today. The woman has been
identified as Kamaljit Kaur, a panchayat member and block samiti member. While
her husband Inderjit Singh Ladda, who has absconded, and in-laws maintained that
Kamaljit committed suicide by hanging herself, the victim’s parents alleged
that their daughter was killed.
Grieving members of the deceased’s family. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Man dies of snake bite
Jagraon, September 1
A resident of Gorsian Makhan village died of snake bite. The deceased has been
identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Peetu (34), a mason. According to
information, Gurpreet was working at a well in the village when he was bitten by
a snake.
Bus conductor electrocuted
Ludhiana, September 1
A 40-year-old man was electrocuted after coming in contact with overhead high
tension lines at the Inter-State Bus Terminus here. The deceased has been
identified as Manoj Kumar of Dasuya.
Financial crunch takes toll on development
MC needs to act tough for its survival
Ludhiana, September 1
On one hand councillors have been raising a hue and cry as almost all
development works have come to a standstill due to the paucity of funds, many of
them come in the way when the authorities try to collect “development charges”
from areas, which have been regularised to “protect their vote bank”.
Sources in the department concerned feel if these development charges (one-time)
were collected from the public, the MC will be in a sound financial position.
Modi's speech on SePTEMBER 5
Teachers a harried lot
Ludhiana, September 1
Several teachers’ bodies and unions have opposed the orders of the Education
Department to make arrangements for the speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on September 5. The government will observe Teacher’s Day as ‘Guru Utsav’.
Educationists flay govt’s directions
Doraha, September 1
Educationists all over the state have taken exception to the Centre and Punjab
Government’s mandate to the teachers and students of government schools to
listen to the Modi’s ‘tele bhashan’ on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on
September 5.
Ludhiana centre
Stenography students in a quandary
Ludhiana, September 1
Following the recent move of Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab, to wind up the stenography
course at the Ludhiana Centre, the interested applicants have been left with no
option but to switch over to private institutes to pursue the course.
Office-bearers elected
Ludhiana, September 1
On the occasion of the installation of a constituted body (2014-16), a general body meeting of the Ludhiana Architects Association was held here recently.
On the occasion, website was also launched and newsletters were released.
PAU technology whizz develops software for research purposes
 Ludhiana,
September 1
Atinderpal Singh, a student of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has
developed a software for assisting students pursuing post graduation and PhD in
statistical analysis. Interestingly, Atinderpal is not a student of computer
sciences but he developed this software to help his buddy researcher in the
field of agriculture research.
Atinderpal Singh. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Badal visits ailing leader
 Ludhiana,
September 1
CM Parkash Singh Badal, visited the city to inquire about the health of veteran
Akali leader Jagdev Singh Talwandi at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH)
today. Jagdev Singh Talwandi, former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, (SGPC)
Amritsar, has been undergoing treatment at DMCH from last some days.
CM Parkash Singh Badal enquires after veteran Akali leader Jagdev Singh Talwandi
at the DMCH in Ludhiana. Photo : Inderjeet Verma
LUDHIANA SCAN
COLLEGE NOTES
Minor accused of rape
Khanna, September 1
A nine-years-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor (10). Mother of the girl
said they were not at home when the incident took place. She said her daughter
complained about pain with bleeding. The parents took her to a doctor and he
referred her to Civil Hospital, Khanna.
Cong workers in disarray
Jagraon, September 1
The workers of Jagraon unit of the Congress party have been in a state of
confusion in absence of proper leader to lead the party activities in Jagraon
constituency. The party high command has failed to appoint halqa in-charge
(constituency in-charge) of the party in Jagraon for last many months.
Library shows them path
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 1
Amar Shaheed Library at a gurdwara of Latala village has almost changed the
lifestyle of the residents here.
Escalator okayed at rly station
 Ludhiana,
September 1
Soon, an escalator will be installed at the railway station to provide safe
mobility. Railway officials today held a meeting to chalk out a plan.
The escalator will be installed near the railway foot overbridge in Ludhiana.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Residents panicky as dengue cases surge
Ludhiana, September 1
Dengue cases have surfaced in various parts of the city. Fourteen cases have
been reported so far. Eight patients are from Ludhiana while the remaining are
from Amritsar, SBS Nagar, Patiala, Bathinda and Jalandhar.
Transport Dept gets richer
Ludhiana, September 1
The State Transport Department is prospering money-wise. The target for the
department till July was Rs 40054.83 crore and the department has earned Rs
40445.91 crore.
Residents threaten to litter MC office
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 1
Residents of the town are up in arms against the civic body. They said if
sanitation workers would not call off their stir, they would throw garbage
outside the MC office on Tuesday.
cleansed:
Monday’s sudden showers plummeted temperature by
a few notches in Ludhiana. Residents were seen much relieved.
Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
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Ludhiana,
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