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Northern Railway rolls out more festival trains
Ludhiana, September 21
The Northern Railway has announced a few more festival special trains to cope with extra rush of passengers during Durga
Puja, Dasehra and Diwali. The trains will run between Jammu Tawi-Udaipur, Ahmedabad-Katra and Mumbai CST-Jammu
Tawi.
The special trains will cope with heavy rush of passengers during Durga Puja, Dasehra
and Diwali. A Tribune photograph
City Bus Service floats tenders
Ludhiana, September 21
The City Bus Service has floated tenders under Net Cost Contract (NCC) Model 15. A pre-bid meeting of officials is scheduled for September 23 at Zone D office. City Bus Service in charge Baljit Singh said the last date for the submission of proposals is October 7, 2014, adding that technical bids would be opened the same day.
The last date for the submission of proposals is October 7,
2014
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Riding on joy and fun: The illuminated Daresi Ground ahead of Dasehra. Photo:
Inderjeet Verma
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No end to illegal buildings
Ludhiana, September 21
The “vested interests” of some politicians and officials of the building branch are allegedly preventing Municipal Corporation Commissioner Pradeep Aggarwal and Additional Commissioner Rishipal Singh from gathering details of illegal buildings mushrooming across the city.
An illegal commercial building near Mai Nand Kaur Gurdwara at Ghumar Mandi in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Exchanging banter at leisure
Kisan Mela at the Punjab Agriculture University is the platform where farmers come to get know about new seeds and farm techniques. But it also gives farmers some time to leisure, sit and relax. During the mela few days back, a group of farmers were seen sitting together and discussing some issues about their village (see
pic). “We are so busy in our daily life that we hardly get time to sit and talk but today we got an opportunity and discussed some issues of our village for which we were not getting time otherwise,” said one of the farmers at Kisan
mela.
Countless pits, this is supposed to be a road!
Jagraon, September 21
The residents living in the residential localities situated on Sherpur Road,
Jagraon, had been facing a lot of inconvenience due to utterly bad condition of the road. There are countless pits on the two kilometer long stretch of the road which have been causing a lot of problems to the commuters.
Commuters pass through the potholed Sherpur Road in Jagraon. A
Tribune photograph
82K children get polio drops on Day 1
Ludhiana, September 21
A five-day pulse polio drive started in the city today. Although World Health Organisation has declared India a polio-free nation, the government has been taking preventive measures to prevent a relapse.
A kid being administered polio drops on the first day
of the pulse polio drive in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
ATP blames other officials for lapses
Ludhiana, September 21
Reacting to the letter issued by the Municipal Corporation Commissioner to the Secretary, Local Bodies Department, Assistant Town Planner Harpreet Singh
Ghai, who got transferred to Moga, said he was being “targeted” due to “vested interests”.
Forget Hindi or English, its Hinglish all the way!
Ludhiana, September 21
With the introduction of smartphones and the emerging trend of texting, ‘Hinglish’ has become a recognised language now. The language that is a mix of Hindi and English and written with the English alphabet instead of Devnagri has caught on in a big way in the city.
INIFD brings cultural heritage alive on ramp
Ludhiana, September 21
The Inter-National Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) organised Annual Designers’ Contest and showcased the budding designers’ creativity through a fashion show called ‘Fashion Layers’. The event was organised to mark the passing out of the final year students of the Fashion Design Department at Green Lawns, INIFD Campus, Guru Nanak Dev
Bhawan.
Models showcase creations of budding designers during the Annual Designers' Contest of the INIFD in Ludhiana.
Tribune Photos: Himanshu Mahajan
Junk food sale continues around schools
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 21
There seems to be a little coordination between health departments and the education sector when it comes to following the government’s direction to restrict sale of junk food in and near the educational institutes.
The Director General School Education (DGSE), GK Singh, had directed the Education Department to restrict the sale of junk food six months back.
A file photo
COLLEGE NOTES
Cleanliness drive
Doraha:
The NSS (Girls) unit of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, launched a cleanliness drive during the one-day NSS camp in Government Senior Secondary School. A total of 43 volunteers participated in the camp.
Thalassaemia
Doc apprises masses of new technology
Ludhiana, September 21
Niswarth Sewa Society organised a seminar
on thalassaemia Awareness today. Dr Atul Bhavsar from Government Akhandanand Ayurved Hospital, Gujarat, was the key speaker during the seminar.
Doctor Atul Bhavsar from Government Akhandananad Ayurved Hospital, Gujarat, addresses a gathering during a seminar in Ludhiana.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma
100 attend CME on obstetrics, gynaecology
Ludhiana, September 21
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), conducted quarterly meet of the Northern Obstetrical Gynecological Society of India (NOGSI) today.
Materialism takes over little joys of life
Ludhiana, September 21
Time and again academicians and psychologists have stressed on the need for outdoor activities for students. But thanks to dwindling spaces and parks, burgeoning restaurants and changing cultural values, city youngsters prefer to remain indoors now.
Free medical camps benefit residents
Ludhiana, September 21
A monthly free multi-speciality medical check-up camp was organised by
the Indian Medical Association (IMA) at IMA House in association with the district health department
and Punjab Medical Representative Association, Ludhiana.
A doctor checks a patient during a medical camp at Dandi Swami
Mandir. Photos: Inderjeet Verma
LUDHIANA SCAN
Hindu bodies to hold protest
The Hindu organisations of the city have decided to hold a protest and launch “Rail Roko” on September 24, against the slaughtering of cows in
Malerkotla.
BUSINESS NEWS
Sugar Free launches campaign
Sugar Free launched a ‘donate your calories to help nourish children’ campaign today, in partnership with NGO Akshaya Patra Foundation to benefit and improve the status of school going children in the country through their mid-day meal
programme.
72-yr-old raped, accused held
Khanna, September 21
The police had registered a case and arrested the accused for raping a 72-year-old widow. The victim is resident of Rosiana village near Maloud.
Earrings snatched at gunpoint
Jagraon, September 21
Despite tall claims by the police department, there seems to be no end to the snatching incidents in
Jagraon. In the recent past, several incidents have taken place in the area.
Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Tournament
LLR DAV College, Jagraon, win tie
Ludhiana, September 21
Lala Lajpat Rai DAV College, Jagraon, defeated Gur Gobind Singh Public College,
Alour, by 32 runs in the second match of the Panjab University Inter-College Cricket Tournament at Satish Chander Dhawan Government College.
Batting first after winning the toss, the Jagraon college scored 182 runs in 33.2
overs.
A match in progress during the Panjab University inter-college cricket meet in Ludhiana on Sunday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
City lads clinch baseball title
Ludhiana, September 21
Ludhiana survived a scare against Amritsar to clinch the title in the boys’ category during the Eighth Senior Punjab State Baseball Championship for Boys and Girls being held at Mata Gurdev Kaur Sahi Sports College,
Samrala.
Ludhiana players in a jubilant mood after winning the Eighth Senior Punjab State Baseball Championship at Samrala on Sunday. A
Tribune photograph
katoch shield
Ludhiana end day on 245 for 6
Ludhiana, September 21
Powered by Sunny Pandey’s 110-run knock, Ludhiana finished the first day of a four-day match against Jalandhar on 245, with four wickets still remaining.
College hosts volleyball meet
Ludhiana, September 21
RIMT-Academic College, Mandi Gobindgarh, today hosted an inter-department volleyball tournament.
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