Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

Around six years ago the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) had constructed the stretch about 600 metres between the RUB and Keys Hotel. The GLADA had constructed the RUB while Lodhi Club Road stretch on BRS Nagar side was constructed by MC Ludhiana. Gaganpreet Singh a resident of BRS Nagar said “When we cross the RUB and move towards Pakhowal Road a road stretch is in dilapidated condition. Boota Ram Trust Engineer LIT said “The stretch is not under the LIT. The tender has been floated again and we hope that the road will be recarpeted soon once tendering process is completed.”

Ludhiana: A webinar on “Internet Banking: A click away” was organised at Gobindgarh Public College Alour Khanna. Prof Deepak Dhingra Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Kamla Lohtia Snatam Dharam College Ludhiana was the resource person. Principal Neena Seth Pajni congratulate the department for organising practical session on internet banking. Tribune photoSchool NotesInt'l Women's Day celebratedLudhiana: International Women's Day was celebrated under guidance of Head Teacher Sukhdhir Sekhon at GPS Moti Nagar Sector 39 Chandigarh Road. Webinar on nep-2020Ludhiana: Green Land Convent School New Subhash Nagar Ludhiana organised a webinar for the parents on the topic National Education Policy-2020.

Ludhiana March 6Over 50000 persons have been vaccinated against Covid in the district so far. These included 21056 healthcare workers (first dose) and 13213 (second dose) 9403 frontline workers (first dose) and 113 (second dose) 4851 senior citizens (above 60 years) and 1377 persons aged between 45 and 59 with comorbidities. Stating this here today DC Varinder Kumar Sharma said a total of 50014 persons had been inoculated in various government and private hospitals in the district ever since the vaccination drive had started. The DC said the third phase of vaccination had started on March 1 in which senior citizens and those aged between 45 and 59 years (as on January 1) with comorbidities were getting themselves vaccinated. Sharma said for the third phase of the drive beneficiaries could go for advanceself-registration through www.cowin.gov.in portal or they could also go for on-site registration by walking-in.

Nikhil BhardwajTribune News ServiceLudhiana March 6Following a scuffle with a neighbour a man killed the neighbour's two sons and later committed suicide at Rajiv Gandhi Colony in Focal Point here on Saturday. The man used to stalk the mother of the boys owing to which their father had a scuffle with the accused which led to the killings. The boys have been identified as Rajnish (8) and Manish (6) sons of Shiv Shankar Tiwari originally from UP's Bahraich. On Saturday on finding the boys alone in the room the accused took them to his room. Accused Shalinder had been living with his uncle at the vehra for the past two years.

Ludhiana: When the petrol prices are rising two students of CT University came up with an idea e-Bike. Students named Rahul Thareja of B.Tech (1st year) (Robotics and Automation) and Satyam Gupta of BCA (2nd year) have made the e-Bike under Rs15000 only. They made e-bike under the guidance of Dr Harmeet Singh engineers Inderjeet Singh Dinesh Kumar and lab technician Gurkirat Singh. Dr Harmeet Singh added “The battery-operated e-Bike has a range of 30-km in a single charge and with a top speed of 28kmph. Ranjodh Singh president Ramgarhia Educational Council former Principal Dr Inderjit Kaur and other members of council congratulated her and gave her their best wishes.

Ludhiana March 4Christian Medical College and Hospital has made an appeal to the public for donation for a needy patient Veer Bhan (55) bearing the hospital Unit No. C-79993404. He was diagnosed with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease of right lower limb with 90% stenosis of right common iliac artery and complete occlusion of superficial femoral artery on CT angiography. He further needs around Rs150000 for treatment.

Ludhiana March 4The College of Animal Biotechnology Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) celebrated its first foundation day. Dr YS Malik Dean of the College said congratulated students and staff for organising competitive events during the three-day celebration. Competitions such as photography essay writing poster making and cartooning competitions were held.

Ludhiana: Ludhiana: The police have booked a man and recovered 40-kg poppy husk allegedly from his vehicle from Alamgir village under the Dehlon police station. They claimed that the accused had stationed his vehicle near the village and waiting for the customers. However the accused after seeing the police managed to escape but 40-kg poppy husk has been recovered from truck the police said. TNSMan succumbs to injuriesLudhiana: A 25-year-old man succumbed to injuries four days after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle. TNSProperties of pos attachedRaikot: The Ludhiana (Rural) police have attached the properties of proclaimed offenders booked under five separate cases registered at various police stations of the district.

In the index Ludhiana scored the 14th rank with overall 57.36 score in million plus population cities of the country. In the Citizen Perception Survey Ludhiana scored 75.9 score out of 100. Ludhiana is still far away from comfort and good living conditions. There is a dire need to improve living conditions here. The authorities should come and see how labourers live under poor living conditions.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana March 4The Ludhiana rural police arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in the smuggling of intoxicating tablets. The police recovered 1.8 lakh tramadol tablets Rs2.4 lakh (drug money) Optra and Swift Dzire cars and a bullet motorcycle from the accused. Charanjit Singh Sohal Senior Superintendent of Police Ludhiana rural said a team of the CIA staff had arrested Sukhpal on March 1. On the statement of Honey Sehgal Vishal Anand of Ambala was also nominated in the case and arrested today” the police said. Opium recoveredThe Ludhiana (Rural) police arrested a man and allegedly recovered 2 kg of opium from him.

Ludhiana March 4A group of shopkeepers from Jail Road with LIP councillor Swarandeep Singh Chahal met Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu over the issue of notices regarding CLU charges today. They urged the MC to revoke the notices that were issued to the shopkeepers at the earliest. The shopkeepers and a number of leaders from different political parties have raised questions over the MC's process of issuing notices. Earlier Congress leaders Gurpreet Gogi Kamaljeet Singh Karwal and others had also raised questions over CLU notices.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana March 5Five women thieves 35 stole designer suits worth thousands from a garment showroom situated in Silver Arc Mall on Ferozepur Road. Jaspreet Kaur said she runs Mutiyar a designer garment showroom in the mall. On March 4 five women wearing mask entered the showroom to buy suits but took away 35 designer suits from the showroom. A showroom employee also made video of one of the thieves but she fled away in an auto-rickshaw. Kaur demanded that the police should register an FIR and thieves should also be traced so that her stolen goods could be recovered.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana March 5In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at bringing the administration close to the people especially the youth Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Friday launched “Coffee with DC” interaction programme with the youngsters in Ludhiana. Under his maiden session the DC visited the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprise (DBEE) to interact with the job seekers over coffee. The DBEE where the DC launched his youth conversation programme had been acting as a single roof solution for the job seekers and job givers in the district. Describing the bureau as a catalyst for transforming the destiny of the youth in the district Sharma said besides providing jobs it has been helping in making the youth self-reliant by enabling them to open their own business. He told the officials to ensure that every youth undergoing training under various skill development courses must visit the DBEE.

Ludhiana March 5As many as 150 engineers participated in a zonal-level meeting of the PSEB Engineers' Association here today. They criticised the PSPCL management and Punjab Government for “failing to protect the interest of citizens.”Speakers including Ajay Pal Singh Atwal general secretary of the association said the PSPCL had submitted a plan to hire only 2632 employees but there were more than 20000 vacancies in the power sector. He warned that closing the Ropar thermal would be a technical and financial blunder. Members appealed to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to intervene and protect the state power sector. They said if the PSPCL management failed to protect the interest of the power sector the association would start a statewide agitation.

Ludhiana March 5Members of the Punjab & UT Employees and Pensioners' Joint Front staged a protest against the state government for 'failing' to fulfill their demands outside the DC Complex in Ludhiana. They alleged that the Congress had made many promises before 2017 assembly polls but nothing has been done to fulfill these promises. They also blamed the Congress government for failing to regularize the jobs of many contractual employees in the state. “The state government has not fulfilled any promise that was made with employees and pensioners. If our demands are not met we will be forced to intensify agitation” said Charan Singh Sarabha of the union.