Ludhiana, Punjab Business Information Directory

Patiala, Ludhiana put under night curfew as cases surge

Chandigarh [India], March 12 (ANI): In view of increasing COVID-19 cases, Ludhiana`s District Collector has imposed a night curfew in the district from March 12 between 11 pm to 5 am till further orders. Get more India News and Business News on Zee Business.

Manav ManderTribune News ServiceLudhiana, March 11 Despite spike in fresh Covid cases in the district, residents continue to adopt the casual approach towards government guidelines and preventive mea

Night curfew imposed in Patiala, Ludhiana will be effective from the night of March 12 from 11 pm to 5 am, till further orders

Ludhiana March 11Allottees of residential plots in the 5.5-acre pocket of land in Shaheed Bhagat Singh feel cheated as the Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) had raised the demand of non-construction fine (NCF) for three years from them in accordance with a notification of the Punjab Government issued on April 21 2020. They have pleaded for the waiver of the NCF as the possession of the plots allotted to them were handed over to them late and basic amenities were provided still later as this piece of land was under encroachment. In a communication to the Punjab Minister for Local Bodies and the Additional Chief Secretary Local Government Punjab an allottee Sulakhan Singh Bal representing other allottees as well said the allottees had already paid the amount of the alternative plots as per the previous schedule (2015-17) attached with their allotment letters. “But now the LIT has issued the new payment schedule (2021-23) wherein the NCF for three years has been added.”He said since no mention of the construction period was made in the allotment letters issued for alternative plots (in 2015-17) the allottees of plots in the 5.5-acre land ought to be exempted from this condition. The copies of the representation have also been sent to the director of the Local Bodies Punjab chairman and executive officer of the LIT.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana, March 12Twenty-one more students and five more teachers were among Ludhiana’s 163 new coronavirus patients, officials said. Ludhiana authorities have announced new

Dr Simrinder Singh Sodhi coordinator of training programmes the college was working intensively to strengthen and develop entrepreneurial skills among the students. Dr Sodhi said the college was regularly organising both online and offline training programmes for the students to keep them updated. He informed that in collaboration with PAMETI Ludhiana College also organised a three-day training programme on entrepreneurship development. At the end of 3-days programme Dr YS Malik and Dr HS Dhaliwal presided over the valedictory function. Dr Malik during the function discussed the benefits of self-marketing for the Agri startups and motivated the students to be self-sustainable.

Ludhiana: In a joint effort of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College Ludhiana and Indian Army a Battlefield Management System developed by team of GNDEC students got huge praise from Indian Army said GNDEC Prinicipal Dr Sehijpal Singh. The principal congratulated the department and students namely Shiv Charan Raghu Gulati Lakshya Chopra and Puran Singh for completing the great project for the Army. Dr Parminder Singh HOD and Prof Satinderpal Singh of Computer Science and Engineering Department were specially invited for honouring at regiment headquarter. They said the system developed by the college will play a major role in battlefield.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana, March 12Twenty-one more students and five more teachers were among Ludhiana’s 163 new coronavirus patients, officials said. Ludhiana authorities have announced new

Ludhiana March 11The anti-narcotics cell of the Jagraon police nabbed an alleged drugs smuggler and recovered 10 gm of heroin from his possession. Cops said during routine patrolling information was received that the person was into drug smuggling and was on his way to deliver a consignment of drugs to his clients. Cops said acting on a tip-off a naka was laid at Malak Chowk from where the accused was nabbed along with banned medicines. The Hathur police also nabbed Gurtej Singh alias Kali of Chakkar village for alleged drugs smuggling and seized 1000 tablets of banned medicines from him. Accordingly a raid was conducted and the accused was nabbed with tablets.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana March 11The Kotwali police have registered a case against a city-based medical shop owner in connection with the alleged sale of counterfeit body-building supplements here. The police have also sealed the godowns of the booked person where products were believed to be stored in large quantities. Used to prepare products himself The accused was identified as Inderpal Singh of Model Town Extension. He owns the medical shop in Pindi Street the hub of wholesale medicines market here. He owns the medical shop in Pindi Street the hub of wholesale medicines market here.

Ludhiana March 11The All-India Milking Championship was organised on March 7-9 by the Progressive Dairy Farming Association (PDFA) held at Cattle Ground PDFA Jagraon. Sardar Chaman's cow won Rs 1 lakh prize setting a national milking record with 70.45 kg of milk. In HF Adult Pritpal Singh's cow secured the first position with 70.45 kg of milk. Gurchet Singh of Jarsi cow 42.977 kg third Gurpreet Sandhu 40.32 kg fourth Parvinder Singh finished fifth with 38.463 kg 36.766 kg fifth and ninth Shishwesh Sharma 36.927 kg eighth Gopi 33.6 kg. Praveen Singh and Kuldeep Singh of Jarsi Cross Cow finished second with 43.473 kg and Gopi 43.1 kg.

Last month 30-35 cases were reported daily which have now risen to 120-125 a four-fold rise. But this figure is no deterrent factor for the people to stop going on public places partying or organising functions. “Covid is very much here and people should not ignore it and should diligently follow the safety protocols laid down by the government. Late night parties and functions are a regular feature in the industrial city and they continue to be the same despite the pandemic situation. “Late night parties in the clubs and large gatherings at functions are a common sight even today.

While night curfew is back in six districts of Punjab -- Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala, Ludhiana and Patiala -- many other districts are also reviewing the situation depending upon the number of cases being reported on a daily basis.

Tribune News ServiceLudhiana, March 11 To meet the income target of the annual budget for the current financial year, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has intensified the recovery drive to collect the