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Traders burn Badal’s effigy
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — Activists of
a number of organisations of industrialists and traders
of the state burnt an effigy of Chief Minister Prakash
Singh Badal to protest against the recent power hike here
today. The organisations also gave an ultimatum to the
state government to withdraw or scale down the power hike
within 15 days lest they would launch a statewide
agitation.
Traffic bottlenecks to be removed
Shopkeepers
agree to MC proposal
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — The
irritating commotion and traffic jams one witnesses
daily, at Baba Dhyan Singh Complex Chowk near the Bus
stand here is all set to become a thing of the past. The
local Municipal Corporation has succeeded in convincing
four shopkeepers to shift to some other place for a
‘rotary’ to be constructed for the efficient
flow of traffic.
Depression and alcoholism ... a lethal
combination
LUDHIANA,
JULY 7 — Depression
and alcohol dependence are two common disorders that
frequently coexist. As a result, sorting out the various
symptoms of each disorder and determining whether the
symptoms of one are caused by the other, often prove
difficult. In turn, this uncertainty hampers decision
making concerning treatment.
Mayor assures basic amenities
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — The city
Mayor, Mr Apinder Singh Grewal, has assured that adequate
funds would be made available for development works in
the city and resource crunch would not be allowed to come
in the way of providing basic amenities to the city
residents.
Speed post service revamped
LUDHIANA, July 7 — The state
Department of Postal Services has pulled up its socks for
competing with the private courier services by
introducing new posts of area managers and marketing
executives.
Traders raise ST issue with Tandon
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — To resolve
the crises arising out of ban on the inter-state movement
of petroleum products, a delegation of the Apex Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (Punjab), Ludhiana, met the
Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, yesterday.
Mr B.D. Tandon, Minister for Local Bodies, accompanied
the delegation.
Markets flooded with mangoes
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — The current
mango season is at its peak. Popular varieties of the
“summer delight”, namely, Dasehri, Saharni and
Langra are on sale in every nook and corner of the city
at around Rs 20 a kg. There is always room for bargain,
you know.
LPG distributors’ clarification
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — Mr Navin
Talwar, secretary, Ludhiana LPG Distributors Association,
and Mr Ashu Bharti of Bharat Petroleum today reacted
strongly to a Ludhiana Tribune’s news report on
‘LPG cylinder for Rs 300’.
Swami Vivekanand remembered
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — The Maha
Samadhi divas of Swami Vivekanand was celebrated here on
July 4 by the local Swami Vivekanand Study Circle.
Shabads from the Gurbani were recited and excerpts from
the Swami’s book, My India, the India Eternal were
read out at the function organised to mark the
celebration, according to a press note by the circle.
Railways' clarification
LUDHIANA,
July 7 — A Railways
press release today clarified that phone numbers 470314
to 470319 published as railway inquiry numbers in these
columns on Thursday actually belong to another city. The
computerised railway inquiry will be started shortly and
the new numbers would be published accordingly. The
public is requested not to call up at these numbers.
Inconvenience caused to the actual owners of these
numbers is sincerely regretted.
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