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Congress workers feel let down
Ludhiana, March 20
Most of the Congress workers here seem to be feeling let down over the attitude of the local administration, particularly the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Aggarwal, who kept them waiting for hours and made a quiet exit from the backdoor without meeting them.
‘Right to information must to check corruption’
Ludhiana, March 20
“Most of the public and private institutions in India have become corrupt and inefficient and there is no way to improve them except to empower the public with right to information. It would force the institutions, including the print and electronic media, to become more transparent and accountable towards the public.
Contract system opposed
Ludhiana, March 20
The Safai Karamchari Union in the Municipal Corporation here has demanded the scrapping of the ban on new recruitment of safai workers. The ban is in force since 1986. The union has also demanded fresh recruitment of at least 5,000 safai workers, 2,000 sewer men and 1,000 beldars from the approved list to cope with the sanitation needs of the city.
Self-service
canteen for defence personnel
Ludhiana, March 20
A self-service CSD canteen of 152 (TA) Sikh Battalion was inaugurated here today by Col T.P.S. Gill, Commanding Officer.
With the opening of the canteen near Jagraon Bridge, the dream of the retired Armed personnel of Ludhiana has come true.
Two-day media meet from March 30
Ludhiana, March 20
The media wing of the Brahma Kumaris institution, in association with the Delhi-based Media Watch Group, will organise a two-day media meet at the Om Shanti Retreat Centre on March 30 and 31.
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