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Congress hopeful of
victory in HP
Ludhiana, February 24
The Minister of State for Printing and Stationery, Mr Rakesh Pandey, today claimed that the Congress was set to win the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections with a thumping majority. Mr Pandey, who had returned from his extensive campaign in Hamirpur district, claimed that the anti-corruption campaign launched by the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, had generated phenomenal response among the voters of the state.
Upset over the turning of the fountain at the Bhadaur House market into a public urinal, the shopkeepers have put up a banner to give vent to their anger. They have demanded immediate steps to put an end to the nuisance.
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Residents stage dharna in front of MC office
Doraha, February 24
The residents of ward No. 9 of the Doraha town are living in unhygienic conditions. Sewerage water collects in front of their houses making their lives difficult, but the authorities concerned have done little to check the problem.
MC staff ‘misbehave’ with trader
Ludhiana, February 24
While the municipal corporation claims to be working overtime to achieve the budget target and mobilise resources as the financial year is about to end, the employees of the civic body seem to be unmindful of their responsibilities.
Shiv Sena unit to check exploitation
Ludhiana, February 24
The Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) will constitute a unit of the Bhartiya Kamgar Sena, a frontal organisation of the party, to work for the emancipation of the working class and put to end the exploitation of workers.
Federation
stages dharna
Ludhiana, February 24
Members of the Punjab Subordinate Services Federation today staged a dharna in front of the mini-secretariat in protest against the anti-employee policies of the government.
Resentment among Sutlej
Club members
Ludhiana, February 24
Resentment prevails among senior members of the Sutlej Club over the withdrawal of certain facilities granted to senior citizens. The senior members, who were instrumental in the development of the club, are feeling that they are being maltreated by certain ‘autocratic’ elements at the helm of affairs of the club.
Birth anniversary of Baden Powel celebrated
Mandi Gobindgarh,
February 24
Three hundred scouts and guides from different schools of Fatehgarh Sahib district celebrated the birth anniversary of the founder of the movement, Lord Stephen Smith Baden Powel, at Government High School, Jallah, near here, on Saturday.
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