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Voter cards to be prepared
from July 25
Ludhiana, July 22
The final round for the preparation of photo identity cards of the voters of Ludhiana North Vidhan Sabha constituency will be carried out from July 25 to 27 from 8 am to 6 pm.
Left parties flay govt’s economic policies
Ludhiana, July 22
Activists of Left parties today criticised the economic policies of the NDA government in the Centre, which were having adverse impact on economic and social fabric of the nation and had led to mass unemployment, industrial stagnation and irreparable damage to farm economy.
The state secretary of the CPI-M, Mr Mangat Ram Pasla, addresses a protest rally at
Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Tuesday. |
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Henceforth, SHOs will answer your calls
Ludhiana, July 22
“Shreeman ji, thana kotwali ton chotta munshi Bhisham Singh hazir ji.” This welcome note heard over the phone whenever anyone dialled the number of a police station for the last several decades has now passed into history. No more would one hear a ‘chotta munshi’ or a ‘wada munshi’ receiving the calls.
Maintenance of parks to go
back to contractors
Ludhiana, July 22
With the adamant stand taken by the Park Management Committees (PMCs) and their refusal to take up the responsibility for maintenance of parks at the rates prescribed by the state government, the municipal corporation has decided to entrust the job to private contractors.
Resentment over nominations to grievances panel
Ludhiana, July 22
There is a resentment among Congress workers over the nominations to the District Grievance Committee, Ludhiana. Most of the members nominated to the committee are not very famous in the local circles. The nominations have left senior Congress workers aghast over their omission. There has been no nomination from among the Youth Congress activists.
Missing child’s parents abandon hope
Doraha, July 22
Ten days have passed since Tanjot Singh, a 16-year-old class XI student of Sant Ishar Singh Public School, Rara Sahib, disappeared from the village of Bilaspur near Payal.
Estranged woman seeks justice
Pakhowal, July 22
A 29-year-old woman of this village has been moving from pillar to post for a better future for her two daughters who have been deserted by her husband. Santosh Kaur, a Dalit married an ex-serviceman of Pandora village, near Mullanpur Dakha, about seven years ago.
Creche, a necessity for working mothers
Ludhiana: With an increase in the number of working women, creches have become a necessity. Many mothers are working in order to share the financial burden and give a good quality of life to their children. With the concept of joint families becoming redundant, the only option left before parents is to leave their children in
creches.
Transport Nagar to get facelift
Ludhiana, July 22
The hub of transport business in the city - Transport Nagar, will be given a facelift and all amenities and infrastructural facilities would be provided to the transporters. This was announced by city Mayor Nahar Singh Gill at a ‘khula darbar’ held at Transport Nagar here last evening.
Residents oppose panel formation
Ludhiana, July 22
The controversy over the Gurdwara Mastuana Sahib and a dera at Dugri Road took a turn here yesterday when the Welfare Society of Model Town Extension-D distanced itself from the newly constituted 11-member committee formed by Baba Nachattar Singh Kali Kambliwale to manage the religious place.
Roadways works managers seek promotion
Ludhiana, July 22
Works managers of Punjab Roadways have urged the government to end stagnation and ensure their promotion at regular intervals.
At a meeting held here yesterday, members of the Punjab Roadways Works Managers Association appealed to the government to not only ensure their promotion at fixed intervals, but also promote them as General Managers (GMs) since they were graduate
engineers
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