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DCC distributes
anti-Badal pamphlets
Ludhiana, August 7
Pamphlets, posing certain questions to Mr Parkash Singh Badal were distributed among passersby on the Jagraon bridge by activists of the District Youth Congress (Urban), Ludhiana, here today. Among the questions highlighted were about the patch-up between Mr Badal and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra.
Local Cong leaders rap
Bir Devinder
Ludhiana, August 7
Expressing support for the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the local Congress leadership led by the District Congress Committee (DCC) president, Mr Jagmohan Sharma, today criticised the Deputy Speaker, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, for his outbursts against the Chief Minister and the government.
MC road tenders come under cloud
Ludhiana, August 7
The tenders for development works worth a whopping Rs 4.4 crore, scheduled to be opened yesterday and later postponed for a day by the municipal corporation due to administrative reasons, have come under a cloud with many contractors enlisted with the MC alleging that the move was aimed at benefiting certain contractors with political links while the civic administration denies it.
NoC for new units in 48 hrs: Rana
Mandi Gobindgarh, August 7
A drive against pollution and corruption does not mean a blow to the industry. But at the same time the government is well aware of its responsibility to maintaining a pollution-free environment said Rana K.P. Singh, MLA and Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).
Make this Rakhi more meaningful
Ludhiana, August 7
Rakhi never falls on the same day as it is linked to the full moon day as per the lunar calendar. However sisters’ love for their brothers remains constant. Every year, they send rakhis with loving messages but how about sending meaningful messages that might make the brothers take notice of some of their bad habits that might cause cancer or other diseases.
Food on streets popular with Ludhianvis
Ludhiana, August 7
Although the city is in the grip of gastroenteritis and cholera, there are many takers of different kinds of food served by innumerable vendors on streets of the city in every locality. |
Nayar recalls trip to Pak
Ludhiana, August 7
Senior journalist Kuldeep Nayar believes that the winds of change are
bellowing in Pakistan and people over there, particularly the younger generation, are not hostile towards India. He says even the military regime is fast realising that it cannot continue with a confrontationist attitude towards India. The statements of Maulan Fazl-u-Rehman, leader of the Jamati Islami and a hardliner, are significant, he said.
Dalits abroad worried
for brethren
Ludhiana, August 7
To check atrocities on Dalits in India, especially Punjab, Dalits abroad have come together under the banner of Vishwa Guru Ravidass Mission and have decided to take up the matter at the international level.
Mr Sital Klair, president of the South Asian Human Rights Group, Canada, at a function organised by the Vishwa Guru Ravidass Mission in Ludhiana on Thursday.
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Colonies flooded with sewage, residents fear epidemic
Doraha, August 7
In the absence of an outlet for sewage, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Araichan Colony and Malhipur village here are inundated with sewage. Local residents fear that an epidemic could break out in their areas.
Living in squalor
Ludhiana, August 7
Shopkeepers and residents of Lakkar Bazar and surrounding localities have to live amid filth, bad roads and poor sewerage.
There is heavy traffic on the Lakshmi Cinema road since it provides access to CMC Hospital, CMC Dental College, Civil Hospital and several schools.
Employees to launch stir
Ludhiana, August 7
The Punjab State Ministerial Staff Union will launch a stir in protest against the alleged anti-employee policies of the government. Government employees in the district will hold a protest rally at the mini-secretariat here tomorrow. This decision was taken at a meeting of the district unit of the union held here today.
Ex-servicemen relieved at govt clarification
Ludhiana, August 7
The Indian Ex-Services League, Punjab and Chandigarh, has welcomed the clarification of the Punjab Government on the imposition of tax on CSD stores.
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