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Tiwari claims overwhelming response
Ludhiana, April 9
Congress candidate from Ludhiana parliamentary constituency, Munish Tiwari claimed that he was receiving an overwhelming response from both the rural and urban areas alike. He also asserted that there was no opposition to his candidature from any quarter within the party and this campaign was orchestrated by the opposition parties, particularly the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janta Party.
Plans afoot to celebrate Ambedkar’s birthday
Ludhiana, April 9
Dr Ambedkar Mission Employees Federation would observe 113rd birthday of Dr
B.R. Ambedkar at Punjabi Bhavan here on April 18 in which ‘Yug Purush Dr Ambedkar Award’ for the year would be presented to prominent
Ambedkerite, Buddhist, writer and thinker, Mr Lahori Ram Bali.
Members of the Dr Ambedkar Mission Employees Federation address a press conference in Ludhiana.
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Dug-up road irks residents
Ludhiana, April 9
A dug-up road at Shakti Nagar Colony linking Pakhowal Road with Kochhar Market in the city has become a source of big nuisance for the area residents for several months now. A deep trench, dug up right in the middle of the entire length of the road for laying sewer pipes, has now been filled up with sand and stones to prepare the road for laying a fresh top coat, but the slow pace of work continues to be an irritant for the residents.
According to Dr Sonia Hora, a resident of the area, digging work was carried out right in the middle of the road and huge mounds of sand were piled on the side.
A road in Shakti Nagar Colony in Ludhiana lying dug up for more than three months, causing inconvenience to residents.
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Car bazar aggravates parking blues
Ludhiana, April 9
A brawl took place between a leading advocate and certain police personnel and employees of car bazar over haphazard parking in Feroze Gandhi Market here on Wednesday. This once again brought into focus the parking woes of the businessmen and professionals having shops and offices in the posh commercial area.
No plea on Bhindranwale’s
memorial received, says admn
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 9
The district administration has denied having received any applications for the release of grants for setting up memorials Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Ali Jinah under the MP quota. Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, MP from the Sangrur constituency, had announced these grants last year and had maintained that it was justified to set up such memorials as both persons were national leaders of Sikhs and Muslims, two communities in minority in India.
JTOs’ names missing in seniority list
Ludhiana, April 9
Junior telecom officers (JTOs) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), posted in Chandigarh and Ludhiana circles have resented the deletion of their names from the seniority list. It is learnt that those recruited against the general category prior to 1994 and for the reserved category prior to 1996 have not found their names in the seniority list.
Swami Ramdev gives tips on yoga
Ludhiana, April 9
The 39th public health lecture was successfully organised by the Health Educational Cell of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in the jam-packed Dumra Auditorium here last evening.
Patrolling team to rescue of
mishap victims
Doraha, April 9
Four occupants of a Gypsy were injured, two of them seriously when a truck coming from the opposite side at Kanech cut, near Sahnewal, hit it on Monday evening.
The Gypsy (DL-2CC-8752) was coming from Doraha and heading towards Ludhiana when a truck rammed into it.
Tarksheel challenges Jyotish Kendra
Amloh, April 9
Mr Mohinder Singh Rana and Mr Satish Kumar Alowal, president and general secretary, respectively, of the Punjab Tarksheel Society of the Ajnoda Kalan unit in a statement has challenged both Durga and Shiv Jyotish Kendras near Jattan Wali Dharamshala at Bhadson village, near here.
LMA chief Manjit Singh dead
Ludhiana, April 9
Mr Manjit Singh, president of the Ludhiana Management Association
(LMA) and Managing Director of Akal Springs Limited, died in New Delhi early morning today reportedly after suffering a cardiac arrest.
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