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Badal has no moral right to lead Sikhs: Sarna
Ludhiana, December 6
Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna, president, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management
Committee, does not feel threatened by the notice of the meeting of the executive to elect new office-bearers on December 19.
Mr Sarna claimed that this meeting was unconstitutional and illegal and had no
locus standi.
SGPC to repair gurdwaras in Afghanistan
Ludhiana, December 6
The SGPC will carry out repair, renovation or reconstruction of gurdwara buildings which suffered damage during the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
This decision was taken at a meeting of the Dharam Parchar Committee held at
Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir, today under the presidentship of committee chief
Avtar Singh.
Residents resent shoddy work on road
Ludhiana, December 6
Residents of H-block of BRS Nagar today alleged that the contractor had used inferior quality material in the recarpeting of roads in their area. They alleged that the recarpeting work was peeling away within a week only.
A resident shows a patch of withered road after some days of recarpeting.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Cycle divisions “closed for good”
Ludhiana, December 6
Even as workers, who were rendered jobless, following the closure of cycle divisions of Highway Industries and Rockman Cycle Industries persist with their demand of reopening of the closed division, the first hearing following the review petition pertaining to the closure only diminished any such chances as the management said Rs 4 crore had already been disbursed as compensation among employees.
Chrysanthemums on display during the flower show at Punjab Agricultural University, which was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr KS Aulakh, in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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Factory workers hold protest
Ludhiana, December 6
Workers of Javandh Sons, a hosiery factory unit, held a protest demonstration against the company’s management.
Alleging “illegal retrenchment” by the company, the workers said the
unit was flouting labour laws.
Telecom staff charge BSNL with victimisation
Ludhiana, December 6
The National Federation of Telecom Employees has decided to launch a struggle against the local administration of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for its “vindictive attitude” and “step-motherly treatment” with functionaries of the body.
Move to give control of jails to IPS cadre resented
Ludhiana, December 6
The reported move of the state government to handover the jail administration in Punjab to IPS cadre officers is a conspiracy against the state and a cause of worry.
Mr Daljit Singh Bittu, president of the Shiromani Khalsa Dal, said the Congress
and the Akalis were often harping on more autonomy to the states but practically
the governments of these parties had always surrendered the rights of the state.
Selling peacock feathers for Rs 3
Ludhiana, December 6
For 65-year-old Ramesh, a native of Agra, it is just like any other profession. Roaming around the busy Ghanta Ghar and selling real peacock feathers for a song. One full feather of the national bird of India, already endangered, is being sold for just Rs 3 by this businessman from Uttar Pradesh.
Haphazard debris dumping has residents fuming
Ludhiana, December 6
Residents of nearly 30 flats in the posh Sarabha Nagar area are having a tough time due to encroachments and dumping of garbage and debris on the approach road to their houses.
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