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An outer cover of a traffic light that has been lying on a divider at Pakhowal road. It seems that
the MC authorities are concerned only about installation and not maintenance. Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Man killed as tyre bursts while
refilling air
Khanna, December 2
A resident of Issru village was killed this morning when he
was trying to refill air in the tyres of a truck. The victim, 27-year-old Hardeep Singh Deepa, had been working in a shop on the Amloh road for
the past few months. He would check air pressure of vehicles and fix minor snags in heavy vehicles.
SAD Factions Clash
Bid to take over truck union
office
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 3
Timely action by the police averted a clash from turning gory between supporters of two factions of
the SAD. While one faction tried to take possession of the office of the Dasmesh truck tempo union by garlanding its man as president, the other, led by the present incumbent, resisted
the attempt.
Unaccounted rice being sold at small towns
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 2
Some rice shellers have started disposing of unaccounted stocks of rice milled at their mills at small towns and villages.
LS Poll
Aggarwal community stakes claim to city seat
 Ludhiana, December 2
The Akhil Bhartiya Aggarwal Sammelan, which has been openly supporting the SAD right from 2002, having canvassed support for the party candidates in 2002 and 2007 Assembly elections in Punjab, has now asked the SAD leadership to give party ticket for Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat to one of its nominees to fulfil its longstanding commitment with the community.
All-India Aggarwal Sammelan state president Amrit Lal Aggarwal addresses mediapersons in Ludhiana. Photo: I.V.
Cinema holds show for special kids
 Ludhiana, December 2
Taking an initiative to include the special children in the ‘social mainstream’, Waves cinema organised a special show of Punjabi movie Chak de phatte for the children of various NGOs and schools.
As many as 250 children from Ek Prayas, School for Deaf and Dumb, Bharat Vikas
Parishad, Nirdosh and Aashirwaad watched the morning sow of the movie screened under the banner of
Wavescare.
Special children watch a movie during a special screening at a theatre in Ludhiana. Photo: Rajesh Bhambi
Career guidance programme
Ludhiana, December 2
A career guidance and counseling session was organised in Guru Gobind Singh Public School with the help of a team of professionals from Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar.
Flower show from tomorrow
Ludhiana, December 2
The department of floriculture and landscaping, PAU, is organising a Chrysanthemum Flower Show on December 4 and 5, in collaboration with the Estate Organisation, near the Flag Post of College of Agriculture.
Insurance employees submit MoU
Ludhiana, December 2
A delegation of the NZIEA (Northern Zone Insurance Employees’ Association), divisional committee,
Ludhiana, led by Amarjit Singh, divisional secretary and P.P. Singh, divisional joint secretary, met MP from Ludhiana constituency Sharanjit Singh
Dhillon, and submitted a memorandum against the government’s proposal to introduce two legislations to liberalise the insurance sector in the Parliament session likely to commence from December 10.
World Disability Day function
Differently-abled not on invitees’ list
Ludhiana, December 2
‘Dignity and justice for us all’- this year’s theme for World Disability Day stands defeated as the department of social security, women and child development has forgotten to include disabled people and children in the function
tommorrow.
Coop mills to be made operational, says Atwal
Ludhiana, December 2
Charanjit Singh Singh Atwal, deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has stated that the SAD-BJP government had decided to make all 15 cooperative sugar mills of the state operational to enhance the area under sugarcane.
Social institutes vow to fight HIV menace
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 2
Constituents of a few social, medical and educational organisations of local town and surrounding villages vowed to coordinate with the health authorities in educating target groups about causes and consequences of transmission of HIV virus that has claimed lives of lakhs.
Panel discussion on SMEs
Ludhiana, December 2
Dun and Bradstreet along with Metlife Insurance organised a panel discussion on “SMEs: Sustaining growth in the Current Market Environment”. The discussion dwelled on the implications of the current financial meltdown on the
SMEs, strategies for growth and financing challenges faced by the SMEs in the current market, etc.
Disabled given cheques
 Ludhiana, December 2
Deputy speaker, Satpal Gosain, today distributed cheques worth Rs 2,20,000 to the people of his constituency, who had urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for monetary help during Sangat
Darshan.
Deputy speaker, Satpal Gosain, gives cheque to a disabled in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Substandard Work
Vigilance, PEC officials collect road samples
 Ludhiana, December 2
A central vigilance team under the leadership of chief vigilance officer
A.K. Prabhakar conducted a survey of various city roads and collected samples here today.
The vigilance team from Chandigarh was accompanied by three experts from Punjab Engineering College,
Chandigarh, who had been asked to take samples and give reports regarding the quality of roads.
Officials of the vigilance department and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, collect samples from a road in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Telecom staff stage dharna
Ludhiana, December 2
The National Federation of Telecom Employees Union today staged a dharna in front of the office of the general manager. Putting forward their demands, the employees wanted an immediate second wage revision.
Bar Polls
Contestants warned against defacing courts complex
 Ludhiana, December 2
Returning officer Ashok Mittal has warned contestants of the annual elections of the District Bar Association
(DBA) against defacing the judicial complex as well as the lawyers chambers complex, failing which strict action will be taken against them, including the “rejection of nomination papers”.
Walls of the lawyers chamber complex have been defaced with posters of candidates for the annual District Bar Association elections to be held on December 20 in
Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Man held with 250 gm opium
Khanna, December 2
The Khanna police has arrested a resident of Alika village in Haryana for possessing 250 gram opium. The accused has been identified as Dilip Kumar who was roaming around the vegetable market on the Amloh road in the morning. The policemen arrested the accused on a tip-off.
Two held with smack
Jagraon, December 2
The anti-narcotics cell yesterday arrested two persons and seized 15 gm smack from them.
4 get 10-yr jail for possessing narcotics
Ludhiana, December 2
The court of additional sessions judge M.S. Virdi has convicted four persons on charges of possessing narcotics and ordered them to undergo rigorous imprisonment of 10 years each.
Talwinder tenders apology
Approaches PBA to revoke suspension
Ludhiana, December 2
International basketball player, Talwinder Singh, who was under suspension since August, 2006 has approached the Punjab Basketball Association to revoke his suspension and allow to represent his state and the country.
International cager, Talwinder Singh, along with Teja Singh Dhaliwal at the Ludhiana District Basketball Association office on Tuesday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
Ludhiana weightlifters excel
Ludhiana, December 2
Ludhiana girls excelled in weightlifting, winning one gold and two silver medals on the second day of the annual Punjab State Inter-School Tournament (u-16) being played at the Guru Nanak Sports Complex, here today.
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