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Left convention flays economic policies
LUDHIANA, July 10 — A joint convention of Left parties, held at Punjabi Bhavan here yesterday, called upon the people and like-minded parties to launch a fight against the policies of globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation, being pursued by the NDA government led by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Curbs on beggars in
railway station
LUDHIANA,
July 10 — Entry of beggars and other undesirable elements to the railway station would be henceforth be restricted in accordance with a series of decisions taken here today at a meeting of the Station Consultative Committee.
Plea to shift Baddowal ammunition depot
LUDHIANA, July 10 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of Police of this district to keep a strict vigil and to periodically visit the area to make sure that no new construction
activity takes place in the notified army area around the ammunition depot at Baddowal, on the outskirts of the city. This was disclosed by the Deputy Commissioner Mr S.K. Sandhu, while talking to The Tribune here today.
SAD (A) ultimatum to UP Govt
LUDHIANA, July 10 — The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) headed by Mr Simranjit Singh Mann has served an ultimatum to the Uttar Pradesh Government to release around 100 Sikhs, including activists of the Udham Singh Nagar Raksha Samiti, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party, within the next 48 hours, otherwise the SAD(A) functionaries would proceed to U.P. where they would burn the effigies of the Chief Minister, Mr Ram Prakash Gupta, and stage other forms of peaceful and democratic protest.
Birdi takes objection
LUDHIANA, July10 — Mr Jaswant Singh Birdi, General Secretary, United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers’ Association, expressed his shock over the statement made by Mr G.L. Pahwa and Mr D.S. Chawla, President and Senior Vice-President respectively of the association, that the recent statements made by him against the hike in electricity tariff on industrial, trade and domestic consumers, announced by the board, reflected his (Mr Birdi’s) personal opinion.
From America, with lots of love
LUDHIANA,
July 10 — When Preet Chandhoke of Xibernet Technologies was chatting on the Internet with one of his cyber friends, Manav, his friend asked him to do him a favour. He asked Preet to buy a cake from the famous ‘Hot Breads’ and send it to his father on his birthday which fell the next day.
Traders to gherao PSEB office
LUDHIANA, July 10 — The Industry and Trade Forum, Punjab, will continue with its agitation programme and will gherao the Punjab State Electricity Board office at Patiala on July 21.
Exhibition of designer wear
LUDHIANA, July 10 — A three-day exhibition of designer coats, suits, shirts and ethnic wears organised by Hallmark, a Jammu-based company, opened at Maharaja Palace yesterday.
Sahaja yoga — ladder to God
LUDHIANA, July 10 — A meeting on Sahaja yoga, aaj ka mahayog was organised by Sahaja Yoga Kendra, Ludhiana, in Aggar Nagar Community Centre. Since sahaja yog recognizes all religions, it was attended by people from all walks of life.
PAU nursery is arboreal goldmine
LUDHIANA, July 10 — "When buying a plant, make sure it looks healthy with glossy and evenly-covered leaves. Be wary of plants where the compost is either too wet or too dried out. It might be a neglected plant," says Mr Grewal, Landscape Officer
of the Punjab Agricultural University.
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