Hindus had to pay for funeral
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — Freedom was an avowed dream of all Indians. After Mr Atlee took over as the Prime Minister of Great Britain, India's freedom was a foregone conclusion.
They came for
interview, told to write test
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — Hundreds of disabled candidates who came here to appear in an interview for posts of patwari staged a dharna and also blocked traffic for some time when the authorities failed to conduct the same.
Kisan Bhavan not
for farmers
KHANNA, Aug 12 — Kisan Bhavan or Kisan Rest House which has been built by the market committee of Khanna at a cost of Rs 5 lakh in Grain Market is perhaps not for farmers.
Councillors warn Ghalib of black flag protest
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — Nearly six Congress councillors of the Nagar Panchayat of Sahnewal have threatened to hold a black flag demonstration against the Congress MP, Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, whenever his visited the township if immediate action is not initiated against another party councillor, Mr Sarbjit Singh Sukhi, for violation of the party discipline.
Tandon opens single-window facility
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — The Punjab Minister for Local Bodies, Mr Balramjii Dass Tandon, today said that despite the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) holding divergent views on the issues of Udham Singh Nagar and free power supply to the farm sector, there was no threat to the coalition government.
Khanna roads in bad shape
KHANNA, Aug 12 — Roads in Khanna sub-division are in a pitiable condition which causes several accidents.
Budha Darya grieves before Sutlej
“Honey! As far as you are concerned, Papa has given his consent. Mama, as you know, has already spotted in you a suitable son-in-law.... but...”
Teej celebrated
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — The wives, sisters, daughters and friends of the members of the Sutlej Club, yesterday celebrated Teej and sawan at the club lawns. The lawn presented a festive look, with organisers having created an atmosphere resembling the Punjab countryside.
Apple tastes delicious this year
LUDHIANA, Aug 12 — There is a good news this year. Apple will taste more delicious. The apple is selling at about Rs 200 less per box as compared to the last year. Besides, the season also started early. The market is zooming with optimism as the demand is growing and supply continues to be uninterrupted.
Flavour
of the week
Hardly had the anguish of the killing of Amarnath pilgrims dimmed and the protests and anger simmered down when there were strong bomb blasts in Srinagar, killing and injuring a large number of police personnel, scribes and other persons.
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