Creating funky ID names
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 Mere sapnon ki rani kab aayegi too, Ladka
bada anjana hai, Tum ko dekha to yeh khayal aayaa, Dil
cheez kya hai. These are not just the titles of popular
Hindi songs. These are the ID names used by some
Ludhianvis for their e-mail addresses.
Sant Ishar Singh remembered
DORAHA, Aug
28 Sant Ishar Singh was remembered by thousands
recently on his 25th death anniversary.In 1699, Guru
Gobind Singh laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth.
Bhai Daya Singh was among the five purged piaras who had
entrusted his holy throne to Baba Sobha Singh (Anandpur
Sahib), who in turn gave it to Baba Sahib Singh Bedi (Una
Sahib).
Bitta to mobilise public opinion
against terrorism
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 Former All-India Youth Congress President
and Chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, Mr
Maninderjit Singh Bitta, is all set to launch a campaign
to create public awareness against terrorism in the
country. Besides setting up the organisational base of
the front, he intended taking out a rath
yatra across the nation, observe
Anti-Terrorism Day and hold a training camp
for office-bearers of the front.
DYC to observe Beants
anniversary
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 The District Youth Congress (Urban) is
making hectic preparations to observe the fifth death
anniversary of Beant Singh to be observed at Payal on
August 31.
Heritage immaterial for
materialistic city
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 - The wealth of Ludhiana's heritage continues to
be squandered away and plundered with impunity by none
other than its own citizens, who are definitely more
interested in making money than in preserving "old
buildings and monuments", which could otherwise be
major tourist attractions and a source of distinct pride
for the city.
New varieties of tomato, chilli
okeyed
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 The state Variety Approval Committee in its
meeting held here under the chairmanship of Dr Kuldip
Singh Sandhu, Director Horticulture, Punjab, approved two
tomato varieties: Punjab Upma and Castle Rock and one
chilli hybrid, CH-3 evolved by the scientists of the
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Pensioners flay govt
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 In a meeting held at Arya Senior Secondary
School yesterday, the pensioners of Punjab aided schools
flayed the government over the non-implementation of the
Fourth Pay Commission report. The meeting was attended by
Mr K.K. Tandon, president of Pensioners Cell, and
Mr Manohar Lal Chopra, General Secretary of the cell, and
40 members from all over the state. It was decided that a
convention be held on November 5 at Jalandhar.
Saving schemes popular in city
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 With the recession-hit industry not
attracting investment from the masses and people losing
interest in saving through jewellery, a number of small
saving schemes run by the Ministry of Finance are
increasingly becoming popular these days.
PSEB assailed for hike in tariff
LUDHIANA,
Aug 28 Mr P.D. Sharma, president, Punjab Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, today accused the Punjab State
Electricity Board of shifting the burden of its
inefficient functioning and free electricity
to the agricultural sector to industrial and commercial
consumers.
SDM orders action against teachers
KHANNA,
Aug 28 The local SDM, Mr Sukhvinder Singh Gill,
has recommended action against some teachers of
Government Middle School, Model Town, Khanna, for being
absent from the school.
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