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CITY SCAN
Legions of
Malwa School
From
the Malwa region, Ludhiana
and Ferozepur districts, formed part of the Jalandhar division, under
the British Raj. Both had close proximity to the Phulkian states,
besides, other princely states of the cis-Sutlej region. Under the
influence of the Britishers, some rulers imbibed western manners and
cultivated hybrid habits.
Complaints
aplenty, but hardly any action
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 —
Time:8:30 a.m., place: a local petrol pump. A young woman in a Maruti
stops and asks the attendant to put four litres of petrol in her car.
She is stunned after a look at the meter. The meter, instead of zero,
starts from Rs 52. The incident leads to an arguments and the episode
ends in an unpleasant encounter.
 Carnival
time for kids?
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — It was
carnival time for the children at the Ludhiana fair being organised on
the campus of the Punjab Agricultural University by the northern chapter
of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). While it was a consumer
show offering items ranging from stationery to luxurious Korean cars,
computer fun games remained the prime attraction for the children.
School children visit a computer
stall at the fair.
FLAVOUR
OF THE WEEK
THE year 2000 is coming to
close. People are in a dilemma as to which invitations to accept and
which ones to reject. Most people have shortlisted the parties they
would be attending during Christmas and New Year. Those who are members
of more than one club leaving one for the other is a difficult decision
to make. Since they will be paying party charges to all the clubs, they
wouldn’t be able to have fun at all places. What a deprivation!
‘Drug
addiction: A social problem’
LUDHIANA, Dec 23— “Drug
addiction has become a serious problem both in the urban and rural areas
of Punjab and if no immediate remedial measures were taken, it would
badly affect the socio-economic scenario in the state.” These views
were expressed by Dr Rajeev Gupta, consultant psychiatrist, during his
talk to the members of Rotary Club, Mid Town here at Lodhi Club,
recently.
After
losing son, man feels cheated
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — Mr
Kalim Ali, the father of Mohammad Ali (4), who fell in an uncovered
manhole on December 12 and died, has alleged that he was being
pressurised not to pursue the case.
Lok
Bhalai Party to launch agitation
Ludhiana,
Dec 23 — The Lok Bhalai Party, headed by a former Union
Minister, Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, will launch a mass agitation in
Punjab from January 1 to focus on the ‘misrule’ of SAD (B)-BJP
government in the state. The party will observe New Year Day as ‘black
day’ and hold a hunger strike in front of the Mini-Secretariat here.
Residents
defend in-laws
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 —
Residents of Iqbal Gunj Colony yesterday came out openly in support of
Hema’s in-laws. According to the residents, Hema had jumped from the
roof on her own last Saturday.
Hosiery
traders plead with excise officials
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — The
hosiery traders of Ludhiana, whose goods were sealed in a joint raid by
the CBI and the sales tax officials a few days ago, tried to convince
the Excise and Taxation officials once again today to release the seized
goods, but without any result.
Animal
helpline opened in city
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — In
order to curb the growing incidence of cruelty against animals, the
local police, in collaboration with the District Administration, has
formed an Animal Helpline for prevention of cruelty to animals and to
come to their aid in case of distress or accident etc.
Pensioners
demand extension
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — The
Government Pensioners’ Association has demanded that the period of
submission of family pension cases be extended by six months.
Office
work comes to a standstill
LUDHIANA, Dec
23 — A visit by a VIP to the city may not help the general public in
any way but it helps the government officials who leaving their office
work behind rush to the venue of the visit to make their presence felt.
Punjab stamp
vendors to meet on December 30
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — The
stamp vendors in Punjab are being governed by rules formed by the
Britishers and so the state government should revise the commission of
the vendors and the limit of the stamps that could be sold by them to
the public for registration purposes. These demands were made in the
meeting of the Stamp Vendors Union held here today.
Badal
honours ‘cotton king’ at CII fair
LUDHIANA, Dec 23 — After
inaugurating the CII fair on the premises of PAU ground today, the CM
awarded the cotton king of Punjab, Mr Surinder Pal Singh, with the CII
award for excellence in cotton production. The award was sponsored by
Vardhman Group.
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