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VLCC
told to refund slimming charges
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 — In a
unique case, probably the first of its kind reported in the city, the
District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed Vandana Luthra
Curls and Curves, Mall Road, Ludhiana, to refund the amount of Rs 8,344
to Ms Reena Singla, failing which, the said amount would be recoverable
with interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum.
Another
accused in Avtar case held
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 —
Parveen Kumar, another accused in the infamous Avtar Singh murder case
was today arrested by the police from a checkpost near Bharat Nagar
Chowk. According to the police, he was hiding ever since the sordid
incident.
Roadside Entrepreneurs
They string
flowers for Gods
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 — One
has to admire different roadside entrepreneurs who find different ways
and means to earn their livelihood. One such person is Ramesh Kumar who
sits outside a temple in Model Town. He brings marigold flowers and
roses from the wholesale flower market and strings them into what is
commonly known as hars. The flowers change with season. Ramesh
Kumar says: "We use seasonal flowers for stringing hars. In the
winter season, flowers are no problems. We get marigold, rose, tube rose
and chrysanthemum (in the early winters) and the flowers remain fresh
for longer periods. We earn better in winters than in summers."
A
city of garbage dumps
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 — Never
has Ludhiana appeared so filthy and dirty as now a days. There is hardly
any street which appears to be free from garbage, stray dogs, cattle and
pigs. The Civil Lines area has become uncivil. There is a huge garbage
dump near the Khalsa College for Women. What is very ludicrous is that
on both sides of the dump there are big signboard displaying, ‘‘Keep
Ludhiana clean.’’
Cinema
hall needs to be spruced up
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 — The
state of certain cinema halls in the city is miserable. Lack of civic
amenities, proper parking facilities, dirty condition of ticket
counters, filthy toilets, torn seats, stale eatables, improper seating
arrangement and lack of proper ventilation add to chaos and nuisance in
majority of cinema halls here.
Demonstration
by DMC employees
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 —
Employees of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital today staged a
demonstration in support of various demands. According to Mr
Chendermohan Kalia, president of DMC Employees Association, they had
held a similar demonstration on January 16 and submitted a memorandum to
the administration listing various demands.
Alternative
use of potato suggested
LUDHIANA, Jan 22 — Punjab
Agricultural University experts have suggested an alternative use of
potatoes as replacement for cereals in cattle feed. According to Dr
Jasbir Singh Chawla, Head, Deptt of Animal Nutrition, PAU, experiments
conducted at the university have clearly revealed that on a
dry-matter-basis waste/undersip/cut potatoes were found to contain about
13 per cent crude protein.
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