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Blame the rains for faulty phones
Ludhiana, June 22
Thousands of telephones have been out of order since yesterday. While officials of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
sought to attribute it to the heavy rains which lashed Ludhiana during the night and in the morning today, the fact is that the telephone services had been entirely paralysed since yesterday.
Hindi weekly tenders
apology
Ludhiana, June 22
The Bharatiya Valmiki Dharam Samaj has made an appeal to the members of Valmiki community to maintain peace, brotherhood and amity in the wake of unconditional apology tendered by a Hindi weekly, which had published a sacrilegious article on Bhagwan Valmiki in its issue of June 13.
Protest rally against PSEB officials
Ludhiana, June 22
Activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (A) and its youth wing today held a protest rally against the highhandedness and vindictive attitude of the PSEB officials against a family concern of a senior party leader in the city and urged the district authorities to withdraw false criminal cases and take stern action against erring PSEB officials.
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| Activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal (A) hold a demonstration in protest against the alleged highhandedness of PSEB officials at the Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Friday. |
Lack of basic amenities
resented
Ludhiana, June 22
Residents of several city localities on Samrala Road and in Jamalpur area are sore over the lack of basic amenities and elusive water supply. They also complained that the area councillors and the Municipal Corporation officials were turning a blind eye to their plight.
Swarn Shatabdi losing
charm
Ludhiana, June 22
Swarn Shatabdi seems to have lost its lustre. It has started running late often. Last evening, the Shatabdi No 2013, scheduled to arrive at 8.18 pm, reached 45 minutes late, causing a lot of harassment to people who had come to receive their relatives and friends.
Villagers’ problems highlighted
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 22
Panches and sarpanches of various villages led by Mr Narinder Singh, sarpanch, Attapur, and Mr Raghbir Singh, sarpanch, Pandrali, raised the issue of non-supply of power to their villages from 9 pm to 4 am for the past one months at a sangat darshan organised by the district Administration at Pandorali village today.
Delegation calls on nagar council
chief
Samrala, June 22
A delegation of the Lok Sangharsh Committee under the chairmanship of its convenor met the president of the local nagar council to apprise him of the problems being faced by the residents of the town and the villagers who visit it.
Ammonia gas leak: 2 fall unconscious
Khanna, June 22
Two employees of Municipal Council, Khanna, namely Rakesh Kumar and Dharminder Singh, fell unconscious while on duty on Octroi Post No 7, G T Road, on Thursday night, due to leakage of ammonia gas.
Devotees take out procession
Ludhiana, June 22
A procession of the idols of Bhai Lalo and Baba Nand Singh was recently taken out here by leading industrialists, according to a press note issued by Vishwakarma Foundation International, Ludhiana.
A procession of the idols of Bhai Lalo and Baba Nand Singh being taken out by leading industrialists in Ludhiana on Friday. |
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Cop who aims to
be a singer
Ludhiana, June 22
Fond of singing right from childhood, Satnam Satta used to practice on the terrace of his house with home-made tumbi. After completing his matriculation, he was trained under his guru Jagdeep Jagga.
Tributes paid to
social worker
Machhiwara, June 22
Tributes were paid to Ved Parkash Anand, a renowned social worker and one of the founders of National College for Women here, who passed away a few days ago after prolonged illness.
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