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SAD-BJP
rally today
Alamgir (Ludhiana), July
1
All roads are leading to this
historical gurdwara that once served as the resting place of the tenth
Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, as preparations are in full swing for
tomorrow’s SAD-BJP rally here. This gurdwara owes its name to the
resting cot of Guru Gobind Singh and is known as gurdwara Manji Sahib
Alamgir.
SSF
plans campaign against Cong
Ludhiana, July 1
The Sikh Students Federation,
owing allegiance to the ruling SAD, has decided to launch a campaign
against the Congress and “expose its anti-Sikh and anti-Punjab
policies”.
The part of the road which
caved in due to a downpour at Rajguru Nagar, near the
Ludhiana-Ferozepur road, on Saturday. |
Vehicles
stranded as road caves in
Ludhiana, July 1
Traffic was disrupted on the
Ludhiana-Ferozepur road near Rajguru Nagar as a part of the road caved
in due to a downpour yesterday. Surprisingly, no official of the
district administration of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation visited
the spot.
BSM
seeks probe into irregularities at FCI depot
Khanna, July 1
The Bahujan Samaj Morcha, Punjab
has sought a high-level inquiry into the irregularities committed at
the local FCI depot. Mr Raj Singh Kheri, general secretary and former
MLA, in a statement issued here, said, ‘‘The officials have shown
the payment of wages to those workers who have never worked there.
These include Ashok Kumar son of Kallu Ram. Similarly the appointments
under DP system of gang sardars and mandals are improper.
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Master
Tara Singh’s birthday celebrated
Ludhiana, July 1
The Dhan-Pothohar Brotherhood,
Punjab, celebrated the birthday of Master Tara Singh at Punjabi Bhavan
this afternoon. The function was organised by the society and the
chief guest was Justice Kuldip Singh along with Ms Kiranjot Kaur,
general secretary , SGPC. Among others who present at the function
were Principal Prithipal Singh Kapoor, a former Vice-Chancellor of GND
University, and Dr Harnam Singh Sham.
Suspension
of LFC facility flayed
Ludhiana, July 1
The Indian National Bank
Employees Congress has criticised the Finance Ministry’s directions
to the public sector banks to suspend Leave Fare Concession facility
to their employees for a period of two years.
Neha
chosen Ms Teen Ethnic
Ludhiana, July 1
Neha was chosen “Nazakat
Ms Teen Ethnic 2001” while Manju and Savvy were declared first
and second runners up respectively in the ‘Nazakat Ms Teen
Ethnic Contest’ organised by the Pragati Group of India at
Nehru Siddhant Kendra here last evening.
Ms Teen Ethnic contest winner Neha flanked by Manju and Savvy, first and second runners-up in Nazakat Ms Teen Ethnic 2001, organised in Ludhiana on Saturday. |
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One
held in land dispute case
Khanna, July 1
Acting on a complaint lodged by
Darshan Singh of Dyalpura village, Samrala police arrested one person on
June 29 and remanded him to police custody. Darshan Singh had filed a
complaint at Samrala police station that on June 26, he and his son
Harmukh Singh were attacked by Gurmukh Singh, alias Kala and Kashmira
Singh, against whom they had won a land dispute case. While one of them
was carrying a rifle, the other had a spade in his hand.
Car
thief held
Ludhiana, July 1
The local police claimed to have
solved the case of theft of 20 cars in Delhi with the arrest of Vipin
Kumar of Kishan Road. Three cars had were recovered from him and two
more cars were expected to be recovered.
Notification
on re-rolling mills likely
Mandi Gobindgarh, July 1
The Government of India is planning
to bring a new notification to get all rerolling mills and traders
registered and to get a certificate from the Bureau of Indian Standards
under their certification marks schemes. According to it, substandard
material produced or rolled out of off-grade material, and rerollable
scrap of unknown quality are being supplied in domestic markets for use
in construction work requiring high structural stability. It has added
that structures built with such material may lead to disastrous
consequences.
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