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Tenant verification scheme re-launched
Ludhiana, January 2
Stung by the recent spurt in crime incidents in the city, the district police has re-launched the controversial tenant verification scheme. While earlier landlords were required to furnish details about their tenants and face criminal charges in case they did not do so, now the police was going from door to door to record details about the tenants.
BJP lays claim to Ludhiana West seat
Ludhiana, January 2
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally laid its claim to the Ludhiana West and four other assembly segments in Punjab, from where it wants to field its candidates in the forthcoming elections.
Panthic Morcha, BSP to take up seat sharing issue
Ludhiana, January 2
Final round of talks between the leaders of the Panthic Morcha and the Bahujan Samaj Party will be held at Jalandhar tomorrow to decide about seat sharing for the ensuing Vidhan Sabha election in Punjab.
Threats from inside, outside
Ludhiana, January 2
While, the local prospective Congress candidates are lobbying against each other for party tickets in Ludhiana, they also have to battle candidates from outside. They fear that the party might field some “outsiders” from some important constituencies in Ludhiana.
SAD youth wing members join LBP
Ludhiana, January 2
The ruling SAD has suffered a major setback as several Shiromani Akali Dal Youth Wing workers joined the Lok Bhalai Party.
INA veteran with social concerns
Ludhiana, January 2
When the country is preparing itself to launch a decisive war on terrorism, the city has lost one of the remaining few INA fighters, Capt A.S. Wadhera. He had participated in social campaigns and tried to provide a helping hand to the needy.
New committee of IDPC formed
Ludhiana, January 2
A new committee of the International Dharam Parchar Council (IDPC) was formed here today at a meeting held at Gurdawara Mastuana Sahib, Model Town, under leadership of chairman of the IDPC, Sant Shamsher Singh Jogaera.
Change in bankers’ attitude urged
Ludhiana, January 2
Citizens dealing with banks — particularly those who had to take loans against security deposits in the form of property etc — today expressed their sense of hurt and annoyance at the attitude of certain conciliation officials of banking institutions.
Bank employees’
strike tomorrow
Ludhiana, January 2
The local unit of the Punjab Bank Employees Federation (PBEF) held a dharna in front of Canara Bank, Bharat Nagar Chowk, here today in protest against the ‘vindictive attitude’ of the management of Standard Chartered Bank.
Mr Naresh Gaur, secretary of the Punjab Bank Employees Federation, addresses a rally in Ludhiana on Wednesday. |
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Young Voice
Hard work is his forte
Akash Bansal belongs to a new breed of entrepreneurs who have established their mark in the world of business. Basically an engineer, he preferred his family business of knitting and hosiery and accepted the challenge of dealing only in ladies woollens.
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