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MC ‘lenient’ with contractual
employee
Ludhiana, August 30
It sounds stranger than fiction but it is true that Mr Harpal Singh, appointed as a traffic consultant in the Municipal Corporation on a contract basis in 1999, has been allowed to continue in his post for the past 18 months despite the fact that his period of contract expired on December 31, 2000, and subsequent extension of one-year term till the end of 2001, granted by the then Finance and Contracts Committee was disallowed by the Local Government Department.
Seminar on ‘solid waste management’
Mandi Gobindgarh, August 30
To provide clean environment in urban areas, solid waste management should be undertaken, which could also keep a tab on the spread of epidemic diseases. Mr Vikas
Partap, Deputy Commissioner, stated this while presiding over a one-day seminar on “Solid Waste Management”, at the Indoor Stadium here organised by the local Municipal Committee.
Reduce diesel price, demand
farmers
Ludhiana, August 30
Activists of the Kirti Kisan Union today held a meeting to highlight the ‘anti-farmer’ policies being pursued by the government besides the decision of the Punjab Government to impose power surcharge on the farmers.
YC workers plant 100
saplings
Ludhiana, August 30
The Pradesh Youth Congress has launched plantation drive in the city to make it green. The plantation drive started from the Government High School, Sarabha Nagar, where the Mayor, Mr Nahar Singh, planted a sapling. This was followed by the planting of about 100 saplings in the school and in area around it by the leaders and workers of the Youth Congress.
Cong function: vehicles
impounded
Ludhiana, August 30
Hundreds of private vehicles have been impounded by the district administration in Ludhiana to keep them at the disposal of the Congress leaders who will in turn use these vehicles for ferrying people to Payal for participating in the programme organised to make the death anniversary of former Chief Minister, Beant Singh to be held there tomorrow.
Rival SAD youth factions
merge
Ludhiana, August 30
The newly nominated office bearers of the All India Youth Shiromani Akali Dal
today claimed that some of their former colleagues who had announced a parallel set up after the new unit was announced had decided to merge with the parent party.
Works managers hold meeting
Ludhiana, August 30
A meeting of the general house of the Punjab Roadways Works Managers Association was held here today.
The managers demanded an increase in their promotion quota. They said several managers had been stagnating for the past more than 15 years despite the fact that they were highly qualified and having meritorious service records.
Citizens Club
meeting
Ludhiana, august 30
The Citizens Club here today held its annual general body meeting under the chairmanship of its president Mr
N.S. Nanda. According to a press note the annual general elections to the club were also held.
Boparai’s appointment welcomed
Ludhiana, August 30
Senior leader of the Sarb Hind Akali Dal and former minister Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal has hailed the appointment of Mr S S Boparai as the Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala.
Attack on Jindal
decried
Ludhiana, August 30
The state BJP has condemned the attack on Malerkotla acting Municipal Council chief Kewal Krishan Jindal and he said that it is a pointer to political opponents under Congress rule.
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