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Having a siesta: A man sleeps in the sun in Ludhiana on Friday.
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For Cong, all roads lead to HP
Ludhiana, January 17
It is only a little late. Had it been earlier, most of the Congress workers and leaders would have celebrated their New Year in the cool environs and snow-clad hills of Himachal Pradesh and they would have all the reasons to be there other than the New Year.
Youth Congress mobilises cadres
for Assembly elections
Ludhiana, January 17
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has decided to mobilise its cadres for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.
Society secy quizzed by cops
Ludhiana, January 17
The curious case of Lachhman Singh, a secretary of the Dehlon Co-operative society, who first disappeared and then re-appeared under mysterious circumstances from Dehlon village is becoming murkier with each passing day.
Couples in no hurry for kids
Say companionship, not procreation is important
Ludhiana, January 17
DINKS (Double Income No Kids Syndrome) is becoming the norm in metro cities as more and more working couples, due to extremely busy and hectic lives, opt out of starting a family. With times, the values have changed to such an extent that even the young housewives staying at home are not too keen on children.
Children wait for their parents
Ludhiana, January 17
Life has never been a bed of roses for 10-year-old Nandini and eight-year-old Narayan. The two children have placed their trust in fate to reunite them with their parents. Admitted to the local Civil Hospital, the two can’t even tell the address of their parents.
Nandini and Narayan wait for their parents at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital after they were brought there by the police
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Unpaid employees of PUDA cry foul
Ludhiana, January 17
Nineteen employees of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), who were shifted to the Municipal Corporation way back in April, 2001 at the time of handing over of Urban Estate Phase, Dugri, to the MC for maintenance, are a harassed lot. Caught between wrangling of the two bodies over payment of their salary, the daily-wage employees have not been paid salaries from June, 2002 onwards.
Hanspal to unfurl national flag
Ludhiana, January 17
The PPCC President, Mr Harwinder Singh Hanspal, will unfurl the national flag and preside over the Republic Day celebrations at a function to be organised by the DCC (Urban) at the Vishwakarma chowk, here on January 26.
Tributes paid to Namdhari martyrs
Ludhiana, January 17
Cutting across political, social and religious barriers, people from all walks of life thronged Bhaini Sahib headquarters of Namdhari Darbar to pay tributes to 66 Namdhari martyrs of the freedom movement who were blown up by British rulers at Malerkotla on the occasion of their annual martyrdom day.
SC/BC employees stage dharna
Ludhiana, January 17
Employees led by activists of SC/BC Employees Coordination Committee today sat on a dharna at the mini secretariat here and submitted a memorandum to the authorities concerned. They are seeking immediate acceptance of their long pending demands.
Activists of the SC/BC Employees Coordination Committee stage a dharna at Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Friday.
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Poor BSNL services irk residents
Machhiwara, January 17
People of this historic town blame Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for poor mobile services. The cause of the problem is non availability of BSNL mobile tower at the local telephone exchange, they say.
Citizens council
meeting today
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