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Sops by Cong an eyewash, says BJP
Ludhiana, January 16
The BJP has termed various concessions and sops announced by the Punjab Government for the people of the state as just an eye wash and devoid of any benefit to the common man. "The promises made to different categories of people are vague, inadequate and selective."
Traders welcome sops
Akali factions gear up for elections
Ludhiana, January 16
The SAD led by Mr Parkash Singh Badal is trying to position itself as the major contender for the Lok Sabha poll. The party has benefited with the merger with the All-India Shiromani Akali Dal led by Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra.
Icy winds
sweep city
Ludhiana, January 16
After a pleasant week-long spell of clear and sunny weather, city residents woke up to a cloudy and windy morning today. In fact, after a bright sunny Lohri , hopes of having a pleasant weather ahead were running quite high but these were dashed this morning as icy winds swept across the city causing a sharp decline in the temperature once again.
People enjoy the warmth of bonfire in
Ludhiana on Friday.— Photo by Pradeep Tewari |
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Most trains running late
Ludhiana, January 16
Hundreds of train passengers had a harrowing experience with most trains running late. The delay in the arrival and departure of trains varied from a few hours to over an indefinite period.
There was a heavy rush at the railway station due to the delay of trains in Ludhiana on Friday.
— Photo by Pradeep Tewari |
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Residents’ pleas fall on deaf ears
Ludhiana, January 16
Residents of Model Town Extension are sore at the “indifferent” attitude of the civic administration.
Some of the transport companies, dealing in building material, have made the matters worse. In addition to dirty water from the Gurdwara, here, the residents have to live with flying dust.
Bricks and sand market at public land near Model Town Extension gurdwara in Ludhiana.
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Indians have attitude problem, feels NRI
Ludhiana, January 16
The country has still not developed after so many years of Independence because people here are facing an attitude problem. Politicians, bureaucrats and higher officials are not accessible to the common man, thus a majority of the problems remain unresolved, said Dr Avinash Sharma, a psychotherapist who worked for more than 25 years in Canada, here today.
Delegates to
participate in world forum
Ludhiana, January 16
A four-member delegation of the Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha
(BJGVJ) has gone to Mumbai to participate in the World Social Forum which is being held from January 16 to January 21, 2004, on the theme ‘Another World is Possible — which is without wars’, in which all nations and all people shall have equal opportunities to develop with no bias based on gender, religion, caste or creed.
Flowers showered on temple
Ludhiana, January 16
Devotees of Lord Ayyappa celebrated Makar Sankranti here on Wednesday with religious fervour and special
puja, besides cultural programmes. Thousands of people from various walks of life participated.
Devotees of Lord Ayyappa celebrate Makar Sankranti in Ludhiana.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Nabard workshop for self-help groups
Amloh, January 16
Nabard yesterday organised a pre-linkage workshop for unlinked self-help groups
(SHGs) in Amloh block of Fatehgarh Sahib district at the local dharamshala in coordination with the Child Development Project Officer
(CDPO), Amloh.
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