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Cong responsible for ills plaguing country: Dhillon
Ludhiana, March 9
The SAD - BJP candidate for the local parliamentary seat, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, was accorded a warm welcome and weighed against coins in several villages in the Koom Kalan constituency along with the MLA of the area, Mr Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal.
Addressing a gathering at Gehlanwali village, Mr Dhillon said the Congress was responsible for the ills plaguing the country today.
The SAD-BJP parliamentary candidate, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, being weighed against coins at Gehlewal village, Koom Kalan, on Tuesday.
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‘Allow govt to revoke
suspension of DEPB’
Ludhiana, March 9
The decision of the government to rollback the prices of steel has reportedly not gone well with the steel producers, who in tandem with the Ministry of Steel, are pleading with the Chief Election Commissioner to allow the government to revoke the suspension of DEPB - incentive for exporting of the steel.
Punjab future bleak,
say experts
Ludhiana, March 9
“The present-day politicians of Punjab are steeped in corruption that has led to nepotism and promotion of one’s own tribe. The future of Punjab appears to be dismal and it seems to be going the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh way,” said Prof Bawa Singh, former Vice-Chairman, Minority Commission. At Punjabi Bhavan here yesterday.
Pothohar Brotherhood
welcomes Gujral
Ludhiana, March 9
Mr N. S. Nanda, president and other members of
Dhan-Pothohar Brotherhood, Punjab, received Mr Inder Kumar Gujral, former Prime Minister, at the local railway station Sunday. Mr Gujral received a bouquet of flowers from Mr Nanda and thanked the brotherhood for extending support to his son, Mr Naresh Gujral, who is contesting for the Jalandhar constituency.
An accident-prone bridge
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 9
The Kaind Canal bridge, situated on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road, has proved to be a killer bridge, as confusion about the direction of the flow of traffic has since resulted in a large number of fatal accidents.
BKU’s plea to govt on ecology
Ludhiana, March 9
The Bharti Kisan Union has said the government should show some concern for the ecology of the state and conduct a fresh survey for the construction of roads in Ludhiana. A number roads proposed after a survey will pass through thickly wooded areas and orchards, the union has said.
Photographers’ panel opposes service tax
Ludhiana, March 9
The Punjab Photographers Association, while opposing the levy of service tax, has urged the government to exempt the unorganised self-employed photographers from the purview of the tax.
Confusion over term of club general
secretary
Ludhiana, March 9
Confusion prevails among members of the Sutlej club over the election of its new executive body. Though Mr Anurag Verma, the Deputy Commissioner and the president of the club, has declared the election date on March 28, various contestants are a confused lot over the term of the club’s present general secretary.
Valmikis threaten stir against police inaction
Ludhiana, March 9
Activists of several representative bodies of the Valmiki community today criticised the district authorities and police administration for their failure to initiate proceedings against the author and publishers of the controversial book “Janbaz Rakha” which contained derogatory references to the Valmiki community.
Samaritans come to Kamaljit’s help
Ludhiana, March 9
People from all walks of life have contributed generously for the ailing Kamaljit. A resident of
Shimlapuri, 10-year-old Kamaljit, with a hole in his heart, is undergoing treatment at the Sigma Newlife Heart Institute here. A successful angiography was performed on him yesterday and he would be operated upon for the disease within next three-four days.
Bairagi Mandal to
meet on March 14
Khanna, March 9
A meeting of district presidents and circle presidents of Bairagi Maha Mandal, Punjab, will be held on March 14 at Ludhiana, according to a press note issued by Vaid Swarn Dass general secretary of the Mandal.
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Ludhiana, March 9