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Traffic lights out of order
for months
Doraha, July 29
Road Safety Week seems to have no meaning here. The authorities, in spite of repeated reminders, have failed to restore traffic lights at the deadly Kaddon Chowk, even after a
year. Kaddon Chowk of Doraha has till date swallowed hundreds of lives.
Traffic lights at Kaddon Chowk, Doraha, that have been out of order for months.
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INTUC condemns police attack
Ludhiana, July 29
The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Punjab, and the labour and employment cell of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee have condemned the brutal police attack on agitating workers of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter Company at Gurgaon.
Drug addiction rife in rural Punjab
Ludhiana, July 29
The drug addiction among the rural youth has assumed alarming proportions. Various non-governmental organisations and doctors who have been coming face to face with the problem maintain that on an average every third youth in most villages in Punjab is hooked to drugs. The range of drugs is varied depending upon the spending power of the addict.
No shine in their life
Ludhiana, July 29
For 16-year-old Rajesh, life is a constant struggle for survival. He gets up early in the morning to leave his house in Dhakka Colony at Dugri and reach Bhadaur House well in time to catch early morning customers who need a shoe-shine before venturing out of various hotels in the area.
Snakebite victim gets
new lease of life
Ludhiana, July 29
Babu Lal (40), a migrant worker from Bihar, was bitten by a snake on his left hand while sleeping on the floor in his jhuggi on July 16 here. There was severe pain all over his hand and arm which kept on increasing and soon the whole limb swelled. The victim was taken to a private nursing home where he developed paralysis of his upper eyelids and had difficulty in breathing.
Pensioners hail Cabinet decision
Ludhiana, July 29
Mr B.R. Kaushal, chairman, Punjab State Pensioners Confederation, and member, Punjab State Advisory Board, in a statement released to the press today, hailed the decision taken by the Punjab Cabinet in which approval has been given to rationalise the pension/family pension of employees who retired before January 1, 1996 with those who retired after January 1, 1996.
Hamrahi’s death mourned
Ludhiana, July 29
The Shiv Batalvi Yadgari Foundation held a meeting today to mourn the death of Dr Atam
Hamrahi, an intellectual, thinker and Punjabi writer.
Mr Surinder Khanna, president of the foundation, said Hamrahi’s death had created a void in the field of Punjabi literature.
‘Tulsi’ to visit city
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