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Gandhigiri going places, courtesy ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Ludhiana, October 2
Gandhi Jayantis over the years have come and gone with only a few Gandhians
remembering him with reverence; politicians making a routine visit to Rajghat to
pay homage and with a few functions held in some places to mark Gandhi Jayanti.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAPU: A child garlands a statue of the Father of the nation on Gandhi Jayanti in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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‘Make Gandhi, Shastri your role models’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 2
The heads of various schools here called upon students to contribute in the making of an ideal society by following the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Liquor vends do brisk business on eve of Gandhi Jayanti
Ludhiana, October 2
Liquor flowed till late last night as shopkeepers kept their shops open to sell as much liquor as
possible on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, as October 2 happens to be a dry day.
A liquor vend that was open till midnight on Sunday while a banner on the shop read, "The vend would remain closed tomorrow in view of
Dasehra". — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Rs 991 crore project for providing safe drinking water
Ludhiana, October 2
The Punjab Government has set up a municipal development fund of Rs 991 crore to finance a comprehensive project for the supply of safe drinking water to 117 towns in Punjab and provide sewerage facilities to another 37 towns.
Thousands immerse Sanjhi in canal
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 2
Oblivious to the pollution caused by the immersion of undesirable components in the water, thousands of devotees from the town and surrounding villages converged on the banks of the Sirhind canal to immerse Sanjhi that had been worshiped for the past 10 days at their respective houses.
Devotees immerse Sanjhi in the Sirhind canal, near Ahmedgarh, on Monday.
— Photo by Mahesh Sharma |
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Women pick out decorative hangings during a Dasehra mela in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
More travel concessions sought for elderly
Ludhiana, October 2
The All-India Senior Citizens Organisation (AISCO) celebrated World Elderly Day at Swarankar Bhavan, Bazar Sarafan, here
yesterday.
Police to act tough with agitators
Ludhiana, October 2
In spite of being under fire for using ‘brute’ force to quell agitations, the city police is determined to continue handling the demonstrations and agitations in the same manner .
Hang Afzal, says ATF
Ludhiana, October 2
The Anti-Terrorist Front
(ATF), headed by former All India Youth Congress chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta, has called upon the Union Government to ensure that the death sentence awarded to Mohammed Afzal Guru by a Delhi court for attack on the Indian Parliament was carried out without any mercy being shown to the mastermind of the terrorist attack.
"Congress will win on basis of development works"
Amloh, October 2
The Congress government does not believe in empty slogans but getting results, said Mr Sadhu Singh, Dharamsot Parliamentary Secretary, Justice and Sanik Welfare, after the inauguration of Islamia School building, village entry gate, anganvari centre and road to the graveyard, at a well- attended function at Bhadal Thuha village last evening.
BJP's candidate for polls ruffles feathers
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 2
The SAD party has received a jolt after Mr Parminder Singh Goga, a senior BJP leader and former president of the Truck Operators Union, Malerkotla, declared his candidature for the forthcoming Assembly elections and sought support from the local unit of the BJP and the SAD. The declaration came at a meeting held here on Sunday.
35 families get one-month ration
Amloh, October 2
Members of the Manav Bhalai Manch celebrated its fifth annual function at the Community Centre here yesterday.
Website for retired Sikhs
Ludhiana, October 2
With a view to utilising the experience gained by retired people from the Sikh community, Amritpal Singh, an Indian based in Singapore, has come out with a website —
www.retiredsikhs.com.
LSE Securities appoints member directors
Ludhiana, October 2
Sukhjiwan Rai, Jatinder Garg and Anurag Arora have been appointed new member directors of Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE) Securities Limited.
RSS celebrates foundation day
Ludhiana, October 2
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) celebrated the Vijay Dashmi and its foundation day today.
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Finally, the air exploded with crackers accompanied by myriad coloured lights. People in various Dasehra grounds of the city witnessed scenes of the Ramlila wherein Lord Ram aimed arrows at Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhkarna setting them afire.
Ludhiana, October 2
