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Pension Plan
Bank staff hold dharna
Ludhiana, January 21
Bank employees held a dharna in support of their long-pending demands, including one more option to provident fund optees to join pension scheme, outside the State Bank of
Patiala, Miller Ganj, here today.
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| Members of the Punjab Bank employees federation stage a dharna in front of the State Bank of Patiala’s regional office at Miller Ganj in Ludhiana on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph |
Demolition squad faces women might
Ludhiana, January 21
Residents, especially women, of Kochhar Market today staged a dharna and did not allow the demolition squad of the Municipal Corporation to raze illegal structures.
An MC team razes shops in Jawahar Nagar Camp in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Now, water woes in Janta Nagar
Stinking water fault rectified
Ludhiana, January 21
The Municipal Corporation today swung into action and started repairing work in the Islam Ganj area where residents had been getting contaminated water from their taps for the past three days.
3 cops nabbed aiding wood theft
Ludhiana, January 21
The whistle blower in the City Centre scam, Ashok Singh Garcha, today took the lid of a wood smuggling racket, allegedly being run with the aid of the police in Hambran area of the district.
Gang of killers busted, three held
Ludhiana, January 21
The local police today achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of the three member of a notorious auto-rickshaw gang. With this, the police claims to have solved three murder cases. They were wanted for the killing of an employee at Jaspal Bangar village, in Sawitri Devi and barber’s murder cases.
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| The accused in three murder cases, who were nabbed by the police in Ludhiana
on Monday. — A Tribune photograph |
No aspirations for NDA chief’s post: Badal
Mandi Ahmedgarh/ Samrala, January 21
Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister and SAD president, a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance
(NDA), has claimed that he will not lead the front at the national level at any cost.
Rehearsal for R-Day parade in full swing
Ludhiana, January 21
The rehearsal for the Republic day parade was in full swing on the ground of SCD Government College for boys here today.
Approximately, 2,000 students from various schools across the district will participate in the parade.
Students do rehearsal of bhangra for the Republic Day parade at Government College in Ludhiana.
— Tribune Photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Students rehearse for the Republic Day parade in Government College,
Ludhiana, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph |
85 poor families given ration
Ludhiana, January 21
The Sarv Dharam Welfare Society distributed free ration to destitute women and books to their children during a function held here today.
Deputy commissioner Sumer Singh Gurjar said the society, headed by councillor Madan Lal
Bagga, had undertaken a very noble cause.
Books being given to poor children in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Former PAU professor sponsors gold medal
Ludhiana, January 21
Dr G. S. Dhaliwal, former professor of ecology at Punjab Agricultural University, has donated Rs 1 lakh to the university for institution of a gold medal.
Federation seeks benefits for scribes
Mandi Gobindgarh, January 21
A large number of journalists from across the state took part in a meeting organised by the Media Federation of North India at the local municipal corporation’s office for discussing the problems being faced by them.
BSNL employees hold protest
Ludhiana, January 21
Employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) held massive demonstrations in support of their demands here today.
Strengthening infrastructure top priority: MP
Ludhiana, January 21
Next financial year would be observed as development year and all parts of the state would be developed. Local MP Sharanjit Singh Dhillon stated this here today.
Fuel cells, future energy source: Expert
Ludhiana, January 21
“Fuel cells technology can provide durable, highly efficient, noise-free energy source. It requires low maintenance and can be deployed commercially.” This was stated by Daljit Singh
Bawa, manager, Ballard, Canada, here today.
Women entreprenuers job challenging: Study
Ludhiana, January 21
Present-day women have realized the importance of being socially and economically independent. A large number of them have opened small-scale units and were operating from their houses.
PUDA allottees air grievances
Ludhiana, January 21
The Punjab Urban Development and Planning Authority today organised a grievance redressal forum for residents living in colonies developed by
PUDA.
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