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Sanitary items stolen from stadium
Ludhiana, April 4
There seems to be no end to problems of Guru Nanak Stadium, which is facing acute power crisis and encroachment by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC).
The sanitation material worth lakhs of rupees has been stolen from the stadium.
There are no toilet seats and taps in 20 bathrooms and lavatory of the stadium.
Left with no options, the stadium authorities make alternative arrangements to solve the purpose.
Placement company owners in the net for duping 15
Ludhiana, March 4
The CIA wing-I of the city police has arrested two con men, who duped over 15 youths in the name of getting them jobs in multinational companies.
The accused, Jitender Kumar and Sarbjeet Singh, ran a job placement company, Spark India, from Model Gram. They allegedly gave fake appointment letters to the youth promising Rs 15,000 and above salary in other cities.
Stir by building and drawing branches staff
MC employees strike work; residents suffer
Ludhiana, April 4
The agitating employees of building branch and drawing branch today got a shot in the arm when employees of all other branches of the municipal corporation boycotted work for three hours to protest against the arrest of three employees by the Vigilance Bureau.
Pritam Singh and his wife wait in the municipal corporation’s deserted corridors when the employees were on strike in Ludhiana on Friday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
Move to change land use rags residents
Ludhiana, April 3
A letter by the Municipal Corporation to the Chief Town Planner on changing the land use of several areas thereby regularising all industrial units in residential area has not gone down well with the residents, who in order to stall the move, have shot off a letter to CTP.
Factionalism splits railway pensioners body
Ludhiana, April 4
The forthcoming annual general body meeting of the Northern Railway Pensioners Welfare Association here on April 6 has been put in jeopardy and the issue of inviting the additional divisional railway manager (ADRM) as the chief guest has led to fierce infighting and a vertical split in the association.
SAD ignores death anniversary of Panthic fighters
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 4
The SAD, a party that prides itself on its history of sacrifices and morchas for the masses, today failed to observe the 25th anniversary of 12 persons, Muslims and Hindus, killed in police firing here on the eve of the Dharam Yudh Morcha on April 4, 1983.
No headway in molestation case
Ludhiana, April 4
Three days after a 12-year-old girl alleged molestation by a local doctor, the local police is yet to complete its inquiry into the case and decide whether it wanted to book the doctor or not.
Excise dept steps up checking;
industry
unhappy
Ludhiana, April 4
The local industry is unhappy as the state excise and taxation department intensified checking at various places in the city today.
Officials of the department conducted checking of vehicles carrying goods on the Chandigarh Road, Gill Road and other places.
Dance is a stress buster: Therapist
Ludhiana, April 4
Personal training is the mantra to get the desired fitness, says Amit
Verma, a dance therapist turned personal trainer, who has recently returned from UK. He feels that exercising in a gymnasium should not be associated with weight loss. The person should enjoy exercise rather than taking it as a burden.
Claiming himself to be the first to start a dance gymnasium in the city around 10 years ago, Amit is back with whole new experience from UK.
Amit Verma
Ultrasound machines at 3 centres sealed
Ludhiana, April 4
The health administration here has sealed ultrasound machines at three scan centres in the city and their registration under the PNDT Act has been suspended for two weeks for irregularities and discrepancies in maintenance of record as per provisions of the Act.
Kang pays tribute to Banoana
Ludhiana, April 4
Punjab Agricultural University’s vice-chancellor, Dr Manjit Singh Kang, while condoling the demise of the veteran journalist Baba Gurbaksh Singh Banoana said he always strived for making journalism serve the needs of the masses. He said Banoana trained many leading journalists and served for a long time as News Editor with a leading daily.
In Brief
Ludhiana, April 4
Elected: Sandeep Aggarwal was unanimously elected president of the Ludhiana Iron Sheet Traders Association for the next two years here today. Harish Gupta was elected the vice-president, Rohit Gupta, secretary and Manjit Singh as joint secretary. —
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