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Man jailed for not paying alimony
Ludhiana, April 29
A court today sent Raghbir Singh of Gill village to jail for one month as he failed to pay maintenance to his wife and three minor children.
The orders were passed in an execution application filed by Jasbir Kaur alias Mamta of Chanderlok colony, Basti
Jodhewal, Ludhiana, against her husband.
Make e-payment of taxes optional: PBTA
Ludhiana, April 29
The Punjab Tax Bar Association has made a fervent plea for making e-payment of direct taxes as optional for better compliance in the wake of problems being faced by assessees all over the country.
Advance summer break: Parents
Ludhiana, April 29
The scorching heat and dry spell with mercury hovering around 41 degrees Celsius, has brought misery to the city residents. As if hot and dry spell is not enough, unannounced power cuts have further aggravated the situation.
Kids enjoy a splash at Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana, on Tuesday.
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5 booked for youth’s murder
Ludhiana, April 29
Over five months after a youth died after falling in a well under mysterious circumstances, the Dakha police has booked five youths of Pamal village for allegedly murdering him.
Panic after gun goes off
Ludhiana, April 29
A gunshot fired accidentally by a guard of Kotak Mohindra bank in Ferzoe Gandhi market created panic in the busy business place.
SHO Shawinder Singh said bank guard Darshan Singh Bhattian fired accidentally from his .12 bore rifle at about 5:30 pm.
Slow speed of procurement
Yards glutted in grain markets
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 29
While a large number of farmers are yet to harvest their wheat crop, the slow speed of procurement and lifting have glutted the yards in the various grain markets and purchase centres with unsold heaps of wheat and weighed bags.
Standing wheat crop at a village near Ahmedgarh.
— Photo by writer
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Punjab may lose its natural resources: Langah
Ludhiana, April 29
It is a matter of concern that the agrarian state of Punjab may lose its natural resources while fulfilling the food grain requirement of the
Centre. If such a situation arises, the future generations will not forgive us.
Make fight against foeticide a ‘mass movement’
Ludhiana, April 29
Teachers, students, preachers and community leaders should take upon themselves the task of educating the masses against the social evil of female foeticide so as to correct the prevailing skewed sex ratio, which, if allowed to continue, could wreak havoc on the social
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| Rupinder Kaur, child development project officer, felicitates community workers for their excellent work against foeticide during a seminar in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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Boiler blast case
Labourers stage dharna; demand probe
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Ludhiana, April 29
In response to a call given by the Naujwan Bharat Sabha, labourers from the city held a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here today.
Labourers stage a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner’s
office in Ludhiana on Tuesday on a call given by the Naujwan
Bharat Sabha.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
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