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Dog bites 30 persons on Divali night
Ludhiana, November 16
The ear-splitting noise of crackers on Divali night proved too much for a stray dog who went mad and bit about 30 persons, including children, in Ravi Dass Nagar here on Divali night.
Hospital phone lying disconnected
Ludhiana, November 16
While the state Health Department is spending about Rs 2 crore on the construction of a new hospital in the premises of the Civil Hospital here, a telephone connection in the hospital is lying disconnected for the last one-and-a-half years, ironically, for want of just about Rs 12,000.
Gentle
cop ‘destroys police image’
Ludhiana, November
16
Think of a Punjab policeman and the image formed is of a harsh,
rude and abusive person. Belying this perception is a gentle
policeman, Balwinder Singh Bhattal, posted at the district
police headquarters here. Balwinder saves time from his busy and
hard work schedule to do social service.His feats are numerous, but on top of the list is his contribution in spreading awareness on eye donation in the region.
Balwinder Singh Bhattal |
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Criminal with terrorist links held
Ludhiana, November 16
An alleged notorious criminal, having well-established links with terrorists of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir-based outfits, has been arrested. He also functioned as one of the most trusted informers of an Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab.
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From heaven to hell in 20 years
Ludhiana, November 16
Revisiting “Heaven on Earth”, as it was twenty years ago, she
found that it had become a “Hell on Earth”. A city resident had a
horrid experience on her second visit to Srinagar, where she had to be
for a friend’s wedding recently. She says that the people there are
living on minefields. She has been reading about the conditions in the valley in newspapers and watching the TV coverage of the state as well.
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