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City ill-prepared for a disaster: expert
Ludhiana, August 14
Ludhiana is not prepared for any major disaster whether natural or man made. The ill-preparedness of the city to meet any such disaster came into focus during a seminar on 'Pre-Disaster Preventive Measures' organised by the Ludhiana Management Association at Hotel Park Plaza last night.
Participants during a seminar on disaster management organised by the
Management Association in Ludhiana on Friday night. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Man on a mission
Ludhiana, August 14
Manjit Rai Bharadwaj is on a long mission. Today he completed 9,000 km on foot when he reached Ludhiana. He says, he is trying to spread the message of peace, amity and brotherhood among the countrymen.
Mr Manjit Rai Bharadwaj, who has
travelled 9000 km so far on foot to spread the message of peace, brotherhood and national integration across the country being received in front of the statue of the martyrs, in Ludhiana on Saturday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Traffic disrupted as
tanker overturns
Ludhiana, August 14
Traffic at the busy National Highway No. 1 road near Sherpur Chowk here remained blocked for several hours after a LPG-filled tanker overturned while negotiating a curve at midnight last
night. The police cordoned the area till noon today to prevent any loss of life and property if the gas leaked or the tanker exploded.
An LPG tanker that overturned near Sherpur Chowk in Ludhiana on Saturday; and (right) Long serpentine queues of vehicles stuck up on the GT Road after the tanker overturned.
— Tribune photos by Sayeed Ahmed
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Lakhowal to visit USA
Ludhiana, August 14
Bharti Kisan Union supremo Ajmer Singh Lakhowal is leaving on a tour of the USA and Canada to further the cause of global unity of farmers against the adverse impact of WTO provisions, particularly those of developing nations.
BKU president Ajmer Singh Lakhowal and secretary-general Manjit Singh Kadian address a press conference in Ludhiana on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Don't pressurise us, vets tell
seniors
Ludhiana, August 14
A meeting of the central body of the Punjab State Veterinary Officers Association comprising presidents and executive members of all districts was held here
recently. The association warned deputy directors against pressurising veterinary officers or junior staff to present fraudulent cases of artificial insemination in order to complete their targets.
Jaycee
Week celebrations
Ludhiana, August 14
Ludhiana City Jaycees are observing Jaycee Week up to August 15. Various functions and programmes are being organised during the
week. On the fifth day of the week a 'free pollution check up' was organised at Bharat Nagar Chowk yesterday.
Trains to Hisar may resume today
Ludhiana, August 14
All passenger trains running on the Ludhiana-Jakhal-Hisar section, which were cancelled more than a week ago in the wake of floods that washed away earth from beneath the railway line near Ambala, are likely to resume tomorrow, according to railway sources.
PAU VC releases book
Ludhiana, August 14
Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, released a book tilted 'Gyan Vigyan
Parkash'. The book has been published by the Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture with the collaboration of Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology(PSCST).
Vendors removed from Ghanta Ghar area
Ludhiana, August 14
The city police today swung into action and chased away all roadside vendors and hawkers from the Ghanta Ghar area in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.
As a result of this drive all rehriwallahs and roadside squatters doing business within the periphery of the Clock Tower took to their heels.
A view of the Ghanta Ghar area
after it was got evacuated by the police on Saturday afternoon. — Photo
by Inderjeet Verma |
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