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Badal suspects politician-bureaucrat nexus in property boom
Ludhiana, January 16
Former Chief Minister and leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today said the boom in real estate prices was the result of manipulation by members of the ruling party and some senior bureaucrats in the government.
Rs 150-cr plan for Buddha Nullah
Ludhiana, January 16
The municipal corporation has chalked out a Rs 150-crore comprehensive plan for Buddha Nullah falling within its limits.
Besides checking pollution in the city, the plan is also aimed at easing out congestion, especially in the residential areas lining the nullah.
The MC authorities will be submitting the plan to the Union Government since the city has been selected under the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
for overall development.
A view of Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana.
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Ramoowalia keeps options open over alliance
Ludhiana, January 16
The Lok Bhalai Party has kept its options open about its strategy to be adopted for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. The party has already launched a statewide programme.
Police verification drive
Khanna, January 16
The Khanna police has launched a campaign to verify employees working at private houses, shops and factories, SSP Khanna Naunihal Singh said here today while talking to newsmen at the Police Lines.
With rain bringing down the temperature, people in Ludhiana lit campfires on Monday to keep the cold away.
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Rain accompanied with winds uprooted hoardings on the Ferozepore road in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Bhai Taru Singh Divas
celebrated
Ludhiana, January 16
The central zone of Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle celebrated Bhai Taru
Singh Divas at Baba Isher Singh Public School here today. Dr Charankamal
Singh, Chief Secretary of the circle said under ‘kes pyar muhim’of
the study circle, 700 students were honoured by members of SGPC with
gold medals.
Stress on need for non-violence
Ludhiana, January 16
Rick Ufford Chase, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the US, who was on a visit to Ludhiana on the invitation of the Church of North India, has said that it was time the world appreciated the value of non-violence. He was addressing a gathering here yesterday.
Sonia Bathla’s death mourned
Ludhiana, January 16
The faculty, staff and students of the Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture, PAU, today expressed sorrow at the demise of Ms Sonia Bathla, an alumnus of the Journalism Department in Delhi last night. She was 41. Ms Bathla died after protracted illness.
Readers write
Gandhian only in name
Mr Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has rightly pointed out that 200 universities of the world have established centres/departments to educate people about the philosophy, and teachings of the Mahatma.
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