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Women exempted from poll duties
Shirking staff gets warning
Ludhiana, February 6
The District Election Officer has exempted all women from election duties. Over 600 women employees from various departments had been assigned duties.
Mudslinging disturbing peace:
mandal chief
Ludhiana, February 6
Mr Tulsidas Jaitwani, President, Punjab Beopar Mandal, today appealed to the political parties and particularly to the Congress and to the Shiromini Akali Dal not to disturb peace of the state and to work in unison for the welfare of the state.
Trench threatens houses
Ludhiana, February 6
With the Municipal Corporation authorities digging a road for laying sewerage pipes in Shastri Nagar in Model Gram a fortnight ago, some residents are fearing that their houses might collapse as the unattended trench was caving in gradually from both the sides.
The residents said that the workers had dug trenches a fortnight ago and
had left it without laying pipes. Water started collecting in the
trenches after it started leaking from water supply pipes after these
were damaged during digging.
A resident shows a trench left unattended in Ludhiana.
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Non-performance Achilles’ heel for
Congress candidates
Ludhiana, February 6
Congress candidates in Ludhiana city may have to pay dearly for the non-performing bureaucrats posted at various key posts during the Congress regime.
‘Ailing’ rural health services frustrate docs
Ludhiana, February 6
The much hyped privatisation of rural health services under which dispensaries were handed over to zila parishads and doctors along with supporting staff were recruited on contract basis all over the state in July 2006, has apparently failed to produce the desired results if the disenchantment and frustration among service provider doctors and other components of health care delivery system is any indication.
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PM’s visit hits
work at courts
Ludhiana, February 6
The visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may or may not help the Congress candidates but it surely hit the common man hard.
It badly hit the working of courts, particularly the criminal cases. The
undertrials whose cases were fixed for today could not be produced before the
courts.
An empty “bakshikhana” in Ludhiana as undertrials could not be brought to the courts in view of the security arrangements made during the Prime Minister’s visit |
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Lack of issues or deja vu?
Ludhiana, February 6
The voter, they say, has the last laugh and this time around Punjabis are weighing their options very carefully, keeping their cards close to their chest.
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He promises to work for the disabled
Ludhiana, February 6
This candidate is probably the only one who is taking up the issue of ‘differently abled’ children and youth.
In a city where getting a normal child admitted to a good school is a hell of a
task, Mr Harish Rai Dhanda, SAD nominee from Ludhiana West, has promised quality
education for the differently abled especially autistic children.
Harish Rai Dhanda
Jagmohan to take care of pollution
Ludhiana, February 6
Prof Jagmohan Singh candidate of the Akali Dal (Amritsar) from Ludhiana West segment has promised to take care of the environmental C of Ludhiana town and provide a clean and efficient civic administration.
Bollywood fails to charm this charming model
Ludhiana, February 6
"I never thought of joining Bollywood. Films are not meant for me, perhaps this is the reason why I have refused a glamorous role opposite Akshay Kumar in Sajid Khan's movie recently". Ms Amanpreet
Wahi, Gladrags Model 2004, expressed her views here today at Kirtilals Gold and Diamond Jewellers.
Amanpreet Wahi presents keys of Swift car to Dr S.S Bedi, winner of Kirtilal's promotional scheme, 'Dazzle and Drive Campaign', in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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