With mercury showing slight signs of rising, young girls are well prepared to protect themselves from heat in Ludhiana.
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Admn gears up for wheat procurement
Ludhiana, March 20
The district administration has directed the heads of all procurement agencies and officers of the departments concerned to give final touches to the arrangements for the smooth procurement of wheat in the coming procurement season which will commence from April 1.
Gang of criminals active in trains
Ludhiana, March 20
A group of criminals today manhandled a passenger after he resisted their attempt to lift his cell phone while on his way from Jallandhar to Delhi in the Malwa Express that runs daily between Jammu and Indore. Had it not been for the help from other co-passengers he would have been thrown out of the running train by the criminals.
City's shahtoosh shawl fetish
Ludhiana, March 20
Possessing a shahtoosh shawl may speak volumes about cruelty to Tibetan Antelope but Ludhianvis do not really care. They top the list in the state for possessing maximum number of shawls woven after killing the endangered antelopes.
Kanwaljit calls Cong vindictive
Amloh, March 20
The previous Congress government, contrary to its election manifesto promising development, exerted all its power in ensnaring SAD men through false cases, asserted Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Punjab cabinet minister for cooperation, pensions and welfare department.
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BJP, SAD activists hold protests
Mandi Ahmedgarh, March 20
BJP and SAD activists held protests and rallies to get their demands fulfilled here yesterday though their parties have formed government in the state.
BJP and SAD activists protest against the municipal council authorities at Ahmedgarh on Monday. Photo by the
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The changing face of retail sector
Ludhiana, March 20
Consumers of today are more inclined towards specialised formats of retail outlets like hypermarkets, super bazaars, shopping malls etc. where they get different variety of products under one roof rather than typical Karyana stores. It is quite imperative that in such a fast paced shift, more and more companies are coming up with different formats of their retail outlets, specially discount stores, department stores, hypermarkets etc. either individually or in collaboration with foreign partners.
Protest by Jagran Samiti activists
Ludhiana, March 20
Activists of the Nari Shakti Jagran Samiti (NSJS) today staged a protest demonstration outside the Marriage Disputes Cell near old Lakkar Bridge seeking justice for a woman and her daughter, who were allegedly ill treated by her in-laws.
Illegal animal slaughtering goes on
Ludhiana, March 20
Despite the Punjab State Human Rights Commission directing the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation to check illegal slaughtering of animals, the
practice goes on unabated and the civic body continues to be in a deep slumber.
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