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Disappointment on PAU campus over Aulakh’s exit
Ludhiana, April 1
The resignation of the vice-chancellor K.S. Aulakh has come as a shock to the people of the Punjab Agricultural University campus.
Aulakh was the man, who ensured and enforced discipline into the campus, said a student.
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SAARC car rally arrives to a rousing welcome
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Ludhiana April 1
A South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation car rally arrived here to a rousing reception, which was led by the minister for tourism and cultural affairs, Punjab, Hira Singh Gabria and the MD, Tourism Development Corporation and Secretary Information and Public Relations, Jagjit Puri.
A SAARC car rally on its arrival in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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Potholes reappear within hours of repair
MC doing patch-work when recarpeting needed |
Ludhiana, April 1
Putting a question mark on the quality of material used in repairing potholes on major roads in the city, the premix is giving away soon after it is laid.
Bitten by criticism from all quarters, the cash-rich Ludhiana Municipal Corporation had started patchwork on many roads that had developed potholes.
A pothole that resurfaced after a few hours of repairing of a road in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
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Schools’ body reminds Badal of poll promise
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 1
The Recognised and Affiliated Schools Association, Punjab, has appealed to the state government to rescue these schools which had been sharing the burden of providing education of the government at nominal fee structure to masses for decades.
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No matter how much SAD leaders claim that they have no personal axe to grind against the former CM, Capt Amarinder Singh, for sending Badal and son to jail, any conversation on the topic with them shows their hurt feelings.
At a recent meeting with the press, Parkash Singh Badal repeatedly stated that bygones were bygones, but his behaviour reflected otherwise. |
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Khamano residents feel cheated as grant withdrawn
Khamano, April 1
Residents of Khamano town are feeling deceived as a grant of Rs 36 lakh, granted by the previous Congress government, has been reportedly taken back by the Akali government.
The grant was meant for a stadium at Khamano, thus dashing hopes of the youths to play at sports stadium.
Polio patients given tricycles
Nawan Pind (Ludhiana), April 1
Swarna Ram, Minister of Social Security and Development of Women and Children, Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab, has said the government was committed to the uplift of the weaker sections of society and a component plan of Rs 1280 crore had been prepared for this purpose.
Body of advocate found, cremated
Samrala, April 1
The body of an advocate of the Samrala Bar Association, K S Dhaliwal, who went missing, was cremated here today.
The cremation was largely attended. Members of the Samrala Bar association and advocates from parts of Punjab, judicial officers, executive officers, intellectuals, prominent journalists, leaders of the CPI and members of the Tarksheel Society were present.
Dr Aulakh elected MCI member
Ludhiana, April 1
Dr Baldev Singh Aulakh has been elected member of the Medical Council Of India.
In a closely contested election, Dr Aulakh of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital defeated Dr Navdeep Singh
Khaira.
Vijay writes Badal’s name on hair strand
Ludhiana, April 1
Some people wish to do something different so that they are a class apart. One such young man is Vijay
Momi. He is not interested in run-of-the-mill things but is constantly doing something new and different.
Dr Indu, SDM, Ludhiana (West), receives a memento from Mukesh Sharma on behalf
of the social organisations of the area at Ahmedgarh on Sunday.
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Muslims remember Prophet
Ludhiana, April 1
Muslims today observed the anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. A number of functions were organised and processions taken out to mark the occasion.
The main function was organised at the historic Jama Masjid, which was presided over by Maulana
Atiq-u-Rehman, president of the minority wing of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. |
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Muslims taking out a procession to mark the anniversary of Prophet Mohammed in Ludhiana on
Sunday. — Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Arya Samaj Founders Day observed
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Ludhiana, April 1
The District Arya Sabha, Ludhiana, organised Founders Day at Civil Line Branch of Arya Senior Secondary School here today. The function was presided over by the president of the Sabha Rajesh Sharma.
People sing bhajans during the Arya Samaj Founder Day in Ludhiana on Sunday.
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Lions Club holds conference
Ludhiana April 1
The Lions Club organised its regional conference here yesterday. The chief guest on the occasion was
R.K.Rana, MJF district governor.
Anil Aggarwal presented the account of various service projects taken up during the past nine months by the club under the ambit of Region V.
Bhandara date extended
Ludhiana, April 1
A delegation of the Shri Amarnath Baltal Langars Organisation led by president Vijay Thakur has again met SASB chief executive officer Arun Kumar and take up the matter of objectionable terms and conditions, which were not in the interest of the pilgrims and the NGOs.
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