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Now, Ghumar Mandi road wide open
Ludhiana, September 4
Driving across the Ghumar Mandi is no longer a nightmare. Thanks to the one-way traffic introduced in the market by the police, there are no traffic jams or congestion on the roads.
The wide open road of Ghumar Mandi after one-way traffic was introduced there by the traffic police following a sustained campaign by The Tribune.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Bus stand work at snail’s pace
Ludhiana, September 5
It’s been one-and-a-half years since construction began at the Ludhiana Bus Stand but it is nowhere near completion. This has caused a lot of harassment to the residents who have been inconvenienced due to the delay.
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Passengers at sea with no sign-boards
*Entry of buses banned from the front
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Situation worsens during rains |
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Teaching gets different in Borstal jail
Ludhiana, September 5
Teaching just gets different when it is imparted in the four walls of a jail. For teachers of Borstal jail here, entrusted with the difficult task of educating (read reforming) jail inmates, more than making them learn the alphabets, it is about inculcating good values.
Inmates of Borstal Jail wish their teachers a happy Teachers’ Day by writing the slogan on a blackboard.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma |
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Trial run of local buses held
Ludhiana, September 5
The Municipal Corporation completed the trial run of the local bus service on six routes, here today.Tata’s
low rise bus started its journey from a local bus shelter near Arti Chowk and
traveled on six routes.
Lawyers seek probe into
advocate’s death
Ludhiana, September 5
Local Lawyers have demanded a high-level probe into the death of an advocate, Harminder Singh Kukreja, who was found murdered in a mysterious road accident near Jawaddi late last night.
City's mayor to be announced tomorrow
Ludhiana, September 5
With final countdown for the constitution of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation having begun, the Shiromani Akali Dal today authorised the party president, Parkash Singh Badal to nominate the city's mayor.
Demand to appoint practising judges
Ludhiana, September 5
The legal cell of the Shiromani Akali Dal yesterday at a meeting sought appointment of the practising advocates as the presiding officers of the fast track Courts , tribunals and consumer Courts instead of retired judges.
India, Pak should fight ‘common enemies’
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 5
Educationists and politicians should launch a campaign through seminars and the media to spread the light of friendship between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh instead of pursuing the politics of bullets. Transport minister Master Mohan Lal said this during a seminar organised by Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Tuesday, on ‘Building World Class Educational Institutes’. The minister, who was the chief guest, released a souvenir on the occasion.
BSNL to auction vanity numbers
Ludhiana, September 5
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced auction of vanity numbers for its pre-paid and post-paid subscribers here.
Chahal fails to appear
in court
Ludhiana, September 5
B.I.S. Chahal, former media advisor to Captain Amarinder Singh today did not appear before the local court, in attempt to murder and land grabbing case citing ill health as the reason.
Social worker dead
Samrala, September 5
Maghar Singh (67), social worker and brother of Harpal Singh Dhillon, former chairman of the Arhtiya association, Samrala, was cremated at Shamgarh village on Wednesday. He died last evening in DMC, Ludhiana, due to heart failure.
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