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It’s a bumpy road to Chhapar Mela
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 17
A visit to this town by road from Ludhiana, Payal, Malerkotla, Mullanpur, Sandaur and Raekote revealed that none of the roads is in ideal condition for motoring. Condition of all six approach roads - the Jandali road, Pohir road, Dhulkote road, Chhapar road, Dehliz road and the Jagera road - is in bad shape.
The deplorable condition of the Jandali road in Ahmedgarh |
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City investors look to Dubai, London
Ludhiana, September 17
Buying property overseas is the latest craze among city investors who have not been able to reap benefits out of real estate transactions in the recent past. Stagnation in property prices here, apart from lure of foreign lands and desire to earn handsome returns, is making a large number of people eager to invest overseas. All this has been possible due to the government’s move to relax the norms.
Aggarwal likely to be leader of oppn in MC
Ludhiana, September 17
Congress municipal councillors have suggested names of office-bearers and sent the list to the party high command. According to information, 14 of the 18 Congress councillors have recommended the name of Hemraj Aggarwal as the leader of the Congress in the municipal Corporation with Jaswinder Kaur Chadha as deputy leader, Bharat Bhushan Ashu as a member of the finance committee and Sanjay Talwar as a member of the house tax committee.
Be judicious while using water: Stewart
Ludhiana, September 17
India is likely to face severe water crisis, both in terms of agriculture and potable water, in the coming decades as the country has been using it quite injudiciously. According to B.A.Stewart, director,Dryland Agriculture Institute, Texas, the water should be used in perfect proportion of it being recharged through other sources. However, this is not happening in India.
Bairagi Mahamandal laments government apathy
Ludhiana, September 17
The Bairagi Mahamandal has castigated successive state governments for ignoring genuine demands of the community even after making tall promises.
Krishan Kumar Bawa, national president, and Hari Das Bawa, state president, Bairagi Mahamandal, felicitate Avtar Singh Grewal and Buta Singh at the state-level meeting in Ludhiana on Sunday. |
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‘Illuminate houses to celebrate Bhagat Singh’s birth centenary’
Ludhiana, September 17
Cutting across their political ideologies, leaders of the SAD, the Congress and some other parties today appealed to the people to celebrate the birth centenary of Bhagat Singh with gaiety and fervor. They appealed to the people to illuminate their houses on the nights of September 26, 27 and 28 as a mark of respect to Bhagat Singh, whose birth centenary is being celebrated at the national level on September 28.
Dead chicken being sold in market
Ludhiana, September 17
The chicken being sold at various outlets and also that supplied to hotels and restaurants are being transported in most cruel manner.
LIVE OR DEAD; NOBODY CAN MAKE OUT. Chicken being taken for slaughtering in most cruel way. Most of these are transported this way only.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Hoardings make city look ugly
Ludhiana, September 17
A large number of hoardings and posters can be seen on any vacant space available in the city. These are not only defacing the city but also causing a lot of inconvenience to drivers. These hoardings have been put at crossings to attract the attention of passers by.
Hoardings and posters have defaced Ludhiana.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Kashmiris ‘resolve’ to return
Ludhiana, September 17
Members of the Kashmiri Welfare Society have resolved to return to their homeland at all costs.
Front helps victims of fraud
Samrala, September 17
The Anti-Corruption Front president Rashpal Singh, while talking to the Ludhiana Tribune here yesterday, said the front had received complaints from Jasvir Kaur of Ramgarh Mand and Devinder Kaur of Punia about the fraud having been committed with them by Satnam Singh of Makrauna Kalan, who had taken Rs 2,38,000, along with passport of her husband Satnam Singh, for sending him to foreign country.
Campaign for cycle assn poll hots up
Ludhiana, September 17
The annual election of the office-bearers of the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association (UCPMA) has evoked a lot of interest among the local industrialists.
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