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Azad in chains of poverty
But spirited lyricist will let nothing stop him
Ludhiana September 18
Sanmukh Singh Azad claims to have penned down hundreds of lyrics for Hindi and Punjabi movies. The list of singers ranges from Noor
Jahan, Shamshad Begum and Mohammad Rafi to modern Punjabi singers Hans Raj Hans and Harbhajan
Mann. Azad
claims to have penned down the famous "Awaz de kanha hai, duniya meri jawan
hai" sung by Noor Jahan for “Anmol Rattan”. He says he had been
receiving royalty for this song too. He also claims to have written "Lambi
judai, char dinoo..." sung by Reshma for “Hero”.
Sanmukh Singh Azad with Dharmender when he came to see him at his Rishi Nagar residence in Ludhiana during the last winter.
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ASI nabbed with heroin; remanded in police custody
Ludhiana, September 18
An assistant sub-inspector of police was arrested on the charges of possessing heroin worth Rs 75 lakh last evening.
‘Chak De’ girls in town
Ludhiana, September 18
The charged-up brigade of “Chak De” is quite clear about one thing. That, team work has brought them to where they are. "Prior to this film, none even knew us. The film was about the team and it is the collective effort that people today are recognising us," said Shilpa
Shukla, Shubhi Mehta and Arya Menon, three actors of the film, in unison.
IN THE LIMELIGHT: ‘Chak De’ girls (from left) Shilpa Shukla (Bindiya), Arya Menon (Gul) and Shubhi Mehta (Gunjan) in Ludhiana on Tuesday.—
Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Khanna likely to be made district soon
Khanna, September 18
The state government is considering the proposal to convert the Khanna subdivision into a district soon. The matter has been taken up with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by Ropar MP Sukhdev Singh Libra.
Experts call for checking decline of water table
Ludhiana, September 18
“Water is the most important input not only for farming but also for life. It must be used sensibly and with concern for the sustainability of agriculture. Long-term and short-term strategic planning for averting the crisis about to happen due to depleting underground water in area of intensive agriculture must be developed on an urgent basis otherwise our coming generations will not forgive us.”
‘Ludhianavis love designer jewellery’
Ludhiana, September 18
Rupa Vohra, a renowned jewellery designer, is pleasantly surprised with the taste for designer jewellery that city residents have. The designer, who has designed collections for the likes of Mandira Bedi, said she was happy that people here were not reluctant to spend on designer jewellery and looked at it as a mode of expression.
PAU museum witnesses huge rush
Ludhiana, September 18
The Museum of Rural Life at Punjab Agricultural University witnessed a huge rush of visitors during the two-day Kisan Mela recently. Dr N.S. Malhi, director of extension education, PAU, said there was a record sale of tickets worth Rs 20,700 in just two
days.
8 booking counters not working
Jostling for
purchasing rail tickets
Ludhiana, September 18
Thousands of passengers at one of the busiest railway stations in the region here have to virtually fight a battle for purchasing unreserved journey tickets for 120 mail and passenger trains passing through Ludhiana every day, thanks to eight non-functional ticket windows.
Non-functional booking windows at the Ludhiana railway station.— A Tribune photograph |
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Protest against affidavit on
Ram
Ludhiana, September 18
ctivists of the Bhartiya Valmeki Dharm Samaaj today took out a protest march and burnt the effigy of the central government. They were protesting against the government’s affidavit to the Supreme Court questioning the existence of
Ram.
Baby’s death: Doctor told to pay Rs 50,000
Ludhiana, September 18
The District Consumer Redressal Forum has directed a Khanna gynaecologist to pay Rs 50,000 to a woman of the town for negligency in treatment to a woman, whose new-born girl died after six weeks. The forum took special note of treatment records which seemed to have been tampered
with.
PSEB engineers condemn manhandling of colleague
Ludhiana, September 18
The PSEB Engineers Association has strongly reacted to an incident of manhandling of an engineer by his subordinate staff in the Patiala East division on last Thursday, following an altercation on the outsourcing of field work. The engineers called upon the board management to take action against the erring
employees.
BDPO warns sarpanch for poor hygiene in village
Mandi Ahmedgarh,September 18
Even two months after receiving warning from the block development officer, Ludhiana, the civic body at Sarinh village in the district has failed to take measures to prevent breeding of vectors for common pathogen and prevent fear of outbreak of certain diseases at the village.
Free ayurveda camp on Sept 23
Amloh, September 18
Getting inspiration from the eyesight restoration of tenth class student Jagdeep Singh,with Ayurvedic therapy, Dr Raghvir Sukhla has decided to hold a free medical treatment camp here on September 23. He was talking to mediapersons today.
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