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Chhapar Mela
Cops had made foolproof security for CM
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 25
Had the police not taken extra precautions, after seizing 3.5 kg of RDX from a car of Gurpreet Singh Khalsa, who along with three accomplices has been booked for allegedly conspiring to install the fatal shell, the miscreants could have struck at massive gatherings during Chhapar mela that concluded last month near here.
Play safe this Diwali, caution doctors
Ludhiana, October 25
The indiscriminate use of fire crackers during the current festival season, and particularly around Diwali, creates enormous environmental and noise pollution, besides causing other health problems due to over indulgence in eating, drinking and partying in the course of celebrations. According to doctors at leading city hospitals, a large number of merry-makers, particularly children, sustain burn injuries due to unsafe bursting of fire crackers while many others suffer from variety of asthmatic attacks.
Post-Blast
Bahrain, Lahore teams pull out
Ludhiana, October 25
Two schools from foreign have opted to remain out of the 3rd inter school youth festival,2007, organised by BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School following the recent Shingaar bomb blast.
World Technology Day
Mohali, October 25
The Punjab Technical University and Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology observed World Technology Day on the campus of the institute here yesterday.
Gen-X — Where are they heading?
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 25
Irrespective of their family background the youth of the area in general and students in particular have developed craze for motorcycle and mobile. Majority of the beneficiaries, failing to understand limitations of their parents were found to have managed these things by emotionally blackmailing them.
Students of senior secondary school, Ahmedgarh, leave the school on motor cycles.—Photo by writer |
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Follow Valmiki’s preachings, exhorts Badal
Ludhiana, October 25
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has exhorted people to adopt the philosophy of humanity propounded by Bhagwan Valmiki in their lives for a harmonious society.
He was addressing a gathering of the followers of Bhagwan
Valmiki, before flagging off a shobha yatra organised by the Bharti Valmiki Dharam Samaj.
A shobha yatra being taken out on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti in Ludhiana on Thursday.
—Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Pak girls also wanna have fun
Amazed to see city eves ride bikes
Ludhiana, October 25
Why should boys have all the fun, the old English number aptly depicted the expression on the faces of Pakistani girls as they were left mesmerised at the sight of the girls zooming past in the city on their motorbikes.
Vigilance sleuths raid municipal council
Land acquisition records seized
Mandi Gobindgarh, October 25
The Vigilance Bureau raided the local municipal council’s office on Tuesday. The records pertaining to acquisition of a piece of the land for parking trucks were taken into possession.
Wrestlers upset over postponement of event Shveta Pathak
Ludhiana, October 25
The wrestling championship that was postponed for an indefinite period today evoked a strong reaction from wrestlers from a large number of countries.
Wrestlers try to control Nikita, who grew violent due to postponement of wrestling championship, while Yokozuna looks on in Ludhiana on Thursday.
—Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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CIC seeks change in RTI Act
Ludhiana, October 25
The Central Information Commission has sought that specific provisions should be included under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in dealing with the contempt proceedings for non-compliance of orders. The change has been sought in the wake of considerable non-compliance of the orders passed by the state commissions. Lacking uniformity in the procedure of enquiry for different commissions and standard procedure are cited as the main reasons behind the problem.
10 yrs on, people decide to take on MC
Reason: Despite money spent, tank remains unutilised
Ludhiana, October 25
A 10-year-old overhead water tank that is lying unutilised due to faulty engineering design in Vikas Nagar market is all set to haunt the municipal corporation as residents of the area have sought information under the RTI Act from it about the cost of its construction and engineers and contractors involved in the project.
Suicide bid by trader
Ludhiana, October 25
A debt-ridden hosiery trader allegedly tried to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance after he failed to repay the loan he had taken from a few banks.
Reinstate sacked workers: PSEB staff
Ludhiana, October 25
Employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today held a rally at the office of the Sunder Nagar division, demanding reinstatement of seven agitating workers, including union activists at Patiala.
Shopkeeper shot at
Rajpura, October 25
A shopkeeper, his wife and son were yesterday booked for shooting at another shopkeeper of Druga Mandir Road market, here.
Rs 5.5 lakh snatched, recovered
Ludhiana, October 25
While the local police is under stress for not being able to prevent Shingaar bomb blast, bank robberies and daily snatching incidents, the Kotwali police has provided a silver lining by catching an accused minutes after he had snatched Rs 5.50 lakh from a bank employee.
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