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Bar Council Poll
1,400 lawyers cast their votes
Ludhiana, December 8
Responding to apprehension of disturbance during the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana poll here today, the police successfully managed to keep it a low key peaceful affair. The returning officer had declared Ludhiana to be sensitive booth.
Lawyers cast their votes during the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana election at the district courts complex in Ludhiana on Saturday.—
Photo by Inderjit Verma |
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Mayor warns councillors against ‘weaving plots’
Ludhiana, December 8
The mayor has warned a few councillors who are engaged in harming the morale of the municipal corporation employees. In a press note issued here today, Hakam Singh Giaspura, said: “The respect of the corporation house will not be allowed to be compromised.”
2 kg gold, Rs 40,000 looted
Ludhiana, December 8
Two robbers decamped with more than 2 kg gold and Rs 40,000 in cash at a pistol point from a jeweller’s shop here last night.
Three months’ grant insufficient: Front
Khanna, December 8
The Aided Schools Progressive Front of Punjab (ASPFP) here today flayed the state government for issuing grant for just three month’s salary of the aided school teachers in the state.
Players against use of stadium for Kirya ceremony
Ludhiana, December 8
BJP leader Lala Lajpat Rai, who died recently, had never used the government machinery for personal use, but the “Kirya ceremony” of the former BJP leader is being organised at a multipurpose stadium in front of Guru Nanak Stadium. A large number of dignitaries, including the Chief Minister and high-profile BJP leaders, are expected to attend the ceremony.
Lala Lajpatrai, a multifaceted personality
Ludhiana, December 8
Lala Lajpatrai, a former Rajya Sabha member, who expired last week was a multifaceted personality and had made a rich contribution in the development of this industrial town in various fields like industry and education. His states in the society were also high and were a shrewd political leader with a vision.
Two KCW cadets selected for R-Day parade
Ludhiana, December 8
Two cadets of the local Khalsa College for Women have been selected to
participate in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi in 2008. The selected cadets include Navdeep
Rai, a student of BA III, and Navdeep Kaur, a student of BSc III.
Cadets of the Khalsa College for Women who have been selected to participate in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi in 2008.— A Tribune photograph |
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BCM cadets attend integration camp
Ludhiana, December 8
Harkirat, Damanpreet, Dishant, Shivam and Amandeep, all students of BCM Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Road, Sector 32 A, Ludhiana, brought laurels to the city by winning prizes during their participation in the National Integration Camp in Shri Hari Ram Ashram, Pataudi (near Gurgaon).
MC conducts demolition drive
Ludhiana, December 8
The Municipal Corporation today conducted a demolition drive in various areas of the city. The drive was conducted under the supervision of joint commissioner B.K. Gupta, senior town planner, B.S. Brar, assistant town planner, H.S. Ghai and assistant commissioner AmarJit Singh Sekhon.
India needs to develop work culture: Experts
Ludhiana, December 8
The 4th international conference of the Punjab Commerce and Management Association
(PCMA) begins today at Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology (KIMT). Dr J.
Saddakadulla, regional director of the Reserve Bank of India, inaugurated the conference and said India needed to develop a work culture to compete in the world.
Unhealthy Affair
For residents of ward No. 14, life is hell
Ludhiana, December 8
Residents of Gobindgarh village near the link road, connecting the National Highway No. 1 with the Chandigarh Road, are virtually living in the hell. The streets of the village, which partly falls under ward No. 14 within the municipal limits and the rest under the village panchayat, have got choked, sewers are overflowing and foul-smelling stagnant water has literally made it impossible for the residents to move outdoors.
Residents wade
through sewage and water to reach their homes in a locality in
the ward No. 14 of Ludhiana, (R) Overflowing sewerage pose a
serious health hazard to residents.
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One dead, two hurt in accident
Ludhiana, December 8
A 52-year-old man was killed in an accident that took place near the Samrala Chowk on Thursday night when the driver of a speeding patrol tanker lost control over his vehicle near Beant Nagar. Old man’s grandson who was accompanying him sustained serious injuries and is recuperating at a private hospital. Hare Ram, a 25-year-old pedestrian, also sustained serious injuries.
Boy elopes with cousin; father beaten to death
Ludhiana, December 8
Father of a teenager was beaten to death on Friday night by his relatives because his son had eloped with his cousin at Bajra village. The incident occurred when the irate relatives cornered Manmohan Singh, the hapless father, and mercilessly beat him to death.
Tributes paid to journalist
Ludhiana, December 8
Dhan Pothohar Brotherhood, Punjab, has mourned the demise of Samrala-based journalist P.S.
Batra, who died in a road accident at Machhiwara earlier this week. A meeting of the body was held at Hotel Nanda on Thursday, under the presidentship of
N.S. Nanda. Two minute silence was observed. — OC
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