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City’s prime land to go under hammer
Casualty: 1,000 full-grown trees
Ludhiana, December 17
The government would earn crore of rupees
by auctioning the prime old courts and tehsil complex land at the cost of depriving those residing in the congested old city of the green belt.
As the state government has decided to sell the prime old courts complex land on the Humbran Road and that of old Tehsil in the Chaura bazar area, nearly
1,000 trees would be axed on the pretext of developing the area.
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govt goes ahead with the auction of the complex in Ludhiana.— Tribune
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Third victim in five months
800 employees still await safety kits
Ludhiana, December 17
Despite a long-pending demand for safety kits for sewermen who clean manholes manually, nothing has come of it. As a result, a third life was lost in the past five months.
22-yr-old sewerman dies of asphyxiation
Ludhiana, December 17
A sewerman died and another was taken ill after inhaling toxic gases in a manhole that they were cleaning this afternoon.
Train-Bus Mishap
Negligent driver caused collision: Cops
Ludhiana, December 17
The local police probing into the last night’s train-tempo traveler accident at an unmanned level crossing near Jagraon has held the tempo driver responsible for the accident.
Kuldip Singh, a volleyball player, injured in the train-bus accident near Jagraon being treated at DMCH in Ludhiana on Monday.
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Pensioners’ day celebrated
Ludhiana, December 17
The Pensioners Information Centre Management Committee today celebrated Pensioners’ Day silver jubilee at Pensioners Bhawan here.
Pensioners gather at Pensioners Bhawan in Ludhiana on Monday.—
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PAU zoological society joins international body
Ludhiana, December 17
The zoological society of the department of zoology, PAU, has been awarded corporate membership of the China-based International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS).
Woollens distributed among 400 students
Amloh, December 17
The formation of NGO’s was a vital initiative to sublimate youth energy to help the weaker sections of the society and take the country ahead in global competition, said chief guest and district police chief Ranbir Singh Khatra at the 17th cultural mela “Mahak Panjab Di” organised by the Panjab Sabhyachark Club,
Amloh, in assocation with Nehru Yuvak Kender, at the school ground here yesterday.
DMC alumni meet on Dec 23
Ludhiana, December 17
The Dayanand Medical College (DMC) Alumni Committee will organise Alumni Meet-2007 here on December 23.
Will city politicians learn from
Sidhu?
Seeking grants for constituency
Ludhiana, December 17
Will the city-based politicians follow the example set by Navjot Singh Sidhu in serving his parliamentary constituency and the Assembly segments? This question is being asked by residents of this industrial hub which not only contributes maximum revenue to the state exchequer but also gives maximum financial help to politicians as well as to the town.
Farmers stage dharna against chief agriculture officer
Ludhiana, December 17
Activists of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha today staged a dharna against the ‘‘anti-farmer’’ policies of the chief agriculture officer.
Activists of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha stage a dharna against the chief agriculture officer in Ludhiana on Monday.—
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YouthScape
Enticed by wedding planners
Wedding choreographers are becoming the latest craze among the city elite. Gone are the days when people hired orchestra and dance troupes to entertain guests.
These wedding choreographers train family members for particular
occasions like sangeet, mehendi and shagun.
Wedding choreographers giving training
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Stress Release
Corporates turn to spiritual trainers
Ludhiana, December 17
Corporate Ludhiana seems to be finding solace in spirituality and motivational training-a new mantra for achieving success. A large number of motivational and spiritual trainers who have visited this industrial town in the past four to five months points towards an altogether new phase the corporate world is entering into.
Police looks for arms in Sidhwan canal
Ludhiana, December 17
The city police today launched a search of the Sidhwan canal between Dugri and Jawaddi bridge on a tip-off that arms and ammunition had been dumped there by some criminals or terrorists.
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