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Plywood makers to hike rates by 5 pc
Ludhiana, December 19
Hit by the rising cost of the material required, plywood manufacturers of the state have decided to hike rates by 5 per cent. This is for the second time in the past six months that the plywood rates have been increased. Manufacturers said if urgent steps were not taken by the government for ensuring the smooth supply of wood and control on rising material cost, they would lose out on buyers in other states, to whom they were currently supplying plywood worth Rs 40 crore.
Tribune Impact
HIV infected get joining letters
Ludhiana, December 19
The State AIDS Control Society has finally woken up and provided joining letters to seven HIV patients who were recruited as outreach workers in August, but were awaiting appointment letters.
30-month jail term for abetting suicide
Ludhiana, December 19
Sessions Judge G.K.Rai has sentenced Gurpreet Singh of Khamano to undergo two- and-half-year imprisonment on the charges of abetting Gursharan Singh, alias Babu of Dhindsa village, to commit suicide.
Woman gang loots saree shop
Ludhiana, December 19
A gang consisting of five women reportedly looted Rs 1 lakh and dress material from a cloth trader here this evening.
 Baba
Seechewal roped in for kar sewa
A cleaner Sidhwan from January
Ludhiana, December 19
Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal has taken upon himself to save the Sidhwan canal from going the Budda Nullah way following an initiative by a local resident who is arranging for resources.
Baba Seechewal has agreed to visit the city in the third week of January and 500
metres of the canal will be cleaned initially.
A warning painted along the Sidhwan canal in Ludhiana. — Photo by IV
Transporters fined; raise slogan against DTO
Ludhiana, December 19
A large number transporter raised slogans against a district transport officer in protest against the “harassment” faced by them. They had gathered outside the office for settling the challans as their vehicles were impounded by the DTO last night.
Passersby light a bonfire to escape from the cold on a foggy evening in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Sidhwan canal: Search for weapons still on
Ludhiana, December 19
The police continues to fish for the weapons, allegedly dumped by criminals or terrorists, in the Sidhwan canal especially on the banks between the Dugri and Jawaddi bridges.
Bank officer commits suicide
Ludhiana, December 19
A 24-year-old girl,employed as a probationary officer with a local bank, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan.
‘UK offers vast opportunities for dental professionals’
Ludhiana, December 19
Recently there have been negative media reports about foreign doctors leaving the UK and returning to their homelands, mainly due to decreased job opportunities for them. This may be true to some extent, but at the same time, it is also a fact that dental graduates are in great demand all over Britain as there is a shortage of dentists in general practice.
Docs want legislation on Andhra pattern
Ludhiana, December 19
The medical fraternity here, in unison, has hailed the proposed ordinance to be promulgated by the Andhra Pradesh government, making the violent attacks against doctors a cognizable and non-bailable offence, and further providing for recovery of compensation for damage to property of medical institutions from the perpetrators.
Civic Poll
BJP to stake claim to 20 seats
Khanna, December 19
The local unit of the BJP is all set to lay claim on maximum number of seats for the forthcoming municipal council’s elections. It is believed that the party would urge the BJP and SAD high commands to let the BJP leaders contest municipal elections on 20 out of 27 seats.
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Management trainers and consultants, Dr Manisha Chaudhary and Sandeep
Chaudhary, stressed on the proper understanding of one’s basic nature in order to develop leadership qualities at a lecture on “Leadership and Spirituality- the Connect” conducted by the Ludhiana Management Association
(LMA) here yesterday evening.
Ludhiana, December 19
Ludhiana, December 19
